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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
Miss RIacknau Here

Miss Bessie Blacknall, a missionary
Monana. Alaska, arrived last night
II Left Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Black
10 VIZ % CHARLES street. Miss Black
na an Is on furlough. En- route she
NOV .annpd in New York for few days
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
North Henderson PIT. A

u,o North Henderson Parent
In nbor Association will meet at the
le' SaI tomorrow afternoon at 1896
sc IalOCk All patrons are urged to be
rosent
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
Do+,,rns TO St. GATHERINGS.

,.,. Elizabeth Toepleman, daughter
m as and Mrs. F. L. Toepleman, left
o. tada n for St. GATHERINGS School, in
toua, ,ond Va, to resume her course
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
MARRIAGES, PARTIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
VISITING Mrs. Chatham.

L. Marrow, of Wilson, is
MRS her sister, Mrs. w. T. Cheat
vlsl'A" en William street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
uere from WrightsviIle.

- p Thomas, who has beer
JOSH s;pg the summer at Wrightsville
spenuiNG? = visiting his brother, N. B.
Beacn' on Andrews avenue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
no4,,rns to Riverside

.,ov Young, son of Mrs. j. M.
we0N has gone to Gainesville, Ca,
i0u continue his course at Riverside
to o. .O Academy for the coming
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
At Watts Hospital

Edmund Brinkley left yesterday for
Durham where he will undergo treat
lent a. Watts Hospital Mrs. L. G.
.rinkley accompanied him.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
an EYE
for Comfort

These new orsyh0 ,,uas7,1tI saRssa
' sisnsd for riding, sa ,sssr-posi-
deeply cushicne.u ,.;rs every
comfort
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-21
a THlRs1,
FOR Travel

;. Co.. and strange places ,r os-
YOU gss:o si Every ays type Of nature,
r wonder, historic ct .f sssort in in
s america ea'' i. reached by ol''
hound
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10

polls and vote. There were several
ways IN which we found that our yes
| terday.
Now let's forget that we have ever
voted and have a little foolishness
Dick Wilkins thinks that l am posi-
lively idiotic and insane for telling
that big lie about the man who
bought the new car and wanted the
fog lights put in the rear of the cal.
and the radio in the spair, now isn't
that some spelling when / meant The
spare tire. Well, Dick, I'm not the on
ly foolish man in the world. Just look
at yourself. You could actually eat
half the amount of food you do eat.
and still live. Then you wouldn't be
so fat and stout and so almost unable
to walk. Then you could prime to-
bacco much better. And you could
pillow much easier. You would even
be much more comfortable just sitting.
down and driving your car to town.
Your breath wouldn't be so short.
You could buy yourself two pairs
of overalls where you now buy one.
And also have three Sunday hats
where you now have only two. Yes,
you could put dollar in the collec-
ton plate every Sunday And you
could take Old Nose to the movies
once month, and still have money to-
throw away, if you, just wouldn't eat
so much.
But / have always heard that big
eating is ready a disease with stout
folks, Dick. and don't blame you. If
I had the where-with-ever, I would
be a big eater, too. So you are ex-
treme1ys cxcusable. 49, ~
!, Marvin Blackwell and Arthur Hart
were sitting down in one of those in
visible booths in the cafe eating, when
walked in. My hawk eyes spied
them through the wood, but was not
looking for either of themaI was look
ing for two other fellows who live a
a good bit a way from town. Nothing
would do but that sit down by Mar
vim and eat something. But had just
finished dinner, so told him l would
only take slice of pie and glass
of milk, which did. 1t was surely
delirious, Marvin, and truly bounced
me back 20 normality.
Arthur Hart and George Riggan
both got them a small, what you
might call pocket radio, last summer
to take to the field to plow. Later on
they moved them to their strip house.
Some days ago 7 heard that George
had hung his radio up cn the head of
his bed, and turned it on every night
just after supper, got in bed, and went
to sleep with it tuned in on Alexan-
der's Ragtime Band.
T.. MOSES JONES.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10
FIRST ISSUE FOR
BULLDOG is OUT
High School Organ Gives MANY In
teresting Items on Activities
of Students There

The first issue of the present SEES
SION of 1.-The Bulldog Henderson
high school student publication. was
off the press today and being dis.
tributed to the student body and
friends of the school The issue was
filled with interesting reading mat.
ter about the school and the various
activities of the student body. There
was liberal sprinkling of advertising
by Henderson merchants in support
of the enterprise. Charles Stewart is
editor-in-chief of the paper, which
friends considered had made a good
start for the year. Some four or five
numbers will be put out during the
school term.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10
GEztS and
Gravel -.
Nv T. MOSES JONES

vo, may not have missed thi!
oi,r,n from the yesterdays paper
won NAV not have looked for it
pvt MANY things have happened since
: wrote my junk Monday morning fol
tho tuesdays issue. True to his word
Tor+o, Seat really took me out Mon
80, rioht. instead of us both getting
ood fooling as we got the last time
asor he had to work that night.
yuo left town about six-thirty, when
.ho moon was in it's best of the eclipse
We again took James Regain with us.
ro,+on had left his wife and baby out
81 her folkses home Sunday. So we
got RI Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams
ofter three tables of corn-shuckers
had eaten. We sat down to that table
which was piled up with big dish
of cabbage and corn bread, biscuits
and hutter, coffee and water. cake
and pie, meat and pudding, chicken
and dressing, and what not.
forgot that 1 was afraid the cab
haze might make me sick, and ate
two big helpings, and then to the
beans. and so on down the line When
we finished, there were still several
others 10 eat.
We were supposed to have our little
stringed orchestra to play some after
supper, but the fiddler went 'possum
hunting and did not get there So we
played some hymns and sang while,
and then they played their usual
pieces on the guitars and they sang
some, and we had most nice timc
in general.
Uncle Billy Williams was there in
son Charles, and George and. family,
and John Roy and family, and the
long, tall Laws man who used 20 wear
a coon-skin capp about twenty years
ago when he was such a great trap
per. He and his family. were there.
Reuben Sidney Greenway who lives
up the road, was there.
And I don't know who all else, but.
Graham West and several other young.
fellows. At bedtime we. left, and Fen.
ton got me back by about ten-thirty.
And what did I have TO TO? I had
to get up at five to get ready to go
down to the court house and .lelI. fin
ish getting everything ready for the
voting, which started at sun-up I do
not know how the vote was, over in
Vance, but our precinct voted about
one-third the number that voted in
the primary seve al months ago That
goes to show that folks Just do not
care somehow about voting in an
election around hsre as they do vot-
ing IN y primary.
But we lived through t Ill, and fin
ished the count and The reports and
got home before nine o'clock. And 7
mean I was tired and ready to go to
sleep. And the papers tell about one
precinct in New York which has only
one registered voter, and all that had
to be gone through with just one per-
con to vote.
I do not know whether they are
teaching that sort of thing, but if you
do not know, then let me tell you that
there are great number Of folks who
really do not know how to go to the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10
TESTS FOR WATER
FOR PRISON CAMP

Tests are being made for water
supply on site near Gillburg that
may be purchased by the State High
way and Public Works Commission
for new convict camp for. this coun-
ty. An artesian well is being sunk near
the main Henderson-E EPSON highway
where the camp will be located if the
water supply is found adequate tt
justify purchase of the site and cree
ton of the barracks there. When built
the camp is to Be modern in every
sense of the word. At the present time
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10
LEAF OFFERINGS
PUT AT $4,000
Wednesdays Sale Is 1884,
5lS Pounds, With An
Average OF $20.67

Offerings on the Henderson tobac-
co market today were estimated bv
Fred Allen, sales supervisor. at $50. ooo
pounds, following sale of 18431s
pounds for $38,O9853 on "Wednesday.
The average was $2o.67 per hundred
pounds. -
Ioday's offerings and those anti
clpated tomorrow are expected to put
season figures near to or above 16.-
UVo,ooO pounds. About 80 per cent Of
the crop is understood to have been
sold up to this date, and the mar
Ket IS expected to sell probably close
70 1o'OOO,OOO pounds for the season.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10
Why Get Up Nights
rs Natures "Daneer Signa]

It's NatuTes DangeT SlgnaF
Make this 4day test. Your Csc back
if not pleased. Get juniper oil, buch,'
leaves, ETC., made into green tablets.
Flush the kidneys as you would the
bowls. Help nature drive out vast;
and excess acids. This helps soothe
the irritation that wakes you up,
causes frequent or scanty flow, burn
ing, backache or leg pains. just say
Bukets to any druggist Locally at
Miles Pharmacy. Parkers Drug Store
ADV So -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10

A judge in Texas says there is
much to be said against our present
system of taxation. He probably
means repeated. s@
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10

and for several years the camp here
has been used for Negro prisoners
only.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-11-10
KIDNEYS
MUST REMOVE
EXCESS ACIDS
Help Is Miles of Kidney Tubes
Flush Out Poisonous Waste

=. II you have an excess of acid waste in your
blood, your Is miles of kidney tubes may be
working day and night to help Nature rid your
system OF poisonous waste.
When functional kidney disorder permits
poisonous matter to remain. in the blood,
you won't feel WELL This may cause nagging
backache, rheumatic pains, leg pains, loss of pep
and energy, getting up nights, swelling, pufiness
under the eyes, headaches and dizziness. If you
have trouble with frequent or scanty passages
with smarting and burning, there may be some
Kidneys may need help the same as bowels,
80 ask your druggist for Doans Pills, used
successfully by millions for over 40 years.
They give happy relief and will help the Is
miles Of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste from your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
Resents Companion

To the one that signed his
Voice letter "A Lover of Hitler"
So you have gall enough to
compare President Roosevelt to
that louise Hitler. Roosevelt
loves his people. What does Hit
Ter do to his?
If America doesn't have free
speech go to Germany, you nut,
and see if you can print a letter
in Hitlers paper like you sent
to an American-and mean
American-paper.
Roosevelt took this country
after Hoover put it on the dump
and is building it up so that no
other can be compared to it. But
your god, Hitler, had a good
country, one Of the best, and
what is he doing with it-mak-
ing a hell on earth and knock
ing it to pieces.
So if you love Germany and
its ruler, go back. If you haven't
the money let me know. Maybe
you're not a rat. Yep, you're
only a mouse.
GEO. HITCHO.
P. S. Sign your name next
time.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Letters the Editor should LIMITED WORDS
writersw be mai

article in Tuesdays Times
about reducing cab drivers who
have wives working in the Gov
ernment?
That's the trouble today
some people are always meddling
into others business.
I happen to be a taxi driver
that has a wife working in the
Government and if I could get
another job believe me I sure
would get it. I have always
made an honest living and I
am still going to do so.
Others also have wives work
ing for the Government and
have to do so to make ends
meet. AS for taxi drivers loaf
ing, reading and sleeping in
their cabs, I think you're all
wet. One doesn't have time to
loaf or read much.
Do you happen to be a pan
handle rider" that takes a cab
from one end of a zone to the
other and then hands the driver
two thin dimes?
H. C. BATES.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
She Told the Truth

/ got fired for telling the
truth. I have been here since I
was seven years old. I am now
SO, a mother of three children.
I was working for the WPA sew
ing room since 1886. Not steady,
although this sewing made me
nervous. knew I had to sew or
let my children go hungry. God
knows it was bad enough to live
on what I made, but being
thrifty taught me to make both
ends meet.
But now what am I to do? I
have one child sick in bed and
one up and around with a cold.
A special notice was posted this
past Friday stating that all
aliens would be the first dis.
charged. I went to see my fore
man and asked If women as well
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Your I. O.
By SHIRLEY SPENCER

Can you recognize a meter
right? Well, anyway, see if you
can MATCH these various
meters to the uses for which
they are used as given in the
second column. In each case
with two exceptions) it is un-
derstood that it is an instru-
ment or device to indicate or
measure the things listed in
the second column. Ten out Of
the fifteen scores 100.
!. Pentameter, a } atmos-
pheric pressure.
2. Hydromter, b { } keenness
of sense of smell.
8. Motometer, { } revolu-
tions of an engine.
4. Cyclometer, d { } height
of trees.
5. Olfactometer, e { } de-
gree of fermentation.
6. Kilometer, + } angles.
Z. Orometer, g } specific
gravity.
8. Barometer, h ( } a verse
of five feet.
9. Graphometer, i { } den.
sity of liquids.
10. Gravimeter, j { } velocity.
II. Tachometer, k } angles,
elevations, distances.
IL. zymometer, { } $3.50 Sc
feet.
13. Saccharometer, m } rota.
tain measurements.
IA. Dendrometer, n { rota-
tions of a wheel.
Is. Pantometer, o } quantity
of sugar in liquids.
ANSWERS on Page 16)
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
Poor Toto

Poor Toto, the Clown. Mr..
Douglas never said so in his arti.
Gle, but poor Toto just the same.
Why was it he went blind and
finally died? Oh, yes, so that
little children could giggle, the
selfish beasts. Oh, yes, because
he loved his art. Didn't he
know that the little devils
would laugh anyway? Didn't
he know that art would be art
anyhow?
All, poor Toto. Why couldn't
he love to see the sunshine?
Why couldn't he love to see
leaves twirled in the wind? Why
couldn't he love to see a wintry
snow storm?
No, there was within Toto
something he couldn't resist.
Honestly. love Toto. And just
why I should, I don't know.
The silly thing. To go blind and
die Just for the lovely laughter
of children, bless their hearts.
To go blind just to satisfy that
raging tempest (art) within
him. And what is more, Mr..
Douglas loved him. too.
RUTH WATERS.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

ulation is being hurriedly
provided with bomb proof
shelters. The need was brought
home last September during the
big war scare. Thousands were
set. to digging trenches and shell
ters all over England. And when
the scare subsidized it was real
lied that these shallow holes
wouldn't have done the slightest
bit of good.
THE half of England which
l. will burrow into holes in the
ground when the sirens roar is
that half which does not boast
cellars. The other half is base
ment-minded, but bombs have
been known to blow sturdy
homes to hell-and-gone and gas
can penetrate the barrier of the
kitchen stairs. So basement
owning or renting folks will get
government grants of steel
beams and sheetingS.
But even these hair.raiSing
precautions fail to take care Of
everybody. There will be thou
sands going about their business
in the open, on streets, fields,
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The Very Same

take note Of the story that
came out of the Coster.Musica
case, about Representative
Wright Patman CD, Texas, and
how he delivered a flock of
speeches a couple of years ago
for Mr.. CoSter-Musica's then rap
idly expanding drug chain.
Isn't this Mr.. Patman the
same gent that wants to tax
the chain stores to death, not
withstanding the fact that more
people benefit by the chain
stores than ever could be bene-
fitted under a strictly indepen-
dent retailer setup? E. H.
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For Free Speech

take exception to some re-
cent Voice letters objecting to
the widest possible freedom of ex-
preston in this column. These
people want their own opinions
to be expressed, but not those of
people who disagree with them.
Once we lose our freedom of
speech. we become slaves.
We have been pretty lucky to
retain it as a nation for $50
years, more or less. and should
not tamper with it. It is like
water-you never miss it until
the well runs dry. w. J.F.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

as men were to be discharged.
She asked me why I wanted
to know. I could have lied like
many do, but I wasn't raised
that way. And so told the truth.
1 was told why hadn't men
toned it before; said I wasn't
asked. when I offered to work
you asked where I was born and
I said where. Wasn't that
enough?"
I didn't know that you could
not work on WPA if you were an
alien. Now I don't want relief;
want work. I don't suppose I
could get it either, without a lot
of red tape and plenty of lies
at that. Well, all I want to
know is, hasn't the U. S. A. got
enough here to take care of
without bringing more aliens
here? If can't get work how
can they?
I'm an alien but an honest
one. I don't want help, I want
work. Mrs. w. H. G.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
Living Costs, Taxes

Fair Plays Voice suggestion
that he be allowed to deduct
doctors bills on his income tax
is interesting. If he can do
that, why not deduct expenses
for food, clothing and fuel? If
I can't eat, dress properly and
keep the house warm, I can't
live, and so can't work to make
an income for the Government
to tax. There has to be a line
drawn somewhere, or the Gov
ernment won't be able to tax
any incomes at all. B. B.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

ably throw the others away. I
have quite a large assortment
now and I'm rather proud of
some of the lovely cards I have.
Many of the cards have beau
tiful verses that I enjoy read
ing from time to time"
William F. Albee, 1700 block
I st. N. W., office building man.
aPer.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
ROllin' Along
By ". A. s. Douglas

WAS bothered bit this Christmas tide over Britannia
because, although the old girl still rules the she
has to realize that ruling the doesn't mean
much these days-its rule of the air that counts And,
concdentay, this is the first Christmas which thinking
Englishmen realize that Enghmans house is longer
his castle That change has only the past few
months. Now Embellishments house is his cear-bomb-
proof possible but whether not it's the cellar for him
and his.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

me by sending cards. Also I re-
ceive quite a few cards from
people whom I do not see often.
I still get cards from girl
friends with whom I went to
school. I keep all the cards
that my little boy receives and
paste them into a scrap book"
Mrs. Virginia Archer, Falls
Church, Va, bookkeeper:
Il keep all of my cards from
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
LoUe Grabs Lin,elight

What are you supposed to do
when two half-wits are always
making love in public, talking
baby talk and calling each other
pet names in loud voices? It
almost drives you crazy listening
to them. Heaven knows we
don't want to listen to them,
but you can't help it.
DISGUSTED WATCHER,
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

My favorites are the comical
cards and they are the type I
send to most of my friends. I
feel that if you can get laugh
out of a person, you're contrib
uting to the Christmas spirit"
Miss Jeanne Schenck, 1000
block New Hampshire Ave. N. w.,
Central High School student:
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

to my friends, Sending holiday
greetings in this fashion is a
wonderful custom. do not care
for the funny cards or the ultra
modern type. My favorites are
the ones in red and green, with
candles and wreaths."
X
John F. HegwOOd, 500 block
Twenty-second st. N. w., garage
attendant.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

lanes, highways, on rivers and
by the seaShore. For these the
government will build huge un-
derground halls-on top Of those
shelters already provided by the
subway systems. 1t is fairly GER
tain that all Britain in a few
months will be plaStered with
signs something akin to the
warnings in American theaters.
But there will be this change:
Instead of the words, Walk, Do
Not Run To-" the warn
ings will be: Run, Do Not Walk
TO-" or maybe, Run Like
BlaZeS-
All Of which makes General
Sherman the greatest of edit
orial writer's on the subject of
war. The general, as about
everybody knows, declared that
War is he'll" But very few per-
sons know that he rounded out
and embellished his conclu-
sions Sherman went on:
and you can't refine it,"
The dictionary says concern.
ing the verb Ito refine"
To bring out the better quail
tiles; to free from coarseness or
rudeness; to make courteous or
cultivated"
NATIONS, since sherman's
~ day, have endeavored to
prove he was wrong. They have
gone into committee on horrors
and have failed to do anything
about them. They have been
talking of outlawing war; and
falling in all this they have
tried to refine it" as the die
tionary sets out the meaning.
What a lot of treasure, thrown
away in peace gestures such as
the League and conferences of
leaders, could have been saved
If We could admit that Sher-
man was more right at the
end of his sentence than at
the start.
He told us war was hideous
three-quarters of a century ago
even he, the great realist,
failed to realize how absolutely
hideous it could be-that the
mere thought of it is more ter
rorizing than was actual war
fare in his own day. England
spends its first Christmas aware
that there is nothing that can
be done but run into a hole in
the ground. Is there any more
bitter commentary on a boasted
civilization?
At any rate, be sorry for
England and be thankful that
we are where we are-and
praise God we don't have to
build rabbit holeS-at any rate,
right now.
Copyright 1898. by the Washington
Herald-Times)
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

Il cut out the
pictures and give
them to children
for their S C r a p
books and I find
the children great
ly enjoy receiving
them. The kiddies
also like to receive
the tinfoil a n d
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

1 love 10 save
them, and I have
been doing so since
1885. One of these
days I shall go
over the entire col
lection and pick
out the ones I'd
like to continue
saving. and prob
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

Although I en-
Joy receiving cards
very much, espe-
cially from the
friends I do not
see often. I see no
point in saving
them. 1 usually
throw them away
after New Year.
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

i LI1TOW IIleIu
away after keep
ing them a week or
two. I never have
kept my cards, but
one of the best
parts of Christmas
for me is the thrill
I get when my
friends remember
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

other decorations from the
cards and Christmas packages.
For myself I often save the cards
that have interesting Madonnas
or verses. It's a pleasure to re-
ceive cards from friends"
X i 4
Mrs. Virginia Logan, 800
block Colesville Rd.. University
Park, Md, housewife:
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

of rule of the
waves and de-
scent, inglori-
GUS d e S cent,
fro m h e
drawing room
to the cellar.
But Y ou We
got to give
] o hn credit
for realizing
his jam-and
going to it.
Half the pop
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

and save t h e m
from year to year.
but I dispose of
most of the cards
after the holidays
when I throw away
all the remains of
Christmas. l enjoy
receiving cards and
l like to send them
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

year to year. l
have them for
about 10 years
back. I've heard of
cutting out the
prettiest sc lie S
from old cards and
decorating t h e
Christmas pack k
ages with the pic
The Washington times., 1938-12-26
Working Wives

What's the matter. Reader,
are you ashamed of your name
or didn't you dare sign 1t to the
The Washington times., 1938-12-26

lures. Next year I'll try out
this idea. But shall continue
to keep the cards from my per-
sonal friends. I'm sentimental
about Christmas cards."