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COLONlSTS IN
EAST AFRICA
LACK BRIDES
Men Outnumber Women
Almost Two to One in
Adds Ababa
Bv JOSEPH D. RAVOTTo
Halted Press Staff Correspondent

ROME, May II. (UP).-White
men in Adds Ababa outnumper
white women almost 2 to /.
Out of total white population,
of 1880, white women totat
1926, or roughly 33 percent OF OF
the total non-native inhabitants u
the city. o,c ...
Of 1926 white women, 80 are ar
non-Italians representing 70. oii
ferent nationalities. AS there are
only 1449 non-Italian men, the
ratio in this group is more even:
Considering the fact that AdaiS
Ababa is an African city when
has only been open to restricted
immigration for less than two
years, the distribution OF wnl:e
men and women in the capital is
relatively even. This, however, Is
no balm for the lonely white men
there.
This condition is considered Sc so
grave that it has called forth edi-
torial comment from Italian news
A correspondent of the Turin
Stampa offered statistics showing
that in one year II births, III
deaths and only seven marriages
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TRIAL FLIGHT
IN AncI AIDE HumPARlES coPfaeA'' ''' S'"sN '-"
coeYsIetIr, ls,s, ~ ssA SERVICE. NC

,uepbenics. 1t would be mir
.c,e TO achieve landing, flying
practically blind, with the motor
dead, and after that tremendous
dive from $4,000 feet. To think
that Roger had flown the silver
chin taking off from Burbank,
clearing the mighty Rockies, skim
ming over all that vast territory
between. only to come at his hour
! of triumph to this sudden and
perhaps tragic end. ~,
But, no, she would not - she
! could not-allow herself to think
/ that Roger was such a wonder
ful pilot; he would come through
J somehow, if it were humanity pos
sible. Yet, Jackie realized how
fragile the human element may
he, against such strong forces as
/ fog and wind and mountain tops.
On her way home from the field
! she heard the newsboys calling
the first extra. She TANNED on
| her brakes to purchase one.
There, looking at her from the
: front mage, was Roger, wearing
his broad. confident grin. He was
standing, with Beryl Melrose, be-
/ side the silver ship, ready for the
takeoff from Burbank. There was
no news except what Jackie al
readv knew, an account of the
strafosphere flight, giving the
! bulletins received enroute, and
! then Rogers last message = and
the silence that had followed.
Volunteers were securing that
section of the country where 1t
was believed the plane--or what
was left of it-would be found ;
t farmers, townspeople, even the
national guard had turned out,
besides a number of planss carry
l., inc or the search from the air.
Without doubt, the paper stated,
| there would be some discovery be-
fore nightfah.
II was almost dinner time when
Jackie reached home. She hur--
ried IN the stairs to her own
room; she felt she simply could
not face Evelyn, and all her ques-
tions and the fuss she would
/ make, now of all times. She felt
she could not face anyone. Not
until she knew what had hap
pened TO Roger. 60.
Mac had promised he would let
her know the moment he learned
anything new. She knew she
could depend on him. But oh, this
terrible agony of waiting, this
gnawing uncertainty! If. she had
thought those hours, waiting for
Rogers call letters to come
through to the little tower room,
had dragged with leaden feet,
what would these next hours, be-
how could she get through them?
| care you home. daring?" Eve
lyn'S voice outside the door. her
hand rafting the knob. "Why,
.Iacqueline, you've locked your
door! What on earth is the mat
ter, child? Open tits mother,
/ darling"
! "Plcase. Mother :. have a
headache" Jackie mumbled from
the bed where she had thrown
herself, face down, full length.
! finding that she was almost physi-
caIly exhausted. She was glad she
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-17
Navy Sends Out
Goodwill Envoy

WASHINGTON, May II. (UP).
Commander Edward William Ham
son is good will ambassador" on
the cruise of the U.S.S. Erie. He
is in charge of the 2000-ton gun
boat Erie, which is to visit 10
ports in eight South and Central
American countries during three
months cruise which began April
27 and will end July 81.
The Erie, temporary flagship of
the special service squadron sta
toned at Balboa, Canal Zone, is
one of the newest ships of this
type. 1t was completed in 1886.
The vessels ornaments include
four G-inch guns.
In April, 1914, Hanson partici-
pated in landing operations at
Vera Cruz, Mexico, and was in
command of a company of blue
jackets which came under fire in
front of the naval academy in
that city. That year in 1915 Han
son was attached to the U.S.S.
South Carolina. The ship was en-
gagged in patroling operations, in
Dominican and Haitian waters
during the Haitian revolution.
United States forces occupied
Haiti as a result of the trouble
there.
Hanson also saw service in the
World war, commanding the
U.S.S. Dale which was engaged in
escort duty between Gibraltar and
Allied ports. Prior, to this, Hanson
commanded the U.S.S. Piscataqua
which was assigned to special duty
towing disabled German merchant
ships from Manila to Hong Kong.
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IN ADELAIDE HUMPHREYS
c.sr oF CHARACTERS

4 CAST OF CHARACTERS
5 JACKIE DUNN-heroine; 'he
wanted to fly.
ROGER BREcKNER-heTo; nc
wanted to test the strato'pherS.
BERYL MELRoSE wealthy
.~r;Jox; she wanted Roger.
(. EVELYN LA FARCE-'seKle
lmother; she wanted 'on-ih"'
Yesterday: Rogers ship goes
down when his oxygen supply
LII. and there is no further re-
frou him while Jackie waits
tense in agony. ,u
CHAPTER XIV -.
I Jackie spent most Of that Gay
at the airport, waiting IN VAIN loa
Some news of Roger and his silver
sb;n But there not only was no
word from him, but no news
from any source about hlm.
"He's blanked out" Mac al,
united finally, after trying oSsl
md over TO raise some response
10 his persistent signals. He took
one look at Jackie's white face,
and tackled on quickly, Though
maybe it's only his radio 'i'"'
went haywire." ,,u
4, aYou know it's more than that,
Jackie said. "Oh, Mac, do you
suppose he can possibly make q
landing under such conditions,
with his motor dead, no eeillhg Vi
yisibility-has he got any chanee
at ali? Give me the truth. ] can
take II" She would have 10
f.take it," she would have to KEEP
standing by, as she had promised
Roger, so long as there was the
slimmest hope to which to CHING
"He'll have job on his hands.
Mac returned reluctantly, his TIM
lips twitching; Jackie had no IDEA
how stricken, how fearful hei
lovely eyes looked, their COLDER
fires dimmed. eff anyone car
SQUASH that crate down in that
rough country Roger will do It
IF not, he'll have sense enough to
bail out" =,
"You mean he'll jump"
= Mac nodded. Hes probably
sitting in a treetop somewhere
right now" he said. But he knew
his attempt at humor fell pretty
short: "See here, Jackie, there's
nothing YOU can do around here
why don't you run along home
and take it easy for a spell?
give you my word I'll let you
know the second Isget any dope.
81 "Ail right" Jackie said duly.
It was true: there was nothing she
could do. That was what made
it so hard. .
She felt numb all over, almost
as though; the life had gone out
of her body;s her heart was beat
ing slowly and p. painfully. as
Though it were a. heavy weight
within her breast. Her mind did
not seem TO register any outside
Impressions: it was ,burdened
down with but one thought-what
had happened to Roger,
- In that last message from him,
be had estimated his position as
the west lee of the Bellefonte
beam; Jackie, knew; without being
told, that, that particular stretch
was the most hazardous in the
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P PRn,L ARTISAN weld
FROM SEA BOT TTH

n new. 'Tbp p} wells eli a. a.. u {,
bottom TS,' of the sea a re.'' from Y
dri inree ,i aTtesian wells arc 81
t pier to get water to o. ai n:,ro,Sss
three rec. theatres on the N pi ,v'''a'I
wc IHe n, water from the b's'' ,,,,,,
pefature of "a degrees, M
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tho italians o

occurred among the Italians o.
AG The same correspondent, sa p,ar !"
or. ,, hs i on the figure sewn Sc Find
eianla out that efforts to ,,a n,i1d
p pU'" eighth available 6 pr 1,nde s
h nave been an impossible uhoef'aN
ing. using the same
tatist;caI data, declared that o? ~
n ners' cent of the, Italian men Il"
ER FL are bachelors. :. A.
h'T The Italian government Is 40 40
irg it's best to solve this proG9iefi en-
F 1nG SO some time now wives and 1u,
tn y. wives have, been sent down
periodically to join their husbands lands
ppnd husbands-to.he- In many cases
sine single girls go down to Work S,7.l ana
Find husbands instead. The gov
a,,ru feels that this is the only
wav. to assure the future OF the
Italian race in the East African
empire. $500. p
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CHIMNEY LEFT OPEN
AND CAMP ENTERED

CONCORD, N. H., May H.
(UP)-Carl Hill fortified his sum-
mer camp against intruders when
hn closed it last fall. Opening it
this season, he found the place
Uttered with overturned lamps,
broken dishes and torn linen. In
q corner of the living room he
found the marauder-a fright
ened duck which had entered
through the. fireplace chimney.
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! had thought to turn the key Ill
sbe lock Let Evelyn rattle 1t as
much as she wished, JACKIE "ouio
! not admit anyone. I'll
a headache =. dear me! II
i get YOU something -,
II don't want anything! Jus'
1at me- alone" Thank heaven, mel
mother apparently had not heara
about Roger yet. She would nGt
! know what had happened until
she read the regular evening eur
ton of the paper. ,o
"But, darling, you must ie' hie
do something for you" -,
"Please, Mother" JACKIE thre"
all the pleading of which she was sI;
capable into her voice. IF you'll
just go away and let me alone
She heard Evelyn murmuf
something that sounded IKE
&c. dear me | can't under
stand ;" and then her footsteps
resounding down the hall.
Jackie lay still as long as she
could. Then she got up anu cr Sl
down the stairs once more. }She
knew Evelyn would be dressing
for dinner now. Jackie could get
the evening paper before anyone
else saw it. Back in her room' inc
door securely bOlted once more
she pulled the sheets apart WIN
feyerish fingers. There was the
same telephoto of Rogers and
Beryl beside the silver plane-it
gave Jackie's heart the same
piteous wrench. This edition had
been printed several hours later
but it held no new news, nor
much more hope. The search was
still going on but so far not a
single trace had been discovered
of the ship or of its pilot.
Jackie felt she could not endure
this waiting much longer; it was
this uncertainty that was so un-
bearable.,a 1t would be easier to
know that Roger had cracked up,
that there was no hope at all, than
to have to go on not knowing
what had happened, what to ex-
peet. ..
She would not wait any longer
for Mac to call. She would phone
him.. If she could, not reach. him,
she would get in her car and drive
( haPl ont IN the field ~
When she gave her name the
operator at the field, who knew
her, cried hurriedly aside, "lt's
Miss Dunn. :. l can't talk to
her. You'll have to tell her,
Mac :" And then, after an
eternity Macs voice came over
the wire. -.
"Hello is that you, Jackie ~
ooh, Mac / had to call
your What had the operator
meant?i 'Have. you heard any
thing? Isn't there anything. new"
eyes : / was just going to
call you, Jackie" Macs voice
sounded gruff, unnatural. He had
heard something then! 49,
d. "They found the ship Mac
was saying, still in that same old
voice. "Near Kylertown. Pretty
badly cracked up-one wing torn
off, motor smashed in ="
"But Roger ?" She had to
know, to get it over with, what
ever the news. IL
"They found the ship, all right,
Mac said again. "But they haven't
found Roger, Jackie" -
-. (To be continued)
II is best to keep the universal
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-17
GETS LEGACY AT Q,

boi REGINA, Sask. CUP. I'D
liam Mckim, farmer Of W n.y.
burg, e Ontario. His nephew ~ y
liam T. Hind, died int r.,sS, v
Mckim, his nearest rclstiv. 3
herlts a fortune Of sim NM .
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I GIRL IN S GENERATIONS

ARBUCKLE,. Cal. (UP).-An
s-pound girl baby born to Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Young, Jr., was the
first girl to be born in the Young
family for five generations.
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NO MORE SCHOOLS If
BOOKS INTERPRETED

SCHENECTADY. n. Y, May
IT.. (UP).-Reading books prop
erly would abolish college facui-
ties, DR., Roswell G. Ham,, presi-
dent of Mount Holyoke college,
said in a Union college chapel lee
ture. x
"If everyone could learn how
to read book properly and how
to use. it as, an effective tool for
daily living, the faculties in col
leges could easily go out of exist;
ence without any loss TO society,",
he said.
Radio establishments on land
have absorbed so many youths
that there is shortage of ships
wireless operators, it is reported
from London.
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1t is best to keep the universal
joint we'll CREASED, but never pack
it full of grease.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-05-26
BlackWell's Address At Lansing
Cornerstone Laying Ceremony

now realize that an important func-
ton of the school is that of impart-
ing to our children the vital and
fundamental principles of good gov
eminent and good citizenship. And
by good government, I mean the
traditional form of free govern
ment of free men, such as was es-
tablished by the Constitution of the
United States, and under which we
have enjoyed the blessings Of liberty
for one hundred and fifty years. And
! mean by good citizenship, that
type of citizenship which is essen
tial to the preservation of patriot
ism, of honesty, of courage, and OF
law and order here in land where
crime is all too prevalent.
Our troops went to Europe in
1917 and engaged in the most dead
ly war known to history. It was
said that the idea and primary pur-
pose was to save the world for De-
mocracy and to end all wars. We
accomplished neither of these high
purposes. On the contrary, the war
itself seem to have given rise in
Europe to desire on the part of
many nationalities for the return of
autocracy and the rule of the dicta-
tor. Many of them have attempted
to do more than return themselves
to the autocratic form of govern
ment. They have attempted, and are
still attempting, to discomfort the
American people by all manner of
propaganda and revolutionary
methods in an effort to undermine
the foundation of our own demo-
cracy and have us look with favor
toward the rule of the dictator al
so. People come here from other
countries, where they have no free
dom of speech, and take advantage
OF the privileges which we accord
of the liberty Of free speech and of a
free press to denounce our own
form of government, and to plead
the cause of all kinds of European
"isms", all of which are foreign to
what we are pleased to call Ameri-
canism. Such influences have sought
desperately to find their way into
our schools, and to impress their
foreign ideas upon our school chill
dren. At the doors of our school
buildings, however, in most in
stances, they have met an army of
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can citizenship, as well as the re-
sponsibilities which it imposes.
The American Legion of North
Carolina takes pride in renewing
here today its pledge of support of
the cause of education in our state.
In dedicating this building to the
cause of more enlightened citizen
ship, we pledge to the children Of
our state full measure of devotion
and service to every movement de-
signed to make North Carolina a
land of equal opportunity for every
boy and girl within its bounds. The
memory Of those who have labored
and sacrificed in order that we
might live the abundant life and
enjoy the blessings of liberty, JUS
tive an democracy will continue
to inspire us to carry on.
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a commentator of THE fine public
service of Governor Hoey in pro-
noting understanding between the
state government and the people,
and his contribution to spirit of
friendship and cooperation between
all sections and between all class
es Of people in the state"
Not one word, singularly enough
was said about liquor.
The convention was spirited, and
Democrats from the Great Smokes
to the land of the Lost Colony had
a great time. But it was principally
social and convivial.
There was little politics.
Senator Robert r. Reynolds chose
a strategic moment to make high
ly dramatic entrance upon the con-
vention floor. Chairman R. Gregg
Cherry of Gastonia had called the
convention to order, the roll call Of
counties had been concluded, and
the chairman was engaged in intro
ducing Representative Warren to do
the keynoting.
"And now, my fellow Democrats, :"
Chairman Cherry was saying, II
wish to present a Democrat who has
written a great record of service to
his state and nation"
At that precise moment, from the
lobby into the right aisle of the big
auditorium paced the junior sena-
tor, followed by score or so of de-
voted followers. The crowd in the
rear caught sight of the Senator,
began cheering and humping Reyn-
olds' campaign sticks on the floor,
and as the candidate stepped brisk
ly down the aisle toward his Bun
combe county delegation, the APP
plause grew until it was a Reynolds
roar.
On the second row of the plat
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State Commander Of American
Legion Re-Dedicated Legion
To Cause OF Education.

editors note: This is the final
lnstallment Of the splendid address
delivered by Hector Blackwell at
the dedication of the new Lansing
school building.)
When the American Legion was
organized at the end of the war. we
still had in our minds mental pic
lures of those tragedies, and we re-
membered the cause of them. We
determined then, and we are de-
termlned now, to do something
about it. We thus made it a part
OF our permanent policy and pro-
gram to endeavor every way pos
slble to promote the cause of edu-
cation; to cooperate with the
schools, the teachers and the par
ents of children of school age in
an effort to make it possible for
every boy and girl in America to
have an adequate and free educa-
ton.
1t is pursuant to such a purpose
and such program that I am
pleased to come here today, as Com
mander Of the North Carolina De-
partment of The American Legion,
and join Ashe County Post Num-
Der III of this Department in spon-
soring dedication of this school
building to the cause of more en-
lightened citizenship and the cause
OF good citizenship and good govern
ment in this country and in North
Carolina.
While we men of the Legion re-
cognize the school as the essential
agency upon which we must all re-
ly to remove from our land the par
alyzing influences and consequences
OF illiteracy, we also recognize that
the school must and does function
along other lines that are equally
as essential in the accomplishment
of all the purposes of an education.
We no longer send the child to
school for the sole purpose of learn
ing how to read and write. Nor do
we support the schools now only be-
cause we expect our children to
learn there something of the sci
nce's of mathematics, of chemistry,
Of history and of the languages. We
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N. C. DEMOCRATS STILL
STRONG NEW DEALERS
(continued from Page ], Section q

Continued from Page /, Section y
OF the Hoey administration the
platform declared that it lis estab-
fishing new frontiers of service to
all the people" It praised the States
delegation in Congress, spoke with
pride Of the party's record upon
public education, public health, and
public roads, pledged itself to re-
newed efforts in behalf of highway
safety, mentioned social security,
dedicated itself to continuance of
every helpful service to agricul-
ture," to "fair and equal treatment
for capital and labor" approved
the program of advertising the
State, reviewed prison reform eff
forts, including the probation and
parole work, expressed the party's
pride in the administration of the
States fiscal affairs, and closed with
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form seats sat Frank w. Hancock,
his opponent. Mr.. Hancock, who
had come into the hall and had
quietly taken his seat on the stage,
joined in applauding the march Of
Mr.. Reynolds and smiled wryly.
How many in the auditorium of
5000 or so were Reynolds support
ers could not be ascertained, but
they made lot Of noise.
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Lining drainage bitches with
stones from his own fields has given
L. w. Crawford of Willets, Jackson
county, an excellent drainage sys-
tenn at low cost. Mr.. Crawford has
one such ditch that has been OPP
Grating efficiently for Is years.
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Ashe Mfg. Co.

WEST JEFFERSON, N. C.
House Trailer, 10 feet long, $45O.
Smaller sizes, $500. Motorcycle and
parts. Batteries charged, 35c.
New Atlas Batteries $500 less
than cost.