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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
TAX|S REPORTED
HAULING LIQUOR
Police Ask City Council
What To Do About 1t;
Nothing Is Done

Members of the Henderson City
Council were asked for instructions
by city police Monday night as to
what to do about taxicabs hauling
large quantities of liquor away from
the county's ABC store, but the Coun-
Gil gave them little in the way of a
lead to follow. They talked about it,
and City Attorney A. A. Bum put in
that arrests for violation of the pro-
hibition laws might be one way.
Charlie Harris, assistant chief of
police, told the Council that a taxi
cab was noticed recently to drive
away from the liquor store with six
cases of legal, tax-paid whisky
aboard. He further stated that a
short time after that the same taxicab
but with a different driver returned
and loaded on four more cases.
The suspicion was that the whisky
was for bootleggers. But the law, it is
said, forbids arrests for possession
of legal, tax-paid whisky unless an
actual sale is made. Arrests in times
past since the ABC store was opened
have resulted in defendants demand
ing jury trials, with the result that
acquittals have been given in most
instances.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24

'This crew has been working for
has been made. But, of course, it is
impossible to get things straight in a
day. But you may rest assured that
no expense or energy is being spared
to remedy the situation in which we
found ourselves. And you may be
further assured that the water is alb
solutely pure and can be used with
out fear of injury
Every person connected with the
water works has done everything pos
sible and hours have meant nothing
to them; the plant operators and the
uptown men have put in overtime
daily without extra cost to the water
company to aid in remedying this
situation.
81 wish to thank the patrons of the
water works for the patience they
have shown us, and to again assure
them that we are doing everything
possible to remedy a situation which
was not of our making.
with the generous rains that we
are having now, together with the
work being done, we confidently ex
pect to have the situation remedied
in very short while.
81 desire to take this opportunity
of thanking Mr.. j. H. Bridgers for the
valuable advice he has given me in
this time of trouble. His assistance
has been most valuable"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
TOM MORGAN BUYS
LARGE VANCE FARM
Former Granville Man To Create
Game Preserve in This County
In Near Future

Tom Morgan. son of Granville
county parents, who joined the navy
to see the world and later became
connected with DR.. Sperry in his
scientific Investigations, has purchas-
ed a large farm in Vance county,
which he will use for hunting pre-
serve, the Oxford Public Ledger re-
ports.
The Public Ledger said that Mr.
Morgan, on a visit to Granville coun-
ty several months ago, manifested in
terest in the purchase of a farm in
this section and made some inquiries,
and was furnished with a number Of
quotations by interested landowners
The Vance tract, which was not
specifically identified by the paper,
includes about 1,50O acres, and was
sold at a price said to be around $50,
0OO 1t was understood that Mr.. Nor
gan's brother, who resides in Gran
Vile, will move to the farm and at
tend to it for the New York man.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
Mayor Powell Says Water
WH Soon Be Cleared Up
Alams Cause of Odor and Bad Taste Has Been Found
And IS Being Removed; Feeder Streams Being
Cleared Out AS r pidy AS Possible

Mayor Henry T. Powell as mana
ger of the city water works DEPART
ment, today issued a statement in
which he outlined steps now being
taken to clear up the water situation
and promised that in a few davs he
thought the water would be back to
normal. For more than a month civ
water has contained a foul odor and
pad taste, so much SO that many ia
miles have hauled water from pumps
and artesian wells for drinking pur-
poses in their homes.
The mayor said that streams that
feed the lakes are being cleared out
and the flow is being renewed. He
stand that it had been so long since
this had been done that swamps had
grown up in these streams, retarding
the flow and at the same time Great
ing the fermentation of shrubberv
and underground to the extent that
the odor and taste had been given
off into water that went through the
filters and into the city mains.
He explained that up until three
years ago it had been customary to
clean the streams coming into the
waterworks lakes once a year, but
that economy measures had resulted
in the omission Of this work.
A crew is now engaged in clearing
away grass, trees and weeds from
the edge of the lakes and creeks. and
he expected a return to normal in the
condition of the water supply at an
early time
The mayors full statement follows:
Il feel that there is due the patrons
of the Henderson Water Works a |
statement as to the condition of the
pond and streams which have caused
the trouble through which we are
now passing.
Immediately after the trouble be-
gan, experts from the State Board of
Health visited the scene and gave as
of a plant called alga. And they gave
us every assistance possible in get
ting the taste and odor out of the
water. Those connected with the
water works Immediately began a
systematic survey to find the cause
of this alga. And we found the cause
Of the trouble just a few days after |
the trouble began.
up until three years ago it had |
been customary to clean the streams
coming into the pond once year in
order that the water might flow into |
the pond in a steady stream. But due |
to the fact that the city was attempt |
ing to save every dollar possible this
practice was abandoned. The result |
was that logs and weeds have clog /
ged the creek bed and turned it over |
such a wide area that we now have |
two swamps instead of two creeks |
draining into the upper pond. And
these swamps are the finest alga
breeders known.
'aTo remedy this situation the
manager of your. water works has
employed a crew of men to clean the |
grass. weeds and trees from the edges
of the pond and creeks, and to open |
a channel to the creeks in order that |
fresh water may flow freely into the |
pond. :
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
RECORDS PROJECT
GIVEN TO WARREN

Start of project in Warren county
for the maintenance and operation
Of clerical work in the county was
made today by the second district of
the Works Progress Administration.
An appropriation by the WPA a
mounts to $4,000, with the sponsor, the
superintendent Of public welfare in
Warren county, contributing 5000, for
a total of $4,000.
The work consists of cross-indexing
records for the benefit of public Of
fees such as superintendent of pub
lie welfare, clerk of superior court,
county auditor, register of deeds, SUI
parintendent OF schools and the city
manager of Warrenton.
W. Felix Wheeler, district director
made the announcement, saying that
the project is now being started.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
RA|NF ALL IS HEAVY
PAST THREE DAYS
Two Inches Fell in Eleven
Hours Last Night, Off
cial Reading Says

More than three and a half inches
of rain has fallen in the Henderson
vicinity since and including last Sun
day and up to early morning today,
H L. Allen. official Weather Bureau
observer here, announced. The heav-
lest rain. and the most of the total,
came between p. m. Monday and
7 a. NJ today when two inches fell.
Around midnight one storm after an
other brought downpours.
During a 24-hour period 'centering
around Sunday the precipitation was
Sc of an inch, and for the Monday
period the total was .73 of an inch.
The total for the period was 3.59
inches
And the rainfall had not desisted.
drizzle much of the time and heavy
downpours some Of the time cOntinu-
ed during the forenoon today, and
weather predictions we're for continu-
ed precipitation tonight and Wednes-
iav
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
LEGION MOVES TO
ITS FINISHED HUT
Formal Exercises To Be
Held at Early Date, Time
To Be Fixed

All furniture, fixtures and records
henderson Post, No. CO. of the
American Legion, have now been
moved into the Legion's new hut at
corner of South Garnett and
90 streets and plans are under
aay for formal opening and re-
,ontion as quickly as arrangements
can te made
II is anticipated that the next re-
-,lqr monthly meeting of the post.
= the first Monday evening in Sep
tamber. will be held in the new hut.
ater on. it is planned to have a
somewhat formal opening and to
ho,a the new State commander and
atbar state officials present for the
occasion
The hut was leased for an indie
t;rite period from the Southern Rail-
nov II is the old Southern passen-
oor station. which was no longer in
sarvice of the railroad. The post has
snent more than $4,000 in repairing,
aItarine and undermining the prop
,rtv and has made of the building a
tut that has long been a dream of
the ex-soldiers and which is complete
in every respect.
While properties of the post have
boan moved in, there are some few
finishing touchs that will be put on,
pspecially to the grounds surrounding
+ha huilding before the formal OPEN
ing is undertaken.
Definite announcement of the pro-
cram will be made in the near future,
and post officials expect to make of
the occasion an event worthy of the
achievement of the organization.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
JUNIORS TO GATHER
THURSDAY NIGHT

The Raymond B. Crabtree council
of the Junior Order will gather in
regular session Thursday evening at
8 o'clock, it was stated today. Seve-
raj important matters are to be dis
cussed.
A committee on fish fry has been
appointed, the event to take place
Thursday evening, Sept. 2.
Councillor E. M. Powell urges all Of
ficers and members to be present for
the matters to come before the group.
There will be some matters to come
before the council relative to the adj
journed State meeting set for Sept %.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24

SPRNGBOARD ACE Lovely Jane Fauntz Manke of Chicago.
says: Camels for mel Good digestion of prime importance
Tense competition and all the changes of diet when
travelling liable upset digestion But smoke Cames at
mealtimes and after and my digestion smoothly.
meals better and gess easier when have
abundant flow of digestive udsalkane digestive fluids
Smoking Came encourages this aow-heps enjoy sense
of wellbeng Steady smokers say Camels right!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
QUICk! STOP
CHILLS and
FEVER!
Take This Good Old
Medicine for Malaria!

When you've got chills and fever,
you want real and ready relief. You
don't want to 60 through the usual
old misery.
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic is
what you want to take for Malaria.
This is no new-fangled or untried
preparation, but a medicine Of
proven merit.
Groves Taste1ess Chill Tonic CON
tains tasteless quinidine and iron.
It quickly relieves the chills and
fever and also tends to build you
up. That's the double effect you
want.
The very next time you have an
attack of chills and fever, get
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic and
start taking it at once. All drug
stores sell Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic, SOC and ST. The latter size
is the more economical.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
COURT WILL HEAR
CASES OF NEGROES
Two Condemned to Death From Beau
fort County Seeking Respites
In State Body

Raleigh, Aug. 24.--Appeals of two
convicted murderers will be heard by
the North Carolina Supreme Court at
its first meeting of the fall term, sche-
duled for Tuesday, August 81.
The capital cases which will be
first on the docket, both come from
Beaufort county. Both appellants are
Negroes and both were convicted at
the June, 1887, court term. They are
William (Peter Bell and Sam Rod
man. Jr
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
HOEY WILL TEACH
BAPTIST BARRACKS

j. G.. Gee today received a letter
from Governor Clyde r. Hoey accept
ing an invitation extended by Mr..
Gee to teach the Mems Baraca Class
at the First Baptist church during
October.
MIR. Gee stated that he would ask
the Governor to teach on Sunday,
October 3.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24
TWO MINOR CHARGES
IN COUNTY COURT

Two cases were scheduled for hear
ing today in county court before Re
eorder r. e. Clements.
The State took mol pros in the
case of Grover benson, charged with
assault, it appearing to the court that
since benson was arrested, he had
Deem charged with murder of Ed
Hudson, one of the witnesses for the
State
W. E. Mcdonald, of Georgia, charg-
ed with unlawful parking and damag
ing personal property, was not guilty.
II was his automobile that figured IN
the wreck of a Greyhound bus yes
telday about noon on a Oxford high
way. No one was injured when the
oas left the highway.
Christianity is something a good
aeal more than an outside-of-the7Sus-
mess hours affair."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-24

Ruskin called gentlemanliness an
other word for intense humanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-28
KN|T-WEAR
Us " " OFF

The sue keep babies and tots happy to keep them
Here things that will make them look pretty to-and
cost litte Some handmade!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-28
TEXT OF REPORT
 ON D|MOND BILL
 CHAMBER 0. K.'D

Following is the recommendation of the Legislative committee of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on the Dimond bonded indebtedness
 bill and which was adopted by the Chamber at its luncheon today in the Terminal Cafe. The committee is composed of Allen Shattuck chairman, Walstein Smith and How
 ard Stabler:
 We, your standing Legislative
 committee charged with the duty of making a report on the above bill introduced into the National House
 of Representative on January Il,
 1897 by the Honorable Anthony J. Dimond, Delegate from Alaska, sub init the following for your consid-
 eration and action.
 We have considered the bill pri-
 marily from the point of view of the effect it's passage would have on the Territorial financial struc- ture in both the immediate and the remote future, not losing sight of the purposes which the measure is
 designed to accomplish.
 We submit below table showing
 the rising costs of the major ser-
 vices which the Territory has under
 taken from time to time since its
 organization as a Territory in 1913
 Ths tablef1 prepared from records
 of the Legislative sessions, is ir
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-28

mand for new and additional sourc- es of taxation.
 From fairly accurate knowledge of both, the expenditures and the sources of Territorial revenue ob- tained from Territorial records. the committee feels that any additional burden placed on the tax sources might so disorganize our financial structure as to be disastrous.
 There is not now nor is there likely to be in the immediate future. any material new sources of revenue.
 A bond issue of $2,O000 000 expend- ed for the purposes mentioned in the bill under revue, would entail, in addition to the service on the debt which would be from 80,000 to 10O,- 900 dollars annually, a maintenance cost on whatever was built of a like amount m
 Under the present set-up or any other likely to obtain for a great many years, this service charge would go on unchecked.
 By way of illustration, we submit that while $2,O0o,O00 is not an in- conceivable amount of money, it would in comparison with their re- spective gross total revenues, be equal to the State. of Washington bonding itself for $114,000,000.
 Alaska has never, since it became a Territory, neglected its financial responsibilities and it has now for the care of its needy, for schools and for other essential services, a financial set-up probably not ex- celled by any State in the Union.
 It is one of the few common wealths of the United States not burdened by a debt and it's every dollar collected goes directly into its treasury and is available for the Territory's direct need.
 The committee feels that this is a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-28
POINT BARROW
 IS THREATENED,
 WAVE, ICE WALL
Crush Continues Up Beach for Distance of 200 to
 300 Feet = Damage

POINT BARROW, Alaska, Jan. 28 With all the appearance of giant tidal wave, 60-foot ice wall threat ened this village yesterday and ad- vanced up the beach for 200 or 3oo feet but stopped within 20 feet oi some of the houses of the Eskimo.
 The tidal wave is probably the re- suit of the continued southerly gales for the last few days.
 Eskimo living near the beach abandoned their homes. Some of the dogs staked near the beach were crusted and many boats were de- stroyed The damages is estimated at between $4,000 and $5,000.
 Eskimo are patrolling the beach at night to give the alarm should the crush continue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-28
FUR FARM BILL INTRODUCED IN
 UPPER HOUSE
Roden Offers Measure Call. ing for Establishment of
 Experimental Station

Asking an appropriation of Slo,- 900 to be matched by the Federa4 government for the establishment of an experimental fur farm in Al aska, Senator Henry Roden Of the First Division introduced a measure in the Senate today which would create a board consisting of the Gov ernor, representative of the Blologi- cal Survey, and the Territorial vet erinarian to carry out such a pro- gram.
 Where the farm should be located and matter of getting an appropri- ation from the Federal government would be left to the Board but the fagm could not be established until similar amount of money was forth coming from Federal funds. The bill cites that fur farming can be built into substantial industry if prop erly supported.
 The Roden bill providing for 4C
 cen. cuts in salaries of Terri or'al officers was in second read ing in the Senate today. No amend ments were offered and it will come up in the regular turn for final ac- ton. The majority of the Senate committee on Territorial offices has recommended that it do not pass.
 After a short session, the Senate 5jour- ed until pm. tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-28
PARKS FATHER DIES IN
 DENVER, COLO.
Former Governor in Oak land, Enroute Home,
 when He Gets Sad Word

Word has been received here of the death in Denver of James Parks, father of former Alaska Gov ernor George A. Parks, now U. S.. Cadastral Engineer for the Public Survey office. Former Governor Parks was in Oakland, enroute to Juneau after a holiday visit with his parents in Denver, when he received word of his fathers passing and re- turned to the Colorado city.
 The elder MT. Parks and Mrs. Parks will be recalled by many friends and acquaintances. They spent a summer here with their son when he was Governor and lived with him at the Governors House.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-28
GREAT NEED IS SEEN IN FLOOD
 STRICKEN AREA
Red Cross Chairman Urges Greater Contributions
 to Help Sufferers

Pointing out the great need in the flood area, Chief John New marker of the Juneau Chapter urg- ed that all persons who may have been overlooked in the drive for funds to aid the floods victims send their contributions to the fol- lowing immediately: Allen Shat tuck, Mrs Cleveland at Third and Franklin, Radio Station KINY, George Rice, Dolly Gray, M. s. Sides or to the banks.
 He reported that $40O has been collected thus far, SPA of which came from Petersburg. While the quota was $480 here, much more is needed, he said, as the relief need grows daily.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-28
CHI AMP LIAR
 OF ALASKA IS
 REWARDED S15
Juneau Man, However, Has Reporter Crossing Fingers
 Wife Pays Respects

When a mere reporter interviews fully credited, blue ribbon, first prize winner in an Alaska wide liars contest he naturally has his guard up and can't help but go through the difficult gymnastics of attempting to keep his fingers crossed while he typewrites the story.
 As an editorial note, the reporter opinionates that although w. c. Mo- Carthy, watchman at the Forestry Service Warehouse, who recently won the Anchorage Times "whop- per- liar contest, he really doesnt look like he told them all of the time.
 Wife Is Puzzled
 When MT Mccarthy learned through the columns of the Empire Ia month ago that he had won the contest he was quite satisfied with the honor, and thought nothing more about it. except that his wife told him that ever since they were married 48 years ago she had only believed at least half what he said but now she wasn't sure that she Icould believe anything he said.
 However in the mail from the Westward which the Tallapoosa brought was check for MT. McCar- thy for SIS from the Anchorage Times, with First Prize Liars Con- test" written on the face of it. which came as pleasant surprise MT Mccarthy said today and is documentary evidence that he was selected as Alaskas champion liar
 Are Oldtimers
 MT. and Mrs. Mccarthy, each 67 years old, have been residents of Juneau for several years, and have spent 12 years in various parts ol the Territory. They have two mar ried daughters, one living in Lyn- den, Wash, the other in North Car olina, and son who is a Linotype operator on the San Francisco Chronicle. MT. Mccarthy said today and the reporter didn't ask for al affidavit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-28

man. could even cause death, but not at a touch. Its effects would appear like a burn.
 Rays with far greater energy have been photographed lately at the California Institute of Technology. But they are atomic in size. They cannot yet even be seen in the air, although they exist there.
 These rays are single tracks, ir a cloud chamber, cosmic ray meter, developed under direction of pr. Robert A. Millikan. The tracks are atomic particles. Cosmic rays set them off by hitting, and exploding single atoms.
 Like Fireworks
 In these still atomic -sixe rays lie the huge energies depicted by fic- i tion, provided there is anywhere reservoir for such rays. The part of the atom from which the par ticles come is held together by a force about one million times as strong as gravitation. The force has been measured but it's nature is 8 mystery, except that it seems to bs electrical.
 The rays in Dr. Millikan's meta boxes bounce and swirl like July Fourth massed fireworks. They art like baseballs bounced off invisible barns. By studying the tracks o1 millions of baseballs, anyone would form some idea of the size, shap' and structural material of the barn Instead of baseballs to study. Dr Milliakn's staff sees the bouncing of several different kinds of particle off or out of the invisible barn nucleus of an atom.