WEATHER Partly cloudy and unsettled to morrow ; not much change in tem perature. VOL. 57—No. 312 Newspaper irt North Carolina ij Proportion to Population SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS GOOD AFTERNOON A M*ttphU wown k*J fe*dtwo appfndicM within tfcrt# yNTI.' *•« W* *y op«r« tioaaV*' HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1S8 'TV Hitler Reaffirms Friendship For Italy But Frowns On U.S. DUKE-S. C. END HEAVY CHORES FOR BOWL TILT Hiil in Starting Lineup But Bragg and G. McAfee Ailing By JACK GUENTHER United Press Staff Correspondent PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 31.— il'P)—Duke and Southern Cali fornia have completed their heavy training chores and the Rose Bowl football game has gone out of the hands of the coaches into the laps of the gods. Both squads will be drilled se crttlv a final time today but the practices will be limited to exer ciM's and other light maneuvers. There will be no work of any s<>-- Sunday and none on Monday until the teams limber up an hour l>efore the classic East-West came. While the squads worked be hind locked gates and thick he.lges the federal weathermr.n forecast a clear sky and a fast rield when the prides of Durham, X. C., and Los Angeles, Cal., square off before a capacity throng of 93,000 spectators. The scalpers appeared due for a trimming. All tickets supposed ly were sold almost three weeks ago but a sudden flow of the pasteboards appeared today and the leading af^rtcy in J.os Angeles retuseiLlo buy A spokes man foi- the agency safd the game was not attracting the fancy prices of previou* years and he was not certain that he could dis pose of the stock on hand. The wea'Ht i ronay was unst-a sonably warm. Both coaches, Wal lace Wade of Duke and Howard Jones of Southern California, are anxious for a dry field. The Trojans finished up at a rield near 1'asadena Junior col let. Jones merely sent the play ers through formations and the backs through kicking practice. The ball was passed around but no chances were taken on pulling muscles. Every member of the squad wa3 in sound condition. Jones handed out his starting line-up and there were three mi nor surprises. Bob Fisher, a revamped tackle, was named at right guard in place of Tuny Tonelli, who re covered from a leg injury last and was considered a cer tain starter. Jones also named his (Continued on page three) 21 FACING NAZI TREASON TRIAL Authorities Believe 17 or 18 Death Sentences Will Result . BERLIN*. Dec. 31. (UP).— More than 20 persons alleged to •ave plotted the assassination of "•i«rh Nazi leaders will go on trial *arly in the new year in the big ^t treason case since Chancellor •Violf Hitler installed his nazi ^srime in 1933, it was disclosed today. The plotters, said to have been •*1 by Franz Niraiseh, a former ^nter and ultra-rightist, allegcd V drew lots to determine the as citis of the Nazi leaders. . ^ was not disclosed whether «e purported plot called for the fc-assination of Hitler. Niraisch and 20 accomplices •'•'ho aro prisoners in Berlin's Moa bit prs >n will go on secret trial •j<1 cayn* * offices, will obsei^e the'holiday on Monday. City and c-ount^ officers todtv urged strict observance of the law in the celebration. No prudent celebrators will be molested, po lice officers said, but officers will make arrests if laws are violated, Chief Otis Powers said. BUILDING FIRM GIVES BONUSES Rigby - Morrow Employes Dinner Guests at Foster Bennett Home The employes of the Rigby Morrow company broke bread, re ceived bonuses and discussed plans for 1939 activities at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Ben nett last night. The event marked the closing of a good year's business and served as an occasion for em ployers and employes to exchange greetings of appreciation. After a bountiful spread, Fos ter Bennett, who has not been able to be at the plant for nine months due to physical disability, expressed his appreciation for the work and loyalty of the employes. Roy C. Bennett discussed business plans, expressed gratitude for the helpfulness of the employes, espe cially during the illness of his father, and announced a $50 bo nus to ef*ch of the employes who had been, with the firm for a year or more. Two had been in the employ of the firm for 18 or more years. The end-of-the-year bonus and the Christmas gifts only a few days preyiously are understood to have totaled an aggregate value of $7oO. Employes expressed their ap preciation for consideration shown them and were hopeful that Mr. I Bennett would soon be able to return to the plant for duty. Mr. i Bennett was able, with help, to j walk to the dining room and he I has steadily shown improvement. , He can walk alone with a cane. The employes are: Mrs. Grace D. Corpening, Earl T. Brown, Frank Bly, Roy C. Bennett, Jr., R. L. Brown, Tom Mason, John B. Dill, J. Henry Lanning, Wal I ter Dill, Deward E. Hawkins, W. ' B. Reed, Richard Pace and Rob I ert Blackwell. I REV. WALL ABLE TO FILL PULPIT SUNDAY I i ] Rev. B. E. Wall, pastor of the i First Baptist church, who has been ill for the past week has recovered and will deliver the regular Sun day sermons at the church tomor row. JUSTICE RITES AT 3 SUNDAY Rev. B. E. Wall To Be in Charge at Funeral Home Funeral services for Robert M. j Justice, 70, who died suddenly at his home on the Shaws Creek road on Thursday afternoon, will j be held on Sunday afternoon at' 3 o'clock at Thomas Shepherd Funeral home. Services will be conducted by the Rev. B. E. Wall, pastor of the j First Baptist church, aud burial will follow in Oakdale cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Ce cil Hollingsworth, Hubert Justice, Butler Bradley, Herman Justice, Phil Thibodeau, Jr., and Hilbert Justice. Honorary pallbearers will be Morris Orr, Bobo Hollingsworth, Perry McCrary, Will Garren, Hil liard Staton, Otis Powers, Hicks McCrary, Herman Hawkins, Brownlow Jackson, Amos Ben nett, Howard Bennett, J. E. Ship man, Wiltshire Griffith, John Garren, John Morris, A. V. Ed wards and H. E. Drake. He is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Fannie Justice, and one son, Monroe, by this union. Seven children by a previous mar l riage survive as follows: Herbert Justice, Mrs. J. W. McCrary, and Mrs. John Leatherwood, all of Hendersonville, Mrs. Cannie Led bctter, of Gary, and Mrs. Mike Jankovich, John F. Justice, and Miss Lula Justice, all of Toole, I Utah. He is also survived by one sis ter, Mrs. M. M. Hollingsworth, and one brother, J. B. Justice, both of Hendersonville. PHONES WIFE FOR OVERCOAT, BUT IS WARM ENOUGH NOW . NEW YORK, Dec. 31. (UP) — Isadore Bielen, a salesman, tele graphed his wife here from Cin cinnati: "Please send as soon as possible my two overcoats." Mrs. Bielen, who had not heard from her husband since last August, called up the abandonment bu i reau, instead. Today Bielen was under arrest. BARS VISITORS TO HIS CABIN Father of Girl Bounced by Witch Thinks They're Nuisance ST. CHARLES, Va.;, Dec. 31. (UP) —- Robert Sybert,; whose "rSJ^-^afr-ot^ tl aright**;* fe ertfei£ supposedly gets bovm,ced by a evwy time _siw goes to ted, placed a heavy log craTTtm^tti^ front door of the small mountain cabin today and announced that hereafter Bertha would bounce in peace and quiet. Since November 16, when Ber tha began complaining a devil ment made her bed shake violent ly at dawn arid at dusk, thous ands of curious had crowded in to the small house until Pappy Sybert declared "that witchery is bad enough but them visitors is the worse." ^ The visitors and the continu ous bouncing proved too much for Grandma Jane Sybert, 71, who "bore up" as well as she could while Bertha and the bed bounced night after night. Yes terday she moved out of the cab in where she had lived for 50 years. "I had enough witchery to last me for some time to come," she said as she packed her clothes in to a carpet bag and moved to the home of a neighbor. "Bertha's all tuckered out and Robert's red eyed from not getting any sleep, but I'm plumb wore to a fraz zle." Sheriff R. F. Giles of Lee county announced he had complet ed an investigation of the ghost of Wallins Creek, and said he would present his findings to the board of supervisors of William and Mary college Monday and to other officials who will decide what should be done about Ber tha's mysterious "affliction." "We may summon before us every person who has seen the ghost and the actual happenings," Giles said. "This summons will include the two University ol Tennessee professors who saw the bed bouncc, at a distance, and many other notables." Sybert took Bertha down to Jonesville yesterday afternoon, She walked up the street eating an ice cream cone in spite of the blustering, icy wind, but the crowds began surrounding her and Sybert was forced to rusk her home. Sybert, worn from worry and loss of sleep, had come down oul of the mountains to seek help from an attorney. He had beer frightened by reports that Ber tha might be psycho-analyzed and sugestions that she be taken tc . a hospital for an examination. I Upon Giles' investigation wil 1 depend whether authorities wil make any move to relieve Ber I tha's bouncing that she sayi I leaves her with a headache anc a Bore back nearly every morn ing. Giles collected testimony oj the mountain neighbors of the Sy belts who saw the bed bounc< and said they had seen the ghost Raymond Minor, called in onc< in hope that hymns played on hi guitar would drive out the ghost told the sheriff that "I saw i chair walk backwards for fou feet," and that the top sheets oi Bertha's bed "swayed and drev 1 (Continued, on page three). SOLONS LOOK FOR FLAYING OF DICTATORS WPA Political Activity Re« . port Scheduled for Tuesday ANNUAL MESSAGE DUE WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. - (UP)—Senate Democratz in a harmony rally today re-elected .Senator Alben W. flarkley, Ky., as majority leader for the 76th Congress. Barkley*s re-eleetioji came after another party solid arity action, the decision of Senator J. Hamilton Lewis of Illinois to retain his party whip pott. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (UP) —Pre-view reports of President Roosevelt's annual message to con gress today foretold a pulse-stir ring call for national defense ard a blistering repudiation of dicta torships His associates believe it will be the' most vigorous speech of his career. It wijl be delivered short ly after noon Wednesday before a joint house'and senate session. The new 76th Congress meets at noon Tuesday for what would be a perfunctory feathering except for the decision of the senate cam paign expenditures committee to release, tnen a report concerning WPA.political activity in the fall election campaigns. WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (UF) Attorney General Homer S. Cum mnigs revived memories of Presi dent Roosevelt's unsuccessful ju diciary reorganisation bill today by - suggesting a constitutional amendment requiring retirement of all federal judges at the age of 70. proposal was made in the. annual .report of-the justice f eawaiig'we-* official Report to the president a* His- resignation becomes affective itjnw, Monday, Jam I. In addition to compulsory rts tirement of judges, Cummins urged congress to establish 13 ne ^ circuit and district court judf:v ships to create a new administi i tive office for all federal courts. The White House announced that President Roosevelt expected to name a new attorney sreneral before or shortly after congress convenes on Tuesday. , BY ARTHUR F. DECREVE United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Dec. 31. (UP) Liberal leaders are bringing more pressure on President Roosevelt not to surrender to congress on vital New Deal policies as Vice President John Nance Garner, spokesman for Democratic con servatives, took personal command over the explosive legislative situ ation. In a series of rapid-fire confer ences held yesterday in his senate office, the ruddy, white-haired Texan discussed the critical farm situation with Secretary of Agri culture Henry A. Wallace and re viewed the relief problem with Harry L. Hopkins, secretary of commerce and former WPA ad ministrator: Later, he held an hour's confer ence with Mayor Plorello H Lv Guardia, of New York, and Houfe Majority Leader Sam Raybum. While none of the participants at this meeting would reveal the ra (Continued on page three) - BELL CASTS A WYE VOTE Others on State Election Board Condemn Ab sentee Ballot RALEIGH, Dec. 31.—Absolut* repeal of the state's absentee bal lot law was recommended to Gov. ernor Hoey yesterday by the sta:e board of elections. The board al o recommended subdivision of vot ing precincts in which more than 1 500 persons voted, in the 1986 election and a new state-wide reg ■ istration. • ' The board, by a majority rote, ■ with only J. 0, Bell, of Henderson 1 county, dissenting, condemned the ' present absentee ballot law as ; instrumentality of fraud, and rec ommended that the .1939 assembly ■ enact a new law which "would ■ make fraud "well nigh impossible" > and certain of "detection." ! Chairman W. A. Lucas, of the s board, explained that the board , also believed all primary and elee i tion laws should be uniform. Re r peal of the absentee ballot law i and abolition of markers at polls r would remove the differences, he i«aid *