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The times-news., 1938-11-24
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Johnston Grants
, Several Pardons

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Nov. "a
(UPJ-Go1. Olin, D. Johnston yes
terday granted his first paroles
and communications since Oct. 10.
Pardons went to: an.
Joe, B. NJ. Wright, serving life
for murder from Anderson .coun-
ty; Mallard Singletary,, serving
five years for assault and battery
with intent to Kill, from Florence
county; Sylvester Calhoun, serv-
ing life for murder from Annder-
son county: and Charlie Leach,
Serving eight years for mahslaugh-
ter from Aiken county. ....,.
Sentence of Jack Baker, serv-
ing ID years for rape from Beau
fort county, was committed to 18
months. -, 80.
Johnston also appointed w. J.
Collins of Georgetown to the state
forestry commission, succeeding
Walter A; Stilfry, whose term ex.
The times-news., 1938-11-24

France aid England Are
Facing European Prob
.Eems Today r

: PARIS, Nov. "a. (UP)-Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain of
Britain arrived last night in a
chilly November dusk for person
al consultation with Premier
Edouard Daladier in an atmos-
phere Of domestic and foreign
tension more serious than at any
time since the Munich confer
ence.
France, striving to create an
appearance. Of harmony, celebrat-
ed the British premier's visit by
making public the new Franco
German anti-war agreement, pat
termed along lines of the Anglo
German agreement signed at Mu-
Mich, but this did not obscure the
realistic troubles facing the con-
ferees.
As. the statesmen prepared to
meet to-day, these difficulties lay
ahead: .. ..-
/. Anglo German friendship,
instead Of being strengthened by
the Munich accord, has broken
down in the face of the Jewish
refugee problem. 1" -
9. France, While making strides
in its 'rapprochement with Ger
many, stilf is far from the expect
ed accord with Italy" Germany's
partner in the Rome-Berlin axis.
8, The French drift toward
Germany and Bfitain'S rapproche-
ment with Italy have strained the
Franco British, axis. &C . -.
Premier. Daladier, was faced
with an increasingly acute stu
alton: at, home as a result Of a
violent swing to the left in re-
action to the drastic financial pol
icies, of Finance, Minister Paul
ReSnapd and the effort Of the
Dafadier government to regiment
French economy.
1t was understood that the
questions to ibe. discussed by the
premiers and their aides today
will include: . -, D.. G.!
l., The. Spanish, question, in
volving the Anglo-French -. policy
with respect to the granting, of
belligerency rights to Generals
simo. Francisco Francois insurg-
ent government 80
=. z. Joint national defense prob
lens, chiefly concerned with CO.
ordinating army and air forces.
8. The far eastern, situation.
A. The question of Franco
Italian, rapprochement, which has
been, deadlocked by, Frances re-
fusal to grant belligereht rights
to Franco. .... ,.-t-''jt1 y ir'
The times-news., 1938-11-24
HUNGARY'S MARCH
STILL THREATENED

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Hungary, have held the threat of
an armed Hungarian and Polish
invasion over central Europe for
FIVE days. ....,-..-r... ..-...
The Czechs. denying the revolt
charges, have accused Polish and
Hungarian "terrorists" of invad-
ing Ruthenian soil.
Germany, opposing any common
Polish-Hungarian frontier, has ta-
ken steps to. prevent any attack on
Ruthenia and it was reported in
Berlin last night that Chancellor
Adolf Hitler has made energetic
representations" to both Poland
and Hungary.
The Czech government in
Prague, reporting new bloodshed
and clashes along the Hungarian
and Polish boundaries of Ruth
enia, announced that military gar
risops have been established along
those borders. to prevent "foreign
bands of terrorists" from invad-
ing, the territory.
The Ruthenian minister in
Prague said the terrorists attempt
ed to frighten and intimiidate the
population by destroying railroads
and bridges and were trying to
create the impression that the acts
were perpetrated by the populace
The times-news., 1938-11-24
J.O.U.A.M. PLANS.
TO INITIATE 50.
District Body Will Take
Stand on Refugees,
-, Aliens, Education

The Sam F. Vance Memorial
class initiation for the second dis
trict, Junior Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics, will be held in the
Junior hall of French Broad coun-
ell over Liggett's Drug store in
Asheville on Wednesday, Novem-
Der 80, at 7:30 p. m.
This class initiation is in honor
of Sam F. Vance, who served the
Junior order as state secretary
fol 81 years. Eighty new tandi-
dates are expected to take the de-
2rees of virtue, liberty and patri-
otism at this meeting. The degree
OF virtue will be conferred by
Black Mountain council 145, the
degree of liberty by French
Broad council 81, and the degree
Of patriotism by Biltmore council
324.
A report Of the school commit
tee appointed at the October dis
trict meeting at Black Mountain
to draft a resolution covering a
program for the public schools to
be presented to the next state leg
islature in January, will also be
heard, p.
A strong resolution on foreign
immigration covering the subject
of the refugees who now want to
come to America, as well as for
the passage of laws for the de-
portation of the undesirable for
eigners now here who are alleged
to be working with organizations
for the overthrowing Of the gov
eminent will also be presented. ,
The second district is composed
of the counties Of Buncombe,
Madison, Haywood, Transylvania,
Polk and Henderson, with twenty
one councils having a member
ship Of over four thousand men.
H. O. Morgan, second district
deputy. will preside.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
COAST FIRE DAMAGE
PASSES 3 MILLIONS
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Continued from page one)
into the sea. ...
One home south Of Malibu de-
stroyed was the showplace of Sam
Wood, theater executive.
Checked by the ocean itself in
it's rampaging westward sweep,
the fire roared south towards
Santa Monica. Little apprehen-
sion, however, was felt for the
beach city which is protected by
the Gibraltar-like Pacific pali-
sades. Santa Monica police we're
bringing in refugees, many Of
them burned. -.
With amazing speed, the fire at
tackled the Palisades from two
sides simultaneously, threatening
to wipe out scores of costly homes.
The ranch of the late Will. Rogers
was in the danger zone and un-
confirmed reports said Mrs, Rog-
ers, his widow, had fled, although
the fire had not reached the can
yon where the estate lies. ,,.
Mary Astor and w. G. Fields
also live in the district.
All residents were ordered to
evacuate and with them went fire
men, fearful of being trapped,
In most immediate danger was
a cluster of smaller homes nearer
the ocean than the snowy estates.
Residents fled to the beach afoot
and by automobile. $50
As the fire took on more and
more aspects of a disaster, Red
Cross volunteers and American
Legionnaires made their way into
the stricken area to feed the
homeless and administer first aid.
Roads were kept open, to accom-
modate the exodus from the Pail
sades district. .... -.
Fire-fighters were helpless be-
fore the rush of flames through
the brittle brush. The high wind
showed no signs OF abatlng, ...
Because of demolished COM
munication lines, authorities were
unable to learn if any lives had
been lost. ......, ..
In the San Bernardino sector,
no word has been received from
two fire crews who had battled to
save the Arrowhead Springs re-
sort. The two crews, one from
Redlands, were trapped in clear
ed area when bridge leading
back to the highway was destroy
ed. Seven men were reported to
be in the party. "
The one bright note in the, en-
tire situation appeared when Ven
tura county firemen reported
stamping out the last of II bfazes
battled there since Tuesday mid
night. ". '.-
Origin of the fires was not
known. .-
The times-news., 1938-11-24
COLLECTING LOST
, ANIMALS IS H0RRv

CLEVELAND, O.. yov ..
(UP)-Collecting los, ari,,,'I 49,
a hobby of Sergt. Arthur SS;i,,a.s Sin,1s, is
of the city's mounted poIicn c,,''''oNs
Here are some of Sc~, :.
mons animal acquisitions. ''N'
A frisky young raccoor ,.,.
upon entering the Simmons 5ct 5"nct
hold. ate. the goldfish. oncr"S nGuse'
ice-chest door, spilled the r"r...l ,'ea an
on the kitchen floor and v4s.Ht' w"s.
sleep in the refrigc.a,o,'s W. ~ %
compartment. ''"e'
An injured bird, tended bv ;.
sergeant until it once more cosi; Ti
fly. >'-'4
An injured squirrel. also ,,I,.
care of by Simmons. '""S''
"Queen'-a St. Bernard H..
Queen, sad and hungry. was ro"ss;; rvs;
by, Simmons Wandering abor. .
Cleveland's downtown section V.'
The times-news., 1938-11-24
CHINESE CONFIDENT,
OF LONG DEFENSE.
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Continued from page one)
The dispatches credited DR.. Sun
Fo, son Of the founder of the Ma
tionalist party, Dr.. Sun Yat-sen,
with swinging the majority of the
Kuomintang leaders to his pro-
Russian policy.
DR.. Sun recently returned. from
Moscow. where he spent some time
on a special mission for Cen
eralisSimo Chang. and has been
preaching cooperation with Russia
constantly. He has insisted that
the northwest, rather than the
southwest, must be "China's life
line" since its. contiguity with So
Wet Russia will assure regular
supply of munitions and will IA
cilitate the employment of addl-
tional Russian military and tech
nical advisers. e.. 49,.
Meantime Generalissimo Chang
was reported still in central HUI
nan province directing his reor-
ganized armies which are, attack
ing the Japanese in positions ,beT
tween Changsha and Yochow.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
SAM KALIN MADE
CITIZEN WEDNESDAY
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Continued from page Onei
zen" Mr. Kalin said today.
He added that he had always
considered himself citizen, think
ing that his father had obtained
the necessary papers years ago,
but that on the recent death of
his father. the final papers could
not be found.
Mr.. Kalin served in the U. 5.
army during the World war, and
took the oath of allegiance at that
time. He said this morning that
rather than have any question
arise about his citizenship, he OBJ
tanned final papers yesterday.
Several other Hendersonville
people obtained papers yesterday.
They were: Mrs. Annie Harding,
542 Oak street, native of Eng
land: Minnie Shenton, of near
Hendersonville, native of England,
and. Mrs. Ida Miller. wife of Isaac
Miller, of Kalin's store, native of
Russia.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
STORM sweeps $,
s0VERt.blRllE1A'lN
Finnish 6aaa oship With
.i087 Aboard Sends "a T..
Out sos ST. ao eads de

LOREN, France, i NqIE; fI.se:: - 81; -
fUp5ZThe Finnish training ,!!aii Ing p Shp n,
So53meebY Joiu}tEsen, II With 60 cadets
and a crew V,''of of 81 aboard sent M out
an SOS in the Bay of Biscay to-
dav. % The ship is drifting helpless
" in a gale.rTN. England No
: a French warship ;%as sent TO
her rescue. -. 'E.-,.., Nom ala
PORTSMOUTH, England, Nov.
a4E{UP)--A gale that swept
fbc British isles With a velocity
reaching r0Si miles an hour abat. tt.
ed last night after taking a toll
81 IA lives S thousands of dollars
in damage and disruptng e sea-
Al airsToad and rail traffic. lr;'.,
THE storm swas the worst IN y
years The wind velocity has been
exeeeded only twice since records
were kept-iii 929o when it feath-
ed@111j miles per hour, and IN
1927 when it reached lot miles
ne,s hour Naval exercises We're
cancelled and two cfoss-chahnel
lines to France ceased operation
last hight when it was reported
Calais and Boulogne could not be
approached because of Mountain
ni,sT seas! lt%E from 2!3SnlVu'
: The gale, lasRing huge waves
against ehe seaeoast,H prevented
the sailing of the British battle
ship Royal Oak from Portsmouth
for Norway With the D Body OF
Queen Maud, who diedini'a Lon
don clinic early Sunday following
an operation 90 '"s"p5.o"" .".
The storm was accompanied by
fou-foot floods, in Wales and
two inches Of sneW in Scotland.
More than 600 telephone trunk
lines were thrown out Nof opera
+;op" death Is direct "C&N.i - }n
The dead included a window
cleaner, blown from his ladder
and two children Who were birh-
ed to death as direct result of the
high wind. ;,.. -,
Scores were injured when the
wind swept them off their feet or
they were struck by flying mason
ry and tiles. % -. =" ...
A small church in South Wales
was blown down, its flying states
in'juring many. -....
A railroad bridge in South
Wales collapsed a few moments
after a train carrying 60 children
had passed over 1t. - "' % .'
The battleship, with King. Haa-
kon VII and Crown Prince Olaf
accompanying the body Of the
British-borh queen will sail to-
day. ,.,. -, .,..; -.
was the last surviving child Of
Edward VII and Queen Alexan-
dra, left for Portsmouth from
Victoria station at 10 a. m. yes
terday, after simple private
service in the chapel of Queen
Mother Mary's Marlborough house
on Pail Mall. .t.
Those attending the service in
cluded King Haakon, King George
VI, Queen Elizabeth, Queen
Mary, King George of Greece, ex-
Queen Ena of Spain, Grown
Prince Olaf, Prince and Princess
Paul of Yugoslavia, the Dukes
and Duchesses of Gloucester and
Kent and, the .'iBritish Princess
Royal.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
DECLARE ASSERT v :
EXToRTION LETTER
WRITER C0NFESSES

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov "a -
GTP).-Federal bureau of inves-
tEipation offices here announced
last night that Herman Red
Smith had confessed to sending an
cxtortion note to his former ,cm-
nToJcri at Lebanon, Tenn, de.
handing S7OO.65 under threat OF
bodily harm. -.
FBI officials said Smith had
sent the extortion. letter to Thos.
DnIson. a Lebanon business man,
Iasf August and that they had OBJ
taihed full confession ~
Smith was being held at Nash
,.;IIa ,".d ~ .'-. $50.
Smith: e2,,n was arrested at Le-
banon!p G. men, refused to give de-
fails of what led to his capture.
; They. said Smith confessed to
demanding in the letter that bod
son. head of!a grain company at
Eebanon, place sTO6:65 ihp. a
bucket and dropH'it off a bridge
over Dry creek near Lebanon:
The 65 cents was to be placed
with the bills SO that Smith could
hear it rattle when IL struck the
earth, officials said" ~ ~
Smith did not sign the notes
and Dodson, made no effort to pay
but notified police Immediately.
Smith was being held at David,
son county Jail in NashyyiIlkles. ks. e and
Bf asents said it was likeEs nat
hs wSad be asked to make R60O
band - s.ESk.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
NAzl EXPANSION - -
MAY BE BASIS OF
AMERICA DEFENSE
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Continued from page one)
HdIi, Who leaves for Lima to-
night by way of New York. City,
said at his press conference that
he had heard no discussion IF
the military and naval aspects Of
restoring Gern1any's colonies. 1t
is known, however, that war, and
navy officials have surveyed the
problem with the White House. .
The secretary of state spent
the day preparing for his depaf-
tlEe. He said he expected many
beneficial results for AT AmeTif-.
can nations from The Lima par
ley and, observed, that the close
personal contact afforded by the
conference should give the, ma.
tions a better understanding Of
their neighbors. He added that he
believes the cSnfetenee will lead
to closer economic, political and.
cultural cooperation throughout
the hemisphere, :. - ,,
While in New York he expects
to Confer with. Hugh : WifsBn,
American ambassador to- lBeflfn,
who was, RECALLED at the ddbehest Of
Mr. Roosevelt to make a personal
report on the, third Reich's anti
Semitic campaign. IN Ffohh aNew
York wilson is expected to go di-
rdst 70 WatYn Spf3R&I iru * ~
The times-news., 1938-11-24
MAJOR INDUSTRIES,
WAR DEPARTMENT
LAY OUTPUT PLANS

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sonnel would swell the ultimate
cost to 81, ,500,000,000.
The war department initiated
the conferences after a survey
showed that the present national
defense was wOefully lacking in
equipment and that the country
would be hard pressed in event of
invasion. Johnson said that the
army alone was dependent upon
industry for 1900 defense reQui-
sites.
Of these 55 are so-called "criti-
cal" itemS-thoSe not manufac-
tured in peace time because there
is no demand. He said that to
take care of this the army had de-
vised an educational and expert
mental plan" to encourage indus
tries to manufacture them. He
said the survey showed that 245
plants which would be assigned
of such items during
. an emergency were at present not
properly equipped.
The last congress voted $4,000
900 for the educational pro-
gram. Officials said, however, that
this amount was so small that it
could be spent for six of the
items, chiefly experimenting with
manufacture of semi-automatic ri
files, anti-aircraft guns, and GER
tain types of shells.
> Necessary items, such as bomb
sites for airplanes, demolition
bombs and fuses, range-fnders foI
artillery, and new anti-aircraft
gums were not covered, and add
Etional funds will be sought from
the coming congress.
Regarding aerial defense, the
war department is disturbed by
reports that other nations, par
ssicularly Germany and Great Bri-
tain, are engaged in mass produc'
Stion of planes, faster than Ameri-
can ships, and are even challeng,
ing the supposed Supremacy OF
this country's "super-flying" for,
tresses. AS result, the projected
The times-news., 1938-11-24

American program will call for
trebling or quadrupling present
production facilities.
Means of financing the program
are under discussion. 1t is report
ed in this connection that the gov
eminent may make loans which
would enable the factories to in
crease production.
The treasury and war iepart-
ments already have made tenta-
tive deal with private utilities for
nationally integrated power-eX-
pansion program which would as
sure the nation an adequate cleo
tric supply i'm time of war.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
OPPOSE CINEMA ADS

BATON ROUGE, La. Nov. q
(UP)-Louisiana State Uniyers,y
undergraduates warned movie The.
ater operators last night that they
were tired of paying good money
to see Myrna 10y and Clark Gab,t
co-starred with a reel Of CONNER
cial advertisements.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
21s PAGES Of MORTGAGE

KENToN, O.. (UpJ-A ,215-
page mortgage deed, the longest
in the history of Hardin county,
has been filed at the county re-
corder's office. by the Ohio Power
company. Central, Bank and Trust
company and Frank Wolfe to Sc
cure bonds for $55,OO0,0OO.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
PRESIDENT LEADING
u. S. IN THANKSCIVINC

.(Continue4 ::ro;a nqgc onol
ner to be a circuit cour, iud,,
for the seventh circuit; NicbsJ
L. Igoe to be a district Judge r.,
the northern district Of iIIinoi,
and William j. Campbell to bs
United States attorney for ,fs
northern district of Illinois IN
place of Igoe.
The times-news., 1938-11-24
VALERA WARNS ENGLAND

DUBLIN, Nov. 24.-tUP)-
Prime Minister Eamon De Valera
OF ireland last night warned Great
Britain to cease interfering in
Irish affairs" in a speech acknowl-
edging his unanimous reelection
as president of the Fiannat Fail
The times-news., 1938-11-24
Football Schedules
BY UNITED PRESS
SATURDAY. NOV. 26

SATURDAY, NOV. 70
Carson Newman VS.. Maryville.
Catholic University VS.. S. G.
Duke VS.. Pittsburgh.
Florida VS.. Alabama Poly.
Fordham VS.. N. Y. University.
Georgia VS.. Georgia Tech.
Louisiana VS.. Tulane.
Mississippi State VS.. Miss.
Southern Methodist VS.. Texas
Christian.
Stanford VS.. Dartmouth.
TuscuIum VS.. Milligan.
U. S. Military Acad. VS.. U. S.
Naval Acad. ....
The times-news., 1938-11-24
BRICK HITS PHEASANT


WAYLAND, N. Y. {UPy-Ger-
aid Seeley, in cleaning his fur
mace, tossed a brick outside into
some tall grass. Hearing the star
tied outcry of a fluttering bird,
ne investigated and found the
brick had downed a full-grrotIwvn
cock pheasant.
shortly after the outbreak Of the
spanish war to evacuate Ameri-
can nationals.
IN addition, the navy has forces
at Guantanamo, Cuba, Pearl Har.
Dor, Hawaii, the Philippines ard
other outlying areas. ""u
some OF the prehistoric dino
saSrs S We're carniyorious, while the
others We're vegeterians WIG
The times-news., 1938-11-24
8 MILLION AT GLASGOW FAIR

LONDON. (UP)-so far g.
100000 people have visited the
Empire exhibition at Glasgow
since it's opening by the king and
queen last May. 1t, is expected
that another 100000 will be
added to this figure before the
exhibition closes on October go.
The times-news., 1938-11-24

Red grouse is the only specie
of bird confined solely to the
British Isles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-13
Checkers, Literature Combine in
Silence al New EI Centre Library

windows. Then the game is on
Close contests frequently attract
kibitzers. They do their cheering
in silence and their telling" with
gestures.
j. Wheeler, John Nippert, NJ Ct.
Hill, and J. M. Grafton stage games
daily in quartette, trio or duo for
nation. They may not all get
there every day but at leafs two
of them have a game or two some
time during the hours the building
is open to the public.
Since four checker boards are
available, boys drop in after school
to play. Jackie Starkey, 10, plays
many a game with Charlie Doffing,
Z. Edward Clifton, Ia. and Ed
Rodriguez, II, are in the throeS of
a tournament of their own.
The library staff provided the
checker boards to meet a demand
often expressed, they said. The
boards were among the first qeuip-
ment placed at the disposal of the
public when the new building OPEN
ed this summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-13

PARIS. Oct. 13.(UP)-The Amer
lean nation is to be offered a
monument to peace by the French
nation on the occasion OF the New
York Worlds Fair.
To be paid for by public sub
scriptons. the monument consists
of two separate columns nearly 80
feet high joined only by the out
stretched hands of the figures o.
two women VINO represent France
and America 1t was designed by
well known French architect, N.
EankCWsky, and the figures are
from the chisel of Jean Boucher,
member OF the French Institute
The idea of presenting the
monument to America was that of
BankoWsky and Immediately he
announced his desire to see the
F1ench nation to make this ges-
ture to the American people he
found little difficulty in finding
spontaneous support.
Although 9 committee of the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-13
Dancer Demands
Fans be Taken
From Sally Rand

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 13. CUP)-
Faith Bacon, once billed on Broad
way as the most beautiful woman
in the world, demanded in court
this week that Sally Rand be de-
prived of her fans.
Miss Bacon handed the superior
judge a complaint wherein she said
that she had originated the ian
dance in 1880 to help Earl Carroll
get around New York's indecent
exposure Statute-and that Miss
Rand stole the idea. She asked for
1915, 900 damages and an injunction
that would prevent her rival ever
again from using a pair of five
foot fans to save her from appear
ing III the nude.
I'm an artist and she's bust
ness woman" Miss Bacon said. my
dance was one of ethereal beauty
1t really was. And that woman
turned it into an animated French
postcard.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-13
French Offer America Monument TO
Peace For New York World Fair

Monument of Peace has been
formed under the patronage of the
National Society of Beaux-Arts
other support is to be solicited and
it is expected the patronage of the
Franco-Alaerican Society and the
French Veterans Society of New
York Will be forthcoming.
Henry Berenger, president of the
senate foreien affairs committee,
Aas promised to act as member of
the honorary monument commit
tee and other well known names
are expected to be added in the
near future.
No nationwide appeal for funds
has been made yet but contribu-
tions have begun to pour in to
defray the expenses for erecting
the monument in New York AT
the propitious time the City OF
New York will be asked to donate
an appropriate site for the monu-
ment and many prominent French
men are expected to go to New
York to attend the unveiling,