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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-14

be in good enough condition for
school buses to make their rounds,
Mr.. Rollins felt. He thinks they can
get through in virtually every in
stance, and called upon parents to
have their children ready to begin
work again, unless they are too SICK
to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-14
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
Scr pnf,D E,..
See Page Fonr

l. What is diurnal motion?
2. DO peanuts grow above or bolo,,.
ground? NV"
3 In which state is Hetch Hmoa.
Valley? ~'0''S
4. What is common law marrjaoo,
5. Name the grandson of Alfred -.
Great who was the first monarch
to take the title King of England =. y
+. What two bodies Of water docs ~.
Kiel canal connect?
T. How many satellites has the na,ho
g. Who wrote, "Thc Sign of me Enn.,u
9. Who was Charles f. McKim9
10. What is residuary lcgacv9
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-14
Four Defendants
Found Guilty of
Public Drunkenness

Four defendants were tried today
in Municipal court before Mayor r.
vine B. Watkins, all of them being
charged with public drunkenness,
and all were white. The defendants
were Henry Fetty, w. j. Harris, Will
liam Norvelle and Robert Ellington.
and all were fined So and costs by
the mayor when they were found gull
ty of the charge.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-14
COUNTY ROADS ARE
TO BECOME BETTER

Highways Of Vance county, which
have been cholIed with snow for
weeks, are expected to improve rapid
ly if the weather is favorable, and to
be at least passable to traffic in the
next few days Most of the roads
have been frozen part of the time,
and softness and mud resulting from
the thaws is now feared. There may
be more snow, too, but good weather
and the efforts of highway crews will
work wonders in a short time if the
combination can be had, it is believed
Continues I'LL.
Hunter M. Fleming continues Sc
riously i'll at the home of his brother
in-law, r. L. Fleming, at Middleburg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
Three-Minute JOURNEYS

cars, most of them of American
make. Durham has huge colony
of Indians and one sees them
along the boulevards, the women
wearing the beautiful silk sarls
of exquisite color. And one has
an opportunity to compare this
native costume with the smart
tweeds worn by visitors and resi-
dents.
But let's get out to the beaches,
for if Durham is an important
port and business center, it also
is a resort, in fact the chief re-
sort of South Africa. Stroll out
to the Marine Parade and see ana
hear the huge breakers as they
pound against the shore, and you
will understand why everyone IN
South Africa thinks in terms OF
Durham when vacation time comes
around. There are lovely beaches
and places in every direction, and
every place offers something du-
ferent.
About so miles from Durham is
Salt Rock, which reminds every
traveller of Antilles with its Eden
Rock, on the Riviera. There IS
an extremely smart hotel. win
the swimming pool built right on
the rock as at Eden.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
Sorrow for the Great
British Empire

The sun has the life of good King and modest
ruler. The world honors him.
News of the death of King George of England
received all over the world with sincere regret his
is everywhere mentioned with deep respect-nowhere
more earnestly than in this country.
man is respected who devotes his life to duty, &C.
cepting and scrupulousy observing the limitations put
upon his authority The world honors man who is not
made vain by inherited power adulaton flattery.
King George of England, Emperor Of India, such
q man and such a King.
He knew that the real and only rulers of England
are the PEOPLE OF ENGLAND that the Kings task
is to execute their will, which is the absolute ruling
power throughout the empire.
Of few men can it be said truly as it may be said of
King George, that there is not blot upon his name.
Victor Hugo said: "The death of the just is
like the end of a beautiful day."
The world recognized in King George just honest
faithful The remotest parts Of his great empire
honor him for business and fair dealing which have dis
tinguished his reign throughout that empire.
It is said that the sets upon the great do
mnions that Britain has thrown around the world The
sun need set that empire while the people of
the empire fortunate enough to find for emperor
as modest just and upright King George the Fifth
Many kings in England's history have been greater
than King George in the ordinary meaning of the word
"great" since William the Conqueror came to graft
Norman culture and Scandinavian fighting energy upon
the original Britons.
There have been "greater" English kings than King
George the Fifth, but there has been BETTER king
none more loyal to his people and his duty
deserving of his peoples affection and gratitude.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
DURHAM

For sheer enchantment and
beauty it is difficult to improve
on Durham. a port that is becom-
ing increasingly popular with tray
elers after they have once sam
pied its attractions on a round
the-world cruise.
For Durham is up-to-the-minute
with every delight that modern
living can bring, yet it is ever re-
mindful that it is part of the dark
continent. For instance, there
are smart taxis and right next
to these imports from Detroit are
jinrikiShas pulled by ZuluS. And
what CARDS do these giants don!
Huge feather headdresses adorned
with bits of, ribbon, flowers, bits
of tinsel and even paper drinking
cups, the whole affair towering in
the sky, and as amusing as it is
picturesque.
Residential Durham is lovely
with beautiful boulevardS and
charming bungalows that are the
last word in comfortable living.
In town there are broad, new
boulevards with cam in e d,
trackleSs trolleyS. and plenty OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
Premature Closing

fiscal policy of the District dictated by the FEDERAL
Bureau of the Budget will result in the closing of the
tuberculosis Hospital Uphur Street simultaneously with the
opening of the hospital at Glenn Dale
IF THAT POLICY Is NOT ALTERED BY THE CONGRESS
WHEN 1T CONSIDERS THE LOCAL APPROPRIATION
Bill. SERIOUS BLOW WILL BE DEALT TO THE VIGOR-
GUS EFFORTS WHICH THIS CITY IS MAKING TO
REMEDY ITS ALREADY BAD DEATH RATE FROM
TUBERCULOSIS.
There sound for believing that the hospital
long deayd-w not be able accommodate the patients Of
the old hospital together with other which should be
hospazd but which being cared for because Of
the inadequate space and staff of the old hospital.
TO CLOSE THE OLD HOSPITAL UNTIL 1T IS Def
NITELY AsCERTAINED THAT THE NEW INSTITUTION
WILL FULLY MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CITY WOULD
BE A GRAVE INJUSTICE NOT ONLY TO THE SUFFERERS
FROM TUBERCULOSIS BUT TO THE ENTIRE CITY.
The only way to stop the spread of tuberculosis is to hos
ptaz those having the disease with the hope and expectation
that through proper they may be cured.
An intense effort being made to seek out all Of
tuberculosis in the city with the objective of giving proper
to those who need it.
No knows at this time what these efforts will show the
way of new cases which should be hospalzed
In of that fact it absurd to cut down the
Der of beds available by closing the old hospital
Eventually hope that hospital be closed because
of decrease the number of patients seeking treatment
THAT HOPE CANNOT BE REALIZED NOW.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
The Human Side of the News = By Edwin C. Hill

} chords in Congress. It doesn't
matter whether he is talking about
the new bridge across the Windy
Gap arroyo or the League of Ma
tions-he'll sink it to a deep dia-
paSon, flute it up to a poignant
skylark pitch and invest it with
a panoply of stately iambicS.
The tall, impressive Senator
wears a wide black ribbon on his
eyeglasses, with which he likes to
gesture. He has a way of bow
ing deeply from the waist or the
slightest provocation with that
flowery but seemingly innate and
instructive courtesy which the Old
West used to nurture.
Don't get the mistaken idea
that he's just a dulcet toned word
accordion. He is a chairman Of
the important and powerful Sen.
ate Judiciary Committee, and be.
fore this committee will come
the various proposals by which
congressman will seek to enlarge
their authority against the. recent
devastating decisions of the ST.
preme Court.
He is deeply informed on the
Constitution and constitutional
law and. while he is known as
a man of liberal tendencies, there
are no indications that he will
aid in furthering extremist meas
| ureS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22

tience and lneXperlence, you il
soon conclude tn at deceacy
doesn't pay, that honesty is O
joke and justice a washout.
But that's not so, son. GOOD
NESS REALLY WORKS. AND
TRUTH WINS OUT. IN THE
LONG RUN. OVER ANY LIE.
I'm an old woman, boy. I've
seen plenty happen, and
haven't passed up much. But I'm
telling you, and you can bank
on what I say-It pays to be
good. 1t pays to believe in good
ness. And the man who does, and
lays his bets accordingly, will
never be disappointed.
GIVE DAILY ALL THAT
YOU HAVE TO GIVE"
KEEP FAITH
Sounds pretty reckless, but it's
the soundest economy, even from
the most selfish angle. For you
get out OF life only that which
you give.
You can buy land, jewels, au'
tomobileS, travel tickets, endless
commodities. But you can't buy
the things that make life worth
living enthusiasm, curiosity, ten
derneSS, the quickening sense OF
adventure.
These things you GET only
as you GIVE them yourself. Give
all that you have IF YOU
WISH ANYTHING IN RETURN
BE LOYAL AND REJOICE
WHENEVER YOU FIND YOUR
SELF PART OF AN IDEAL
ENTERPRISE"
We're still largely savage, SON
running amuck in the jungle OF
our own fear and ignorance, hate
and greed. Rejoice whenever you
hear a higher call than the grunt
of a hog, the bark of fox, the
roar of a killer. Be glad for those
responsibilities which recognize
and challenge the manhood with
in you. which bind you to q
higher program than savage lust
and cupidity.
And when you tire of the long,
hard trail, remember this-You
are bearing this load, you are
making this sacrifice, not for
yourself alone, but for those who
went before and those who will
follow after. Be true to them,
lad! Fight the good fight! KEEP
THE FAITH
(CopyriGht. 1885 K. ,. g.. Haa.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
Sound Defense Policy
By James T. Williams, Jr.

} for this view. The best informed
authorities on military and naval
aviation utterly repudiate this
contention.
It is put forth either by the in
nocent dupes or the disloyal
tools. in and out Of Congress, Of
sappers seeking to weaken the
Common Defense" of the United
States. to cripple the independ-
ence of the United States in
foreign relations and to miSin.
form public sentiment as a
means to these ends.
FANTASTIC
All defense authorities of the
United States agree that the
recommendations of the War and
I!avy Departments for the build
ing UP of our military and naval
air forces is an imperative duty
of the Congress which it would
be folly longer to neglect.
It is true that our naval air
force is the largest and best in
the world.
But our military air force has
been denied by Congress in recent
years the appropriations which
must be granted if this force is to
be supplied the material and per-
sonnet essential for the perform.
ance of its mission under the Ma.
tional Defense Act.
Neither our own nor the de-
Tense authorities of any other
first-claSs power are willing to
place their sole reliance for ma
tional defense on aircraft.
No first-clasS power today is
willing to abolish its ground
forces, or to sink its capital or
other surface ships, or to dyna-
mite its coast Notifications upon
the fatuous pretense that the en-.
tire defense mission of a first
class power can be performed ex-
clusively by an air force.
The notion is denounced as fan
taStic by the ablest defense auth.
critics Of the United States and
every other first-class power.
The notion is exploited only by
the dupes or the tools of intrigues
against the sound military and
naval policies of the ablest auth.
critics at home and abroad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
Listen, World!
By Elsie Robinson
A SET OF MARCHING ORDERS

He's eighteen. Remember your,
self at eighteen, Bill-with your
young blood leaping and your
young spirit listening for the call
of some great crusade?
Yes, I know-the crusade
turned out to be just a job in
the shipping department. But you
still haven't forgotten that first
fine fury, have you?
And perhaps it will help you
sympathize with this other young
Ster.
He. too, is all set for Great
Doings. But first he'd like "a sort
of creed. You know, Elsie, a gen
eral rule a fellow could go by?"
Yes, lad. know. And I've never
heard a better creed than the one
President Roosevelt quoted in his
recent address. 1t was givn to
him in his youth "by wise
philosopher" whose name he did
not repeat. And it's as fine a set
of marching orders as any soldier
could wish
Fear not!
"View all the tasks of life as
sacred.
"Have faith in the triumph
of the ideal.
"Give daily all that you have
to give.
"Be loyal and rejoice when
ever you find yourself part Of
an ideal enterprise"
Strong medicine, boy! Medicine
that will hearten you for any ad
venture-heal you Of any vicious
wound or defilement.
FEAR MOTT"
WORST ENEMY
Your own fear is your worst
actually your only-enemy. An
infinite number of unfortunate
things can happen to you, many
of them beyond your control.
But, unless your own fear per
mits those things to get under
your skin, you can rise above any
misfortune. Your own fear is the
only thing that can sell you out
. demoralize or ruin you.
Your own fear is the only thing
you need to fight. Control that
and you have everything else
licked.
HAVE FAITH IN THE TRI
UMPH OF THE IDEAL"
This is a sad world, lad. 4
bitterly bewildered world. Anc
looking it over from the biaseC
viewpoint Of your young 1mpa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
MADE IN JAPAN

Just now they're warming up
the issue of trade reciprocity in
Congress. Senator Hull's various
deals throughout the world are
in for some pretty severe attacks.
This, like constitutional power, is
apt to be pretty dry. but once
in while one sees the argument
startlingly lit up. There's a bit
of irony lurking in this instance.
Swarms of school-ma'amS herd
children around Washington. show
them the monuments and statues
and work in pertinent history les
sons. The children buy souvenirs
to take home. What do they buy?
Tiny replicas of the Washington
monument, the Capitol, historic
buildings and statues-all made
in Japan.
Particularly alluring to the chill
dren and tourists are little glass
globes. containing the tiny memo
rial which, when inverted, release
an inclosed SnowStorm. Obscurely
but clearly printed on each is
Made in Japan"
There IS in stationary and dime
stores a vast clutter of small SOU
venirS of all kinds, StudiouSly al
lusive to American history and ira
dition, apparently especially de-
signed for sale in the National
Capital-and all of Japanese
manufacture.
The japanese seem to have cap
tured the, knick-knack trade here
at any rate. Those little Wash
ington Monument affairs are
paper weights. I have not had a
chance to try it out, but I'll ven
ture you could find some Of them
holding down in the House or
Senate office buildings Weighty
state papers about foreign cut
throat trade competition.
Copyright, lS1e, King Features
Syndicate. IAs.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
CONGRESSIONAL ORATORY

CONGRESSIONAL ORATORY
There are a lot of studious.
well-behaved young newcomers
this second session of the Seventy
fourth Congress. They work
harder and talk less than many
of the old-timers. and that is, Of
course, a it should be. But con-
noiSseurs of old style congress
Sional oratory will find things
pretty dull, in the Senate and
House, compared to what they
used to be.
The rip-roaring orators are
passing. There's a whole lot less
fireworks around Washington
than in the old days. One of the
best of this traditional American
school is still on the job. He is
Senator Henry Fountain Ashurst,
of Arizona, most melodiouS
and courtly of Senators, and the
most Chesterfieldian. too, as
Victorian as Spencerian penman.
ship in these days of the decline
of manners.
1 wish he and Senator James
Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois,
would get out the Congressional
Record, rehearse a day or two
and put on again that Shakes
pearian word tourney of theirs
which came off in the opening
session of this Congress. Senator
Lewis. as the world knows, is
also of that passing school of
fastidious dress and ornate man
ners. Their eloquent encounter
had to do with the construction
of a certain line of Shakespeare.
SENATOR ASHURST
Profoundly informed were the
two Senators as they engaged in
eloquent tierce and riposte in their
two-octave range of throbbing ora
tory in which each was trying in
his own way to square the Bard
of Avon with the fate of the Re
public.
Senator Ashurst was born in Ne.
vada to the piping of the silver
tongued Winnemucca coyote in the
days when his family was crossing
the desert from California into
Arizona. He was a cowboy in his
youth. He still knows endless verses
recommendation of the War and
Red River Valley" Little Dan, the
Wrangler" and THE Chisholm
Trail"
He was, of course, a deputy Sher-
if, later bookkeeper and State
asSemblyman. He has been in the
Senate since 1918 and is one Of the
few men in Congress who has
never been defeated in any cam
paign for election.
He learned his letters from
branding irons, and the interesting
thing is that he learned them bet
ter than many Congressman with a
score of years of fancy schooling
behind them. His syntax is flaw
less, and he is ready and apt in
drawing on his resources, built by
years of wide reading in the law
and the classics.
When Senator AShurSt ran for
the Senate in 1912, the Hon. w. o.
Geary presented him to cam
paign audience as follows:
81 am proud to introduce to
you the war eaElA Of the Sierra
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22

Under the American system of
government the cong reSs is
charged with the responsibility of
providing for "the Common De-
Tense"
Its training, organization and
command are an executive respon-
sibility.
Its whole-hearted support is the
duty of every loyal citizen.
But Congress, the President and
the people require, for the eff
Gent discharge of their respective
responsibilities in this regard an
enlightened PUBLIC sen t iment
throughout the Union.
This is why alien and domestic
enemies Of the Common Defense"
do their utmost to confuse the
American people concerning es-
tablished military and naval poll
cies Of the United States.
This is why these enemies, some
Of whom are the tools and others
only the dupes of anti-defense in
trigue, attempt to discredit Amer!
lean military and naval authori-
ties and their recommendations in
regard to 1.-The Common Defense. "
REPUDIATED VIEW
This is why a minority group of
Senators and Representatives in
Congress, as an alibi for their op-
position to the national defense
measures recommended by our
highest defense authorities, stoop
to the speciouS preteXt that these
authorities are too ignorant to be
trusted and that only these few
legislators who oppose them know
what "the Common Defense" re-
quireS to be made effective.
Take for example a minority
group in both Houses of Congress
which attempts to excuse its op-
position to our national defense
programs by pretending that all
this country needs for coast pro
lection is an air force. that in
the next war the ground forces
will be useless and that coast
Notifications as we'll as capital
ships are already obsolete and
only aircraft useful for defense.
An examination of the record
proves there is no basis whatever
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22


Many and varied are the rea-
sons why Jones would not be able
to run against the present Chief
Executive despite the fact that
Mr.. Kirby and his associates
might choose to have him run as
their candidate.
In the first place, most poll
ticians agree, Jones has been very
friendly with the Chief Executive
since he took office.
The Chief Executive has gone
to the bat" for the RFC chairman
when certain gentlemen at the
Capitol were not overly pleased
with his operation of the Govern
ment agency.
Although most persons consider
that the RFC has been one of the
most satisfactory of Government
agencies, there are others who
severely criticize some of its func-
tionS.
It is to those critics that word
is said to have gone from the
White House that the President
was very much against any at
tempt to attack the work Of
Jones.
So it is that when Mr.. Kirby
talks of having the RFC chairman
run against President Roosevelt
he suggests an almost impossible
achievement in the opinion of
those persons who know the atti-
tude of the Chief Executive to-
ward Jones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
Still a World Problem

One of the celebrated student corps of Germany made famous
IN this country generation ago by light operas Of the o
The principal oens of the aristocrac young German COL
1ean it that they had debate the question of
how der Fuehrer ate asparagus.
When of this discussion leaked out held to be
conmpuous of the Heran dignity to border treason
So the broken up and another world problem
remains unsovedust how DOES dictator eat asparagus?
With his fork or with his fingers?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22

} heavens make up myriad glintS
of lights and colOrs."
With his right forearm athwart
his vest, Senator AShurSt drops
easily into discourse about the
"Barmecidal feast:
can occult gem which gliStenS
with Opidian Eye" or announces
that, 81 do not rise to chant
my jeremiadS."
His is the longest and most i'm
posing frock coat and the most
sensitive and adjustable vocal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22

} crags; the silver-tOngued sun
beam of the painted desert"
AS a Senator, Mr.. Ashurst made
good as advertised. He was all
that and more. The Congress
sional Record is fairly gem
studded with his eloquent outgiv-
ings, such as this one about
Arizona:
"The rich purple tones in the
distant gray hills, the pearl
gray touches, the deep, trans
lucent azures in the arching
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22

Macon, Ga. for
a C on vention,
a n d suggests
t h a t j e S S e
] o ne S, chair
m an of the
RFC, be chosen
as an opponent
Of the Pre- s J.
d e mt in the
ne xt election,
he makes one
If the StrangeSt
polit ical sug-
g e S t i o n S yet
h e ard in the
pre- Sc n t pre-
campaign whirl-
wind of notifies
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-22
MANY OBSTACLES

When John Henry Kirby, anti
Roosevelt Democrat, calls others
who have views similar to his to