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The Washington times., 1936-04-14
Pennsylvania Gets
Flood Bill Appeal

A protest against the reported
action Of the Pennsylvania legis-
lature's 'shar1nony committee" In
rejecting flood control legislation
was made yesterday by Represent
ative Gray Cd, Of Pennsylvania,
in q telegram to Governor Earle.
Gray urged that a joint legislative
COMMITTEES frame a flood control
program for State and national
action.
The Washington times., 1936-04-14

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The Washington times., 1936-04-14
Custer Of Officials

COLUMBIA, s. c.. April II.
The South Carolina Supreme
Court !, In an unanimous ruling
handed down yesterday, held
Gov. Olin D. JohnSton'S suspension
of 10 State highway commissioners
was '.nilIl. void, and Of no effect."
The Washington times., 1936-04-14
Davis Reports to President

Ambassador Norman H, Davis,
chief Of the American delegation
at the recent London naval con
ference, yesterday reported on the
parIey to President Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1936-04-14
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To the Primary Editor, The Washington Times:
oppose the pending primary election bill ..o. q
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03

the following results: A curb market
was operated for a period of two
years which gave an income of more
than so dollars annually. This mar
ket was discontinued due to the fact
that the department has been unable
to secure another suitable market
site; rs bushels of Weekly Improved
certified seed corn have been pur-
chased by farmers in Vance county;
garden contests have been conducted
at Kittrell among Negro housewives;
40 bushels of various seeds have been
treated for farmers in the county;
so fruit trees have been prur ed; 12O
shades have been pruned; SO vines
have been pruned; 25 homes have had
shrubs pruned; 125 trees have spray
ed; and a vast number of minor &C
tivities have been conducted for the
county by the department of voca-
tional agriculture during it's five years
of existence.
The department has been success
full in maintaining one of the leading
chapters of The New Farmers of
America in this State. 1t is organized
on a countrywide basis with four diff
ferent units. It is the only chapter of
it's type in the South among Negroes.
The chapters program of work for
these first five years has been both
Interesting and profitable; the results
are: For four years more than SO per
cent of it's membership visited the
State Fair in Raleigh; three conse-
cutive years found the department
conducting a corn show and COM
munity fair; the past two years it
has aided in securing entries for the
local Negro fair and it has also ex-
hibited a Corn Show at the fair;
the chapter has taken part in the
Statewide judging and essay contests
each yearI it has engaged in relief
program each year which has contri-
huted a total sum of $50 dollars in
various commodities; SO of it's MEM
hers attended the first two agricul-
tural camps; it has held four Father
Son" banquets with a total attend
ance of 4SO persons; the chapter
maintains summer recreational pro-
gram; and it has participated in the
81 corn contest each year.
Other outstanding results have been
the winning of the judging contest
for two years, placing boy on the
State judging team, having a boy win
high scoring honors in the National
Judging Contest, having five indivi-
duals win prizes in the 81 Corn Con-
test, having chapter win the first
place for corn yields in 1884, having
chapter win the distinction of being
the ranking chapter in program of
work for the year of 1884.
| 1t is. the desire of the vocational
agriculture department to have the
support of the public in all of it's &C
| tivities in the future as given in the
past, in order that it may continue to
progress in the field of agricultural
! education.
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| somehow. Julian, Sheila, Pierre,
Alex and herself. Small wonder that
| one did not stay young. Events hap
! pened so swiftly and left their marks
SO deeply. What had touched them
all?
what Is his manner" She almost
missed Pierre's question: It was
spoken SO quietly and so intensely.
"Whose" Joan hadn't any idea
| until she followed Pierre's glance and
| saw that he was staring at Sheila as
she bent her graceful head in answer
to something that Donald was say
ing to her.
Her glance arrested Donald's and
she waved airily to him. She didn't
know whether she did that to allay
something that was in Pierre's mind
| or whether to assume an air Of pro-
prietOrship for Sheila to see. Don.
AIDS answering fash OF smile came
back to her Immediately and she
turned to Pierre.
That's my beau" she said. 'sHis
name is Donald Newberry. Come
over and meet him." She almost
dragged the reluctant Frenchman
across the room.
"If Donald Is telling stories. we
want to hear them. Sheila"-it was
Joan and Sheila now-"and Mr..
Durand is dying Of thirst I'd like
some tea. please"
"Jealous?" Donald asked with giles
and delighted grin when Sheila had
crossed the room to get tea for Joan.
mo. but I had horrible idea that
Pierre was going to come over and
strangle you or take bite out of the
table. I thought it was a good mo-
ment to become a Diplomatic De-
light"
Donald nodded IN the direction %
Sheila. remarking:
I'm afraid you're not much helpA
Joan's glance followed Donald'A
Sheiia. with a cup in her hand. was
engaged in earnest conversation with
Pierre at the other end Of the room.
1t was hardly perceptible but both
Donald and Joan saw that she was
quietly trying to release herself from
Plerre's grasp on her arm.
Some day that lady Is going to
overstep her distance" Donald said
Don't worry about it. She's all
right even If she was going to try to
vamp my onl: bear"
'She'd try to vamp anybody's beau,
little one. but she wouldn't bother
unless she wanted something. She
wouldn't bother Jut anyone but
herself. unless she had something up
her sleeve"
That's not fair Of you, Donald.
You don't know her and do. Sheila
isn't like me but, then. I'm not a
personality. You make excuses for
people like that"
'I'll make you a little bet right
here and now that she IS playing a
game with you. Don't say didn't
warn YOU"
RIO BE CONTINUED)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03
Arid Region At Last
Gets Its Rainfall
.Continued from Rage One.)


cessing of up to 1,OOO,OO head of dis
tressed cattle in north central states
At Washington officials indicated
S5,COO,OO0 would be used in removing
cattle from burned out ranges IN a
joint undertaking by the AAA and
the Federal Surplus Commodities Cor
poratiOn. The meat products will be
donated to State relief agencies for
distribution.
Works progress administrators in
Minnesota the Datkotas, Montana and
Wyoming completed plans for con-
struction of farm to market roads
and water conserving dams. They hop
ed to put the first contingent of an
army of $4,000 cropless farmers to
work in several days.
In the national capital President
Roosevelt's special drought commit
tee shaped a general assistance pro-
gram. Reports to the Resettlement
Administration indicated 100000 farm
families would need aid.
Worldwide alarm over the situation
precipitated a buying stampede on
both sides of the Atlantic yesterday.
High price records for the season
were shattered on the Chicago mar
ket by every grain on the list.
Southern crop damage was calculat-
ed at $150,00O,O00, although general
rains in Tennessee, Arkansas and the
middle and west gulf states provid-
ed a respite yesterday. Chicago sta
tisticians figured 100000 900 losses
in the midwest. They asserted Cana
da's bill possibly might reach $75,-
100000
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03

verged today to hear President
Roosevelt's dedication of the 10000
acre Shenandoah National Park.
At Washington the chief executive
slowed a picnic lunch away in his
car to Gravel over the 100-mile route
into the heart of the mountain coun-
try, and over the Skyline drive, a
highway running along the noun
tain tops.
NTH Mr.. Roosevelt's dedication at
2:3O p. M, eastern standard time,
the great tract Of country, including
the apidan camp of former Presi-
dent Hoover, becomes a part of the
vast eastern park system, which even
tually will stretch from the Shenan-
doah to Great Smokes in southern
Tennessee.
Two cabinet members Secretary
OdkeS, whose department embraces
the National Park Service, and Post
master General Farley were in the
Presidential party.
Besides President Roosevelt Sec
rotary Ickes was also on the sneak
ing program.
President Roosevelt will proceed to-
morrow to Monticello, the home of
Thomas Jefferson, where he will de-
liver his Independence Day address.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03
CHAPTER 80
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IT JOAN had had a mirror. she
might have peered into it with in
torest. She was curious to know
whether she had a naturally sympa-
thetic face or what strange quality it
was in her that brought out all the
confidential things that were con-
stantly beiI.g thrust upon her.
For Sheila True to ask her what
to do about poor Pierre" topped all
Of them and Joan had no answer
"Pierre Is so impetuous. You
know how Latins are. / wanted to
help him when he first came OVER
Joan had some idea Of what Sheila's
help was-''but he Is getting to be
q problem. After Jose. ] promised
myself wouldn't get interested in
the artistic careers Of any more con-
unentals and here / am"
Joan had an awful feeling that at
any moment Sheila was going to be-
gin to get confidential about Julian.
She thought 1t might give her a
chance to do something helpful for
him. This was the opportunity she
had wished she might have but now
that It was here. she changed the
subject to clothes.
you'll help me. won't you. Joan?
You know. In the first act, I'm a
very simple person. I want to wear
the sort Of thing you do and shall
need your advice"
Joan didn't particularly like that
remark. She didn't think that she
looked like such a simple person in
her beige wool frock with touch of
mink at the collar.
Joan had developed a taste for
clothes. She had fair for chic and
her salary. since she had no eX-
penses. permitted her to indulge it.
Much to her surprise. Sheila did
ask her to go with her when her
costumes were being designed for the
play and she did take Joan's advice.
Sheila had done a complete right
about face where Joan was con-
cerned. Whereas one time she had
treated Joan like a servant, her at
titude now was that Of a big sister
Joan had to see a matinee with
eheila over Julian's protest. Joan
must come to the photographers.
must select the pictures for publica-
ton. Joan must decide between the
blue and the gray gown for Sheila.
Did Joan think red roses or white
violets would be most effective at a
dinner : party? Would Joan come
over and read to Sheila when Sheila
was simply exhausted" from a
lengthy rehearsalf
Wouldn't Julian please spare Joan
20 her for the weekend when she
simply had to get away from people
and Broadway and the telephone.
She couldn't go alone and Joan was
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03

tof leaf tobacco from the United
States to any great extent, but it is
the interchange of commodities and
the general trend towards cheaper
and milder products +"
A perplexing problem Turing the
period of high values, he said, was
that of substituting lower grades in
order to cut costs. It will never be-
known, he added, how lar substitution
OF lower grades was praciiced.
Citing production figures for 1885
Clark said the bright flue-cured crop
was 8OS,3O4, 778 pounds at an average
OF $3.50; the dark Virginia crop 20
O8l,O45 at an average of 5000: the
hurley crop 238,62O,295 at an average
OF $500; eastern district dark field
Ckentucky and Tennessee) SS,5OO.-
900 at an average of $3.50; the west
ern district 23.5OOOOO at $500. one
sucker 12,O85,OOO at an average of
$8.O8, and Green River 9,843.OOO at an
average of $500.
The volume of dark fire-cured Ken
tucky-Tennessee tobacco exported. he
pointed out, has reached $3.50 per
cent OF the crop of the year, but in
1885 was only Ga per cent
An erroneous impression" near
the close of 1885 among European
dealers to the effect that the United
States government would liquidate
holdings of tobacco upon which gov
eminent loans were outstanding re-
tarded the movement of Kentucky
Tennessee tobacco in foreign trade
he said
Improvement
He noted improvement in dark Vir-
gina leaf exports the first four
months of 1886, with 40 of the usual
81 customer countries making pur
chases. The 1880 period volume was
4,l11,O17 pounds, which AVERAGED
$2l.52, compared with 3O68,79O at AN
average of $20.66 in 1885
Tobacco is one of the primary
sources of government revenue in all
countries, as it is in the United States"
he concluded. "Confronted with tho
fact that in all countries a certain
amount of government revenue is f,
be raised annually from the tobacco
industry it has been impossible IN
meet the views of most exporters ex-
pressing the need for tariff and 9th.
er reductions"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03
Institutes Department OF
Vocation Ends 5th Year

The vocational agriculture depart
ment of Henderson Institute, the To-
cal county high school for Negroes,
program of work This department
was started for the first time during
the summer of 1881 under the direc-
ton of F. A. Williams, who is still
serving. in this capacity. This depart
ment has developed to such an extent
that it is considered one of the lead
ing departments in the State among
Negroes.
The enrolment has increased from
II, in 1881 to 100, in 1886. The pre-
sent enrolment includes all-day
classes at the Institute, with total
enrolment of So; evening classes at
Kittrell and Mt. Pleasant 20; a part
time class at Dickies Grove, z; and
a day-unit class OF Townsville with
an enrolment of 81; making a total
of 100 for this year.
The supervised practice program
conducted by the department during
these five years has shown the fol-
lowing results: Among all-day classes,
1913 corn projects with a total of 6,46O
bushels of corn; 10 wheat projects
yielding 848 bushels; 3 sweet potato
projects yielding $50 bushels; white
potato projects with a yield of 234
bushels; 26 poultry projects with 300
birds; 5 swine projects which far
rowed 36 pigs; ID cotton projects with
a total Yield of 10 bales; cantaloupe
projects yielding $50 crates; 26 gar
den projects; and 35 tobacco projects
which yielded clio pounds. These
322 various projects among the all-day
group of farm boys Melted total la
cor income of $5,545.62.
Among the day-unit classes, 179 corn
projects with a total yield of 3,735
bushels of corn; Z poultry projects
with 400 birds; swine projects with
20 pigs; wheat project with a yield
of 40 bushels; garden projects with
26 different vegetables each; ID cot
ton projects with a total of bales Of
cotton; and 10 tobacco projects which
yielded 7,945 pounds. This group has
completed total of 241 projects
which netted total labor income of
50, 565.21.
Among the part-time class, AZ corn
projects which yielded 1928 bushels;
rs cotton projects with yield of 16
bales; and 2 wheat projects with a
total yield of 80 bushels of wheat;
these boys have completed Is prof.
ects with a total labor income of 3d.
O71.O5. g.
Among the evening classes, II corn
projects with a total yield of 6,371
bushels Of corn 80 soil improving pro-
| jects which were worth $50 dollars;
| 60 garden projects; and 33 cotton pro-
jects with a total yield of II bales.
| This group completed total of PIP
| projects which melted total labor in
come of $2,996.19. Thus, these four
| groups of classes in five years have
carried to completion total Of 86C
projects with a total labor income of
| SIG, 1897. !.
The community program as put
over by the department has been
equally successful. This is shown by
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03
LEAGUE DELEGATE SAYS
SANCTIONS LOST WEIGHT

Geneva, July 3-(AP)-War sane
tions have lost their meaning and the
"last crusade is finished,'' Jayne
Monteiro, of Portugal, told the Lea
que of Nations Assembly today.
BY lifting sanctions, League states
admit certain articles of the covenant
are "too lofty" to be workable, he
said.
The League must be made practical
and must be made more than a great
market of unrealizable dream" the
Portuguese foreign minister asserted.
Spanish Foreign Minister Augusta
Barcia vigorously opposed reform of
the League covenant. He argued to
the delegates:
"The law is good. What is bad is
the way it has been enforced"
The delegates, meanwhile, awaited
French proposals for reform, expect
ed to exclude suggestions for any
prospective amendments.
The suggestions, authoritative sour
ces predicted, would call for fresh in
terpretations by the Assembly to ia
nant articles.
WON Delbos, French foreign min
lister, was expected to advance the
plan, which would include at least
two proposals:
Article XVI of the covenant, dealing
with sanctions in event of war, would
be newly interpreted to provide quick
military sanctions" in addition to
economic and financial penalties a.
gainst the aggressor nation.
The military punitive" measures
under the French plan would be au-
thorized under the scope of regional
pacts of mutual assistance between
League states
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03


preme position in the worlds trade,
owing to demands Of consumer
taste"
'FOur high prices" he continued,
increased production in many for
eign countries, and the efforts of so
many governments to become indie
pendent Of anything produced by any
other nation, as well as bad economic
conditions throughout the world, have
had a great deal to do with our hav-
ing exported less tobacco during the
year 1885 than during any year since
1915"
Leaf tobacco exports last year
amounted to 1862 7o8 pounds, as
compared with nnual average
volume during thu .ve-year period
1930-1934 at 479,OOO,O00. January, 1896
leaf business, however, surpassed all
January shipments since 1881, and
each succeeding months shipments in
1896 ran ahead of those of the same
months of 1885. The total volume
of 1873, 235, 900 exported during the
first four months of this year was
PAT per cent ahead of the same four
mOnCnS IN 1850.
More Shipping
"Close observers in the trade are
looking forward to an increase IN
shipping Throughout the remaining
months" Clark told the convention.
Reciprocal trade agreements. seve-
raj of which have been signed will be
of lasting benefit to American bust
ness, Clark said. He expressed the
belief that the whole world will be
better off for getting away from the
idea of restriction"
Clark said he believed the silver
purchase act, as now administered,
would be an aid to exporters to the
extent that they will no longer be in
fluenced as much by the fluctuations
of the values Of world currencics.
''While it is not recorded that the
worlds production of leaf tobacco in
recent years has increased to any
great extent, it is obvious that in
some countrieS there mas been an in
crease" the association president de-
clared. I'm regard to production OF
light colored and aromatic tobaccos
there has been net loss of 161, 0OO,.
900 pounds since the period 1923-27
inclusive.
Cheaper Goods
1T is not the consumption of leaf
within these light tobacco-growing
countries which has affected exports
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-03
(NZaoN &c GaNa77:3&
W. By Az4R/E BZZZARD EcthS

such a sweet. refreshing child p
Joan went.
And Joan began to enjoy it. Sheila
was stimulating person even If she
did talk Of nothing but herself. Joan
was seeing a great actress living the
role Of being a great actress. Sheila
absorbed her to some extent and kept
her mind from her own self which
was a relief.
Linda had not yet gone to Reno
and Joan was evading the subject
with Donald.
when are you going to bring him
up to meet me?" Sheila demanded.
speaking of Donald.
"Soon," Joan answered and won
dered why Sheila was so anxious to
meet him.
Sunday" Sheila said firmly, SIN
having some people In. Lots of
young people that youth like"
Donald said he'd be delighted.
Then, on Sunday, Joan and Donald
came.
II wanted to meet you-so much.
Sheila said to him and in that short
sentence conveyed to him that she
had waited and now that he had
come. there was no need for other
words.
"Maneater!" Joan said under her
breath. watching Sheila exert her
charm on the not inexpert Donald.
Sheila had tricks for which Joan
forgave her. Being charming. fasci-
mating. holding her audience utterly,
completely was her business. And
she knew her BUSINESS!
1t amused Joan a little to watch
her. You couldn't be scornful Of an
artist
Sheila was so superbly thatl This
afternoon she wore a sheath of
mauve sheer fabric. 1t had long.
skirt and was wound adroitly over
the lovely curving lines Of her bosom
yet altogether, it suggested the slim.
greyhound lines Of the figure that 1t
revealed rather than concealed.
Sheila had thrust a corsage Of vio-
let's into her belt and the effect was
as carefully casual as that of her ash
blonde hair which framed her face so
softly that 1t seemed to have been
blown by soft wind into caressing
lines. A very nice job Sheila had
made of herself.
That she was not the only one who
appreciated it was soon apparent to
Joan.
Pierre Durand, thinner and darker
eyed than she remembered him, was
at the party.
Joan had the impression in speak
ing to him that he heard nothing she
said. that, though his eyes met her
own politely. they were burning into
Sheila's smooth back. He was not
the same young man who had offered
Joan a cigaret in Julian's garden the
summer before.
Joan gathered her wandering
thoughts. They were all different