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Evening star., 1939-11-05
BY JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

by JESSIE FAINT EVANS.
Pigs aren't just pigs to Mrs. John
Mcknight of 1900 r street NV,
well-known Washington stamp COL
lector. So fascinated has she become
by her recent hobby of collecting
miniature pigs, which she stumbled
upon quite by chance in connection
with her stamp collecting proclivi-
ties, 1t threatens to take center stage
In her avocations.
Her collection of pigs of all kinds
wood, brass, ivory, china and glass
and OF every other imaginable kind
of material-has become so popular
among her friends and acquaint-
ances she is frequently asked to bring
it to tea parties and club gatherings
as an object of interest and diver
sion.
An advocate of the theory, IF you
get an idea firmly enough fixed in
your mind you will find the time to
follow it through" Mrs. Mcknight
collects miniature pigs and stamps
in the midst of a very active and
busy life.
AS one of a foursome of stamp
enthusiasts consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Martin, Mrs. w. F. Hoppe
and herself, she is a member of q
We-Go-Service." This group makes
a point of being on hand anywhere
the first day f1rst-issue United
States stamp is making its appear
ance. A year ago their journeyings
took them to the State fair at Dea
Moines, Iowa, in connection with a
stamp issue honoring 1owa's tall
corn.
Pigs Get "Facials."
Here Mrs. Mcknight, New Hamp-
shire born and bred and a novice
to pigs on q large and clean scale
became fascinated with the exhibit
of pigs, to the exclusion of all else
'"1 just couldn't tear myself away
from the judging of the pigs Ell.
hibited by the All Head Heart.
Hand Healthy boys" she tells you
why, they actually gave those pigs
thousands and thousands of them
permanents and facials with scrub
bing brushes and hard-water castle
soap before going before the judges
stand with them. Last of all, there
would be massage with scented
talcum powder so that their skin
would not only be glowing pink
but that there really would be q
perfumed aura about those pigs"
So enthusiastic about those lowe
pigs did Mrs. Mcknight become
she decided to bring home a china
one in miniature to her schoolboy
son, Robert, to tell him about them
Thus began the collection which
today includes specimens of minia-
ture pigs from most of the States
of the United States and from many
foreign countries. So large has the
collection become, Mrs. Mcknight
finds it necessary to keep the name.
of the donors of her pigs in a note.
book with the names of the place!
from which they have come.
A poem by Mrs. Mcknight in the
September, 1898, issue of the Wash
ington Stamp Collectors Club Mag
azine pays tribute to the Iowa pig
that started her off upon her hobby
It concludes with these lines:
"Oh, those Iowa pigs have perfum
so heavenly,
That never again shall I think o
them scornfully."
Some of the pigs in Mrs. Nc
Evening star., 1939-11-05

Knights collection are of very rare
and beautiful workmanship. Among
these are two from the Philippines,
Of ivory with minute detail care
fully carried out even to the bristles
upon their backs and the skill with
which typical pig anatomy is
modelled. Incredibly exquisite, too
are a mother pig and a litter of
three tiny pigs, also carved out OF
ivory, which came from Havana.
Some of the pigs have been given
names by Mrs. Mcknight and
Robert. 4 carved wooden one, fash
ioned out Of orange wood in Florida,
has been dubbed Sleepy" and an
other one carved from native red
wood in Oregon is referred to as
"Otto" A long, thin, attenuated
glass pig is called w. P. A.
A fascinating little piglet in full
flight is carved one from the arts
and crafts school at Brasstown,
Calf. 1t has the initials of its
maker under one of its we'll de-
lineated cloven feet.
A laughing pig. fat and shiny and
good-natured looking, is a favorite
one with all who view the collec-
ton. although it is not one of the
especially rare or valuable ones
This is because every one likes it,
attitude toward things" Mrs. Nc
knight says.
A pig orchestra which came from
New York is intriguing and looks
as If 1t were playing swing" tunes
There is a leader with baton, q
pig playing a French horn and q
base drummer who is the jolliest
fellow imaginable, his jowls puffed
out in sort of perpetual boom
BOOM"
a rubber pig gives a piggy squeak
when you press his stomach.
One Of cardboard is in use as g
pencil holder. Other useful pigs
serve as banks, pitchers, jugs, con.
tainers for ivy plants and as pepper
and salt shakers. Several of the lat.
ter are in attractive pottery de.
signs and came from Mexico. A
maple sugar pig from st. Johnsbury
VT. guarantees that it is 100 per cent
pure maple sugar.
Three Of the very tiniest ones ir
Mrs. Meningitis collection are sus.
pended upon silken cords and art
often worn boutonniere effect upor
the label of her coat.
Mrs. Mcknight has also gone into
the reading matter about pigs ane
references to them in various poem.
and other forms of literature, anc
finds the subject most engrossing.
Sixteen years resident of Wash.
ington. Mrs. Mcknight has beer
previously engrossed in her leisur.
time with making United States his.
tory come alive through stamps, ane
her stamp collections from this angl,
are both interesting and instructive
One Of these is composite calen
der month in American history g.
shown by various stamps. Thirty
one events are thus depicted, through
commemorative U. S. stamps. At ran
dom I noted the 10th commemorat
ing the formal opening of the Nava
Academy at Annapolis, the 10th tina
of Military Academy at West Point
and the 30th the purchase of Alask,
by the United States from Russia
with, of course, the 18th as Lincoln
birthday and the 22d as Washing
tons.
Just then two charming youn
girls from Puerto Ricco came in t
see the collection of pigs. with, the re
mark, "Oh, Mrs. Mcknight, we mus
see that there are some Puerto Rica
pigs in your group" so it looks as
the stamps are going to have har
time keeping up with the pigs in tn
Mcknight household.
Evening star., 1939-11-05
Final Observance
WC. j. Jubilee Year
Opens Saturday
Audience Of 5, 900 Will
Hear Radio Message
From Pope Plus

Overshadowing all other events OF
the year of golden jubilee will be
the opening of the three-day final
observance on Saturday with the
registration of delegates from near
" 300 colleges, universities and
learned societies, who are converg-
ing upon Washington from all parts
of Europe and America to assist
with the Commemoration Days pro-
gram of Catholic University.
Since the opening of the jubilee
year on October IL, 1898, the sew
eral schools, colleges and depart
ments have given lectures, written
papers, arranged exhibits and other
wise made their contributions to the
academic side of the program. All
festivities have been reserved for
the three final days of the golden
jubilee year.
Having opened with a greeting in
the form of an apostolic letter from
Pope Plus X1, who has since died,
1t will close with radio message
from Pope Plus XII, who is familiar
with the institution because of his
visit to the campus three years ago.
An audience of nearly 5000 people
will listen to the voice of the Holy
Father from loud speaker placed
on the spot from which he addressed
q similar gathering in 1896. During
his talk, a light will be flashed on
large portrait hung above the
stage.
Elaborate Preparations.
It is believed to be the first time
q Pope will have spoken directly to
an American university just as the
university's broadcast to Rome last
February was the first occasion on
which an American university had
sent message by radio to the Vati-
can. At that time, greeting to
the late Pope Plus XII had to be
changed overnight to a tribute be-
cause of the sudden death of the
Holy Father.
Preparations for the delegates,
many OF them presidents of other
colleges and universities, include
motor tours. receptions, dinners and
other entertainment. While they
are accustomed to assisting with
similar observances in other in
stltutions, at Catholic University
they will have opportunity of OBJ
serving the semi-centennial of a
university which is both American
and pontiflcal. Founded so years
ago as an institution for higher
learning only, it has added gradu-
ate and professional schools but,
rare among universities of the
United States, it has more gradu-
ate students than undergraduates,
The only Catholic member of the
Association of American UNIVERSE
ties. as well as being a charter
member Of that restricted body. it
is also the only pontifical institu-
ton OF university standing in this
country.
Faculty Co-operates.
The tour of the campus will in
clude the more than 80 aff1liated
houses Of study maintained by re-
llglous orders for men and women
throughout the Brookland area
There is said to be nothing In Amer
lea which corresponds with this
setup; only the universities of Eu.
rope with their clusters of colleges,
which began as religious houses of
study hundreds OF years ago, are
said to approximate the university's
position in Washington.
Members of the faculty are CO.
operating with the Commemora ton
Days Committee in taking care of
the tours and in entertaining and
housing delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Y. F. ". Head Demands
InvuInerabIe Military

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. l1.-Comdr.
Otis NJ Brown of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars declared tonight that
when force is in the saddle, we re-
fuse to put all our trust in diplo-
matte promises, the observance Of
international law, or neutrality leg
islation designed to keep us out Of
war"
The v. F. w. commander in chief
said in his Armistice Day address
that his organization insisted upon
"all the necessary precautions that
will make this hemisphere invulner-
able against attack or invasion, ="
and continued:
I'VE demand an Army, Navy, Ma
rine Corps and air force that will
enable the United States to defend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Soviet Railroads Called
Inadequate 10 Aid Nazis

BY the Associated Press
A Commerce Department report
yesterday indicated that movement
of any large quantity of Russian
goods to Germany would tax Sc
verely Soviet railroad system al
ready strained by too much trafflc
and too little repair.
Rail traffic within Russia alone
has caused an. overlooking of track
age. rolling stock and even roadbeds
that has seriously strained the facil-
tiles available" study of the Rus
sian railroads said.
When the Baltic seaport of Lerin-
grad is closed by ice, goods from
interior Russia to Germany must
move entirely by rail. This, said
the department, meant they must
cross the former territory Of Po-
land. where the railroads have suf-
fered seriously from the destruction
of war"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Citizens to Meet

The November meeting of the Lee
way Citizens Association. Arlington.
Va, will have as its theme the SUBJ
ject, Taxpayers Service"
DR.. Ralph g. Beachley, Arlington
County health omcer, will discuss
the activities Of the health depart
ment.
The meeting will be held at the
Robert Z. Leo School ct . pm,
"wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

agents here" such as betrayed
Poland"
The greatest contribution this
country could make to the allies, he
said, would be to see that democ-
racy continues to function here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Dies Warns Of Spies
Such as Ruined Poland
BY the Associated Press,

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, Nov. IL
Representative Martin Dies, Demo-
crat, OF Texas. chairman of the
House Committee on American
ism, warned Americans in an Ar
mistice Day address of foreign
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12
Steamer Hits Wreck, Sinks

LONDON, Nov. II R.-The Brit
ish steamer Dryburgh, 1899 tons,
sank today after striking a sub
merged wreck on the east coast
Her crew of 16 was rescued by q
coastal lifeboat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-12

itself properly against any challenge
with which we may be faced from
the east or west"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in an order
signed by Hon. Walter j. Bone, Judge
in the matter of the Receivership OF
Prince Hall Masonic Lodge of Hen
derson, North Carolina, and Pisgah
Lodge 1864 of the Grand United Or
der Of Odd Fellows of Henderson
North Carolina, the undersigned Re-
ceiver will offer for sale, and sell al
public auction, to the highest bidder
for cash, at the Courthouse door in
Henderson, Vance County, North
Carolina, at IL o'clock, Noon, on
Monday, August 7, 1889, the follow
ing described real estate:
Bounded by the lands of A. J.
Harris, Tan Yard Street and College
Street.
Beginning at an iron pin, w. T.
Richardson's old corner at the inter-
section of Tan Yard Street with
Richardson's Alley (now College
Street; and run thence along College
Street S SO w 81 ft. to an iron pin,
Richardson's (now A. j. Harris') cor
ner; thence N 40 w 49 feet to iron
stake; thence N SO E 81 ft to Tan
Yard Street; thence along edge of
Tan Yard Street S 40 E 40 feet to the
beginning.
This the 3rd day of July, 1889.
A. w. GHOLSON, JR., Receiver.
3-1O-17-24
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17
FOR FOREIGN TRADE.
Tobacco Journal

Although our total sales, so ta1
this year, are decreasing in leaf to-
bacco for foreign ports, the move
ment abroad is picking up. That IS
stocks neld in warehouses are gen
orally less, especially in England.
It means that purchases should be
heavier on American markets this
season. 1t means that good prices to1
good tobacco will be paid. 1t means
that shipments, eventually, shall
catch up with the figures OF COM
paratiye months.
There is no doubt at all that some
of, our lower priced markets have
been lost. This is evident at the New
York Worlds Fair, where tobacco
lexhibits of low cost countries, pro-
iducing native iNf, show substitute
specimens for evident requirements
British Colonies are growing ano
shipping to customers insisting or
price, rather than grade.
! This has always been so, it is true
But the economic pressure has beer
such that the previous fact is now
emphasized A m + can planters
therefore, will be obliged to cater tc
preferted foreign markets desiring
quality, rather than quantity.
An oversupply of the new bright
crop is reported from practically al
districts. And prices, for ordinary to-
bacco, are bound to be at much lower
levels. We shall have to see how the
southern markets report.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17

men and presidents, for they func-
ton on the same plan as you do,
even though they do mistake them
selves for a god sometimes.
The most dangerous system of
undermining government, is that of
Russia. Conniving and sabotaging
are the two most dangerous wea-
pons any nation can use. The COM
munistic revolution breWed for fif-
.ty years ebfore it actually occurred.
There has been a revolution brew
ing in India for thirty years. Revo-
luton has been brewing in Egypt for
years. Oliver Cromwell is a potent
example of what conniving and
scheming can accomplish. It is hard
to guess conniving person.
Personally, which maybe isn't
worth a tinker's damn, l. think the
world of today is afraid to fight.
But think that, anoiner war is in
eVitable, and thattc that war will
be fought betweentcapital and labor,
for economics is really the main is
sue of the world today, which makes
it more easily for labor to gain
recruits.
Me judice. a
FRANK L. FAULKNER.
Henderson, July Is, 1889.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17
Today
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

-Elbridge Gerry, merchant
Mass, signer of the Declaration OF
independence, 5th vice-president OF
the United States, born at Marble
head, Mass. Died Nov. %, 1914.
1745-Timothy Pickering, soldier
of the Revolution, secretary of war
and of state and postmaster-gener
under Washington, born at Salem
Mass. Died there, Jan. 20, 1929.
1763-John Jacob Astor, founder
of the name in America, an immi-
grant here at FL with a capital OF
$25, fur trader, buyer of New York
land, with faith in the country's de-
velopment, born in Germany. DIED
March 29, 1848
-Sylvanus Cobb, pioneer New
England Universalist clergyman
born at Norway, Maine. Died Oct
81, 1866
18O9-Samuel M. FELTON,, civil en-
gineer and railroad president, of i'm
measurable service to the country in
Lincolns day, born at Newbury
Mass. Died Jan. "a, 1889
1870-Francis A. Tondorf, George
town University's noted Catholic
priest-seismologist, born in Boston
Died Nov. 20, 1929.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17
Negroes See
"Lost Colony

Manteo, July 1.-THE second
annual Negro Day will be observed
at the Waterside Theatre here Fri
day (July2D in connection with the
goth performance of Paul Green's
historical drama, "The Lost Colony"
which is being presented as a part of
the 352nd anniversary celebration of
the founding of the first English
colonies in the New World and the
birth of Virginia Dare, the first
English child born in America.
Two thousand Negro students from
North Carolina and Virginia are
again expected to take part in the
special exercises at the Waterside
Theatre prior to the presentation of
''The Lost Colony" Half that num-
ber were present last year and word
from Mrs. Lucille Purcer, area super
visor of the adult education pro-
gram, indicated that the number
would be doubled because of the
enthusiastic response from Negro
lealers and educators.
The day was originally set aside
last summer in response to request
made by group of North Carolina
citizens which included Governor
Clyde R. Hoey, Frank P. Graham,
president of the University of North
Carolina, Clyde Irwin, state super
intendent of public instruction, and
Paul Green, North Carolina's No. l
playwright, who was awarded the
Pulitzer prize for drama in 1927 for
his first full length Negro play "In
Abraham'S Bosom"
A group of Negro educators and
leaders from the two states will take
part in the Negro day ceremonies
which are scheduled to begin during
the afternoon. Nell Hunter, noted
Negro soprano of the South, will be
featured in a group of solos, and
number of Negro college choruses
and glee clubs will be presented in
competition.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17
COAST LINE BUYS
TWO STREAML INERS
Service to Be Inaugurated Between
New York AMI Florida Around
December 1

New York, July ia new
"streamliner" service on stainless
steel trains, will be inaugurated
daily between New York and Florida
about December l, it was announc-
ed by the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road and the Florida East Coast
Railway.
The announcement was made al
the same time the Atlantic Coast Line
made public purchase of two
Seven-car stainless steel trains of
lightweight construction from Ed
ward G. Budd Manufacturing Com
pany, Philadelphia.
The Florida East Coast already
has purchased two similar trains
from the same source. One of these
Will be placed in the New-Miami
service and the other will Operate
on fast daily schedule between
Jacksonville and Miami.
The daily service will feature
luxury chair-car accommodations at
low coach fare.
All four of the trains will be
powered with diesel-electric loco
motives.
Inc trains will consist of a 1000
horsepower locomotive, dinning car.
paggage-coacn, lour all-chair cars
and newly designed combination
observation and tavern car.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17
ANSWERS.

/. From 1921 to 1888 a total of
$116,8OO,OOO in bonds were issued for
state highways. None have been is
sued since 1888. The original issues
have been reduced 10 $83. 1895, 900 pay
ments for this year not included.
2. Recent biographies of North Car
olinians in Congress name five,
Thomas Blount, of Pitt county, and
James Gillespie, of Pender, members
of the Third Congress; Richard STAN
ford, of Alamance 5th to 18th Con-
gress; George Munford, of Salisbury
and Jesse Slocumb of Waynes-
borough, members of the 18th Con-
gresS.
g. A total of $155, 900. Cucumbers
grown for market and home use not
included.
4. The legislature of 1888 combin-
ed the highway department and the
State prison into a new organization
to be known as the State Highway
and Public Works commission.
5. According to the latest census
there are 554,912
6. In ITO an act was passed eStab-
fishing fees to be charged by law
yers. The top fees were allowed in
land suits. In cases of this nature the
highest fee allowed was five pounds,
probably as much as $3.50 in pro-
clamation money. These fees were
added to the bill of costs in the suits.
A lawyer was subject to fine of
fifty pounds for neglect in his case,
and was taxed with all court costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17
THE WORLD AND WAR

To the Editor:
For the last decade we have heard
nothing but war! War! War! We
have had only several wars in the
last decade, and they were of no
import so far as the world is con-
cerned.
Statesmen, busypodies and min
compoops have busted themselves
for the last decade as to Americas S
stand in case of another European
war. Moronic alarmists are constant
ly reminding us of what a threat
Japan is to the rest of the world, as
Japan is a real threat to the world.
Japan is by far not invincible.
Statesmen and moronic diplo-
mats took it upon their shoulders
to reform Nazi Germany. If the
majority of native Germans did not
want Reichfuehrer Hitler for their
leader, he would be done away with,
don't you forget that. The hatred Of
Jews by Germans by far antedates
the advent of Hitler. Jews are only
mildly prosecuted today in compari-
son to what they have gone through
since the time of Constantine. You
may think this little off the sub
ject, but the persecution of Jews in
Germany is really the main issue
in all this war propaganda. The
Jews are the most vengeful people on
earth. Rightfully SO, though, for the
Jews have been the most perse-
cuted race on earth. Jews have en-
dured what no race has endured and
survived. Jews are cruel to a GER
tain extent; but not unreasonably
so. If you will read history from the
time of Constantine to the latter
part of the nineteenth century, you
will find out for yourselves to what
great extent of persecution the Jews
have endured. The constant agitation
of the Jew question in Germany by
citizens, diplomats and statesmen
foreign to Germany has had the
tendency to enhance rather than
abate Jewish prosecutions in Ger
many Maybe the thing would have
blown over in short while as the
Ku KluX Klan did in the South had
it not been agitated so much by
people outside of Germany. Never
be awed by kings, diplomats, states
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-17
NEW NOVEL WRITTEN
BY THOMAS DIXON

Chicago, July 17.-At seventy-five
years OF age, Thomas Dixon, famed
author of The Leopard's Spot, The
CIansman, The One Woman, and the
motion picture, The Birth of Ma
ton, has written new novel entitled
The Flaming Sword.
Competent critics, who read the
manuscript before it went to the
publishers, say it is his greatest
literary production and most dram
attic and powerful novel.
One of the most prominent of the
critics, who read the manuscript said:
''The Flaming Sword is a literary
Trylon, which will rear itself into
the clouds of unrest, doubt, and
nameless fear which darkens the
mental atmosphere of today with
pointed directness, logic, poise, and
drama which dissects and uncovers
monstrous evils stalking through
through America today, masquerad-
ing as kindliness and virtue.
Another critic says: "It is more
than novel Of love, laughter, tears,
thought and fear. It is an epic of a
Nation! Mr.. Dixon states in terms Of
final reality the danger that lies
wropped UP in the unsolved pro-
blems Of the Nation, which he says
threaten our existence as civilized
people,"