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yOL- 57—No. 281
HENPERSONVILLE, N. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1938
SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS
HUNDREDS OF
II.S.GROUPS IN
EMBARGO PLEA
Germans Charging World
Jewry With "Mass
Conspiracy"
colombiaTenvoy
WILL QUIT BERLIN
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. (UP)
The state department today con
jured petitions from hundreds
of citiieu groups demanding: im
aediute embargo against German
Side.
Petitions from all parts of the
auntry expressed indignation
jrer Germany's anti-Semitic cam
paign and enforced dismember
ment of Czechoslovakia. They
uked President Roosevelt and
Secretary of State Hull to pro
sfst through economic pressure.
BERLIN, Nov. 24.—(UP)—
Jaime Jaramillo, Colombian rain
jter to Germany, and his charge
d'affaires, Rafael Rocha Schloss,
ave been recalled by their gov
ernment, the United Press learn
ed today.
Jaramillo said he was leaving
for Paris tonight because he had
been appointed minister to an
other country, the name of which
| nt*as unable to reveal.
By EDWARD W. BEATT1E, JR.
United Pre** Staff Correspondent
BERLIN', Nov. 24. (UP)—The
government today decreed a
heavy levy on all German Jewish
wealth to pay the $400,000,000
collective "tine" imposed for the
Paris slaying of a minor Nazi dip
lomat as the German press warn
ed that Jewish conspirators
abroad would like to see Adolf
Hitler assassinated.
A government decree ordered
fe Reich's 700,000 Jews to be
p payment ■ December 15 on a
per cent levy against all their
*»!th exceeding $2,000 but ex
ited all foreign Jews.
This proviso answered, to some
«tent, the United States govern
ment's new note to Germany, ask
s* assurances that Jews of Amer
ican citizenship be exempt from
the crusade to drive Jews from
business life.
The desire of foreign Jews to
see Hitler and his aides assassi
nated was the subject of a bitter
blast by the Newspaper Boersen
Zeitung, which cited a letter sign
ed by Max Rosenberg and appear
iu the New York Daily News.
Ro senberg suggested that Amer
ican convicts be released from pri
son and sent to Germany to as
jassinate the Fuehrer.
"This monstrosity confirms 100
percent everything that has been
aid in Germany these days con
cerning the criminal character of
*orld Jewry and the existence of
1 Jewish mass conspiracy against
national socialist Germany," the ■
k'xpaper said.
"It is becoming more manifest
^wy day that the Jewish murder
98 Frankfurter and Grynszpan
*«ly acted on behalf of backers
aims and moral character
" illustrated by the Daily News'.
•oared correspondent."
Jhe Boersen Zeitung echoed the
laments of Propaganda Min
ster Paul Joseph Goebbels who
2000 Nazi party leaders and
P^pagandists at the Kroll opera
Tuesday night that the Rath
Gustloff killings "were plan
*jl°ng beforehand for the pur
of provoking the German
People."
^ An increasing shortage of cer
'■*in foodstuffs was noted by Ger
Hausfraus. In response to
Quests fur fruit they were told
® sornt- *h«>ps that no apples or
oraa(fes were available because
^ supply was being saved for
1 hrUtmas season. Shopkeep
Ij* *aid they would be fined if
•«y sold the apples or oranges
December 10. Kggs also
*ere arcv ;md there was a short
*** °f veal, pork, onions and
<*hor foodstuffs,
thl new,*papen» angrily told
I. e democracies to mind their own
^sin»'v< an,j ,.t0p expressing sym
for Germany's Jews. They
' | jIU'*,.,) atrocities against mi
■Jpties in the democratic coun
;including a story entitled
Shameful State of the In
Qlans in the United States."
COLD WAVE WARNING
)(.NpK^ ORLEANS, Nov. 24.—
„■ P The weather bureau last
warned truckers in east
-*<»■< and south Louisiana of an
co^ wave that may
Jnn8 "-feezing temperatures."
;• * .
MAJOR INDUSTRIES AND WAR
DEPARTMENT LAY PLANS FOR
MASS EQUIPMENT OUTPUT
Steps Are Bein? Taken as
Survey Shows U. S. Is Not
Prepared to Resist an
Invasion
By MACK JOHNSON
United Pre»« Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. (UP)
Assistant Secretary of ♦Var Louis
Johnson revealed last night that
the war department, on orders of
President Roosevelt, is co-operat
ing with major industries in draft
ing a plan for mass production
of airplanes, tanks, gas masks,
artillery, semi-automatic rifles and
other sesentiul war equipment.
Conferences have been under
way for some time, including one
with leading airplane manufac
turers to whom the war depart
ment has outlined a plan for con
struction of 12,000 fighting
planes over a gve-year period and
costing $ 1,500.000,000.
This conference, Johnson said,
was one of a series aimed at
eliminating "bottlenecks" in pro
duction of strategic war equip
ment in line with Mrs. Roosevelt's
multi-billion dollar national de
fense program.
He revealed that automobile
manufacturers and armaments
and munitions makers already had
been consulted and that otner key
industries are on the • agenda.
When the conferences have been
completed, the war department
will place" the^resufls befoiV the
president who, in turn, is expect
ed to lay them before congress.
"The main purpose of the con
ferences is to remove critical bot
tlenecks in industry as a factor
in national defense," Johnson
said. "As there is every evidence
that there will be a marked in
crease in the army's air program,
consultation with leaders in this
industry was a necessary factor
in war department planning."
He said that the aircraft man
ufacturers had unanimously pledg
ed their willingness to "cooper
ate immediately in any govern
ment defense program."
The army and navy together
have only 3500 first line planes.
Johnson said that under Mr.
Roosevelt's program at least
8500 more are needed. This num
ber, unless other powers kept
abreast, would give the United
States supremacy in the air.
Johnson said that initial plans
envisage an outlay of $650,000,
000 for planes. New airports,
other necessary facilities and per
(Continued on page four)
JOHN WILLIS
FATALLY SHOT
Brother-in-Law, C. 0. Is
rael Says Wife Was
Being Mistreated . j
ASHEVILLE, Nov. 24.-^ohn
Willis, 34, was shot and instantly
killed last night by his brother
in-law, Clay 0. Israel.
Israel surrendered to officers
immediately and in a signed state
ment said that he shot Willis be
cause he was mistreating Mrs.
Israel.
He stated that Israel had been
living with them for about four
months and had been a constant
trouble-maker and that he had
been drinking at the time he tried
to choke Mrs. Israel.
A coroner's inquest will be
held Friday at 3:30. Israel is be
ing held in jail pending the out- j
come of the inquest.
Willis is a former resident of
Henderson county. '
CHINESE CONFIDENT OF LONG
RESISTANCE AGAINST JAPAN
I SHANGHAI, Nov. 24. (UP)—
Foreign radiograms from Chung
king today reported that leaders
of the Chinese Nationalist govern
ment are confident they can con
tinue the war with Japan indefi
nitely following the new agree
ment for complete cooperation be
tween Generalissimo Chiang Kai
i shek's Kuomintang (Nationalist)
party and the Chinese Communist
! party.
The government has decided on
a definitely pro-Russian policy and
in line with this has begun build
ing new bases in northwest China
near the Soviet frontier. Efforts
I are being made to transfer thou
sands of refugees from Hunan,
Hupeh, Kwantung and Kwagnsi
provinces to the sparsely settled
Sinkiang region of the northwest
where Soviet influence long has
been dominant.
The army newspaper, Sao Tang
Pao, which was moved to Chung- 1
king before the Japanese captured y
Hankow, said that "the northwest |1
henceforth will be one of our most 1
important bases for future opera- |l
tions against the Japanese. Once 1
the large scale emigration into!'
Sinkiang is completed we will start i
new counter-offensives from this i
region.''
(Continued on page four)
NAZIS' POLICY
MAY INSPIRE
! WIDE DEFENSE
Expansion to Africa Would
Give Short Air Bridge
to South America
By HARRY WILSON SHARPE
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. (UP)
President Roosevelt's unprece
dented plan for uniting with Can
ada and the Latin-American na
tions in a "one hemisphere" de
fense might have been inspired
by fears that Germany would ob
tain a military foothold in West
Africa and later attempt to ex
tend it to South America, it was
believed today.
Some basis for this was seen
in dispatches from abroad which
said that Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull had protested to France
and Great Britain against restor
ation of Germany's pre-war West
African colonies. Hull denied the
reports but at the same time de
clined to say whether the United
States would be indifferent J# an j
aggressive pdwdr," sucn as Ger
many, gaining a military foothold
in West Africa.
The war and navy departments i
are reported offering strenuous
opposition to the now dormant,
Franco-British propositi because I
^ny such plan would involve,
sweeping changes in United
States naval defense which must
be based on Mr. Roosevelt's new
ly enunciated policy of eontinen-,
tal solidarity.
Military strategists point out J
that West Africa is hundreds of
miles closer to South America's i
west coast than is the United
States and that occupation by a |
potential aggressor would open a !
so-called "air bridge" which would
weaken any defense system.
Observers believe Mr. Roose
velt is aware of this and accord
ingly is acting with haste to en
cricle the hemisphere with a ring
of steel augmented by a political
union such as is expected to be
accomplished at the forthcoming
Pan-American conference at Li
(Continued on page four)
CATS LOSE TO |
ANDERSON IN
NIGHT BATTLE
South Carolinians Come
From Behind in Sec
ond Half to Win
ANDERSON, S. C.. Nov. 24.—
Anderson high's Yellow Jackets
came from behind in the second
half to defeat a scrappy Hender-1
sonville Bearcat team here last.
night 18 to 7.
The Hendersonville team went!
ahead just before the half ended j
when Miller intercepted an Ander- j
son pass behind his own goal line
and raced for a touchdown.
Quarles placekicked the extra
point and the visitors led 7 to 6
at the half.
Anderson kicked off to start the '1
second half and recovered the ball I'
behind the Hendersonville goal fori1
a touchdown.
The third Anderson touchdown ''
came on a 20-yard pass later inI I
the Ihird period. [
I 1
AMERICA GIVES THANKS TODAY
ALL CLASSES • ALL RACES • 'ALU RELlClO/sJS
JL dW
NATION COUNTS MANY BLESSINGS ;
BY BRUCE CATTON j
fpHIS ought to be a pood Thanksgiving Day.
First of all,,the season has beeh bcuntiful.
The yield of our farms has been good, trade and
industry seem to be picking up speed again, and
most Americans will be able to sit down to a big
dinner commemorating those facts.
Hut Thanksgiving has come to be mere than
just a seasonal feast. It has become a time for
casting up our national accounts so we can see
how we have fared during the last 12 months;
a time for looking both to the past and to the
future, and for assessing our own place in the
general picture of the world.
And by any of those accountings, wis have
abundant reason to return devout and heart
felt thanks.
The last eight or nine years have riot been
easy. They have put our country, probably, to
a greater strain than it has suffered since 1865; ,
yet it has stood the strain nobly, and now it is
becoming pretty evident that the worst is over.
A great many people have suffered rather se
verely, but the nation as a whole received no
permanent damage—and the signs now are that
things are going to go on getting better during
the coming year.
If you look overseas, the reason for thanksgiv
ing in America is even clearer.
In Europe and Asia bloody wars are raging;
and millions of people have to live under the
daily dread that tomorrow it will be their turn.
Intolerance and persecution recall the Dark Ages.
From all of that, we are spared.
Alone of the earth's great nations, we can look
forward confidently to years of peace — years
which we can devote to construction, not to de
struction, years which should increase the sum
total of human happiness instead of decreasing it.
Truly, if ever a land had reason to return
thanks, it is our land!
PRESIDENT LEADS NATION IN
THANKSGIVING OBSERVANCE
^
Hopes for Further Admis
sion of Refugees Into
Palestine
WARM SPRINGS, Ga., Nov. 24.
(UP)—President Roosevelt today
ed America's millions in an ob
servance of Thanksgiving in a
:eremony that, for him at least,
vas tempered by consideration for
;he oppressed in other lands,
President Roosevelt, who tonight
vill dine with infantile paralysis
Jatients of Warm Springs Foun
iation as he has done in years
>ast, spent the holiday awaiting
further reaction to the Jewish ref
ugee question after an informal
statement, last night. In that state
nent he said, "It is reported that
i number of refugees that are to
>e permitted into Palestine will
ae materially increased. I have
io means of knowing the accuracy
)f this report but I hope it is
:rue."
Beyond that brief word there
vas no further delineation of the
jresident's views.
Mr. Roosevelt frequently in the
>ast has let it be known that he
vas hopeful that Palestine would
>e maintained as a Jewish home
and. At the same time,'however,
iev indicated this government was
vithout power to effect any
:banpe in the League of Nations
nandate by which Palestine is ad
ninistered.
Mr. Roosevelt named Otto Ker
(Continued on page four)
DEATH TAKES
G.HFLETCHER
Farmer of Hoopers Creek
Section Dies Following
Heart Attack
George M. Fletcher, 54, farmer
; of the Hoopers Creek section, died
, at his home yesterday morning at
4:15 o'clock as a result of a heart
attack. He had been in ill health
for some time, but his death was
unexpected*.
Funeral services will be held at
Calvary Episcopal church at 3:30
o'clock this afternoon with Rev.
W. C. Cravener, rector of Alf
Souls church, Biltmore, officiating.
Burial wilr follow in the family
plot at Calvary.
Pallbearers will be C. H. Rob
erts, R. W. Fletcher, N. B. Bald
! win, C. B. Lewis, L. A. Watkins
and H. D. Russell.
He is survived by his widow;
four sons, Charles, of Hallsboro,
Va.; Eugene, Albert, and Bobby,
of Fletcher; two daughters, Char
lotte and Edith; five sisters, Miss
! Betty and Miss Helen of Fletcher;
Miss Charlotte Fletcher, Mrs. Lily
Haliburton, and Mrs. Sue Henry,
and two brothers, William, of Bun
combe county, and John, of Tyler,
Texas.
SAN KALJN IS
NOffJUIZEN
Others Attaining Status;
Kalin Assures Self of
Naturalization
Sam Kalin, manager of KalinV
Boston store, definitely became an j
American citizen yesterday when
he was granted citizenship papers
before Judge E. Yates Webb, in
federal district court in Asheville. j
"I may be twice an American!
citizen or only once a citizen, but:
I wanted to be sure I was a citi-J
(Continued on page four.) I
HUNGARIAN, POLISH MARCH
ON RUTHENIA THREATENED
BUDAPEST, Nov. 24. (UP)—
Premier Bela Imredy resigned last
night after a revolt among his
own government party deputies in
parliament and amidst a tense
situation involvine the danger of
Hungarian armed action against
Czechoslovakia.
Imredy resigned, not because of
the Hungarian-Czech quarrel, but
because of opposition to the gov
ernment's anti-Jewish measures
and charges that he was using
"dictatorship" methods.
Imredy'a resignation has been
pending since Nov. 15 when he
reshuffled his cabinet to eliminate
four anti-Nazi members who ob-1
jected to his demands for sweep
ing powers to deal with lapd re
forms.
At that time it was said that
the new government would draw
more closely toward the Rome
Berlin axis and Irnredy announced
that "the Jewish question must be
faced squarely . . . because the
relative number of Jews in Hun
gary is unfavorable."
Hungarian-Polish demands for
amputation of Ruthenia to give
Hunfary and Poland a common
frontier, coupled with Hungarian
accusations of a Ruthenian "re
volt" in favor of annexation to
(Continued on page four).
700 BODES KSIKOYED INI
CAUFORNU HOnE COtONY
FOU FLEE AS BU2E RACES
Palatial Home and Million Dollar Hotel
Among Losses; Arson Squad
Makes Arrest
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24. (UF)—Two forest tires tnat
destroyed between 600 and 700 homes, including: the coun
try estates of several movie stars, today raged out of con
trol on southern California hillsides. More than 2,000
men are fighting the blazes.
Damage is estimated at more than $3,000,000.
The palatial home of Madeleine Carroll, blonde Eng
lish actress, in Las Flores Canyon, and the $1,000,000
Arrowhead Springs hotel, owned by film producer Joseph
Schenck are among the structures destroyed.
The Ritz brothers, movie comedians, and other guests
at the hotel fled when the fire was a half mile away.
Homes of many other film stars, including Miriam
Hopkins and Richard Dix, were saved by shifts in the
wind.
Malibu Beach, famous shoreline colony of stars, was
threatened for a time.
Many refugees and firefighters suffered burns but most
of them needed only first aid treatment.
The arson squad arrested David Trewitt, who report
edly admitted he accidentally started a blaze in the Santa
Monica area while emptying a pan of coals.
—„ ■
BLAZE STARTS AS
SMALL BRUSH FIRE
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24. (UP)
The fury of brush fires that raged
through the Santa Monica and Sat
Bernardino mountains was check
ed last night after flamet, had
roared through scores of homes,
eveled the $1,000,000 Arrowhead
Springs hotel anda sent hurdred*
fleeing for their livds.
One of six brush fires raging in
;hree southern California counties
ast night drove panic-stricker
•efugees from the Santa Monica
mountains into the sea near the
famous Malibu Beach movie col
jny to cscape the flames.
Coast guard cutters raced to a
loint near Malibu Beach to pick
jp the refugees, whose escape by
;he coast highway had been
jlocked.
They were huddled along vhe
shoreline and many waded into
he cold surf to escape the heat
rom burning dwellings, built al
nost on the water line.
A second major blaze threat
;ned to sweep into San Bernar
lino from the mountains, where
t destroyed the $1,000,000 Arrow
lead Springs resort.
The fire in the Santa Monica
,rea was sweeping to the ocean's
:dge from a point eight miles in
and in the settled mountain area.
At least 150 houses were report
id in the Santa Monica fire, which
ihowed no signs of abating five
lours after it broke out in
ropagna canyon. Police reported
in undetermined number of caa
lalties.
" *—— ""Hra Smith
XJaman^ mvu.
jrn California firefront was ex
acted to mount into the millions.
Whipped along by a 45-mile
vind, the Santa Monica fire drove
lundreds of refugees before it
ind finally reached the beach.
Sparks showered down on an esti
nated 100 smaller homes cluster
id along the waterfront and set
hem aflame. Residents, packing
vhat they could in their mad
light, camped on the three-mile
ong strand running from Topanga
:anyon to Castle Rock, south of
he film colony of Malibu.
Two coast guard cutters sped to
he scene, anchoring a half-mile
»ffshore in the Pacific. Dories
rere sent ashore to take off the
efugees with their salvaged be
ongings. Many of them waded
iut in the surf to greet their res
uers. The marooned bands in
luded many children.
The Santa Monica police depart
ment sent harbor and ambulance
oats to complement the work of
he coast guardsmen. Palatial
lomes of film stara at Malibu
/ere considered in no imminent
anger, built as they are on a
5ng narrow sand-spit extending
(Continued on page four) *
2 CIVIC CLUBS
DINE GRIDDERS
Rotary and Kiwanis Joint
... Hosts .to Bearcats and
: School Men
The Hendersonville Rotary and
Kiwanis clubs in a joint meeting
yesterday were hosts to the Hen
dersonville high school football
team at a luncheon meeting.
Rev. Jas. P. Burke, president
of the Rotary club, presided and
after welcoming the members of
the team and the Kiwanians, pre
sented Fred Streetman, chairman
of the Rotary sports committee,
who had charge of the program.
Dr. Fred Trotter, chairman ol
the Kiwanis sports committee,
welcomed the high school team or
behalf of the Kiwanis club and
then introduced Coach Johr
Stephens, who spoke briefly, af
ter which he introduced the mem
bers of the squad and the man
agers.
Following this President Burke
called on President J. G. Bennett
of the Kiwanis club, and others
for short talks.
Included in these were Super
intendent F. M. Waters and Prin
cipal Leslie K. Singley of the high
scnool, Rev. Broadus Wall, Rev.
Father Phillip O'Mara, J. C. Cos
ton and Trask McCarson.
AH the speakers commended
the team on its record for the
season, both in the won and lost
column and also on the fine spirit
of co-operation and sportsman
< ship shown by the team.
Captain Johnny Magness thank
I ed the clubs for their interest in
the team and the support they had
, given during the season.
W. L GIBBS EXHIBITS
ENORMOUS COLLARD
W. L. Gibba of Hendersonville
is displaying at The Times-News
an enormous collard.
The collard it about four feet
in diameter and weighs over eight
pounds.
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T 00KING BACK TO CHRIST
Aj MAS 26 YEARS AGO—
The Germans launched the Im
perator, queen of the seas, and
a wonder of the maritime worli
. . . but the overwhelming
tragedy of the toss of the Ti
tanic earlier in the year with
1517 lives still clouded tin
Christmas season. . . . Girls
wefrt het up about Dalcrote
Eurytheflcs. . . . People who
readied the Roeenfhel gang
murder wondered what fee
country was coming to.