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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
Only Eight Needy Cases
Remain Unprovided For
Four Additional Opportunities Taken Once
Tuesday as List Continues 10 Dwlndle IN ace
&c Generosity of individuals and Groups in City

With four additional needy cases
taken since Tuesday, only eight of the
original Christmas Opportunities pre-
sented through the Daily Dispatch re-
manned today to be provided for. Two
groups of the Henderson high schooi
each took a case and two cases were
taken in the name of the First Bap-
fist church.
The number of families yet to be
assured a happy Christmas, as the re-
suit of this effort, thus is fast dwlnd-
ling in the face of the generosity OF
individuals and organizations in Hen
derson Apparently more thought IS
being given to the urgent need OF
these poorer people as the Yuletlde
senson draws nearer and there was
every indication today that the entire
list would shortly be provided for.
Every year the Daily Dispatch CO.
operates with The Salvation Amy
corps in Offering these Christmas OPP
portunities to the public of this com
munity. The Army's officials make
the Investigations and guarantee the
merits of the cases offered.
Those desiring to provide for one OF
the remaining eight families are uTg-
ed to see or telephone Envoy or Ms.
Luther Morton, of the Army, immedl-
ately They can furnish the names
and addresses of the, families and
give complete details as to the actual
needs. The Salvation Army tele-
phone is No. 502.
Remaining cases and those taken
since Tuesday are shown in the list
below.
NUMBER FOUR
Family of four, on relief; mother
has arrested case of tuberculosis;
boys 10 and 16; girl 10.
NUMBER SIX
Family of ten; girls 10, II, 16, II and
10; boys IA, and 4. Father unem-
ployed, mother has active case Of
tuberculosis; one boy, 8, is tubercn-
losis suspect; one girl gets days
work in mill occasionally.
NUMBER SEVEN
Five in family; mother is invalid
and been in hospital, furnished by
county; on relief; three girls, IS, IA, 9.
NUMBER NINE
Family of seven, father on RELIEF;
girls 10, IA, IL; boys II, and z; old
est -irl recuperating from pneumonia,
hospital treatment furnished by coun-
ty; mother dead.
NUMBER TEN
Taken by Hi-Y club of Henderson
hign school.
NUMBER TWELVE
Taken by Junior Class of Hender-
son high school,
NUMBER FOURTEEN
Nine in family; tenant farmer, crop
failed this year and did not pay out;
six boys, 13, II, 10, 8, 6 and 3; girl 4;
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
ANOTHER NEGRO IS
TAKEN IN ROBBERY
Richard Bullock Leads Of
ficers to Cache of Candy
And Cigarettes

Richard Bullock, Negro, said to be
about % years old, has been taken
into custody in connection with the
box car robbery here during last Fri
& y nght of S. A. L. freight car in
the southern yards in which seven
cases of cigarettes and about 100
pounds of candy were stolen.
Bullock was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon about 4 o'clock by Assistant
Chief of Police J. E. Parks, Sergeant
]. f. H'mlett and Deputy Sheriff u.
A. Cottrell
Last night, Bullock led Deputy
Cottrell and Sergeant j. d. Peck to
a tobacco barn, where 25 pounds of
candy and two cases of cigarettes
were cached.
Others held in the case, all Negroes,
were George Wright, Francis Steed,
Ferry Davis and John Webb, who
were taken into custody Sunday night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
TWO NEGRO WOMEN
GIVEN JAIL TERMS

Two Negro women, Ellen Davis
and Sadie Ball, learned in city court
today that it pays to tell the truth
when called upon the witness stand
before his honor, Mayor Henry T..
Powell
Each was charged in court today
before the mayor with perjury. Each
entered a plea of guilty to forcible
trespassing, and each was given a
term of six months in the Jail to
ponder over the old adage, Honesty
is the best policy"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14

much in need.
NUMBER EIGHTEEN
Eight in family; father WPA work
err; mother dead boys u, 10, 10; girls
IS, II, 8, 4; boy, q, is deaf and DUMB
and cannot work and other boys can
not get work.
NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE
Taken by First Baptist church.
NUMBER TWENTY-THREE
Family of eight; father in had
health and cannot work. four girls,
Is, II, II and l; two boys 5 and 3;
family on relief.
NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR
Family of ten, on relief; boys 16,
Is, II, 9, Z and 5; girls 3 and 1.
NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE
Taken by First Baptist church.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
HICKS AND BRIDGERS
AT NORFOLK DINNER

Jasper B. Hicks and ]. H. Bridgers
are in Norfolk today where they will
attend the Testimonial Dinner to be
given James F. Wright, who has just
retired as General Solicitor of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway, after
service of more than forty years. The
dinner will be attended by the Local
md District Counsel from the entire
system, approximately a hundred
lawyers or more from Florida, Ala
bama, Georgia, South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Virginia
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
SEA-BEE HAYWORTH RETURNS

Many of the theatre goers will re-
member the comedian who has been
coming to Henderson for twenty five
years with vaudeville shows and who
had his act on the Show Boat that
sunk recently.
Sea-Bee will present his vaudeville
act at the Vance Theatre tomorrow
matinee and night. Regular feature
picture will be shown also.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

/. What is a goniometer?
2. Name the birthstone for March.
3. What is the common name for the
constellation Ursa Major?
4. OF which British colony is Singa-
pore the capital?
5. Name the new French Ambassador
to Germany.
6. Which State bounds Arizona on the
north?
7. What is dip-circle?
s. Whom did Fred Apostoli defeat in
his recent bout in New York City?
8. In what year was the great Chicago
fire?
10. Where is the original copy of the
Declaration Of independence?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
LIONS TO GATHER AT
MIDDLEBURG AT7P.M.

The Henderson Lions Club will con.
vene this evening at o'clock at
Middleburg community house, it was
announced today.
Jim Moore, of Warrenton is listed
as one of the speakers on the pro.
gram.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
Miss Byrd To Tell
Christmas Stories

Last story hour will be held Thurs
day afternoon at o'clock at Perry
Memorial Library with Miss Lucille
Byrd, of the high school faculty, tell
ing Christmas stories.
All children who desire to attend
the story hour may obtain tickets at
the desk in the library.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
MR.. WOODlIEF KILLS
FOUR FINE PORKERS

M. C. Woodlief, of Kittrell, will
have plenty of meat during the COM
ing year as a result of hog killing at
his home this week.
Mr.. Woodlief killed four hogs that
totaled 2,140 pounds, the individual
weights being $40, $50, $50 and 1874
pounds.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14

IRON the minute you see
l.. them, the new Ford VS. cars
will remind you of cars with big
price tags ;. yet they bear the
lowest prices in the low-priced
line of Ford cars for 1889!
Try one today 4. appraise its
style, drive it, relax in its big
back seat :. you find finer Car
in every way than this price has
ever bought before.
Its lines are its own, distinctive
among the new cars. Bodies are
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14
Service of Baptism

The First Baptist church will con-
duct service of baptism for any who
are awaiting this ordinance this even
ing at 1880 o'clock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-14

as big as those on last years
De Luxe Ford cars.
Its VS. engine assures smooth
ness and fexibility that fewer cyl
inders can't give Thrifty co.
or the improved brilliant "85:"
Its big brakes are hydraulic. Its
reliability unmatched at its price.
Its handling ease famous among
cars of today.
1t is car that makes small
budgets do big things. See it and
drive it, today.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
ALL SOULS DAY.
OBSERVED With.
FAMED REQUIEM.
Brahms Masterpiece Is
Sung to 1900 Here
BY WILLIAM NEWMAN

All Souls Day was celebrated at
the Washington Cathedral last
night with the annual perform
ance of Brahms Requiem. The
forces participating represented
the Washington Choral Society,
the National Symphony, Ruby
Potter and Edwin Steffe, soloists;
Robert Barrow and Lyman Nc
Crary, organists, all under the
baton Of Louis Potter.
Brahms wrote this oratorio OF
sorrow and consolation to texts
chosen from the Bible Of Martin
Luther and called it a German
Requiem. 1t is the American GUS
tom to omit the qualifying and
limiting word and to employ an
English version Of the sacred text,
and there is excellent ground for
believing this to have been the
later and maturer wish Of the COM
poser, who realized that he had
written music in this work which
all the world would find beautiful.
NEEDS SACRED SETTING
It always should be performed
In an ecclesiastical setting. When
first presented in Vienna it failed
In the concert hall; nor did 1t
succeed until repeated q year
later in the great Lutheran Ca
thedral of Bremen. The setting
of the Washington Cathedral is
even more beautiful. Its pure
Gothic architecture has rhythms
more varied than those which oc-
Cured to Brahms and its aspir-
ing arches are so many mute
hymns of hope and praise.
No requiem in all the literature
Is so resigned in its expression OF
sorrow and so quietly confident,
in it's song Of hope and comfort.
None exploits the varied and mag
ical voices Of the orchestra with
greater eloquence and imagina-
ton. Even the reduced SYM
phonic elements available last
night stressed this asset.
EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE
The performance as a whole
was well rehearsed, accurate and
reverent. It reached several i'm
posing climaxes. It profited by
some eloquent solos. It was heard
by 1000 people.
The National Opera Company
> Of New York made q large audi
ence at the Belasco Theater
happy last night with a nice per
Torrance of the old favorite,
"Carmen."
lehman CONDUCTS
Otto lehman, musical direc-
tor, conducted. Louise Bernhardt
looked and sang the role Of Car
men to the evident satisfaction
Of the audience but with perhaps
q shade more attention to her
Thespian ability than her singing.
Patrick Henry as Don Jose ana
Alfredo Chigi as the staggering
Escamillo turned in sterling and
praiseworthy performances with
Henry rising to really stirring
heights in the difficult but NOV
ing love song from the second act.
The Washington times., 1938-11-03
LINGERIE
6L& Off

"A splendid assortment Of styles,
in such fabrics as silk-and-rayon,
rayon satin, silk weighted crepe,
rayon and cotton! Buy for your
self, for gifts :. and s A v e!
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
International News Photo
international News Photo


MR. AND MRS. JAMES CAGNEY
The Cagneys Uacationing in NeW England in the
spot uUhere the hurricane struck Although friends
and relatives haUe been unable the be-
of broken cOn1nunicatiOns fears felt for
his safety.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Planes Rush Vaccine

More than 10000 families were
homeless in western Massachusetts
and hundreds were isolated by
rising waters and waShed-out
highways. Health authorities
fought the threat of pestilence by
dispatcning vaccine - in many
places dropping it from planes
to the stricken areas.
Little Rhode Island, an indus
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
new FLOODS AND PEST|LENCE
FEARED AS STORM TOLL RISES
LiStNOw 571 With
Property Loss
S3OO,OOO,OOO
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homes splintered to kindling. OF
washed out to sea by roaring tidal
waves. Still others were believed
to have periShed in fires that
broke out sporadically in helpless
communities.
Searchers stumbling through the
debris of shattered WeSthampton.
N. Y, once a fashionable summer
colony, alternately cursed and
prayed today when a new storm
broke over the desolated village.
Thirty persons were known to be
dead and the new storm, borne on
the wings of a 50-mile wind and
beating a steady tattoo of rain,
practically washed out the search
for % persons still missing.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Hartford F aces Flood

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept. %
G.N.S0.-With the Connecticut
River gauge reading 36 feet here,
1900 men, working without rest,
appeared to be winning a battle
against the forces of nature today
when it was reported the Clark
and Colt dikes, holding millions of
gallons of threatening water, were
holding.
In the immediate path of the
threatening waters was the Colt
patent firearms plant.
Rising at the rate of one-tenth
OF a foot an hour, the Connecticut
was expected to reach a crest of
36.7 by noon or soon after.
Fifteen hundred homeless per-
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
International News Photo

sons were being fed at emergency
kitchens.
There were 54 known dead nth
20 others missing in the State,
now threatened by as severe Q
flood as that of 1896.
With So known dead in Yves.
terly, R. l., according to the Anna
teur Radio Relay League head.
quarters in Hartford, stark hor.
ror prevailed there.
At New London, a taxicab
driver arriving from Westerly
said more than 100 bodies were
washed ashore near the Watch
Hill section, most of them be-
lieved to be victims from Block
Island, summer resort IL miles
off the coast,
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
N. Y. Faced
With Milk
Shortage

NEW DIRK, Sept. %
H.N.SD.-L DOM ing as a
major threat in New York to-
day was the danger of milk
shortage, resulting from the
difficulty of large distributors
in obtaining adequate sup
plies from upstate dairieS.
WaShOuts of railroad lines
by floods and impasSability of
traffic arteries disrupted
transportation of milk. The
shortage was expected to be
felt today. Officials modified
regulations to permit milk
ordinarily consigned to by.
products manufacturers to be
made available for household
use,
The Washington times., 1938-09-23

The CagneyS nave TWO places on
the island, which lies in an eX-
posed position off the Massachu-
sets coast. They are believed to
have been staying in their $50
year-old wooden farm house, but
may have been in a smaller place
close to that Of Katharine Cor
nall thu rtonn stor
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
PHONE LINES DOWN

"The telephone company in
forms me-" Bill said, that the
lines are down between New
York and Falmouth, Mass.
Louise Platt, Hollywood actress
who was in North Clifford, Conn
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
JERSEY TOWNS
BLOODHOUND

TRENTON, N. j., Sept. % GIN.
s. Seven towns in the Mount
Holly region of New Jersey were
bloodhound today with 200 families
marooned in an aftermath Of the
West Indian hurricane that swept
the coast.
Along the Atlantic shore, such
places as Atlantic City, Ocean
City, Asbury Park, Long Branch,
Seagirt and Atlantic Highlands
were busy repairing the devasta-
ton wrought BY the storm.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Rains In New England

Intermittent RAIN squalls along
the flood-sWept Connecticut and
Merrimack river valleys brought
new fear to Hartford, Conn, and
Springfield, Mass. focal points of
possibly disastrous flood threat.
In both cities, armies of workmen
and volunteer flood fighters
worked desperately to avert the
threat of inundation.
At Hartford halffearful prayers
of Thanksgiving were mumbled as
the forces of man appeared to be
getting the upper hand, or at
least halting, natures destructive
onrush. AS 1900 homeless refu-
gees from the banks of the Conn
ecticut River were being fed at
emergency kitchens, word was
passed along that the Clark and
Colt dikes were holding against
the impatient pressure of mil
lions of gallons of water.
5000 Flee Homes
The river, however, had risen
to SO feet, and more than 5000
persons were evacuated from the
south end of Hartford alone. The
city's east side, bordering the
river, was under water for dis
tance of three miles.
At Springfield, a corps of vol
unteer workers labored along the
Connecticut's banks, striving tc
save vital dikes groaning under
the strain of the swollen stream
Greatest danger was at the West
Springfield dam where a leak
infinitesimal at first. had widenec
to 80 feet. Workmen strove tire
lessly to reinforce the dam undel
the dread threat that should thu
dam give way large section O.
tho ,Y,0,,1I ho Ir,iNooI
The Washington times., 1938-09-23

when the hurricane struck, wired
her mother here yesterday that
the roof of the house where she
was staying had been damaged
but that she is safe.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
FOOD SHORTAGE,
DISEASE PERIL
IN RHODE ISLAND
250 Dead, 100 Million
Loss, u. S. Aid Asked

PROVIDENCE. R. l.. Sept. %
f.N.SD Ora d u ally recovering
from the ravages of a hurricane
and tidal wave which wracked the
entire State. Rhode Island today
set it's death toll above $50 and
property damage at more than
e100,000.000.
Communication and tranSpor-
tation systems throughout the
State were badly crippled. and
were completely paralyzed along
Narragansett Bay. where a 30-foot
wall of water Surged for 100 miles
along the shoreline, engulfing
everything in its path and wlping
out entire villages and beach re
sorts.
U. S. AID SOUGHT
Governor Quinn set the hurri
cane and flood damage at $780,,
100000 and appealed to United
States Senator Green to seek Fed
eral aid.
Many small towns were omi-
nously silent completely out Of
touch with the world. and it was
feared that when a final cheCkup
was made in these places the |
death toll would be higher. Ports
mouth and Island Park were
among those communities un-
heard from. State police. how |
ever. reported 18 bodies were re-
covered by troopers at Island Park
and they have only scraped the
surface"
PESTILENCE PERIL
At GIisquantlcut. near Westerly,
30 bodies were recovered on the
beach. At least so more were
found on beaches at Point Judith
and Watch Hill.
The peril of food shortage and
pestilence was great in many. sec
GonS of Rhode Island. Anti
typhoid vaccine was rushed into
the State from Massachusetts, and
health authorities ordered citizens !
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In Providence, inundated for a
time at depths of 7 to 10 feet, the +
death toll reached 81 today. |
Women and children were
drowned in streets in the heart
OF the business section. Others {
were killed by falling debris. h
State police reported water still {
was flowing through some of the !
downtown streets. |
SOCIETY AREA SWEPT
AT Narragansett Pier eight per
sons were reported drowned and
the famous Dunes Club, as well as
beach pavilionS from Canonchet
Road to the Casino. were flattened
by mountainous waves.
Newport counted 10 dead and
II others were missing. Famed I
society places, including Bailey, )
Viking, Third, and wport =
beaches were swept clean by the 6
gale and tide. Ocean Drive was =
strewn with debris and tremendous .
damage was done to many of the
swanky summer estates of wealthy
people.
It definitely was established to- I
day, according to a relief agency
report to Governor Quinn, that a {
school bus containing seven chill t
dren was swept away to destruc-!
tion on the Island of jamestown. |
The bus was trapped on a
stretch of road over which 20 s
foot wall of water surged, tearing {
away all trees and buildings. {
Names of the victims were !
Joseph, Teresa, Dorothy and (
Eunice Matoes, Marion Caglis,
John and Constantine Geodis. The !
bus driver was unidentified.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
MONTGOMERY ISOLATED

Friends of Robert Montgomery
were trying to reach the film star
to find out if everything is well al
his farm in New York, close to the
Connecticut border,
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
Copyright, 193S)

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. % INS.).-Bill Cagney brother Of
Cagney today said he has been unable contact the
film STAR who is vacaonng his farm at Marthas Vine
ward in the heart Of the Atlantic hurricane area.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23
RESCUES
3 Rabbits,
SNAKE

wESTHAMPTON, N. Y,
Sept. % u.N.SD.-With a
snake, three rabbits, and a
chicken as his companions,
Livingston Gibson, cOlOred,
came ashore here today on
the roof of a fitting house.
The house flOated in from
the outer beach and up to
the country club, travelling
over more than two miles of
territory which Is normally
dry.
Gibson is employed as a
servant by Mrs. H. Town
send.
The Washington times., 1938-09-23

trial empire in its own right and
a summer retreat for vacationiStS.
was especially hard hit. Conserva-
tive estimates placed the death
toll at above $50 and property
damage at more than $1OO, 900 900.
Swark summer resorts were
levelled Providence tor a time lay
under water 10 feet deep, the fate
of scores along the coast was
undetermined and grave fears
were ielt for residents of Block
Island. From Westerly came un-
confirmed reports that more than
100 bodies had been washed ashore
near the Watch Hill section.
u. S. Rushes Aid
With President Roosevelt throw
ing every available Federal agency
with funds and man power, into
the emergency, everything was be
ing done to ease the widespread
suffering and want. Virtual mar
tial law remained in force in Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
The danger spots today lay in
Connecticut and Massachusetts
along the rampaging Connecticut
and Merrimac rivers.
Evening star., 1938-09-22

night, when every one was dreary and
dripping, playing September in the
Rain" every nine tunes Note
from the Shoreham: "Barnee Bree-
skin, Shoreham Hotel orchestra leader,
Will be presented with a live dog on
the stage Of the Blue room (tonight
at 10 o'clock by national officials of
the Animal Protective Association in
recognition Of having written the
winning song music for National Dog
Week. At the same time Louis Bible,
also a Washingtonian, who wrote the
words, will be introduced. Note: It
will be the first time dog has been
allowed in the Blue room" Aw, come
on now, Shoreham. How about that
circus act that had pups riding ponies?
Were they fakes? !. ;. Dick (Hi-Hat)
Roger has returned from his vacation
limping from being stepped on by a
horse down In Virginia, claiming also
to have been stepped on by q horse in
New York, but no one saw that one
Helen Greene is singing now at
the Hour Glass Helen Forrest,
who used to sing at the Madrillon,
joins Artie Shaw, who Is set for a year
at New York hotel.
Anchor Room-Lounge at the An
napolis Hotel; no dancing, but enter
tainment.
Bamboo Gardens-Floor shows at
!, 7:30 and ~ pm: dancing to Emory
Daugherty's music; minimum charge
Checkerboard Room La Fayette
Hotels lounge; entertainment from 5
to and from 10 to /.
Griffith Farm Taverns-Plantation
style dinners featured at the resort on
the Marlboro pike. Orchestra for
dancing Saturday night.
Hamilton Hotel-Milton Davis and
the orchestra play for dancing in the
Rainbow room from until and
from 10 to l.
Hay-Adams House Dinner music
nightly by Larry Hendrick at the Ham
mond organ.
Hi-Hat Lounge-At the Ambassador
Hotel; entertainment nightly by Hill
Billy" Dick Roger and the String
swingsters. Songs by Angie Rodante.
Lotus-Shows, featuring several acts
and a chorus, at l, 7:30 and 1l:3O
pm; dancing to Bill Strickland's Cap
itolians; minimum charge.
HeighHo Taproom-No dancing, but
plenty of swing music the way you
like it by Artie Humes and his crew.
No cover, no minimum.
Madrillon Spanish and American
cuisine; dancing, 7:30 till 1870, to
Johnny Shaw's music.
Maryland Club Gardens-Dancing
and floor shows nightly, featuring Har-
old Collins as greeter and master Of
ceremonies and other entertainers.
Mayflower Lounge - Sidney's music
played for dancing from S to : and
after 10. when there's a minimum
charge.
Pine Grove-Dancing every night to
music by Eddie Finckl's orchestra.
Shar-Zad-Carlton Hotels intimate
cocktail and supper dancing rendez-
vous. Dance music by Sande Will
liams' Orchestra, songs by Dale sher-
man.
Shoreham HotelEThere's gay show,
staged once nightly on the terrace,
featuring Celia Mccoy, other acts;
dance music by Barnee; cover charge.
Swanee Ballroom-Dancing Wednes-
day. Saturday and Sunday nights;
music by Jack Carry's Orchestra.
Uptown - Cocktail lounge across
from the Uptown Theater on Connec-
ticut avenue. Entertainment by oar
mela Lazzari and Cy Broughtou. No
cover, no minimum.
Wardman Park Hotel - Johnny
Slaughter and his orchestra play for
dancing nightly in the Metronome
room, from 10 till g. Minimum charge