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The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14

A farewell dinner given by the students of Nome's recent short mining course, as mark of ap- preciation to Eben Shallit, in- structor, was held last night in the banquet room of the North Pole Bakery. O.S. Ryckman pre- sided as master of ceremonies, calling upon numerous diners for short talks. The speakers all praised the course and the man. ner in which it was handled by Instructor Shallit.
 At the close of the repast MT. Shalit was presented with a lea ther travelling kit as a memento and mark of esteem, by students of the course.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14

inaugurating it, and calls for it's continuation.
 In this connection Mir. Shallit informed the Nugget that it was his intention to recommend the continuation of the course and its enlargement, also that it begin a month earlier so as not to con- f1ict with the seasonal employ ment of many of the seekers of knowledge,
 MT. Shallit requested the Mug get to convey an expression of thanks to the people of Nome, who so generously assisted him in every way possible, to make this first mining extension course so successful.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14
News Nuggets
 Around Town

Fire broke out last evening at GAS o'clock, in the Boucher residence on First Avenue West. The fire fighting equipment reach ed the burning home promptly but for some unknown reason the water failed to materialize until some time after laying of the hose to the nearest hydrant.
 The Nome fire department, aid- ed by scores of citizens, brought the blaze under control after a sharp 30 minute battle. Cause of the fire is given as a defective hue, and the fire itself was con- fined mostly to the rafters and attic,
 Fire Chief Laws estimate of damage to the house. owned by Harry Ewart, is $l00.O0. Furnish ings and other household goods, belonging to the Bouchers' are nearly complete loss, due to smoke and water damage.
 Chief Laws stationed equip ment and men at the scene of the blaze, to control during the night, any further fire outbreak.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14
University Alaska Mining Course
 Nome Concluded

The evening of May 18th saw the concluding of the University of Alaska'S extension short course in mining, for the Nome District.
 The five weeks course was con- ducted under the able leadership of Eben Shallit, young Nome graduate of the College of Mines, University of Alaska.
 no registrations tell of the popularity of the course. The students were composite of young and old, consisting of mine operators, prospectors, housewives with a yen for the great open spaces, and other seekers of scien tific mining lore.
 Subjects taught were geology in it's various branches, mineral ology. blow pipe analysis, mining law and mine valuation, milling, and general placer mining.
 An appraisal of results, of this newly created course in the cur riculum of Alaska's University, judged by the size of the class, its enthusiasm and earnestness of purpose. proves the wisdom of
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14
Airplane News
 Nome Airport

Pilots Mirow and Crawford of the Mirow Air Service, left Fair banks early today, flying the Loclkheed and Stinson planes re- spectively, Nomeward bound. No passenger list was obtainable at the time of going to press.
 Pilot Frank Whaley of the Mi row Air Service, flying a Stinson pane, returned from Teller yes terday at 4 pm. with Att. James Frawley and Ralph Lomen as passengers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14

Pilot Cross, acting Wien agent in the absence of local agent Tom Givan, reports no movement of planes from the Nome base today, due to inclement local weather.
 The local PAA office reports the expected arrival today of a Pacific Alaska Arways plane from Fairbanks. with express and mail
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14

Mir. and Mrs. Ralph Ullricksen are recent arrivals from Teller, where Ralph has been Road Com mission foreman for the past year. After a short stay in Nome the Ullricksens' expect to return to their Teller home.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14

Gunnar Kaasan, we'll known sourdough, returned several days ago from his winter prospecting on Pine Creek, five miIes east of Solomon. Gunnar reports more snow down that way, than in many years.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14

Fairbanks reported the airport and town flooded at 2 am. Air way Report, and advised planes not to land there.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14

The lowest Nome temperature e last night was g above and the highest yesterday was 27 above. About 23 inches of snow remain on the ground.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-05-14

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
DEMOCRAT CHIEFS
UNITING FOR FUND
Seeking $12,5OO in $25 Gifts
No More, No Less, from
Partisans
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
AGnl

Raleigh, Dec 27-Democratic lead
ers of the State have united in an eff
fort to put over the top the campaign
to raise $4,000 as North Cardinals
quota for use in electing Democratic
congressman throughout the nation
in 1888.
They are frankly opposed to the
method chosen by the national COM
mittee to secure the money-that is
in units $25 contributions, no more,
no less-but they have accepted the
situation and are now confident that
the goal can and will be speedily at
tanned
Mrs. w. B. Murphy, Snow Hill, vice
chairman, of the State executive COM
mittee, has just written to every coun-
ty vice-chairman in the State Ghey
are all womem urging them to join
forces with the county chairman in an
effort to raise the States quota.
Arch T. Allen, president of the
Young Democrats of North Carolina,
has called upon the presidents and
vice presidents of every local Y. D.
club to lend assistance.
Governor Clyde r. Hoey has ex-
pressed to the committee his whole
hearted approval of the campaign and
has urged support by North Carolina
Democrats of the national Democratic
drive.
Managing Director r. L. Mcmillan
has made it clear that any one desir-
ing to do so may contribute more
than $25 by making it in multiples of
$25 and in as many names as multi
plies.
The campaign, Mr.. Mcmillan said,
aas a three-fold purpose: First, to
raise funds for wiping out the balance
of the debt incurred in the 1886 ma
tional campaign; second, to secure
funds for the 1888 campaign; and
third, to deliver to State Chairman
Gregg Cherry for the North Carolina
campaign of 1888, SIS of each $25 sub
'crlbed by North Carolinians.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
notes..
Lives Within Budget.

North Carolina has lived strictly
within it's budget for the past four
years and has not had to borrow a
cent for current operating expenses
since January, 1885, Mr.. Johnson said
I'm addition, the State had paid off
$50, 128,OOO in bonds and 36,3O8,O0O in
interest between July 1, 1882, and
July 1, 1887. Within the past few days
we have paid off an additional 3d.
$4,000 worth of bonds and 1884, sos
in interest while we have $15,0O5, 1929
in the sinking fund, most of which is
invested in North Carolina bonds
which we purchased before maturity.
North Carolina is really going to
town when it comes to payingYoff it's
de5ts
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27

pressure and the new construction
program should force down many in
dividual items in the cost of erecting
a home. Building, however, will not be
cheap by any means next year.
6. FOREIGN TRADE: Manufacture
ers and Secretary Hull should resolve
they are going to work together for
the benefit of the nations total bust
ness. Industrialists should help the
State Department Ky making some
sacrifice so that Secretary Hull can
increase our trade with other nations
in order that other nations may in
crease their business with us. Reviv-
ing world markets is the soundest
path to recovery in America and the
best way to guarantee q good standard
of living both here and abroad. Next
year should see some more reciprocal
trade agreements
7. POLITICS: The lawmakers
should resolve that they are going to
pass legislatioryeA it's merits only
New bills calling 4ar additional Fed
eral OUTLAWS should be killed. Spenc-
ing must be watched more closely
than ever While there is no hope of
a balanced budget next year. the ere
solution" spirit can at least slow down
the trend toward further initiation.
There will be plenty Of new legisla-
ton in 1888, but it will be more care
fully drawn than that of the past five
years. New legislation next year will
re aimed at giving relief to 'busi-
ness"
8. RELIGION: We citizens should
resolve to give more thought to the
teachings of Jesus. Only as we our
selves become less selfish and more
honest, can we expect others to do
what l above urge.
The faithful following of these eight
resolutions during 1888 would re-
store badly shaken confidence and
give everybody new hope. Some of
them will be broken from time to time
as are most New Year resolutions.
But I am confident that they can be
carried out in the main. For that rea-
son, | am much more optimistic than
are most of the people with whom I
talk. Remember, America has a habit
Of pulling herself together IN emer-
gencies. We are not all cock-eyed yet
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
ONCE Upon DEC. 27th


This is the calendar day of st. John
because Dec. 81, 100 A. D. is the ira
litional date of Apostles death, at the
approximate age OF 20, IN Ephesu US
3ecause if was born by him and by
John the Baptist, John is the most
common name in the Christian world.
In, of course, its various forms
Giovanni, Johannes, Ian, Jan, Janos,
Juan, Joao, etc.
One of the greatest of all the Johns
was born 366 years ago today IN Muir
temberg to a woman who he as a
Young man had to struggle to save
rom being burned as a witch. AT the
lime, he had risen from pot boy in
avern to a great place in science and
lad already written the first of his
immortal works on the laws OF plane
tarv motion. The theory of the uni
versal gravitation was established by
Newton upon these laws formulated by
Nepler, who made the most notable
discoveries in astronomy before the
telescope was invented.
Like all truly great men, Kepler
knew how great he was. He dedicated
his book: "The die is cast; the book
is written, to be read either now or
6y posterity I care not which. 1t
may well wait a century for reader
since God has waited 5000 years for
an observer like myself" The book
was the starting point of modern as
.ronomy.
Kepler as a youth was no prodigy,
and showed no particular promise as
I scholar ad scientist till he was an
adult. In that respect he was like
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
ANSWERS.

1. The last census reported eleven
women undertakers in the State.
2. Wake Forest College and David
son College discarded the plan be-
cause it did not meet with looked for
success. Their experience proved that
hree hours Of hard labor in the morn
'ng left students so fatigued and
drowsy that he was unaele to apply
himself to afternoon studies, and that
afternoon toll was worse.
3. The slowness of sheriffs and 9TH
ers who collected taxes, and other
funds to make settlement. In writing
Governor Caswell, July q, 1885, Me-
mucan Hunt, treasurer, said, sit APP
pears to me that most of those debtors
delay in doing justice to the public
for their own private advantage"
4. The laws of 1741 provided that
both ears should be cut off. The penal
If for the second offense was death
5. In advancing the idea in 1929 of
building a railroad from Beaufort to
the mountains it was estimated that
produce could be shipped the entire
distance of three hundred miles in
three days.
6. Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin was
so ranked by the Dean Of the Har-
ward School of Law. Ruffin lived at
Hillsboro. He resigned in 1852, after
10 years as chief justice. In answer
to a call from the legislature in 1858
he returned to the bench as an asso-
ciate justice and served two more
years and than resigned on account
Of his health.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27

CONTINUED from Page O.'e.'
comeback trail in 1888. Let me enum-
crate.
1. LABOR: Wage workers and en-
ployers should resolve that they will
stop their chickering's and quarrelings
l think the "sit-downs' of last spring
paved the way for the business break
this fall. I am confident, however that
we are going to see far less labor
trouble this coming year than we
have seen in 1887. Labor has passed
its peak for this cycle. It's power is
now on the down-grade for a while.
Public reaction and worker GOODNESS
toward labor leaders, have turned
the tide. The feature of 1888 will be a
sharp decline in strikes and other
labor controversies.
2. TAXES: Congress should resolve
that it will mend the tax situation.
The undistributed profits tax should
be eliminated entirely and capital
gains assessments should be altered.
High estate and income levies should
be modified The repeal or softening
of taxes is necessary psychological
remedy now. It would help to rebuild
business confidence, although there is
no assurance that tax repeal or mOdi-
fication will start a boom Immediate
ly. Reports from Washington indicate
that Congress will ease up on taxes.
5. UTILITIES: The administration
and the utility executives should re-
solve to give way until they meet on
common ground in 1888. Failure to set
1Aip Iiffnnn1oanc will lNn
costly mistake not only to the admin
istration and to the utilities but also
to all the people. Mr.. Roosevelt needs
good business badly and he wants the
utilities to spend deferred construc-
ton money-estimated at $4,000, 900 :
OG0. Hence, l believe 1888 will see an
armistice between the President and
the power companies.
4. RAILROADS: The I. C. G. SHOULD
resolve to grant the railroads an in
crease in freight rates. Without such
an advance only few of the most
powerful railroads in the country can
avert receivership. Only higher freight
rates will safeguard the investments
of thousands of banks, insurance COM
panies, benevolent institutions and in
OlV1QudlS. r uiln0IIlOTo, d rate DOOSC
would put the carriers back into the
market for equipment. Railroad equip
ment purchases ordinarily have a big
influence on business activity. Be-
cause of the absolute necessity for an
advance, l believe that the rate in
crease will go through.
5. BUILDING: Building workers
and material makers should resolve
to lower their costs. Millions of
nlasons, carpenters, painters, and
cher building tradasmen are unem-
p,oyed because it costs too much to
build a home today. In the last 18
months the cost Of building house
has increased Is per cent. Meanwhile.
construction volume has dropped 80
per cent. The building boom was we'll
under way year ago until hasty
wage advances and inflated material
prices Snuffed it out Government
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
FORECLOSURE SALE.

Under and by virtue of authority
conferred in a certain Deed of Trust
executed by E. J. Henderson and wife
Emily Henderson, recorded in the of
flee of the Register of. Deeds of
Vance County, N. G. in Book 1O4 a.
page $40, default having been made
in the payment of the debt therein
secured, at the request of the holder
of the same, shall sell at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder, for cash.
at the Court House door in Hender-
son, N. c. at 1900 O'clock. Noon, on
Thursday, the 18th day of January,
1888, the following described property
Beginning at a stake in Smith 5
creek in w. H. Burwell's Estate line
thence down said creek N 14.78 chs.
N 9 IL E chs. N 2 w $50 chs. N 4
E 2,4O chs. N 81 w. 316 chs. N 4 IA
w. 2.70 chs. N 10 E 2.64 chs to stake
corner in c. w. Hargrove's line,
thence up said Hargroves line N
81 3-4 w 24.30 chs. to stone near old
Mill road, thence S IA w 35 1-2 chs.
to stake in old Woodwork to Manson
road at the intersection of Dodson
road, thence down Dodson road 1925
chs. to the point of beginning and
containing ninety and 1-2 acres 900 1-2
acres).
Tract No. 2: Begins at post oak
(chapped Hickory Pointers) thence
N so 1-2 w 20 chs. to a pine on
branch: thence N 81 w 1915 chs. to
stake in c. w. Hargrove's line,
thence along said Hargroves line s |
80 ga E 2155 chs to stake; thence
N ga E. 1888 chs. to stone, corner in
Edward Henderson's line thence along
Eendersons line 81 81 E 11.88 chs.
to stake; thence S 2 IA w 31.8O chs.
TO the place of beginning forty six and
one half acres GAG 1-2).
Also another tract of land adioin- |
ing the two tracts above described |
and known formerly as the old Davis |
tract and later as the Walston Tract |
and containing, including 10 1-2 acres
purchased from the heirs Of E. W. |
Watkins, 100 IL acres, all three of |
said tracts constituting and compris-
ing the whole of the Walston tract
and 10 IL acres more now owned bv
the said e. j. Henderson and convey
ed herein. III
Note: 42.1 acres of the above land
have been sold recently and only the
remaining 1854 acres are now to b.
sold.
EDISON T. HICKS.
Trustee. I
N. c.. 4
December 13, 1887.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
= EGDa)AK =


1726-Willie.m Alexander, who call
ed himself Gord Stirling, distin @ulsh-
ed pat1iot general in the Revolution
arv war, born in New York. Died
Jan. Is, 1888
1767-Nicholas Roosevelt, New York
CITY inventor-engineer, Identified with
the building and introduction of the
steamboat. born there. Died July 30,
1854.
1822-Louis Pasteur, the French
medical scientist who proved the germ
tn ory of disease and founded the
sci .ce Of preventive medicine, born.
Died Sep %, 1895.
1S29-Hinton r. Helper, author, of
an anti-slavery book which caused
more talk in its day than Uncle Toms
Cabin insane over the dream of
building a railroad right down through
two continents, born in North Caro-
lima Died Mar. s, 1909.
1831-Lucius Fairchild, Union SOL
der, Wisconsin governor, diplomat,
son, Wis, May %, 1896.
1856-Naphtali H. Imber, modern
Hebrew national poet, author of the
Zionist song, THE Hope" who lived
here for many years, born in Poland.
Died Oct. 3, 1909.
1862-G-ace Ellery Channing-Stet-
son, poet ,essayist, world war cores
pondent, born in Providence, R. I.
Died in New York, April 4, 1887.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27

to not more than two-thirds Of the
amount by which the bonded debt has
been reduced the preceding year, the
belief is that this amendment will
eventually compel the State and all its
subdivisions to get completely out of
debt.
"This in turn will make it possible
to curtail taxes, since less and less re-
venue will be needed each year to
meet debt service charges. AS a result
North Carolina now faces the pleasant
prospect of diminishing taxes while
most other states are facing the pros
pect of INCREASING tLea9,' said State
Treasurer Charles NJ Johnson.
Redeemed Notes Burned.
Recently more than $4,000 900
worth of cancelled North Carolina
bonds and coupons were shovelled in
10 the furnace OF the State heating
piant. The same day Treasurer John
son signed a check for $6,719,9O5 which
on January 1 will be paid in interest
and principal on North Carolina bonds
His books show that some $15.OOO.
coo in the sinking fund has been used
10 buv up and redeem North Carolina
bonds while $68, 1876, 900 in interest and
principal was paid between Julv 1
1882. and July 1, 1887, This makes .
total of $9O0OOO0O paid on the State
debt and interest during the past five
years. -,
The $12,813,355 worth Of cancelled
bonds and coupons which were burn
cd and the $6,719,9O5 which will be
naid January makes a total of $19,-
Ee2 oeo which the state has paid on it's
deht within the past Is months. Dur
ing this same period the State has not
sold any new bonds, has not had to
borrow single dollar or pay out a
single penny in interest on short term
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
Ry FRED H. MAY

l. How many women undertakers
are there in North Carolina?
2 Why did the manuel labor plan
school and college prove a failure?
3. What complaint did the State
treasurer make to the governor about
the scarcity of money in the State
treasury?
4 What was the penalty for slaves
and Indians stealing cattle in colonial
North Carolina?
5. What was the estimated time for
freight service from the mountains to
the seacoast on the first railroad?
g. What Chief Justice of the North
Carolina Supreme Court is ranked as
one of the four greatest judges ever
to have occupied a State bench?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today-A Turkish at
tempt to recapture Jerusalem was de-
feated.
Organization of the 83rd Division,
authorized Aug. Is, was being COM
pleted at Camp Sherman, Chillicothe,
O. under Maj. Gen. Edwin F. Glenn,
with induction of drafted men from
Ohio, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. 1t
was to be the only division to have
units serving in four countries abroad
France, Italy, Montenegro, and Aus
tria
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
ON OTHER DEC. 27ths

1767-Nicholas J. Roosevelt was
born in New York City. He, an an
cestor of both President Roosevelts,
devised the paddlewheel steamboat
for which Robert Fulton gets the
credit He originated the idea when
he was in this thirties, abandoned it
for lack of interest, and when it was
revived by a former partner who had
teamed up with Fulton, Roosevelt
built the vertical wheels for Fulton 5
"Clermont." He himself was first to
introduce a steamboat on the Ohio
and Mississippi Rivers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
NOTICE.

The undersigned, having quallliea
as Administrator of the Estate OF a.
M. Massenburg, deceased, TINS Is
notice to all persons having CLAIMS
against said estate to present them 10
the undersigned, or his attorneys !"
Henderson, N. c., on or before inc
10Th day of November, 1885, or TINS
notice will be pleaded in bar OF any
recovery. All persons indebted to salu
estate will please make immediate
settlement
This the 29th day of Novenloe''
1887.
HENRY S. MOSS,
Administrator of the Estate VI
A. M. Massenburg, deceased
Gholson & GhOlsOn,
Attorneys.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1882 Establishment of the House of
Hapsburg in Austria, which lasted
to 1918
1S73-So-called Womans Crusade or
praying crusade against drink-sellers,
headed by Mother" Stewart, began
in OHIO
19O3-Treaty signed between Ethio-
pia and United States regulating COM
merce between them for ten years.
1924-Allies prolong occupation of
German soil because of Germany's
failure to disarm under the peace
terms
1932-Radio City Music Hall, New
York, opened
l534-Loccr i've hauling a work
train in We yirgiria exploded, kill
ing and in : 60.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27

CONTINUED on Page Six-S
~ Louis Lavitt, hosiery salesman,
aear HICKORY Police said Bentley lay
Town on the road in front of the car
iIter telling a sister he intended to
commit suicide.
Willie Barnes, five-year-old Negro
10y was killed by an automobile in
Wilson.
Violent deaths claimed at least 500
ives as the nations price for one of
IS most expensive Christmas celebra-
tons in years.
Inc double holiday, with crowding
Hlshways, with an unusual burden of
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27

AFOREMENTIONED travellers, swelled
the toll above normal years. Traffic
accidents caused many times as many
deaths as any other cause.
But weekend merry-making was al
so cut short by gunfire, hanging, suf-
location, burning, poisoning, drown
ings, plane crash and fatal household
accidents.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-27
SLIGHT ADVANCES
SCORED BY COTTON
Offerings Are Smaller and Most Posi-
tiOns Show Tendency To-
ward FirmneSS

New York, Dec. 27-(AP)-cotton
futures opened unchanged to three
higher on trade buying, with offer
ings small. March was selling at 8.33.
with the list unchanged to three points
net higher after the first half hour.
March at midday was ruling at 1888
and the list was net unchanged to
four points higher.