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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13
naNNERY MAN INJURED

? Johnson, cannery employee izaek in Bristol Bay, was rush.
 he Anchorage hospital re-
 lg plane to receive treat for a broken leg and internal s
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

CHERRY TREES BLOOM
 th- their apple and cherry trees cssom and their garden flour g, MT. and Mrs. Alex Bolam 'pper Landing, are looking for
 to an extra fine crop this
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13
MILD-CuRE SHIPPED

Shipments of mild-cured salmon to Seattle on the North Sea were: Alaska Coast Fisheries, fourteen tierces; Sebastian-Stuart Fish Co., three tierces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13
Alaska Has 70 Licensed Air Pilots

A WASHINGTON July B Bureau of Air Commerce IT. today hat seventy licensed pilots were in Alask4, lSp so . and seventy-three Alaska D sixty licensed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

PRIEST TO KETCHIKAN
 The Reverend E. Budde assistant priest at the Church of the Nativ- Ity, left on the Alaska for Ketchi- kan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

MacSPADDENS HAVE VISITORS
 Mrs. Carrie Lowe, mother of Mrs. Molly MacSpadden, arrived here recently from Council, Idaho, ac- companied by two grandchildren, Patricia and Constance Lowe. They plan to visit with the MacSpaddens until August.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

made rcCcnulS v4.sss o.oy ey O. C. Chapman, editor of the Oregon Voter and President of the Port land Library Board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13
MARSHAL LEAVES

United States Marshal William T. Mahoney and Mrs. Mahoney left on the Alaska for a short trip to Ket- .chikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

VAN MAVERN SAILS A. Van Mavern, local broker, left on the Alaska for Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13
ROAD CLOSED

Basin Road is now closed to all traffic.
 MENDENHALL CONSTRUC-
 TON COMPANY. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

Alaska aviators included 58 tY444s- port three limited commercial, eight private pilots and one amateur pi lot
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13
T s DEPARTMEN1 or AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUfEAu
THE WEATHER
tBy the b. 5. Weather Rureaul

Forecast for Juneau aud vicinity beginning pm July
 Partly cloudy tonight Tuesday, light to moderate variable winds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

Ketchan raining temperature cloudy 55 wrange cloudy 55 Ska cloudy 53; Radove soapsone Point clear 6oi Juneau clear 56 skag clear 5O Yakua Cordova clear 56 Chitna cloudy Mccarthy cloudy cloudy 55 cloudy 5s Nenana cloudy 5S Panama Ruby raining 48 Nulato raining 50 Flat. raining
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

slight barometrc depression a distance being 2990 inches reported the interior
 
 962 inches This attended coastal regions from Unasska souheastward unsettled weather the
 It night ing reported temperature degrees al am.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

way, Juneau photograph worm Richards used for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13

SHOP IN JUNEAU!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-07-13
II Frightened Indians

4sA Ga, July 13.-The baby
 meat ul2rket here is bearish.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
St. David's Society
Annual Banquet

The annual banquet Of st. David's
Society of Washington will be held
at the Mayfiower Hotel Monday night
at $50 o'clock. The principal speaker
will be Representative John w. Gwynne
Of Iowa. The president Of the society
is Mr.. Grifath Evans and the other
officers are as follows: Vice presidents,
Mr.. Harry s. Evans and DR.. David
Breese Jones; musical director, Mr..
Daniel Morgan: pianist, Miss Pearl
Griffith; secretary, Miss Katherine
williams, and treasurer, Miss Eunice
Jane Thomas.
The Cambrian Male Party will take
part and the following soloists will
sing during the evening: Miss Holtz-
scheiter. Miss Jane Daniel, Mr.. Will
fred Smith, Mr.. Aled p. Davies and
Mr.. Erbin G. Thomas.
A short play entitled, "A Welsh
Honeymoon" will be given by Mrs.
Keat, Mrs. Eckloff, Mrs. Conlyn and
Mr.. David Powell Jones.
The members of the Cambrian Male
Party are the following: MIR. Wilfred
Smith, conductor; DR.. Thomas Elias,
Mr.. Daniel Morgan, Mr.. Robert Crit
fifth. Mr.. William Smith, Mr.. William
j. Hughes, DR.. David Breese Jones,
Mr.. Aled P. Davies, Mr.. Elmer r.
Jones, Mr.. Curtis Evans and Mr.. Wells.
Evening star., 1936-03-01

I. V-top, semi.
tailored NTH neat
sa In applique,
bias cut slip. 2
seams. In tedroSe
and whfte. Sizes
32-4l.
Evening star., 1936-03-01
Italy Faces Coin Shortage,

The withdrawal from circulation
OF all silver coins is announced in the
official Rome Gazette, the decree of
last May which authorizes this step
having now become law. The result
OF this may be a sudden absence of
small change in Italy.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
GIFTS PROVIDED At
COUNTY HOME HERE
Many Church Organizations
Furnish Presents For
Christmas Tree

Christmas gifts in rich abundance
have been provided for the inmates
Of the county horie and county tube.-
culosis hospital by number of Hen
de"son church organizations, and will
be presented Christmas eve night.
The Christmas tree program was
arranged for o'clock this evening,
at which time the presents will be dis
tributed to all the inmates.
Gifts vert furnished by these or
CARNATIONS: First Baptist missionary
circle, Congregational Chr stan
church, Junior Depastment Of First
Baptist Sunday school, North Hender-
son-Baptist church. White Memorial
M. E. church of South Henderson,
Baraca class of Methodist Protestant
Sunday school, and Pentecostal Holt
ness church of South Henderson.
A musical program consisting of
Christmas carols and other numbers
will be given in connection with the
Christmas tree.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
SALVATION ARMY'S
TREE FRIDAY NIGHT
Changed from Tonight To
Christmas Night, Off
Gals Announce

A Christmas tree and program with
the distribution of gifts, will be held
by The Salvation Army at it's hall at
South Henderson tomorrow night. It
had been originally announced that
the program, which is an annual af-
fair, would be Christmas Eve night,
cut the time was changed.
Some 500 children will be invited to
the party. Their names were taken
from Sunday school lists of the
Army's school, and from relief rolls,
and elsewhere, and efforts were made
to avoid overlooking any child de-
serving of attendance at the party
The program will be held at Z
o'clock Friday evening, opening with
the sim of Christmas carols and a
brief am. Santa Claus will ap-
pear OF re scene and distribute toys
and bags of candy, nuts and fruits
to all the children.
This is part of The Salvation
Army's Christmas activities, but the
organization will also distribute nu-
merous baskets to needy families in
addition to this program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24

mail handled the first three days of
the week had exceeded anything in
the history Of the office, and that the
receipts probably set an all-time high.
In keeping with ruling for the en-
tire postal system throughout the
country, a full holiday will be taken
at the office here Christmas day, with
the exception that incoming mails will
be deposited in lock boxes and out
going mails will be dispatched as US
ual. There will be no city or rural
deliveries at all during the day. nor
will the stamp and general delivery
windows open for the usual holiday
hour from 10 to II a. m.
Extra help has been employed all
week to facilitate handling of the
mails, and the post office organiza-
ton expected tomorrow to have the
office virtually free of accommodations
for the holiday.
Regular service will be resumed on
Saturday, but in the meantime, the
post office organization planned it's
own day of holiday and rest on Christ
mas.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
ROSE ORGANIZATION
HAS TREE PROGRAM
Gifts Presents, Including
Handsome Presents to
Executives

Gifts were presented to every one
and general good time had at a
Christmas tree party of the home of
flee organization of Roses 5-1O-25o
Stores Company held in the offices of
the company in the P. H. Rose build
ing Wednesday night at Z o'clock. Old
Santa Claus himself appeared on the
scene and distributed the gifts.
Outstanding in the presents distri-
huted were extra bonuses to all of the
employees Those who have been with
the organization for one year received
a weeks salary extra; those who have
been in the employ from one to three
years received two weeks extra pay
and those who have been with the
company for three years or more were
paid three weeks salary.
There were no speeches and no for
NAL presentations. A gift from the en-
tire office organization was made to
P. H. Rose, president and general
manager of the business, of bronze
floor lamp, and a branZe table lamp
was given to T. 3. Rose Jr vice
president and secretary. In addition
the warehouse employees sent a 30
pound ham for P. H. Rose and a
bronze electric desk clock for T. B.
Rose, Jr.
Each employee had drawn the name
of another employee and provided a
gift for that one. Each gift contained
verse, mostly in comical vein.
T. B. Rose, Jr., was dressed in the
garb of Santa Claus and distributed
the gifts.
Christmas carols were sung and
after the distribution of gifts, cakes
and punch were served.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
"BC" Relieves
Neuralgia
In A Hurry

When you have headache you
want relief, and want it quickly. Get
it THE BIC Way"
BIC" readily relieves not only the
pain due to headache, but also neu-
ralgia, muscular aches, pain and dis
comfort due to simple head colds and
nervous tension. BIC" contains sew
eral widely-prescriDed, reliable in
gradients, none of which are opium
or any of its derivates.
Women find great comfort in using
BE" at the trying time of the month,
for headache and backache pains due
to functional disturbances. Give &c
a trial and see if it doesn't relieve
you in just few minutes. Conven-
lent 10c and Csc sizes, or by the dose
at fountains. (adv)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
PRISON CAMP WILL
HAVE GOOD DINNER
Full Day Off To Be Given Highway
Force, With Probable Re-
membranes by Some

Christmas will be an annual oc-
casion at the State Highway & Pub
lie Works Commission prison camp
on the eastern outskirts of Hender-
son, the same as elsewhere, and a
big dinner will be served there on
Christmas day. A full holiday will be
given all prisoners for the day, and
relatives and others will be privileged
to bring gifts to the members.
The camp consists entirely of color
ed prisoners. Some sort of a musical
program is planned for the occasion,
and the prisoners will be made aware
of the event and the significance of
the great Christian festival
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
THREE REALTY DEEDS
WITH THE REGISTRY

Three realty transactions were
placed on the record books of the
Vance Registry yesterday.
H. w. Edwards, ct al, conveyed to
V. T. Grissom, ct al for 81 and con-
siderations 80 IA acres of land in
the county.
v. T. Grissom and wife sold to H.
M. Edwards five acres in the old J..
H. Hunt tract for 81 and considera-
tons.
Mrs. Margaret r. Harris sold to
Jane Hart for $40 and considerations
two tracts of land in the county.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24

mere Will be a general and wide
spread, and all but universal relaXa-
ton from the hard grind of a busy
fall season. which has brought its re-
wards in more frequent jingling of
cI h registers, with bigger figures
showing into the sales tickets.
A feeling of greater thankfulness
for more abundant prosperity was
shared by all classes, although this
did not mean there was no poverty
and no need There was-much of it,
as there always is, no matter what
the measure of prosperity year may
bring. But at least there was less this
time, because farm products brought
better prices and workers had more
uniform employment over a longer
period.
Hundreds of visitors were in the
city for the holiday with relatives and
friends. But many had gone away to
spend the holiday elsewhere.
Reunions of families and Christmas
dinners are on the program for many
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
SOME STORES ARE
TO CLOSE SATURDAY
Others Not Entering Agree
ment, However, Will Be
Open for the Day

Some Henderson stores will take
an additional holiday on Saturday,
giving their clerks and employees OPP
portun.ty for three full days off for
Christmas But others will observe
only the one Christmas day time-off,
it appeared today
Retail establishments were unable
to reach complete agreement over the
matter of the Saturday holiday, and
as a result they will not close for the
occasion.
There was no way today of know
ing exactly how many or what stores
would operate on Saturday. But an
nouncement has been made by few
that they will lot.
All banks of the city will be closed
after today until next Monday.
All city and county offices closed
thi; afternoon until Monday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS2
See Page Four

l. In which state was the President OF
the Confederate States of America,
Jefferson Davis, born?
g. Who wrote the novel, Scarlet Sis
ter Mary?"
3. In what year was the War with
Spain?
f. Name the chief goddess of Baby
lonia and Assyria.
5. In mathematics, what is a para
bola?
g. Who founded the city of Alexand-
ria, Egypt:
T. From whom did James J. Braddock
win the worlds heavyweight box
ing championship?
8. Who was George Gilfillan?
9. What is the largest inhabitant of
the ocean?
10. Is there an age limit on horses in
the Kentucky Derby?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
NEGROES TO HAVE
A JOINT SERVICE

A joint union service on Christmas
day will be held by the Negro chur-
ches of the city, it was announced to-
day by Rev. L. p Gregg, pastor of
the colored Baptist church. The exer-
cises will be held in the M. E. Zion
church and the sermon will be preach
ed by Rev. ]. A. Cotton, principal of
Henderson Institute and pastor of the
United Presbyterian church. All the
colored people of the community are
invited to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24

where Santa Claus probably wouIS "e<
have come had it not been fo ~nu ~ not
warmth of heart. 'iiiS
The last Opportunity to no -,
was No. so, which was provided amen
jointly by A. F. Barnes. r A D, iof
lock and George Harrison of ~
Barnes Funeral Home orgsnizat;o mt
Ever since The Salvation ARM r,'9 III
operated in Henderson, period of 'a ~
Christmas seasons, the DaiIv NJ; ~
patch has carried on this Chrs+no"
Opportunity custom. Not Sn1
Christmas has been missed dnr;. N
that time, and never has there hug
Christmas in this series that s;n
gle needy family went unprovided for
That is a tribute to the goodnos.
of heart Of Henderson citizens ona
is to their credit that thew have ~
sponded so generously and SO com
pletely.
In addition, however, to these q On
portunities, The Salvation Army will
itself present many baskets to otbcr
needy families this Christmas.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
MARRIAGE PAPERS
FOUR ON YESTERDAY

Four marriage license were report
ed at the Vance Registry today as
having been issued yesterday, all of
them going to colored couples.
Avis Burwell and Eliza Hargrove,
both of Henderson, secured papers, as
did Nathaniel Vincent and Nello Nit
chell, both of Henderson, Nathaniel
Lewis and Henrietta Davis, both of
Henderson, and Gordon l.. West, of
Wichita, Kansas, and Alma E. Wyche
of Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
groups tomorrow.

groups tomorrow.
City and county offices will not only
close tomorrow, cut also on Saturday
as we'll, along with some branches OF
business, though the second holiday
will not be as widespread as Christ
mas day.
Meantime Santa Claus comes to
night, and every little stocking will
hang high before little brother or lit
tie sister turn in for the night tC
dream of good old Saint Nick and his
gifts they will be looking for tomor-
row morning.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
TWO ARE INJURED
AS AUTOS COLLIDE

Maynard Currin and Mr.. Floyd were
injured last night about 1920 o'clock
when an automobile in which they
were riding collided with one driven
by Henry Crawford, Negro, of New
York, on the "Greystone Hill
Currin's nose was broken and Floyd
got cash in the scalp. The others
in the automobile escaped injuries.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
JAIL POPULATION
TO EAT CHICKEN

Jailer w. S. Strange said today
that he would feed the twenty pris-
oners in the Vance county jail a fine
chicken dinner Christmas Day.
It is the usual custom of the coun-
ty to provide little more food stuff
on Christmas day for the inhabitants
of the bastile
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
NEGRO CONVICTED OF
AUTOMOBILE THEFT

Clarence Johnston, Negro, was tried
in county court today before Record
theft of an automobile and reckless
driving. He was found guilty of tenn
porary larceny of an automobile, and
was sent to the roads for six months.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
Two Services At
Episcopal Church
Friday Morning

The services for Christmas day at
Holy Innocents Episcopal church
were announced as follows today by
the rector, Rev. I. w. Hughes: cele-
bration of the Holy Communion at
7:30 o'clock and Holy Communion
and sermon al Il o'clock.
The Christmas music will be fur
nished by the choir and Mrs. I. w.
Hughes, organist.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
City Will Have Full Christmas Holiday Tomorro
PEAK OF RUSH FOR
POST OFFICE ENDS
Full Holiday Will Be Taken
Tomorrow, With No
Deliveries Made

FTER setting what
was believed to be
an all-time record
for volume and pro-
badly also in re-
ceipts, business slow
ed down today at
the Henderson post
office as mailings of
gifts and greeting
cards h a d about
been finished.
Postmaster j. r,
league said today
present indications
were the volume of
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
BUSINESS TO HALT
ALMOST ENTIRELY
Nearly Every Establishment
Will Close for Com
plete Holiday
GENERAL RELAXATION
Rest from Busy Fall Season Will Be
Welcome to Whole Community;
Some Establishments
Close Saturday
anderson Plan

ANDERSON Plan
ned today for a full
holiday on Christ
mas day tomorrow
in keeping with the
annual custom.
Business will come
to a complete halt,
so far as it is pos
sible for that to be
done. Nearly every
establish m e n t OF
every kind, except
the essentials, will
suspend operations
for the entire day.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24
ALL OPPORTUNITIES
ARE PROVIDED FOR
Last One of Cases Take,
Total of So, Setting Ree'
ord for Civ

REAKINC all rso.
ords for the Is year,
the custom has bean
pursued here the
last Of a total of s.
Christmas oppor,
tunities presented
through the Dailr
Dispatch was taken
last night, and pr ,,l
parations had been
made to provide =, a
happier Ch ristmas
in that manv L ''07
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-24

Literature is the shadow of life re-
Elected back to us with more or less
art.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-19
Last Story Hour
Is Held Friday

The last story hour of the fall sea-
son was held yesterday at the H. Les
lie Perry Memorial Library. Mrs.
John Lee Wester told the stories to
the children
There have beer nine story hours
at the library during the fall. On
Friday afternoons children of the first
second, third, and fourth grades heard
stories told by Miss Marjorie Gerber.
Mrs. Goode Cheatham, Mrs. Morgan
cooper, and Mrs. Randolph league.
Children of the fifth, SIXTH and sew
enth grades had story hour on We'd
nesday afternoons These stories
were told by Mrs. Alex Watkins. Mrs.
Leon Wick, Mrs. M. F. Legg, and Miss
Mamie Crowder, Fairy tales, myths,
legends, and stories of boys and girls
OF today were featured.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-19
NIGHTINGALES.

,.outif,;l must be the mountains
whence We come
49,, bright in the fruitful valleys the
~" streams wherefrom
Ye learn your song:
,,,.ors are those starry woods? n
might | wander there
Amone the flowers which in that
heavenly air
Bloom the year long!
Nov barren are those mountains and
and scent the streams;
orr soma is the voice of desire, that
haunts our dreams.
A .hroe of the heart,
whose pining visions dim, forbidden
hopes profound,
No dying cadence nor long sigh can
sound For all our art.
Alone. aloud in the raptured ear of
men
We non. our dark nocturnal secret:
and then,
As night is withdrawn
From these sweet-springing meads
bursting boughs of May,
Dream. while the innumerable choir
of day
Welcome the dawn.
Robert Bridges, in "Poetical Works."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-19
Miss Furman Gives
Christmas Party

Miss Kate Furman entertained the
members of her kindergarten at a
delightful Christmas party yesterday
morning at IL o'clock.
The kindergarten was very attrac-
lively decorated with the interest CEN
tering around beautifully trimmed
Christmas tree, around which were
arranged the presents brought by the
children for each other.
Miss Furman presented each pupil
with a most attractive figure of Santa
Claus, hand made and dressed.
The pupils present included Fatsy
Mitchiner, Patsy and Melissa Glenn,
Pearl Lee Woodlief, John Hazelhurst.
Ferebee Cooper, Billy Collins, Judy
Finch, Sylvia Holsinger, Charlie Wat
kins, Louann Watkins, Helen Rem
Hood, Martha Jane Newcomb, and
Sara Jane Watkins. Sallie Jean Ker-
ner was unable to attend because of
sickness.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-19
Christmas Program
For Aycock School

The Parent Teachers Association of
the Aycock school met Thursday even
ing, December 18th, with the pre-
sentation of a Christmas program by
Misses Radford, Clayton, and Mcleod
of the Primary grades.
A pageant, "The Manager" was pre-
scented in a most impressive manner
by the first grade with carols appro-
pirate to the scene. Two playlets
were given, one by the first grade, en-
titled, Waiting for Santa Claus" and
Mother Goose Marries Santa Claus"
by the first and second grades. The
third grade toy orchestra furnished
three numbers.
A large crowd was in attendance
during the evening.
The prize for attendance was won
by Mr.. Carruth in the high school de-
partment and Miss Booker in the ele-
mentary.