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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28

home.
It is a striking fact that no pupil
trained at the Oxford Orphanage mas
ever been sentenced for the commls-
sion of a major crime.
The value of an Orphanage hoHle "
the State of North Carolina cannot
be estimated. The salvaging OF over
5000 children over the period OF years
is no small saving from purely nu-
manitarian standpoint. Inc vaiue
which these children represent, the
homes and possibilities which surround
them were visioned by the Masons and
their friends and became the OBJECT
of investment of their interest, affec-
ton and resources. The economic saw
ing to North Carolina alone from
these thousands of boys and girls,
many of whom might have turned IN
to channels of crime and SIN, could
not be estimated. They nave peen
trained into substantial citizens VINO
have taken their places in the social
order and have contributed to the
economic structure of the State.
The Oxford Orphanage is, there
fore, not merely the channel through
which charity may find expression,
but has become the means whereby
investment may be made in a group
of boys and girls who might not other
wise have a chance in life. The dlvl-
dends from these investments by the
Masons, the State and by far seeing
| individuals, are composed of healthy
bodies, trained minds and hands ana
| splendid character in the thousands
of boys and girls who are fortunate
enough to receive the BENEFITS OF It's
training. The orphanages OF North
| Carolina make a strong appeal to the
citizenship Of the State. Many OF our
wealthy families have seen this op-
portunity for investment and nave
contributed literally, while others o.
smaller means, DESTROYS of part in
providing a chance for this vast num-
Der of boys and girls, made their con-
| tributions. Who can estimate the
value and Importance of the orphan
age for here the responsibilities and
care of home are multiplied and
likewise the hopes and possibilities
for providing the State with splendld
citizenship are increased many times.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
States Oldest Orphanage
Is Masonic Home In Oxford
Has Trained More Than S, 600 Boys and Girls Over
Long Period of Years; 20 rphans Friend Edited
and Published at That Institution

ment of an Orphanage at Oxford and
thus begin an influence in the flelo
of child welfare in North Carolina.
Today more than 1000 children are
provided for in the various orphan
ages in our State, besides those VINO
receive assistance from the State and
Federal Government and other agen-
cies and permitted to remain IN the
homes of relatives.
The orphanage at Oxford has
population today of $50. Only one-half
Of these children are of Masonic par
entage and this Orphanage has the
distinction today of being the only
fraternal order orphanage in the Unit
ed States that will admit children ex-
cept those whose fathers were mem
bers of the supporting fraternity. The
population at Oxford is made up OF
children from SO of the 100 counties
in the State There is a waiting list
of several children yet to be admitted
and almost every day brings to the
desk of Superintendent c. K. Proctor
requests for applications for the ad-
mission of other children.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
HOMEGROWN FEEDS
HELP TO LIVESTOCK

Raleigh, Oct. 2S-In developing the
livestock industry of North Carolina,
no single factor is of greater import
ance than the efficient use of home
grown feeds, says Robert H. Puffner,
head of the animal husbandry depart
ment at State College. Cottonseed
meal is the largest local source of pro-
tein feed and should be used to great
er advantage. Growers may well ex-
change the cotton seed for meal this
fall and feed the meal in a balanced
ration to livestock, thus building this
industry and retaining much of the
fertility of the meal on the home
farm, he said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28

More than 5000 boys and girls dur
ing the last IS years have received
the services and benefits of the OK
ford Orphanage and are today scat
tered all over the world. Many of
them attended the colleges and uni
versities and have taken places of
leadership in all the professions and
various lines of leadership. The Ok
ford Orphanage from the very begin
ming also became a pioneer in the
field of vocational education and
training. Trade schools were estab-
lished in that early day, with the
printing industry, the shoe shop and
later entered the field of electricity.
Orphan boys have received training
and are found in large numbers to-
day in these various lines of work.
Superintendent Proctor states that
the demand for trained boys in these
fields of work is greater than the sup
ply The girls have gone into the
I teaching profession, while scores of
them have entered schools of nursing
and are now in the hospitals in North
Carolina and other states. The Or
phanage maintains Department of
Home Economics at the present time
and conducts a we'll ordered school of
Vocational Agriculture in addition to
these other lines of vocational train
ing.
The campus Of the Oxford Orphan
is composed of 1926 acres of land and
more than 80 buildings have been
erected. This constitutes a small CITY
within itself. The farming activities
h Io1 e. 4,
section of the State and scores of
farmers visit the Orphanage farm
every year to inspect it's methods and
to observe the cattle and dairy. Much
of the work in these departments is
done by the pupils. The financial sup
port for this institution is secured
from variety of sources. The Grand
Lodge of Masons makes an annual ap-
preparation and the State of North
Carolina gives a grant in aid annual
ly. The Shoe Shop, the Electric De-
partment and Printing Department
derive some revenue for the CONNER
cial work which they do in connection
with their training schools. The Cor
phans Friend" the journal of the
Masons of this State with a circula-
ton of more than 10000, is edited and
published at the Orphanage. The Sing
ing Glass, composed of a group of
small children, continues to tour the
State and has done more to make
North Carolina orphanage minded
through the 60 years of the existence
of the Singing Glass than probably
any other single influence. This class
visits more than 200 communities in
North Carolina every year and has
become the source of substantial in
come. Masonic Lodges frequently take
collections for the Oxford Orphanage.
At Thanksgiving time, each year,
along with the other orphanages of
the State, the Oxford Orphanage
makes a public appeal to North Caro-
lima from which a substantial sum is
annually secured. Income is also de-
rived from endowment funds which
have been donated to the Orphanage
through the passing years.
Every year there is an increase in
requests by wills, life insurance and
gifts which are invested by the Or
| phanage and only the income can be
used. From this wide variety of
sources the funds are secured for the
feeding, clothing and training of chill
| dren who dwell in their Orphanage
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
TIME EXTENDED ON
1887 COTTON CROP

Raleigh, Oct. 28-Time has been ex-
tended for cotton growers to file their
sale receipts with county farm agents
for cotton sold from the crop now be-
ing harvested. Receipts for all cot
ton sold before October Is must be
filed by October 80 if the grower
wishes to qualify for the price ad-
justment payments offered by the
AAA, says E. ". Floyd of State Col
lege. Sale receipts covering cotton
sold after October Is must be filed
within Is days after the date, of sale.
The sale receipts should be filed in
the chronological order of the sales,
Floyd said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
(Reprinted From The Orphans
Friend.)


In 1872 the Grand Lodge of Masons
in North Carolina established what
is now the oldest existing Orphanage
in the State, when by close vote
the Oxford Orphanage came into ex-
istence. During the first year of its
existence 125 boys and girls were ad-
mitted. The destitute orphan children
of North Carolina prior to this time,
were either bound out into families
or were placed in the County homes
over the State. Our court house rec
ords show numbers of cases where
children, both white and colored, were
bound out into families to learn
trades and to perform certain tasks
in the family life. Other children were
placed in county homes, there to live
with that strange variety of inmates
to be found in such places. Mr.. John
H. Mills felt the need of better ia
ciIities for the care of these children
and saw the dangers of both plans
then in USE He was, therefore, able
to lead the Masons into the establish
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
HIGHER PAYMENTS
ON AAA THIS YEAR

Raleigh, Oct. North Carolina
farmers taking part in the agricul-
tural adjustment program this year
will get slightly higher payments than
was anticipated, announces Dean I.
o. Schaub, director of extension at
State College. The maximum rates of
.navment will be used but will be sub
iect to a 10 per cent adjustment eth
81, inward or downward depending on
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28

how the individual participated in tho
program. If he complied in full he
Will be in line for the maximum pav-
ment allowed by the law. Local oy
penses will be deducted from tho 70
tai payments made in a county, Dr.
Schaub said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
QUIET YOUR STOMACH

Today if you get the full, nauseat-
ing feeling caused by too much gas
from acid-indigestion, get relief in
three minutes by taking Bismarck.
This excellent tasting antacid is sold
in bottles of so doses for SOC at the
Rexall Drug Store. Be sure you get
Bisma-Rex-Parker Drug Store.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

| ries - one minute on my program of quiet beauty like - well, like Q drink of cold water when you al- ready had too many gin fizzes' mebbie.'
 Linda laughed for the first time In almost two weeks. ;.
 And you expect me to do all that for you?" she asked.
 But Tony's eyes were soft and bright with the breeding dreams Of Q creator.
 "Tonight," he went on, you will not sing Christmas songs, ot course; but something else cool and sweet and beautiful No star this time just the house all dark, and -- but wait. You shall see. I got ideas
 But I haven't any clothes" Linda objected. T left"
 Clothes, she saysI" Tony ape pealed with hands and eyes to the heavens. "When want clothes, horses, get more than l can use at any booking agency. Wait! You ain't heard anything yeti"
 He reached for another paper and read aloud:
 "In her simple gray frock, slender Silvia Star stood out from the other more elaborately cos- tuned performers like well, like Titania among her mortals {. And sang like a disembodied spirit Titania, now" - Tony brooded regretfully over the name. "Mabbe, now, missed a bet, Mebbie Titania would have been better" /
 Don't" Linda cried sharply.
 (T0 Be C0ntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
Today's Answers Co cRAealUk CRACKERS s

1. The Dominican Republic oc- cupies the eastern portion (about two-thirds) of the island of Santo Domingo, or Tispaniola. The re- public of Haiti occupies the western portion of the island.
 2. Iceland has neither deficit nor unemployment.
 8. Antietam Is at Sharpsburg, Mr.: Cowpens at Spartanburg. s. O.; and Kennesaw Mountain near Mar ietta, Ga.
 (. Holidays observed by all the states in the United States are: New Years Day. January 1; Wash ington's Birthday, February 22: In- dependence Day, July {: Labor Day (variable); Thanksgiving Day (by presidential proclamation); Chrst- mas Day, December 26.
 s. Vice. President has one son. Tully Q. Garner. . banker m uVmle. Texas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

right; then you get up - not be- fore"
 when the doctor did come. he said. after Q brief examination "Nothing the matter with you that I can see except that you were completely worn out. Been losing sleep over something, haven't youi
 "Oh, we'll" he finished with short laugh when Linda murmureo something evasive, "of course you won't tell me-"
 Tony, who had come in with the doctor, burst out, "Then it's all right she sings again tonight, doc- tor? It won't hurt her?"
 T should say" replied the doc- tor, whose eyes had been studying Lindas face, that singing or doing anything that will keep her mind occupied = is the best thing
 But" said Linda you can't want me to sing again. I don't think they liked me very well. They they were so quiet"
 She thinks they did not like herp Tony crinkled his eyes at his sister. And them out there bawling like babies Wait, Miss Benton--listen to this"
 He caught up one of the news- papers he had carried in with him, and opening 1t, began to read aloud:
 "'When an unknown singer steps, unannounced, upon the stage of a popular night club in this age of jazz and swing, and within two min utes has 8 crowd of wise-crackers who know all the answers reaching for their pocket handkerchiefs- that's news in this or any city. And that's what happened last night when Tony Abruzzis new singing sensation, Silvia Star, made her first appearance And what did she sing? Nothing that all of us have not been hearing every year around the Christmas tree since we first be- gan hanging up our stockings |. And that" Tony finished, "comes from one Of the wise-crackingest know-it-alls of the lot
 But - Silvia Star'2" Linda drowned in bewilderment. "Oh, thatl" Tony shrugged. When the newspaper boys begin to ask questions, you got to think fast sometimes And guessed you'd like to keep your own name in the family"
 "Thank you," said Linda softly. And I like the name."
 "Oh, I get lots of good ideas" said the little man .modestly. This one from a song that might have been written for you. We use it for the build-up. Mysteryl Get 1t? Mystery and - CT -" he waved his pudgy hands as if to pluck an elu- sive phrase from the air.
 "Glamourl" put in the beaming Mrs. Campagno helpfully.
 Glamour? Nav. Not for her" Tony repudiated the suggestion scornfully. "What she's got is bet ter. Anyhow, glamours all washed up. These days it's got about as much publicity value as sex ap- peal. And God knows I got plenty that right on my stage all the time. What I mean is - well - he shut his eyes and became lyrical = 'the freshness of youth-tender memo-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

Copyright. 1897. SEA Service Incl
 NEXT: What country Is famous or much of the strangest animal nd plant life of the world? 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
CN NAMlOM, CRACKERS

l. Where is the Dominican Re- public?
 3. What country has no deficit and no unemployment?
 3. Can you locate the following battlefield sites?
 Antietam Cowpens
 Kennesaw Mountain {. What holidays are observed by all the states of the United StatesP 5. Does Vice-President Garner have any children?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
STORIES IN l S \" AMPS
1svoe'reR@5rsaso
 R4E,Ms h GleRx

SHELLS Whlned across the loIty, ~ ancient spires of Rheims ca- thedral first in 1914. They smashed its pinnacles, it's statues. fired the building and left shat tered waste of priceless 18th cen- tury glass windows. In Septem. Der of 1914 the Germans seized the cathedral, filtered it's floors with straw and billeted troops in the vast nave.
 When the Germans withdrew from the town, hard-pressed French converted the church into @ hospital. Then the shellinK was renewed, Germans claiming the high towers of Rheims shel- tered military observation posts. Throughout the entire war Rheims rocked and crumbled under air. plane bombs and long-range fire. Only the massive strength of the buildings thick walls prevented complete destruction.
 So the cathedral which was the favorite coronation place of French kings and where Charles VII took his scepter in 1429. at. tended by Joan of Arc, emerged a ,gaunt. wracked pile at the end of the war. It has remained closed for 9 years. But recon- struction has been under way meantime. financed largely by the French government and John D.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31
CAST or CHARACTERS

LINDA BENTON -- Heroine, daughteF of a famous singer.
 CAPT. BARRYMORE TRENT Hero, flying ''daredevil."
 MIRANDA TRENT - Barry more's grandmother; . strong woman"
 Yesterday: Leaving Miranda Trent's for the closest city, Linda meets friendly little Tony AbruExl, and is astOunded when he asks her 0 sing for him at his club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-12-31

R o c kefeuer, Jr Works of a r {, carried of to safety d u rim g the W ar. h a V e been returned
 And recent ly. R h elm s was reopened. The church Is shown on a 1880 French Stamp.
The daily independent., 1937-07-21

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chance to see what effect these
price changes are going to have" |"
According to Mr. Reid. the best
selling brand in the local liquor
store now is a 60-cent product by
the name Of Dixie Dew. Until a
few weeks ago, Mint Springs had
been a consistent sales leader al
most since the first day the store
opened it's doors. Cream of Ken
lucky has been one of the best
sellers, but a recent price increase
may cause it to drop further down
the list.
Gin is much more in demand
during warm weather than it is
in the winter, the local stores re-
cords show. That is probably be-
cause gin is less fiery than whis-
key and also because mixed drinks
made with a gin base are some
what in demand in the summer
time.
Hot weather has some effect on
liquor sales, but not as much as
one might judge, the records
show. Sales for last week, hottest
week of the year, totaled $2,518,-
IS, whereas an average weeks
sales omount to around $4,000 or
a little more.
The daily independent., 1937-07-21

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to a. movie. Mrs. Maston saw a
Negro man coming out OF the
yard. She asked him what he
wanted. and he said someone had
sent him there to see if she want
ed her lawn moved. While the
Negro was pleasantly conversing
with Mrs. MastOn regarding OBJ
tanning employment. her son,
Tommy Maston, went into the
house. Tommy called his mother
a few moments later, and she ran
into the house to find that the
house had been entered and a
robbery committed. The Negro
was gone when she stepped back
to the door to look for him.
The intruder had entered the
house by tearing a bedroom win
dow screen. From Mr.. MaSton'S
wallet he had taken seven 81 bills,
from Mis-. MaSton'S purse he had
taken some change, from bottom
dresser drawer he had taken
nearly So in pennies that the
children had saved, and from the
bedroom he had taken a new pair
of hose.
The daily independent., 1937-07-21
Mr.. Aydelotte Is
Proud of E. City
Continued from Page One)

NSoI1O1llkSNk - OAAA cSoS >NAN'
the greatest living impersonator
of Abraham Lincoln, enthralled
the KiwanianS with two scenes
from his stage show, minus the
makeup. One scene was the oc-
casion of Stanton's resignation as
Secretary of War because of Lin
coins lcniency in pardoning con-
demned prisoners. The other
protrayed the touching scene
when Lincoln asked Stanton as a
personal favor to pardon the
condemned brother of a little girl
from Vermont who had come to
Washington to plead with him.
The impersonation was warmly
applauded.
In the course of his remarks,
Mr.. Aydelotte disclosed that he
has accepted an invitation to i'm
perSonate Lincoln in the act of
giving the Gettysburg Address at
the last joint reunion of the Con-
federate and Union veterans at
Gettysburg next July.
Prior to Mr.. Aydelotte's speech,
a barber shop" quartet compoS-
ed of Howard Graul. Bill Smith,
Jerome Flora and Jim White en-
tertained the club with their
rendition of two favoriteS.
The daily independent., 1937-07-21

officers during a riot which start
ed when a large number of strik-
ers and strike sympathizers, num-
oerlng approximately 1.5OO to g.
900 persons. and many of whom
were carrying clubs and missiles.
attempted to force their way thru
a police line apparently intending
TO enter the plant of the Republic
Steel corporation in south Chica-
go.
This occurrance took place on
May 80, 1887, about 4::3O p. M.
From the testimony presented, we,
the jury, believe this occurrence
to be justifiable homicide"
The Chicago citizens rights
committee issued a statement at
tacking the inquest as conducted
by Coroner Frank j. Walsh i'm
mediately after the verdict was
announced.
We point out" the statement
said, that instead of being an
inquiry into the causes of the
deaths of the 10 persons who were
killed by the Chicago police, this
has been a blatant attempt to
confuse the public mind"
The daily independent., 1937-07-21
Deserted Island In
Tyrren Once Busy
Continued from Page One)

lived there, tilling the soil from
which much of their livelihood
came. Fifty milk cows supplied
the families with milk, butter and
cream. and there were beeS
enough for all the honey one
could want. There were fruit and
walnut trees and hazel bushes,
and bear and deer were plentiful.
The people were happy in their
garden Spot-not caring for the
civilization offered in
other sections. The children grew
up without learning the art OF
reading and writing. There was
no one to teach them, for no one
on the island could read or write.
A trail built of logs over the
swamp to Gum Neck was their
only outlet. 1t was over this log
trail that lumber for the houses
had to be carried to the island
and the men carried it in, board
by board, on their backs. Shingles
that they made had to be brought
out the same way.
Thirty some years ago a tram
road was built from Bear Point
across the swamp to Buck Island
and for several years lumber OPP
erations were carried on there, a
lumber camp and store being set
up.
1t was about that time the peo-
pie began to realize the need of
a common school education for
their children and talked Of NOV
ing out to the settlement. The
last family moved out % years
ago.
Today Buck Island lies quiet
and deserted. The houses are 60
ing to ruin and the fields have
grown up in pines, some of which
are two feet through the trunk.
Bears have broken the limbs of
the fruit trees until they have
died. Only a few apple trees and
hazel bushes are left. The logs
that formed the walk to the set
tlement have long since gone to
decay and the island is almost
inaccessible except in the dead of
winter.
Buck Island is the home Of the
bear and deer and the other wild
things around it and they have
that man once lived on
their island for a long time.
The daily independent., 1937-07-21

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ton for use in years when sup
plies are low.
3. Maintenance of parity prices
on farm commodities and income
on the August 1909-July 1914
level.
4. Establishment of a national
quota and base acreage system on
major crops to stabilize markets
and prevent the piling up Of large
SurpluSeS.
: 5. Imposition of a processing tax
on major commodities during a
year when the secretary of agri-
culture has warned of an impend-
ing surplus and has established
quotas.
The Jones bill differs from that
of the American Farm Bureau
Federation in that it gives the
secretary of agriculture wide dis
cretion in establishment of quo
tas and the maging of commodity
loans.
The big stick" provided in the
form of heavy penalty taxes in the
farm bureau bill to force produc-
ton control is tempered in the
Jones bill to a smaller processing
tax.
Under the farm bureau bill a
heavy penalty tax would have
been imposed on all major COM
modities sold in excess of the
quota established by the secretary
of agriculture.
The new bill provides impc3i-
ton of processing tax and the
payment of compensation taxes
on major commodities as a means
Of controlling production and in
suring fair competition for pro-
cessorS and producers.
The tax would be two cents a
pound on cotton, 10 cents BUSH
el on wheat and corn and up to
25 per cent of the value on to-
bacco. All growers would be re-
quired to pay the tax, but farm
ers who cooperated would receive
comparative payments in soil
conservation benefits and surplus
loans.