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The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-05

meeting with the governor-ge general. Was 1t to be failure again? And how far had he antagonized the company officials? True, he was in- dependent of the company, but most of his patients worked for 1t. If It's officials chose to exert pres- sure-Dr. Luke shrugged and sighed heavily.
 His spirits rose, however, as the boat drew nearer home, and the familiar smell of the spruce woods met his nostrils. And when the North Star" whistled and ap- preached the Moosetown landing, pr. Luke was almost his old self again.
 Nurse Kennedy had brought his car to the dock, and on the way home gave the doctor q sketchy account of what had happened in his absence. She closed with ". and then. I'm happy to re- port, Tony nearly broke MacKen- gle in two with one punch. Isn't that nice!"
 Its no joking matter, Katharine" replied the doctor, slowly. He sent word to the boat that he wanted to sec me-"
 His arms probably hurting him I hope!" suggested the nurse. T had to put the splint on it myself"
 After a quick look through his mail and a nasty unpacking, Dr. Luke drove direct to MacKenzie's s. He found the company manager seated behind his desk, arm in sling.
 Hello. Mack" said the doctor cordially. "Awfully sorry to hear about all this mixup-"
 Forget it." said Mackenzie sour ly. The doctor set down his black satchel on the desk. Lets have a look at the arm, he began.
 Never mind the arm." said Mac Kenzie brusquely. You've gotten re- suits already from your trip, that you undertook over my head"
 Results? Already" The doctor was incredulous. T was afraid l had failed entirely"
 "I have a letter here from Sir Basil" resumed Mackenzie coldly He tells me that you demanded &C., ton. Well, he's giving 1t to you. He's going to put company doctor on here at regular salary-$200 a month."
 Two hundred dollarsl" The words fingered on Dr. Luke's lips. Then anxiously, he continued, But look, Mack, I went to Montreal to try to get h0spital--not to get myself a salary!"
 who said 1t was for you?" quer- fed Mackenzie sneeringly. ''Dr Wilson. will you come here, please?"
 From the next room there emerg- ed young man. whom Dr. Luke immediately recognized as having come up on the boat with him = a sour, uncOTnmunieative individual.
 "Dr. Wilson is the company's new doctor" went on Mackenzie with relish. From now on he will attend our men. and their families-with- out charge"
 Stunned by the sight Of his little world falling apart before his eyes, Dr. Luke made q gallant effort to pull himself together.
 "Why, that's fine that's fine, Mack. Re 4 good thing for the men ]" He extended hts hand to Dr, wilson. Welcome t0 you, Doctor. You'll And they are good pe0ple here. If there's any help yoli want anything at al can do. Just call on me"
 There was an embarrassing si- Ience for . moment, Then, slowly, Dr. Luke picked uD his black bag and his hat.
 "0o0dby, gentlemen" be said quietly, and turning slowly. hf wnlked 0lft the door with heavy feet. Ile returned Co hia house with . 6enae If foreboding, Of flge begin. ninH id the end. 4llftysilye years Of building, and lhee ~an earthquake
 The effects et the nsw company
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-05

Kennedy.
 "S what I told 'emp confirmed the constable. T told 'em they was crazy. I'm sorry I had to bother you, Doc! I'll be going now, and tell them"
 "Wait a minute, Jiml" cut in the doctor. He paused perceptibly, then continued with an effort. "Its trle"
 "John!" Nurse Kennedy's voice was agonizing. "You mean you've been practicing up here for 36 years without license?"
 pr. Luke's embarrassment and misery were evident. Well" he re- counted, T passed the exams--but 1t cost $20 for the license, and at that time--I meant to get 1t later, but 1t always slipped my mind "-- remember once back just after the war 1t was, I was going to see about 1t, but" the doctor paused help lessly.
 Then he turned with faint smile to Nurse Kennedy. You win" he said. twill yo1 help me pack?" By boat time the doctor was ready. It was so pitifully simple, winding up thus @ 35-year career. The books to Nurse Kennedy, Tobey to Mike Scanlan, just now learning to walk again. Furniture, horse, auto and sleigh to be sold and the money sent him. Files to be destroyed. So simple. A few hours work and all that was tangible in 35 years of living and working stood on the floor before the doctor, packed in one battered bag and an old tele- scope.
 Constable Jim and Nurse Ken nedy came to see him off. Together the three went solemnly to the boat landing. None spoke much. Every thing they thought of to say seemed so useless.
 It seemed a long time before they stood together at the gangplank. There were fewer people about than usual, for the night sailing.
 "Goodby, Jim." said the doctor simply. extending his hand.
 "Goodby, Doc" replied Jim, shak- ing it solemnly.
 "Goodby, Katherine dear,' said Dr. Luke slowly, measuring his words.
 "Goodby - John." Between nurse and doctor there passed one look of complete understanding. The doctor walked slowly, heavily, up the gangplank. weighted down by more than the bulk of luggage he carried.
 Halfway up, he stopped abrupt ly. Before the others, he heard a faint call of Doc Doc!" He turned and the eyes of the others followed his gaze.
 Around the corner of the street came. with his peculiar lope, Asa Wyatt. breathleSs and flushed "Docl" he called. Can you come right away2 Mama wants youl"
 "N0, she doesntl" cut in Nurse Kennedy angrily. "She wants thai new doctor"
 But, Asa" protested the doctor coming back down the gangplank to meet him. 'Jhe baby isn't dus for two months yeti"
 Please, Docl" panted Asa "Mama's callin' for you. She scent awful badi She don't want no otbei d0ct0ri"
 Don't forget. Doc" put tn tb' constable angi0usly. "YOu aim thInkin' Of praetleln' again-wlth0ul q lleenGe. are yOiIf"
 'LicenEei" The doctor lowered t full height ln a fury. "AFe yOi going to staFt that n0nsense againi Go call the Mounted Police # y0l want toi I'm sick of ail this yam. mering about q ileensei This InaniI wlfe ls sick. and she wants me. Tn going Co co. and Tin going to stas as long as she needs attentioni
 Come on. Aaai"
 fTe Sc CosiiBue1l T
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-05

Production of goa6 from Russian mlnas in CfnfFnl Asla lTeAind fn the last three yeafk
The Washington times., 1936-05-01
Head of Harvard
To Get Degree at
WILLIAMSBURG

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, May 1.
The annual commencement exer-
cises of William and Mary College
will be held here on June 8, it
was announced today.
AS a feature of the exercises this
year, DR.. James B. Conant, presi-
dent of Harvard University, will
be awarded the honorary degree
of LII. D., it was announced by
President John Stewart Bryan, Of
William and Mary.
William and Mary is one Of the
oldest educational institutions in
the United States. 1t is expected
great crowds will attend the ex-
ercises this year to see the devel-
opments in Transforming Williams
burg back into a Colonial town.
The Washington times., 1936-05-01

RICHMOND, Va, May deaf
and dumb for the first 81 years of
his life, Lee w. Shines, itinerant
pencil salesman and sandwich"
man now doing business in Rich
mond, attributes the recovery of
his hearing to a miracle which he
says happened at Georgia revival
in 1884.
Shines was formerly q circus
clown, almost without hope Of
ever speaking a word or hearing a
sound.
He travelled far with the circus,
and in Berlin he learned to make
artificial flowers Of crepe paper
and wood pulp. Upon his return to
the United States, he made flowers
for a living.
In Augusta, Ga. he says, he at
The Washington times., 1936-05-01
Byrns Backs BreViY
In Kentucky Derby
And Also in House

Perhaps it's because he has to
listen to speeches by long-winded
members Of the House-but at any
rate Speaker Joseph Byrns has a
favorite in the Kentucky Derby
to be run tomorrow.
And his favorite is "Brevity."
The Speaker, discussing the race
today, disclosed that while ne
comes from down near Louisville,
he has never seen a Derby run.
But he is quite excited about Satur-
days race and believes Brevity will
win,
The Washington times., 1936-05-01
Deaf Man Us ssCured''
BY Evangelist

'tended a revival conducted by
Helen Everett, and when the
leader prayed for him, his hearing
was instantly restored.
At present Shines is learning to
talk. Some words he pronounces
quite clearly, others haltingly, but
his English is good enough to per-
nit him to make his way from
town to town, seeing the country,
reveling in his ability to hear and
asking paSsers-by:
"Will you buy a pencil?"
The Washington times., 1936-05-01

How long will campus theorists he
cOddIed? Elsie Robinson answers this
question straight from the shoulder In a
brilliant expose Of those who advocate
teaching young children all the facts Of
radical governmental ideas and theories.
Don't miss Elsie RObinsOns article Mon
day, May 4, In The Washington Times
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inches a year. He says:
1.-THE Average Man is a myth. Even
if we were to collect the traits of
hundreds of thousands of men and,
putting them together, create COM
posite average, no one man in the en-
tire group would fit the average in
anything. Who wants 70 be the
Average Man?"
Mrs Charles E. Grost, Ballston
Spa, New York, and Winston p.
Wythe, Ter1e Haute, Ind, could ans
wer Mr.. Shelton. They became lyric
about the virtues of the Average man
and indited to him a verse for the
contest judges to consider.
Walden Lackey, Nashville, Tenn,
suggests that there will be 12O00OO 600
definitions of the Average Man in
this country alone-"and think Of the
world" Well, I've just finished read
ing my first thousand. Mr.. Lackey
also intimates that should look in
a mirror What, to see how wrong
all those 120,OO0,O0O definitions are?
One thing most of the women agree
on about the Average Man, Judging
from their letters: HE loves his wife,
but has a rowing eye for other good
looking females" as Miss A. Lea Wat
kins, Lawrenceburg, Tenn. also, she
adds He likes children, but is not
particularly fond of them -. He's
proud of himself and his family.
Eugene Wall, New Castle, Penn,
sets forth an interesting arresting
statement concerning Mr.. A. NJ: 1.-THE
mental and emotional side of the
AUorQO0 Mon is l.
those whose living depends on salts
flying the demands created by them.
Since it is difficult, if not impossible,
to discover scientifically in what de-
gree these qualities are possessed by
the Average Man, it is interesting to
consider the opinions of politicians
advertisers, etc., seem to be with
regard to them. If we think of the
Average Man for whom radio pro-
grams are broadcast, for whom nov
ing pictures are produced and for
whom newspapers are printed, then
we are forced to conclude that he
likes to have his emotions aroused
without being required to do much
thinking. The appeals made to the
Average Man would lead US to be-
lieve that he will believe almost any
thing II only it is repeated TO him
often enough =. We must not con-
clubs that the Average Man does
not possess the ability to think. 1t
is simply that he does not choose 10
do 80 if he can help it, always TAX
ing the path of least resistance, like
most other things in nature"
Mr.. Wallis letter is one of the best
received up to the time this was writ
ten. The contest closes Saturday
night, and announcement of the win
ner will be made about two weeks
later. In the meantime, we want
readers to act as a jury of critics and
indicate which one of the letters pub
lished here they themselves are the
most ointed identifications of the
Average Man.
There's still time, too, for YOU TO
send your word-picture of Mr.. A. M.
Address Clark Kinnaird, care this
newspaper.
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that are both Christian and highly
efficient: efficient from a business
viewpoint and from the humane an
gle. We paid a visit to that mill sec
ton, last Sunday, and our guide was
Mr. Chris Wagner, Jr., manager of
the dyeing and finishing department.
His residence is one of the beautiful
residences on Ca-Vel Circle, little
beyond the mill. He will be glad to
courteously show any visitors over
the fine industrial plant, including
the mill-workers' residential section.
This is the inspiring part of the visit.
visit the laborers residential streets
what utter contrast to what we have!
Ca-Vel Mill folks are living-not mere
ly existing. Their lives are not being
ground out First of all, there is a
Irving wage, for men and women
workers. Then there is order, streets
are paved, running water and bath in
every house, sanitation too, and-self
respect, written all over the place.
You will see the fine little structure
WHARF all employees receive free hos
POLARIZATION. You will be charmed
with homes painted every second
year; with healthy, happy, content-
ed, and normal faces; there are heal
thy bodies and we'll clothed; the
houses all trim and neat, with win
dow flower boxes and moved slop-
ing lawns. I could not help but say,
on leaving, well, Mr. Wagner, God
bless the heads and managers of this
plant And he too is very proud to
be in the employ of such 4 firm.
1t is not merely a case of more
money and better class of people" We
learned that some of the mill-folk
there at first used the bath tub as
coal container. The managers cor
rected all that, demanding decent
living standards, and san taton. Now
there is a wholesome, normal, and
happy people living there, and there
is character. Mill and mi!!-workers
both deserve great credit.
Eight years ago was paying a WIS.,
IL to Henderson. The pastor took me
out for drive, showed me his north
end mill section, and asked what I
thought of it. My reply was: Looks
like leper colony, only that leper
colonies are kept sanitary"
Rev. Leo C. Doetterl, Pastor.
Henderson, Sept. 3, 1896.
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TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

Sept. 4, 1783-Frederic Tudor was
born in Boston, where he entered
business in his teens. BY the time he
was % he was the owner of a vessel
trading with the West Indies. To
provide cargo for it, he started the
business of exporting ice AN idea
which other Boston business men
though was sheer madness. To build
up a demand for it, Tudor had to
give away the first few shiploads and
build storage houses in the tropical
ports to maintain a regular supply.
The New England ice trade quickly
grew into one of the most profitable
elements in American commerce.
Cargoes harvested from New Eng
land ponds were shipped as far away
as India.
so Years Ago Today-One of the
most amazing phenomenons in wealth
er records was observed at Swansea,
Wales A waterspout climbed from
the adjacent bay to an eminence
called Kidney Hill. The latter is
about $50 feet high, and the upper
part is almost vertical while on the
lower slopes some rows OF houses
had been built. When The spout
struck the hill, great torrents of wa
ter rushed down the slopes, burst
through the upper rows of houses and
carried all movable contents pouring
into the streets below. And 5000 tons
of earth and rock were washed down
by the torrent.
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ANSWERS

1. From reports compiled in 1888
South Carolina had 2,258 cases of lar
ceny for each 100000 population. In
North Carolina the rate was onlv BAG
cases.
2. The 1880 census reports give a.
total of 1851. Of these $3.50 are
men and 1882 are women.
8. Thomas CORTLAND Manning. born
in Edenton in 1881. After completing
his education at the University and
practicing law short time at Eden
ton, he removed to Louisiana where
he took an active part in state af-
fairs. He was a member of the Seces-
sion Commission and then entered
the Confederate Army, attaining the
rank of brigadier eneral In 1880 he
was appointed to the U. S. Senate but
was not allowed to take his seat.
Later he became Chief Justice of the
Louisiana Supreme Court. President
Cleveland appointed him Minister to
Mexico where he died in 1887.
4. The average was AZ years. The
youngest member was "a years old.
the Oldest member was 76.
5. Two and seven-tenths percent,
the lowest of any State. Out of every
$lOO tax collected by the State only
$2.70 is used for operating the State
government, nearly $50 for highways
and $32 for schools. These figures are
tased on the year of 1880.
8. According to the 1880 census re-
ports High Point with a population
OF 36,745, had 421 retail stores that
ala a net business in that year of
$14349O cC.
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Only Legitimate
Concessions For
1886 State Fair
Daily Dispatch BureaW.
In The Sir Walter Hotel.
Ry j. G.. ASKERVILE

Raleigh, Sept. 3.-Only legitimate
concessions will be permitted at the
North Carolina State Fair next month
General Manager Norman Y. Cham
bliss declared today in stressing his
policy to protect the public from gam
bling "gyp" artist
This fair will be as clean as we
can make it," stated Chambliss. 1--WE
have yet to hear any complaint about
fleeing by midway concessionaries
during the three years that we have
operated the State Fair, but we in
tend to better our record"
In promising a clean midway, Man.
ager Chambliss pointed out that Max
Linderman's "World of Mirth" shows
will return to the exposition for their
fourth consecutive year
Il have known Max Linderman for
years." said Chambliss, land I per
sonally know the high esteem in
which fair secretaries hold him and
the confidence they place in him. AS
usual, the World of Mirth' shows will
offer the highest type of midway en-
tertainment.
ChamblisS reported encouraging
progress in plans for the State Fair,
which will be held in Raleigh the
week of October IL. Particularly out
standing will be the attractions he
has booked for performances before
the grandstond.
These include "The Revelations of
1885," a colorful revue under the di-
rect management of George A. Mamid
leading New York Snowman, and
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
"COMMUNISM."
To the Editor:

" Ilc GOlCOF.
1t is being debated today, more than
any time in the past, as to which is
the best government, Communism
Socialism or their first-cousin. Dem
ocracy. We fought drastic war to
make the world safe for Democracy
and only made it safe for two things.
Socialism and Communism.
The Communist revolt had been
brewing for some fifty years at it's
outbreak, but the ripe period for it's
outbreak had not arrived until "The
World War" Similarly, there is re-
volt brewing in India, and has been
for years. Communism was the thing
for Russia. The Russian people were
being worked to death, and it was a
violation of the law for any of "The
Preletariat" to receive an education.
Russia, under Stain, has made re-
markable progress; but, can it any
way compare with "Our Republic ?''
A reasonably good salary in Russia
is about 80 roubles Us dollars) per
month, whether this carries with it
any subsistence, do not know. The
black bread, alone, that the workers
draw with their break-checks, would
prevent me from being a Communist
in Russia, to say nothing of the ex-
IRENE penalties that it's citizenry has
to pay for the slightest invocation of
the laws of THE Kremlin" The dras-
tic puniShments and severe labor that
it's (Russia's) prisoners have to en-
dure in a bitter cold is beyond de-
scription in it's brutality
You lose much in "Preletrian-
Rights" that you exercise in a re-
public, freedom of thought, freedom
of press, freedom of speech, the right
to vote as you please, the right to
read what you please, and the right
to work where you please, There has
been a sad lot, among 1.-THE Com
munists" about Special Privileged
Classes speaking of "The United
States" there is not a court in Am
erica Omitted States) that one can
not petition for redress of grievances
if the court is unjust in rendering
a verdict, then, the court is violating
the laws of this Fair Land. AS to the
economic-security under Our Repub-
lic," at no time has the conditions
been so dire, as it is in Russia to-
day. AS to what Russia and other
Communistic and Socialistic Govern
ments will be like one-hundred years
from now, do not know; in the past,
the communistic government has pro-
crossed so awful much, "The Pur-
itans" communistic in principle, sure
ly, you wouldn't accuse them of hav-
ing been progressive.
FRANK l.. FAULKNER.
Henderson, Sept. 3, 1886.
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OTHERS VIEWS

REV. MIR. MORGAN'S CONDITION
To the Editor:
Grateful for the numerous inquiries
made in person or by mail about my
brother, J. w. Morgan, who was so
seriously injured about six weeks ago
with his wife, I offer through your
columns brief statement for the in
formation of his numerous friends
and in Henderson and vicinity.
While driving along the Durham
Wake Forest highway July Is T. H.
Weathers, of Raleigh, coming from
a side road crashed into the side OF
his car, demol!shing i and turning
it over two or three times. My broth
ers skull was slightly fractured, his
left arm broken, ard he was badly
cut and bruised on the head and face.
His wife'S back was broken, ribs, col
larbone and shoulder blade fractured,
and her condition is Hopeless. After
several weeks in Watts hospital,
Durham, she was removed in an am
bulance to Rocky Mount Sanatorium,
where she could be near her home
people. He was able to come to my
home two weeks ago, and yesterday
to goto see his wife ir Rocky Mount.
He seems likely to be all right when
his arm has had time to knit proper
ly, with occasional treatment at the
hospital. He reported his wife con-
siderably weakened since he saw her
some two weeks ago as she left Dur
ham. Doomed to be totally paralyz-
ed below the waist, death would seem
relief. Her mind has remained
clear, but she has continued a great
sufferer, requiring two special nurses
almost continuously. Physicians Of
fer DO hope whatever, though she
may live weeks, months, even a year
or so.
Before marriage she was Miss Alma
Clay, of near Rocky Mount, and had
been a public school teacher and the
popular home demonstration agent
of Jones county at the time of her
marriage.
My brother will be remembered as
pastor of the First Baptist church OF
Henderson, preceding me, and ecrm-
| erly pastor at Weldon. He has been
for three years pastor at Beaufort.
Weathers is awaiting trial pending
developments in Mrs. Morgan's cor
dition. My brother hopes to be FL to
take up his work shortly in Beaufort
For the present his wife will remain
in the Rocky Mount Sanitarium.
s. L. MORGAN.
CreedmOOr, Sept. 3. 1896
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What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
BY FREDH. MAY

1. How does North Cardinals lar
ceny record compare with that Of
South Carolina?
2. How many persons over 65 years
OF age does North Carolina have?
8. Who was the North Carolinian,
U. S. Minister to Mexico, Tho died
in Mexico City? ~
4. What was the average age of
the members of the 1885 legislature?
8. What percentage of North Car
olina's tax bill is used for govern
ment expense?
q. How many retail stores did High
Point have in 1929 and what was
their annual sales?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-04
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Simon Lake of Milford, Conn, not
ed naval architect and mechanical
engineer, born at Pleasantville, N. J.,
70 years ago.
Dr.. Henry Lefavour of Boston,
president-emeritus of Simmons Col
lege, born at Salem, Mass, "a years
ago.
Tom K. Smith of st. Louis, Banker,
born at Glenwood, Mo-, "a years ago.
c. Bascom Slemp of Washington,
D. c., lawyer, ex-congressman, secre-
tary to late President Coolidge, born
in Lee Co., Va, 66 years ago.
Carmi A. Thompson of Cleveland,
onetime U. S. Treasurer born in
Wayne Co., w. Va, &c years ago.
Rollin Kirby of New York, cartoon
list, born at Galva, Ill, 81 years ago.