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The Washington times., 1938-10-10
Saws BOake Carter

lini stormed he would quit the League Bitter
acrimony remained all around.
When Chamberlain and Daladier pressed the
Czechs to accept the BritishFrench plan Of ces-
sion. through the babel of counsel came the warn
ing of Sir Samuel Hoare. In effect he said:
"Your plan may be the best in the world; it may
keep the peace; it may even open the way for
a new era of better relations in Europe among
us all, but you must tell the people here at home
that, they don't accept, then they must be pre-
pared to march again on the Continent and resur-
rect the horrors Of the World War; If you don't
do this, the government will be defeated"
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RER. JOE TURP writes:
NA Dear Sir the other night my wife Ethel ses
To me Joe if VOL had q friend who had ALWAYS
The Washington times., 1938-10-10

Bring War Lessons Home
IIOW were the British and French publcs sold,
IA in spite of themselves?
BY mobilization, by sandbags, by trenches in
Hyde Park, by evacuations of civil populations, by
gas mask drills for children Grim? Yes Cold?
Yes. But the structure Of the Empire depended
upon it.
In effect what happened was that Chamber
lain and Daladier made their peoples see the hor-
rifying alternative in the grimmeSt manner pos
sible. They brought preparations for war into the
very homes of the people themselves Chamber
lain placed the situation on three-dimension
basis.
There has never been anything like it in the
history Of the world to date
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his o1Dn and not necessarily those OF the Wash.
irotoD TinGeSJ
The Washington times., 1938-10-10

Ethel ses well would you? I ses would I
what? She ses would you trust friend who
had always stuck to you through thick and
thin and who would be willing to fight and
die for you for few miserable little old dollars?
Why Joe that is simple question and you can
answer it yes or no.
The Washington times., 1938-10-10

good Administration propaganda
with the congressional elections
less than a month off and
trouble in the farm belt, but
only that.
Chess kibitzerS here call 1t a
defensive realignment. They
notice that one occurs in the Ag-
riculture Department every time
threats of trouble develop in the
farm belt.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Attendance Likely
To Show Increases
During Coming Year
Number of Changes in
Faculty Have Been
Made Since Close of
Term in Spring; Build
ings Have Been Reno
waited and Recondi-
toned

White and colored schools of Hen
derson and of Vance county are ready
for the start this week of the new
fall term, with indications that a good
year lies just ahead. Attendance rec
Ords are expected to equal, and in all
probability surpass, those of other re-
cent years for most of the schools.
E. M. Rollins, general superinten-
dent of the entire city and county
school systems, has been busy most
of the summer making arrangements
for the start of the new term. He has
seen to it that repairs have been made
wherever need, so far as funds would
permit, and all buildings have been
renovated and conditioned for use
during another term.
Prof. w. D. Payne principal of
Henderson high school, has been busy
during the past two weeks making
final preparations for the start of
the term at his school. He attended
summer school at Chapel Hill during
the summer season, and has returned
even better equipped than ever before
to administer this large and growing
educational institution.
Many of the schools have seen
changes made in the personnel of the
faculty. There have been the usual
and normal number of designations
and retirements, some teachers going
to other localities for connections
more to their liking, and some drop
ping out for other reasons. This is
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Employment
Office Here
Very Active

A comparatively new and a very
serviceable agency that has been es-
tablished in Vance county in the past
year is the local branch office of the
North Carolina Employment Service
It could scarcely be called new, for it
has been in operation here for several
years, though on nothing like the
broad scale it is now operating.
George M. Suggs is manager of the
office. He has had special training in
the work during the time Immediate
ly preceding his coming to Henderson
He is surrounded by an able corps of
assistants, one of whom is w. NJ Bur-
well, a Henderson man, who was in
charge of the branch office here for
several years. The agency has offices
on the second floor of the Horner
building opposite the post office on
South Garnett street.
The local office serves the three
counties of Vance, Granville and War
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07

pion is supervisor of the WPA, sani-
tary privy project, which is giving en-
ployment to Is men building sanitary
sewerage disposal plants in rural COM
munities. Also under the sanitary di-
vision of county work comes the
minor drainage project for draining
and drying up swamps and ponds,
which are breeding malarial mos
quitoes. This project is giving en-
ployment to about 60 men working
under the supervision of William
Switzerland.
Miss Edna Oliver, r. NJ, is public
health nurse. Miss Oliver worked with
the State Board of Health as special
nurse in many counties of the State.
She took special public health train
ing at Peabody Teachers College,
Nashville, Tenn, and has been with
the Vance County Health Department
since 1884. She is a native of Pollocks-
vile, NC.
The colored public health nurse
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Vance County's Health Work
Benefits Entire Population
Figures Show
Great Extent
Of The Work

Rosa Lee Brown is a registered nurse
from Wilmington, graduated from the
Nurses Training School of Public
Health in Richmond, Virginia. She
Joined the staff of the Vance County
Health Department in July of this
year.
Miss Mary Sims Tyler, secretary
and stenographer for the health de-
partment, is a graduate of the Geor-
gia-Carolina Commercial School and
a native of Henderson, and has been
with the health department since 1888.
The following statistics copied from
the annual report of 1887 will give the
public an idea of some work that is
being done by the staff of the health
department. Computed on the census
of 1880, by natural increase the popu-
lation of Vance county is approx
mately 10000.
Births of 1897 were 511, deaths of
1887 were 1856, giving an increase in
population CT 315 for the year. Based
on O,OOOepopulation, we have birth
rate of 1917 and death rate of 65 per
1000 of population.
Persons vaccinated against typhoid
fever. 1887.
Children for diphtheria, 582.
Smallpox 691.
Schick Test, 1888.
School children examined by health
officer and nurses, 2,708.
Cripple children examined and
treated at our clinic in Henderson
1873.
Patients treated, prescribed for OF
advised in office, 1910.
Domestic servants examined for
venereal diseases, GOT.
Wassermann blood test made on
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Diseases Of
Heart Chief
Death Cause
Were SO Last Year;
Two Suicides Record
ed; Cancer TOOK Toll
of Fifteen

In connection with the work of the
Vance County Health Department
some interesting, and to some extent
shocking. statistics were recently
made public as to the causes OF
deaths in the county in the year 1887
Vital statistics are compiled by the
health department monthly, with al
reportable diseases accounted for anc
all deaths listed as to their cause.
Diseases Of the heart accounted fol
a total of SO deaths, or nearly ten per-
cent of the total. But pneumonia was
a close second. with 80. The next most
fatal ailment was cerebral hemor
rhage, with Fl.
Cancer is showing increasing in
roads on the people of this county, as
well as elsewhere in the State and the
nation Fifteen deaths were attribut
ed to that incurable disease in 1887.
Fourteen persons died of kidney dis
eases, and ten of tuberculosis.
Under the heading of violent
deaths we're six from gunshot wounds
seven from accidents, six from burns
one drowning, two suicides, two o.
fractured skull and one of blooc
poisoning.
Statistics that were issued in July
showed 232 deaths in the county, 141
of which were white and IS coloreC
people. The same statistics showed
births to number 585, including "a;
white and 342 colored.
The work of the health department
is largely Of preventive character
and the staff of workers in the de
partment labor to that end, although
there is much they do of a charitable
nature, and much visitation among
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07

Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07
Trained Staff
Is In Charge
Of Activities
BY DIR. A. ID. GREGG,
Vance County Health Officer.

The Vance County Board of Health
i composed of six members. S. M
Watkins. who is chairman of Board
of County Commissioners, is by virtue
of office also chairman of the board
Of health. The other members are E.
NJ Rollins, county superintendent of
education, secretary; Mayor Henry
POWELL representing the city of Hen
derson: Drs. r. T. Upchurch and H
II Bass, of the medical profession
and DR.. l. H. Hoyle, of the dental pro-
fessiOn.
The working staff consists of five
members. DR.. A. D. Gregg, health of
ficer and director of the department,
is a graduate of the Medical College
Of South Carolina, at Charleston, S.
c.. of which state he is native. He
is a member of the county and state
medical societies and member of the
American Public Health Association
holding a certificate in public health
from the School of Public Health Ad-
ministration at Chapel Hill, depart
ment of the University of North Car
DINA.
Horace M. Champion is sanitary in
spector. Mr. Champion worked with
the sanitary department of the State
Board of Health for fifteen years and
is in his fourth year of work with the
Vance County Health Department. AS
part of his duties he makes regular
Inspections Of hotels and cafes and
meat markets; makes tests on milk
from all commercial dairies and
checks their equipment and sanitary
conditions. Collects samples from pub
lie water supplies, answers complaints
as to defective sewerage and correct
ing insanitary conditions. Mr.. Cham
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-07

rem, and regular trips are made to
Oxford and Warrenton for registra-
tons and for the convenience, of I'M
employed workers in those localities.
The entire office personnel consists of
eight people.
In the district comprising the three
counties there were 2,251 new registra-
tons during the first six months of
1888, from January 1 to July 81, and
1897 renewals.
Placements during that period OF
Continued on Page Flve.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
PREACHING MISSION
CLOSES ON SUNDAY
Rev. James A. Jones Con-
ducts Final Services Of
Weeks Series

The peaching mission at the Con-
gregational church closed last night
with service at which Rev. James
A. Jones, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, preached the sermon.
Rev. Mr.. Jones spoke from the text
"And every man stood in his own
place round the camp. In the course
of his talk; he said, In the history
OF the church there has never been
a greater need for men to stand in
their own place than is prevalent
now. If there could be found in Hen
derson three hundred men and women
(the exact number that was in Cid
cons army when he put the INDIAN
ties to flight who would stand, re-
llgiously, in their own place., this
town would be different place in
which to live" Mrs. Hubert Palmer
from the Presbyterian choir was
visiting soloist.
Thursday evening The Rev. A. S.
Hale spoke, using Forget Not" as
his subject. In his message, he
asked that Christians forget not the
obligation to the church, and said,
IT am more afraid of the Christians
forgetting God than I am of Hitler,
Mussolini, the financial condition of
the world, or anything else. If we
lose sight of everything else in the
world, let us not forget Cod"
Rev. j. Everette Neese, pastor of
the Congregational Christian church,
is of the opinion that the attendance
at the preaching mission has been
remarkable, with some of the great
est preaching in the history of the
church being presented. He asked
that his appreciation to envoy Luther
Morton, Rev. J. X. Nottingham,
Rev. J. D. Crawford, Rev. TT. White
head, Rev. A. S. Hale, and Rev. James
A. Jones for their help and inspirat-
tional messages be expressed, and
his hope that preaching missions will
soon begin in other local churches.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
Zone Meet
Held In FYnnkIintOu

The Northern, zone of the Raleigh
District Woman's Missionary Society
met in semi-annual session at the
F'ranklinton Methodikt church Fri
day, with Mrs. T. r. Smith, zone
leader, presiding. In spite of the very
Indictment weather, more than one
hundred representatives from. the
eighteen auxiliaries in the zone were
present. Mrs. r. G. Rose, president
of the local auxiliary, with her com
mittees did, everything to make the
day success.
Rev. S. e. Mercer conducted the
opening worship period, giving 2
spiritual message especially approp
rate to the mission study topic. s"rhe
American City and It's Church.
Mrs. S. E. Mercer welcomed the
zone members in gracious speech, to
which Mrs. Pardue, of the Trinity
auxiliary, gave response.
Mrs Smith, as zone chairman, and
Mrs Quincy P. Hood, district secre-
tary, gave their respective reports,
urging concerted action in the last
quarter toward rounding out the
years work. Both reports showed the
work in splendid condition.
During the last quarter the fall
mission study is the special work to
be done by the societies. AS special
help toward this. Mrs. Hood, assiste
by Mrs. Midgette, of Cary, gave many
helpful suggestions as, to the study
program. The text book, 1.-THE Amer
lean City and Its Church., was out
lined, supplementary material ex-
planned, and helpful poster sugges-
lions demonstrated.
Following this Mrs. Mary Green,
of the Henderson church, Christian
Social Relations chairman for the dis
trict, made talk on Community
Problems of the ~Church's Respon-
sibility in Solving Them" She linked
this subject in very practical way
with the current study topic.
The special guest speaker of the day
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01

was Miss Josephine Cameron, of War
renton. Miss Cameron, who is at
home on furlough from her work as
teacher of music in Ewha college
Seoul, Korea, made her work seem
scribed the country, which has aboutl
the same area as North Carolina, and
25 million inhabitants, it's people. their
manners and customs, their home
life, and their eagerness for the
"Jesus Way, the way of life. She
had outfitted little boy and girl in
the quaint Korean costumes, center
ing her talk about the home life a
round them. So eagerly was her story
received that by special request, she
continued her recital after the noon
hour. During the morning she sang as
solo, 20, Jesus, have promised to-
serve Thee to the end" She made
many appointments for personal ap-
pearances" in the churches of the
zone during the coming week. She
will appear in the Henderson Metho-
dist church Monday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock.
During the morning a trio by mem
bers of the Franklinton auxiliary sang
a beautiful arrangement of Jesus
Savior, Pilot Me-.
After the social hour during the
luncheon, served in the high school
cafeteria, the program was featured
by talk on publicity pointers, by
Miss Mary Gardner, of Raleigh, edi-
tor of the Woman's Page in the Adj
vocate. She urged the women to sub
scribe to the World Outlook and the
Advocate. Mrs. A. B. Deans, of the
Flank Chapel auxiliary, gave sugges-
lions as to the joint celebration of
Harvest Day and the Sixteenth an
niversary of the Woman's Missionary
work.
The spring zone meeting was invit-
ed by the newly organized auxiliary
at Trinity church on the Tar River
circuit. The day was full of spirit, in
spiration, and help along all lines
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
MARRIAGES, PARTIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOLLOW THE SUN.

No summer is too short for birds that
make
Tho long flight southwark when the
naples turn
And sunsets smolder Such departures
break
Mo covenant with any faith we learn
FROM frosty nights and fields the
scvthe has mown. n
,,,o need no somber ritual to accept
we valedictions we hav, always
known
c;rcc fires were kindled and a hearth
stone swept.
Follow the sun! Go swiftly, and god
speed!
Those green savannahs where tho
warm rains fall
Are of that earth which holds the
chilly seed.
skv will not ever BULL so thick
Around us that we cannot find
chink
Wide as wing when apple boughs
are pink!
Leslie Nelson Jennings.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
Presbyterian Women In
Meeting In Warrenton

The Group Conference of the Gran
vile Presbyterial District No. 8 met
on Wednesday in the Presbyterian
church of Warrenton with IS attend
ing from Raleigh, Durham, Hender-
son, Roanoke Rapids, Littleton,
townsville and Warrenton. The meet
ing was presided over by the chair
man, Mrs. E. M. Rollins of Hender-
son.
Mrs. G. r. Jenkins of Littleton led
the Devotional Mrs. H. r. Skillman,
president of the Woman's Missionary
society of the Warrenton Presbyterian
church, gave the welcome address.
Mrs: Henry White of Townsville re-
sponded. Mrs. w. D. Pearce of Ra-
leigh gave the Presbyterial presi-
den''s- message, For His Glory"
M 8: .Es w Shacklefort of Durham
spoke OH christian Homes" Mrs. w.
r. Nesbitt of Durham, secretary, talk
ed on spiritual Life Work" Mrs. J.
G.. Eittle of Raleigh gave a sketch on
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
OXFORD PREPARES
FOR GRANGE MEET
State Organization Meets
There This Month,
October 26, ~, %

Preparations are moving toward
completion in Oxford for the enter
tainment of the State Grange at its
annual convention in Oxford October
rs, II and %. Harry B. Caldwell. of
Greensboro, State master, conferred
with local committees of Oxford peo-
pie there this week, at which time n
tentative program was approved. and
Which will be announced shortly.
1t has been arranged that the an
nual banquet will be served in one of
the large tobacco warehouses in OK
ford the evening of Wednesday, Oc-
tober rs. The house will be especially
decorated for the occasion. A bar
becue supper will be rendered the
delegates and visitors the following
evening as guests of Granville county.
Arrangements are being made also
for large number of county Grange
members to take the fifth and sixth
degrees, which can be given only at
these State conventions.
One of the problems of the commit
tee is to find accommodations for the
hundreds of visitors expected to at
tend the convention. Hotel facilities
will be over-taxed. Lodging and
breakfast is asked in private homes.
Citizens of Oxford are contributing
to the cash fund being raised there
to defray certain necessary expenses
incident to the entertainment of the
convention.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
EPSON PIT. A. In
First Fall Meeting

The Epson PIT. A. held it's first
meeting of the year in the school au-
ditorium on Thursday evening at
o'clock.
Mrs. S. F. Journigan, the new pres
ident, presided over the meeting. She
welcomed the members of the PIT. A.
and expressed her appreciation fo..
the splendid attendance, with the sup
port of faculty and parents. She was
assured that much would be accom-
plished this winter in the growth of
the association. Minutes of the last
meeting were read, and the treasurer
reported a good balance on hand.
DR.. H. H. Johnson, of. Louisburg,
made talk on proper Food for
Growing Children"
Mr.. Rogers introduced the new
teachers had made short talk on
grade mothers and their duties, the
most important duty being to help
each teacher visit the home of every
child in her room during the coming
year.
The. association made plans to
have public school music taught by
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
- u u y - HU SOCIETIES
MNNCH j
CHURCH SOCIETIES
ANNOUNCEMENT

to ask if l had to have a passport
Eyes, SIR replied First Secretary
Philips. 'Even in this present-day
civilized world two countries remain
SO benighted that visitor has to have
passport-Turkey and Russia"
A civilized world!-in pre-war days.
only two backward countries ex-
cepted! Now, darned if you don't
nearly have to have something re-
sembling a passport, here in the u. S.
A., to cross a state line, through a
port of entry" with an automobile.
AS To Air Raids
Air raids are funny things.
During the last war had an office
nearby little London "pub" called
the Temple Restaurant.
This place could sell food any old
time, but drinks only at specified
hours, one of which periods began at
6 a. m. bit before 6 crowd usually
began to gather, awaiting the dead
line. One evening I called in at 5:45
or Whereabouts. Plenty of folks were
waiting.
Suddenly an alarmist rushed in. A
Zeppelin was approaching! 1t already
was over the gnburb of Croydon drop
ping explosives. One of the bunch
burst out into loud, semi-inarticulate
cries, begging for his drink in a hur-
ry-a trifle ahead of the legal limit.
The first thought was that he was
so unnerved as to require an instant
stimulant.
Investigation proved that that
wasn't the situations urgency, how
ever.
In fact, he lived at Croydon His
family was there. lie wanted to get
home to protect, as far as he could,
his wife and little ones. But he
wouldn't go without his flicker"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
MEMS BIBLE CLASS
ELECTS OFFICERS

e. w. Moore has been elected
president of the Mems Bible class
of the First Methodist church for the
next six months. Other officers,
elected at a recent meeting, are: c.
G. Patterson, vice-president; J. r.
Tolbert, secretary and treasurer; c.
S. Dodd, assistant secretary and treas
urer. Rev. r. E. Brown will be the
teacher of the class, with F. S. Roy
ster, E. M. Rollins w. D. Payne, and
#. M. Barnhart as associate teachers.
The president appointed the fol-
lowing committee chairmen:
Ushers, w. H. Stainback
Attendance, E. G. Edwards.
Fellowship, T. B. Rose, Jr.
Entertainment, I. D. Smith.
Song Leader, DR.. I. H. Hoyle.
Pianists, Mrs. F. M. Barnhart, Mrs.
N. D. Holloway, and Mrs. M. w.
Adams.
A goal for the new term was sci
by the president as an average at
tendance of 100 men. The highest
average for any one month during
last term was 81.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-10-01
miss Middleburg'
Is Contest Leader

On tallying votes in the Queens con-
test conducted for the Golden Belt
Fair yesterday, it was found that
Miss Middleburg'' was in the lead,
followed closely by two of the Misses
Henderson" in second and third places
with miss Townsville" in fourth, and
Miss Oxford" a close fifth.
Tallies will be, made daily at the
contest headquarters in the Fair build
ing finishing on Friday night with
the most elaborate coronation pag-
cant ever held at this Fair.
The tallies on Friday were as fol-
lows: "Miss Middleburg'', Reece
Tucker, 1910; miss Henderson,, Katie
Walker, 1880; "Mrss Henderson
Maxine Lewis 94O s'Miss Townsville"
Ruth Meredith Tucker, $40; miss
Oxford, Nadine Fowler, go; miss
Zeb Vance Helen Frances Stonn,
$50; Miss E'ranklinton", Katie Hold
er, 40; miss Warrenton", Mildred
Mabry, 43O; miss EPSON, Sarah
Gill, $50; Miss Henderson, Carolyn
Hardee, $40; "Miss Stem, Evelyn
Whitfield, 21O; miss Norlina", Mae
Jack Williams, 14O; "Miss Stovall" i,
Evelyn O'Brien, 100; Miss Creed
moor, Marguerite Lyon, 80; miss
Louisburg', Bobbie Parrish, 20.-Re.
ported.