WEATHER
Scattering thunderthower* to
rn!
M and Friday; little change
tempfr*ture*
Sit? ©tttues
J
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GOOD AFTOUfOOH
We may bve streamlined auto
mobile* tad • tree mimed train*,
but there'* the tame wreckage
after a crotafai cuih« aajwaj*
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., T HURSDAY, JULY 5, 1934
SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS
|lR ACCIDENTS
p DROWNING
End in lives
I5OO Burned by Fireworks
I New York Alone,
I Only One Death
Iraffic ACCIDENTS i
(are also numerous
> u» 1Q34. Unit^J Pre»»
■ iSrkis celebrati«i of the
Jdv under widespread po
W£*J£ to enforce safe and
B0' Slrvanc*. resulted in more
ft deaths, a United
K*V toy revealed.
^However, danger from explo
■v'„. was . oduced to the lowest
■ •Tho^ar*"''"-suffered from fire
Kcke'r < skyroek* accidents
2300 in New
traffic accidents kill
■ About the same
K^/oer were drowned.
H in early survey showed that
K, person died of over-exertion
■d »tio«; three were
* bleacher collapsed,
■ by lightning; one
Krmen to d*»'h. and two fisher
E fouzht a battle to death. A
Kf/?mjnarv survey If st night
Kiiiifi a single death from fire
work*.
■ Generally fair weather sent ,
■oniliirtn out «n crowded high
Ears for picnics and outings. The
iea\ especially intense in the
its' resulted in beaches being
r^'ded. l.ifetruards had a busy
'riwal* '-ad an especially busy
|i -reatlnff children for burns
Trained while handling fire
rork<5. In St. Louis 11* were
:r*ated for burns and other in
iurc* s i^ained in pre-holiday
fireworks accidents.
T'-re<> persons were killed and
1* least 15 wounded by the care
less handling of guns. In Chicago
r".-3 persons weie wounded by
firearms. Chicago police report
fl one of the noisiest July tths
n record.
Sit nersons were killed in traf
' accidents in Detroit: six kill
id *1 Indiana and one killed and
hr»e injured in Norfolk, Va. In
sW York three persons were
f. when overloaded bleachers
»lapsed. .
• arelessly thrown firecracker
rv relieved to have started a
that did damage estimated at
19.000 in Springfield, 111. A
br of a bathing pavilion col
■r>ed at Bayonne. N. J-. throw
Be several persons into the
rater.
INCINERATED!
IN PLANE FALL
Cries of Victims Heard
Lonjr After Crash, Dy
ing in Flames
l-r AVS^FR. T*.. JmIv F>. fTTP>
Vipo r»*solinP fpff flam0' b°ld
of i*«cier^ a* h**v, five
humed to death in *be
»r»rl<s-yp nf an airplane which
pt!»;'«p^ on a St. Ansgrer street
Tl». -Vt:ms' cries from withir
o^hin could Hp heard
1nr t*''*n-- minutes after the plane
^irV. Knots of Fourth of Julv
rb!0scene and
^su'vp-ssftjllv tried to extinguish
1im»< with « garden hose.
More *H»n t.000 persons were
n^rf ;n rpremonies at a
flarV *:'V|n a fPW blocks of the
CT*Ij TS? rfoad were*
-qw*^ I; hp risk v, St. Answer:
I.;hprj,i<v> 55| Answer, a
"• Marvin Miller, f»raffon:
cj,.~V °W Orafton; and FVed
' <j n/r*-^, -\rV|pV> the pilot.
h« ^ |ors «*id the nla-ne fell
inc.* r° l" ' ftf wr>tor trouble. Sym
",ppn carrvinjf pa.ssen
from a field near the
, ^"*nts noted the pon
: of his motor as he
]„nj;8' * r'j»nP hack toward the
0/. J *>om over the heart
lost altitude as \f
" ^e main street and
„n * oa^kway between the
W*a. street. The nlane
'nff> flames immediate]v.
% persons realixed
wit"*!. wns inwendinsr and rac
»i " ,T)°t of the impact. Those
uri n,a^* to release the rm
tlio i*i ^ctlms were scorched by
Tv *7C an^ *° ^et^eat.
" hn<5» ftilpd to check the
d**'' *^er P*88®11"
FOURTH OF JULY DIVERSIONS
DRAW LARGEST GATHERING
REPORTED HERE IN YEARS
Deny Ex-Crown
Prince Expelled
Thoujrh absolved of complicity in
the attempted German revolt,
Former Crown Prince Wilhelm
(above), was reported to have
been expelled from Germany and
to have flown to Doom to join
lis father, the former Kaiser.
Friends denied this, however, and
declared he was keeping a close
:heck on progress of the. Nazi's
>loody house-cleaning from his
Berlin house.
DEATH CALLS
MRS. OWENS
Rites for Wife of W. W.
Owens Will Be at Ebe
nezer Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Cal
lie Owens, wife of W. W. Owens,
will be held Friday morning at 10
o"clock at the Ebenezer Baptist
church.
Mrs. Owens died at her home
on the Chimney Rock road, July
4 at 7 o'clock, following a long
illness.
Mrs. Owens was born March
21, 1882, the daughter of Jason
H. and Cynthia Kitchens. She is
survived by her husband, one
daughter, Medea, four sons, Roy,
Duane, Lamar and Ralph, and one
grandchild, Jean Owens. She also
leaves the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. Lelia Owens, Hen
dersonville; Mrs. Allie Galloway,
Brevard; Nelson Kitchens, Lake
Toxaway; Herman Kitchens, of
Enka; Julius Kitchens, of Horse
Shoe; Mrs. Ida Mize, Nalanville,
Texas; Mrs. Azalee McCurly, of
Houston, Texas; Lewis Kitchens,
Post, Texas; Oliver Kitchens, of
Missouri; Mrs. Rosa Blackwell
and Columbus Kitchens of Fort
Worth, Texas.
E. W. Ewbank, Jr,
Elected Head Of
Young Democrats
Doyle Alley, Waynesville,
Miss Truex Favored !
for Leadership
The Young Democratic organi
zation of Henderson county met
at the city hall Tuesday night and
elected E. W. Ewbank, Jr., as
chairman for the coming year.
W. A. Keith. Jr., was named as
first vice chairman, 0. Y. Brown
lee, Jr.. was named as second vice |
chairman, and Miss Jane Truex
was re-elected as secretary and'
elected as treasurer.
The organization went on rec
ord as favoring Doyle Alley, of
Waynesville, for state president
of the organization, and delegates
«rill be instructed to vote for Mr.
Alley on the first ballot.
Miss Truex was endorsed for
the post of chairman of the^ elev
enth congressional district, and
deJegates were instructed to vote
and work for her election in the
state convention in Asheville.
It was voted to seat all mem
bers of the organization attend
ing the convention as delegates,
the vote of the county to be cast
bv Chairman Ewbank. '
Water Sports, Ball, Golf
Among Attractions; Baby
Contest Features
Fourth of July celebrations in
Hendersonville and Henderson
county yesterday drew hundreds
of people. It was estimated today
that the crowd here yesterday was
the largest in a number of years.
Local people, visitors here for
the summer, and many others
here for the day only crowded
bathing: beaches, golf courses, and
attended baseball games.
The day was unmarred by any
accidents of a serious nature and
county and city officers reported
that the conduct of the public was
above reproach.
At the Laurel Park bathing
beach it was repoi'ted that the
crowd attending an afternoon
program there was the largest in
any one day in four years. A spe
cial program featuring water con
tests and a baby beauty contest
was conducted there during the '
afternoon and Bob Taylor and
his orchestra played a concert
during the afternoon.
Tho Hendersonyille Golf and
Country club course drew a large
crowd during the afternoon when
a Scotch mixed foresome was
played and later in the evening
when a weiner roast was staged
on the clubhouse grounds.
County league baseball teams
were active during the day, play
ing four games in the morning
and four in the afternoon. Large
crowds attended these contests.
A large rrowd of young people
atterjci'-d tho dance at the city
gymnasium last night at which
time Bob Taylor and his orchestra
played for the dancfng.
Numerous picnic parties also
were present in the county, these
being made up of both local peo
ple and visitors.
MRS. WISEMAN,
LOTT, WINNERS
Capture Low Scores in
Scotch Foresome at
Country Club
Mrs. Katherine Wiseman and !
E. E. Lott turned in a low net
card of 39 for 9 holes to take !
low scoring- honors in the Scotch
mixed foresome tournament at 1
the Hendersonville Golf & Coun- 1
try club yesterday afternoon. '
Mrs. Wiseman and Mr. Lott
turned in a gross card of 54,
which, with their handicap of 1.5,
game them a 39. 1
Five strokes back of this cou
ple were Mrs. J. G. Bennett and '
J. B. Arnold, who carded a net (
score of 44. Their gross was a ^
52 with a handicap of 8 strokes, j
Twenty-six couples took part in ,
the tournament which was de- ,
scribed as largely successful. It
was the first time a mixed match 1
has been staged at the club and
many *of the ladies were playing J
their first rounds over the course, j
At 7 o'clock last night at the j
clubhouse grounds a weiner roast .
was held and this affair was large
ly attended by local people and 1
visitors.
LEGION AUXILIARY
PLANS BRIDGE EVENT;
WILL AWARD PRIZES
The American Legion Auxiliary
has announced a benefit bridge
for Tuesday evening, July 10. at
the American Legion club house.
Prizes will be awarded and re
freshments will be served. Pro
ceeds from the benefit will go
toward the furnishing of the club
house.
Those wishing to make reserva- ]
tions may call Mrs. Thomas Shep
herd, phone 217, Mrs. L. A. Blair, ,
phone 637-W, or Mrs. A. V. Ed
wards, 273-W. ;
Sponsors of the party an- j
nouncement that it will not be
necessary for anyone wishing to j
play to make up a table, as seats
will be assigned any players not [
making up tables upon their ar
rival at the club house.
AMERICAN LEGION TO I
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT I
Hubert M .Smith post, Ameri-1
can Legion, will hold its July '
meeting Friday night, July 6, at |
8 o'clock at the club house, on
North Main street. J'
Gustav von Kahr
Reported Slain
Another prominent statesman re
orted slain in Germany's bloody
'rule of terror" is Gustav von
Kahr (above), Catholic leader in
Munch, and former Premier of
Bavaria.
First Lady Off
For Inspection Of
Dam In Tennessee
Quits Ashevilte After T#o
Day Inspection of Moun
tain Industries
ASHEVILLE. July 5.—Display
ing a keen interest in North Car
olina—its industries, its pasttimes
and its people—Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt spent a busy day yes
;erday in this "Land of the Sky"
:ity, while her husband and two
?ons were on a navy cruise
steaming: toward Hawaii.
Accompanied by two friends,
Misses Nancv Cook and Marion
Dixon, the first lady inspected
;he Biltmore industries homespun
jlant early in the morning, re
;urning to the local Country Club
)ool and took a "dip" before
>reakfast. The Roosevelts are
rreat adherents of water sports.
Climaxing a whirlwind of this
;ection, she motored to Tryon, by
vay of Hendersonville in the aft
ernoon and spent most of the
ifternoon in the Tryon weaver
ind toymakers shops.
This was the first lady's second
risit to Tarheelia in less than two
nonths. She spoke in Raleigh re
:ently.
The primary reason for her
:econd sojourn in this state, it is
inderstood, was to see the home
pun weaving possibily in order
o install similiar facilities in her
J.vde Park home. Her visit to this
(ection at this time was termed
in "off the record" trip.
Mrs. Roosevelt, concluding her
wo-dav visit to Asheville, left by
lutomobile this morning at 8:15
>'clock for Morristown, Tenn., on
ler way to the Norris dam, one
>f the major projects of the Ten
lessee Valley Authority. >
Mrs. Roosevelt, driving with
wo companions, Miss Nancy Cook
md Miss Marion Dickerman in a
:oupe, expected to pass through
Vlorristown and Tazewell, Tenn.,
)n their way to the Norris dam.
MS U. S. NOT
ABLE TO FUND
ALL OF RELIEF
Roosevelt Warns Nation in
Letter to Baker Private
Aid Indispensable
SET MOBIULVTION OF
RESOURCES SEPT. 28
By ARTHUR F. DEGREVE
United Pre»» Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. July 5. (UP)
President Roosevelt last night
warned the nation that the gov
ernment cannot hear the full bur
den of relief and that volunteer
welfare services are indispensa
ble to national recovery.
His views were disclosed in a
letter to Newton D. Baker, for
mer secretary of war and chair
man of the 1934 Mobilization for
Human Needs, which was made
public by him.
At the same time, the United
States Chamber of Commerce is
sued a report from William For
tune, a member of the chamber's
taxation committee, estimating
that 20 per cent of the national
income this year will be diverted
into state, local and federal taxes.
Fortune's report acknowledged
the justification of huge expendi
tures to maintain essential ser
vices such as relief during an
emergency.
Supplementary borrowings, how
ever, the report cautioned, "must
not be allowed to become so great
to increase public indebtedness
kt unmanageable proportions."
The problem of relief is one of
the most troublesome confronting
President Roosevelt today. He has
stated repeatedly in fireside chats
with the nation and in messages
to congress that no American
would be allowed to go hungry.
On the other hand, the chief ex
ecutive has insisted that local
communities take care of their
own needy whenever possible. He
has sent Harry L. Hopkins, fed
eral relief administrator, to Eu
rope, to stuoy methods used by
the old world in caring for the dis
tressed.
Baker disclosed last night that
the president had expressed grave j
fears prior to his departure on an J
extended ocean cruise that private
citizens would assume that the
government's billions of appropri
ations spent for material relief
would make the support of hospi
tals. nursing, child and family wel
fare services, guidance and recre
ation for youth, seem unneces
sary.
"I wish to state again," the
president said in a letter to Baker,
"that volunteer welfare services
(Continued on page three)
MURDER COST
$60, ALLEGED
Wisconsin Sheriff Says
Man Confesses Crime
JEFFERSON, Wis., July 5.— ]
(UP).—An itinerant painter con
fessed today that he killed Earl
Gentry, former Ku-Klux-Klan
leader, according to Sheriff Jos.
Lange. He said George King, 35, ,
admitted the killing for $f>0 and
a "million dollars worth of satis
faction."
FRIDAY NIGHT PROGRAMS FOR
TOURISTS START THIS WEEK
Mrs. Fred Justus Accepts Post of Full Time Director
of Entertainment; Many Specialties Planned
•The Chamber of Commerce is
jeginning its annual Frdiay eve
ling iseries of entertainment pro
grams for tourists and visitors
;his week. 0. Y. Brownlee, chair
nan of the entertainment com
nittee, announced today that the
services of Mrs. Fred Justus have
)een secured as full time director
>f entertainment, and she will
naintain offices in the Chamber
>f Commerce rooms at 508 North
Vlain street. Mrs. Justus has had
jplendid training- for this kind of
vork, having been formerly asso
ciated with Wayne P. Sewell &
Jo., of Atlanta, Ga., in their dra
natic productions with local tal
jnt in communities throughout
;he South.
Under Mrs. Justus' guidance a
ong list of activities will be main
lined through the summer, some
of which will reach all of the
city's visitors.
The program of the entertain
ment committee has been de
signed to give Hendersonville vis- (
itors an opportunity to enjoy the j
city and the advantages it offers, .
and every effort will be made to
see that those who come here for ,
their vacation will have such a ]
good time that they will come ,
back again.
Highlights on the program for ;
the season will be the specialty -
shows given each Friday night in •
the high school auditorium. The i
first of these will be held this «
week, at which time greetings
from the city and Chamber of
Commerce will be extended. A
great deal of splendid talent has
been secured for the entertain- ;
ment. !
Test Air for Stratosphere Hop
A trial balloon flight to study air conditions will be made before
Major W E. Kepner and Captain A. W. Stevens start their strato
sphere flight from South Dakota. Captain 0. A. Anderson, left, and
Kepner are shown here in the basket of the small craft they will use
in the test, in the natural bowl near Rapid City.
GOVERNMENT INCOME IS ON
UPTREND, FIRST DAY OF NEW
YEAR SHOWS NET BALANCE
<s>
Securities Control Unit
Meets, Pecora Absent
From Session
WASHINGTON, July f>. (UP)
\ $132,235,547.41 credit for the
Reconstruction Finance corpora
tion and other first of the year
iscal changes more than offset
:he government's expenditures
the first day of the new fiscal
pear, leaving a government net
income of $52,602,001.93.
Total ordinary receipts were
50,911,004.97, or more than dou
ble the first day's receipts of the
srevious fiscal year.
SECURITIES EXCHANGE
HAS FIRST MEETING
WASHINGTON. July 5. (UP)
The new federal securities ex
change commission held its first
formal meeting: today without the
jresence of Ferdinand Pecora,
vho was appointed for a one
fear term and who contested Jo
ieph Kennedy for the chairman
ihip.
The five men who will control
;he nation's securities business
3ring a wide variety of viewpoint
jut little speculative experience
:o the unprecedented task before
;hem.
Von Papen Is Still
Vice-Chan cell or
¥azi Leaders Study Reac
tion to Housecleaning
BERLIN. July 5. (UP)—Chan
rellor Hitler vigorously pressed,
lis campaign to strengthen Nazi:
sower in Germany today while1
larty and district leaders from
ill parts of the nation met at
?lensburg for an important study
)f policy.
The Flensburg sessions, which
Flitler may attend later, will pro
ride a cross section of opinion on
;he reaction of the nation to the
surging of the party last week
end.
The status of Vice Chancellor
/on Papen remains indefinite.
Sis future is considered very sig
lifiaant because of political im
plications possible from his dispo
sition. • _ . . . L.
Alberta Premier
Freed By Court
In Seduction Suit
Found Guilty by Jury But
Supreme Court Dis
misses Action
EDMONTON' ALTA. July 5.—
(UP). — The Alberta supreme
court yesterday erased a scandal
ous page from Candian court rec
ords.
Ignoring a jury verdict of guil
ty, the court dismissed the action
brought by Miss Vivian MacMil
lan, stenographer, and her father,
against Premier John E. Brown
lee, charging seduction. The pro
vince executive's counter-claim of
[conspiracy also was quashed.
The action was taken in a writ
ten judgment filed by Acting
Chief Justice Ives.
Effect of the high court's deci
sion upon Brownlee's political fu-j
ture was *ncertain. The premier,
who denounced the seduction
charge as part of a political con
spiracy, has offered his resigna
tion to the lieutenant governor.
The attractive plaintiff testified
to nearly 100 instances of al
leged seduction, asserting she was
Icomppelled to accept the middle
aged premier's advances through
fear of losing her government job
and out of gratitude toward the
official's invalid wife, who had be
friended her.
A jury Saturday awarded her
$10,000 damages and $5,000 to
her father. Brownlee's attorneys
immediately sought reversal of the
damage award claiming Miss Mac
Millan lost nothing of value.
Asked today if he intends to
withdraw his offer to resign,
Brownlee said:
"I don't think so. I have noth
ing to say now."
FUN ALL ONE WAY
NEW YORK, July 6.—(UP)—
J Boys pestered Joseph Armano, 40,
poolroom bootblack, all day, by
tossing firecrackers into his base
ment stand. Finally he struck one.
Fifteen minutes later the boy,
about 18, returned, shot the boot
black twice. Armano died at a
hospital.
FIERCE RIOTING
BREAKS OUT IN
SAN FRANCISCO
Governor Says State's Full
Power Be Used to
Run Belt Line
NATIONALGUARD AND
600 POLICE ON DUTYI
BULLETIN
SAN FRANCISCO. Jul? 5.—.
(UP) ^—Violent rioting broke out
•loaf the waterfront today. Two
freight cart were aet on fire. Po
lice rushed picket lines with clube
and ffas font.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-^.
(UP).—War to the finish threat
ened San Francisco's waterfront
today.
One thousand youthful and in
experienced national guardsmen
and 600 veteran police are ready
to maintain order wtth all the
machinery of modern warfare
when ghip owners begin moving
cargoes at 8 a. m. today. Guards
men are to be called if pickets
interfere with operation of the
state • owned , belt-line railroad
which carries freight along the
waterfront.
GOVERNOR WARNS OF • \
IMPENDING ACTION
SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 5.
(UP).—If strikers continue to in
terfere with operation of the
state-owned belt-line railroad in
San Francisco, Governor Merriam
will call out the national guard to
protect the line, he said yester
day.
"Unless there is some modifica
tion of the strike attitude I shall
call out the national guard on
July 5," he said.
The governor made the an
nouncement after belt-line offi
cials informed him that the joint
marine strike committee had
voted to continue blockading all
freight movements to San Fran
cisco docks. The committee's vote
was in direst defiance of the gov
ernor's early warning that state
property and operations must be
exempted from interference.
"If the state has the power the
belt-line railroad is going to op
erate and I wilj call the national
guard, the citizens of San Fran
cisco, and the citizens of the com
monwealth to support the govern
ment," said Governor Merriam.
The joint marine strike com
mittee intensified the situation
when it defied the governor's ulti
matum that belt-line operations
must not be interfered with. The
committee voted to attempt to
blockade all freight car move
ments onto the piers.
Officials of the belt-line said
they would ask the four man line
railroads to provide train cr«?w<»
under police protection, and noti
fied the governor of the strikers'
attitude.
The governor was quoted by
belt-line officials as telling them:
"The cars must move." He did
not say how he would enforce his
edict.
Big Fish Caught
By The President
Hauls in "Grand-Daddy of
All Barracudas"
ABOABD U.S. S. GILMER,
July 5. (UP).—The cruiser Hous
ton was anchored off Cape Hni
tien, awaiting a viait from Presi
dent Vincent of Haiti to President
Roosevelt today.
Vincent was scheduled to be
the president's luncheen guest.
ABOARD, U.S.S. GILMER AT
SEA, July 6.—(UP).—(President
Franklin D. Roosevelt observed
independence day by catching
"the grand-daddy of all barra
cudas" yesterday while bouncing
in a small gig in the open sea.
The president captufed his firtt
fish of his present long cruise
during an expedition from thet
heavy cruiser Houston, on which
he is being taken to the Pacific.
Garbed m a blue sweater and
wRite trousers, Mr. Roosevelt was
accompanied in the gig by his
two sons, John and Fraqklin, Jr.,
and by his naval aide. Captain
Wilson Brown.
While the party was out fish
ing, the booming of a 21-gun
presidential salute reached the
eara of its members as the Hous
ton paid 4th of July tribute to
the chief executive.