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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
ALL OFFICERS
RETIRING FROM
KIDNAP SCENE
Presumably to Give Kid
napers Chance to Con-
tact Husband

MARYSVILLE, Calf, Sept. 3.
(UP)-Inspector w. A. White of
the state highway patrol today
ordered all officers to retire from
the neighborhood of w. R. Meeks'
home, presumably to give the kid
napers of Mrs. Norma Meeks an
opportunity to contact her hus-
band.
Whites Instructions came after
FBI had withdrawn when it found
no evidence indicating violation
Of federal kidnap laws.
The kidnapers issued their only
instructions yesterday when they
demanded $4,000 ransom when
they entered Meeks' home and
forced the woman to accompany
them as they left.
More than 500 men. many Of
them uniformed national guards
men, searched the rich orchard
lands of Suffer county last night
for Mrs. Meeks.
Despite the extensive search, in
which soldiers, state police, sher-
ifs deputies and armed farmers
participated, there was no trace
of the 55-year-old former school
teacher or of the two roughly
dressed youths who abducted her.
One slender clue was turned up.
Scarchers found tracks of the
Meeks family car, in which she
was carried away, paralleling
those of another car in a culvert
near the Meeks' Rio Oso home.
1t was considered possible, though
not definitely determined, that
Mrs. Meeks was transferred to an
other automobile at that point:
The Meeks' Chevrolet was found
abandoned in Marysville, 10 miles
from the ranch, early yesterday
morning.
Guardsmen, called into the
search by Gov. Frank F. Merriam,
fuond a stained pillow slip and
some burned clothing in the same
Continued on page three)
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FRENCH unity
AIR FORCE AS
DEFENSE STEP
Reorganization Decree Is
sued to Meet Eventual
ity Over Czechs
BESANC0N PLATEAU
GAMES SUCCESSFUL

PARIS, Sept. 3. (UPl-Reor-
ganization of the air force to in
sure a unified command was de-
creed by the government today as
it prepared to meet any eventu-
atty in the Czechoslovak crisis.
COincidentally it was disclosed
that war games on the eastern
frontier had proved the efficiency
of Frances dcfenseS against an
invasion through Switzerland-an
invasion, regarded as likely by
many military experts in event of
a French German war-such as
the German invasion through Bel
GUM in 1914.
The air force decree was pub
lishcd in the official journal to-
day. 1t provides that in future the
air force, instead of being split
into two corps, one for bombing
Gnplanes, the other for pursuit
planes, shall be reorganized to in
sure complete unity under one
supreme command. An inspector
general is to be in charge of each
division, bombing and pursuit, I'M
der the new supreme chieftain.
1t was understood that the gov
eminent hoped that the new setup
would rot only greatly increase
the general efficiency of the air
force but would assure the early
end of series Of accidents which
caused alarm.
To the public-and perhaps also
10 the war office--the result Of
the war games on the Besancon
plateau were of more immediate
interest. Army authorities did not
try TO conceal their satisfaction.
A "red" defending army, rep
resenting the French army, sue
cessfuIIy defended the plateau
from an invading "blue" army,
which attacked westward from the
Swiss frontier. This meant that
theoretically French troops had
repealed invading troops and saved
the industrial heart of France, in
the gigantic Schneider mu-
nitions works in the lie Cruesot
area.
The maneuverS proved to the
of military experts
that modern defensive arms, pro
perly used, can defeat a sudden
attack, and that the danger of a
offensive-the sort of Of
fcnsive expected to precede the
old fashioned declaration of war
in the next armed conflict-had
been substantially diminished. AS
many military experts have pre-
dicted that in a French-German
war, the Germans would strike at
France through Switzerland, 1t
was easy to understand the salts
faction of army leaders at the re-
suits.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
ARMY PURSUIT PLANE FALLS
ON HOME NEAR REIDSVLLLE:
2BOYS HURT: CREW ESCAPES
One Other Plane, Forced
Down by Rain Squall,
Is Damaged

HIGH POINT, Sept. 3. (UP)
An army pursuit plane, aban-
doncd by the crew who took TO
parachu,cs, crashed into a
house near Reidsville today. in
iuring two youths.
The planes crew. comprising
Lieutenant r. p. Fulcher and
passenger, parachuied TO earth
safely.
They abandoned ship when
their gas supply was exhausted
while searching for landing
place during rain squall.
Injured were Donald Cams,
10, and Fred Lee Cams, 6.
Others in the house were not
harmed.
Neither boy was seriously in
jurcd.
The plane was ono OF 4 flight
Of IL pursuit ships from Lang
Icy field, forced down by the
Squall.
One other plane was damaged
in the forced landing.
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MORRISON, Colo, Sept. 8
(UP)-A six-foot wall of water
roared through this summer resort
town Is miles southwest of Den
yer last night after sudden
mountain clOudburst sent three
creeks over their banks.
1t could not be learned imme-
diately if anyone had drowned.
Dominic Piccone, Denver Noun
tain parks policeman. said that it
would be a miracle if at least a
half dozen haven't been killed"
From three to seven feet of
water covered downtown Morri-
son.
cts a madhouse," Piccone said
after checking over the situation.
'T saw some people on roofs,
Others ere on top of cars parked
in the streets, and we can't get
to them"
The cloudburst was conferred
several miles up Bear Creek can
yon, west of Morrison, according
to Piccone. Several summer can
yons are in the area through which
the water gushed.
Efforts were being made to
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Auto Wreck In County Fatal For Two
European Crisis
Keeps President
Close To Capital

WASHINGTON. Sept. 9. (UP)
President Roosevelt considers the
Gcrman-Czech crisis so potential
ly explosive that he intends to re-
main close to Washington, he said
yesterday at his press conference.
The chief executive and Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull are
keeping abreast of events thru
American diplomatic representa-
tives aboard and Mr.. Roosevelt
said that he would make no speak
ing engagements of other COM
mitmcnts which would take him
more than a few hours from the
White House.
He described the European inn
paSsc as difficult rather than del
icatc but would not comment fur
thcr. Also, he declined to discuss
Premier Benito Mussolini's Jewish
expulsion decree nor would he
elaborate the navy departments
plan ocreate a l4-ship Atlantic
squadron.
Hull, however, said that the
government is studying all aspects
of Mussolini's order to determine
any Americans are af
fccted.
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A..L.HENDERSON
DEATH FOUND
ACCIDE n 7 Al
Coroner at Charlotte Acts
in Auto Death OF
Local Man
boat at Port Washington.

A Coroncr'S inquest held in
Charlotte this week resulted in
the release Of Earl Williams of
Concord, who had been held I'M
der $1,000 bond after an auto
mobile accident on June End in
which A. j. Henderson, Hender-
Sonville building contractor, was
fatally injured and Finley Pace,
Hendcrsonvillc plumbing COntrac-
tor was severely hurt. The acct
dent, it was held, was unavoid-
able.
Williams was the driver of a
truck which collided with the
Pace automobile on the Charlotte
Concord road. With him was Cal
vim Roach, also of Concord. Mel
ther was badly hurt.
The HcnderSOnvillc men were
driving to Concord to figure on a
theater building project when the
collision occurred. Mr.. Henderson
died few hours later in a Char
lottc hospital and Mr.. Pace was in
the hospital several days. He IS
slowly recovering from his m
iuricS.
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INCREASED HOPE
FOR PEACE IS SEEN

BERCHTESGADEN, Germany.
Sept. 3. (UP).-Great Britain's
appeal for a German gesture Of
peace in the Central European
crisis was delivered to Chancellor
Adolf Hitler yesterday in the
midst of his grave consultations
with Konrad Henlein, the "Czecho-
slovak Fuehrer."
Authoritative information that
Hitler has assured Great Britain
that he has no intention Of un-
dertaking any hasty steps in com
polling satisfaction" for the au
tonomy demands Of 100000
Sudeten Germans in CzechosIo-
vakia served meanwhile to spread
greater optimism among dlplo-
mats.
An official announcement de
scribing as ridiculous" reports
abroad that Hitler has rejected
at least one of the principal pro
posals Of the Prague governments
new offer of concessions further
increased hope for peace.
As Hitler and Henlein met AT
Haus Wachenfeld, Der Fuehrer's
Alpine Chalet where he has map
ped most of his surprises" such
as the annexation Of Austria.
German Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop flew here from
Berlin bearing Britain's direct
word of her apprehension and de
sire for Cancellation in the Czech
dispute.
Henlein left Hitler's retreat at
4:30 p. m. by automobile enroute
back to Czechslovakia by way Of
Munich, for his home at Asch IN
Sudetenland or perhaps directly
to Prague to meet with govern
ment representatives.
At the same time Ribbentrop
flew back to Berlin from Aiming
airport near Berchtesgaden.
A communique issued just be
fore the departure Of Henlein.
who told Der Fuehrer in detail Of
Prague's offer to divide the coun-
try into % "kupas" or districts
having a large measure Of home
Continued on page three.)
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CRACK SPEED
filters RACE
CLEVELAND
Ten Leave Burbank After
Midnight; Air Meet
Opening Today

BURBANK. Calf, Sept. 3
(UP) Ten of the nations crack
speed filters today winged their
way toward Cleveland in the $50
600 Bcndix air derby.
Led by Ross Hadley, Los An
gclCS sportsman, the filters started
at 1:47 (PST) a. m. today. Four
hours later, Frank Cordova was
the last pilot to get away. There
were no miShapS at the start.
The first plane ScOoted down
the asphalt runway of Union Air
Terminal with the rest following
at half-hour intervals to join in a
general attack on the record set
last year By one of their number
The record-holder is Frank Full
Ter, wealthy young San Francisco
sportsman, who, like Howard
Hughes, thinks an airplane is
something in which to set speed
records. Fuller was at the con-
trolls Of the same Sevcrsky pur-
suit plare which whiSked him over
the 2,O42-mile course in 7 hours,
81 minutes, 26 seconds year
ago. an average of 258 miles an
hour.
Possibility that the winner of
the $4,000 first prize money
would erase that mark before dusk
today was furnished by al least
three flyers, in addition to the
defending champion. One was
Jacqueline (Jacky) Cochran, Am
erica's No. woman speed queen,
who will be making her third at
tempt TO win the award which has
gone to only one woman before
her-LouiSe Thaden in 1886.
The first of her sex to pilot a
military pursuit plane, Miss Coch-
ran will aim at the record and
first prize money in d new twin
wasp powered Seversky mono
plane which Major Alexander P.
De Seversky, its builder, brought
across country from New York in
record time of 10 hours, 3 min
uteS last Monday. Being the only
woman in the race, she will col
lcct $500. no matter what her
position at the finish.
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CLOUDBURST HURLS SIX-FOOT
WATER WALL ON RESORT TOWN

check whether there had been any
damage at Tdledale and Ever
green, mountain resorts higher up
the canyon, but it was believed
no communication would be pos
sible until morning.
A similar cloudburst swept
through Morrison seven years ago,
killing six persons and causing
thousands of dollars in damage to
Morrison and the nearby resorts.
The state highway patrol said
~ persons were stranded on a
small island near Idledale. Efforts
to rescue them were started but
Joseph March, patrol supervisor,
said ne thought little progress
would be made until daylight.
General heavy rains in the
mountains west of Denver sent
scores of creeks and bridges to
high levels.
The big Thompson and Poudre
rivers, northwest of Denver, were
at flood stage. The highway pa
troll warned motorists not to at
tempt travel northward out of
Denver on either U. S. highway IS
or 81 until daylight.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
POWER FIRMS
DEAL CLOSED
Over Nine Million Dollars
Paid as Knoxville, IVA
Buy Public Service

NEW YORK, Sept. 3. (UP)-
Handing over of checks totaling
$9,224,556.l6 yesterday complet-
ed transfer of properties of the
Tennessee Public Service company
and of the Holston company to
iva and the city of Knoxville.
Among the 81 persons who at
tended the transfer ceremony in
the conference room of the Guar
anty Trust company were Mayor
Walter Mynatt of Knoxville and
James Lawrence Fly, general
counsel of IVA.
Robert Henderson, counsel for
TIPS, directed the passage of the
checks between the various par
ties.
As the checks were passed, it
was learned that the difficulty
over paying off investors who had
not deposited their Tennessee
Public Service bonds had been
settled by an agreement by the
company to redeem them Oct. a
at 1O4. FLY said this was neces-
sary for completion of the deal.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
Police Persuade
WPA Strikers To
Leave Building

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. g.
(UP)-A group of 90 Works
Progress Administration workers
last night ended their brief sit
down strike in WPA headquarters
here after being persuaded" by
police to leave the building peace
fully.
The strike began Thursday night
when workers protested that they
were not furnished transportation
to and from a suburban play
ground project and that it was
necessary to spend an eighth Of
their weekly income in carfare.
City authorities, however, in
formed the sitdowners they were
violating city health and fire or
dinances and would be forced out
of the building if they did not
leave peacefully.
The sitdown came to quiet end
upon recommendation Of John
Donovan, representative Of the
Workers Alliance of America. a
union for WPA employees.
After the strikers left the build
ing. Donavan resumed conferences
with WPA officials on settlement
Of the diputs.
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SHANGHAI, Sept. 3. CUP)-
Chinese Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek today threw 100000
fresh troops into savage counter
attacks on Japanese land forces
pressing towards his provisional
capitol in Hankow in vigorous
effort to prevent the japanese
from consolidating their newly
won positions. -,
The Hankow war office claimed
major successes and said the Jap
anese had been entirely cleared
from the key sectors of Tehan and
Matowchen, southeast. of the Han
kow tri-city area. In the vital JUL
chang sector, it was claimed, the
Japanese had been driven back
from their advanced posts, which
aerlier this week were within 80
miles of Hankow. The Chinese
were unable to recapture Jul
chang itself, however, as the Jap
anese hurriedly brought up strong
requirements.
Other developments:
In Chungking the Chinese for
eign office "regretfully" an
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zoo, 900 FRESH CHINESE TROOPS
ATTACK JAPANS LAND FORCES

nounced that it had been unable
to pay for damage inflicted by
Chinese war aviators on the u. S.
Dollar liner President Hoover off
Shanghai more than a year ago
and promised a public statement
on the American claims soon. 1t
was recalled that Chine promised
immediate payment when the
the American ship was bombed,
while loading refugees off Shang-
hal.
In Tokyo a cabinet spokesman
said that the government had de-
cided on all contingencies which
may arise in connection with the
China war. He considered it prob
able that Japan will mark time"
for a period after the occupation
of China's provisional capital of
Hankow as was done after the
former Chinese capital in Nam
king was captured last December.
A definite decision in this regard,
however, will depend on circum-
stances at the time. The govern
ment expects Hankow to fall dur
CONTINUED on page three)
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GOSPEL TABERNACLE
TO HEAR MISSIONARY

Miss +. NJ. Mccarthy, former
missionary to China, will speak at
the Gospel Tabernacle, located on
Washington street, Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock. Miss Mccarthy
is spending few days here in
the city as guest of Mrs. Charles
n. Hartwell on South Main street.
The public in general is invited to
hear the message.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
Defer Softbal
Double Bill To
Monday Evening

A hard shower of rain last night
prevented Henderson county soft
ball teams from staging their dou-
bleheader which had been sched-
uled for Chipmau-LaCroSse attn
letiC field The postponed games
will be played Monday night be
ginning at o'clock
These games are expected TO be
among the most spectacular of the
season as the second half is near
ing it's close and the race for
league honorS is Tightening.
Chipman-LaCrosse now holds
two-game lead over KiwaniS. first
half winner.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
Eloping Couple
Clears Up Charge
Brought By FIJI

NEW YORK, Sept. 3. CUPD. .
United States Commissioner Gar
rctt Cottcr today dismissed
charges of Mann act violation
made against Nib Tooucy. 27.
Arab. by the father of Il beautiful
lT-yrar-oId Missouri girl With
whom Tooncv clopcd "A week ago.
The couple walked into FIJI
hcaduuaytcrS last night and said
they wanted to clear themselves
of charges brought by the former
Doris HiSaw's parents at NeoSho,
Mo. Their clopcmcn: precipitatcd
a furor i'm the brides hometown
over magic love pnti"nS, harcmS
and Mann Act violations.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
STAMP WINDOW AT
POSTOFFICE OPEN
$40 A. M. MONDAY

F.. W. Ewbank, Hendersonville
postmaster, announced today that
the stamp window at the post Of
flee will be open only from 8 to 10
a. m. Monday and that all other
services will be suspended for the
day.
Mr.. Ewbank said this is the first
time the post office has been per-
mitted to observe Labor Day as
full holiday.
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ARMY AND MARINE.
PLANES STAGE FLIGHTS

CLEVELAND. Sept. 3. (UP)-
The 2,050-mile Bendix air derby
will formally open the national
air raceS-aviation'S world series
at Municipal airport today.
For three days the worlds top
Continued on page three)
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REV. HALL TO SPEAK
AT ST. JAMES SUNDAY

Rev. George J. Hall. curate
of St. Thomas Episcopal church,
New York City, will preach at the
II a. m. service Sunday at st.
James Episcopal church. The Rev
Mr.. Hall is native of Mississippi
and a former University of Sc
vance graduate. In addition to
his duties at St. Thomas church
he is a student at General ThCO-
logical seminary at this time.
The Rev. Mr.. Hall is a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Ewbank while
visiting here.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
Il APPLES ON ONE
SMALL BRANCH SHOWN

Joel A. Fletcher has on exhibit
at The Times-News office a very
compact limb of Golden Delicious
apples. The limb has one apple
piled upon another, unusually
large, considering the number, 81
in all, and the small limb contain
ing them. 1t is regarded as a fine
exhibit of the bearing qualities of
this popular variety.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
WOODMAN CIRCLE TO
MEET TUESDAY EVE

Woodmau Circle, Tuesday night
at s o'clock. will hold its regular
business and social session when
new members will be admitted and
plans for the district convention
in October will be discussed.
The announcement said that all
members were expected to be
present with drill team members
i'm uniform.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03
GRACE DAVIS NOT
COURT DEFENDANT

The report of the city police
court of Thursday stated that
Grace Davis was found guilty OF
being drunk and disorderly and
ordered to leave town.
This was an error as it should
have read Grace Drew and not
Grace Davis.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-03

LONDON, Sept. 3. UP).-Gcr-
many today notified Great Bri-
tain that its rebuilt navy will hold
maneuvers in the North sea, co
incident with those of the British
navy.
The German fleet selected for
it's area the waters off Norwegian
and Danish coasts.
Thus there will be presented an
interesting picture of the German
battle fleet holding war games at
the eastern side Of the North sea
while the British fleet holds It's
games on the western side.
Meantime the French govern
ment at Paris announced the re
organization of its air force to in
sure unified command as it pre-
pared to meet any evtntuallty In
the Czechoslovak crisis.
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VISITOR TO TEACH
MEMS BIBLE CLASS

John b. Graham, veteran Bible
teacher of Spartanburg, S. c., will
teach the Young Mems class at
the Tabernacle Sunday morning.
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HERE FOR SEPTEMBER

Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Harrill of
Asheville and Spartanburg, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mar
shall of Dana, and are planning
to remain there through Septem-
Der.
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WAR GAMES TO
Be CONFIDENT
With BRITONS'
Strong German Reinforce
ments Moved to Right
Bank of Rhine
SUDETENS CHANGE
DEMANDS TO CZECHS

STRASBOURG, France, Sept.
6. (UP)-Strong German re-
Inducements have been moved
into positions on the right bank
Of the Rhine in the last "a
hours.
In the KehI and OHenburg re-
gions mechanical units in
Guiding light artillery batteries
and heavy machine guns oeeu-
pied garrisons. The troops were
billeted among peasants.
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WEATHER

Probable showers tonight, sun
day generally fair. Moderate
temperatures.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

A college professor states that
there is no such thing a" the
Aryan race. Think Of il; Their
amt airy an Aryan!
Evening star., 1938-06-10
Diplornatist's Wife
Sponsors Exhibit.

Mrs. Harold H. Sims, wife Of the
Attache Of the Dritish Embassy and
. student at the Yard School Of Fine
Art. is among the patronesses for the
annual exhibit Of the organization
which will b held Wednesday after
noon from 1 TO s o'clock at 1000 8
street NV.
Mrs. Sims took up sculpture at the
school last winter, ~ did Mrs. David
Finley, another sponsor for the ex-
hibit. Others who are interested In
the forthcoming event are Baroness
Serge Korn, who will exhibit water
colors; Mrs. Paul Henderson, Mrs.
Higginson Rogers and Mrs. Henry
Kaspar.
Miss Margaret Yard. director Of
the school. will be assisted in re-
ceiving by members Of the faculty,
including Mr.. william Mark Simp-
son, director Of the Rinehart School
of the Maryland Institute and In
structor in sculpture: Mr.. william s.
Tyler, Miss Anne Totten and Miss
oenevieve Dillman.
Evening star., 1938-06-10

Kidwell, jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Kidwell of Silver Spring, Md. The
wedding took place in the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Stancliff in Lanham, the Rev
Edward B. Harris, rector Of Trinity
Episcopal Church at Collington, off,
ciating.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She wore long white
silk organdy dress with puffed sleeves
lace gloves, tulle finger-tip veil with
an orange blossom coronet, and carried
an arm bouquet Of gardenias.
Mrs. David Kinert OF New York,
sister Of the bridegroom. was matron
Of honor and wore pale yellow
flowered chiffon gown with hat to
match, and carried an arm bouquet OF
yellow roses. Mr.. Edward Schultz OF
Mount Rainier was best man. Mrs
Stancliff wore long beige silk lace
gown with a corsage Of talisman roses
and Mrs. Kidwell, ST., an attractive
gown of embroidered blue net.
Following the wedding q reception
was held, after which the bride and
bridegroom motored TO Virginia Beach.
Upon their return they will reside In
Lanham for the summer and later live
in Washington.