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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
KINGS DAUGHTERS
PARK OPENS JUNE /
Miss Carrie Draper To Be In Charge
Again of Anusements; Pro-
gram Being Arranged

Formal opening of the Kings
Daughters Park for the summer sea
son will be held on Wednesday of
next week, June 1, and Miss Carrie
Draper will be in charge again this
season, she announced today.
Miss Draper is preparing special
program for the opening, and said
today she would announce the details
in several days.
The swimming pool will be operated
along with playground equipment that
has been provided for the smaller
children. The park is owned by the
city, which furnishes frequent chan
ees of water for the swimming pool
a small admission is charged for tho
pool to take care of incidental ex
penses.
ing program will be Mayor Henry T
Powell, Miss Draper said today.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Cooper Ellis Is Elected
New Fire Chief For City
Succeeds Resigned Chief E. F. Shepherd; w. w. Lang
ston Made Truck Driver; Claims Against Civ pre-
sented; $4,000 Sewage Job To Be Started Soon

Cooper G. Ellis, for many years a
truck driver in Hendersofl's fire de-
nar4mcnt. was elected fire chief by
Tho Henderson City Council Monday
nioht to succeed E. T. Shepherd as
chief Shepherd resigned after he had
heen suspended by Mayor Henry T.
Powell the middle of last week on
grounds of alleged neglect of duty.
Promotion of Ellis set in motion
other advancements in the depart
ment including j. w. Hayes, stepped
up from driver of No. to No truck
succeeding the new chief w. M.
Brame was made driver of the No.
. truck succeeding Hayes, with d.
/. Newman remaining as assistant
No driver. w. w. Langston, son of
Chief of Police J. H. Langston filled
the gap at the bottom by being made
assistant driver of No. truck.
All elections were in executive. ses-
sion of the Council, after the reading
and acceptance of Chief Shepherds
resignation in zen meeting. All cleo
tons were reported to have been exc
cutive. Ellis name was the only nom
nation for chief, and all men promot-
cd were given salaries of their new
positions for the remainder of the
fiscal year. All were elected to fill
unexpired terms to July 1.
Mayor Henry T. Powell announced
to the Council award of WPA pro-
ject to Henderson Cor laying of sewer
lines from the disposal plant east of
the city. The WPA allotment was $4,-
900, with the city furnishing values
in material and services amounting
to approximately half that, or around
$4,000. w. M. Coffin, street superinten-
dent, said jobs would be furnished to
20 or % men over a period of about
six months, and that work would
start in a couple of weeks.
Roy B. Dickerson, a plumber, APP
peared 5efore the Council and asked
that an official plumbing inspector
for the city be appointed, and the
matter was referred to a Council COM
mttee consisting of F. H. Hayes, c.
NJ. Hight and j. w. Gill. Roy Up
church, an electrical contractor, also
asked the Council for the appoint
ment of an electrical inspector for the
city, and requested that ne be some
other official than the fire chief. The
matter was referred to the same COM
mittee, but the Council later designat-
ed the new fire chief as electrical
inspector.
Several claims were presented to
the Council for citizens. One of these
was from Misses Florence and Annie
Lee Beck and j. w. Beck involving
damages they said had been done to
their property through construction
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
SOUTH HENDERSON
HAS LARGE CROWD
Fine Message Brought By
Visiting Minister; Two
Services Daily

A good crowd attended the revival
services at South Henderson Baptist
church last night despite of rains that
fell at church hour.
The visiting minister, Rev. Mr..
league, brought strong message on
the Signs of the Times, and the Sec
ond Coming of Christ" last evening,
and it was said, that by request, the
sermon may be repeated during the
present series of sermons.
Many are responding to the mes
sages from time to time, it was said.
Many asked for prayer last night in
response to the invitation at the
close of the service.
The public is cordially invited to
avail themselves of the opportunity to
hear these great gospel messages each
day at 1920 o'clock and 7:45 p. m.
This evenings subject will be "The
New Birth"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
AIR MAIL WEEK IS
DECLARED SUCCESS
Special Air Mail Envelopes
Not Acceptable After
National Week

Observance of National Air Mai
Week by the Henderson post Office
last week was declared a success bv
Postmaster J.. r. league TODAY. Ir
addition to the patronage of the air
mail service during the week, an "ai
mail conscience" was aroused which
is expected to mean more extensive
use of this faster mail delivery IA
cility from this time on, Mr.. league
thought
The postmaster called attention to
the fact that the special air mail en-
velopes for use last week during the
celebration, and which bore the spe-
cial Henderson cachet, could no lon
ger be accepted for mailings after the
end of Air Mail Week He emphasized
however, that air mailings did moi
necessarily require a special air mail
stamp, that six cents per ounce frac-
ton of an ounce would be sufficient
to carry any letter by air mail TIC
any part of the country.
During the week a miniature air
plane was operated electrically in the
post office lobby, but this has been
dismantled now A large map with
electric buttons, showing time for a
letter to go by air mail from Hender-
son, was also on display and is still
in the lobby where it is to be kept
for time yet.
-
1871. S. Supreme Court finds So
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Large Crowd for
Revival Despite
Of Heavy Rains

The Monday evening congregation
al the First Congregational-Christian
church to hear Rev. ]. L. Neese was
unusually large even though the
weather was bad. Rev. Mr.. Neese
spoke to those present from the text
why Sit We Here Until We Die?"
In the course Of the message he said,
"The four lepers were sitting in the
midst of poverty. The physical needs
of life were not supplied until they
purposed in their hearts no longer to
"sit there" but arise and go to the
camps of the Syrians. When the
four lepers arrived there they found
instead of death, plenty to sustain
their life and the lives of those in
the beseiged city. Today if the man
who is not a Christian at heart wheth-
err he be in or out of the church, will
only purpose in his heart no longer to
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24

n'lal convention of the North Car
ol:re Association of Postmasters to
be held in Greensboro on Friday and
Saturday, June 10 and H. He is secre-
tary-treasurer of the State associa-
ton.
Announcement of plans for the con-
vention indicate that the chief adj
dress will be made by Ramsey S.
Back, third assistant postmaster gen.
'.al, on Saturday, the second day of
the gathering. Flans for the conven-
ton are in charge of Postmaster J.
William Coleman, of Greensboro The
address will be made at a luncheon.
Postmaster Wythe M Peyton, of
Asheville, is president of the State or
ganization, and as such will preside
at the Greensboro sessions.
Entertainment for the visitors in
Clude attendance at a baseball game
II the afternoon, and dance Friday
night.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
POLITICAL RALLIES
AT FALKNER STORE
Candidates To Make Speeches There
Wednesday Evening Follow
ing Earlier Barbecue

The series of political rallies being
held by candidates for county offices
in the Democratic primary of Sat
urday, June 4, will de continued with
a meeting tomorrow night at Falk-
ners store in Sandy Creek township
it was announced today Several raj
lies of this kind were held last week
at different localities in the CITY
chiefly in city suburbs, but including
also one at Dabney.
If custom of other years is followed
there will be rallies nearly every night
next week, the final week of the cam
paign. All candidates for all offices
are invited to attend and present their
appeals to the crowds.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24

sit and starve spiritually but arise and
come to Christ, he will experience
salvation which is the spiritual food
upon which men live" At the close
of the service four individuals gave
their hearts to Christ.
The morning service today was well
attended. Mr.. Neese spoke using as
basis of his message the fifth chap
ter Of 1 Thessalonians.
The evening message will be cen
Eiered around the subject Three
Phases of the Judgment" The serv-
ice begins at 7:45 and public is invited
to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
MRS. JANE SIMMONS
BURIED ON MONDAY
82-Year-Old Dabney Woman Died
Sunday Morning at Home;
league Is In Charge

Funeral services were conducted At
Tatios Creek Baptist church Monday
afternoon for the late Mrs. Jane Sim
mons, 82-year-old lady of the Dabney
community who died at her hons
there Sunday morning at 9 o'clock
Rev. ]. u. league, Baptist minister
Of Henderson, was m charge Of tn
services, and interment was IN the
cemetery ut the church.
Mrs. Simmons is survived by her
n,sband and several children. Nc
other details were obtained as to her
death
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
LEAGUE WRITES OF
A|RL|NER'S CRASH
Tells Mother of Finding
Wrecked Plane With
Nine Persons Dead

The following is letter received by
Mrs. ]. u. league, of this city, from
her son, Jasper, who is connected with
the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
at Glendale, California, and in it he
tells of the fatal crash of Lockheed
plane in the mountains, which claimed
nine lives. The letter was written
May 10.
The letter follows:
Dearest Mother:
No doubt you have seen an account
of the crash of one of Lockheed's lat
est airships. Right after work Tues
day l joined a searching party. We
drove up to the supposed locality in
which it crashed and found it too
foggy and too late to do any search
ing, so we spent the early part of the
evening getting all parties organized
for the next morning.
1 took my .ifle with me, which
came in handy the next day with it's
telescope. We were up at 4 o'clock
and on our journey and expected a
long day Of tramping over hills and
valleys. However as we were watt
ing for final arrangements, the fog
began to leave the top of the NOUN
tains and someone saw something
behind us which looked lot like the
plane, but more like rocks. It was
about three miles away and not much
could be seen. A couple of field
glasses didn't help much, but a. look
through the telescope sights on my
rifle were plenty convincing that 1t
was worth a climb to see what was
there. Well, to make a long story
short, it was the plane. It surely
was smashed and burned. There is
nc doubt that all were instantly killed.
from all indications, the plane must
have been going between 200 and 24O
miles per hour. We had insurance on
II of course-the plane still belonged
TO Lockheed, and was on it's way to
De delivered to the buyer The buy
ers representative was in the pilots
seat and our test pilot Cone Of them
should say was in the co-pilots
seat, though it is not known which
was flying at the time of the crash,
Well, lost quite bit of sleep and
am still sleepy. Will close and get
some sleep.
Lots Of love, from
Jasper"
The plane, valued at $85, 900, crash
ed in Mint Canyon of the Sierra Pei
aho mountains, about sixty miles from
Burbank, California. In the wreck
age were found the bodies of nine per-
sons four women, two children and
,hfee men. The plane was enroute
from Burbank for delivery RI thf
northwest Airlines at ST. Paul, MINI
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
LEAGUE TO ATTEND
POSTMASTER MEET
Convention Of State, of Which He Is
Secretary-Treasurer, in Green's
bOrO in June

Postmaster J, r. league, of Hen
derzon, is planning to attend the an
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
City Pays $l3,796
June | Upon Debt

Debt service in the sum of $751;
1925 is to be paid in full and on
time by the City Of Henderson as
of June 1, the City Council order
ed at it's monthly meeting Monday
night. City Clerk S. B. Burwell re-
ported to the Council the Obliga-
tons were due, and said funds were
available for meeting the debt, and
payment was ordered.
Of the total to be paid, $4,000 is
on principal and $7,796.25 is in in
terest, it was explained.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24

1871. S. Supreme Court finds So
cial Security Act valid.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-24
Lots of love, from
.Tasner +"

Deed Is Filed-A lot on William
as transferred in a realty deed filed
Tl'h the Vance Registry yesterday.
freeman Whitfield, ct al, sold the lot
W ASKER B. Hawkins for $40 and
considerations.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
PITTSBURGH UNION
CENSURES GREEN
Refuses to 1ndorse Davis for
Senate in Protest on
Interference
By the Associated Press.

ey the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Sept 16.-The Pitts
burgh Central Labor Union forwarded
q singing rebuke today to William
Green. president Of the American
Federation Of Labor, protesting his
interference in its political affairs.
The local union, claiming to repre-
sent 100000 members, rejected Mr..
Green's suggestion that it indorse the
Republican candidacy of James j.
Davis, seeking reelection to the Sen
ate
The delegates voted unanimously
last night to protest formally Mr..
Green's recommendation as AN in
reference with affairs of the Penn
sylvania A. F. of L. locals"
Mr.. Green had sent a communi-
cation to the Pittsburgh group in
which he pointed to the 100 per cent"
5abor record of Senator Davis In the
Senate and urged them to rally to his
support"
James L. McDevitt, head of the Fed
eration's State Executive Board, pre-
dicted in a letter read to the meet
Ing that the board would protect the
Interests Of Gov. Earle" and indorse
the entire Democratic slate. Gov.
Earle is Senator Davis opponent in
the November election.
The board meets in Harrisburg Sep
tember 81 for possible action on polit-
1cal commitments.
Mr.. McDevitt, member Of the
State Unemployment Compensation
Board, was an active campaigner In,
the primary for Gov. Earle. His COM
munication recommended the rebuke
to Mr.. Green.
Matthew Woll, vice president of the
Federation, who was in Pittsburgh for
an address to the National Small Bus
iness Mems Association, told news men
that Mr.. Green's Endorsement OF Sen
ator Davis lis the American Fedora
ton Of Labor's Endorsement, including
al the officers and members"
Evening star., 1938-09-16
SPEAKERS LISTED
FOR PIT. INSTITUTE
Arlington County Parents and
Teachers to. Hear Health and
Safety Talks.

Talks by DR.. Ralph Beechley, WASH
ington / Cleveland and DIR. Abner
Robertson will feature the first ses-
sion Of the two-day Parent-Teacher
institute opening next Thursday 1T the
Thomas Jefferson Junior High School
in Arlington County, Va.
DR.. Beachley will talk on 'The Pub
lie Health Program In the Schools,
Mr.. Cleveland on 'Tramc Safety" and
DR.. Robertson on "State Affairs Of
the PIT. A." Mrs. Ralph +. Turner
Is president Of the county PIT. A
council.
Registration will begin ut $50 an.
and the meeting will open with the
invocation by the Rev. w. Clark Main
at 10 o'clock. Prof. Fletcher Kemp
superintendent Of schools, and c. O
Potts, president of the Thomas Jef1er.
son School, will bring greetings to the
assembly, and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson
chairman Of the Hospitality Commit.
tee, will respond.
After a luncheon at l2:45 O'Clock {
Evening star., 1938-09-16
WASHINGTON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1898.

interest to science in determining the
nature Of matter because the large
on Is one Of the coolest stars, about
5,400 degrees Fahrenheit, and the
smaller one Is one Of the hottest, hav-
ing temperature Of about 1000 de-
grees Fahrenheit. Their reaction
when the B star whirles through the
atmosphere Of the large one is much
like. swinging gigantic white-hot ball
Of iron through the sub-cooled water
of the polar seas.
BY use Of the spectroscope, which
breaks up light into its VARIOUS bands
Of color, DR.. Goedicke found that the
large star was composed of successive
distinct layers of agitated, or ironized
layers, or titanium, calcium and stron-
tium. Underlying these were layers Of
normal titanium, iron, manganese,
vAnadium and cobalt.
The sna1ler star Is composed Of
successive shining layers Of different
forms Of hydrogen.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
BATTLE ON FAKE
CHARITIES BEGINS
Neighborhood Councils Hope
to Get City Cleared Of
Them by Christmas.

While war is being narrowly averted
In Europe, washington entered upon
q private warfare of its own today
when the Central Co-ordinating Com
mittee Of Neighborhood Councils de-
clared battle to the death on all
"ny.by-night" social agencies that
lombard the citizens of this city with
appeals for help.
To get the city out of the clutches
OF these fake solicitors by Christmas
Is the aim and object of the Neigh
borhood Councils, affiliated with the
Council Of Social Agencies .
In a closed session, 1t was learned
today, the local committeeman CEN
tered attention on certain agencies
that moved in on Washington from
nearby cities-Baltimore and Phila-
delphia-"because the 'pickings' were
not so good in those towns"
Charges are made that mushroom
agencies which have no responsible
boards, and do not have their books
audited or open to public inspection"
come to Washington and collect from
innocent householders whose hearts
run away with their heads"
All to Be Investigated.
Labeled as mot reputable social
agencies" all these "1ly-by-night"
organizations will be investigated
thoroughly. 1t was stated. II neces-
sary, the laws of the District will be
invoked againSt them. Miss Mary
Edith Coulson Of the Council of So
cial Agencies, which sponsors the
Neighborhood Councils, first presented
the seriousness Of the problem to the
Central Co-ordinating Committee. She
pointed out that what she terms the
"hy-by-nighters" fail, In many ways,
ito meet the minimum standards
recognized for reputable social agen-
cies.'
What happens is this: "F1y-by-
night examinations, bent on collect
ing money, simply open their doors,
solicit Enthusiastically to feed starving
children'-and are subject to no In
spection or control" So runs the
charge.
Agencies dealing with children are
OF especial concern to the council
Since this is SO, the council believes
1t can get rid Of most offenders by
resurrecting an old statute on the
District books which has to do with
health regulations
For the time being, however, the
Neighbonood Councils and their spon-
eor, the Council Of Social Agencies
will work through the Better Business
Bureau
To Report on Violations.
To rid Washington OF what is de-
ecribed as "a nuisance" the various
Neighbornood Councils, in the South
east, Southwest. Georgetown and the
first ward. will canvass their Sec
tons and report all violations Of the
social code to Better Business Bureau
authorities.
From inside sources it was learned
today that one family in q poor sec.
ton OF the city virtually lives on con-
tr1butions given its members by per-
sons who want to help the poor.
THAT family takes in $40 a day."
1t was stated at the Council Of Social
Agencies, which recently concluded
an investigation Of the case. And
there IS no reason these people should
set themselves up as social workers
since they have had no experience
wha hatsoever."
What happens to that $40 q day
was not disclosed.
Anyway, the opening guns Of the
war on fake charity have been fired.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
Astronomical Magic Disclosed
By Study of 2 Vacuum Stars
Thin Atn,ospheres Are So Thin One
Can Pass Through the Other
Without Disturbing 1t.

The two stars, known to astronomers
Is an "eclipsing binary" system, are
located in the constellation of Cepheus
In the region Of the North Star and
are barely visible as = point Of light
even through . powerful telescope.
They are about 1000 light years
from the earth, 4 light year being the
distance travelled by light speeding At
the rate Of 10000 miles per second
in one year-about six trillion miles.
The largest Of the two, known as
Wv Cephei, or the m" member Of the
group, Is at least 1000 times the size
Of our sun, DR.. Goedicke declared,
while the smaller one, or "B" star. is
about 10 times the size of the sun. The
M star is one Of the largest, If not the
largest, single star ever observed.
The behavior of the chemical ele-
ments In these stars is Of particular
Evening star., 1938-09-16

talk on Duties Of Omcers" BY Mrs.
c. G. Rauh will open the afternoon
session. Mrs. Florence Cannon will
follow with . discussion OF parlia-
mentary procedure.
The morning and afternoon sessions
Friday will be given over to consid-
Grafton Of duties Of committees. Mrs.
Arthur c. Watkins will lead the dis
cussion. The Friday evening assembly
will be featured by talks by Mrs.
Virginia Bray, Mrs. Bruno Wittig,
Mr.. Cleveland and Richard M. Ham.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
p the Associs ted Dress.

81 the AS8Oclote0 nfeS6.
ANN ARBOR. Mich, Sept. 16.-A
new study on the eclipse Of two wac
uum" stars has revealed that their
\atmospheres are 10 thin that one can
pass through the other without dis
turbing 1t. University Of Michigan
astronomer announced today.
This astronomical magic Is due to
the fact that the density Of the fiery
gases is less than the most perfect
vacuum ever created on earth and
therefore the atoms which make them
up are widely scattered, eliminating
collisions and interference, DR.. Victor
Goedicke, young member Of the uni
versity's observatory staf7, told the
American Astronomical Society meet
ing here. The actual density, he added,
Is one-millionth that Of air at the
earths surface.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
Plane Drops Fish
In Lakes to Test
Propagation by Air
By the Associated pr0ss.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. Sept. l6.-It rained
live fish on Lake Warrington and
Otter Lake.
The State Game Department
tossed thousands OF fish overheard
from an airplane yesterday at
attitudes up to $500 feet to ind
out whether propagation Of noun.
tain lakes by air was feasible.
Baby fish were placed In cans
attached to parachutes. When
the cant struck the water, they
overturned and the fish swan
free.
Otter Lake, in the Cascade
Mountains, is accessible by land
only through an eight-hour pack
trip.
Evening star., 1938-09-16

Japan has banned rental increases.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
Java Likes Old Tune.

Java has taken to "Sarie Marais,"
tune long sung in South Africa, and
it Is enjoying the craze accorded . new
ditty. It is being whistled in the
streets Of Batavia, and soldiers prefer
to march to its strains. Demand for
the words has become 50 great that a
special message was sent to South
Africa asking for them.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
Cattle Ghosts Feared.

Nqutu natives near Dundee, South
Africa, fear that cattle killed during
the hoof-and-mouth disease epidemic
Will haunt them. The natives have
been Christians for several genera
tions. Some Of the killing was done
on Sundays, and this, they say, will
cause the dead animals to haunt every
one in the vicinity,
Evening star., 1938-09-16
F. R. HARRIS,,72, DIES;
HEAD OF REALTY FIRM
st. Louis and Memphis Leader
Had Been in Ill Health
Since January,

b the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept. 16.-F1etcher
Reid Harris, president Of q st. Louis
real estate and loan company, died
late last night 1T his Memphis home.
He was ~ and had been in Door
health since last January.
Mr.. Harris came here from St.
Louis two weeks ago. He Is president
Of an iron and supply company here.
Born in Memphis. he moved to st.
Louis when he was ~.
Surviving are his widow. . daughter.
q brother ana two sisters,
Evening star., 1938-09-16

Baby Weighed 1l4 Pounds.
Weighing one and one-quarter
pounds when born, the son Of Mrs.
Jack Ashworth Of Bury. England, lived
80 hours,
Evening star., 1938-09-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
TODAY.

Meeting and dance, American In
stitute Of Banking, Willard Hotel, Sis
pm.
Meeting, Chi Sigma Sorority, May
flower Hotel, . pm.
Meeting, Daughters Of America,
Maynower Hotel, 3 pm.
Evening star., 1938-09-16
TOMORROW.

Banquet, District Federation Of
Federal Employees Union, Mayflower
Hotel, pm.
Dinner-dance, Chi Sigma Sorority,
Mayhower Hotel, 7:15 pm.
Dinner, Social Security Board, Carl
ton Hotel, 7:30 pm.