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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30

on Tuesday night, April S. at $3.50
o'clock, in Henderson,
In the Daniel Hardware window I
saw an Eclipse lawn mower Just run.
ming away by electricity or something
or maybe it was perpetual motion
/ Later [ met Ed Sims from down to
wards Kittrell, or Bear Pond OF
Egypt. He is brother of Mrs. Robert
Hight. who was Miss Effie Sims. Rob
ert used to work at Mr.. CARROTS on
Saturdays when | was working there
Mrs. Jones and myself witnessed their
marriage ceremony over at Rev. G.
G. Usrys one afternoon soon after
we we're married
Upon leaving Henderson, I was !
fellow-passenger with Melvin Wood.
lief on a truck coming to Oxford. He
came over to spend several weeks
with his brother, Eugene Woodlief
on Oxford, Route !.
Back home, and her daughter told
me that Mrs. j. Y White of Route l
was getting on nicely at Brentwood
or rather The new Granville hospital
after an operation several days ago
Walter Hobgood fell and hurt his
ear, but it is healing up nicely.
Nat Denny is afraid he busted sew
oia' of his ribs last Saturday.
Beam O'Brian came in to town to
Consult a doctor about The possibility
=. his having the app. ndicitis. Blu!
later he said the doctor diagnosticat
"a his trouble as only the olG-fash-
ii ed stomach-acne. Beam has bee,
eating either too much or too rich
food, maybe.
E. A. Adcock of Route has a "dis
I:lected" face that got infected some
days ago from shaving and has been
wearing patch on same.
Another man, well-krown for hi:
ability at winning first prizes n
marathon sitting contests, is now
wearing a patch on his pants.
Bob Barker asks me this riddle
What word has two Ms, two rs, and q
c. Wonder who can tell me. And dom
tell anybody this, but John Wesle!
Knott is Ambidexterous.
Changing the subject very abruptly
but Mrs. Jones had onions and but
ter milk for dinner today, and I al
most went to asleep while walking
this afternoon, ] was so drowsy. l car
only remember one time in my whole
life that l actually went to sleep Will
walking.
Boss Jones and Tom Williamson rio
in to town this p. M, for some flea
bug dis-tinguisher-er. The flea bug
are hard at work on their plant beds
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
TO STAGE RALLIES
Fourth District Event To Be
In Raleigh on Next Sat-
urday Night

Raleigh, March 20-This is a gala
week for Young Democrats of North
Carolina for Saturday will mark the
end of one of the most, if not the
greatest, active rally periods in the
history of the organization in the
State.
With two large district meetings al
ready passed as the result of past
weekend rallies, it is estimated that
more than 5000 Young Democrats
will have attended some form of a
gathering, whether district or county,
before another Sunday.
It is the week set aside by the
State executive committee of the
Young Democratic Clubs of North
Carolina for the 1888 get-together re-
newal of party allegiance. Assisting
President Arch T. Allen in rallying
Young Democrats to the banner are
George Hundley, of Townsville,
chairman of the finance committee;
Gordon Gray, of Winston-Salenl,
chairman of the state organization
committee; Robert c. Wells, of Ken
ansville, eastern organizer; and, Dill
worth Cooke of Asheville, western
organizer.
Two rallies opening the series Of
meetings in the State were held Sat-
urday, March 26, in the 10th and 18th
districts, where large crowds turned
out to greet speakers and made the
events huge successes.
Rallies in nine other districts of
the State have been completed in adj
dition to numerous meetings of coun-
ty. clubs to make the years YD plans
one of tne most comprehensive in G.
long time. Young Democrats in every
county Of the State will have oppor-
tunity to attend either a local or dis
trict gathering.
Other rallies include:
District Four: Mammoth rally will
be held in Raleigh Saturday night
with Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P.
Horton as speaker. Johnston Young
Democrats will have j: T. Gresham
Jr, as their speaker Friday night at
Smithfield.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30
Grits and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES.)

1t is bit unusual to attend churcH
service and for all the songs to be
those old-time hymns that every one
knows and loves to sing. But that is
exactly what happened at our church
last Sunday, and the hymns were: Al!
Hail The Power of Jesus Name, Just
AS 1 Am, and What A Friend W.
Have In Jesus. And Mr.. Dowd preach
ed another one of his good sermons
telling us all not to worry, with the
text Take no thought of tomorrow
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
hereof"
I truly wish one certain Sunday
every month would be set aside to use
everybody whistle who cannot sing, as
I cannot sing.
And while speaking of churches and
preaching and preachers, let me add
that I had the very great pleasure Of
attending three of the afternoon ser
vices last summer out at Hester
church near Oxford, during the re-
vival there, when your Rev. Albert
S. Hale did the preaching. 1t was il
the very hottest weather of summer
time, but the church was filled to
overlooking. If I mistake not, one Of
his sermons, the first one 1 think, was
about the three sewers. Anyway
whichever one it was, it was put diff
ferently and better than l had ever
heard it before And all who sat in
the crowded house were well-paid. If
any one had called Rev. Mr.. Hale a
dynamo, it should have been changed
to dynamite, as he surely awoke the
folks in a nice way. I would like to
hear him again.
Now for my trip to Henderson. This
time I was picked up by Arthur Lee
Jones who is Mr.. Critcher's cred
headed step-child.' Arthur Lee mar
ried Miss Annie Lee Bailey las!
Christmas. If | went further to say
that both their fathers middle names
were also Lee, then you would know
that was prevaricating and misrep-
:'esenting.
George West was a passenger, him
self i.eing neighbor of Arthur Lee
I did not stay in the office long, but
saw all hands, including the linotype
operators. In the store windows 1 saw
the ads of the Junior Order Relief
Minstrels to be held at the high school
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30
SECURITY PROGRAM
HELPING COUNTIES
Daily dispatch Bureau.
La he Sir Walter HI,

Raleigh, March 3U-'Ihe social so
curity program in North Carolina
particularly Old Age Assistance has
made it possible for the counties tn
finance and plan other types of caro-
for large number of potential com
ty home inmates, so that such mar
sons are saved from institutional car
and can take their places in fam;l,
homes, DR.. J. Wallace Nygard, diroc.
tor of the division of institutions
and corrections, State Board 90
Charities and Public Welfare. said
Saturday.
1.-THE influence of the social secur.
ity program on county homes" Dr
Nygard said, "is apparent in tho
smaller number making application
for county home care since the nro.
gram became effective in North
Carolina last July. The Februarv
I 1888, census report reveals that 81
County Homes have a total popula.
ton of 1929, or 210 less than in tha
same month of 1887.
About 95 persons who were in
mates of County Homes have been
released into private homes of tbai,
own choice through Old Age Assist.
ance. Approximately so deaths occur
each month among the aged infirm in
County Homes. With the new adj
mittances decreasing and the num-
Der discharged through Old Age As.
sistance and by death, the County
Homes are becoming slowly but grad
ually depopulated.
with the depopulation movement,
county units are becoming more in
| terested in consolidation into district
Hospital Honresi thereby providing
better care at less cost than if each
county continued to maintain its own
County Home"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30

Miss jamie Frazier of Rich Square
spent the weekend with her Daddy,
B. F. Frazier. On the first of April
she will be transferred to Wilson. She
works for the Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph Co. Uncle Ben says he has
already worked out his beets, peas.
gardener from way ack, second only
to the first, and he is first
Little Miss Daphne Elaine Burnett,
baby child and only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. lack Burnett, was with her
parents in town today. Her mother
says that Daphne is boss of the plan
tation, including her five brothers.
Music in the air agan recently at
Fred Blackwell's, so they say Joe
Currin's son, George, a late edition to
the orchestral; Bud Fakes son, Ben
ME, with his new guitar, and Bonnie
is the man who can really sing;
Creighton Seat, with his git-their, and
his brother at the gorage is planning
to get his self a mandOleen; Frank
Watts with his fiddle and bow; and
they will have to add James Pruitt
and. James Pickett and their ukuleles.
d
Did I tell you that Connie r. De
ment had gone out of the. goose bust
ness as the spring floods washed all
his goslings away last spring, so Con
ME went and sold the old geese.
1 would say occasionally that Mrs.
L. c. Wilkerson and Miss Jeanette
Longmire, both of Durham, spent the
weekend at their respective homes
here and near here, but that is re-
gular, instead of an occasional hap
poning.
Am sure that many of you read the
account of Uncle Billy Williams birth
! day dinner several days ago by D. N
Hunt The one thing that he really
likes to do is to write write-ups for
the paper.
At the Five and Dime this after
| noon caught Harvey Jeffries dis-re-
decorating one of the counters, bu!
he has habit of that.
Mrs. w. F. Cole of Route 2 is now
reading this paper. Me and another
| fellow, we went by her house several
| years ago on a consciously not and
dusty day. Our mouths were dry as
| the desert sands when we stopped
there. Her little son Willie went way
over to the spring or well or some
where, and got us some nice, cool, wet
water. Every time I see Willie now
/ think of that refreshing drink.
Fred Cottrell and J. H. Landrum are
two more of those fellow who care
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30
FARMERS ARE NOT
ALL NEW DEALERS
Agriculture Department
Gets Sarcastic Answer
from Sampson Grower
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, March 30.-Not all the fa'-
mers of North Carolina are enamour-
ed of the New Deal nor with this
States system of agricultural researct
Recently a Sampson county farm -
wrote the State Department of Ayr
culture asking advice on how to get
rid of grub worms. He was informed
that his letter had been referred tc
the Extension Division of State Col.
:ege.
Back came this letter:
referring to our letter of February
9Th asking for remedy to get grub
worms out Of plant beds. We presume
that the Department is experimenting
on chemicals, acids and different me-
thods of executing grub worms.
They may be building a small ~por-
table electric chair or lethal Gas Cham
Der and experimenting with that or
lime other device. The old time me-
thod of hanging would get them, too,
Hut would be slow and you would have
to tie a weight to the worms tail to
break mis- neck.
Tell the Extension Division just to
go ahead with the experiments on ali
kinds OF devices and to spare no ex
pense, as Mr.. Roosevelt will gladly
furnish the money for the experiments
and to do so will not be out of line
with the Administration experiments
of building islands for Monkeys at
Memphis, tuning pianos and organs
in North Carolina and DISCRIMINATING
rats in Charlotte.
1--WE are TO-DAY writing Senators
Bailey and Our Bob asking them to
introduce bill asking for $50 OGo and
committee appointed to investigate
Grub Worms in Plant Beds We may
not get Senator Railey's help but Bob
will certainly put it through with Sen
ator Guffey, Ickes, Wallace, Jackson
and Mr.. Roosevelt assisting
1--WE certainly ought to get the bill
through and the device operating b.,
1913 and if the committee decides t.
electrocute them we should also get
IVA cheap juice by that time. Just
tell them not to hurry. Any time in
the next year or two will do.
ALSO tell them we would be glad
be guests on this the fifth anniver-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30

no more about anything than to tor.
of dogs and hunting hounds Rnt =
should not leave out DR.. E. L. Clo,'
and Ira Meadows.
And i-esides good, hard work. Otho
Hobgood likes a good movie best on,
| can't blame him for that, nutbnr
w. A. turner of near Creedmoo,
a frequent, oftimes, and regular Wis:
tor over to our town. No, that's wrong
He hasn't been here since last Sat-
urday. And if 1 want to be here now
Saturday, L had better quit quick
T. MOSES JONES
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30

to sell the government several bushels
of nice fat grub worms, but the sale
will have to be strictly confidential
Just the same as bootleg liquor, other
wise Maxwell will collect sales tax on
them"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-30

be guests on this the fifth anniver-
SarV
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
F.R. Looking for
Liberal to Carry
On His Policies

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. CUP)-
President Roosevelt will not seek
4 third term if leadership of the
Democratic party can be handed
to a liberal minded successor, Sen.
William Gibbs McAdoo said last
night in campaign speech before
$500 persons in Shrine auditorium,
The California senator seeking
reelection said he believed the
president was not considering rum
ning for reelection.
"Mr. Roosevelt is particularly in
terested in promoting the New Deal
program and in seeing it carried
to completion McAdoo said eve
personally is not anxious to run
again and would give his support
to any strong liberal who might
be nominated and who could be
expected to further New Deal poll
aieS'
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
Woman Tells
Of Harry Bridges
Red Affiliations
Says Size Saw His Party
Membership Card;
Des cribes Leak

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is.
(UP)-Margaret A. Kerr Of
rhe Los Angeles Better Am
erica Federation testified to-
day that she has seen a Com
munist party membership caro-
which she understood att,sted par
ty membership of Harry Bridges.
Miss Kerr charged that contents
Of affidavits purportedly linking
Bridges with the Communist party
leaked to the west coast CIO
leat,5r within a few days after they
were forwarded to Washington
ca the day a copy was given t.
the labor department, Miss Kerr
charged, west coast newspapers re-
ported that Bridges left hurried
ly' for Washington. A few days lat
4r, Sic charged, irwin A. Markheim
Was threatened because he haG
signed the affidavits affidavit
whose existence she had believed
4 complete secret.
Miss Kerr testified before the
house committee investigating un-
american activities, hearing charges
that federal officials advised anC
protected Bridges when the west
coast CIO leader faced deporta-
ton as an alleged Communist.
Bridges has denied the Communist
charges.
She appeared as the labor de-
partment surrendered its full file
on Bridges to the committee amid
r2rorts that committee witnesses
have been threatened with violence.
In turning over its files, the labor
department requested the contents
be kept confidential, warming that
disclosure might result in violence
for persons involved.
She said Bridges asserted Com
runiSt membership card was shown
ner by member of the party,
whom she identified as Irwin A.
Markheim of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18

children were taken to the county
hospital after the crash. Mrs. Picou
suffered chest and other severe
injuries, but none were critically
hurt. The children are Theodore
ir., s. Marie, 3; Oliver, 2; and Da
vid, four months old Picou is &c
lis wife %.
Highway Patrolman Tillman Da-
ley said the car, evidently travel
ing at a high speed, got out of
Picous control where the San Diego
highway curves at Seeley, ran off
the north side of the pavement
and overturned five times.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Parrish, who
lives a quarter of mile from the
accident scene, said both rear tires
were flat when he arrived, but
.elieved they may have been blown
Dut in the crash. One tire. however,
;arried a nail, he said indicating
hat it may have been low when
2icou attempted to negotiate the
turn.
The car came 10 rest 80 feet
from the highway. So great was
the force of the crash that Mrs.
Picou's shoe was found 80 feet
from the spot where she fell, and
ler skirt was torn off and tossed
20 feet away.
The Picous were returning from
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
District Asked to
Aid Airline Cause

Herbert r. Anderson, president Of
the FL Centre chamber of commerce
Thursday asked the assistance OF
me Imperial Irrigation District
through Phil D. Swing, in obtain
ng an airmail schedule linking I'm
perial Valley with Pacific coaS,
points.
In a letter to President Evan T
HeWes of the district, Anderson
suggested that Swing, agent of the
district at Washington, might aid
federal officers in studying the pro-
posed valley airmail project.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
AVER RESIGNS CITY COUNCIL
THEATER-BENT COW FRUSTRATED IN
BRAwLEY BY HERD. RIDING COPS
WHO 'YIP.Y|P' HER INTO LINE

ERAWIEY, Aug. 18.-WhiIe Desk
Sergeant Ira York frantically an
ncunced to all cars that Its round
up time in Brawlcy," two equally
frantic patroImen and a dog catcher
lost night spent the better part of
half an hour convincing a discon-
tented COW that fOur-lcgged critters
Cf her stamp should step long Time
before they reach the boulevard
steps.
The Brawley Plaza was the arena
while Fatrolmen Roscoe Phillips an6
Rud Peacock whirlcd wide loops
fr, m the hurricane deck Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18

term, which runs until l94o he S
engaged in the farm equipment
business here.
Eyers resignation was offered in
order that he might accept posi-
ton under City Clerk Roy john
stone to re-assess Ell Centro prop
erty, to look after purchasing de-
tails and to perform other similar
work for the city. In authorizing
Johnstone to employ deputy as
5essor, the council fixed the salary
at 5000 a month and allowed auto
mobile expenses not to exceed s25
a month.
In accepting the councilman's
resignation, other members of the
city board directed the clerk to
write a formal letter of regret to
theretiring member, also express
ing appreciation for his faithful
and efficient service.
Mayor H. w. FaWcett, speaking
for the council, commended Eyer
highly for the diligence with which
ne has pursued his duties on the
council, commenting on untiring
effort he said Eyer has expended
On every task assigned to him.
This record of service" said
FawCett, especially qualities Eyer
for this new position, which is not
measured in Importance by the
title, deputy assessor His duties
IN the new job will be highly i'm
portant to the city, and will in
clude many items which the coun-
ell believes will lead to more eff
cient, more economical city gov
crnment."
One of Eyer's principal duties in
his new position will be to re-assess
al property in Ell Centro on an
equitable basis. His work will be-
gin Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
Bids Submitted
To District on
Power Lines
One Schedule Calls for
CaleXico, Holtville,
Heber Service

Engineering officials Of
the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict Thursday took under
consideration bids submitted
20 district directors offering
to build distribution lines in the All
American canal power system.
Three schedules are involved. No
calls for city distribution lines
in Calexico, Heber and Holtville;
No. for lines in Ell Centro and
Imperial; and No 3 for lines in
Westmorland, Calipatria and Nj
land, adjacent to Brawley. and
transmission lines between Calipa-
tria and inland.
Bids were:
johnson & Kelly. Anaheim,
Schedule No. l, $28,6O2.46; No. 2,
S39 9,795.45; and No 3, $l8,794.12.
H. c. Bauerle, Los Angeles. No.
|, $3l 1872; No. 2, $40,65499.
Fritz ziebarth. Long Beach. No.
l, $33 ,204.18; No. 2, $46, ,85O.96; No.
3, $2l,05452.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
Electricians Paddle
Seattle 10 Juneau
On Canoe Vacation

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 18 CUP)-
Two former Los Angeles navy ele-
ctricians were here today seeking
work after 46-day canoe "vaca-
ton trip" from Seattle to Janeau.
1T started out to be a vacation
trip said j. Jaderhelm and Bert
Hopkins, but we wouldn't want
to attempt it again.
They said the closest they came
to disaster was when bulky native
maiden tried to leap into their
frail craft from cannery dock.
1t cost the men $45 to make the
trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
Los Angeles Plans
Corrioan w WeIcome

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18. (UP)-
An fashioned welcome by fell
low transformers for Douglas Cor
rigan was sought from Mayor Frank
Shaw today by group of the
Atlantic flier's old friends.
Led by Mrs. Lorenza Oelve, air.
port operator, and Arrigo Balboni,
airplane junk dealer, the group told
the mayor that Corrigan wasn't
interested in meeting bunch OF
professional handshakers" but pre-
ferred to be greeted by his flying
friends. The mayor, however, didn't
change his plans to provide a full
civic welcome for the Atlantic flyer
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18

JUiN ! calls lOI expenditure Z VI por'-
$40, of which 203, ,72844 will be
raised by taxes on land. improve
monts and personal property. The
balance vii be raised by occura-
ton taxes. fines and from other
revenue sources.
Assessed valuation in El Centre
meanwhile was fixed at S1l ,353.94O
an increase of 205,600 over last
wear. The increase, City Clerk Roy
Johnstonc explained, is due entire
ly to new buildings and more COM
plete coverage of personal property
and does not represent any mate
rial increase in the valuation OF
property as a whole in the city.
More Equalized
The actual increase in valuation
on land and Improvements, john
stone added, amounts to only $43OC
after reductions and increases by
the city equalization board arc
considered, and represents equali-
cation of property on the assess
ment roll rather than any attempt
to increase assessed values.
Included in the new city budget
are items of $4,000 for the gen.
eral fund, $4,000 for the police
fund $4,000 for the health fund
| which includes trash and garbage
collection, $1,000 for maintenance
of the municipal rest room, $58, ,00C
for streets. $4,000 for sewers, $685.
eco for water, $4,000 for fire pre-
vention, $4,000 for parks, $4,000
for the library, $11.349 for music
and promotion chamber of COM
merce), and $65,0O0 for bond
charges.
Salary Boosts
Provision is made in the budget
for salary increases to five city
employees, one in the city clerk S
office and four in the engineering
to a total of $1,000 for a year, OF
department. The increases amount
about 500 a month for all five.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
Receiver Named
For 1100-Acre
Ranch in |. Y.
WestmOreland Family's
Right to Estate
POndered by Court

Family disputes over the
estate of c.. H. Westmore-
land rebounded into superior
court again Thursday when
Roy Breedlove was appoint
ed receiver to manage an 1l00-acrc
ranch until the court can deter
mine the rights of various members
of the Westmoreland family.
The receiver was appointed al
the request of Roy Westmoreland
and his wife, Pauline, in a suit
against his mother, Mrs, Clara
Westmoreland, his sister, Kathleen
Westmoreland, and others.
Mrs. Clara Westmoreland, thru
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
ARIZONA GUARDSMEN
PRACTICE INVASION

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz., Aug
18 CUP) - Twenty-Five hundred
Arizona national guardsmen and
regular army troops here today
awaited mythical invasion of the
International border to go into ac
zion in war games Sunday. Mean
time, the two branches of the mill
tray service were being trained sep
arately for the five days and nights
of field tactics.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18

prowl car and Poundmastcr Joe
Short rode point with his deg wagon
in a desperate effort to prevent the
meandcring milk giver from enter
inc the Brawley theater, her evident
destination.
Later the officers mopped pers-
piring brows, scanned the greener
pasture seeking animal i'm a Brawley
horse corral, and nodded emphatic
agreement as Bud murmured:
1--WE would have bulldOgged her
hut she amt got no horns"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-18
Store Manager
Threatened with
BIS Sc Asked

los ANGELES, Aug. Is. (UP)
When Henry Clay, manager
Of market, opened his store
today he found himself "On the
spot" faced with an extOrtiOn-
ist's demand for money with
dire consequences threatened.
A note, which had been slip
ped under the door, read:
III want 5 cents or I'll get my
BIB gun.
ANY time you want to give
me 5 cents, put it in the main
box in an envelOp."
The eXtortionist had forgot
ten to sign the letter.