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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-21
MANY NUT LETTERS
SENT TO GOVERNOR
Bob Thompson May Himself Go
"Nerts" in Trying To Read
Foolish MisSiVeS
Daily dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Nv r. RAGK EEV1 VIII.

Raleigh, May 21.-If Bob Thomp-
son, private secretary TO Governor
Clyde r. Hoey, ever goes merits" it
will be from reading the many nut
letters which are sent to Governor
fEoey every day and which he must
laboriously wade through and then
figure cut a courteous reply. For it is
a ruie in the governors office that a
reply must be sent to every letter re-
ceivtd no matter how "nutty" it may
be- and it is part of Thompson's job
to send cut these replies
1t is no secret here, Of course, that
Governor Hoey never sees the ma
jority of the letters, post cards, cir
cluars, clippings, articles, pleas for
financial aid-and of course, jobs. Ali
letters are first opened and read by
some one else, usually Private Secre-
tary Thompson, who passes on to the
governor only those letters regarded
as important enough to warrant his
personal attention.
Most of these letters are not so bad
but the nut letters are awful,
Thompson admits.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-21
Kindergarten Glass
Offers It's Oberetta

was present and added his song of
wise counsel, which was beautifully
rendered. The cardinals and blue birds
We're also realistic in their costumes
and their dialogue helped to keep the
story rolling. The fairies, elves, wild
roses and the little butterflies left
nothing to the imagination of those
who are acquainted with fairyland
The choruses which were composed
of members of the former classes of
Miss F'urman's kindergarten, deserved
special mention, as they formed per
feet background for the musical set
ting of the ope7etta.
The costuming Of this operetta was
under the direction of Miss Kate Fur
man, for which she has an unusual
forte. Sne was assisted in the presen-
tation by r. " Weisenfluti, who di-
rected and trained the solos and
chOruSeS.
Cast of Characters In
Order of Appearances:
Beffa-a mortal boy awaking in the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-21

Woodstock Wall.
The Little Old Woman-who gives
him the Golden Whistle-Maria Legg.
Little White Rabbit-who steals
the Golden Whistle-Emory Stafford.
The Fairy Queen-who aids in the
search of the Golden Whistle-Kath-
crime Legg.
Alcea-(The Little Old Woman)-a
lonely girl-Maria Legg.
The Elves: Charlie Watkins John
Hazlehurst, John Faulkner, Carey
Page Boyd, Bobbie Burwell, Jackie
Turner.
Robin Red-breast-Billy Collins.
Cardinals - Myrtle White Aston,
Ann Dryden.
Blue Bird-Melissa Glenn.
Owl-Sallie McBroom.
Fairies-Martha Newcom5, Sallie
Kerner, Pearl Lee Woodlief, Mary
Ann Rose, Helen Cheek, Helen Fer
son Young.
Wild Roses-Annie Watkins, Ann
Workman, Mary Cooke Harris, Gene
Ferebee, Sarah Green, Mary Ware
Bruin.
Butterflies-Helen Wrenn Hood,
Ferebee Fenner Cooper, Judy Finch,
Patsy Mitchiner, Margaret Cheatham,
Patsy Glenn, Lou Ann Watkins,
Sylvia Holsinger, Becky Tippett.
Fairy Dreams Attendants Sarah
Jane Watkins, Mary Lou Kimball.
Chorus-Marjorie Teiser, Louise
Teiser, Francis Hight, Peggy Parker,
Walter Aston, Randolph Mills, David
Mangum, Alison Dixon, Laurence
Wall, William Boyd, Florence Glenn,
Harold Crowder Bennett Perry, Bet
tie Goodwin Ann Starkey, Mary Har-
rison, Pat O'Neil.-Reported.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-21
SPEED LIMIT $1O.75.
APPLICANT STATES
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, May PA dusky appli-
cant for State drivers license, when
asked by the examiner what the speed
limit was in North Carolina, scratch
ed his dome thoughtfully a moment,
finally replied:
"Ten seventy-five, boss.''
what do you mean by saying the
speed limit is ten seventy-five, the
examiner asked, unable to get the
drift of the colored applicants
thought.
''Well it costs ten seventy-five
($10.75) to get off when you get pin
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-21

ched for speeding" the applicant re-
piled.
He was given list Of tie ques-
tons and answers which all appli-
cants must be familiar with and told
to go home and study, especially the
one about the State speed limit, and
to come back in about ten days for
another examin alton
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-21

college or other approved institutions.
The two members Of the national
championship team will receive an
additional $3.50 scholarship each, or a
total of $500 each for their sectional
and national honOrS.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
PLAN T0H0N0R
B.E.G|LBERT

TAKOMA PARK, Md, Feb. %.
Plans for erecting a suitable me-
mortal to Benjamin F. Gilbert,
founder of Takoma Park, are be-
ing advanced by the North Ia
koma Improvement Club.
In discussing plans of the Ben
jamin F. Gilbert memorial COM
mittee of the Takoma Park, Md
District of Columbia Citizens
Association, former Town Coun.
Gilman L. r. Grabill suggested
that a stone marker bearing a
large tablet appropriately in
scribed be erected on Cedar
Street, which thoroughfare sepa-
rates Maryland and the District,
or some prominent site within
the town.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

couraged by Gene Snyder, dance
director, to get all the outdoor
exercise they can manage. AS Mr..
Snyder says:
'Tf these Girls could hold their
rehearSalS and stage their per-
fOrmanceS in the open air, they
would soon be troupe of young
AmazOnS, but they do most of
their work in a rehearsal hall,
and the air conditioning ma
chine can't bring in oxygen too
fast for them to burn it up"
Occasionally you hear of dancers
losing weight, but Mr.. Snyder says
it is a popularity of dancing that
the girls lose weight when they
are not working. The reason is
that when a dancer is not work
ing she loses her appetite.
A keen appetite is very impor'
tant in a job that calls for the
expenditure of so much energy,
and outdoor sports are essential to
appetite building.
Dancers, or girls in any other
profession, who are underweight,
would do well to follow a similar
outdoors program. You can't get
fat when you exercise as much as
the RocketteS, no matter how
much you eat.
AS a rule they all have four
meals day, breakfast, lunch, din
ner, and a light supper after the
evening show.
During rehearsalS, Mr.. Snyder
breaks the routine once in a while
to have the girls do high stretch.
ing kicks overhead, and trunk and
arm swinging exercises. These
stretching and limbering move.
mentS offset the cramping effects
Of long continued tapping, which
contracts the muscles.
To assure the radiant health
necessary for sparkling perform
ance, a unique system has been
put into effect. There are 4e
girls on the stage all the time
and 10 others on vacation.
Every dancer has a week of
every third week, and again every
fourth week. Before they had
these vacations the troups were
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
3 MEN DIE IN SHOOTINGS

HARRISONBURG, Va, Feb. %.
Sheriff Joseph w. Bazzle today en-
listed medical and ballistics ex-
pertS to assist him in an investiga-
tion Of two shooting scrapes, in
which three men were killed and
a woman was badly wounded.
Both crimes occurred yesterday,
in homes less than a mile apart
on a road 10 miles from Harrison
burg. The shootings were not
connected.
In the first affray, Bazzle de-
clared, two bullets proved fatal
to Goldie Airie, about 80, farmer
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
CHANGE ASKED
INLIQU0RLAW

SILVER SPRING, Md, Feb. %.
Legislation authorizing liberaliza-
ton of Montgomery county'S liquor
control laws will be sought by rep
reSentatives of the County Beer
Dealers Association during a con-
ference with legislative representa-.
tives at Annapolis tomorrow.
Armed with a petition bearing
the signatures OF nearly 5000
county residents, about so mem
berS of the association will request
the house to draft bill that EN-
bodies five changes in the liquor
control laws, according to Troy L.
Waldrop, of Silver Spring, presi-
dent of the association.
The most drastic change urged
by the association is an amend
ment to permit the sale of alco-
holic beverages by licensed deal
erS in the county, something which
has not been permitted in Mont
gomery county since before the
Civil War.
Other change sought in the ex.
isting law would eliminate county
beer taxes of 10 cents per case and
the special siX-cent per case relief
tax as well as the county tax on
barrel beer, permit the local deal
ers to buy anywhere and not just
through the county liquor dis
pensary, extend the closing time
for beer and wine sales to 2 a. m,
change the designation of eight"
when referring to wines with an
alcoholic content of from IA to 81
per cent, and make it illegal to
open bottled or package liquors in
any public establishment.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
DAILY TIMES
TABLE
TODAY

GRAND MASTERS OF MA
SONS: Luncheon at l p. m. Din
ner at 7 p. M, Willard Hotel.
ALL DAY MEETING, Monopoly
Group, National Association of
State Liquor Administration, Will
lard Hotel.
10 OA.M.-Meeting, National Fer
tilizer Association, MayfloWer
Hotel.
1890 P.M.-Luncheon, Civitan
Club, Mayflower Hotel.
12::3OP. M.-Luncheon, Optimist
Club, Mayflower Hotel.
1890 P.M.-Luncheon, 1nsur-
ance Managers, Hamilton Hotel.
P.M.-"Jiggs Dinner" (corned
beef and cabbage), Loyal Order OF
Moose, at Moose Hall.
6:30P.M.-Annual class banquet,
Pinkham Bible Class, National Bap-
tiSt Memorial, in church building.
P.M.-Meeting, Pontiac Motor
Company, Hamilton Hotel.
7 P.M.-Meeting, National ASSo.
citation of Cost Accountants, Haml-
ton Hotel.
PM.-Meeting, Good CitiZen-
ship Pilgrimage Committee, May
flower Hotel.
P.M.-Meeting, Society of Co.
lonial Wars, Mayflower Hotel.
8P.M.-Meeting, Hook, Line and
Sinker Club, Willard Hotel.
8P.M.-Meeting, st. Charles Day
Alumni Association, Willard Hotel.
8 Pm. Meeting, washington
and Alexandria ConfectionerS AS
sociation, willard Hotel.
P.M.-Dance, Kentucky State
Society, Willard Hotel.
$50 P.M.-Dance, Strayer Col.
lege, Mayflower Hotel.
TOMORROW
10 A.M.-Meeting, National Fer
tilizer Association, M y flower
Hotel.
10 A.M.-Meeting, Connecticut
Avenue Association, MayfloWer
Hotel.
1890 P.M.-Luncheon, Lions
Club, Mayf1ower Hotel.
P.M.-Meeting, Friendly Sons
of st. Patrick, MayfloWer Hotel.
P.M.-Meeting, the Geological
Society of Washington, at assem-
bly, hall of the Cosmos Club.
9 P.M.-Ball, American Legion,
MayfloWer Hotel,
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

land laborer. The sheriff found
Airie dead in a front room of his
home, while nearby was the wife,
Mary Airie, about 35, with a bullet
from the same gun in her lungs.
Ralph Payne, 13, son Of Mrs. Airie
by a previous marriage, was in
another room.
In the second scrape, the sheriff
said, Henry Rexrodes,, "a, farm
boy, killed George Reedy, 77-year-
old farmer, and then turned the
shotgun on himself, dying in
stantly.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Hospital Play Room
Dedicated by Group

A recreation room for conval-
escing children at Freedman's Hos.
pital was formally presented and
dedicated by the national sorority
of Phi Delta Kappa yesterday. DR..
Alonzo DEG. Smith, chief OF the
pediatric service, accepted the
room on behalf Of the hospital.
Speakers attending the cere-
monies included Mrs. Mary NC
Leod Bethune, National Youth Ad-
ministration director and her aid,
Mrs. Sadie Mays and DR.. T. Ed
ward Jones, surgeon-in-chief OF the
hospital. I.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

These girls, who radiate health
and beauty, are the famous Rock
cites, dancing four shows a day
in the Music Hall, and then-for
relaxation, mind you-turning to
such vigorous outdoor activities as
horseback riding, bicycling, swim
ming and roller skating!
Although they dance for hours
every day, the RocketteS are en-
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

usually tired and run down by
the height of the season, so that
they were an easy prey to colds
and influenza. Now, they're
rarely i'll. In fact, with their
director their health record is
very nearly a matter for boast
ing.
AS for the kind Of figure the
health and dance routine builds
how would you like to have
these measurements? They be-
long to lovely Florence Malice,
one of the tall girls: Height five
feet, six inches; weight, 12l
pounds; bust, "a inches; waist,
Is inches; hips, SO inches; thigh,
81 inches; calf, 1874 inches,
ankle, eight inches.
BALANCED REDUCING MENU
Breakfast Galleries
Grapefruit juice, oz........... 50
POached egg on toast t.......... loo
Coffee, tsp. cream, 1 rounded tsp.
sugar ..,..........''..'.' oO
$50
Luncheon
Spanish rice, l cup. ..:...'''s.''s'' ZOO
Canadian bacon. strips. .:.....: SO
Head lettuce (Reducer's Thousand
Island dressing) .............,... 25
Buttermilk, / glass. s............:.. 80
-
1855
Dinner
Meat loaf, slices. es............... 200
Tomato sauce. n cup. 80
Boiled onions, 3................... 100
Butter, / level tsp. p..,...,........, 33
Beet green's. / cup. up.......,.,,,,., rs
whole canned apricOts, 2..,,,,,... 100
538
Total calOries for day. ,143
Your dietitian.
IDA JEAN KAHN.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Surrounded by Guns,
Man Beaten 10 Death

CHICAGO, Feb. % G.N.SD.
Police were puzzled today in their
hunt for motive for the murder
Of Julius Rohde, so, found beaten
to death in his shooting gallery
among a score Of guns with which
he might have defended himself.
Apparently beset by robbers,
police found 81 in Rohde's pockets
and the contents Of the cash reg.
istr untouchd.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
DR.. Rduth 10 Lecture.
On Child Psychology

DR.. Edward Rauth, assistant pro-
fessor Of psychology at Catholic
University, will discuss psychology
Of the normal child in a series Of
three lectures March 5, IL, and 10,
in the Carlton Hotel.
Members Of the lecture commit
tee are Mrs. Frank Slingluff, jr.,
chairman; Mrs. Francis Xavier
Callahan, Mrs. P. A. Wilmer and
Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Thugs Victim DYING

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. Feb. %
U.N.S).-Beaten by four men in
front Of brilliantly lighted gaSo-
line station, an unidentified man
about 28 years old was. dying today.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

Send for the Ieaflet, "The
Business Girls Daily Half
Dozen" enclosing stamped ad-
dressed envelope. Address
Ida Jean Kahn, The Washing
ton Times.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
She Meets Georqe

For the next six months !
hunted a job on the New York
stage.
Finally, I took a Stenographic
course, as I figured knowledge of
shorthand might enable me to
wear shorter gloves. OF course,
always say school can't teach you
much-otherwise, why do teachers
have to stay in the same grades
year after year? Anyhoo, decided
not to waste too much time on it,
so one day, instead of going to
school, I went to visit my girl
friend, Rena Arnold.
Rena was playing in a theater
in Union Hill, N. j., and on the
same bill was an act called Burns
and Lorraine. Rena wanted me
to meet Billy Lorraine, as he was
leaving his partner and she
thought maybe Billy and could
work up an act together.
After meeting both Billy Lor-
raine and George Burns, Billy and
started working out arrange
mentS for our act-and George
Burns helped us. George took
charge of the whole thing and you
can imagine everybody's surprise
when it ended up with George and
I in partnership! That is-every
body was surprised except George,
but he's so silly!
Naturally, I've always been
smart. I'll never forget when we
were at the Myrtle Theater in
Brooklyn. was given a dressing
room with another girl and when
I went in she had her clothes
hanging on IL of the IL hooks in
the room.
This made me very mad, so when
I came back for the next show ]
told her Eddie Darling had Just
driven me to the theater. This was
just a wee bit exaggerated, as ]
didn't even know Eddie Darling
All I knew was that he was a bic
shot booking agent. But when the
girl thought I was a friend ct
Eddie'S she Immediately gave me
eight more hooks. This was the
real start of my wardrobe, as ]
had to go out and buy clothes Cc
hang on the seven hooks I didn't
need.
(Gracie Allen will continue hel
Journey down Memory Lane next
Week.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
9o',%z;@$5,,ss @s1<1 r.
Vigorous Outdoor Life
Builds Resistance
Outdoor
Resistance
By IDA JEAN KAHN

What probably the heahest bunch of girls in the United
States works days week. These girls report for work
at 10 o'clock in the morning and quit at 10 5 in the evening
four days week. and the other three days they work from
! in the afternoon until the quitting time.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23

Good House
keeping Insti-
tute. Grand for
dishes and all
cleaning. Easy
as eV er on
hands. Try 1t!
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
Career Beams

And now my stage career really
began! During school vacations I
began singing in San Francisco
movie houses.
The first part in which I act
ually had any lines to speak was
in an act with Larry Reilly. Being
decidedly Irish, I was cast as
an Irish Colleen-at $22 week.
By the time I had learned to
change my dialect from real Irish
to what the audiences believed was
Irish brogue I got $75. But was
much happier when I was getting
$22-it was more believable. With
another Colleen, Larry Reilly and
myself, the act travelled East,
being billed as Larry Reilly & Com
pany.
Then came Hoboken-and heart
break! On going down to the
theater where we were opening I
discovered that we we're billed only
as Larry Reilly! Right then and
there I quit! Nobody could get
away with cutting me out of the
billing!
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
r THE VOICE OF
Broadway
BY Louis SObOl-
Down Memory Lane!
I(With Oracle AIIen).
BY LOUIS SOBOL

Unfortunately, ny memories OF
my life go back to the time when
I was three years old, as prior to
that time I was really only a child
and life seemed very short. How
ever, after three long years Of loaf
ing I reached a decision-my
father had decided I would become
a singer of character songs. 1t
may sound strange to speak OF
character songs, but in those days
songs really had some character.
ANY how, my father got me a lit
tie full dress suit with top hat
and a pair of red "sluggers." The
"Sluggers" were Irish whiSkers
which ran under my chin from ear
to ear and fastened around my
head with an elastic.
AS I made my entrance I jerked
off the red whiSkerS and carried
them on my arm like a handbag.
OF course, this gave my character
song even more character, as in
those days they weren't accus-
toned to seeing a man IN 1ulI oFeSS
carrying a handbag.
After this first smashing sue
cess my mother wanted me to take
dancing lessons, but used to hide
in the garden and poor mother
would have to rake the whole yard
before she could dig me up for
dancing class.
Finally, mother rebelled. She
bundled up some of my clothes
in a handkerchief, Slung them
over a cane and sent me out into
the world. I was then only three
and a half, and the next twenty
minutes Of my life were spent as
a tramp-or maybe I should say
a Miss Tramp" I beat my way
as far as the corner Of our block
and then I said to myself. I said,
"Gracie, why be foolish? Jim Tully
is going to be a better tramp than
you can ever be, so why go up
against such tough competitions"
So I went home and took dancing
lessons.
The Washington times., 1937-02-23
- declare 0VO1neM eUery0Vhere

suds. And then, when they washed their
clothes with it, happily said the New Rinse
gets white things at least shades whittier than
ordinary soaps. =. and keeps colors bright.
Rinse is recommended by the makers Of
50 famous washers. Tested and approved by
The Washington times., 1937-08-17

priation be withheld until a new
site is selected.
Representative John ]. Boylan
CD of Ne.y York, chairman of
the memorial commission, said he
will inform the House that the
original plan has been discarded
and that a new plan is in the pro-
cess of formation which would not
interfere with the cherry trees.
The commission has instructed it's
architect to revise the plans.
The opposition, however, will de-
mand definite assurance in the
form of the Treadway bill. The
alternative is elimination of the
appropriation from the bill.
An item of $500, 900 to begin con-
struction of the memorial is con-
tanned in the appropriation meas
ure reported to the House yes
terday,
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
By John O'DonneU
and Doris FleeSon

dents court bill that he had sworn to guard
from Senate foes.
Possibly this is true but there is another report
that Jack Garner, as the Capitals leading rep
resentative of the Republic of Texas, stumbled
over a great state secret.
And this is no more than the design of little
band of patriots to bring about the secession of
the United States of America from the Republic
of Texas and win the right of the many New
Deal States to work out their salvation, freed from
the dominance of the Colossus of the Rio Grande.
This rash step of armed rebellion against the
Texas rule of the Capital and country is still
merely the day-dream Of New Deal hotheads and
wistful wiShers for freedom. But spokesman for
the rebels, meeting in Washington taprooms and
in the basement of the Capitol have described
recent events which have stirred them to notions
of violence.
Texas Rules the ROOst
The New Dealers file these charges to en-
phasize the hopeessnesS of their present position
In the Senate, Mr. Garner Of Uvalde Texas,
rules the roost-and how! Senator Tom Con-
molly of Marlin, Texas, was the first to rip into
the Presidents court bill and remained one of the
loudest foes throughout the fight. Senator
Morris Sheppard Of Texarkana, Texas, runs the
Military Affairs Committee.
In the House, Mr.. Hatton Summers of Dallas,
Texas, chairman of the powerful Judiciary Com
mittee, gave the Roosevelt judiciary reform pro-
posal such a public kicking around, that the
fight was taken out Of it before the coup de
grace was administered by the Senate
Majority Leader of the House Sam Rayburn
of Bonham, Texas has taken the death of New
Deal wages and hours bill in the House with
great composure and no reprisals
The Washington times., 1937-08-17
COON PROVES
PERFECT PET"

A perfect pet, indeed, is
"Poodgy," a 10-week-old raccoon
owned by Orville Yocum, 116
North Carolina Ave. S. E., a tree
surgeon, who caught the animal
on his West Virginia farm.
"Poodgy" is a black and grey
male raccoon and he follows Mr..
Yocum everywhere. Mr.. Yocum
said that "Poodgy" seems to recog-
nize his voice, for when he climbs
a tree and Mr.. Yocum calls to
him, he Immediately comes down.
"Poodgy" dislikes to walk on con-
crete pavemenys, however.
Kept in a box at night, the rae
coon will eat all kinds of vege-
tables. He likes meat, but only
cooked. Mr.. Yocum caught his
pet when it was about nine days
old. For three weeks the pet was
fed diluted condensed milk and
sugar. He was about six inches
long when caught and he has
trippled his size.
According to Mr.. Yocum who
has had several raccoons at diff.
ferent times as pets, the animals
are quite ferocious in their wild
state.
In the water they can whip a
dog every time" he said. THE
little fellows can live to be is
years old. "Poodgy" is the most
gentle raccoon I've had. He plays
with the cats and the dogs with
out any fright or fighting"
The Washington times., 1937-08-17

His statement was designed to
stem at least some of the opposi-
ton to the memorial item, which
is expected to be attacked by a
militant group of congressional de-
tenders of the cherry blossoms.
PLAN RIDER
Plans are being made to attach
the Treadway bill as a rider"
on the bill. The Treadway bill,
which has been on the calendar
for some time, would prohibit the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Com
mission from constructing the
memorial in the Tidal Basin area.
Armed with evidence that the
proposed plan for the Tidal Basin
site would destroy the cherry trees,
the opposition bloc. which mas con-
SiStently fought the original plans
for the memorial, will take the
floor to demand that the appro-