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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
|CAMP PALMER
 OPENS JULY Z
Twenty-Five Local Boys to Enroll at Oxford Sunl=
 mer Site Z.

More than 25 boys from Water bury are expected to attend camp ing periods this summer at Camp Palmer, Oxford. The camp will open its 18th season July 2.
 Plans for the season were made Saturday at a meeting of the Catho- lie Camp for Boys association in New Haven. John M. Golden is president of the association.
 Other officers are: Edward J. O'Brien, firse vice president; John H. CIyne, second vice president; Patrick J. Goode, secretary: AL bert c. Murphy, treasurer.
 The following were selected for the executive committee with the above officers: Walter E. Malley, J. Frank Doolan, John J. O'Neil, Frank J. Barry, Henry Bisonette, Paul R. North. Hugh A. Mcguire, Napoleon Patry anud James H. Beatty.
 Frank M. Clancy will be direc- tor of physical education and pr. Paul Kennedy, camp physician.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
HISTORIC CARAVAN
 IN WEST VIRGINIA


 Wellsburg, w. Va, April 5-(UP) The northwest territory caravan, re-enacting events in the settlement of the northwest territory 150 years ago, arrived here today after a seven-mile journey down the Ohio from Steubenville, O.
 This is the spot where, in 1788, the original pioneers paused to take on supplies for the journey to Marietta, O., first settlement in the northwest territory.
 After a parade at 10 a. m, the 36 buckskin- clad youths who set out from Ipswich, Mass, last December 3 on their history making journey will be feted at a dinner at which the most prominent persons i'll this area will participate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05
MURDER. SUICIDE
 VICTIMS DEAD
Man Shoots Employer Fol- lowing Quarrel Over
 His Wages

Windham, N. H., April 5-(UP) - A Wakefield Mass, widow and her caretaker died at a hospital early today, victims of murder and suicide.
 Clifford J. Herrick, 60, died of self inflicted groin and shoulder wounds three hours after the death of Mrs. Lavina Towle, 61, wounded by him following quarrel over wages.
 The shooting occurred late last night in the living room of Mrs. Towle's Rockingham-road home.
 While Mrs. Towle's friend, Mrs. Mildred Chapman, watched help lessly, Herrick fired two shots into the widows abdomen and then wounded himself in the shoulder.
 Mrs. Chapman summoned Dr. William Greer and Police Chief Frederick L. Chrysler from Salem. As they were attending the dying woman, Herrick stepped to the sun porch and shot himself second time, this time in the groin. An ambulance arrived shortly afterward and both Mrs. Towle and Herrick were taken to Alexander Eastman hospital at East Derry,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Throughout the United States, the state taxes averaged $38 for motor vehicles during 1897.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Taking its origin by act of the General Assembly in 1903, and its present form of branch-barracks operation through departmental reorganization in 1921, the develop ment of the State Police might be said to parallel the changes in our daily work and living that have come with increased motor vehicle use since the first motor car was registered in Connecticut in 1903.
 For Protection
 Particularly in recent years, to meet the need for increased patrol of the states highway system as one protection to that great percentage of law-abiding citizens who parti- cipate in traffic, has the depart ment's duty in the matter of motor vehicle law enforcement been en-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Dr. James L. McConaughy, who shared speaking honors with Gov. Wilbur L. Cross at the New Haven Lawn club luncheon assembly of the Connecticut Highway Safety conference, is president of Wes- leyan university at Middletown.
 From professorships at Dart mouth, Bowdoin and Knox col leges, Dr. McConaughy rose to the presidential chair at Knox college from which he was called to the presidency of Wesleyan in 1925.
 He was appointed member of the Highway Safety Commission by Governor Cross in 1887. He is also chairman of the local traffic safety committee of MiddletOwn.
 Social Responsibility on the Highways" will be the subject of Dr. McC0naughy's address at the luncheon assembly.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

Australia has a thrift drive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

HEN EGG WEIGHS '61a OUNCES
 Spring Mill. Pa. CUP)--Abe Metz, local farmer, has a Rhode Island Red hen that laid an egg weighing 6As ounces and measuring more than g inches by nearly 8 inches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

where they died.
 "She nagged me all the time, Herrick gasped to police before he did. T couldn't stand it." Police said Mrs. Towle and Her. rick had been quarreling over wages since Saturday.
 Herrick originally owned the house in which the shooting occurred. but lost it several months ago to a corporation. The house subsequently, was purchased by Mrs. Towle, who hired Herrick as caretaker.
 Mrs. Towle was the widow of a Wakefield, Mass, probation officer Herrick leaves four sons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-04-05

quota for all foreign imports should be increased to 100000 tons. This would allow American mills to op- crate at their capacity of 1,5O0O0O tons annually. he said, compared with the present American produc- ton of 100000 tons.
 Leuke estimated that 00,000 workers would return to their jobs if the mills were operating at capacity. h. directly. he said, this would give jobs to another 10000 persons.
 He warned that the timber in Canada and other countries lis not going to last forever" Canadian authorities, he said, are alarmed about the depletion of accessible virgin timber.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19

( 0 d ], SilVeT,. gold and min- erals general ly found in [ h c Andean chain are also buried in Ec- uador. Shown here on . cur- rent Ecllado- rcan stamp is
 aplacer miner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
ca ANsllM CRACKERS

Are you good at building blocks2 If you are, you can discover which blocks of words in each of the fol- lowing sentences build statement that's true.
 1. tFeldspar) Gnnsbruck) Leige) (Basle) is (mountain) (river) tmineraD fplaywrighD.
 1. (The Johnstown fiood) (the San Francisco earthquake) Uhe Chicago fire) tthe Baltimore fire) was in tlS00) 1908) 1898) 1906).
 !. fThomas Jefferson) Irving Bat cheller) Erred Stone) Joseph Jef- ferson) twrote) tcomposed) (acted in torchestrated) Rip Van Winkle. {. "A oadenza) Ca foray) Ca bon anza) "a limbo is Ca courtyard) Ca wiry fllament) ds mythical crea- ture) "a rich strikc).
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young man whom he had not met. He was perfectly aware that the young man was Kinkaid Parker. But he acknowledged Wilton's in- troduction without admitting the fact.
 Well" he said, waving them into chairs, T know why you've come, of course. Wilton's been at me about the same thing. And I feel bound to tell you at the outset what I told him. I can't do thing for you"
 Now, look here, MT. Ames," said Sally. We've got the best reason in the world for asking for short extension. We're doing business over there. I'll admit that when-Ki-er MT. Parker got the idea of run- ming sort of inn, thought he was crazy. But he wasn't as crazy as he sounded. We're getting people. And in a few weeks we can pay off that note. Or great part of 1t, at least"
 Spencer Ames rubbed his chin.
 T have no doubt, Miss Penning- ton,' he said, that all you say is true. But a bank Is not a charitable institution. We can't do business by - by employing slack methods. Furthermore, I may as well tell you that during Mrs. Preston's lifetime I took 1t upon myself to grant her several extensions of the payment And 1t did me no good with my board of directors. Frankly Miss Penn ington, they don't like that in- vestment"
 But MT. Ames,' said Sally Pennington desperately, i've sim ply can't raise $500 in the time that's left"
 I'm very sorry for you" said Spencer. T have no object in causing you and Mir Parker to lose the place. But I don't know what I can do"
 Unexpectedly, Wilton Ames rose to his feet. He advanced to the desk and smote it with the fiat of his hand.
 Well, I call it a dirty trick" he cried. Sally and Parker have made real effort to keep their property. And just because a board of directors who look like a-a bunch of stuffed owls are pressing you a little, you give in. Believe me, I'd soon tell those directors where to get off,"
 Sally looked at him wonderingly It was the finest burst of emotion that she had ever seen Wilton put on. But Spencer Ames' eyes simply bulged coldly, like the eyes of a dead fish.
 "Wilton," he said, "sit down. You're only beginring in the banking business and you know next to nothing about 1t. I'll thank you to remember that I'm running this institution. And I re- peat that I cannot extend the time of this payment"
 Wilton subsided, glowering. The telephone rang suddenly.
 Its for you" said Spencer Ames, handing the instrument to Sally.
 Sally spoke into it for two min utes, then replaced the receiver.
 "Oh, dear" she said, it never rains, but 1t pours. That was Mrs. Clipstack, and someone else - a woman wants to stay at the-the Restatorium. We'll have to go back right away, Kinks"
 Spencer Ames bowed them out.
 I'm sorry, Miss Pennington, - he said. If I could hold out any hope for you, I'd do it gladly. But I'm afraid I can't"
 But when they were gone he sat down again and looked at Wilton.
 "Wel," he said, we've had the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
. STORIES
 "iN STAMPS
Hunting for Gold In the Andes

DOUBTLESS the Indians of A~ Ecundor banned for gold in the richer streams of the Andes long before PiZarro came to conquest. Gold was not then used commer- cially, but for adornmcnt. and the Tncas often directed large bodies of laborers to mine under state orders.
 The Zaruma mines were first visited by the Spaniards in l549. when Captain Mercadillo ascended the Tumbez river. That same year the towns of Zaruma and Zamora were founded. In l54l other gold mines had been discovered on the Chinchipe river. Later a gold rush was started on the Paute and Upa- no rivers. But in 1899 the Indians rcbellcd and destroyed these cen- ters. Since, these mines have been restored to active production.
 Today gold mining is still not major industry in Ecuador, but the nation is known to be rich in undeveloped minerals. Oil is also assuming increasing importance. Foreign interests are taking new appraisal of the mining resources. Some predict resurgence of activity. It is believed that the great deposits of copper, lead.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19

little conference you thought nec- essary. I hope it does you some good with the young lady"
 Gee, Dad" sad Wilton en- Enthusiastically, you were great. You played the c"l'-h"" ted banker to a T. Too bad you cidn't go in for acting"
 You appear to have some little histronic ability yourself" said Spencer Ames dryly.
 (TO Nc C0ntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
CAST OF CHARACTERS

CABT UT CHAMACTEHB K1NKAID PARKER-hero Hand. some, jobless, he has just in- herlted haif-interest in a vacant Connecticut home.
 SALLY PENNINGTON - heroine. Blond, pretty, she has inherited the other half of the home. To- gether they turn 1t into a "RestatOrium."
 Yesterday: The Great Pierre, magician. joins the guest list. Then Wilton Ames drives up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-19
NANCY WINNIE NEW
 NET SENSATION

Manchester, Mass, Aug. 19-(UP) -The 1887 champion todd as 1t may seem) and the lineup for the 1888 title battle will be determined to- day in the Essex county women's invitation tennis tournament
 Mrs. Dorothy Andrus of New York and Mime. Sylvia Henrotin of France, doubles partners and old friends, were scheduled to meet for last years title.
 They reached the 1897 final but did not play because three days of rain washed out the match. Last night, Essex club officials decided that as long as both were here they should play and decide whose name is to go on the championship tro- phy for 1887.
 The 1888 final a1reaoy was as- sured an international fiavor-the first of this years eastern season.
 Nancy Wynne, 2l year old hard hitting Australian girl, gained the final yesterday with GA, 6-4 upset victory over Mrs. Sarah Pal frey Fabyan of Brookline, Mass, Americas sixth-ranking player. It was her third upset victory. On pre- vious days she defeated Margot Lumb, British star, and Dorothy May Bundy of Santa Monica, Cal | third on the U. s. list
 Alice Marble of San Francisco U. s. No. l, and left-handed Kay Stammers, of England meet today to determine the other finalist Miss Marble was favored but if Miss Stammers should win it would not be smashing upset Yesterday sht defeated Thelma Coyne of Austra- lia, 8L4, 7-5, in quarter-fina match. Miss Marble gained tht semi-finals on wednesday.
 Doubles semi-finals also were tt be played today. They were: Miss Marble and Mrs. Fabyan vs. Mrs Carolin Babcock Stark, San Fran cisco and Mrs. Johnny Van Ryn, Austin, Texas; and Miss Wynne and Dorothy Stevenson, Australia, vs Miss Bundv '-1 Dorothy Work man, Los Angeles. 1
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-18
Vance County Weekly
Extension News

County Agent j. Richardson Assistant
County Agent
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-18
ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
Births And Deaths Drop
In The State During May
For Third Month In Ro1u

Raleigh, June 18.-For the third
successive month, North Carolina
showed declining birth rate in May.
The total number of children Eorn
during that and the two preceding
months was 20,083, as compared with
20,515 the corresponding period in 1897
showing a deficiency of 432.
sOn the other hand, the number of
deaths in the State also continued to
show a steady drop, the total for
March, April and May, this year, be-
ing 1926, as compared with 9,079 the
corresponding 1887 period, decline
of 653.
Deaths Among Children.
Diseases of children took an in
creased toll last month over May,
1887, the Vital Statistics Division of
the State Board of Health, of which
Dr. r. T. Simpson, is director, re-
ports. The number of infants who
died died under year old was 53S,
as compared with $50 a year ago, an
increase of 1853 for the month. Ma
ternal deaths numbered 81, an in
creases of over the previous May,
while measles, which was in the State
in epidemic form, took toll of 81
an increase of As over last year. The
increase whoopng cough deaths was
26, while 157 Children under two years
of age died from diarrhea and en-
teritis, an increase of l22.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-18
Explains Penalty For Exceeding
AAA Quotas.


The penalties for growers who ex
coed their cotton and tobacco allot
ments in 1898 have i.een explained by
E. Y. Floyd AAA executive officer at
State college.
A growers cotton marketing quota
is all the cotton he can grow on his
allotted acreage.
If he plants more than his allot-
ment, there will be penalty of two
cents a pound on all cotton sold in
excess of his quota.
In addition, he will forfeit all pay
ments that he would otherwise have
been entitled to under the agricultural
conservation program. He will lose
his cotton price adjustment payment
on the 1887 crop, and the loan he
can get on his 1888 crop will be limit
ed to go per cent of the amount he
could have gotten if he had not ex-
ceeded his quota.
Tobacco growers are given an acre
age allotment and pOundage quota.
If tobacco is planted in excess Of
the allotment, deductions from the
growers agricultural conservation
payment will be made at the rate of
10 cents pound on the average pro-
.duction of the excess acreage.
Tobacco sold in excess of the pound
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-18
Grits and Gravel
(By T. MOSES JONES. }

"And what is so rare as day in
June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days;
Then Heaven tries earth if it be in
tune,
Whether we look or whether we
listen
We hear life murmur or see it glisten.
Every cloud feels a stir of might,
An instinct within it that reaches
and towers;
And, cropping blindly above it for
light,
Climbs to soul in grass and flowers"
The above verse is one of the many
things that 1 have tried to memorize
during my life, and one of the few
that really stuck in my mind. AL
though 1 may have gotten a few of
the words wrong, and I know that the
punctuation is not correct, yet it is
worth place in any ones garden of
memory. And this month is certain
ly the most appropriate time to learn
or say or read it,
After you have let something like
IAAUI AAC do1COP III yOul 1I1luO LUZ
long time, and then recall and recite
it, it is just like finding a long-lost
friend. And if you have wanted to
see a friend you haven't seen for a
i long time, and then that friend just
pops up very Unexpectedly, your heart
is made glad.
| All of which reminds me of losing a
much-prized possession and then
finding it again. Years ago my mother
and my sister gave me a beautiful
watch chain at Christmas time. In
| day or Sc that chain just complete
| ly disappeared and went up into air
1t seemed to have evaporated. And
several day sbefore the following
Christmas, Mamma was looking for
something else, and away in the very
far side of the top dresser drawer
was my watch chain. So they gave
it to me the second time for Christ
mas.
| Soon after we were married, Mrs.
Jones loaned a large table center
! piece to her aunt. She had worked
fine hand-work on it for months and
months and all that embroidery was
worked into pure linen cloth. We
happened to attend the very party.
supper, or whatever the occasion was
when the cloth was used on the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-18

"While, if only one month or even Il
year were taken into consideration,
this would be a bad showing" COM
mented Dr. Carl v. Reynolds, State
Health Officer, 'but it must always
be borne in mind that we can't base
permanent statistics on reports of
month or a year. but these must be
determined over a period of years."
DIR. Reynolds Comments.
DR.. Reynolds further pointed out
that preventable diseases in general
showed a decrease. For example,
there was a decrease of three in the
num-. er of deaths reported from diph-
iberia, the total for the month hav-
ing been only 1, as compared with 4
last year. Typhoid fever deaths total
ed only 2, compared with in May a
year ago. tuberculosis in all forms
showed a decline for the month of II.
The May report revealed a decline
of in cancer deaths and of 50 in
pneumonia fatalities. Preventable ac-
cidents claimed only SO, as compared
with 125 last May, or a decline of 27
for the month. Automobile fatalities
reported to the State Board of Health
in May numbered 81, as compared
with 83 the corresponding 1887 month,
a drop of %. In this connection, Dr.
Reynolds, again commenting on the
report, referred to the safety cam
paign being waged throughout the
State.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-18

known experts in their field. They
say Frelich is the only lady doing
barrel jumping on the stage today.
Charlyss, it is claimed, is the only girl
skater who performs the complete
forward flip from the skates to the
skates. Lois Lee for some years has
had her own radio program of spe-
cially-arranged songs. You have
heard her often. All the chroines
come from ice Kinks throughout the
country and each of them is special
ty skater in her own right.
The ice used for the rink is made
by specially-prepared formula re-
sulting from years of research and
experiment. It is dry synthetic ice
which is brought to the theatre in
slabs feet long and 6 feet wide.
These slabs are placed on the stage
and the cracks are sealed and frozen
together with the ice which must be
boiled to temperature of over 600
degrees before it is ready to paint on
the surface of the slabs of ice.
This terrifically hot synthetic ice
freezes instantly on the rink and is
ready for skating in a few moments
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-18

table. Some days afterwards the
cloth was returned. Later Mrs. Jones
looked for it and it was just nowhere.
We knew the wash woman did not
take it as our family had known her
family all our lives and they were
honest. We thought possibly a wo-
man who had helped do house-cEean
ing may have taken it. The next
year we moved from Daddy Poneses
into our own home. Several years
later when they were house-cleaning,
they found the center-piece rolled up
in piece of paper just as when it
had been returned. It was found back
of the bookcase out in the hall, be-
tween it and the wall, resting on a
bit of moulding that ran about waist
high all around the room
So if you miss something and can
not find it, don't be too sure that
some one stole it or took it or just
plain borrowed it and forgot to bring
it home. When anything like that is
lost, it at once becomes more valu-
able, and larger and better. When a
child, I hid one of my trinklets away
so securely that almost never found
it. I hunted for it for days, and each
coming day the plaything increased
in value in my mind. Some months
afterwards, I found it in a book and
it had become so absolutely worth
less by that time that I Immediately
discarded it.
When I was a child I did some
thing for man, very small favor.
BOV-like, / had hOned for dime Or
at least a nickel, for my trouble. All
that I got was a very nice THANK
YOU" But that same man did some
thing nearly twenty years later that
amounted to hundreds of nickels to
me, and I have thought many times
since of that little favor 1 did for
him once and was so disappointed
over not getting paid
1 can recall another instance where
a certain fellow borrowed my knife
at school, I never saw the knife
again He forgot to return it to me
at the time and later loaned it to an
other man. The other man did not
return it to him, and he, too, never
saw it again. I held the value of
that knife in my heart against that
boy until we were both grown men.
At one of the most important turn
ing points of my whole life that very
person did favor for me that turn
ed out to be worth more in actual
money value than a thousand knives.
l just cannot help thinking of little
things like those that eventually turn
into big things. Which saying that
MADE me think of the cocoon on the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-18
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

l. Where is the French COLONY 80
Guadeloupe? =
2. Has the U. S. ever been a me,,,hon
of the League of Nations?
3. Which state has the niol,ro
Evergreen State?" '''
4. How did the titles of the execrt;,,o
in the Presidents cabinet or;a.
nate?
.. Name the strait that connects thu
Adrlatic with the Ionian Sea
3. What famous prise nwas located
at Richmond, Va, during the Civil
War? i'ii
Z What is the average distance Of A.
sun from the earth?
8. In which time zone is Switzerland
9. What are half-castes?
10. Is scissors singular or plural2