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while Canadian acreage is relatively
small, the fact remains there is one
less market for our flue-cured to-
bacco."
United States exports of flue-cured
tobacco to Canada have decreased 300
per cent during the past three years.
or from eight million to two million
pounds. The 1887 Canadian flue-cured
crop sold at an average of approx
mately 81 cents a pound.
"Since 1882 when the stalk-cutting
of the Canadian crop was supplanted
by printing, the yield and quality of
the leaf has been greatly improved"
Hedrick said. "Canada's knowledge Of
the cultivation and curing of flue-
cured tobacco has resulted from the
teachings of southern growers who
annually make the trek to Canada for
the printing and curing season." iH
Hedrick said that Canadas increase
in production sis also being felt by
England" which offers Canadians a
preferential tariff, allowing them to
import flue-cured tobacco at 81 cents
q hound cheaper than allowed the
United States. He added that Cana
dian exports. to England increased
from one million pounds of raw leaf
in 1923 to nine million pounds last
year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Missionary Group
In Meeting Friday

The Woman's Missionary Society of
White Memorial Methodist church met
with Mrs. lila Pulley, at her home on
Lehman street, on Friday evening.
The devotional period began with
the singing of the hymn, "In Christ
There Is No East or West" The
Scripture lesson was read by Mrs. j.
K. Worthington, and prayer was Of
fered by the president, Mrs. Henry
Tucker
The missionary topic, "The World
Community in American Cities was
given by several members, each max
ing a report of various phases of the
work which is being carried on thro-
ugh the Wesley and Bethlehem houses
in the A city mission settlements of
the M. F. Church, South, by the
deaconesses who are recreational
leaders, club directors, teachers, ad-
ministrators, personal friends, and
evangel:sts to the people they serve.
After a short business session, the
meeting adjourned, to meet with Mrs.
G. S. Catlett in March. The social pc
Rod, with refreshments, was enjoyed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Senate Race Beclouded
in Other Fights
fcontinueo xrom 1-see one.y

an earful about the muddled situation
in the sixth and eighth congressional
districts, where Bill. : Umstead and
Walter Lambeth have cried quits and
left the field wide open to ambitious
and aspiring politicians.
The visitors from the other planet
wouldn't get any very straight and
authentic version of what's going to
happen in these bailiwicks, however
as there seem to be just as many OPP
Unions about that as there are persons
to express the opinions.
The tickle jade rurnor has it that
the sixth district race will eventually
simmer down to triangular contest
with Norman Boren of Guilford, Os-
car Barker of Durham and Earl Hor-
ner of Burlington as the contenders.
The odd part of this is that not one
of these three gentlemen has said he
is going to run, while there are. al
ready at least three practically an
nounced candidates-George Penny
and Paul Atkinson, of Greensboro
and B. P. Jones, of Alamance.
In the eighth the retirement OF
I.ambeth hasn't been known long
enough for there to be any real cry
sta1lat;on of sentiment. So far one
John Beasley, editor and publisher OF
the Moore County News, is the only
avowad candidate. Others will be pop
ping hot and fast this week. So many
folks have been mentioned as posi-
bilities. it's just as well to skip that
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Juniors to Present
Play Friday Night

Little Women" comedy in four
acts, adapted from the book by Louisa
M. Alcott, will be given by the Jun
Tor class of the Henderson high school
in the school auditorium on Friday
svening, February IS. The play will
he presented to aid the Juniors in fl
narlcing the Junior-Senior banquet, an
annual affair.
All of the characters know their
parts, and are ready for the dress re-
tearsals. The entire play will he prac-
ticed every night this week.
The setting of Little Women" is
during and after the Civil War. The
father, Mr.. March, chaplain in the
var, is played by George Rose, and
The part of Mrs. March is taken by
Anne Poythress. Their four children,
the Little Women, are Meg, 10, Beth,
and Amy, played by Rosalind Brum-
nitt, Jane Thompson, Agnes Patterson
and Ora Parham. Other characters
are: John Brooke, played 10y Dick
Jones; Mr.. Laurence, by L. w. Hob
good; Laurie, by Myrlon Johnson;
Hannah Mullett, by Caroline Miles;
and Professor Bhear, by Graham
Jordan.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Bird Club Members
Guests In Raleigh

Members of the Henderson Bird
club were entertained by Mrs. Char
lotte Hilton Green at her home in RAJ
leigh, on Sunday afternoon.
Upon their arrival, the group were
taken to the home of Jesse Primrose.
who for many years has been active
in banding birds under the direction
of the United States Biological Sur
very. He showed how the birds are
banded. Many species were seen, some
of which menu ers of the club had
never seen before. They were partic-
ularly interested in seeing Lincoln
sparrow, which was caught that morn
ing and was the first seen in this
state.
At Mrs. Green's home, the guests
were shown various feeding stations
and methods of attracting birds. Mrs.
Green. has been feeding birds for Is
years and her wooded grounds were
literally alive with many different
kinds. all of them so tame that they
would feed within few feet of the
observers.
Mrs. Green served tea to the Ra'
leigh Bird club, and the following
members of the Henderson Bird club.
Mrs Andrew Davis, Miss Mariel Gray
Miss Garnette Myers, Miss Ruth Car
ter, Miss Mary Carter, Miss Agnes
Pegram, Miss Elizabeth Fox, Mrs. r
T. Upchurch, Mrs. L. j. Rux, Mrs
Thomas Badger, Mrs. c. V. Singleton
Mrs. C. S. Brewer and Mr.. and Mrs
H. G. Anderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

ord that Britain favored smash-up
of the states. It was situation in
which the British were, not exactly
pro-despotic, yet certainly they chort-
led at the prospect of the disintegra-
ton of this particular democracy In
the circumstances maybe it was ma
tural for them to do so.
Here again Russia lent aid to the
preservation of democratic principles
Russia's Aid To u. S.
The British did more than chortle,
In Dixie's behalf they did deal Of
blockade running. The north came
pretty close to going ssotos war with
them over 1t. fssf .ava9s'
In the midst of the muss czarist
Russia sent a big cruiser fleet to
northern American waters con
spicuously as friendly gesture to the
north and as a plain hint to Britain to
keep out of New World democracy
little internal quarrel
Or else!----
..aA,A And Napoleon
Still farther back!
Napoleon was a wOuld-be despOt-
assuredly as much so as Hitler OF
Mussolini
The democratic peoples thought so
anyway. ~
Russia, cracked his back.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

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almost 400 newspapers.
Mcintyre, who would have heen 81
on Friday, died at 2 a. m. today.
Cause of death was not learned i'm
mediately, but his health had not
been good for some time.
McIntyres friendships ran through
all classes and types Of people-Broad
ways great, the big city's ordinary
people, each alike claimed his atten-
ton. He lived much alone in recent
wears. doing his work in his richly
furnished apartment, aided in great
measure by his wife, formerly May
belle Hope Small, of Gallipolis, Ohio.
Friday also would have been Nc
Intyre's Both wedding anniversary.
The first man to write syndicate
New York column, fore-runner of the
many present-day Broadway gossip
writer's, Mcintyre began his news
naper career on the Gallipolis Journal
in 1902.
Broadway was still far from his deft
pen. He left Gallipolis to become a
feature editor on the East Liverpool,
Ohio, Tribune, then managing editor
of the Dayton, Ohio, Herald, and later
assistant managing editor of the Gin
cinnati Post.
The "big town" lure finally brought
him to New York as associate editor
of Hampton's Magazine in 1912. Nc
Intyre took pride in being small
town boy" who was forever fascinated
by the passing scene of the "big CITY, -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

low "jack-leg' electricians to do so,
warns D. E. Jones, rural electrified
ton specialist at State College in re-
ferring to problem now common in
rural North Carolina as a result of the
rapidly expanding network of rural
power lines.
"The safety factor is highly import
ant" Jones said. 1.-THE difference ir
price between safe and unsafe wiring
is too small to enter the picture.
Local organizations of oil men have
been perfected in 81 North Carolina
counties, according to State Senator
S. Gilmer Sparger, secretary of the
North Carolina Petroleum Industries
committee.
Mr.. Sparger says he has visited that
many counties since he began state
wide campaign in November. He ex-
poets to have an organization in each
of the 100 counties by the end Of
march.
Opposition to diversion of highway
funds and adoption of a constitution
al amendment by the 1889 General
Assembly prohibiting the practice are
the immediate detectives of the COM
mittee, Senator Sparger said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

list because it would be so long as to
be meaningless.
On the judicial fronts there has
Sharp, of Rockingham county, put
ting up his $65 ante from the 21st dis
trict and Judge Hoyle Sink laying
his coin. on the line to show he will
seek to succeed himself in the 18th.
Hector Clark, of Elizabethtown, also
Clipped into the pot as evidence Of
his serious intentions in the 9th,
where Judge N. A. Sinclair, @. K.
Nimmocks, Jr., and Robert H. Dye.
all of Fayetteville, have let it be
known they want the robes.
With an even dozen superior court
judges to be named this year, it
seems a sure thing that there will be
scrambles in at least nine, and pos
sibly more, districts for the post
which pay $500 salary with per
quisities enough to make the post
worth a minimum of $1,000 per annum
It's more than three months until
voting time, but already there are
near a hundred announced candidates
for the 1889 House of Representatives
in the General Assembly.
BY counties here are a few of them
with the incumbent who seek, to sue
coed themselves marked with an (x9
Graham, T. M. Jenkins, Republican
*; Madison, J. M. Bailey, Jr., Repub-
lican (x); Pennsylvania, Pat Kinney
(x); Henderson, L. L. Burgin (x):
Mcdowell, D. F. Giles (x), w. w
Neal, Sr.; Catawbe, Ralph Flowers
(x); CASTOR, D. P. Dellinger (x); Ire
dell, Zeb Turlington; Mecklenburg, J.
B. Vogler (x) Chester Morrison, Jim
Stephens, John hewitt; Union, Brooks
Price (x); Stanly, J. H. Norwood
(x); Arson, F. E. Thomas (x); David
son, L. A. Martin; Forsyth, Rex Gass
(x); Guilford, J. T. Carruthers (x)
Rupert Pickens (x); Rockingham, T
G. Stone (x); Durham, o. G. Barker
{x) Victor Bryant (D; Wake, Clar
ence Mitchedd (x), Arch Allen (x)
Scotland, J. G.. King (x); Wilson, F
w. Boswell; Duplin, G. E. Quinn (x)
Aubrey Harrell Lee, w. E. Horner;
Harnett, Fred Thomas (x), N. Mel
Ross; Northampton, H. L. Joyner (x>
Mrs. Sally C. Barker; Hartford, R, H
Underwood (x), w. L. Daniel; BERTHE
T. N. Peele, M. D. Burden; Fit, ]. S
Moore, (x), j. Hill Paylor (x); Per
ouinans, J. T. Benton (x); Camden r
L. Gray; Pasquotank, w. c. Morse
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

CONTINUED from rage Ore)
Italy, so manifestly are their enemies.
Regardless. of their political SYM
pathies, the Soviet interests OF To-Day
clearly are with the democratic align
;nent.
But, strange to relate, Russia gen
orally has been internationally oeni-
Ocratic.
Prior To World War.
Professor Borchard points out tna'
the Muscovites were with the Demo
cratic group at the beginning OF the
World War. uso.o
Autocratic Austria tried to bulldoze
the somewhat uncivilized put FeiaIlVe-
w democratic Balkans Inc oenlo-
cratic nations objected. There was
more to it than that, to ce sure ou'
that was how the row started
cracy resisting the spread OF oepot'
ism. -, 49, dorooor.+
- SEGREGATION. I doubt that it was
,,,;+I an overly good motive, but it was
+ho democratic side. anyway.
o'- Tn Civil War Days.
rh.+ was not the first time, either.
81 back a much longer while-to
American Civil War days!
~ not want to start a contro-
versv with any southern reader by in
tinating that the north was on the
Democratic and that Dixieland was on
the despotic side of that rumpus.
Nevertheless, it is Of historical rec.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
MY GRANDPA l.;
~ " Ida Mills Wilhelm.


ndpa is so kind, you see,
pear VI n me- sit upon his knee;
He lets ino ne many stories, 100,
And tells ~ 10 sailed The ocean blue.
How w. ~ the ocean blue?
80 what like 10 know
He tells nv tbat crawl and plants that
grow when mending me a toy,
But salu' - waffle as a boy,
Re ll nould he pc a BOY?
Grandpa knows more things in
deco bov could ever read,
Than any 5'ons wandered 20 and .ro
How united united men and buffalo.
4 an not not Just buffalo?
49,, sco,ds me if I cry,
He nevel me- now 10 quit, and why,
But s1ls' when l grow up at last
fla SAYS SAYS III sail before the mast
He nc spil before he mast?
:, Grandpa says that doing wrong
Ana inst like discord in a song s,;ooo
Is JUS! . on rjght we take our place
By Coners 10 the human race
Where a ns.f is the human race
laws Of cowboys in the West,
He hl nttIe birds that build their nest
And n,u ~ that shine up in the sky
l Ana ga angels sing and God IS nisn'
"N'l cd ic always nlgh'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Meeting of Junior
Auxiliary Is Held

The Junior American Legion Aux
iliary meeting was held on Friday aft
ernoon at the Legion hut, on South
Garrett street.
The president called the meeting to
order. The program which was con-
cerned with several special occasions
of February, was given. Jessie Baity
read poem about February, and
Martha Baity told a story about
Abraham Lincoln. A contest was had
in which Fanny M. Harris won the
prize.
Delicious refreshments were served
by the hostesses, Annie Dell Floyd
Ann Elizabeth Haithcock, Ann ce
Mitchell, and Emma Lee Hawkins.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

she wants to come back or not
So far, Mrs. Sally c.. Parker, of
Hartford, is the only lady yet men
toned as a possible General Assembly
candidate and it's not at all sure
that she will run.
J. e. johnson, Greenville's bellige-
rent beautician, is back in the ring
again, this time with a tremendous
blast of eight typewriter pages at
Mrs. Annie l.. Williamson, chairman,
and the other members of the N. G..
Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners.
Mr.. Johnson, whom it seems the
board charges with working an "un-
licensed" operator, accuses the board
by innuendo at least, of every form
of malfeasance, misfeasance, and non
feasance in the calendar.
He cites names and dates and places
and asks. a number of questions
which will certainly prove embarras-
sing, if not capable of being answered
satisfactorily.
Mr. Johnson may be caught "off
base," but his charges deserve more
than a perfunctory and blanket
''tain't So"
Last weeks activities brought the
States total of drivers license revo-
cations to 1896.
Warning against too much enthu-
siasm as the result of the color and
variety of seed catalogue flowers is
issued by J. G. Weaver, floriculturist
at State College.
Before ordering seed that will pro-
duceduce the summer flower garden
one should keep several points in
mind" he said. "Too many of the new
novelties or so-called 'All-American
selections should be avoided until they
have been tested locally"
Owners should not attempt to wire
their own homes nor should they al
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

CONTINUED from rage slne.)
han and Tanning highway They seri-
ously threatened the present capital
of Honan province.
The Japanese advance guard was
reported on the north bank of the
Yellow river after having shattered
resistance of $4,000 Chinese troops
and forced them to withdraw across
the wide waters.
A bitter struggle was in prospect,
as the Japanese must cross the river
under fire. Bridges were blown up in
the withdrawal of Chinese
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

the defense capacity of our country,
strengthening the red army and the
red navy and the mobilization of the
whole country, and with our struggle
against armed attack and attempts to
restore bourgeoise connections"
Stain was writing to provincial
agitator of the Young Communist
League who asked him whether the
"final victory for socialism could be
considered WOn."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Guests Sunday

Mr. and Mrs. r. H. Craig had as
,aelr guests on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
:, W. Sanders and daughter, Mary, of
roanoke ~ Rapids; Mr.. and Mrs. c. c..
rlemlng and daughter, Neysa, and
granddaughter, Betty Lee Harris, and
v, wallace Ezelle, all of Victoria, Va;
MRS. Ruby Kidd and son, Harold,
S varl Paine, Miss Cleo Harris and
aaisS Mary Harris, of Roanoke, Va;
anu Mr. and Mrs. F. w. Hecht of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Attends Installation

Robert B. Green, Jr., has returned
from spending the weekend at Wake
Forest college, where he was present
at the formal installation of the Delta
Omega chapter of Kappa Sigma. the
former Pi Gamma Sigma, of which
he was president last year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
High PIT. A. Meet

The Parent-Teacher Association of
Henderson high school will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
Ii the library at the school. The pro-
gram will be in celebration of Found
ers Day. All members are urged to
be on time.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
In Raleigh

Mrs. ]. Franklin Mills and Miss
HALLE Frank Mills spent today in Ra-
elsh' where they attended the funeral
Oh Mrs. Mills uncle, A. B. Uzzle, ST.,
Which was held at his home this aft
ernOOn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
II. p. w. Meefinu

Members of the Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club will meet at
the Perry library at 7:45 o'clock on
Tuesday evening in their regular
monthly meeting
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
From GreenVille

Mics Mildred Herring and Richard
rrarc Of Greenville, were the guests
- Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey E. Evans Tor
ne Weekend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
From ASheVille

Mrs E. F. Shaw and Mrs. 3. Frank
Harris have returned from Asheville,
where they attended the funeral of
Richard ]. Workman, which was held
there on Saturday morning.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

Frank Kitchell, Henry c. Meads:
Craven, D. L. Ward (x); Pamlico,
Rev. E. j. Harris; Jones, r. p. Ben
der; Fender, J. J. Best (x); New Han
over, Geo. Rountrce, Jr.; r. M. Ker-
mon, John r. Morris.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
MIR. Kearney DISCHARGED

w. G. Kearney, who has been under
going treatment at Maria Parham
hospital for some time, has been dis
charged, and has gone to his home at
Henderson, Route 2.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Leave Today

Mrs. G. G. Atkins left today to visit
her mother, Mrs. T. ]. Gray, at her
home in Winsor, Va. Mr.. Atkins has
gone to Charlotte to attend a meet
ing of the Standard Oil Co.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
In Franklin

ID Mrs. Sam Peace, Jr., were
MI s aIu guests of Mrs. Peace's
the WI Ms Hugh Camp, in Franklin
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Sans SOuci Club

The Sans Souci Literary club will
meet on Tuesday afternoon at S:4o
oclock with Mrs. w. M. Coffin, at her
home on Granite street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Wilson

Miss Mary Hayes Blacknall, of Will
son. spent the weekend with her pa
rents. Mr. and Mrs. Willis H. Black
nall. at their home on Charles street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Conditioned UnimprOYed

The condition of r. H. Craig, who
has been ill for some time at his home
on William street, is not improved, it
was reported today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Sunday Here

W. and Mrs. T. A. Christmas, OF
nnrham spent Sunday with MRS.
rbristmas' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. y.
n King.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Returns Home

Miss Mary Shaw Rosser has return
!, u.s. ~ her home in Sanford after Visit,
u ~ Miss Ann Stevenson for several
lay
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Tuesday Club Meeting

The Woman's Tuesday club will
moot on Tuesday afternoon at 5
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Kate Wat
tins on Chestnut street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

CARRIAGES, PARTIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
PRAYER Meeting Band

The Prayer Meeting Band will meet
on Tuesday evening at 7:3O o'clock,
at the home of Mrs. Maude Gupton,
on Chavasse Avenue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Weekend Here

Tom Garrett, of Charlotte, spent the
weekend with his mother, Mrs. I. j..
Garrett, at her home on Garnett
street. -i&i&i
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
E-on, Chanel Hill

, Ja al chanel Hill, spent the weekend
c. III Sis mother, Mrs. George ROW
land
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
N oWoman Likely
in 1899 Assembly

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Sino-Japanese Struggle
In Middle China One of
Worlds Biggest Battles

CONTINUED from rage One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Russia May Hold
Balance of Power

(Continuec from rage Ore.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Unity of Workers of World
Goal Of Stain, He Writes

CONTINUED from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
o. o. M'Intyre Is
Dead In New York

,continueo from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14

Owners should not attempt to wire
heir own homes nor should they al
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-14
Canadian Tobacco. r
Mart About Lost

lContinued from Page One.)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-02-24
Crisis Regarded AS Worst Stu
alton For England Since
World War.

London, Feb. 20. Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden quit the British
cabinet today, taking with him Wis
count Cranborne, the principal for
eign undersecretary, in dramatic
break with Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain on foreign policy.
The resignation of Eden, who has
opposed any British concession to
Europe's fascist and nazi dictators,
was announced officially after the
third extraordinary Sunday cabi-
net session.
Some political observers regard
ed the cabinet crisis that brought
the resignation of both the foreign
secretary and undersecretary as the
gravest since before the world war.
Hitler and Mussolini had been
highly in favor of his resignation
for some time and France immedi-
ately labeled the action as Eng
lands surrender to Rome and Ber-
lin wishes.