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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15
ing, who dealt?"

Maybe you'd be interested in the
following communication from Prof.
I'D Wynn-6tis about puns, which
your correspondent abominates UNI
less they are very horrible. Writes
the celebrated Ed:
Shakespeare, of course, was tops
as punster. Tops for all time. Why
then, does the modern prejudice a
gainst puns exist?
"Countless works of the Bard of
Avon attest that he championed the
pun and that his use of the device
was apt timely. And plenty of peo-
pie continue to accept it today.
"Yet it is the vogue to say that
The pun is the lowest form of hui
NOR Don't kid yourself! Many great
authors whose works have been hand
ed down to us through posterity have
made great use of puns, and who, to-
day. will deny that he enjoys we'll
adapted pun?
I'm the course of my thirty-five
years vaudeville, musical comedy and
radio career, have probably includ-
ed the pun at least a million times in
my dialogue. At first 1 was conscious
of it's use and had the inclination to
duck each time I did so, in the fear
that a flock of old vegetables might
rain upon me.
"The outstanding example of pun
ming comes to my mind when I re-
call the story of the three brothers
who owned a large cattle ranch in the
ideal climate of the West. They wrote
to their mother in the East to have
her suggest a suitable name for the
place. She replied Call it Focus
where the Sons Raise Meat Suns
Rays MeeD', There's a perfect triple
pun"
Perfect perfectly awful, I'd say
But Ed could probably make it sound
hilarious.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

April Is, 1854-The American Camel
Co., was chartered in New York with
a capital stock of 100000, to import
camels from Central Asia for sale
throughout the West-as beasts OF
burden.
A few had already been tried out
there. They were faster and had
more endurance than mules, could
carry an average of 700 pounds each
while making 80 miles a day, and
could go without water.
Edward F. Beale, the naval officer
who first preached the idea, said: II
look forward to the day when every
mail route across the continent will
be conducted and worked altogether
with this economical and noble brute. y
The Army imported 100 camels and
organized a camel corps; a detail of it
was first to explore Death Valley,
California. The animals came into
possession of the Confederacy at the
outbreak of the war, and were used
to transport cotton and salt between
the Mexican border at Brownsville
and the Gulf.
Chris Emmett recently published an
interesting book, Texas Camel Tales.
The war and the completion of trans
continental railroads caused develop
ment of camel use to be abandoned.
But for years thereafter, camels ran
wild in many western States. In 1875
the Nevada legislature passed law
for eradication of this four-legged pest
Is Years Ago Today-The world S
largest ship, the British liner Titanic,
sank at 2:18 a. M, two hours and 38
minutes after it struck an iceberg,
and carried 1900 to death.
There are persons alive today who
went down on the Titanic. They were
forced up to the surface by compress
ed air, managed to grasp floating
wreckage, were rescued.
A newspaper classic is the story of
how William S. Gill of the New York
Evening Journal scooped the world
with the first detailed story of the
disaster. Until late on the 18th the
public had only meagre details. The
wireless companies were giving out
no information. the shipping line
would not amplify it's one early bulle-
tin. While other reporters hung
around New York helplessly, Gill went
by train to Cape Cod, where the main
wireless station of the Marconi COM
pany was located Gill had been a
wireless operator; he guessed that at
such a time, the company would be
putting on extra men. He sauntered
in, tossed off his hat, announced I'm
the relief" and took key. Hour by
hour he took reports sent from the
Carpathia and other rescue ships to
the White Star Line. Then he took
time out for lunch and, from memory,
filed the entire story to his paper.
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY
20 Years Ago Today-By unanimous
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15
There Isn't Any Business
Boom to Halt, Ayres Says

just before the depression, but we
now have about 100000 more popula-
ton than we had then-so the per
capital output is smaller" Ayres ex-
planned in a Cleveland trust company
bulletin.
Commenting on President Roose-
velt's recent observation that the
volume of durable goods was rising
faster than that of non-durable goods,
Colonel Ayres said.
"The far more important fact is
that the production of both sorts of
goods is now sub-normal. We need
more of both to restore our national
standards of living, and to provide en-
ployment for idle workers.
Our greatest present national need
is to become currently self-supporting
once more, as a nation, as communi-
ties, as families and as individuals
Meanwhile we should be working out
means to remain self-supporting after
we become self-supporting. After that
we might we'll worry about how to
avoid overprosperity."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15

New York, April 15-Many Matters:
There was a space during which pro
ducers inclined to the notion of open
ing their plays cold on Broadway,
without the traditional tryout ION the
dog" Several disasters convinc-
ed the drama confectioners that it was
best, after all, to take the show on an
out-of-town whirl before exposing it
TO Manhattan critics-naive and bum
bling as these are D.. Gertrude
Lawrence's next vehicle sounds like
a hit 1t will be called Susan
and God" and is written and directed
by Rachel Crothers -. Miss Lawrence
told me herself that she considered
this the best interesting role she had
ever played. 1t will try out in
Philadelphia, perhaps take a few
turns through other cities-and then
go into storage for the summer, pre-
paratory to Fall opening in Manhat-
tan.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15

commented the other day on the
apparent waning of the contract
bridge craze There wasn't, it
seemed, as much flutter and furore
over pasteboards as there had been a
year or two back :. Now comes in
sistent word that, on the contrary,
bridge is just getting it's fiftieth wind
The grand national bridge tour
nament, under the direction of the
United States Bridge Association, will
commence April 20 in the Casino atop
the Montclair hotel Spectators
are more clamorous than ever in his
tory of bridge tits for peek at the
players The winners will repre-
sent America in an international
championship tourney in Budapest
this June Still, I am constrained
to observe that there is something
somehow disconcerting about the spec
tacle of men and women journeying to
BudapeSt-one Of tho worlds r>>or+
glamorous and certainly the strangest
city in Continental Europe ana ,4l:
sitting down at table and murmur-
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ANSWERS

l. Certain land owners only. No
lawyers, doctors nor Minister'S regard
less of property ownership were al
lowed TO vote.
2. A total of 86,457 as follows: 1922
officers, 1875 nurses; in the army So
258 whites and 1909 colored; in the
navy 7,787 and $50 marines.
3. Almost seventy-five out of every
one hundred, according to the 1880
census.
4. "The inhabitants of North Caro-
lima, are not industrious but subtle
and crafty to admiration, always be-
haved insolently to their Governors,
some they have imprisoned, drove
others out of the Country"
5. Upon the death, or removal of
the governor, and the advancement
Of the Acknowledgements to the gov
ernorship, the senate elects another
president from it's membership This
president of the senate is next in line
until a governor or lieutenant-gov-
ernor, is elected. In event these va
cancies should occur during a recess
Of the senate the Secretary of State
is given power to convene the senate
for the election of a president.
6. 1t must be signed by the presid-
ing officers of both houses-the house
end the senate.
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Today is the Day
y BY CLARK KINNAIRD
Copyright, 1887, for this Newspaper
by King Features Syndicate. Inc.

vote, a $1,000, 100000 war bond issue
was approved by the House of Repre-
sentatives. Three billion OF this was
to be made available to the Allies as
loans.
George Creel, a Denver newspaper
man for a number of years, was ap-
pointed chairman of the government
propaganda agency, the so-called Com
mittee on Public Information. In act
uality it was a censorship board of
which the other members were Secre-
taries Lansing, Baker and Daniels.
The previous day, in House OF Rep
resentatives hearing on the espionage
bill drawn up by the Department OF
Justice, sharp attacks were MADE on
clauses providing for censorship.
These actions were denounced as an
attempt on the part of the men who
had put the nation in the war to shut
off all discussion of the wisdom of
their policies and to apemonarchial
governments in prohibiting freedom of
speech.
At Dusseldorf where food riots had
been reported on Easter Sunday, pro
clamation was posted to inform the
DODuldCo OF inc WEST pIldlldu ICu11G-
land that the enemy's starvation
blockade had driven the country to
new food rationing. AS of this date,
there was a Is per cent reduction in
the bread ration.
In a speech in New York. the recent
ambassador to Germany, James w.
Gerard, warned the nations: do not
believe for one moment that either
starvation or revolution is going to
end this war in our favor"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE.

Under and by virtue of power and
authority contained in a certain chat
tel mortgage, executed by r. T. Wal
ston on the 1st day of February 1887,
and recorded in the office of the Reg
lister of Deeds of Vance County, I
shall sell, by public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the court
mouse door in Henderson, Vance
County, North Carolina, at IL o'clock,
noon, on Wednesday the 18th day of
April 1897 the following described per-
sonal property:
All of the fixtures in the r. T. Wal
ston store building at Drewry N. c..
consisting of scales, Burroughs Ad-
ding Machine, cash register glass
show cases. iron safe, counters, and
all and every fixture and article of
furniture in said store building. Also
one Delco light plant, complete, and
all equipment with same, including
batteries and wires. Also the entire
stock of goods, consisting of heavy
and fancy groceries, shoes, notions,
dry goods, feeds and all and every ar
icle of said stock of goods. Also one
black mule named Kate, and all open
accounts, notes and judgments due
said r. I. Walston. This store FIX
lures and stock of goods will be sold
as a going concern, and all will be
sold in a lump, and not separately.
This is an absolute sale, under power
ct sale In mortgage, and not sub
ject to any advance bid.
This 9Th. Of April, 1897.
T. S. KITTRELL, Mortgagee
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TODAY IN HISTORY

1817-First free school in country
for the deaf and dumb opened in
Hartford, Conn.
1861-Six weeks after being inau-
gurated president and the day after
Fort Sumter was evacuated, President
Lincoln calls for first $4,000 troops.
1865-Died-a 7.22 a. M, President
Abraham Lincoln, aged Sc, shot by an
assassin.
19O4-Carnegie Hero Fund Commits
sion, endowed with 100000, estab-
liShed.
1936-British, French and Belgian
high military officers meet in London
to plan mutual defense for first time
since World War.
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r TODAY 4
TODAY,S ANNIVERSARIES

1757-Caleb Bingham, Boston teach
er and bookseller, pioneer writer OF
textbooks, born at Salisbury, Conn.
Died April 6, 1917.
1814-John Lothrop Motley, Boston
and New York Historian, author of the
classic "The Rise Of the Dutch Repub-
lie" born in Boston. Died in England
May 20, 1877.
1821-Joseph E. Brown, Georgia's
noted governor of Civil War days,
chief justice Of the State, railroad
president, U. S. senator, born in Pick
ems District, S. G. Died in Atlanta,
Nov. 80, 1894.
1837-(1O0 pears ago. Horace Porter
Union officer, railway president, am
bassador to France, receiving the
thanks of Congress for recovering at
his own expense the long sought after
body of Paul Jones, born at Hunting
con, Pa. Died May %, 1921.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today gives strong and independ-
ent character, capable of attending to
its own business and very DESTROYS of
doing so. 1t is better to let such peo-
pie go their own way for opposition
breeds tendency to be unjust There
may be an impulse to travel, and Oft
en- success comes in foreign lands. If
these natures are turned in the pro-
per direction they produce most valu-
able results.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
By FRED H. MAY

l. Who could vote in the State of
Franklin in 1874, then part of North
Carolina?
z. How many persons from the
State served in the World War?
3. What percentage of North Caro-
llnlans live outside of incorporated
towns?
4. What did Governor Burlington
write London officials about North
Carolina people in 1871?
5. Upon the death of the governor
and lieutenant-governor who is next
in line for the governorship?
8. After a bill has been passed bv
the legislature what must it have be-
fore it may become a law?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15
TODAY,S BIRTHDAYS

Bishop H. Lester Smith of Cincin-
natl, of the Methodist Episcopal
church, born at Indiana, Pa, 81 years
ago.
Samuel r. McKelvie of Lincoln,
Nebr., newspaper publisher, ex-gover-
nor, born at Fairfield, Nebr., Sc years
ago.
DR.. William F. Leiserson of Antioch
College, Ohio, noted economist, chair
man of the National Mediation Board,
born in Esthonia, 81 years ago.
James ]. Jeffries, now a California
rancher, onetime worlds heavyweight
champion, born in Ohio, 81 years ago
Lita Grey Chaplin, actress, born 29
years ago.
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1SG.i IL. Oh SENIoF
Ga ~~0A> 81 1872 - NO.
UiIt U00

CHOSEN OF GOD: Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who hath blessed us with all
spiritual blessings in heavenly places
in Christ according as he hath
chosen us in him before the founda-
tion of the world, that we should
be holy and without blame before him
in love.-Ephesians 1:3, 4.
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ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

l. In the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast
of louisiana
2. Alexander Graham Bell.
2. Madam Chairman.
a. Booth Harrington.
5. The U. S. dollar.
6. System of plural husbands.
T. Alberta.
g. Frances,
g. Arkansas
TO- To prevent chipping and also to
prevent the coins from being frau
dulently reduced in weight.
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NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Notice is hereby given that we have
qualified as executors of the Will and
estate of H. C. Ellington late of Vance
County. All persons having claims
against said decedent will exhibit
same to the undersigned or to their
attorneys Pittman, Bridgers & Hicks
Law Building Henderson, N. c., on
or before the 18th day of April 1888
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make inn
mediate settlement.
This the 18th day of April A. D.
1887.
L. F. BOYD,
J. 3. GLOVER,
Executors of the Will of H. G.
Ellington.
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~ CLARK KINNAIRD

Thursday, April Is; 2S5th day, 161st
year of U. S. Independence for which
we are to be thankful Arbor Day in
Utah. Zodiac sign: Aries.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15

SPECIAL DAYS ONLY, OLD
mattresses made new, priced from
SIS to 81, difference in quality. Drop
us a card. Gate City Mattress Co.,
Weldon, N. c. 3-eod-15ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15
WANT ADS

WATKINS HARDWARE COM
pany stocks are new and complete
in building materials, lumber Call
phone 46 for your needs. Watkins
Hardware Co. 143ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15

EVERY WEEK is PAINT UP
week with us. We can save you
money with Modene Paint, quality.
Price and Service. G. w. Finch.
15-2ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15

WATKINS HARDWARE COM
pany-Screen Needs-Get ahead of
public Enemy 1-billion. Screen
wire &c foot up. Screen Hinges 1Oc.
Screen springs sc and 1Oc. Screen
doors $500 ca Fly swatters SC and
1Oc. Save on your screens and hard
ware. Watkins Hardware Co. 14-3tl
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15

PHONE 800 THE PEOPLES MEAT
and Grocery for cleanliness, quality
and service. We AIRY a full line
of western meats. Free delivery.
Your patronage appreciated. Open
a. m. to 9 p. m. daily We are in
, business for your health. 31-26t
TOOK-847 NORTH GARNETT ST.
you buy the best for less all
weights motor oil from 20 to 60 at
loo, 15c and 25c quart. White gas
for cars trucks, stoves and lamps.
15-3t
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Entered at the post oSeice in Hender-
son. N. c., as second class mail matter
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-15

AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY
20 Years Ago Today-By unanimous
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-15
23 NAVY PLANES WINCINC NORTH,
 KODIAK, SITKA
Three Squadrons Take Of Early This Afternoon
 for Alaska Ports

SEATTLE, July 15. Patrol Squadron vP-7, under Lieut.. Comdr. R. L. Fuller, took the air at 7:05 this morning bound for Alaska.
 Forty minutes later, VP-S, under Lieut.. Comdr. w. G. Tomlinson, took the air.
 The two squadrons are flying along, the outside passage across the Gulf of Alaska to Kodiak and expect to arrive there in about ten hours after leaving here.
 Squadron VP-12. under Lieut. Comdr. Thomas A. Gray, consisting of II planes, which was compelled by bad weather to turn back yes- terday after starting north, took the air this morning at 8:30 o'clock and headed for Sitka.
 There are 150 officers and men aboard the B planes making the flight north.
 Next Monday the squadrons at Kodiak will fly to Sitka and the Squadron at. Sitka will go to Ko- diak All planes will return here next Thursday.
 The minesweeper Sandpiper is at Kodiak and the tender Langley is at Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-15
ALASKA GIRL BEING SUED,
 ALIENATION
Terry Walker, Real Name Alice Dahl, Stole An
 other sMate, Claim

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 15.-- Terry Walker, an actress whose real name is Alice Dahl, born in Alaska, is charged with alienating the af- fections of Jan Rubine, violinist and orchestra leader, and is being sued for $50,000 by the musicians wife, Adele Crane-Rubine, former Aus tralian musical comedy player.
 Tn the suit, which mas been filed, it is alleged that Terry won two- year campaign to persuade Rubine ot leave his home.
 Rubine recently sued for divorce charging his wife flirted and that one time she told him the only req son she married him was to gain admission to the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-15
DALLAS, LONG, W MUTH TO
 CALL, JUNEAU
Vessels Will Remain Until Next Tuesday-l06Me Men,
 Five Officers on Each

Three destroyers are scheduled to arrive in Gastineau Channel next Saturday afternoon and will remain here until next Tuesday.
 The destroyers are the U.S.S. Dal- las, U.S.S. Long, and the U.S.S. Wasmuth.
 The formal notice of the arrival of the destroyers has been received by Mayor Thomas Judson from H. E. Hayes, Captain, U. s. Navy. Commander Destroyer Squadron Fourteen, Battle Force.
 There will be approximately 106 men and officers on each ship and half of the men will be per- mitted short leaves at various times.
 officers aboard the destroyers of the Alaska Cruise detachment are as follows:
 U.S.S. Dallas (199)
 Capt. H. E. Rays, Commander De- saroyer Squadron Fourteen. Lieut. H. M Stokes. Staff Engineer Offf- cer; Lieut., c. Adair. Staff Radio Officer, Lt Comdr. L. A. Thackery, Commanding Officer; Lieut.. D. A. Crandall, Executive; Lieut.. dg) F. M. Douglass; Ensign J. B. Pesante.
 U.S.S. Long (209)
 It. Comdr. j. G. Jones, Command ing Officer; Lieut.. B. Connolly, Exe- cutive Officer: Lieut.. dg) P. L. de Vos; Lieut.. tjg) L. H. Marks. En- sign R. c. Klinker. Lieut.. tjg) tMC1 E. Ricen, Medical Officer. Destroy CT Division 28
 U.S.S. Masmuth (33S)
 It., Comdr B. c. Harper, Conf- manding Officer; Lieut.. l. R. Miller, Executive Officer; Lieut., qg) R, M. Wilson. Ensign T. s. Basket, Ensign J. w. Mccormick.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-15
SWIMMING POOL COMMITTEE TO
 CONTACT CITY
Chamber Group Finds Un- animous Support for Re-
 creation Center Here

Definite progress and a crysaliz- ing of favorable sentiment in the community was reported to the Ju- neau Chamber of Commerce at it's luncheon this noon at .Percy's by the Chamber committee named last week to look into the feasibility of swimming pool or recreation cen- ter project in Juneau.
 The Rev. o. L. Kendall, com- mittee chairman, said the commit tee found unanimous support for the movement but so far no defin- ite plan, although several had been suggested. Dr. G. F. Freeburger. member of the committee, reported the committee needed another week to contact the City Council and other officials in an effort to gath |er more definite information. It also was proposed that the com- mittee make arrangements to have a general meeting with represen- tatives from other organizations and it was indicated that this would be done shortly
 In the general discussion several suggestions were made which the committee proposes to follow up in arriving at definite starting point.
 Harry Sperling pointed out the success Y.MC.A. ventures had made in this connection in the States and Charles w. Carter and Charles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-07-15
Girl Loses Her
 Chastity. Brings
 Suit for S500,0QO
Four Film Executives Are Charged with Attack
 ing Extra at Party

LOS ANGELES, Cal. July 15.- Four film executives are sued for $500,000 damages in the Superior Court by Miss Patricia Douglas, aged 20, film extra.
 The suit is brought on the grounds that she was criminally attacked during a party in the Hal Roach studios. She charges shew as forced to lose her chastity at the height of the party.
 The executive sued are Vincent Coniff, casting director; Edward J. Minnix, Vice President and Gen eral Manager of the Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer; and David Ross, M- G-M sales executive.