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Evening star., 1938-11-19
hop Yowler the Bobcat would have

hop Yowler the Bobcat would have
caught me. He almost caught me
as it was. I didn't get here jump
too soon. No, sir, I didn't. What
q dreadful scream he has! 1t Is
worse than that of Hooty the Owl.
It made my hair stand right on
end. Peter, you're safe now, but
you are long way from home.
Yes, sir, you are a long way from
home, and how you are going to
get back there in safety I don't
know. Mrs. Peter has been forever
warning you that something like
this would happen If you persisted
In going 70 far sH.way from the dear
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS,

Peter Rabbit was thankful. He
didn't know to whom he was thank
full; he was just thankful, that was
all. What for? For the thought
that had prompted him to seek
safety for the time being in this
hole between the roots of the old
stump instead of trying to go home
to the dear Old Briar Patch.
III I had tried to do that he
would have caught me-" said Peter
to himself, as he shivered At the
very end Of the hole way under
ground. "As sureAas little Rabbits
Evening star., 1938-11-19

crouched down and made himself as
small as possible at the end Of the
hole.
After that for a long, long time
Peter heard no sound whatever
Gradually the little chills stopped
running over him. He was safe
and he knew it. Just as long as he
remained right where he was. he
was safe. So, in a little while he
was quite over his fright, and then
curiosity began to take possession
of him. He began to wish that he
could see Yowler the Bobcat. The
glimpse he had had as he raced
for safety had been merely that Of
Evening star., 1938-11-19
By Edqor Rice Burrouohs

this little open space and wonder
ing where YoWler was. Suddenly
without a sound, form crossed that
open space. So silently and stealth
lily did it move that 1t seemed to
drift across in the moonlight like
a shadow. At the farther side 1t
crouched with its back to Peter.
There it remained without motion
save for one thing, a tail on which
the moonlight fell so that Peter
could SEE 1t clearly. That tail kept
twitcning, twitching, twitching. And
such a tail as it was 1t was q
mere stump of tail. For the size
bf its owner 1t wasn't much more
Evening star., 1938-11-19
a bounding form almost at his heels.

a bounding form almost at his heels.
He wondered If Yowler was still
waiting outside. He wondered If it
would be safe Just to peek out.
The more he thought Of this. the
more he wanted to try 1t. Almost
without knowing it. he crept little
way toward the entrance. Then he
sat and listened. So little by little
Peter crept up to the entrance,
where he could look out between the
two roots that guarded it.
Just in front was a little open
space where the moonlight lay. He
didn't dare go step farther. so for
a lop time he sat looking out at
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Old Briar Patch. Now it has and

Old Briar Patch. Now it has and
I guess it serves you just right"
Peters talk to himself was in
terrupted by noise at the entrance
to that hole. 1t was a long sniff
followed by the scratching of sharp
claws on the roots that guarded the
entrance, and then an angry spit.
ting sound. just such a splitting
sound as Peter had heard Black
Pussy, the cat at Farmer Browns,
make when she was angry and dis
appointed, only this sound was
much louder than Black Pussy ever
made. Again the little chills chased
each othat all over Peter and he
Evening star., 1938-11-19
BY yWiIlord
Trademark applied
For U 8. Patent Once
-By Mormon Marsh
-By Bud Fisher

OF a tail than Peters own. Peter'A
eyes popped right out as he watched
it twitch and twitch. That tan
fascinated him. Always he had been
just a wee bit ashamed of his own
funny little tail, but here was some
one else with not much more Of .
tail. Somehow Peter felt an almost
friendly interest in Yowler the Bob
cat, as he watched that fascinating
tail twitching in the moonlight.
(Copyright. 193S.)
Evening star., 1938-11-19
LETTER-OUT
-By Fontuine Fox


called for
Leter-Out
P) POWDER -ROWED pulled to shore).
(A LEASING SINGLE find q mate)
(R) LEMURS- MULES (stubborn beasts.
tK) TACKLES CASTLE (medeval home)
(S THICKENS- KITCHEN (part of house).
Evening star., 1938-11-19

Toxic, Japan. plans to construct
new airport, fivs parks and many
roads.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
WELFARE MEETING
HERE NOVEMBER e
Noted Speakers To Be. On
List For One-Day Dis
trict Session

A district welfare conference en-
bracing seventeen counties in the GEN.
trail part of the State is to be held
here on Wednesday, November 49, the
day before Thanksgiving, and plans
for the event already are under way.
it was announced today by Mrs. E. F..
Austin, Vance county welfare super
intendent, who is president of the
conference and who will preside.
While the program is only in the
making as yet, some outstanding
speakers will be included, and who
are expected to attract large at
tendance, Mrs. Austin said. The State
Department of Welfare is cooperating
in arranging for the conference.
. Mrs Austin was elected president
at the annual meeting of the district
which was held last year at Warren
ION.
It has not been decided where the
conference will be held. This and
other details, along with the program
are yet to be worked out. Mrs. Aus
tin said committees to have charge
of various angles of the arrangements
will be announced in a few days.
It has been decided, however, that
the program will be SO constructed
as to have a decided appeal to civic
organizations, including the luncheon
clubs, as well as the women's club
groups.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
Golden Belt Fair Will
Come To Close Tonight
Queens Contest To Mark inal Night Of Exposition;
Crowds Brave Cold Wind To Attend Thursday
Night; Exhibits To e Removed Tomorrow

The 23rd annual Golden Belt Fair
will come to a close tonight in what
is expected to be one of the biggest
evenings of the week, if the weathe.
permits. The final night will be mark
ed with the Queens contest, in which
aSyoung lady from Henderson or the
surrounding territory will be desig
mated as queen of the fair.
This contest alone is expected to
draw large number to the closing
night of the exposition. Friends OF
the young women have been working
all week in their behalf, and every
one of the group has many we'll
wishers who will be on hand to- as
sist them toward the success they
are seeking
In spite of the biting wind that
blew up late in the day good crowd
turned out at the grounds last night.
They braved the chilly blow to take
in the shows and the rides, and to
view the exhibits indoors and the
free acts and the fireworks out in
the open.
Three of the four evenings of fair
week so far have brought weather
that was not highly inviting to crowds
Low temperatures on Monday and
Tuesday nights and the biting, winds
last night were not conducive to the
big crowds the fair management had
hoped for. But they were appeciative
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
FRIDAY, OCTOBER Z, 1881

court. B. H. Perry, county attorney.
has been absent from the city. and
his reaction to the proposal was not
learned.
Mr. Falkner said late Thursday that
the present criminal term of one
week will end tomorrow with probably
10 to 20 cases left on the calendar
untouched, some of them. of such a ma
ture as to require considerable time.
In discussions that have been had
as to the probability of the special
term, it has developed that Judge
Parker would be available to preside
thes week of December IL. Solicitor
Tyler could come at that time to pro-
secute the docket. So that indications
now are for a special term just be-
fore Christmas, as the governor would
in all probability accede to the request
of the county commissioners.
A regular criminal term is due to
be held the first week in January, but
there would be no hope of clearing
the docket then if no relief were had
in the meantime. Besides the cases
already awaiting trial, others will be
added from time to time to- increase
the congestion.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07

Schools of Vance county, with a few
exceptions, are in good condition, the
grand jury serving at the October
term of Vance Superior Court for
criminal cases told the court late
Thursday in it's report ON complet-
ing ali duties assigned. School buses.
the report said, "are not so good" but
this is due to a shortage of buses
and is in no way chargeable to our
local school authorities"
The report reported the usual visi-
tatiofs to the court house and other
county institutions, and found all of
them in good condition. Special men
ton was made of the excellent
manner in which the office of the
clerk of the court is kept,
Referring to the school buses, the
grand jury said many of the buses
are "old and most all of them over
ioaded, having To make two or more
trips day with as many as 78 to "a
children at load" This was found
due to a shortage of buses, and school
authorities here were credited with
doing their best with the equipment
they have, which is inadequate"
The report said all bus drivers had
been found to be equipped with pro-
per LICENSES. 1t recommended the ad-
dition of a mechanic to the school
garage to assist M. j. Smell, chief
mechanic now in charge of keeping
all of the fleet of buses in the county
in good condition, which, the jury
held, els practically impossible fol-
one man to do"
The report was submitted in open
court, with virtually all members OF
the grand jury present, by the fore
man, w. K. Sturges, who signed the
document.
1t follows in full:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
Three CONVICTED
On. ASSAULT COUNT
Mayor Powell Puts Heavy
Fines On Defendants For
Serious Assault

Three of five defendants in city
court today before Mayor Henry T.
Powell were convicted of assault. Ons
was discharged when tried for
drunkenness.
G. w. Harris, Negro, was sent to
jail for six months for assault with q
deadly weapon, knife, commitment
not to issue upon payment of fine
of $50 and costs, and showing good
behavior for the next two years.
The court discharged Earnest Tai
ley, Negro, when he was charged with
being drunk.
Lawrence Harris, Negro,s convicted
of assault with a deadly weapon, a
pistol, with intent to kill and carryir &
a concealed weapon, was given six
months on the roads, commitment not
to issue upon payment of a fine of
$50 and costs.
Frank Harris, Negro, drew 80 day
term on the roads for assault, commit
ment not to issue upon payment Of
the costs, and showing good behavior
for the next two years.
A. w. Hawkins paid 81 and costs
for being drunk. He pleaded guilty.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
Leaf Prices
Show Fresh
Gains Here
Thursday Averag e
Equals Seasons Best;
Still Higher on To-
days Sales

Prices continued their upward
march on the Henderson tobacco mar
ket today following the sale of 249,-
088 pounds Thursday for $57 ,002.55 for
an average of $22.89, only one cent
per hundred under the opening day
average of $22.9O, highest single days
price this year so far.
In announcing the data on the mar
ket, Fred Allen, sales supervisor, said
a heavy break was on sale today, but
that all floors probably would be clear
ed by night, withoutAa block. He re-
ported prices today still looming, with
farmers well pleased with their aver
ages. He said the days average would
be the highest of the season.
Mr.. Allen reported a sale of 189
pounds for fifty cents pound in Of
ferings put on by H. L. Gillian, and
added that there were several sales
in the upper 40's and SO cents during
the day.
Coming of cooler weather and the
appearance of good quality leaf on
warehouse floors was given credit for
the rising prices, which are expected
to amount for some days to come.
While no definite figures were
available for today's sales, indications
were that half million pounds or SO
would be sold, bringing the weeks
total to new highs for the year.
Continued high prices and lowe
temperatures were welcomed by mer-
chants and business houses in the
expectation of quiclsening' in fall
buying. so
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
Extra Term
OF Court Is
To Be Asked
Criminal Docket Is
Greatly Congested;
Judge Parker NJ a y
Preside at Session

An extra term of Vance County
Superior Court for trial of criminal
cases will probably be held sometime
between now and Christmas to re-
lieve the congestion of the calendar,
it was learned today in court circles.
Indications were that it had been de-
cided to call meeting shortly of the
Board of County Commissioners for
the purpose of making formal request
of Governor Hoey to call the session.
Judge r. Hunt Parker, who prob
ably would preside, is quoted as being
agreed that an extra term is a neces-
sity, and Solicitors Z. r: Tyler is UNI
derstood to be in accord. Chairman
Samuel M Watkins, Of the commits
sioners, is likewise favorable, and so
is E. O. Falkner, clerk of superior
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
Rural Churches
MIDDLEBURG NJ. E. CHURCH

* MlLlJt<EbOtLG M. r.. Nf1OfSCf1.
! Rev. Dwight AZ Petty, pastor.
Tabernacle church:
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Boyo
Brewer, superintendent.
Worship service, II a. m. Sermon by
The .,astor.
Woman's Missionary Society, Thurs
day 3 p. m.
Drewry, church,.
Sunday school 10 a. m. Felix Raines
superintendent.
worship service 7:so p. m. Sermon
by the pastor.
Middleburg church:
Sunday school, 10 a. M, Allen Hol.
loway. superintendent. u
Children's group meeting, p. m.
instruction on Christian Life by the
pastor.
Cokesbury church:
Sunday school, 10 a. M, ". M
BreedIove. superintendent:
F. M Barnhart' teaches mems class.
Missionary society Wednesday at
8 p. m.
Workers Council Friday 7:3O p. m.
Shocco church:
Sunday school, 10 a. M, j. M. AL
ston, superintendent.
Services in homes in Shocco COM
munity: at j. B. Pritchard's Monday
1880 p. M; at Lonniea Dickerson's
Tuesday 7:30 p. m; Wednesday,
meeting to be announced; at Charles
]. Fleming's Thursday 1880 p. m.
- :
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07

of the patronage they received, never
theless.
Wednesday was an ideal day, Sc
far as the weather went And the at
tendance was declared by the manage
ment to have set a new record for
the. Golden Belt Fair for any one
day. 1t was school day. and al
white schools gave half holiday tt
permit students to attend. And they
came early and stayed late. They
took in virtually everything on the
grounds in the way of entertainment
and the exhibits. Many returned last
night and other large crowds were
expected tonight, if the weather per-
mits.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

/. Is Galveston, Texas, on an island
or peninsula?
2. What do the initials G. I. O. stand
for?
2. What is an alloy?
4. Which country lies east of Burma
s. How many stories high is the r.
e. A.. Building in New York City?
6. In which war was the Battle of
Mobile Bay?
z Which son Of the President was re-
Gently operated on for stomach
ulcer?
8. What use is made of ambergris?
8. What do the initials N. L. r. b
stand for?
10. How many grains are in an ounce
of pure gold?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07

To tn Honorable r. Hunt Parker,
Judge Presiding:
We, the grand jury chosen for this
Term, submit the following report
That we have passed on all bills pre-
scented TO US. i3s ss
We have examined the county jail,
the prison camps the county home,
the court house, the city lookup ana
the public schools. We lind conditions
in all OF these institutions good.
We have examined also the county
offices and find them in excellent con-
dition, eSpeciaflyc chat of the clerk OF
the court. 9s'al Fes
In the matter sofr the public schools,
we beg to call attention to the fol-
lowing: ssii siss
The colored school at Middleburg
has not been equipped with lights,
and the pump being out of repair
makes it necessary to bring water
from a. distance.KWe recommend that
this be remedied at once.
At the Aycock Nschool there is no
stop signal where the road from Amos
Mill joins the highway, neither is
there school zone sign on the high
way on the Henderson side of the
school. We wish also to call attention
to the road leading from iCokesbury
to the Hamilton Stewart place over
which the school buses have to pass.
At Weaver's creek, where the roaI,
crosses, the bridge and road are so
narrow for a distance on either side
of about four hundred yards that it
is impossible for two vehicles to pass
without one of them going in the
ditch This in bad weather is a very
dangerous condition and we recon-
mend that something be done to
remedy it. t'9s G;
At Philadelphia, colored school the
building is in very bad repair, but
we are told that this school is to be
discontinued. sf
At the Central colored school in
Henderson we recommend fire extin-
guishers be placed on the third floor.
With these few exceptions we find
all the public schools in good condi-
ton.
In the matter of school buses we
we find that conditions are not so
good, many being old and most all
of them overloaded, having to make
two or more trips day with as many
as sevehty-eight to ninety-1four chill
dren at a load.s This is due to a short
/ age of buses and is in no way charge
i able to our local school authorities.
They are. doing their best with the
equipment they have, which is in
adequate we find that all bus dirv-
ers have the required licenses.
In the matter of bus maintenance,
we recommended that the mechanic
who has all of these buses to keep in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
Grand Jury Tells Court
Schools In Good Shape
Says Some Buses In Bad Co nditon But Absoves Coun-
ty School Authorities o f Blame; Court House
And Institutions Ar e All Commended

good condition, be furnished an as
sistant. AS it stands now, it is prac-
tically impossible for one man to do
this work.
We have examined the accounts OF
guardians and bonds of ifficers,.. and
find that all requirements in this re-
spect have been complied with.
We beg also to recommend thai
Register Owen, a tubercular patient
who is in dire need, be sent eto the
county sanatorium at once.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07

Estimates Damage - Fire Chief
Cooper G. Ellis today gave $125 as the
amount of damage done to the furn-
ishings and to the apartment in a
blaze in Rose apartments Wednesday
morning at 2:15 O'Clock. It was the
first fire damage in many weeks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07
TWO COERLsESsGIYEN
MARRIAGE PAPERS.

at the Vance Registry's office today.
The papers went to Willie Talton
Davis and Virginia Mae Thomas, both
of Henderson, and a colored couple.
Almetta Hargrove and Ethel Durham.
both of Middleburg.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07

A headline says Man, 101, Marries
First Time" Guess there's first
time for everything.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-07

Thanksgiving isn't far away. This
year let's not forget those two nice
big oceans, 50 v
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-10-06

If you think you have some
thing brand new In that new
football field-well, you just
haven't reckoned with a few
years gone by. Granted that
the lighting plant Is a novel in
novation into the Sank Centre
football picture, and further
that the turf is surprisingly
fine piece of turf-but the spot
itself.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-10-06

rough game, and the edges hadn't
been smoothed with the innovation
Of the scientific and the regulations
to eliminate injuries. (. There was
one game In which the boys were
having difficulty scoring. It was
when Dewey and Don Hanson, and
Malcolm Hanson to mention a few
were playing. Gaining access to
the goal line. they tried something
desperate. On the signal they all
gathered up Eddie Gamradt, tossed
him bodily over the goal. Eddie,
with the ball tucked under his arm,
crumpled on the other side to score.
The play knocked him out cold
but they won the game. -.
From the land Of the flowers,
Hawaii, comes word from Fay
Domke. Enrolled as student In
the University Of Hawaii, Fay is
back in his old role as footballer.
II he makes the team--he wasn't
sure as he wrote-but II he does.
he'll make a trip to the mainland
this fall time. The trip is an an
nual one for the Hawaiian foot
ballers and they engage teams in
battle on the west coast. 80.
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COMMENT
WE HAVE MANY RACES, TOO
BUT THE USA is NOT A "LIE"-
From Our Erchan Ses

1t is impossible for an American
to understand the nazi viewpoint.
In his speech Monday, which the
whole world listened to, Hitler
made the point that Czechoslovakia
is not nation; 1t is a lie invented
by Benes. There are Germans
Czechs, Slovaks, Poles, Hungarians
and other races in what is called
Czechoslovakia so, Hitter said, il
cannot be a nation.
If that is true, then the United
States of America is a lie, too. We
have many more races among us
than Czechoslovakia. Many Of these
racial groups have been inclined to
settle in colonies by themselves and
keep on using the language of their
fatherland and some of the old Gus
toms. Yet that has not prevented
them from becoming good, patriotic
Americans.
Right here in Douglas county we
have more races than there are In
Czechoslovakia and more different
languages are spoken here in the
homes and the churches and al
neighborhood gatherings. Yet every
citizen of this county is first class
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-10-06

American. who would be perfectly
willing to fight his or his fathers
homeland II 1t invaded America.
To us, Hitler's theory that a ma
ton must be composed of people
who have all inherited the same
blood, language, customs and cul-
ture Is as funny as a Mickey Mouse
cartoon. America has demonstrate
ed that a mixture Of races makes
a strong, capable and patriotic peo-
pie, who take a back seta to no so
called pure race in the world
Park Region Echo.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-10-06

ernor Benson delivered his keynote
address and warmed the hears and
rallied the voters of Minnesota by
his candid, practical manner, his
definiteness about facts, his clear
cut sense Of direction, his firm
grasp upon the real issues and real
forces Of this campaign, and last
but not least, his sense Of human
brotherhood and devotion to human
solidarity in the historic democra-
tic struggle Of the many against
the few.
Benson Discussion Meetings
Win Wide Liberal support
Governor Benson's recently con-
cluded tour Of southern Minnesota
counties has uncovered the deep
and enthusiastic desire for a liberal
victory.
Surest indication of this interest
is the size Of the audiences which
the Governor has appeared before
These have doubled since the SINH
lar tour made in the last day of the
primary. Indoor meetings have
drawn overflow crowds, while
street meetings and open-air rallies
have attra c tie d festival-sized at
tendances.
Crowds themselves, however, do
not mean liberal votes, votes al
ready counted and assured the lib
eral candidates. What has proven
to be the spark to set off the
enormously increased approval OF
Governor Benson has been the Gov
ernor himself. He conducts his
meetings not like vaudeville shows
not as an orator playing upon mass
emotions, but simply as a discus
sion period during which the aud
fence can ask questions about the
administration and about the bust
ness of government.
This the whole record and work
Icf the Benson administration is
made an open book to those whose
government it is, and nc questions
are barred his kind of gettogetheI
Is novel-and as one local official
pointed out to the Governor "bad
politics" The result, however. has
been to open the eyes of the farm
ers, the townfolk and businessmen
who come to the Governors meet
igs. Obviously, Benson has nothing
to hide and people of intelligence
and honesty quite naturally are en-
thusiastic. 1t is these people who
have joined the Back Benson
movement in these southern dis
tricts in such numbers in recent
weeks.