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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07

The cost to Vance county of the
new social security program will be
a total of LAPS, and will require
tax levy of approximately nine cents,
according to announcement OF the
State Board of Charities and Public
Welfare, as learned here today.
The statement lists 225 old age
beneficiaries, for whose payments 81
425 will be required, and 200 Deepen
dent children, for whom the sum OF
$4,000 is estimated as necessary. The
county levy for these causes is set at
.O862 cents Total administration ex-
pense for Vance county is given as
$6,43O, and levy of .O32 cents is listed
as necessary to pay the county's share
of that item. The two levies cOmbin-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07
CLUB TO DISCUSS
MARKETING PLANS
Contributors to Fund To
Have Free Dinner at
Cafe Friday Night

A number of last years contribu
tors to the~fund raised in the business
community for promoting the Hen
derson tobacco and cotton markets
had advised r. G Harrison, treasur-
err, today that they would attend the
annual meeting of the Henderson 35-
20 Club Friday evening. At that time
plans will be made for the coming
season and reorts heard as to expen-
diture of last years contributions.
j. w. Jenkins is president of the
club, whose objective last year was
the selling of 35,OO0,OO0 pounds of to-
hacco and 10000 bales of cotton on
the Henderson market. w. B. Daniel
is vice-president; M, L. Finch secre-
tary and r. G. Harrison, treasurer, of
the club.
The dinner meeting Friday even
ing, which will be at Z o'clock at the
Capitol cafe, will be free to all con-
tributors, and decision will be had at
that time of the amount to be asked
for the coming season for promoting
the markets.
Officers to have charge of the pro-
gram will also be elected at the time,
and other details of the plans worked
out and agreed upon.
Already the clubs executive COM
mittee is busy making it's plans for
the coming season, and much pre-
liminary work has already been done.
At the meeting Friday night will
be r. w. Mcfarland, who will be
sales supervisor for the tobacco mar
ket during the coming selling season.
He will speak briefly, as will prob
ably others also.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Fuye FO1r

1. Where is Great Slave Lake.
2. What is a mint?
3. Is meld or melt the correct spell
ing of the pinochle term?
4. Which state is nicknamed Mag
nolia State?"
5. In which mountain range are the
Green Mountains?
6. What is another name for the Milky
Way?
Z. Name the capital of China.
8. Are sweepstakes winnings subject
to income tax?
9. To which family of fruits do
oranges, lemons, grapefruit lines,
and tangerines belong?
10. Who was Robert Charles Sands?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07
CONTAGIOUS DURING
JUNE TOTAL SEVEN

Only seven cases of contagious dis
eases were reported in Vance county
during June, the Vance County Health
Department announced today. Five of
these were chickenpox and two whoop
ing cough No disease appeared in
epidemic form, it was revealed in the
statistics.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07
TYPHOID SERUM IS
GIVEN 1,2O4 HERE
8O3 White and 4O1 Colored
Persons Were Treated to
End of June

Typhoid serum has been given a
total of 1904 individuals up through
June 80 for this season, it was an
nounced today at the Vance County
Health Department.
During the clinics held over the
county in June, at which time all
parts of the county were visited, the
treatment was given to 513 white and
1914 colored individuals. At the health
offices the serum was administered to
200 white persons and seven colored
people, a total of 297 at the office and
9O7 in the rural clinics.
Putting it another way, the total
white persons immunized against ty-
phoid was 803 and colored 401.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07
Regular Mid-Week Service.

The regular mid-week prayer ser
vice will be held tonight at O'Clock
at the First Methodist Episcopa-
church, it was announced by Rev r
F.. Brown, pastor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07
No Rantist Service.

The regular mld-week prayer ser
vice will be omitted this evening at
the First Baptist church, it was an
nounced today by the pastor, Rev. A.
S. Hale due to the revival services
at Carey's Chapel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07

Any vacation trip from which you
come back as healthy as you wera
when you left is success.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07

1s27-Henry Ford withdraws his at
tacks on Jews.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-07-07

We know from long
experience that sizz-
ling summer roads
raise havoc with age
weakened tires. That's
why we urge you to
come in now and take
advantage of our pop
ular prices on world
famous us. ROYALS.
They're safer and
longer-wearing, yet
they cost no more.
Evening star., 1937-05-05

developed after count revealed that
go per cent of the trees would be lost
and only about 40 per cent could be
saved, if the plans as provided by
Pope be carried out for the memorial.
The plans, as published by the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Association reveal
that both the rose garden and the
pansy bed, in West Potomac Park,
will be affected likewise, in the opinion
of some officials
The younger cherry trees can be
transplanted successfully, according to
horticulturists, but the roots of the
older trees are so interlaced that they
cannot be set out elsewhere. The trees
were planted close together purposely
to secure massed effect, around the
Tidal Basin, when the cherry blossoms
are in bloom.
Oppose Tidal Basin Site.
The Executive Committee Of the
Junior Board Of Commerce was on rec
ord today as being "unqualifledly op-
posed to the construction of q Jeffer-
son Memorial, or any memorial, that
will require the destruction Of or any
extensive alteration in the present
landscaping Of the Tidal Basin area"
BY resolution the committee said
"this board views with serious concern
the proposed expenditure of large
sum of money upon non -utilitarian
project, however excellent 1t may be
artistically, at a time when the ma
tional budget is unbalanced and the
National Capitals needs in the field
Of social welfare remains slaringly ap-
parent"
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Z DIE IN TRAFFIC
HERE AND NEARBY
H. J. Kittinger, n, Crushed
to Death Under Wheels
of Street Car.

An elderly Washington man and a
young Chevy Chase, Md. resident
were killed last night in traffic acc1-
dents here and in nearby Maryland
Henry j. Kittinger, II, Of Oil First
street, was crushed to death beneath
the wheels of street car when struck
while crossing at First and H streets.
Kittinger, who was retired In March
from the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing, was pronounced dead on ar
rival at Sibley Hospital. Floyd Little,
IS, operator Of the street Car, who
lives at 203 @ street, was released In
custody Of a Capital Transit Co. at
torney pending coroner's inquest.
The fatality increased the 1887 Dis
trict traf1ic toll to AZ. There were "a
deaths this time last year.
Thrown from an automobile when 1t
plunged over an embankment near
Kensington, Nd, George B. Gummell,
jr., son Of Bethesda fireman, was IA
tally injured.
Young Gummell, who lived at 1910
Leland street, was a passenger in a
machine which was operated. police
said, by his friend, Dowd G. Rozzelle,
10, of Alta Vista, Md. The latter re-
ceived only minor injuries. Police
quoted him as saying he swerved his
car to avoid a collision.
Gummel died OF q crushed skull en-
route to Georgetown Hospital. He was
employed by q local credit firm.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
admiral Depey's Seruant, 73,
Is Granted Old.Age Pension
Ste,uard Has Neuer For.
gotten Lessons Naual
Hero Taught Him.

Welfare authorities yesterday grant
ed an old-age pension to Edward
Racks, tall, erect and dignified COL
ored man of 73, whose youth was de-
voted to the service of Admiral Dewey
The elderly retainer had fallen on
hard times in his declining years, but
when he applied for assistance he
spoke and carried himself like man
Of training. He said he never forgot
the lessons "the admiral" gave him.
The petitioner was dressed in a
faded black broadcloth coat, pair
of striped worsted trousers, we'll
pressed; a brown derby and shoes
newly shined. About him was the
trace of an aristocracy which be-
longed to another generation.
Made Trip Around World.
Racks entered Dewey's service as a
personal steward at the age of 81 in
1885, and that year he left with Dewey
on trip around the world. Af1oat
Racks occupied an adjoining cabin to
Dewey's, to attend his every want, and
ashore he was Dewey's groom and
valet.
Racks was easily persuaded to remi-
nisce, for it was apparent that his
thoughts dwelt often on Dewey and
the past. He recalled that the great
popular hero of his day was lonely
man on occasion. Ofen while at sea
the admiral would walk the top deck
alone in the moonlight.
Returning to his cabin, he would
call for Racks and talk at random.
Racks said the admiral" told him in
1885 that one day Japan and Italy
would be great world powers. The re-
tainer said he had lived to see his
masters prophecies in the course Of
fulfllment.
The admiral" Racks said, had q
dual personality. In his heavy uni
form, which he disliked because it was
uncomfortable, he was the stern dis
ciplinarian, whose curt orders were to
be obeyed on the jump Racks did not
say much to "the- admiral when he
was in uniform Dressed informally,
however, "the admiral seemed to re-
lax. He became a kindly, genial
man-his true personality, Racks
thinks.
Had Eye for Fine Horses.
Ashore, Dewey had an eye for fine
horses. He trained Racks in horse
manship, and often the groom would
ride through Rock Creek Park on
Sunday mornings several PAGES behind
Dewey and President Theodore Roose-
welt. The famous pair talked almost
wholly OF the Navy and horses. Each
had passionate interest in both SUBJ
jects.
Racks left Dewey's service after 'the
Evening star., 1937-05-05
8 HURT AS BLAZE
SWEEPS3HOUSES
Alexandria Youths Save 3
as Fire Causes $1,000
Damage.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 5.-Eght
persons were injured, several others
had narrow escapes and damage esti-
mated at more than $4,000 was caused
in a two-alarm fire in the 100 block Of
North Fayette street here early today.
Those injured were w. H. Parrish,
"a, 120 North Fayette street, fractured
leg and burns; Lewis Mason, fireman,
overcome by smoke; Wallace Proctor,
fireman, slightly hurt by falling tim
Der: Pete Anderson, fireman, over
come by smoke; Jerry Sullivan, fire.
man, slightly burned Charles l..
Toombs. 81. Of 100 North Fayette
street. overcome by smoke; Richard
Smitson, 80. l24 North Fayette street,
overcome by smoke.
The fire, starting in the rear of l2o
North Fayette street, a 100-year old
frame house, burned through two
other frame dwellings at 122 and l24
North Fayette street. The adjoining
house, at ll8 North Fayette street,
was threatened, but firemen saved it.
Youths Save Residents.
Toombs and Parrish were the only
occupants Of the house at 100. The
house next door was occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. William Shiflett and Ran
dolph Morris, a roomer. All escaped
the burning building without injury.
They were asleep on the third floor
and were awakened by two girls, Elsie
Weaver, 16, and Hattie Yowell, 20,
who live at 1913 North Fayette street.
Three youths, Charles Knight, 16;
Douglas Dudley, %, and Roger Welker,
10, were revealed as the heroes of the
midnight blaze. They were sitting in
an automobile with the two girls,
parked next door, when the fire
started The girls were sent across
the street to turn in the alarm, while
the youths rushed into the buildings
to awaken the occupants.
Dashing to the first house, knight
and Welker saw Parrish standing at
the second-story window. Knight
called to the aged man to jump, and
when Parrish leaped Knight caught
him and broke his fall on the side
walk. Parrish's leg was broken when
it struck an iron railing.
Garry Man Out.
Welker meantime was pounding at
the front door and Knight went to his
aid. Together they broke the door
down and carried Toombs from the
second floor of the doomed building.
Toombs had been overcome by the
smoke and fought efforts to rescue
him.
After the occupants of the house at
120 had been gotten out, Welker ran to
1874, where he found Smitson lying
on the floor overcome by smoke He
had jumped from the third to the
second floor landing. With the aid of
Willie Coleman, colored, Welker car
ried the man to safety and then re-
turned to help firemen carry Posey
from the building.
Evening star., 1937-05-05

Admiral" retired from the Navy. For
a time he taught riding and then en-
tered the service of the family of q
prominent Washington physician.
Racks kept this post for more than 30
years. He was regarded almost as one
of the family.
The physician had made provision
for Racks in his will, but the depres-
sion swept the estate away. Members
of the family persuaded Racks, much
against his will, to apply for the pen
sion. Racks had always been self-sup-
porting. He scorned charity He
agreed only after the new social secur-
ity law was made clear to him.
The elderly retainer, who lives at
l713 Corcoran street, now can look
forward to a $29 monthly pension,
which began May /.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
HEARINGS PUSHED
ON ABATT0|R BILL
BY SENATE GROUP
Wallace Again Declares o.
position to Project in
Benning Area.
COPELAND SPEAKS OUT
IN OPPOSING LOCATION
Says Rendering Cannot Be Done
in Civilized Section Without
Offense to Inhabitants"

Senator McCarran, Democrat, Of
Nevada, today planned to make ar
rangements for public hearings on
the King bill to control nuisance
industries" in Washington as Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace reit-
Grated his sympathy with the move
to resist or prohibit these activities
in the Nations Capital.
The immediate effect Of the King
bill would be to halt construction by
the Adolf Gobel Co. OF New York
and Chicago of packing plant at
Benning. Secretary Wallace op-
posed the issuance of a permit for the
plant which District officials granted
last week
A special subcommittee of the Sem
ate District Committee was appointed
by Chairman King late yesterday
after Senator Copeland, Democrat,
Of New York vigorously condemned
the plans of the Gobel company to
erect a packing house at Benning If
rendering also would be engaged in.
Serving with Senator McCarran on
the subcommittee will be Senators
Tydings, Democrat, Of Maryland and
Austin, Republican, Of Vermont.
Also Offered In House.
Chairman King appointed the spe-
clal subcommittee to conduct hear
ings on the nuisance industries"
bill few hours after its companion
measure was introduced In the House
by Chairman Norton OF the House
District Committee. The House re-
ferred the bill to Mrs. Norton's COM
mlttee for consideration.
Opposition to the measure was
voiced before the Senate committee
by D. Edward Clarke, Washington at
torney for the Gobel firm, who claimed
its enactment would cause the COM
pany to lose an investment of ST.
100000. Residents In the vicinity Of
the proposed plant, he said, have in
dorsed its erection, because 1t would
provide employment for from 800 to
500 persons
Senator Copeland inquired If it was
planned to engage in rendering at the
plant. When Clarke said it was Sen
ator Copeland declared he had no OBJ
lection to slaughter house, but in
sisted rendering could not be engaged
in without creating q public nui-
sance."
There is no more offensive business
that can be set up in any city than
rendering" he declared. 1T cannot
be done in civilized section without
offending the senses and health of
the community"
Denies Nuisance Stand.
Clarke, however, argued that rem
dering could be done without creating
nuisance.
'If you can do it," said Senator
Copeland, you are the first person I
ever heard Of who claimed it could be
done"
Senator King asked Senator Cope
committee. but he declined.
MY mind is fossiled on that sub
ject," he said. mo act of Congress
would make me believe that you can
render near where people live without
being Objectionable"
Now as formerly. Secretary Wallace's S
interest in the. Benning abattoir is
prompted solely by adverse effect"
which large-scale stockyard activities
at Benning would have on the charac-
ter Of the area in the vicinity Of the
National Arboretum under his juris-
diction.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
DEMANDS TROLLEY
WORKERS 'PAYCUT
Transit Firm Shareholder
Asks Fare Hike Also
at Hearing.

Demands for reduction Of wages of
employees Of the Capital Transit Co.
and for an increase in street car and
bus fares were voiced before the Public
Utilities Commission today, as it re-
sumed hearings on the transit COM
pany's valuation, by Mrs. Violet Elder
Orme, Transit company stockholder.
She also demanded that the COM
mission take steps to decrease the
number of taxicabs operating in
Washington and insisted that taxi
fares should be raised and that
license fees paid by taxi operators
should be increased.
Blames Union for Pay Hikes.
Mrs. Orme, who has appeared sew
eral times before the commission in
other Transit company hearings to de-
mand more liberal treatment of the
company's stockholders, blamed the
union" for the increases In wage rates
granted by the company. She also
denounced officials of the company.
the commission and Congress for not
giving more consideration to stock
holders.
Il demand for the stockholders a
fair share with labor in the profits Of
this business" she said.
She pictured the stockholder as a
person who had invested in the COM
pany out of his own 'meager savings
and declared that, judging from past
history OF the commissions actions,
1T appears to be foreordained that
the investors are to lose their shirts. "
Mrs. Orme scored politicians who
harass private business with investi-
cations and oppressive legislation.
Pointing out that the Senate has been
asked to appropriate $150,0O0 to in
vestigate public utilities, Mrs. Orme
said:
Gould not that $150,o00 be better
employed in making payment on our
$4,000, 100000 public debt?"
Stakeholder "Strangled."
THE forgotten stockholder is tram
pied under foot by the massed force
using the surplus of both capital and
the taxpayers money, Mrs. Orme said,
and added:
big business is afraid to argue,
afraid to bargain, afraid to even save
the soul Of its own vital business in
which we, the common people, have
invested our meager life savings, be-
cause just laws are allowed to go un-
enforced. Government and labor do
not even give business chance to
survive"
The commission is nearing the close
Of its hearings on the value Of the
transit company, as Of December, 1885.
When this is finished, the valuation
will be brought up to date and later
the commission will call hearings
on rates of fare charged by the COM
pany.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Mason Backed for Legion Head

Lieut.. Thomas Mason of the hack
inspectors Office of the Police Depart
ment was unanimously indorsed last
night for the post OF District depart
mental commander Of the American
Legion by Second Division Post, No %.
at . meeting at the Colonial Hotel
He y q candidate to succeed Lieut..
Horace Ldneburg.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
BOY REPORTS ATTACK
Thrown Into Pond by Man, Rob.
ert Harrington, 13, Says.

Thirteen-year-old Robert F. Har-
rington, 1928 Twelfth street north
east, reported to police last night that
he was attacked by colored man and
thrown into q shallow pond IN the
woods at rear Of the 1900 block OF
Brentwood road northeast.
The boy hurried home after the
attack. His father, Dr.. John r. Har-
rington, said Robert was uninjured.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Marine Band In the audi
torium at o'clock tonight. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader: William F.
Santelmann, assistant.
Program.
Overture, Gypsy Baron, Strauss
AIlQdIuCld
Concerto for Bassoon and Orches-
tra," Opus IS ------We Weber
Soloist Emil Grasser.
Selections from 'Maytime' -Romberg
"Valse Celebre" ----M -Moszkowski
(a) Venetian Doll" -Maganini
(b) Kentucky Mountain Dance"
Miller
Fantasia, Negro Spirituals" White
Clarinet solo and orchestra,
prelude and Rigaudon" -----Avou
eo4ntst, Clyde Hail.
Overture, I'm Spring Time" Won Blon
Evening star., 1937-11-30
SPEEDY DIVORCE
DISPOSAL URGED
Bar Group Suggests One Jus.
tice Be Assigned to Hear
600 Pending Cases.

The nine justices Of the District
Court were considering today a bar
association recommendation, that they
assign one of their number to hear
divorce cases exclusively until the 900
Or more pending actions are disposed
Of.
At present divorce litigation is given
no precedence over equity cases of
other sorts.
The recommendation was made by a
special committee headed by George
C. Gertman, which was appointed last
month by the District Bar Association
to consider steps to be taken toward
securing prompt disposal of the accu-
mutation of divorce litigation.
Other members of the committee
were Charles E. Ford. H. Clay Espey,
Arthur j. Hilland, Isadore Brill, Ralph
A. Cusick and Edward r. Walton, jr.
Since the Districts liberalized di-
vorce law went into effect in the sum-
mer OF 1885 there has been a steady
increase in the accumulation of divorce
cases. Recently, Justice Daniel w.
O'Donoghue, the assignment justice,
issued orders that contested di-
vorce suits were to take their turn on
the calendar with contested cases.
Heretofore they had been heard when
ever one of the justices had a spare
10 or Is minutes. The result was to
lengthen by many months the time re-
quired for a divorce where the de-
fendant did not contest the suit.
The Bar Association Committee rec
commended that this practice of requir-
ing mcontested cases to take their
regular turn to be continued; but that
all divorce litigation be heard by q
specially assigned justice who would
serve in that capacity until the pres
ent accumulation of cases is wiped out
The bar group also urged that
hereafter disinterested practicing law.
yers be assigned in all uncontestee
divorce cases to actively participate ir
the trial of the action; all cases to be
classified as uncon.ested where the de.
fendant does not, by verified answer
deny the misconduct charged"
copy of the recommendations wa,
sent to each justice
Evening star., 1937-11-30
GARNER TO JOIN
IN DEER HUNTING
Vice President and Party of
Others to Be Guests of
Senator Guffey.

~ the Associated Press,
Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Pitts
burgh tomorrow will introduce Vice
President Garner and a group of
Washington officials to PENNSYLVANIA
deer hunting grounds.
The party will leave Washington by
train today for one-day expedition.
The Senator's secretary said they
would hunt in the central part of the
State
The probable members of the party
include Count jerry Potocki, Polish
Ambassador, and Senators william H
Dieterich, Illinois; Sherman Minton,
Indiana; George L. Radcliffe, Mary
land; Lewis B. Schwellenbach, WASH
ington; Matthew M. Nicely, West Vir-
ginia; F. Ryan Duffy, Wisconsin; Har-
ry S. Truman, Missouri; James E.
Murray, Montana; Clyde L. Herring,
Iowa: Richard B. Russell, jr., Georgia.
Others expected: Richard H. Bailey,
1r., Senator Guffeys secretary; David
L. Lawrence, Pennsylvania Secretary
of the Commonwealth, and Matthew
H. McCloskey, jr., Pennsylvania con-
tractor.
Evening star., 1937-11-30
Town Without Jail.

ROCKL1N, Calf. R.-Although
this is an incorporated city with a
population of 742, it gets along with
out a city attorney, police chief,
police judge or Jail. For years the
council has declined to build q Jail
or appoint a police chief, arrests
when necessary being made by a
county deputy sheriff.
Evening star., 1937-11-30
: pairs 2.S5
C. H E S

We can only make this special possible for ONb
DAY >. but we feel elated to be able to offer il
at all! For Belle Sharmeer Stockings rarely
specially priced. as you probably know And with
Hosiery probably the most important item on your
gift list (as we'll should be) you'll find the savings
mount up considerably by doing all your stocking
shopping tomorrow! Your choice of Belle Shar.
meer's famous 4.thread Business Chifons the 7.
thread Service weights at pairs for 2.85.
Lnn,buroh,-sreet Foor-Hosiery
Evening star., 1937-11-30
Toxic Has Cinderella.

TOXIC. Nov. 80 (R.-Hollywood'.
favorite Cinderella story was re-en.
acted yesterday in a Toxic restaurant
The president of Shinko Films saw
a beautiful waitress, Toshijo, Hisada
there and signed her for the movies.
She hopes she may become Japani
Carlo.