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The times-news., 1938-08-18
NEW DEAL MUST GO

The new deal must go, lock, stock, and barrel
if there is ever to be restoration OF stable pros
perity and resumption of orderly economic prog
ress in this country. But before anything OF that
kind can be accomplished, there must be return
to common sense among the people And, TO De
perfectly frank about it, little hope OF lead
ership in this direction from the office-holdlng OF
the office-seeking politicians of either OF the TWO
major political parties. There are too many organ
lied mnorities, controlling blocks of votes whicn
both groups of politicians covet, to warrant much
hope of this kind Moreover, widespread and per-
sistent propaganda has had the effect of completely
reversing the accepted meaning of words whlch
have wide popular appeal, including such WORDS
as democracy" "hberalism," and the like. we
find, for example, Mr.. Earl Browder and his nearly
100 900 members of the Communist Party and It's
auxiliaries, lining up behind the program OF the
new deal as part of what he calls "the democratic
front" and giving his followers the slogan Com
munism is Twentieth Century Amercanism." And
liberalism" has come to mean maximum central
ization of power and of increased governmental
coercion of the individual citizen with the obJect
of extending social frontiers" We believe IN
botb democracy and liberalism but not in the sense
that the groups of the so-called democratic front
and these new 'Iberals' used those terms. The
onlv word that seems left to US is the word CON
servatve" and in that sense we think that 1t Is
going to be necessary to get ordinary cltzens OF
the country into conservative 'front.' II we are
not going to wind up with complete coliectiVls'
economic system on our hands-Texas Weekly.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
LIFE DAY BY DAY
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

buildings would ever have got by
had there been live citizens
council on the job scanning the
doings of the politicians?
The National Municipal league,
800 East 34th street, New York,
N. Y, is doing a great work by
encouraging the formation in ev-
cry community Of a citizens coun-
Gil and assisting such councils to
mobilize the citizens, inform
them, and focus their power and
interest on all matters of local
public concern.
Human nature being what it is,
it is futile to expect democracy
to work when it is left to run it
self. or to be run by politicians
whose first concern is with what
they can get out Of it. Few per-
sons are so conscientious and cap
able that they can be left to fol-
low their own devices Indefinite
ly without proper supervision and
advice.
Even statesmen need the help
of an,informed and interested cit
izenry. And politicians need far
more than that! The difference
between the statesman and the
politician is that the former is
thinking of the welfare of his
public and of posterity, while the
latter is thinking Of the welfare
of himself and Of his party.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
LET'S LOOK AT THE RECORD

In this country, according to the last official re-
port there are $1,000 fewer manufacturing estab-
lishments, employing five more people, than in
1929 This is disappearance OF over one-seventh
of our work-making enterprises.
Something like this decrease occurred in depres-
sions before But always, after recovery set in,
new enterprises came forward to fill the gaps. For
while, after 1888, it seemed that this develop
ment would come about again. But the movement
died out. Better than anything else this explains
why, for the first time in history, five years
have passed since major depression without our
national income, reaching high point. We
slipped back into a new depression because we
failed to recover fully from the old one in the
only way it could be done-by increasing pro-
ductive facilities
The capital equipment and work-making capacity
of the country have declined without being
placed No one need look any farther for the
causes of many of the troubles plaguing today
for widespread unemployment, for buying power
that quickly plays out, for farm prices lower than
they should be, for youth looking in vain for an
opportunity
In this fiscal. year the federal government will
spend between twelve and thirteen billion dollars,
Only one insignificant item in this enormous sum
is calculated to encourage single new enterprise.
For the past eight years-two under Hoover and
increasingly in the six under Roosevelt-the flow
of the nations capital has been into the hands OF
government In that time the government has
spent or contracted to spend sixty billion dol
lars Yet today finds US poorer in the sources OF
employment, earnings and eXchangeable goods than
we were ten years ago. 1t is significant that of all
workers in 1887, our highest year since the big
depression only those government payrolis
showed an increase in income Though the wages
of many were higher, the workers employed III
manufacturing, transportation, construction, traae
and service earned l55 per cent less than III 1917
because fewer of them were at work But the total
income of government groups was SIG per cent
higher.
Surely there can be further illusion about
the productive powers of government payrolls ana
government spending. If We are to have recoV-
ery that holds up, the trend must be reversed Inc
emphasis must be shifted from government to un-
dertakings that will make of our natural re-
sources inventive skill, productive ability and the
native ambition of the American people.
On the face of the record government spending
has been able to produce only series OF spurts
and setbacks 1t created no now and continuing
sources of goods and earnings that would MAN.
tain recovery If the present improvement is to be
any different it will have to be accompanied by
renewal of the productive forces OF America. lhls
country is equipped for much better things Ihey
can be had when the public gets tired OF political
hocus-pocus and demands the sort Of policies that
will create real work and weath.-Country Cen
tleman. .-. ..-
The times-news., 1938-08-18

= PLEASANT HILL, Aug. 1S.-
The young peoples B.Y.P.U. held
social on the Kanuga Golf
course Friday night. Many inter
esting games were enjoyed with
ice cream, cake and sandwiches
served at the close to about 80
members.
Visiting Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Drake recently were Mr.. and Mrs.
R. A. Drake and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Drake.
r. F. Huneycutt and daughter,
Mary Ella, visited relatives in AL
bemarle the past weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Steppe
and son, Dean, and Mrs. Bud
Reed visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Camp Sunday.
Miss Myra Ellen Shytle has re-
turned home after spending sew
eral days with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. l.. Shytlc of
Chimney Rock.
Mrs. Katherine Steadman and
children of GreenviIle, S. c.,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Glover.
Visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Capps Sunday were
Mr.. and Mrs. Burnettc Babb, Mr..
and Mrs. Evcrcttc Shipman.
Millaid Drake of West Palm
Beach, Fla, has arrived to spend
several days with his mother, Mrs.
/ Aeta Drake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Shipnan
have returned home after spend
ing several days with the latter's
mother. Mrs. Lou Summcy.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. James Prince
visited relatives here Sunday.
The friends of Jess Summcy
wish him a speedy recovery from
his present illness.
Visiting Mrs. c. {. Lowrancc
recently were: Mr.. and Mrs. j. n
The times-news., 1938-08-18
SHAWS CREEK

SHAWS CREEK, Aug. lS.-
Several from here are attending
the revival in Asheville conducted
by the Rev. J. Harold Smith.
Miss Helen Wilson from Eto-
wah spent Thursday night with
Misses Charlotte and Salomc
Clayton.
Mrs. Martha Guy from West
Virginia is spending a few weeks
here with her sister, Mrs. Ethel
Merrill.
Rev. and Mrs. w. c. Davis and
family, who are spending 4 few
weeks at their summer home here,
have been visiting relatives III
Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Merrill and
little son, Johnnie, spent Sunday
with the formers mother, Mrs.
Ethel Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pruitt and
children visited relatives at Big
Willow Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs: Robin Johnson
and little son, Everett, from Rug
by visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank
johnson Sunday.
Miss Annie Jane and. Ernest
Capps from Pleasant Hill spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
bum Williams and family.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
REHrND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER,

Arkansas primary, II mas Deen
generally overlooked that Mrs
Caraway was the first woman
ever to serve a full Senate term
and now, since Democratic nomi-
nation in her state means cleo
ton, will be the only woman ever
elected for a second siX-year term
Furthermore, sex became a cam
paign issue and. SeX--feminine-
won.
Although Mrs. Caraway orig
inally was appointed in Novem.
Der, 1881, to fill the seSt vacated
by her husbands death, she was
nominated and elected in 1882 to
serve out the term and then again
in the same. year was chosen for
the next full term.
Her latest victory takes added
point because Congressman John
L. Mcclellan, her opponent,
raised the sex issue by asserting
that being a senator was a mans
lob, not a Woman'S. Mcclellan
delicately contrasted his own
fiourishing type Of oratory with
the demure Mrs. Caraway's quiet
voice. But Arkansas women bus
ily beat drums for the senator
and saved her skin.
CAPITOL. HILL colleagues pri-
~ vately award Senator George
Berry of Tennessee the 1888 po-
litical BOBBY prize. Berry, who
had wanted the government to
spend millions to settle his IVA
marble claims-later adJudged
worthless-found he couldn't get
administration support for renom-
ination. So he denounced federal
spending-and was beaten over
whelmingly.
The reason New Dealers haven't
boasted of their Tennessee pri-
mary victory. is they don't want
To- advertise their. tie-up with
Boss Ed Crump. Actually, rela-
tions are friendly and close.
Crump is pro-New Deal and es-
pecially pro-TVA.
tcouyriGht. 1898. HEA Servies. Inc
The times-news., 1938-08-18

are not taking an lntelllSent, ac-
tive interest in studying and shap-
ing the affairs of their city, are
doing their full part to- make de-
mocracy fail.
In the aforementioned city are
many costly school buildings; and
not one of them is satisfactory to
persons who know what school
buildings should be.
In one structure, for instance,
all the windows are across the
back of the auditorium facing
the seats; and the stage is IN
front of those windows. Imagine
such a mess! In daytime it knocks
YOUR eve out to look at the stage,
unless all the shades are pulled
down and the lights turned on.
And the grounds were big enough
to have constructed that building
properly.
And do you suppose that any
such plans for all those school
The times-news., 1938-08-18
MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA

President Roosevelt marched through Georgia
If he should have his way, southern independence,
in the language of Atlanta novelist, would be
.'eone with the wind" the wind raised by man
whose promises and performances are in conflict.
II remains to be seen whether Georgans have so
far lost their manhood that they accept this die
tation and do the bidding of man whose policies
are not in furtherance of the 1Souths well being
Coldly analyzed the president, intent on destroy
ing Walter F. George, described him as palladin
of Georgia and the South, who put his people and
his section before his acceptance of political die
tation.--Charleston News and Courier.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
JAPAN'S ARMIES RACE A RIVER
OF GOLD
(BY BRUCE CATION

One way-to get an idea whether Japan
Will finally whip China is to follow the
troop movements as reported in the daily
papers. Another way is to keep an eye
oh the gold movements, which are ever so
much less spectacular.
Armies move to the accompaniment of
crashing guns, and go to the field of action
With certain amount of fanfare and
dTum-beating, even in this day of mechan-
ized fighting Gold moves quietly, like a
thief in the night, and only few people
bpther to trace its course as recorded on
the financial pages. But in the end it can
be the more important of the two.
Not long ago John T. Flynn noted the
heavy drain of gold Japan has been suf-
fering recently, and pointed out that in
IS months the country had been obliged
to send S346,000000 of gold to the United
States A little later New York Times
writer remarked that the figure had risen
TO 1852, 100000.
These figures can mean but one thing:
that Japan is going broke at a rapid pace.
The best estimates have it that her gold
reserve now is no higher than $261, ,000,
600. Her foreign markets are steadily
dwindling; meanwhile the tremendously
expensive war in China forces her to keep
on buying goods abroad-cotton, oil, iron,
munitions, and so on. She can no longer
pay for these goods with her own exports.
The gold supply with which she can pay is
fast vanishing.
! Which means, obviously, that Japan's
fate rests on the outcome of a race between
her armies and her gold supply. If the
armies can win a complete and final vic
tory before bankruptcy arrives, we'll and
good if they cannot, Japan faces utter
ruin. And if the ruin comes it will not
come from the rout of japanese troops in
the field but from that slow, inexorable,
silent trickling-away of yellow metal.
All of this, of course, is Japan's worry,
not ours-except that it emphasizes an
important little fact which we sometimes
forget.
3 Despite all of the thimble-rigging and
phenagling which most great governments
have INDUCED in, in the field of economics,
it does seem to be true that there are a
few fundamental economic laws that in
the long run have got to be obeyed. The
oldest, simplest, and ost-often-forgotten
OF them all would seem to be, simply, that
if you spend beyond your income, and keep
ON doing it long enough, you wind up in a
disaster.
There are all kinds of expedients by
Which the evil day can be postponed, of
course. Some of them work beautifully
for time. But the reckoning has to be
paid sooner or later. And If you can't pay
it when the time comes, you are in for an
exceedingly unpleasant experience.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
BY. RODNEY DUTCHER
NEA Service STAFF Correspondent


V7ASHINGTON.-If Senator
" James P. Pope of Idaho stays
licked, his political pelt should
be tackled up on the wall of Sen
ator William E. Borah.
Borah was always the "only
Idaho senator" because no one
could ever remember the other
fellows name. Then mild, schol-
arly, big Jim Pope, elected in
1882, gradually grew to be a ma
jor Senate figure. Worse yet, he
demonstrated great interest iE
foreign affairs, Borah'S particular
domain, and began to speak with
more or less authority as an ad-
miniStration member OF the For
eign Relations Committee, of
which Borah had been chairman
in Republican days.
1t may hot be true, as rumored
here, that Borah sent word to po-
litical lieutenants in Idaho which
caused thousands of Republicans
to enter the Democratic primary
to defeat Pope. But "a horde of
Borah Republicans did exactly
that, as returns showed.
Congressman D. Worth Clark,
conservative Democrat who nosed
Pope out by 1000 votes, branded
Pope an "internationalist" and
continually stressed allegiance Ito
the philosophy of that great living
statesman, Senator Borah." Clark
also profted greatly by declaring,
Il don't know whether the Town
send plan will work, but I'm in
favor of giving it a trial.
Certain other Administrations
supported senator's would never
be missed. But Pope was one of
the ablest, most sincere men in
the small Senate New Deal group.
That's. why many Democrats
want him to run as an ndepend-
ent. "a
BECAUSE stress was laid on
- MI. Roosevelt's endorsement
Of Senator Hattie Caraway in the
The times-news., 1938-08-18

ing tacllltleS IN
the publics chools
of the municipal
ity were but fifty
per cent effl-
cient. In other
words, the chill
dren who attend
that city's public
schools are under
eye strain.
And what does
the foreg O i n g
condition prove,
if anything? 1t
proves, a | o n 3
with much other
evidence, t h a t
the citizens who
The times-news., 1938-08-18
ERRS AS FURRIER

CLEVELAND. (UP) - Julius
Jurkowski, a grocer, paid $3.50
for Is dyed rabbit pelts which he
thought were Hudson Seal furs.
Two men entered his grocery and
promised him $40 profit on each
skin if he would hold them until
they never returned.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
BIRD LENGTHENS RID.

BECKETT, Mass. (UP)-Mail
carrier "Zan" Witcher's R. F. ID.
route is longer in summer than. in
winter because a bird has adopt
ed the mailbox of Rudolph Meters
for it's nest. Rather than disturb
the bird, Witcher walks to the
house with Meiers' letters.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

.,st .ssr a. - i.t =f
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Embler, Miss Ruby Drake and
Roy Burns
Crawford Freeman, who had
the misfortune to be bitten by. a
black widow spider which caused
a serious illness, is much I'M
proved.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

It's sad about the little eastern boy who
wanted to run away to the west to become
a riainsman and got picked up by police.
He should have known the odds were
against him; he didn't have a prairie.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

A cosmetics expert has produced black
lipstick that turns red when you make a
mark with it. A lot of business men sus-
peet that's what they've been doing their
bookkeeping with.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

I Comes a dispatch from London reveal
ing that the girls in certain cracker fac
tory always work to music. Reports are
that their favorite tune is ''Pll Always Wa
fer You."
The times-news., 1938-08-18

In Canada, Belgium, and the
United Staycs, the annual egg
consumption is more than. 200
per capita: in England it ranges
between J. 30 and 200 per capita.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

The eye conservation commit
tee of luncheon club in a city
of fifty thousand persons plus, re-
ported to the club that the light
The times-news., 1938-08-18

Breeding has, increased the ave.
rage annual fleece weight OF
sheep from two to eight pounds
and has shifted the wool produc-
ton area from the North Atlantic
stages to Texas, the War West
and Ohio. S.a- "'e
The times-news., 1938-08-18

Considering the temperatures at which bottle
glass; gold and other materials melt; the heat OF
Mount Pele when it ernpted over st. Pierre IS be-
lieyed to have been l,2G0 degrees Centgrade III
side the crater. ~''.. ..~-'s.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

1t is estimated that parking lots IN the uniteo
States do an annual business, Of almost $ls'ooo'-
600.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
BIBLE THOUGHT
WHICH ARE YOU WEARING {

Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me
made the heart of the people melt Josh. :s)
They knew each other intimately. Said one,
I've been in the harness of this church for %
years Yes" said the other, land during that
time you've worn out Is holding back straps and
only one collar"-From Record of Christian Work.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

No Navajo rug is completely finished IN detail
these Indians have superstition that any perfect
niece of work probably would be the weaver's last.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
NO STATE MISSING: The au-
BY Noah HOLLOWELL

NO ) a Z W1ooIVO! ne au
tomobile census has been COM
pleted. Cars have been seen on
the streets from every state in
the union, the District of Colum-
bia, Cuba, Panama, Mexico and
Canada. This makes of us a very
cosmopolitan community, with a
much wider acquaintance with the
world than | had anticipated. 1t
serves to show US that the United
States and its neiehbors rather
than any restricted territory is
the large field in which we might
spend our efforts to induce 9TH
ers to come here.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

A GOOD IDEA: Otis Garren, a
member of the police force in his
thoroughness and enthusiasm to
make the automobile census COM
plete, brings forth a good thought.
He read that the state Of Montana
was not represented and had
gained the idea that we wanted
the names of owners of cars from
distant states. He dashed out be-
hind a Montana car that was
making about so m.p.h. Fred
Turner came to a halt to take his
medicine far from his home state.
He naturally imagined his trou-
BILE and thought he was being
pinched for speeding.
Mr.. Garren relieved his mind
quickly and told him that the
home newspaper was taking
census of cars and wanted his
name and address. Feeling much
relieved. he was indeed grateful
and talked freely and gave his
reason for being guest of Noah's
Ark camp near Lake Summit. In
passing through he stopped over
night and was impressed with our
night climate and has remained.
Mr.. Garren says we ought to
publish interviews from tourists
from the more distant states, es-
pecially the New England and
those west of the Mississippi and
learn just what attracted them to
Hendersonville and Henderson
county. This might prove helpful
in the creation of our Chamber of
Commerce booklets. Probably this
would teach us something valu-
able.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
TAG PECULIARITIES: Flor

7 AI FEIOLIANII IEo! TIor-
ida does more community adver-
tising with its automobiles than
any other state. Many of its cars
don't carry a state license plate
in front of the car, probably not
a state requirement, but there are
numerous designs or emblems for
cities and counties that would
make most interesting collection
of all were placed together. This
should suggest to Hendersonville
some more striking community
tag than we have yet produced.
The times-news., 1938-08-18

Daguerrotypes required 80 ,nAnutes for sitting
The times-news., 1938-08-18

MUCH FINE HELP: Harold
Corn came to the rescue and re-
ported North Dakota, the last Of
the states found. We appreciate
the help given US by several per-
sons. 1t was so generous that only
a little more than a week elapsed
in the taking of the census.
The times-news., 1938-08-18
PLEASANT HILL

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The times-news., 1938-08-18

BECAUSE stress was laid on
- MI. Roosevelt's endorsement
Of Senator Hattie Caraway in the
The times-news., 1938-08-18

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The Washington times., 1938-02-17
'Chorioteers'
For Howard

The new radio sensations, the
"Charioteers," will open for a
weeks engagement at the How
ard Theater Friday. -
The popularity Of this swing
quartet has grown BY leaps and
bounds during the past year, so
that now they are broadcaSting
three days weekly and are regu-
larly heard over Station VOL.
Sunday, GAS. to 10 p. m; Mon
day, $3.50 to S:45 p. m, and
Tuesday, S:45 to 9 p. m.
Also included in the revue
cast are: ROCCO and Saulters in
their first personal appearance
since appearing in vogues of
1888, and a novelty, Holmes"
with Charlie McCarthy's Sepia
rival; the three dancing Cy-
clones and a fast, housekeeping
chorus rounds out three hours
Of entertainment.
Hollywood Hotel" on the
screen stars Benny Goodna%
with his orchestra and quartet.
Gala midnight show Saturday
with reserved seats.