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The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Historic
HOaXes
That "Rare Old Sale Bill"
BY ELMO SCOTT WATSON
g Western Newspaper Union.

a BOUT every so often some
4 newspaper records the fact that
"a sale bill of an auction held near
ly century ago is the rare pos
session Of John Jones of this vicin-
ity." Then it reproduces the con-
tents as follows:
Having sold my farm and am leaving
Oregon Territory. by OK team. will offer
on March l. 1349. all of my personal
two teams. Buck and Ben, and Tom and
Jerry; two milk cows, / gray mare and
colt. pair oxen and yoke. 2 OK carts. l
iron pillow with wood mole board. 800
feet of poplar weather boards. 1000 g.
foot clap boards, 800 l0-foot fence rails.
l 6O-galion soap kettle, 80 sugar troughs.
made of white ash timber. 10 gallons of
maple syrup, 2 spinning wheels, so
pounds mutton tallow. 20 pounds Of beef
tallow, l large loom made by Jerry
Wilson. 300 poles. 100 split hoops, 100
empty barrels, ] 32-gallon barrel of
Johnson-Miller whiskey, z years old;
20 gallon of apple brandy. l 40-gallon
copper still. oak-tanned leather. l dozen
real books. handle hooks, 3 scythes
and cradles, ! dozen wooden pitchforks,
one-haH interest in lanyard. l 32-caliber
rife. bullet mold and powder horn. rifle
made by Ben Miller, so gallons of soft
soap. hams, bacon, lard. 40 gallons sor-
ghum molasses. 6 head of fox hounds,
all soft-mouthed. except one. At the
same time 1 will sell my negro slaves,
two men, thirty-five and fifty years old;
2 boys, twelve and eighteen; and two
mulatto wenches. forty and thirty-six
years old. Will sell together to same
party as will not separate them. Terms
of sale: Cash in hand. or note to draw
4 per cent interest with Bib McConnelPs
security. My home is two miles south
of Versailles, KY, on McConn's ferry
pike. Sale begins at o'clock a. m.
Plenty 10 drink and eat. L. Moss.
That sale bill is interesting only
because its publication is a modern
echo Of the beginning of the bitter
dispute which once shook the ma
tion-the anti-slavery crusade. For
it originated in the mind of some
Abolitionist propa gandist and it was
widely circulated as an example Of
the horrors of slavery. Although
the insinuation was that other slave
owners were not so thoughtful and
would willingly break the hearts Of
their slaves by separating husband
from wife and sons and daughters
from their parents when the "un-
fortunate blacks" were put on the
auction block.
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N22ayued ~. HGckG1d
~ SUMMARIZES THE WORLDS WEEK
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showing that it was piloted by Bruno
Mussolini. son of the Italian premier.
The pilot gave the freighter's crew
only five minutes to take to life
boats and then sank the Weems with
bombs.
The British battle cruiser Hood
was sent at full speed from Palma,
Majorca, to Barcelona to investi-
gate the attack.
In parliament the critics Of the
government, led by David Lloyd
George, demanded a stronger Brit
ish Mediterranean policy. Lloyd
George fayed the government for
bolstering up the international COM
mittee on nonintervention in Spain,
whose history after IA months he de-
nounced as "discreditable and dis.
honorable"
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MNGMOM 8
g QUESTION:

Removing Blueing Spots.-Blue-
ing spots on white clothing can be
removed by boiling in clear water.
Serving 0meletS. - Omelets
should be placed on hot platters TO
keep them from falling.
Scaling Fish.-Fish may be
scaled easily by first dipping them
into boiling water for a minute.
Whipping of Cream.-If whipped
cream will not stand up, it is often
due to the fact that the cream is
not sufficiently chilled. It is i'm
portant, too, to have a heavy
cream of the right butter fat (20
to 80 per cent? and II to "a hours
old. The cream must be cold, and
is best beaten in a cold container.
inexpensive Stew.-Chop two
onions and a large carrot finely,
and cut pound of neck lamb into
small pieces. Put into sauce
pan with one cup macaroni brok-
en- into small lengths, cover with
warm water and season. Let it
simmer gently for one and a half
hours.
A Darning Ball.-A discarded
electric light bulb makes a good
darning ball.
OX-Tail Pie.-Wash OK tail IN
sailed water and joint; put into
pan, cover with water, and sim
mer until almost cooked. Line
bottom and sides of pie dish with
slices of raw potato sprinkled with
pepper and salt. Cover with strips
of bacon, then place OK tail in
center and pour in stock; season
and cover with more slices of po-
tato. Cover with pastry and bake
in a quick oven.
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Were Their Faces Red!

\ POLITICIAN is always willing
L \ to oblige a constituent, else he's
no politician. So when several high
government officials in Washington
during the Hoover administration
received a letter from Ithaca, N. Y,
they were glad to comply with the
request in it. 1t said that a group
of Cornell students were going to
hold dinner in honor of the Sesqui-
centennial Of the birth of Hugo
N. Frye, a little-known patriot Of
central New York who has been de-
prived of the fame that should be
his for his part in the organization
of the Republican party in New
York state" Wouldn't these officials
send messages to be read at the
dinner?
They would indeed! One of them
wired, 1T is a pleasure to testify
to the career of that sturdy patriot
who first planted the ideals of our
party in this region of the country.
If he were living today he would
be the first to rejoice in evidence
everywhere present that our gov
ernment still is safe in the hands of
the people" Others paid like tribute
to this pioneer Republican.
And then their faces grew ex-
ceedingly red when it was revealed
that there never had been real
Hugo N. Frye. That was the name
used by the editors of a humor
column in the Cornell Daily Sun in
publishing their fippancies in that
newspaper. Another pronunciation
of his name is you go and fry"
a popular bit of student slang OF
those days.
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Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

No matter how many medicines
you have tried for your cough. chest
cold, or bronchial Irritation, you can
get relief now with Creomulsion.
Serious trouble may be brewing and
you cannot afford to take a chance
with any remedy less potent than
Creomulsion, which goes right to
the seat of the trouble and aids ma
ture to Soothe and heal the in1amed
mucous membranes and to loosen
and expel the germ-laden phlegm-
Even if other remedies have failed,
don't be discouraged, try Creomul-
sion. Your druggist is authorized to
refund your money if you are not
thoroughly satisfied with the bene-
fits obtained from the very first
bottle. Creomulsion is one word-not
two, and it has no hyphen In 1t.
Ask for it plainly, see that the name
on the bottle Is Creomulsion, and
you'll get the genuine product and
the relief you want. (AdvO
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British monarch is considering
formation Of new international
philanthropic foundation to study
and improve working and living
conditions in industrial areas of the
world
Mr.. Link said he understood that
a number of leading industrialists,
who may contribute funds for the
foundation, have discussed the prof.
ect with the duke and Bedaux.
Link stressed that, while the OBJ
ject would be to improve relations
between employees and employers
as well as working conditions, the
foundation would not consider ques-
tions of wages and hours. Nor will
the duke interest himself in wage
and hour questions on his tour, Link
said.
Speaking at a dinner of the Anglo
American Press association IN
Paris, the duke said he wanted to
make it clear that lin any journey
l have undertaken or may plan In
the future, l do so as a completely
independent observer without polit-
ical considerations of any sort or
kind and entirely on my own ini-
tiative."
He added that Il am a very hap
PLY married man, but my wife and
l are neither content nor willing to
lead a purely inactive life of leisure.
We hope and feel that in due course
the experience we gain from our
travels will enable us. if given fair
treatment, to make some contribu-
tions as private individuals to solv-
ing some Of the vital problems
that beset the world today"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Krum Elbow Moved

DRESIDENT ROOSEVELT want
L ed the name Krum Elbow Off
cially switched from the west bank
of the Hudson river to the east bank
and made the label for his mother S
estate at Hyde Park. N. Y. How
ard Spencer, whose place on the
west bank has been known as Krum
Elbow for generations, objected, but
it is learned that Secretary Ickes'
Interior department has acceded to
Mr.. Roosevelt's demand. The COM
mittee on geographical names has
instructed government map max
ers to move the name across the
river. The Roosevelt estate has long
been known in New York history as
Crooks Paradise"
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Morocco Uprisines

NATIONALIST uprisings in
4N French Morocco, which have
been giving the French government
a lot of trouble. are blamed on agents
of "a foreign totalitarian power"
meaning Italy. The disorders, main
ly in Casablanca, Fez and Medina,
were quelled by troops. mostly SEN
egalese legionnaires. and hundreds
of arrests were made.
Authorities said investigation
showed many of the natives had
been paid from 10 to 20 francs to
take part in the demonstration.
The nationalists plotted to set up
an independent Arab state with
Moulay Allal FL Fassi as king.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
WOMEN WHO HOLD
THEIR men
never LET Them KNOW

MO matter how much your
IN back aches and your nerves
scream. your husband, because he
is only a man, can never under
stand why you are so hard to I've
with one week in every month
Too often the honeymoon ex-
press is wrecked by the naggfng
tongue OF a three-quarter wife. The
wise woman never lets her husband
know by outward sign that she Is
a victim of periodic pain.
For rthreegenerations onewOuan
has told another how to go ~smil-
ing through" with Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. 1t
helps Nature tone up the system.
thus lessening the discomfortsfro
the functional disorders which
women must endure In the shree
ordeals OF life: /. Turning from
girfhood to womanhood. 2. Pre-
pairing for motherhood 3. Ap-
preaching middle age"
Don't be three-quarter wife.
take LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND and
Go Smiling Through"
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Z r%%% NIX EXEWE X x j x Il K 4
s ia r. ;
DUS :
Movie . Radio :
k*+By VIRGINIA VALE**+

GARY GRANT is all set to
~ be the busiest actor in
Hollywood for the next year.
Now working with Katherine
Hepburn in Bringing Up
Baby" he is all set to rush
from that to Love on Pa
role" with Miriam Hopkins,
after which he will support
Ruby Keeler in her first R.
K. o. picture.
Columbia pictures hold a contract
with him also, and will have sew
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adjourned Temporal
rily, and some of
them said the parley
might not be re-
sumed. George NJ.
Harrison, head of
the federation dele
CATION, said that un-
less the c. /. o. at
titude changed there
was no prospect of
peace.
Both sides had
made offers, but
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Miss Roche Quits Treasury

MISS JOSEPHINE ROCHE. first
IN1 woman to be an assistant Sec
retary of the treasury, has resigned
that post and returns to the pres
idency of the Rocky Mountain Fuel
company of Denver. The position
will be left untitled, for the admins
tration hopes she viii resume it lat
er. She vas appointed by President
Roosevelt three years ago.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
More Piracy"

ITALY'S latest twist of the lions
l. tail came in the form of the
bombing and sinking of the British
steamer Jean Weems in the Medi-
terranean by pirate" airplane.
The London Daily Herald's BARGE
Iona correspondent reported that
the Spanish loyaEst government as
serted that the plane bore markings
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11

CA al obOl ACS 4So0y
for him just as soon
as he finishes his
stint on the R.K.O.
lot. And somehow or
other, Cary expects
to find time to play
one of the leads in
Sam Goldwyn's pro-
duction of the ever
popular romance,
"Graustark. " If you
heard him on the air
recently with Irene
Dunno, giving ex-
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in his Hyde Park
home was busy
planning means Of
carrying on the gov
ernment program.
Especially was he
interested in the
budget, and related
financial matters,
and to advise on this
he called in Marri-
ner S. Eccles, head
Of the federal reserve
system Trea Sllrv
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11

Charles E. Bedaux.
While the distin-
guished couple are
in Washington they
will be the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Sims, friends of the
duke when he was
prince of Wales. Mr..
Sims is an attache
of the British en-
bassy.
An organizer of
the American tour
said the former
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ture he will spend six months of
each year in Hollywood working as
an actor, the other six in London
producing pictures.
X
ODDS AND ENDS-One of the
most important instruments in Il. 4.
Rolfe's orchestra is an ordinary tin
can filed tUith coins. Shaken by the
drummer, this giueS out those minor
nnkIing notes like Oriental bells that
build up The grueSOme atmosphere OF
RipLey's tUeirdeSt Believe IL or N0tS
Eddie CUsOr's recent high spir-
its, eren higher than usual, are due
to the general rerdict that his neU
picture All Baba Goes to TOrCn'' is
by far the best he has erer made .
Ginger Rogers fauorite tribute came
from d cdnler0nian i0hen she had fin
ished her big dramatic scene in
Stage Door" He hoIIered at her:
"ThrDC GtCay those dancing shoes"
g Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Labor ParIey Deadlocked

7 EADERS of the American Fed
IL Grafton of Labor and the c. l. o.
couldn't get anywhere in their peace
conference in Washington. SO they
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Plans for Windsor's Visit

DLANS for the American visit of
L the duke and duchess of Windsor
are about completed by George
Link, Jr., of New York, attorney for
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11
Budget Conference

VIIHILE members Of congress
w were beginning to move to-
ward Washington for the extraordi-
nary session, President Roosevelt
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= ~ - - - 49,
in 1.-The Prisoner of
Zenda" had cured
him of all ambitions
to be a producer in
England. Douglas
says they are wrong.
AS soon as he fin
ishes playing oppo-
site Ginger Rogers
in Having a Won
derful Time he
will be OFF to London
again to be the big
boss of a production
conpany. In the fu-
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cerptS from The Awful Truth,
which theaters will be showing soon,
you don't need to be told that it is
a thoroughly delightful picture.
4
Practically all of the motion-pic-
ture companies have decided that
comics in sets of three bring sure
success. R.K.O. has the Marx broth
ers now. Twentieth Century-Fox
have the Ritz brothers with their
hilarious antics, and Paramount has
signed up the Yacht Club boys to
appear in three more pictures for
them.
Hollywood producers wish that
plump girls were fashionable. In
sistence on streamlined figures
causes them no end of worry. Many
Of the stars noted for their beauty
and chic have TO live on strict diets
in order to stay slim, and when they
are working on strenuous sched-
ule they get so run down that they
have no resistance to colds. Re-
Gently on the ailing list were Carole
Lombard. Alice Faye, Joan Craw-
ford, Virginia Bruce, Simone Simon,
and Zorina, the lovely Russian dane
er who is soon to make her debut
in Goldwyn pictures.
4
Bing Crosby, who always insists
that he doesn't know anything about
music, or about anything, in fact,
but race horses, received an homo
rary degree from Gonzaga college
in Spokane, Wash. He was stu
dent there before he joined Paul
Whiteman's rhythm boys and got
launched on radio career. Incl
dentaIly, Bing gets SO much fun out
of his radio appearances that he
would like to be on the air more
than once week.
Radio and picture stars have their
favorite performers. just like the
rest of us. Rudy Vallee insists on
having Jack Oakie in the picture he
will make for Warner Brothers soon.
He says Oakie makes any picture a
success. Jack Benny would like to
have Abe Lyman on his radio pro-
gram permanently-thinks he adds
lot of laughs.
Beverly Davis, the four-year-old
daughter of Joan Davis, that mad
cap dancer who risks breaking her
neck in the Ritz Brothers pictures,
gives limitations of her mama when
she goes to parties. At kiddies
party she was not going over so
well, because instead of laughing at
her falls, the youngsters howled in
fright, but everything turned out all
right anyway. Along came a Twen-
tieth Century-Fox official to call for
his youngsters, and he hired little
Beverly to play part.
Closest friends of Douglas Fair
banks, Jr., thought that his great
success as an actor
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11

Kindness and Happiness
Paths of kindness are paved
with happiness.-Elbert Hubbard.
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333|1:4!43|l|:
SCHOOLS

Make SIO-SIOO day AuctiOneerins. 42oo
graduates, 32nd year. Term soon: write
Americ an Auction College ,4OS-17th. Denver.
The Coolidge examiner., 1937-11-11

Improved 0 SUNDAY
Uniform oCIO0r
International SNHOOL
-:-LESSON = =
BY REV. HAROLD L. LUNDOUIST,
Dean of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
g Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for November ID
THE CHRISTIAN MINISTER

LESSON TEXT Timothy 4:6-16; II
Timothy 2:1-4
GOLDEN TEXT-Neglect not the gift
that is in thee.-I Timothy Ala.
PRIMARY TOPIC - Two Brave
Preachers.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Two Brave Preach
erS.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
&c = Why and How Ministers Are
Trained.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-The Christian Minister in the Mod
ern World
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-15
PRIZE OFFERED FOR
LOST COLONY STORY
High School Students of County IN
vited To Enter Statewide
Contest on Subject

High school students in this county
are due for some headscratching II
most of them enter an interesting
contest which was announced this
weekend to all public high school
principals in North Carolina.
For solutions of the mystery OF
what became of the Lost Colony, the
Roanoke Island Historical Associa-
ton, Inc, sponsors with the Federal
government of this summers man.
moth 350th anniversary celebration OF
the English settlement of America on
Roanoke Island, is offering a $50 first
prize and 1O7 other prizes valued at
5000.
The solutions will be written by the
students in papers which must not
number more than 1900 words, and
must be completed and handed to the
high school principal not later than
April 49,
Clyde A. Erwin, State supcrintend-
ent of public instruction, is chairman
of the committee of judges.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-15
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY METHODIST MEN
e. w. Moore New President of Bible
Glass; Will Take Charge
First of April

Officers to serve during the coming
six months were elected by the Mems
Bible class of the First Methodist
church Sunday school Sunday morn
ing, resulting in the choice of E. w.
Moore as president to succeed K. S.
Isley. New officers assume their
duties the first Sunday in April.
In addition to Mr. Moore, others
chosen were: c. G. Patterson, vice
president; D. P. Coghill, secretary; l..
w. Huff, assistant secretary; Rev. r.
e Brown, teacher; F. M. Barnhardt,
assistant teacher.
The officers were elected as pre-
scented, by a nominating committee ap-
pointed two weeks previously and
who made their report following the
teaching of the lesson Sunday morn
ing icy Mr.. Moore in the absence of
the pastor, who was unable to attend
the services.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-15
NEGRO GIRL DIES
IN AUTO COLLISION
Head-On Collision on OK
ford-Weldon Highway
Injuries Others

Oxford, March 15.-One person was
killed and four were injured in a head
on automobile collision seven miles
from here on the Oxford-W Weldon high
way at about o'clock last night, and
officers later were hunting the driver
of the death car.
Mable Kingbury, of Weldon, 1O-year-
old Negro girl, died instantly with
her neck broken when the car in
which she was riding with seven or
eight unidentified persons smashed
into one driven by w. L. Adcock, of
Oxford. The victims mother, Mable
Kingbury, suffered cash in her fore
head and several head bruises, none
of which are thought to be serious.
She was taken to Susie Cheatham
hosoital
Janet Adcock, small daughter of Ad-
cock, suffered broken leg, while her
mother and father received cuts about
the forehead and scalp. A sister, Pris-
ella, was unframed. The injured
three were carried to Brentwood hos
pital by a Mr.. Brummitt, who lives
near the scene of the accident, and
will remain there until morning, at
taches said.
According to police, the car con-
tanning the Kingbury child was on the
left side of the road at the time of
the crash. Officers said the driver
jumped from the auto and ran into a
nearby wood. Although police said
they know his name, it was not be
learned.
Both vehicles were demolished.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-15
MRS. HOCUTT HMM
EASTER SEAL SALT.
Concerted Drive Begin.
March 22 for Funds to ''
Aid County Cripules

Mrs. D. D. Hocutt has hoon
county director of the Eaat NAMED
Sale for crippled children, wbio sI Seal
be carried on here March % ~ Is 70
der the auspices of North o.. II un'
League for Crippled Children 0Gi IL
stated here today by Mrs. F p ~ Was
tin, county superintendent of ,n., Aus
The quota for this county h" "eilares
placed at 10000 seals. Ninety No Oeea
of the money will remain in IT, po' cent
ty for the aid of cripples and ' ;, oOuH'
cent will go to the national orn ~ Per
ton to further the work e0'llaa'
The drive will be launched a.
the schools, and has the endor though
of Clyde A. FL win, State snno as-ieHt
dent of public instruction. ans n!
are being offered for work in tba pins
test. VIC cOa'
A prize of SIS will he Offered =.
school selling the most seals o ~ me ne
prize will go to the white school =" %
selling the most seals, and 80 IN , ~
will go to the colored school rom, p'iI ~
ing the most seals. 'ell-
These prizes are contributes
will not come out of the saoI a. aNu
sale, it was pointed out. Nu
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-15
DAY IS LAST DAY
FOR INCOME TAXES
Reports Must Be Mailed Be-
fore Tonight Midnight
With Checks

Many individuals and corporations
here hustled today to complete their
income tax compilations and get them
into the mails BY midnight tonight,
the zero hour fc,- filing.
ADULTS earlier in the year cleared
the task for many firms and indivi-
duals, who already had the matter off
their minds. But there were many,
mostly individuals, who quickened
their speed to get in under the line by
the last minute.
Under the law, full payment is re-
quired in returns to the State of
North Carolina where there is liability
for the tax. With the Federal govern
ment, it is possible to pay by the quar-
ter, renting only the fourth of the
amount with the return, with a fourth
to follow on the fifteenth of June,
September and December.
With return of a large measure of
normal prosperity, many more indidi-
duals and corporations were eligible
to file returns this year. Not only
quired to pay some taxes-many at
least.
Representatives of both the State
and Federal collecting agencies have
been here in the past thirty days as
sisting those desiring their advice and
cooperation in filing of returns. Mar
ried men are allowed $4,000 exemption
by the Federal government, with an
allowance of $500 for each dependent.
The State allows a marriage exemp-
ton of $4,000 and credit of 5000 for
each dependent.