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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
Display Of Christmas
Lights Is Appearing

Designs and displays are as varied
as they are numerous. There are few
that are alike in their general ar
rangement.
This Sunday is the last before
Christmas itself, which comes on Sun
day this year, and it is expected that
large numbers of the lighting effects
will be in place by the weekend.
They will appear in larger numbers
by early and midweek, increasing I'M
til by the time Christmas eve comes
most homes will have some sort of
electrical or vari-colored festoon de-
signs marking the holiday season.
In recent years the electric displays
in homes of Henderson have been the
subject of comment on the part of
many citizens and visitors from else
where because of their beauty and
novel designs. The idea, which is
rather new, has taken like wildfire in
the past half dozen years and seems
to be growing with each recurring
Christmas season. The most preten-
tious as we'll as the humblest homes
join in the custom, thus creating an
appropriate atmosphere for the Yule-
tide period.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1888

Clements. Henry Knight was d.
days for being drunk and troau OO
commitment not to issue nna '''lg
ment of 81 and costs. pay
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
P.O.' S. A. PLANS BIG
YEAR DURING 1889
New Officers To Be Elected
At Monday Night Ses-
sion of Fraternity

The Patiotic Order Sons of America
will hold their regular meeting next
Monday evening, and, at that time,
will elect officers for Tie ensuing six
months, according to an announce
ment today from G. T. Nethery, presi
;dent.
There will be special entertainment,
including a professional singer dur
ing Monday nights session.
An attendance campaign has been
launched, with Eddie Peoples captain
of one team, and c. T. Nethery cap
tain of the other, each has urged the
membership to attend.
All old officers of the order will
retire the first of the year. the new
ones to be installed at that time.
President Nethery has expressed
his appreciation for the fine coopera-
ton of all during his administration,
saying it has been a pleasure to him
to serve as presiding officer during
the term, and he has solicited the
aid of the members in carrying the
order forward.
NJ M. Jones, who attended the state
pep" meeting has returned with
glowing reports of progress being
made by the state group.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
City And County Schools
In Recess For Holidays
Suspend for Two Weeks, Class Work Resum-
ing on Monday, January 2; Young People from
Colleges and Universities To Arrive Soon

will be here until New Years, when
some will start back for the long stay
until the late spring commencements
Others will leave few days after
wards.
Teachers in the schools who live in
other towns and cities, and some in
distant states, began leaving this aft
ernoon for their homes to be with re-
latives during the holiday season
Most of those whose homes are in
Henderson will be here during all or
most of the holiday period.
Older students will utilize some of
their time before Christmas in some
kind of employment in the stores or
elsewhere to make spending money
for themselves for the season. All of
them will have a full week and more
now to make their preparations for
the holidays.
Few students were burdened with
the responsibility of lesson assign
ments by their teachers to have to
look forward to during their recess
from regular class room work.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16

RECORDER HAS CASE.
One charge was heard in county
court today before Recorder K. f..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16

White and colored schools of Hen
i
derson and Vance county suspended
today for two weeks over the Christ
mas and New Year holidays. Class
work will resume on Monday, January
2.
In many instances class rooms or
entire schools held Christmas exer-
cises before Diminishing, with songs
appropriate to the season and other
novelty numbers by way of express
ing the satisfaction of the children in
being freed from their studies for a
fortnight.
A Christmas operetta by pupils of
West End school, directed by the ia
Guilty, was a last parting number on
the final program of the schools for
the holiday season.
The weekend will see the influx
of young people coming home from
colleges and universities to spend the
holidays at home with parents and re-
.latives. Some will be here tomorrow
others the first of next week. They
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
JUNIORS TO PROVIDE
CHRISTMAS BASKETS

At meeting of the Raymond B.
Crabtree council of the Junior Order
last evening, the group voted to give
aid and Christmas cheer to several
of thc loss fortunate families in the
community, and designated the Hen
derson and Oxford Gas Company of
flee on Garrett street as receiving
station for any gifts members may
care to donate to be used in the bas-
kets to be distributed.
G. V. Jenkins, E. o. Falkner r. ].
Turner and S. N. Powell will receive
any donations for the work, according
to the announcement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

1. In what year was the steamship
Titanic sunk by collision with On
iceberg?
2. What is the name of the string of
islands extending southwark from
Miami, Fla?
3. Which constitutional amendment
provides for woman suffrage?
4. Name the u. S. Ambassador who
was recently called home from
Berlin by President Roosevelt?
5. What does the motto of the State
of Colorado, mil sine numine, y
mean?
6. Name the capital of Latvia.
7. Which amendment to be Constitu-
ton abolished slavery in the U. S.?
8. What is the basic alloy of pewter?
8 Who is Leon Blum?
10. What is the name of the native
Australian dog?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
MORGAN TO PREACH
CHRISTMAS SERMON

Rev. S. L. Morgan, the pastor, an
nounced today he will preach at Rock
Spring Baptist church at Townsville
on Sunday morning ga Christmas
message of cheer in what William E.
Dodd says is the worst situation the
world has seen in 500 years-and
guess we won't dispute about 1.-THE
public is invited to attend the service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
Rural Churches
MIDDLEBURG M. e. CHARGE
Rev. Dwight A. Petty, pastor.

Rev. Dwight A. Petty, pastor.
Christmas services Sunday at Shoe
co and Cokesbury church. The pastor
will preach at both services.
At Shocco, at II a. M, he will
preach on "The Word Made Flesh,
and there will be a communion serv.
ice at the close of the sermon.
At Cokesbury, the pastor has select
ed the theme, "The Spirit for Christ.
mas, in 1885," This service will be al
3 p. M, the public is invited.
A Union Sunday school program
in the community house will take the
place of the Middleburg service The
Baptist and Methodist Sunday schools
will have their programs together
Rev. D. A. Petty will make an ap-
propriate talk on Christmas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
PROF. SCOTT KILLS
SOME NICE HOGS

Prof. B. A. Scott, principal of Dab
ney school, killed three hogs ycster-
day that totalled 1,465 pounds, it was
learned here today.
Prof. Scott has combined his duties
as principa with those of hog rails
ing to good advantage, judging from
the weights of the hogs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
MRS. HELEN READ
WINS GREGG AWARD

The Gregg Company, of New York
awarded medal to Mrs. Helen Pruitt
Read, of the Henderson Business Col
lege for taking notes in shorthand at
the rate of 120 words a minute and
accurately transcribing them at a
rapid rate. This is quite an honor and
Mrs. Everritt, head of the school, is
justly proud of Mrs. Reads ability.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
CHRISTMAS SERVICE
AT MOUNTAIN GROVE

Special services appropriate to the
season, including Christmas ser
mon by the pastor, are announced for
next Sunday at Mountain Grove Bap-
list church. The subject will be, 1.-The
Angel-Irimmed Christmas Tree" New
Iestaments will be distributed to new
members. All members of the church
are urged to be present and all visi-
tors are cordially invited, it is an
nOunced.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
BUSINESS COLLEGE
TO HAVE VACATION

The fall term of Henderson Bust
ness College closed today at 1 o'clock
for two weeks Christmas vacation.
Students at the school filled about
40 beautiful Christmas stockings for
little children, which will be distri-
buted Christmas Eve.
Registration has been good and a
satisfactory registration for the new
term beginning January 2, is already
under way. sss
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16
NEGRO GIVEN FOUR
MONTHS FOR ASSAULT

:: roes Daniel. Negro, was gwen four
months on the roads in city court : j
Jay by Mayor Henri T. D..xell when
he was convicted u assault with a
deadly weapon and inflicting serious
injury upon Johnny Daniel
Owen Johnson, Negro, was guilty of
being drunk, and was fined ST and
costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-16

Displays of Christmas lights are
beginning to appear in homes over
the city, and indications are that this
years decorations will rank with the
finest and most attractive the city
mas ever put out in observance of the
Yule season.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17
MRS. ROOSEVELT
DISCUSSES SUBJECT
Giles Possible Solution to In
dustry Discharging Work
erS Over 45

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt dis
cusses the growing tendency in
industry to discharge workers
over forty-five and suggests sever
al possible solutions to the prob
lem on her question and answer
page in the June issue of The
Democratic Digest, National Com
mittee publication.
q think the answer to this
problem Of shortened working
years will come in number of
ways" she writes. "Old age pen
sions will take a great number
of the very much older people out
of the working field. AS business
increases, I hope very much that
it will organize itself so that peo-
pie with experience will be able
to obtain jobs for which they are
fitted Then they will automatic
ally vacate jobs which require the
particular attributes of youth
greater speed, greater strength,
and greater adaptibility."
Mrs. Roosevelt feels, however,
that nobody can say that this
problem brought on by the ma
chine age, is satisfactorily solved
as yet.
The question, which was asked
by Mrs. T. D. Williams of Char
lotte. North Carolina, read:
what can be done about the
growing tendency to shorten
working years for men and wo-
men and to discharge workers
over forty-fivet"
The accomplishments Of the So
cial Security Act have thoroughly
justified the increased taxes un
der the act, the First Lady holds
in answer to question posed by
Mrs. Virginia Silver, Toledo, Ohio
81 think anyone studying the
results which have been accom-
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

plished in the various states since
the Social Security Act has begun
to really function will realize that
never before has a program
brought us returns so quickly, :"
Mrs. Roosevelt writes.
From my point of view, these
returns amply justify the increase
in taxation. I cannot, of course,
give you statistics as yet, but
am sure that you will find this so
in your own state as time goes
on"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17
REcUPERATINe

Fred Laughlin, Hagerstown.
who suffered broken leg in an
automobile accident some weeks
ago, is recuperating at the home
of his brother-in-Iaw and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde F. Hykes, in
Greencastle.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

In Evansville, Ind, a stranger
handed Max Lowe, fureral
director, a 500 bill. explaining:
'Your grandfather buried my wife
more than forty years ago and
the bill was never paid"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

James Smith of Henderson.
KY, for 40 years has done moth
ing but sit on a bench whiting.
He once ran a grocery store. but
closed it, he says, because it in
terferred with his whiting.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

The Maryland Crop Reporting
Service says that prospects are
for nine per cent increase in the
production of Maryland spinach
this year.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

From even the least observation
# is evident that the building of
fine western Maryland Railroad
between here and Baltimore, was
real engineering feat, especial
" when you look at the tracks as
tbev were laid over the mountain,
particularly from Edgemont east,
on bv Pen Mar, Blue Ridge Sum
init and until the entire ridge is
crossed over.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17
BY THE OLD LAMPLIeHTER

stead of the dinner bell. An ex-
ample of this was in the section
east Of Hagerstown. Farmers in
the locality where the train could
be seen or the whistle heard land
the whistle became quite famil-
lar, so much so that any particu-
lar train could not well be mis-
taken) would at once unhitch
when the Shippensburg local came
along. because the farmer knew it
was time for dinner, or supper
without the dinner bell ringing.
Supper? Oh, yes, farmers in the
horse and buggy days went back
into the field after supper, which
was 4:30 or 5 O'Clock, and worked
until dark.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

"'Tis not what a man does that
exalts him, but what man would
do. Browning.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17
2s.MILL SCHOOL TAX

The school board of Waynes-
boro, voted to retain for 1888 the
school tax of % mills on proper
ty and the per capita tax of 81.
Greencastle's property tax is Is
mills and its head tax $3.50.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

The completion of the Western
Maryland Railroad between here
and Baltimore was hailed as a
project of much Importance. In
1872 the first train came through
from Baltimore to Hagerstown di-
rect. AS early as 1847 citizens of
Carroll county met in the interest
of the railroad The road was
built piece meal, with delays now
and then, but finally the big task
was completed In 1863 a survey
was made from Union Bridge to
the east base of the mountain.
Now the Western Maryland Rail
road, main line and various
branches, has an aggregate of ap-
proximately 800 miles.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

For many years it has played
an important part in the freight
and passenger transportation and
has been the means Of giving luc-
rative employment to thousands
of men.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

In the horse and buggy days,
the HageI stown Fair was some
thing quite difference from what
it is today although still an out
standing event of the year. How
ever, now the crowd attending the
fair is hard to estimate as auto
mobiles come and go frequently.
while in the olden days the at
tendance was estimated by the
trains arriving each day at Ha-
gerstown, with the fair crowds.
Then they came and stayed all
day. or until the train left. Per-
sons in rural communities drove
to the nearest railroad station and
there took the train, leaving the
team, until the returned by train.
The infield at the race track was
then filled with horses and car
riages.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

And believe it or not, the pas
senger trains which always adj
here more closely to schedule
than freights, were used by quite
number of country people in
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

Read The Globe Ads!
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

At that time there were none
Of the modern machines for ex-
cavs1ing, the work being done by
man power, with pick and shovel
and with carts and horses. 1t
really was a prodigious task, as
one looks at it today.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

The old horseshoe curve on the
Western Maryland, near Sabillas-
vile, which makes you think for
a while that you are going back
home again, still remains in use.
Building the railroad today over
the same route, curve like that
would not be made. 1t would go
straight through or another route
would be selected. Then, however
little extra time did not matter
quite as much as today, when
transportation has been showed
up amazingly and competition
with the fast moving trucks on
the fine. smooth roads and the
1airplanes overhead, is here and
speed seems to be growing every
day.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-06-17

Many will no doubt remember
when the railroad went only to
WiIliamsport and quite number
Of trains went no further than
this city. "Foggy" Long, Sammy
Horn and Robert Sheetz (now re-
tired) were among the conductors,
Many of the old railroad men
have ceased to open the throttle.
fire the engine, draw the old hand
brakes and couple cars with the
old link pin. The freight
trains then were more numerous
but a dozen loads were about the
number dragged" over the noun
tains and grades.
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
CHAPTER XII
A CLAIM ON HIS LIFE

POGO saw that the ledge sloped
up a little before 1t disappeared
entirely. He worked his way to the
very end, and it gave him almost
five additional feet. Perhaps with
his lariat he could make it.
He called up to Kate. Take off
your boot and put 1t in the loop" !"
The rope went up again. When
it came down next her boot was
in 1t. The boot was we'll within
roping distance and lying against
the wall of snow, and POGO set
about to loop it in. He did. finally,
loop the toe of the boot and it
was on the fifty-seventh try in
midafternoon.
He opened his mouth to call
directions, but she seemed to un.
derstand. She pulled the rope up,
his own hooked on tho toe Of her
boot. Presently the whole thing
was lowered again. his rope tied to
hers. He could just reach it.
He was weak from hunger now
but a sort Of desperation gave him
strength. His jaw clamped shut
and he began the ascent. The first
half Of the climb he negotiated
easily. But he was firing. When
he could go no farther he twisted
the rope in his foot and rested.
"Can you make it?" he heard
The Washington times., 1938-01-31
Gunh a m m cred
G~I1 Exciting Story Of
u the Old Southwest
BY LUKE SHORT.
SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
POGO St. VrGin GrriUeS IN the Western toOn of Chris
tiGn City. There Ta0o-Way Hornbeck approaches him
aCith scheme Abe McCandesS, tOho framed POGO and
made outIGW of him, gold mine mountain
peak T0o insurance agents sent to meet at the mine
and bring doa0n the gold murdered T0o-WGy per-
suGdes POGO to of the agents. Jake Finger,
Obose papers he has, and get the goId At the mountain
camp POGO finds ESpey CGrdOOGn, killer gunmGr posing
the other AGENT They dare not gve each other dOay
Skdyne, the mine manager, and his daughter Kate On
their UGy doUm the maintain 1Oith the gold, Curdownn
crods POGO off the cliff and leaves him for dead When
he joins his men, he finds them surrounded By T1OOWGy
and his gang. CdrdoOdn and T1OoWGy agree on Sphtup
of the god NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
1t settled that way They left him the shade food and
water beside him. blankets him, note pinned to them
saying they had left horse.
TwoWay watched this little play and approved it. He had
smart man in his partner. 4.
POGO set to work to make much possible of the day.
light left him. Digging out the bedro he got his then
he beat his through the to the trail side of the gorge
Thirty feet its sde sharp point of rock stuck out
through the snowhe rock he had barely scraped in pasng
The Washington times., 1938-01-31


Thirty feet up on it's side, a
through the snow-the rock he
Since his rope was 3O-foot one,
1t meant he would have to get
part way up the gorge side to rope
the rock and it took him q good
bit Of the afternoon to make 10
feet. Once that high, he cast his
rope a hundred times before it
settled finally over the point of
rock. Testing it. he found the
rock solid, and scaled the wall
until he reached it.
Here he was checked. The only
rock above within reach of his
rope was 80 yards to his left, but
from that rock he thought he
could reach a narrow ledge sew
eral yards above it which he could
see now.
He was exhausted and ravenous,
but the thought Of butchering his
sorrel for food gagged him. He
packed the snow hard between the
outstretched legs Of the horse,
threw down his blankets, wrapped
up in them, hugging the still warm
body Of the horse, and was soon
asleep.
He wakened before sun-up, stiff
and shivering, but the night of
rest had restored some Of his
strength. BY sun-up he had
climbed the rope, freed it, coiled
it, travelled the narrow trail, and
was waiting, shivering, for full
light to make his cast for the rock
overhead. He accomplished this
just after daylight, and pulled
himself up to it.
Here the cliff was almost per.
pendicular, and out Of q thousand
perilouS casts with his rope he
looped a dozen juts Of Esdge that
stuck up through the snow-and
every one Of them pulled loose
and thundered down into the
gorge.
KATE FINDS POGO!
But by noon he had looped a
solid looking one far to his right.
It had taken every inch Of his
rope, and he knew that he had
not tested it properly, but it was
his only chance.
Taking a twist Of the rope
around his wrist, he swung off in
a great ragged, pendulum swing
and the rock held.
It took the last bit of his
strength to pull himself up to the
ledge, and he lay on its warm bare
ness for 10 long minutes, getting
his breath and his strength back.
Hand over face, he closed his eyes
and let the sun warm him. It
was then that he felt a light tap
on his stomach. He opened his
eyes and saw a small pebble lying
on his shirt. For a minute, he
just stared, and then he compre,
hended that this had fallen from
above.
Twisting to his knees, he whip
ped out a gun and fired into the
air. He strained his eyes toward
the vast sloping expanse Of snow
towering above him, and shot
again.
And then, seemingly out Of the
snow itself, far above he saw a
head energetic head of Kate
Shayne.
She was far above him, but he
knew the first strong surge OF
hope as it coursed through his
blood.
Your rope!!!' he called. He
saw her nod and her head dis
appeared. Presently a rope began
to trail down to him. and then
1t stopped, almost so feet short.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-02
FORMER LOCAL AGENT KILLED
 IN HARTFORD
Wn1. J. Riley, World War Vet, Dies in Auto Crash;
 Painted at Wheel

William J. Riley, AT, former su- pervisor of the claims department of the local branch of the Aetna Life Insurance company, died at the Hartford hospital at 2:25 D. m. yesterday from an internal hemor- rhage resulting from injuries sus- tained in an automobile accident in Hartford.
 At the time of his death, MT. Riley was affiliated with the Hart ford claims department of the Aetna company. He was in charge here from 1920 to 1922, being suc- ceeded by the present supervisor, Leslie Rood.
 MT. Riley fainted while driving his car on Lafayette Square, and the car crashed into the Bushnell Memorial. Dr. Thomas J. Luby, assistant medical examiner, re- ported that death was due to in ternal hemorrhages. Funeral serv- ices will be held Monday morning, and burial will be in Mount St. Benedict cemetery.
 The deceased was World War veteran and a member of Robert E. Collins post, American Legion. He had no children, and his wife, Mrs. Anna Grace Murphy Riley died about year ago.