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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-10

But there is no time to lose. While
,tere is no likelihood of being unable
20 meet ones requirements in MAX
mo the rounds of Henderson stores
there is always the great advantage
If doing Christmas shopping before
tho peak of the rush is ushered in.
Because of a general upward
trend in economic conditions and
better prices for crops, and because
industry is moving at a faster clip
and furnishing more jobs on more
regular time, there is more money
available for the purchase of ones
personal needs and of adding fur
nishings to the home. Realizing this
condition, retail establishments here
have anticipated the growing demand
and have either laid in large stocks
early or replenished their initial
supplies.
The result is that Henderson and
this section of the State can be sup
Piled right here at home.
Thousands of citizens who long
ago formed the habit of doing their
shopping in their home town have
found it a pleasure and a satisfac-
ton to buy from retail concerns that
are close by and which are owned
and operated by men and women per-
sonally known to them. They have
discovered that if any article does
not measure UP, they can carry it
back and find store-keepers ready
to make good on their guarantee of
satisfaction.
Nearly everything one desires can
be found here at home. Santa Claus
will have no difficulty in filling his
bag in the stores of Henderson.
around to the toyland openings and
made their own pickings and left
word for Santa. Toys that are new
and different are on the market this
Christmas season, and they are as
reasonably priced as ever, and with
in Santa Claus and also of papa and
mama in their pledges of personal
gifts to sonny and little sister.
For the adults there is an album
dence Of clothing, of wearing APP
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-10
COMMON SALT BASIS
FOR PORK CURINGS

College Station, Raleigh, Dec. 10
Common salt is the basis of all me-
thods Of curing pork on the farm,
said r. E. Nance, professor of animal
husbandry at State College.
Many farmers prefer the dry salt
pack, while others like the brine cure.
Either will give good results, Nance
stated, though he believes the dry
pack is better in the south.
Sugar will add flavor and keep the
meat tender, and salt peter will give
the meat a rich red color
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-10

parel in general, neckties. handker-
Chiefs shirts, hats and sox and stock
ings, and countless other items.
The drug stores and other estab-
lishments have large stocks of tot
let articles available for sections
to be made from.
For the men there are cigars and
cigarettes and, smoking tobacco. all
wrapped in Christmast colors and
ready for personal presentation or
for the Christmas tree, or even for
mailing.
For the ladies, whether mother
wife sister or sweetheart there are
many varities of the finest candies
the market affords, and at prices to
come within the reach of every
pocketbook.
A recounting of gifts could be
carried on indefinitely. But the
average person has a fairly definite
idea of what he or she wishes to
give to a member of the family or a
friend. 1t is sufficient to say that
in nearly every instance the article
can be had in Henderson. And
there is plenty of quality and reason
able prices. And alse the satisfac-
ton of trading with home merchants
keeping the money at home and
making everp one happy.
The grocery and fruit stores have
an abundance of goodies in their
lines. There will be plenty of va
riety from which to select the food
for the Christmas dinner and for
Christmas week. The edible special
ties for the holidays are here in alb
undance-now. but may not be at the
last minute.
While the store folks are well
stocked, they urge early shopping
for the convenience and satisfaction
of the shopper and the shop-keeper
But, BUY 1T IN HENDERSON,.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-10

A world traveller sees, what is to
him, many funny things, but the
strangest and funniest is that report
ed by an African traveler-the sight
of an Adam and Eve, two natives
stark naked, boarding a train.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-10
Big Merchandise Stocks
Will Be Found In Stores
And Only Two Weeks Rem ain in Which To Complete
the Christmas Buying; U seful Gifts Toys for the
Children and Candi and Fruits Galore

With just two weeks left of the shopping
merchants prepared perhaps they not
many to take of the demands
hand Customers will find large goods available
from which to make their selections.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-12-10

Public events play a great part in
our lives, however small a part we
may play in public events.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
FOUR VITAL

The future of the railroad industry, said j. j. Pelley, Pres
ident of the Association of American Railroads, hinges on the
answers to four basic questions:
l, Will railroad service continue to be essential to this coun-
tryf
their unit eostsf
3. Have the railroads, with a normal volume of business, the
inherent efficiency to operate on a profitable basis.
q. Will they receive equal treatment under our public trans
Iportation policies9
Answering the first question, it is obvious that the rail
roads, in spite of the growth of other carers, are still the prin-
Icipal medium for quickly and certainly moving all manner of
goods, under all conditions, to and from all points of the nation.
Other carriers supplement railroad seryiee-but none supplants
it.
Their record gives an affirmative answer to the second ques-
improved service, and modernized equipment. Fifteen years ago,
on the average, the railroad cost of moving one ton of freight
one thousand miles was $10.78. In 1885, the average cost was
$6.63-a drop of 80 per cent.
The figures likewise say yes to the third question. Many
statistics could be cited-and here is one striking fact: An in
crease of 1877 per cent in railroad gross revenues during the
first eight months of 1886 as compared with 1885, was translat-
ed into an increase of 30 per cent in net revenues, before pay
ment of taxes and rents.
As for the last question-that is up to the government, which
is simply the voice of the people. The railroads are not treated
Iburdened with more Unnecessary laws that will add to the ex-
Ipense of operation without providing for compensating increases
in revenue. If government will create a fair and equitable trans
port policy, the rails will progress and spend hundreds of mil
lions of dollars for supplies and wages-to the benefit of us all
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
TIME FOR ACTION

Its time we took taxation out of politics.
4 national election is just over. 1t will be four more years
before we stage the great quadrennial show again. But in the
meantime, no matter who sits in the White House, no matter
who are members of the House and Senate, taxes are going to
hit us all.
Republicans pay taxes. Democrats pay taxes. SO do Social
lists and Communists. And no political party has a clear record
on tax legislation. Spokesman for all parties have long prom.
ised tax reduction-and then, once they took office, proceeded
to raise taxes. Members of all parties have done their part to
fasten a leeeh-like bureaucracy upon us-and you can't have
bureaucratic government and efficient, economical government
at the same time.
During the campaign, we heard more promises of tax re-
duction from all political quarters. Now the time for converse
ton is past, and the time for action has arrived Promises de
mand fullfillment-pledges cry out to be redeemed. Unless we.
are to be utterly crushed under a tax burden that is already sap
more than twenty per cent of the national income, the.
American people must demand that craftsmanship take the place
of politics, and that a sincere effort to really reduce the cost of
be made.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
AN INDUSTRY REACHES MATURITY

The casualty insurance industry has reached maturity, as
James A. Beha, General Manager Of the National Bureau of Cas-
ulty and Surety Underwriters, recently pointed out-and its his
tory since the gay nineties marks one of the most dramatic and
interesting pages in the story Of American industry.
In 1896, the total of casualty premiums in the entire coun-
try amounted to only Il ,2SS,000. In 1885 it came to the vast
sum of $990,000,000. Thus, in two generations the business has
grown by about 5000 per cent.
One of the main contributory causes of the development of
the casualty industry was the invention of the automobile. In
1895 there were four cars registered in the nation. Today over
25,000,000 are registered. The first automobile liability insur-
ance policy was written in 1898, when 800 cars were registered
in the country. In 1929, the peak year, premiums paid for this
kind of insurance reached over $947,000O00. Thus a minor form
Of liability insurance grew until it exceeded all other forms.
A great change has taken place in employers liability in
surance-this kind of insurance has been superseded, in all ex-
cept two states, by workmens compensation insurance. The first
compensation laws were adopted in 1911, and by 1920, Al other
states had followed suit. In 1929, compensation premiums total
ed 1926 100000. There was a natural drop during the following
years, but by 1895 the total was back to $255i000,0O0.
Burglary and robbery insurance have also grown rapidly
due largely to high speed automobiles and good roads, which
have added to the mobility of criminal gangs.
So it goes, in almost every phase of the casualty and habn
ity field. The industry is performing an invaluable public ser
vice which grows increasingly important in our high speed bust
ness and economic life.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
WILL YOUR NAME BE E X

The past summer was one of the worst on record in the
matter of automobile accidents and deaths.
And the most dangerous driving months are still to come
the months of rain and ice, and few daylight hours.
Every season sees better, more scientifically designed high
way-and yet accidents grow worse, both in number and sever
ity. Every year sees stronger, more easily controlled, and mechan-
ically safer cars-yet the carnage grows.
1t is true that a percentage of accidents can be attributed
directly to mechanical failure of automobiles, or to road con-
ditions. This percentage marks but a very small part of the total
crashes. The human element is responsible, and alone response
BILE, for the great majority of accidents, minor and major.
Worst menace of all is the driver who attempts to push the
throttle through the floor-board-who operates his car at exces-
sive speeds. And excessive speed is a flexible term-there may
be a time when fifty is safe, and fifteen too fast.
There are drivers who pass on hills andcurves, who hog the
center line, who allow their car to wander'to the wrong side OF
the rad-and drivers who commit a thousand and one driving
errors that may save minute, and may also send themselves and
others into eternity.
You see many headlines like GIVE Killed When Cars Col
ide.F You read the mans of the victims, go on to other arti
cles and forgot all about them. Next time you see such a head
line just reflect that your name, or the name of a friend or loved
one, may be in the next similar list of eorpses. Then it won't b
so easy to forget.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
FIRE PREVENTION GOOD BUSINESS

II you have ever suffered from destruction of property by
fire, you will know that nothing can fully repay you.
A fire insurance policy will rebuild a house. But it won't
bring back keepsakes and hundreds of irreplaceable articles
that most of us gather through the years-artieleA with little
intrinsic value. Nothing can. There are many things that dol
lars cannot buy.
Also, an insurance policy may replace n burned factory
But it cant pay for lost work, destroyed opportunities, depleted
purchasing power. When workmens incomes stop, the whole
community feeds the i'll effects. 1t may be necessary for them
to subsst on charity or relef-at the expense of everyone. Store
keepers suffer, property-owners lose rent, savings are taken
from banks. And so it goes.
When property is consumed, it no longer pays taxes-and
the taxes paid by all other property must be increased to make
up the deficiency.
Cases are on record where fire has destroyed a towns prn-
cipal industry-and the result was that community progress i'm
mediately came to an end and qualification set in.
Every wise homeowner and business owner carries insurance,
but il he is really wise, he win realize that his policy, no matter
how complete, can never completely pay for the results Of a fire
lie will realize that prevention is better than cure-and that
systematic fire prevention, carried on by every individual as
well as by the authorities, is good business that keeps money in
all our pockets.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
Make MILLER
| WRITES

Make Miller: | am In love with
a man that is a married man and
| am only II. He says he will never
I've with his wife as man and wife
again, and If | will run off with
him and live that way with him, he
will marry me as soon as he can
get his divorce. But Pm just a
little afraid he won't marry and
that he will leave me in the soup.
I'd like to have a home and some
one to take care of me and / am
almost tempted to do what he wants
me to do. Would you?-Willa Mae.
villa Mae: You'd do a terrible
thing and a very foolish thing if you
go away with this man. You have
heard only one side; maybe it Is
all his fault; and if he'd dump one
woman he would dump another.
There Is no %suran that he would
not deceive you and leave you.
There are so many loose ones and
you had better make selection from
among them. Don't do as this man
says, Villa Mae, or you will surely
regret it-and you will suffer, too.
Make Miller.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
CIVIL SERVICE DISCRIMINATION
lFrom The Pittsburgh. Pa. courierl

The action of the National Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People in calling Postmaster General Farley
attention to evidences of growing discrimination against Ne
groes in civil service appointments to the postal service is to be
commended.
In many parts of the country there has been a noticeable
tendency to pick white eigibes from the three applicants re-
ceiying the highest marks in the examination whether they
are heading the list or not. This policy seems to be a growing
one, especially in the South.
The Federal service has been ohe of the largest sources of
income to Negroes for many decades AMI should be an increas-
ing source in the future. We must make sure that discrimina-
ton there is prevented by all means.
One reason, and perhaps the principal one, why discrimina-
ton grows in the government service is because we ourselves
fail to protest. The great majority of Negroes are as complacent
as though complete equality of opportunity reigned supreme in
the United States ,
AS long as we spend more for amusements than we do for
safeguarding our rights we must expect increasing efforts to bar
us from the fruits of citizenship.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
ALTA
A GIRLS PROBLEMS
BY Videtta Ish

Dear Father: | enjoyed your let
ter and thank you for It, but ! am
coming now with some more CUES
tons. | suppose III be asking you
a thousand and one questions be
fore this meeting closes. I'm begin
mig right now. Hire are the "brain
t~easers," as we read in the papers.
What is an evangelist? People
talked about this man as # he were
some strange kind Of person, but
to me he looks like any other man,
except he seems botherd all the
time and does not smile very often.
| wonder f all men called evangel-
lists act that way?
You know, Daddy Dear, that |
always want to know things. Aunt
Cornelia says Pm just like you in
that, for you always want to know
something about everything. So now
since Pm into this muddle about
getting religion you will have to
help me out. | know you will.
I'm just so sleepy. Daddy Dear,
that I'm going to let the other
questions wait until next time. Aunt
Cornelia sends love. Please write
soon.
Lovingly yours, Alta Vesta.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
SERMONETTE
BY Arthur b. Rhinow

His right leg and foot were de-
formed, but he whistled gaily
though softly, while most of the
other passengers IN the subway
train seemed to brood gloomily,
There was a time, no doubt, when
he felt his handicap keenly, but he
had dismissed it from his mind,
certainly when | watched him.
It may be he had just had a
pleasant experience or anticipated
a pleasure, for New Years Eve was
near. If so, he scarcely merited con
CALCULATIONS. Fleeing moments of
exhilaration help us to forget, but
they do help US to overcome.
Perhaps he had boone hardened to
his affection. Some unfortunates
swallow the bitter pill, so to speak;
they grin and bear it. By and by
they succeed, but as they grow
hard toward misfortune, they har-
den themselves. They are no longer
as sensitive to the finer joys of
life.
Different entirely IS the man who
rises above his sorrow by means
Of his faith. He knows that if he is
honest with himself and his Cod,
nothing can happen to hm chat will
not turn into a blessing, n Gods
own time. He is greater than any
thing that can happen to him. For
him there is no loss without a gain.
And only the Omniscient One knows
what streams of heart healing issue
from such lives and of the faithful.
They are the strong ones of the
race.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
THE POWER OF MAN

Mr.. Calverton's theme the Power
of Man in contrast to a book by
Joseph Conrad called the Power Of
Darkness which was also laid in Afr
lea and considered one of the great
st tales ever written. Like Conrad,
Calverton employs the direct me-
thod of telling his story, through the
mouths of twice-removed charact-
ers. But unlike Conrad, Calverton
has no prejudice, not the least lit
tie bit of the snobbery often detect
ed in Conrad's work.
Mr.. Calverton's Joli Occur, an x
lied American scientist, goes to the
jungle to experiment with theories
which s~o-called civilized society
will not permit him to develop. He
seeks to teach the logic and ration
alization of advanced Western sci
ence to the jungle folk (the White
nations have refused to accept the
revelations of this science and are
falling into decay. He tells the
natives: MAN has suffered because
he has placed his faith in the gods
instead of himself. When he learns
to place his faith in himself he will
become a God and all the earth will
bow down before him"
This was what D~ostoevesky, the
great Russian novelist, believed.
His books probably did more to un-
dermine religion in Russia than the
Communist party. The New Russia
has not so much destroyed God as
plucked Him from the sky and par
taken of Him IN the Dostoevesky
manner. Perhaps the failure Of
atheism as a movement in America
was due to the negative form It
took. The Russians believe they
have become gods, which is far
more satisfying to the ego.
MI. Calverton understands the
mechanisms of prejudice. "People
always discharge their most brutal
and ruthless emotions upon thai
which IS not like themselves. They
are so dissatisfied and Disguised
with themselves, that they can con-
ceal that failure from themselves
only by by blaming It upon some
one else"
There are also fantastic and de-
lghtful illustrations by the coIored
artist, Charles Aston.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
NAACP. OFFERS CHRISTMAS SEALS

One million Christmas seals designed by Richmond Barthe.
the young colored artist-sculptor, will be offered for sale by
the National Association for the Advancement Of Colored Peo-
pie 10 raise revenue for its general work. 1896 seals are ready
for distribution and can be secured either from branches Of the
association or from the national office at SO Fifth Avenue. The
seals are one cent each and come in books of 200. Any quantity,
large or small, may be purchased to help the cause along. The
association is urging the psblic to use these seals on letters,
packages, gifts, and greeting cards during the holiday season.
The sale will be in charge of Miss Jamita +. Jackson of the ma
tional office staff who has set a minimum goal of $4,000, repre-
senting the sale of at least a half-milion seals.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
THE BLACKSMITH'S
PHILOSOPHY

Years ago there was much force
n the adage "Strike while the iron
IS hot" but some one paraphrased,
'Strike and make the iron hot
However, the import of the saying
is that one should utilize the oppor-
tunity while it remains.
While fallacious is the conten-
ton of "Once to every man." and
that only once can he size oppor-
tunity, the fact remains that any
given opportunity should be utiliz-
ed. Thus the force of "Strike while
the IRON is hot"
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28

with a bronze-bIack lustre. At mo-
ments as my eyes swept across
this vast sea of bodies it seemed
as if l gazing at an endless
array of shining mirrors"
PAIN AND HYPNOTISM
There has been much IN the press
Of late about the power hypnotism.
Just as many folk had imagined it
to be a superstition of the past.
science suddenly brings it out and
admits its reality, power and mys-
terry. We do not yet know how It
works, but we definitely know that
it does work.
fHypnotism IS now being used in
some Of our best hospitals to erase
the pains of childbirth. 1t has been
highly developed in Soviet Russia
for this purpose. Though It Is dan
gerous weapon in the hands of the
INSCRIPTIONS (the reason it fell IN
to disputed, it is undoubtedly a sa-
fer anesthetic than gas or drugs,
whose physical effect on mother
and child is now known to be un-
desirable, Recently. the physician
who first introduced Twilight Sleep
to America declared he deeply re-
GREETED doing SO. 1t was intended,
he said, for special cases of very
nervous patients, unable to safely
bear the children without it. It has
been Unfortunately used for all
women regardless Of whether they
could have an unaided normal de-
livery.
Many feminists insisted on max
ing the taking of Twilight Sleep
part of their drive for sexual equal
ity. I've always considered this a
mistake. Suffering at this time
does healthy women no harm, If
anything it enriches their charact-
ers.
1t is not for nothing that all an
Gent societies made the voluntary
bearing pain a part of the business
of growing up. The ordeals at pu-
berty, practiced by all ancient peo-
pies, strengthened the character,
made folk firmer, more courageous
and responsible, enabled them to
stand steadfast IN times Of terrible
stress, The lack of character found
among industrialized people Is due
n large part to their constant lack
of character found among industr-
allied people Is due IN large part
to their constant circumlocution of
pain through the continual taking
of drugs (aspirin, coca cola, coffee,
tea, cocoa, tobacco, alcohol, and a
few others), and their careful avio-
dance of all direct contact with ma
ture. These 'hot-housed' folk have
thin spirits compared to jungle
people.
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
PROVERBS
AND
PARALLELS

BY A. B. Mann
(For the Literary Service Bureau)
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
MRS. SCHUYLER SAYS
By Mrs. Josephine Schuyler
FOR THE CALVIN SERVICE

backs Of the natives which glowed
with a bronze-black lustre. At mo-
ments as my eyes swept across
this vast sea of bodies it seemed
as if were gazing at an endless
array Of shining mirrors"
The Omaha guide., 1936-11-28
NOT ONLY A BOOK OF IDEAS

The most intriguing Ideas are
developed in this novel. But unlike
most intellectual books, It Is also
full of exotic descriptions. Taste the
flavor of these:
each tree was a separate oasis
jutting out of the earth ike new
roof against the sun"
CAS- he watched me Mayo's eyes
into which his whole face at the
moment receded, became two lumin-
ous black beads bright as spun
glass.
although the sun by that time
had already begun to go down, its
sheen still chung to the faces and