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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24

London, Sept. 24.-(AP)-
Prime Minister Chamberlain
told his ministers today of the
frail foundation Of Europe's
peace after his fateful visit will.
Reichfuehrer Hitler, while Bril-
tain joined a Europe-wide rush
to get ready for war.
Chamberlain had only a vir-
tual ultimatum for Czechoslova-
kia, expiring October /, a week
from today, to show for his des-
perate midnight parley on the
banks Of the Rhine,
Even before he climbed from his
plane at the airport, the British home
fleet was steaming out of Invergor-
don, Scotland, for a strategic place in
the North Sea in the event of war,
and other arms of Britain's military
services were making similar extern
sive preparations for any emergency.
The British fleet left as Chamber
lain returned from his peace talks,
declaring that upon peaceful solution
of the Czech problem turns the
(C0nfinuAd On page Eival
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
Washington Advises All
Americans To Leave Now;
Treasury Faces Problem

Washington, Sept: 14.-(AP)--A re-
quest that Americans leave Czecho-
slovakia and quickened pace in the
Treasury's preparations to meet inter
national financial problems which
might ensue from a European war
evidenced today the administration
apprehensions over the latest turn in
the German-Czech crisis.
The State Department said Wilbur
Carr, minister at Prague, had advised
Americans to get out of Czecho-
slovakia Immediately, because "con-
ditions were such that at any time it
might become impossible for them to
leave"
Department records list $40 Am
orleans as residents in Czechoslovakia.
Hundreds more may be there as
tourists At the State Department it
was believed, however, that con-
siderable number had left since the
war clouds began gathering.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
N. C. Trucks
Pay More Tax
Than Average
DAILY DispaJcn Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Sept. 24-North Carolina's
trucks 10000 of then-paid
$25.41 more apiece, on an average, in
taxes during 1886 than did the aver
age truck throughout the United
States, according to figures in the
Highway Conference Users handbook,
Motor Facts and Figures, and fig
ures from the North Carolina Depart
ment of Revenue.
The books figures show that the
average truck in the United States
paid special automotive taxes to the
tune of 1888 during the year, while
North Cardinals figures for the same
year show that the states 69,738 reg
istered trucks paid grand total of
$8,420,284 or an average of $120.74
each. National figures for 1887 are
not yet available to compare with
North Cardinals for that year.
The North Carolina trucks paid in a
total of $2,562, 292 in registration fees
and $685., 1892 in gasoline taxes to
make up the grand total of more than
eight million dollars.
The N. C. average registration fee
was, therefore $36.74, as. compared
WIFI 9AA.1o 1OI Il1C 1loI1O11. 1c0OA1uC
tax per truck was 1914, against ma
tional average of less than half as
much-$ 46.2O according to the Fact
Book figures.
For-hire trucks bore the heaviest
burden both in the state and in North
Carolina In the country at large
each of 1900 common carrier trucks
was reported to have paid an aver
age fee of 242.49. The same year 318,-
600 contract carrier trucks paid an
average tax of $161.66. Private trucks.
which comprise the largest percentage
of trucks, paid $3.50, 100000 in taxes,
an average of $80.83 for 3,5O3,606
trucks.
Data of the Highway Users Con-
ference indicated that trucks COM
prised about IA per cent of vehicles
registered and paid % per cent of the
registration fees in the A states and
the District of Columbia which kept
separate records.
In North Carolina few for hire
(Coutinued on Page F'our.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
Big Egotist
From Italy
Roars Twice
II Duce Brags and
Brags and Brags as
Suppliant Subject is
Feign To Cheer

Padua, Italy, Sept. 24.-(AP)-Pre-
mier Mussolini revealed today Ger
many had served six-day ultimatum
on Czechoslovakia expiring October
l. Mussolini, in a speech here, did not
detail the terms of the Germans de-
mands. Presumably they were for the
outright surrender of Sudeten ter
ritory.
II Duce cautioned his Fascist fol
lowers to be ready for war. 1t would
be every grave error" he said, if
the patient attitude of Germany
should be interpreted falsely" indi-
eating Hitler could not be expected
to take fright.
Mussolini declared Berlin had mani
tested supreme moderation. He said
Germany had sent request to Prague
and has given until October 1 for q
reply. There are, therefore, exactly
six days for the Prague government
to assume again way Of sanity, for
it would be truly absurd and cruel II
(Contin1Iec ON Page EiVe.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
.Czechs' Army.
Of 100000
Is Mobiliziir1g

=
Prague, Sept. 24--(AP) --Czecho-
slovalxia mObilized itself and an
army estimated 100000 today
against the danger of German in
vasion. Fears, excitement and war
preparations gripped the 2O-year-
old republic as she made ready
for defense, with every means at
her disposal"
Six hours were given to bring
the normal standing army Of $780,
900 to nearly ten times that figure.
First line reserves and some sec
ond line reserves were rushed to
the. colors. Military trucks rum
bled seemingly endlessly, thro-
ugh the crooked streets Of this
capital.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24

these three issues will be holly con-
tested on Capitol Hill when Congress
meets, Senator Johnson's law is strict
ly workable. Every one knows just
what nations have welshed on their
obligations to us. The law says spe-
officially that they're to get no fur
Their American credit until they settle.
Some interests, however, do want to
extend further credit. They'd like to
have the law repealed bodily. Sena-
tor Nyes law has not proved at all
effective. There are loOpholes in it.
They need to be plugged up, or that
law, too, should be repealed, as a fiz-
zle. Representative Ludlow's plan
isn't law at all. Ludlow introduced
a referendum bill at the last con-
gressional session, but it didn't pass.
But he's going to try again. He has
said so, and he promises to have con-
siderable backing.
These issues might have hung fire
for quite awhile but the recent Euro
(Corfi,,i1nd IN Page FiVe)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
Czechs Bare
Hitler Terms
To Avoid War

London, Sept. "a (AP)-AdOlf
Hitler's terms for settlement of
the central European crisis were
stated i'm official Czech circles to-
day to call for revision of CzechO-
slOvakia's frontiers without any
German guarantee of the new
borders, unless Hungary and PO-
land also become guarantOrs.
This was interpreted by Observ-
ers as strongly implying Hitler's
support for the demands of Poland
and Hungary for the return of
their miuorities in CzechOslOva-
lxia.
Czechs said Hitler's definite
terms were:
1. German occupation before
October 1 of all Sudeten areas
where more than IS percent of
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
Dangers OF
Epidemic In
Region Pass
Task of Burying Near
ly 500 Dead Is Start
ed; 100, 900 P w A
Workers and Other
Thousands of Soldiers
Search for Missing;
Many Homeless
(By The Associated Press.)

AlOy ne ASSOCldC0Q RrGSS.)
Abating floods today gave the NORTH
Atlantic states time to bury their hur.
ricane dead, nearly 500 in number
and to begin the sorry task of re-
facilitating areas stricken by the
worst storm disaster to befall the ma
ton in a decade.
Most pressing of the problems in
hopping up after Wednesdays hur
ricane-a scimitar of wind and tide
that cost half billion dollars in pro-
perty damage-was the housing and
feeding - $1,000 distressed families in
New YORK, New Jersey and New Eng
land
Prompt emergency health measures
by the Red Cross and other relief
agencies apparently had ended the
menace of the storms grimmest after
math, epidemic diseases.
Over the flood-besieged seven-state
sector an army of 100000 WPA work.
ers and thousands of army and Ma
Ational Guard troops and survivor
volunteers-thoughtless of their own
grief-poked through the debris for
the dead. Scores still were missing.
Red Cross officials expressed be-
lief that many bodies buried beneath
tons of shifting sand would never be
found
Forecasts of generally fair weather
accompanied the subsiding of flood
ed rivers in New Jersey, New York,
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire and
Vermont.
Danger also lessened at Hartford
Conn.,, as the Connecticut apparently
passed its crest. A tenth of the city
was still under water, however, and
1900 men labored to bolster two
mile sandbag barricade protecting a
thickly populated tenement district
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
HITLER'S TERMS

Paris, Sept. 24.-(AP)-Havas
(French) News Agency reported
from Godesberg, Germany, today
that in German circles it was UNI
derstOOd a German memorandum
to Prime Minister Chamberlain
made two principal points:
1. Chancellor Hitler granted ten
days for Czech troops to evacuate
the Sudeten area of Czecho-
slovalxia, and for German troops
to take it over.
2. No German guarantee was to
be given for the future frontiers
of the Czech state.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
Glass Favors Armament.

GLASS EaVOrS armament
Chairman Glass, Democrat, Vir-
ginia, of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, said that developments in
Europe had convinced him this coun-
try should increase it's naval expen-
ditures.
II have been opposed to those enor-
nous appropriations for war pur-
poses," the 80-year-old Virginia sena-
tor said, in an interview, "but it be-
gins to look as. if it is inevitable and
desirable to have larger naval ap-
preparations.
Party states for the forthcoming
general elections will be completed
next matchmaking the end, at least
theoretically, of the summers unpre-
cedented primary battles. High-light.
ing the wind-up of the nominating
process will be the selection of can
didates for New York's two Senate
seats.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
DIR. WILLS REED, OF
CHAPEL HILL, DEAD

Durham, Sept. 24.-(AP)-Dr. Wyl-
lis Reed, of Chapel Hill, died this
morning in a local hospital of bron-
chial pneumonia. DR.. Reed, who
was living with relatives in Chapel
Hill, suffered a broken collar bone
in a fall two weeks ago.
He was removed to the hospital
here, but complications at his ali
vanced age of 81 proved fatal. The
remains will be cremated MONDAY.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
Clashes On
Border Still
90
In Progress
Czechs Block Escape
of Sudetens Into Ger
many; All Traffic Is
Stopped

Asch, Czechoslova kia, Sept. "a. -
(AP)-Czcch border patrols and
Sudeten forces fought at the frontier
near Muelbach this morning. The
Sudetens Tiled to cross the border in
to Germany. Czechs chased, captured
and took them back into Czecho-
slovalxia.
The Czechs fired rifles, witnesses
related. The Sudeten volunteer troops
replied. No one apparently was in
jured.
Railway traffic between Germany
(Continuedi on Page Tive)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
NEWPORT LAD DIES
FROM HIT-RUN CAR

Beaufort, Sept. 24.-(AP)-Ralph
Spence, II, of Newport, was fatally
injured when struck by hit-and-
RIM driver here early today. Coroner
George Dill said the case would pc
held open until the driver OF the
machine had been found.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24

which already are in
default on indebted
nesses due to the
United States, and
Representative Louis
Ludlow's pr opposed
law to prev emit
Uncle Sam from get
ting into any more
w ars without a
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24

Hitler Will
Wait Z Days
Upon Czechs

British Fleet Gather
ing In North Sea Near
World War Base; On
Settlement of Czech
Issue "Turns Peace of
Europe in Our Time, "
Chamberlain Says
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
Debt, War And
Face Congress
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumuist

Washington, Sept. "a. - Senator
Gerald F. Nye's neutrality law, Sen
ator Hiram w. Johnson's law against
loans to countries
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
Eop NopTu rARnTIN

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair tonight and Sunday; slight
ly cooler in. extreme northeast
portion Sunday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24
WEEKLY WEATHER.

WEEKLY WEATHER.
South Atlantic States: Scatter
ed showers in south portion; gem
orally fair elsewhere, except show
or period toward end of week;
temperatures near normal.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-24

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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-29

who have enrolled are Mrs.
Charles Mccarthy, Miss Selma
O'Brien, Mrs. Charles Wander
sloot, Miss Gertrude Liz Mrs.
Charles Bennett, Mrs. ALDER:
I,obdell, Charles Bennett, Char
les Vandersloot, Casper Schultz
man, Paul Kills, Joe Child, Mike
Big Hair, John Half, Bull Over
the Hill. Jim Buffalo,, Joe Horse
Whip, Annie Valesquez, Mrs.
Pete Valesquez, Mrs. Marie Half,
Pete ValeSqueZ, Wauneta Buffa-
10, Ties His Knee, John Buffalo,
Jr., Stafford O'Brien, Leonard
O'Brien. Mrs. Mary Long Tail,
Mrs. Elizabeth Callahan, Miss
Lila Mae O'Brien, Miss Mary
O'Brien, Mrs. Johnny Keough,
Miss Annie Kills, Mrs. Old Coy
ote, Mrs. Marie Reed, Mrs. Phil
omena Crooked Arm, Mrs. Mary
Reed, Mrs. James O'Brien, Mrs.
Johnny Lawrence, Mrs. Mae
Strobbe. Mrs. Ties His Knee,
Bird Horse, Mrs. Agnes Big
Hair, Annie Bear Cloud, Ma
thias Crooked Arm, Mrs. Ann
Deichl, Mrs. Katherine Deichl,
Lucille Deichl, Katherine Reed,
Mrs. Rita Reed, Peter Big Hair,
Joe Reed, Mrs. Gun Chief, AL
Big Hair, Mrs. Helen Iron, Reu-
ben Relic, Charles Bennett, Jr.,
Clarence Keller, Ben Cloud and
August Erickson. The club
meets every Sunday after the
Mrs. o. E. Robertson motor
ed to Hardin on business Sat-
urday.
Carr MEG arrity of Gonzaga
is spending the Christmas vaca-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles McG arrity of St.
Xavier.
Dorothy Hardt has been I'M
able to attend school he last
few days because of illness.
P. R. Krone and son motored
to Billings Saturday, where
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-29

Miss Ardith Martin of Bill
lingS is spending the Christmas
holidays with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Lee were
shopping in Hardin Friday af-
ternoOn.
John Schneider of the Big
Horn ranch was in Hardin
transacting business Friday.
Mrs. Pete Davidson, a former
resident of the Big Horn valley,
who now resides near Bozeman.
is reported to be very ill.
Mrs. Major of Grow Agency
attended the school Christmas
program in St. Xavier Thurs
day afternoon. Her daughter,
Miss Louise Major. returned to
Crow Agency to spend the holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Herbel and
children, Edward, Betty Lee ana
Darline, were guests at a fam
lily dinner Christmas day at the
home of Mr.. Herbel'S parents,
MI. and Mrs. Dave Herbel, Sr.,
in Hardin.
Miss Maxine Martin, who has
been attending Montana State
college at Bozeman, is spending
her vacation with her parents,
MI. and Mrs. Harry Martin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest LOuk and
sons, Ernest Dale and Wayne
Leroy spent the Christmas hol-
idays with Mr.. Louk's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Louk, of
Crow agency.
Mr.. Breton of Soap creek was
in Hardin Saturday.
Henry Schneider was a Har-
din caller Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Herbel and
Betty Lee, Edward and Darline
were Christmas night guests OF
Mrs. Herbel's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Bird of Hardin.
Mrs. Carol, mother of Mrs.
Jay Lee. returned to her home
in Greeley, Colo, after a ten
day visit with her daughter and
her family.
The Camp Five and Baptist
Mission school programs were
given at the Baptist mission
Wednesday evening. Miss Ruth
Collins and Mrs. Elizabeth Ca
shen were in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. O. Bird of
Lincoln, Nebr., have been guests
of MI. Birds sister, Mrs. Dave
Herbel and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McGar-
rity returned home from a brief
visit in Billings Friday after
noon.
David Zier was in Hardin on
Thursday for medical atten-
ton.
Mrs. Hugh Snively and her
father, Hugh Christianson, were
Hardin visitors Friday after
noon.
The Sisters of the Catholic
mission entertained parents and
friends Thursday afternoon at
the Mission school Christmas
program.
Earl Lessard was in Hardin
Saturday.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-29
Community
School News

There was a serious miX-up in
the honor roll for room II last
week. The list should have been
as follows: Grade 6, Leslie Dunn
Ter, Herman Rider, Floyd Hert;
grade 7 Elmer Hert, Walter
Heagle, Pauline Bowers, June
McKittrick; grade 8, Colleen
RanSier.
The Christmas program is to
be presented Friday evening at
8 o'clock. ..
Miss Dahle, school nurse, paid
room II an official visit on Fri
day. She promises room I her
attention soon. Fortunately she
was present t care for a nasty
bump that Bernice Pfaff re-
ceived when she fell against the
foundation.
The attendance so far this
period has been splendid. An al
most perfect attendance, due in
some measure, to the fine wea-
Their, is our record.
We are all busy selling
Christmas seals. Some of the
pupils are high pressure" sales
men.
MI. and Mrs. Morgan attend
ed the Christmas party of Jas
mine Chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, last Thursday evening.
A Merry Christmas to all OF
our friends from all of us.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-29

Mrs. Paul Schaller. It was de-.
cided to hold the next regular
meeting at the home of Mrs.
Jesse Schwend on January 4
instead of December %, the reg
ular date. The committee in
charge of the party for the
husbands, which will be held at
the James O'Brien home on De-
cember 20, reported that they
had completed all the arrange
mentS for the affair. The COM
mittee in charge of the quilt
and tickets gave its report. It
was announced by Mrs. H. E..
Smell, member of the commit
tee in charge, that class work,
enc act plays will be given and
that directors will be chosen at
the next meeting. The recrea-
ton hour consisted of Christ
m carols, recitations, a
Christmas reading and a Christ
mas story. followed by a visit
from Santa Claus, who gave out
gifts from beneath the Christ
mas tree. The lights from the
tall blue bayberry candles shed
a soft, holiday glow over the
room. The guests of honor were
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Gus
tafson of Hardin. Other guests
were Mrs. Bill Kern, Mrs. Jes~
sic Hawks and Mrs. George
Zier. At the close of the after
noon, the hostess served re-
freshments.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-29

Junior took the bus to Cali
fornia, to spend the Christmas
holidays with his mother.
Mrs. Ruth Collins and Mrs.
Callahan are having their school
programs together Wednesday
evening, December 81.
Miss Ruth Collins is leaving
St. Xavier Thursday evening for
Pineview, where she will spend
the Christmas holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Collins.
Mrs. H. E. Smell and daught-
err, Marian, were guests of Mrs.
Elmer Simpson Saturday at
dinner. They also accompanied
Mrs. Simpson to Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Hawks
and son, Clyde, left December
10 to spend the holiday in Ar
kansas and Illinois. They will
attend the Golden wedding an
niversary of Mrs. Hawks uncle,
G. R. Jenkins December % at
Assumption, III. They also plan
to spend Christmas day with
Mrs. Hawks uncle, ]. R.. Engle,
of Tower Hill, III. In Gordon,
Ark, they will visit Mrs. Hawks
sister and family. The trip will
probably last about ten days.
Mrs. Hawks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Engle of Billings, Mont,
will return with them.
The members of the St. Xav-
Ter Home Demonstration club
gave a benefit dance at the St.
Xavier school house Saturday
evening. Music was furnished by
the Marker brothers. The pro-
ceeds from the dance will be
used for buying treats for school
children in the Valley.
The St. Xavier Home Demon
stration club held it's annual
Christmas party at the home of
Mrs. Paul Schaller Wednesday
afternoon. The meeting was
called to order by the club pres
ident, Mrs. Helen Robertson.
Roll call was responded to by
giving "A Christmas Wish" The
group sang Silent Night" under
the direction of the song leader,
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-12-29
st. Xuvier News
Mrs. III. E. Smell

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McGar-
rity drove to Billings Thursday
to meet their son. Troy, who ar
rived in Billings in the after
noon from Albuquerque, N. NJ,
where he has been attending
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Christen-
son of Arvada, WyO., are spend
ing the Christmas holidays with
their daughter, Mrs. Hugh
Snivley, and family.
Many parents and friends at
tended the Christmas program
and party given at the St. Xav-
Ter schools Thursday afternoon.
The first and second grades I'M
der the direction of Miss Louise
Major and the third, fourth and
fifth grades under the direction
of Ernest Louk presented pro-
grams, and a Christmas party
was given for the the upper
grades by Charles Bennett. At
the close of the afternoon, a
bag of Christmas candies was
given to each child.
MI. and Mrs. Jay Lee were
business callers in Billings on
Thursday.
Mrs. George Zier was Christ
mas shopping in Hardin Friday.
Johnny Meyers went to BIZ
lingS Tuesday. His twin daush-
tres returned with him for a
brief visit.
Miss Patricia O'Brie,i OF St.
Ignatius arrived Thursday to
spend the Christmas holiday
with her parents, MI. and Mrs.
James O'Brien.
The Red Cross membership to
date for the St. Xavier COM
munity is as follows: H. c.
Lobdell, Barney Kissels, J. E.
Keough, Mrs. ]. E. Keough, Ford
Lobdell, Johnny Lawrence, O.. E.
Robertson, Charles Blum, Her.
man Number, Charles McGar-
rity, the st. Xavier Home Dem
, %onStration club and the Poppy
Brownies All club.
Ralph Long was shopping in
Hardin Saturday.
Mrs. S. P. Louk of Crow Ag-
ency visited her son, Ernest
IOuk, and family Thursday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pickard of
Hardin motored to Warman on
Thursday afternoon for the
Christmas program. Their
daughter, Miss nellie Yvette
Pickard, returned to Hardin
with them.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cashen was in
Hardin Saturday.