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WEATHER Sli«M'y colder tonight; Sunday tne<-allv coatinued cool. ®Iip (i/tmpjs Largest Daily Circulation of Any Newspaper in North Carolina in Proportion to Population HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1938 SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS DIE IN BOMBER MYSTERY EXPLOSION ■■ " " — — — - — ...... ...... V V V A [Two Day Christmas Holiday Will Be Kept AGEANTSAND 1USIC WILL BE IFFERED HERE oinrr unity Putting Final Touches on Double Holi day Program I0NDAY WILL BE COMPLETE HOLIDAY ;{•: son countians put the 13. • -hos today on prepara a double holiday. Wh <■ church, charity and other _-r • otis started distribution • is: mas baskets and other •s • jodv families, housewives L :• kitchens, men attend f : -isiness of the workaday Cirid " made themselves useful - imily's Christmas scheme, id ch iiren ran errands and "be iv»'i 'orautifully" in general in it ion of the arrival of Santa !au>. Hundreds of visitors ar ; ! the holidays, and many hsr;-~ vt'ie on the way to other : > visit friends and relatives. Most stores will remain open c;,.t to accommodate last ir.ut -hoppers but will be closed Ipndav. - j — • i ^ ctni« v«w» n: c ':ty offices, the State Trust :. a: r city library will observe ■te holiday Monday. The ivst office will observe the iy and there will be no city urty deliveries on that day. ir keeping with the custom of j-- e holiday .a year, no is ? of The Times-News will be Slisr.od on Monday. churcius win i-ievvo Christina* with appropri *> service- today and Sunday. »<: - - ave planned a-,, , ; f'.:;-htmas tree pro ran is. Christmas messages will be dc rrcred to congregations bv pas urs at the regular 11 o'clock ser ies tomorrow morning1. St. James Episcopal church will elebrate the Midnight Kucharist or.ieht a* 1130 o'clock, and a olemn H;,rh Mass will be cele ate<: t' >r. _r.t at midnight at the maculate Conception church, le Mass of St. Anthony will be E'<r a' thn time. Special Christmas programs to tor -v at various churches in if: 5 p. .'ii.—Special Christmas pro ra~ <>f nageantry and music at ie r • M- thodist church. " p. m.—Special Christmas . - r! acted hy the Sunday w a* Grace Lutheran church. • v' m.—Christmas program «5^Ieyur: Methodist church. "•'0 p. m.—Special Christmas **ice. nageant and Christmas tee at Calvary Baptist church. Several churches had their an "is:mas programs last Sun / olete schedules of all "torch services appear on the j-.aee today. GERMANS FACE FUEL FAMINE rer, Goering Playing Santa to Thousands of Destitute 3ERLIX. Dec. 24. (UP)—A se .* - ortage that forced the •"'•'c than 100 coal Berlin alone last night ■ ~ in poorer working *.s a- Chancellor Adolf a- Field Marshal Hermann , y1* ~ played Santa Claus to T*.vr •' destitute families. Coal Retailers asso > hibited dealers from _ a r.ouncements that their . ^ .a: ii-cn exhausted on the ' that such information :ru!:Jy excite" the public. !£•? the holiday season, 'u, class districts were "r- because families there, far ilV:'* ^PPlies for only a Pr advance, had no fuel I ,,' n hand. said the shortage y to transportation of": ■ cd bv the freezing tj ft*'4*' 1 that there was plen S c_a the mine pitheads, •r . s were anticipat p ;";n in jayS) they said. tijllv» / were forbidden offi : their own trans • p- t'» ',btain coal. Sh/wPS PLan drive Vn u HAI- Dec- 24- (t'P) — *a^ /"J f' fiav massing thou W , ^"n for a drive into [ *®t Chin* 250 NEEDY FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS GET CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE AND CHEER HERE Reports Beating Bv Memel Nazis » 1 Jaws swollen and face scarred, Robert A. Sellman. free-lance American writer, is shown as he reported being: beaten by Nazis in the recent Memel. Lithuania, elections. NAVAL FLEET WILL BE KEPT IN ATLANTIC Fighting Force Sent East in Summer Will Be Retained WASHINGTON, Dcc. 24. (UP) The United States government, in a move associated by some with increasingly strained relations with Germany and general Euro pean tension, yesterday decided to maintain on a permanent basis the fighting force of 35 warships as signed to the Atlantic seaboard this summer. The force consists of four bat tleships. eight cruisers and 23 de stroyers. One of the capital ships, the U. S. S. Wyoming, has been stripped of its guns and otherwise demilitarized. The other three, the New York, Texas and Arkansas, are ready for instant action. Eight of the destroyers are new. Fifteen are nearing the "over-age" limit. The navy department made no explanation of its decision. It was understood, however, that the1 question of maintaining a fighting force on the Atlantic seaboard had 1 been under consideration by navy strategists for years. Proponents; of the theory were at a disadvan tage during the era when Europe; was comparatively quiet. They had the suport of eastern congressmen and senators who were growing weary of voting huge naval appropriations yearly for the purpose of expanding or rehabilitating a fleet which was maintained chiefly on the west coast. But foes of the proposal fought it on the basis that the east coast was not in danger as loner as Europe remained at peace. Those among the navy high command who consider Japan a potential foe of the United States backed up their contention that the fleet should be kent in the Pacific by pointing to Japan's invasion of China. E. A. SMYTH. Ill, BUYS K. G. JUSTUS HOUSE Announcement was made today I that A. E. Sm.vth III, official of the Balfour Mills, had purchased the K. G. Justus home on the Ka nuga road. $250,000 HARBOR FIRE NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 24. (UP) The loss from a fire which swept three sections of the Todd-John son drydock^ and burned a utility yacht was estimated at $250,000. Organizations Take Hand in Local Seasonal Activities More than 250 needy families j and individuals will receive Christ j mas cheer through the combined | efforts of churches, civic and be i nevolent organizations, and pri | vate individuals, a survey indicat i ed today. Gifts in the form of I toys and Christmas fruits and ean | dies ha\o teen or will be distribut ed to children, and a check today j showed more than 200 families , would receive Christmas baskets. Cooperating in the drive to in 1 sure some form of Christmas cheer for all needy are the citv churches. ' Girl Scouts, American Legion and i Leirion Auxiliary, the Elks club, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, Junior I Welfare club, and private individ i uals and business firms. 1100 ARE GUESTS OF LEGION, AUXILIARY The American Legion and Le gion Auxiliary entertained about 100 children and adults at the an ; nual Christmas tree party yester day afternoon at the Legion club house. Santa Claus was present in per son to distribute the toys and Christmas goodies to about 75 | children, while approximately 25 ; adults in need were supplied with Christmas baskets. A brief program was given be fore the presents were distributed.. ELKS TENDER FIRST i YULE CHEER HERE The B. P. 0. Elks, recently or ganized here, is making its influ ence felt in charitable fields as more than 35 families will receive Christmas cheer from this agency. A. T. McCarsoq, chairman of the committee on community and social welfare, and other Elks played Santa Claus today to many families. The local Elks had the co-operation of the Asheville Sal- j vation Army in making this pro-' gram possible, and in addition toys, food and services were given i by many local business people. KIWANIS, ROTARY ARE BOTH ACTIVE In keeping with its annual cus tom, the Kiwanis club will provide shoes for 50 needy children in the county. Cards bearing the names of the' children selected will be distribut ed through the county welfare de partment, and the recipients will call Monday morning between the i hours of 9 and 12 o'clock at Pat terson's department store and Ka-! lin's department store to be fitted.! The cost of the shoes will be borne equally by the club and the two 1 stores, each of which is represent- J ed in the club, by Edward Patter son and Sam Kalin. Kiwanis and Rotary clubs in joint Christmas meeting on Thurs day exchanged gifts of toys and these were turned over to the American Legion Auxiliary for; distribution with Christmas bas kets provided by church and char-1 ity organizations. Toys donated by civic clubs were added to hundreds of others j given at a Carolina theatre mati ness and from other sources. The j toys were repaired by the city fire ; and police departments. In addition to these Christmas activities, churches and other or-; ganizations were caring for needy families today and tomorrow. MAYOR DINES 75 IN HIS BOYS' CLUB About 75 boys, members of Mayor A. V. Edwards' club for boys, had a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings at noon today, i The dinner was served in the fire department recreation room at i the city hall through the generos-' ity of a local business man. DINNER, TOEC PARTY AT NURSERY SCHOOL A Christmas dinner, tree and party were featured at the WPA Nursery School on Third avenue j west in the Brooks building Friday and all participants had an extra ordinariv good time. The dinner was the first of a ! series of three events at the WPA , Nursery school. Following the dinner, the tree was held at 4:30 o'clock and the mothers and 13 tots in attendance were generously remembered. Mrs. Mary C. Binson said that while only 13 children and their (Continued on page five) Model Debutante Comely fashion model Wilma Baai'd, who is NOT a socialite, nevertheless becomes a "deb," thanks to the sponsorship of a group of New York men about town. Fed up with the current "glamor deb" furore, they pre sented her to "society." Among Wilma's strongest admirers are East River barge captains, who call her "Tugboat Minnie." POPE SCORES TOTALITARIES Flays Italian Anti-Jewish Policy; Wishes for Peace of World * VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24. (UP) The Pope today criticized Italy se verely for its anti-Semitic racial campaign and referred to the Ger man Nazi swastika as the "cross which is inimical to the cross of Christ" in his Christmas message. The Pope also accused the Ital ian government of violating the Lateran accord by interfering with activities of the Catholic Action, an organization of laymen. The Pope further deplored display of the swastika and other Nazi em blems in Rome during the visit of Fuehrer Adolf Hitler. He ended with reference to his advancing1 age and a Christmas wish for world peace. LIMA PARLEY READY TO 01 DECLARATION Ratifying Solidarity Policy Against Aggression, Only Formality argentiniTand u. s. POSITIONS BRIDGED LIMA, Peru, Dec. 24. (UP) — Delegates of the 21 American re publics last night signed a dec laration at the eighth Pan Amer ican conference which pledged solidarity of the New World na tions apainst foreign military or political aggression in the west I ern hemisphere. Only formal approval by the j I plenary session, a technicality al-, ready assured by the acceptance of the draft by all countries, was needed to make the declaration effective. Because of present world con ditions, the declaration, while not naming them specifically, was di rected against the European to talitarian states. Agreement on the form of the declaration, which at times threat-1 ened to split the conference wide open because of contrary view points of Argentina, on one hand, and the United States and the rest of the American coun tries on the other, was obtained when the Buenos Aires govern ment cublcd its delegation au thorization to sign the declara tion. rnc Argentine ropiT.sentauves signed the agreement at 5:45 p.. m., after the other delegates had put their signatures to it. Isidro Ruiz Moreno, head of the Argentine delegation, arriving at the Peruvian chamber of dep uties, where plenary sessions of | the conference were held, told the United Press his instructions 1 gave him "full powers to sign at the discretion of the delegation." ^ He said there still remained to be arranged "one or two changes without importance." The Argentines signed after a meeting of all members of their delegation. The declaration, which was bas ed on an earlier proposal of the Argentine delegation, reaffirms the decision of the American re publics to "maintain and defend" their continental solidarity and absolute sovereignty "against all foreign intervention or activity that might threaten them." It fur-! ther provides for consultation among all the countries if the peace, security or territorial in-1 tegrity of any of them is threat ened by "acts of force of what ever nature that might impair | their sovoreignty." In accordance with Argentina's demands, the declaration contain ed no specific reference to "non American" nations but referred only to possible "foreign" aggres sion. This was interpreted in some sources to mean that if the Unit-; ed States should revert to "dollar i diplomacy" accompanied by in tervention, such action might be 1 made the occasion for consulta tion among the Latin American countries. Ruiz Moreno said his govern ment had decided upon approval of the declaration "because all, the aims of the declaration on . continental solidarity have been■ met." Although his instructions re- j quested some minor amendments I in the wording of the draft, Ruiz Moreno indicated no difficulties (Continued on page five) JAP COMMANDERS READY TO I WELCOME FRIENDLY GESTURE I FROM CHINESE LEADERS SHANGHAI,'Dec. 24. (UP) — Japanese Central China headquar ters today announced that Japa nese army commanders would wel come any friendly gesture from Chinese leaders, according to an official Japanese news agency dis patch from Nanking. "We are willing to accept our enemies of yesterday as friends, regardless of their previous stand," the dispatch quoted army leaders,1 as saying. TOKYO. Dec. 24. (UP)—Japan ! "unquestionably" will go ahead with her plan to create a political and economic bloc of China, Japan and Manchukuo despite the paral lel policies of Britain and the United States in extending finan-i cial assistance to the Chinese Na tionalists, a foreign office spokes-1 man said yesterday. Commenting on Thursday nighb's statement by Premier Prince Fu mimaro Konoye the spokesman said that the Anglo-American: credits to Chinese Nationalist Gen-, eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek "may' have had a bearing" on the issu ance of the statement which em bodies Japan's program as decided j upon at the imperial conference* here on Nov. 30. The premier's statement, hand ed to foreign correspondents shortly before midnight, was seen as desigred to reassure the people of China and to counteract the effect of the Anglo-American cred (Continued on page six) i — American Writer Gets Nobel Prize — . ; Smiling her pleasure, American authoress Pearl Buck receives the 1938 Nobel Prize for Literature from the hands of King Gustaf of Sweden. OFFICIAL NAZI PRESS SAYS NO 'NATURAL DIFFERENCES' BETWEEN U. S. AND GERMANY - • • . • ' ' ' General Tenor of Nation in Reaction to Welles' Reply Said Indicated BERLIN, Dec. 24. (UP)—The tenor of official German reaction to the reply of Sumner Welles, U. S. assistant secretary of state, to German protest against the Cleveland speech of Harold L. Ickes was indicated today in the official Nazi party organ, Voel kischer Beobachter. The newspaper, without men tioning Welles specifically, main tained that German press criti cism of the United States has merely been in reciprocation against attacks from across the Atlantic and added that there exist "no natural differences be tween Germany and the United States." The Beobachter editorial, while strongly phrased, dealt less with personalities than other recent press comment here. In reference to the crisp state ment of Senator Key Pittman of the U. S. senate foreign relations committee that the American peo ple do not like Nazism, Beobach ter said: "If we answered this newest provocation by voicing the obvi ously justified opinion that the gentlemen in Washington have ample reason to poke their fin gers into their own moral cess pool, they probably would again whine that they had been attack ed. Even the impertinent Ickes speech was followed by the asser tion that the German press had attacked Roosevelt and even Wil son. Four points made by the of ficial Nazi organ were: "The National Socialist press in Germany abstained from any attacks on United States person alities and institutions until late in 1938—not because we wanted j to please Americans or win their sympathies, but remembering the (Continued on page six) Spaniards Wage Bitter Fights On Heights In Snow HENDAYE, French - Spanish Frontier, Dec. 24. -(UP)—Fight ing through a blinding snow aeainst icy wind. Spanish nation alists stormed and captured first line loyalist trenches on formida ble Montsech, according to dis patches from the front. Navarese troops moving off at dawn. 33 miles north of Lerida, attacked loyalists with hand gre nades and followed up with bayo nets. At a high altitude, slipping in blood-stained snow, the armies ■ fought hand to hand until the gov-1 srnment troops were thrown back, jccording to dispatches. ' 'ANNUAL GRID BANQUET HELD Letters and Sweaters Are Presented to the Varsity Team The annual banquet of the Hen dersonville high school football team was held last night at the Ames hotel. Prof. F. M. Waters, superinten dent of the city schools was toast master and the invocation was by the Rev. B. E. Wall. Following the dinner, Mr. Wa ters called on several visitors for talks. These included George R. Fain, J. C. Coston, Hubert Bar nett, Norman Miller, Rev. Wall, and Fred Streetman. L. K. Singley, high school su perintendent, and Coach Stephens spoke briefly. Benjamin Simms presented the team sponsor, Miss Frances Davis, and on behalf of the squad pre sented a football to Captain John ny Magness. He also presented a gift to Coach John Stephens. Coach Stephens reviewed the season and presented letters and sweaters to the varsity team. First year lettermen included Marion Dorn, Joe Chandler, Bill Bates, Geo fge Bowman, Frank Yarborough, Dick Hedge, John English, Jerry Orr, Jim Retse, Selden Shipman, Benj. Patterson, Dick Chapin, Brooks Shepherd, and Loo Morris. Those receiving sweaters were: Brooks Williams and Harry ReeBe, managers, Robert Coffey, Everett Drake, Bert Miller, Bobby Quarles, J. C. Coston, Jr., J. W. McCrary, B. Simms and Captain Johnny Magness. , A* certificate of honorary mem bership in the block "H" club was E resented to J. Clarence Coston y the member of the club for the service and support he has given to the team. Only two other honorary memberships have ever been given. These were awarded several years ago to L. K. Singley and George Fain. The cheerleaders of the past season, Misses "Tootsie" Johnson, Betty Powers and Mamie Lee Pressley were introduced and spoke briefly. The meeting closed with the singing of the "Red and White." SYMPATHY STRIKES TULSA, Okla., Dec. 24. (UP) I Sympathy strikes spread last1 niprht through the oil fields as the Oil Field, Gas Well and Refinery Workers union closed down the Mid-Continent Petroleum com pany's biff refinery in West Tulsa with a picket line. TWO TARHEELS ARE AMONG AIR BUST VICTIMS Explosion Heard for ZO Miles Around in Very "Unusual Tragedy" BODIES ANlTPLANE BLOWN TO SHREDS UNIONTOWN, Ala., Doc. 24.— (UP) —Something: -extraordinary occurred aboard an armv bomher which crashed in l'lamcs last night after an explosion which was heard 20 miles away, killing seven men. Bodies of all were horribly se<r mented and the segments scat tered over 15 acres. The huge-it piece of the plane found was a tiny segment of the tail. An assembly of army officer}! is supervising the task of gathering the pieces of human bodies a»H fragments of the airplane fn>:n the black mud of the rain-soakM prairie country. iney were sure 01 oiuy one thing1—it hadn't been an ordinary accident. Apparently there had beon a terrific explosion aboard ship just before ft crashed. The crew of the ship was: Lieut. Jarries Underhill of Mor granto'n, N: C., pilot; • Lieut. John W. Pollard, Wasco, Calif., co-pilot;* .Captain Fred Rueb,! San Fran cisco; Lieut. John' Hydle, San Fran cisco; ' • Private Shelton Johnson, North ville, N. Y.; Private Humpert Marro, Los Angeles; Private Ben Jones, Asheville, N. C. The plane, a Douglas bomber, was tike that which crashed at La Grange, Ga., Nov. 18, killing: eight 'inert;* ft "was en oute to Mitchrl Field, N. Y., from Hamilton Field, Calif. Attashes of Barksdale FieM, Shreveport, La., said they under stood from radio reports as the plane passed there that there wevc five men aboard, although seven were killed in the crash. The plane burst into flames be tween 8 and 6:15 p. m., thr•;» miles southeast of this town in t j laudest explosion residents report ed they "had ever heard." The bodies of the aviators were torn into shreds. The largest part of anv boay found was the torso. Through an automobile driver's license James Bennis Underhill, 28, was identified. A bank book from Highland Falls, N. Y.. First National bank showed that another of the men killed was First Lieut. J. H. Hydlo. The plane had been last report ed from Barksdale Field, Shw»v« port, La., where it was said that the plane was from California. It was also reported yesterday that the "million-dollar flving for tress" had refueled in Dallas, Tex. Hopkins Sworn In As Cabinet Man By Justice Reed Campaign to Defeat His Confirmation by Sen ate Launched WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. (UP) Harry L. Hopkins, former WPA administrator, took the oath of office today as secretary of com merce, succeeding Daniel C- Ro per, who quit last nightr - Even as lie wa* sworn In by Associate Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed, Hopkins' foes on Capitol Hill — Republican* a#d some conservative Democrats-—b* sran forcing a coalition in the hope that they can prevent his confirmation by the senate. Hopkins' selection will be tmmif the first matters debated when congress convenes next month. Public Christmas Tree And Service 80'clockTonight Community interest tonight will be centered in a Christmas trot erected at Church street and Fifth avehue. At 8 o'clock a religious service arranged by minisfciro of the city will be presented. Mayor A. V. Edwards, who h*d the tree erected under sponsorship of the chamber of commerce, will be one of the speakers. Singing of eaiala will ba featured.
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