davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-05-14

Woman. she might be an ideal candidate -
except, perhaps, for the fact that she would
rather stay at home and read than go to
bridge party. Let's say she would be the ideal
candidate of the more serious minded wing OF
American women. She is the type that doesn't
90 in for lavish use of cosmetics prefers
sweaters and smocks to friy clothes
When visited her recently, kept thinking
about how most of the writing people know
get all upset at the slightest noise or inter-
ruption. Kathrine Taylor's big oak desk,
with the portable typewriter on it, sits in a
corner of the living room, within easy hailing
distance of the bedrooms upstairs, whence
imperative shouts of 'Mother!' came at
frequent, irregular intervals. Douglas was
supposed to be staying in bed, to get over the
chicken pox, but bed didn't appeal to him.
Tommy was at home, too, and thought he
ought to be allowed to set up his railroad on
the living room floor A hobbyhorse in the
farther corner hinted that, under ordinary cir
cumstances, the living room was no private
sanctum even if Mother did do her writing
there
Because there was visitor, however,
Tommy had been persuaded to play upstairs.
Mother had to run up every once in while to
act as referee, or something. The wellscarred
upright piano, with the vase of pussy willows
on it, gave evidence of many long sessions of
childish practicing, right there alongside the
desk where Mother does her writing.
Kathrine Taylor is calm; she doesn't get
upset easily You can tell by the way she
handles her children. The outbursts from
upstairs don't set her afutter. Just climb
under your covers, Douglas. I'll come up after
a while" And she carries on the train of
thought that has been interrupted.
Of course, she doesn't have much time for
writing. Address Unknown" was the first
story she ever submitted to magazine 1t
is more than a year since she finished it,
and she has not yet finished another, though
she is working on one - or, at least. work
ing on an idea" she says. Unlike Address
Unknown, " it has nothing to do with Germany
or Hitler. 1T is entirely American" she says.
I'm no more interested in the German situa,
ton than in lot of other things"
She is, however, of half German blood. Her
father, Charles August kressmann, is of
German parentage. Heis banker in Portland.
Oregon. Her mother, whose name before
Evening star., 1939-05-14

illdl losC "oo SuS oIdAAs 10
of New England ancestry.
kathrine kressmann Taylor
has always had German
friends; and it was in letters
from Germans who had gone
back to the old country
that she or she and her
husband, for she insists that
the idea was primarily his
got the germ of the plot
for Address Unknown"
They noticed. she says, that
after Hitler came into
power, the letters from these
German friends written
back to friends in this coun-
try revealed a progressive
change in attitude and char
acter, a change from a lib
eral, humane, generous
point of view to one of dog
matte intolerance. And 50
came the idea to carry this
change to its ultimate tragic
extent. Address Unknown"
was the result.
With sure, skillful strokes,
the story paints a dramatic
picture of the human con-
sequences of Hitler's die
tatorship. Thus it is, in a
sense, a political story =
such a powerful, moving
political story as has not
been written. perhaps, since
another American housewife
- with children to be fed
and nursed, a husband to be
le, a home to be kept tidy -
led Uncle Toms Cabin"
ssmann Taylor, like Harriet
lnquestionably wrote out of
system that she feels to be
ut of profound sympathy for
no seem to her to be tragic
ctims. But when cries of
rose after the publication of
wn," she was bewildered. She
nvsd on poss ~
Evening star., 1939-05-14
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
THE WOMAN WHO
JOLTED AMERICA

The story of the unassuming housewife who
wrote one of the most dynamic short stories
of our time-fhe famous Address Unknown"
by Axflnsax Bartlett
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE
HAIL STORM HITS IN
PERSON SECOND TIME

Roxboro, June 2O.-For the sec
ond time within the past 10 days,
hail has done considerable damage
TO tobacco and other crops in Person
county.
Farmers came to town today to
file hail insurance claims as a re-
suit of Sundays storm that struck
IN the northwest and due north sec
tons of the county.
The farms of Haywood Bailey, K
A. ellis, P. H. Woody and Hal Mel
ton are among those hardest hit
Reports of damage from hail came
from Bethel Hill, Olive Hill and
Woodsdale communities. Il
About week ago hail struck in
almost the same vicinities and much
destruction was reported.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Cokesbury News
BY MRS. ERNEST GILL.

Friends will be glad to know that
Mrs. w. T. Short and twin boys, are
getting along nicely.
Goode Ellington celebrated his six
teenth birthday, with a lovely party
at his home Friday evening from s
to 10 o'clock About forty guest were
present, and many games together
with piano music was enjoyed.
The hosts mother, served orange
crush, candy and bananas.
Everybody had a good time and
voted Goode an excellent host Many
nice gifts were received by the
honoree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clement Mabry and
family, from Angler, spent Friday
with friends and relatives here.
Little William Nelson Vaughan
celebrated his fourth birthday with
a lovely dinner at his home Sun
day His grandparents and several
other friends were his guest for the
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Floyd and
little son, from Delhi, Canada, ar
rived last week, to spend their vaca-
ton with friends and relatives here
Miss Hazel Stanton, trained
nurse from Kentucky is visiting her
sister, Miss Mite Stanton, in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs John Buchanan
Miss Charlotte Hobgood has re-
turned to her home at EPSON, after
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Norwood
Coghill for two weeks.
Several of the boys from here
spent the week at Washington, N. c..
where they enjoyed fishing.
Mrs. Hugh Hight and little son
Jimmy returned to their Tome at
Panacea Springs Sunday, after visit
ing her sister Mrs. Alec Buchanan
for several days.
Miss Hilda Lee Powell has return
ed from Asheville where she spent
several days at camp, with the home
economic club girls from Warrenton
Miss Myrtle Croker and Mary Lee
Dickerson had very pleasant week
end trip, as guest of Miss Helen
Short in Raleigh.
Jim Loughlin from Southport, is
visiting his sister, Miss Minnie
Loughlin and Mr.. and Mrs Milton
Stainback.
Little Miss Christine Gupton has
returned to her home at Warren
Plains after spending several days
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. T. Gupton.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Tom Cooper
Is Candidate
For Governor
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waiter Hotel

Raleigh, June 2O-Wilmington's
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper need new
err announce verbally for Governor
he's already running full tilt and
without even pretenSe Of denial or
of keeping the fact in any sort OF
doubt.
This week, for instance, he is sche
duled to visit Charlotte on a frankly
admitted political fence building
mission, according to news dispatch
es from the Mecklenburg capital.
Coming on top of the publicity
blurb given him the other day in
the Raleigh News and Observer,
with picture and everything, Tom
might Just as we'll shout it out from
the house tops
Reaction to the Raleigh publicity,
however, was decidedly unfavor-
able to Tom. In this neck of the
woods it appears practically the
unanimous opinion that the ener-
getic Mr. Cooper might just as well
stay home thereby saving himself
effort ana his supporters money, if
his stand on the sales tax was cor
rectly stated by the Raleigh paper.
The News and Observers story
said that friends of Cooper indicat-
ed that Tom would soft-pedal the
sales tax issue, with a Wishy-washy
promise that he'd reduce the levy
half d percent at each legislative
session of his administration.
Inasmuch as it is everywhere con-
coded that Cooper's only chance to
win is on what former Senator Joe
Bailey of Texas once described as a
"platform of straight-out hell and
damnation," this puny straddle is
viewed as booming him from the
very start. This, of course, on the
assumption that the N and O's story
(Which has drawn no denial from
Cooper) correctly describes his stand
or rather lack of stand on the
sales tax
The Anti-Sales Takers nave pro-
missed a thorough-going opponent to
the tax will be in the race; and if
Tom isn't 'it'', he might just as well
not start, in the opoinion of almost
all Raleigh observers
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Marriage Law Cut
Weddings by One-Half
Continued From Page One)

(COrtlnued From Page One)
more than SO per cent, and there it
was above As per cent.
In practically every case the new
law seems to be thoroughly unsat-
isfactory to the Register of Deeds,
the sole good word for the new sta
tute coming from Brunswick's Ru-
dolph l. Mintz who rather chuclxles
because, as he says, "the new law
has saved us the annoyance of APP
plicants for marriage license Sat-
urday nights and Sundays"
In this county, however, eve have
always done a light business on &C
count of the convenience OF Conway
and Marion, S. c."
He adds that mo couples have
filed certificates since the new law
went into effect who have been mar
ried in South Carolina. We think
we know Of two couples who have
married in South Carolina-un-
doubtedly there have been num-
Der that we have not heard about"
From Wayne, the story is that 'the
new marriage laws were still being
given credit for the slump in the
marriage mart"
L. H. Phillips, Catawba register
Of deeds is Of the opinion that many
couples are marrying outside the
State and are failing to file the re-
CURED certificates upon their return
to this state. He reported that only
TOUR or five couples have filed out
of-state marriage certificates since
the law went into effect in April.
Advocates of the new law de-
clare that it has proved it's effec-
tlveness by reducing the number of
marriages. This, they contend. pro-
yes the need for provisions DENYING
the right to wed to those unable to
obtain clearance after submitting to
the blood tests prescribed in the
statute
Registers Of deeds, however. con-
tend in most cases that the new law
hasn't accomplished any such good
results. They maintain it has sim
ply sent couples across state lines
Tor their licenses and made law vio-
lators of them because thew have
not submitted to the examinations
required after returning to Morn
Carolina VI
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Warns
Weigh-Master
LawBeObeved
DAILY Dispatch Bureau
III the Sir Waller H.,

Raleigh, June 2O-C = D.,
chlef OF the State Denart,ra, 1'O0i'l
Agrlculture's weights and faeas.. y
division today issued a warnio" +I es
me 1889 "Weigh-master" act - ' n
General Assembly will BE onra, Die
and must be obeyed. '-''i ted
All persons or firms who na;
tam weighing device and ch ',''l-
lee Tor It's operation must nrosas'4
correct-Weight ticket for ~ e a5..L
modltles weighed" said Mr. Bano g'Il-
The Welgh-master act now i az u
tect' requires all public weigb-mal
tefs 10 obtain license. which oart
20, through the weights and n, go9. y
ures division, he explained mp
license covers II months offoo+:i
upon its issuance. 1--WE
In addition to being required q
OBTAIN a license and give a coTroot -
weight ticket to each customer tbo
Welgh-master is also required u ~ lile
tam seal which must also he etoqsr
cd upon the ticket before the weiabt
established becomes Official s7i''
Violation Of the act is r,iedo
meanor and upon conviction l , 'i,NIe
tor may be fined from $40 to S5o0
or imprisoned not more than tbroo
months or both in the discretion Of
the court. 'i0ii u
Funds collected under the act will
go into a special uniform weiobtl
and measures fund, which will ho
on deposit with the State treaslra~
The act is strict enough to giTo
the public absolute protection againe !
fraudulent weighing and the law bae
teeth to safeguard both wejgh-ma ,(''
ter and his customers, Baucom SAID
When a customer pays a charge for
having his commodity weighed tho
act gives him assurance the service
is worth the charge"
Weigh-masters under the act !.
clude Weighers of cotton. tobacco
peanuts, and all other commoditieS
for which a weighing charge is made
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Suspended Terms
Given Negroes
Who Were Flogged

Goldsboro, June 2O.-(AP)-Kirby
Baldwin and Floyd Edwards, taken
from the Goldsboro Jail and flogged
by band of unidentified men last
February 9, were given a suspend
ed judgment of two years within
the discretion of the court at a hear
ing here today on a simple assault
charge
The Negroes were tried in record
er's court on that charge in connec-
ton with an attack last February 4,
on Mayor j. H. Hill and Kirby Wells,
a merchant
After the trial the Negroes were
taken to police headquarters and
asked to look over the police force
closely and see if any person there
resembled a member of the party
that flogged them:
After scruitinizing everyone, the
Negroes said, "There are not any
here"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
NEW COMMANDMENT
DAVIDSON r. O. T. C.

Davidson, June 2O.-A new Com
mandant and a higher ranking offic-
er will greet members of Davidson's
R. o. T. c. corps when they return
to college in September, the David
son administration announced today.
Notice has been received from the
war department in Washington that
1t. Col. Gabriel T. Mackenzie of
Fort Douglas, Utah, will succeed Col.
Frederick M. Armstrong as profess
sor of military science and tactics at
the Presbyterian college. The retir-
ing commandant has been transfer
red to Fort Wayne at Detroit, Mich,
where he will command the second
infantry. Colonel Armstrong took
up his duties at Davidson in 1888,
coming from the headquarters of
the Organized Reserves at Tuscon,
Arizona.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Rose Defeats
Bankers, 11-7

Rose moved into a certain tie for
the first half bunting yesterday aft
ernoon when they whipped the Bank
ers IL to Z, removing one of the
two teams that had a mathematical
chance of deadlocking the top rung
of the standing ladder in this, the
last week of the first half.
The first three innings saw most of
the scoring, with the Bankers lead
ing off with three tallies, and Rose
came in with five during their half,
with Kearney's home run sandwich
ed in to roll up the score. The Bank
ers got two in the second, but Rose
matched these with two of their own.
In the third, Rose scored four runs
after two were out on misplay by
the Bankers. The Bankers concluded
their scoring in the sixth, with two
tallies.
Parham, Watkins and Weldon
formed the Banker battery, with
Finch and M. Kearney working for
the winners.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
EXPERIMENT STAFF
GETSANOTHERM MAN
DR.. Leland IBurkhart Added
as Associate Agronomist,
Effective July l

College Station, Raleigh, June &c.
DIR. Leland Burkhart will be added
to the staff of the North Carolina
Agricultural Experiment Station as
associate agrOnOmist, effective July
l, it was announced today by Or. |.
o. Schaub, acting director of the Sta
ton. He will conduct chemical re-
search in connection with field ex-
periments with peanuts, strawberries,
cotton, corn, and other crops.
Dr. Burkhart will fill the place
made vacant by the resignation a
year ago Of DR.. Neil E. Rigler, who
became associated with Texas A. &
M. College.
A graduate of Ohio State Univer-
sity with a B. S. degree in 1881, DR..
Burkhart also received the M. S. de-
gree from the university Of New
Hampshire in 1888 and the Ph.D de-
gree from the University of Chicago
in 1885.
He was associate biochemist at the
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment
Station and Rutgers University from
1885 to 1888, when he went to Flor
ida to conduct studies in chemical
and nutritional relations Of crops
growing under Southern conditions
DIR. Burkhart is a native of Bow
ling Green, Ohio, He lived and work.
ed on farms before and during his
college training. While at Ohio State
University, he was assistant in agri-
cultural chemistry. Later at the Uni
versity Of New Hampshire he was
graduate assistant in Biochemistry
and at the University Of Chicago he
was teaching and research fellow in
Plant Physiology.
He is the author of a number OF
important publications, and is a
member of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, the
American Society of Plant Ply
siologists, and the Sigma XII Society
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Softball Card
For End Half
Is Prepared

President A. p Barnes has map
ned out the schedule Tor the second
half of the city sottball league, and
plans to release ii shortly for publ
cation.
Rose stepped out yesterday and
whipped the Bankers II to Z, there
bv making almost certain a place
for the first half position. with only
Gro-Swift team chance to tie them
Gro-Swift must play the Bankers
Wednesday. Two Of the three de-
feats handed the Gro-SWiftS this
season were at the hands of the
Bankers.
The league will continue until late
August, with the winner of the sec
ond half playing the winner OF the
first for the league title.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
RED TOPS DEFEAT
CONFEDERATES, 11-3

The Red Tops of North Hender-
son defeated the Dabney Road Con-
federates yesterday afternoon on the
Red Top diamond IL to 3.
The contest was good one from
start to finish, with the Red Tops
holding sway all during the game.
Hughes, Baker Pegram, Rocker,
Stokes and Pridgen did the heavy
stick work for the winners.
The Red Tops and Confederates
will get together again Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, this time on
the Armory ball lot on the Dabney
Road
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Edwards
Crossroads News
BY MRS. r. L. EVANS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Knott visited
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Knott Sunday
r. B. Evans was the dinner guest
of Mr. and Mrs. R. l.. Evans Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. OVERLY visited
Ed OVERLY.
Mrs. Ray Pritchard Of Petersburg,
Va, visited her mother, Mrs. Cora
Daniels last week.
Marshall OVERLY visited friends in
Bearpond Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker Ivey spent
the day Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
R.. L. Evans.
Mrs. o. j. Hicks mother is spend
ing the week with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Hicks had as
her guests Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. George
Hicks, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Norwood,
Clarence Hicks.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
LITTLE ROCK is SHAKEN
BY SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE

Little Rock. Ark, June 20.-(AP)
Little Rock was shaken by slight
earth tremor at 3:44 p. M, (CST)
Monday. No damage was reported
Immediately.
Pine Bluff, AZ miles southeast of
here, also reported feeling the ire
NOR.
The Little Rock weather bureau,
where a stack Of books was dis
lodged by the movement, said the
tremor was apparently of not more
than two seconds duration.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Y. S. Protests Jap
Bombings of Property
Continued From Page One)

VOOnIlnued FrOm Page One)
was discharged for if the board can
llno here was union activity.
Whether there was a wrong or a
right activity" Gall testified before
the Senate Labor Committee.
The Senate Commerce committee
recommended Senat, passage of a
Dill authorizing $4O7 1855 900 of riv-
ers and harbors projects, $324,OO7,-
5Oo more than the House approved
recently.
Chairman Bailey, 3D., N. c. told
reporters he heard only a couple of
noes" in the voice vote by which
the committee sent the message to
the Senate.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Rockies Meet.
Pine Ridge

The reiuvenated Greystone Rockies
will play Pine Ridge Wednesday aft
ernoon at $50 o'clock at the Grey
stone Park.
The Rockies, while on the bottom
Of the Tri-County standing at pres
ent, are cunning for a victory. Sew
eral new faces have appeared on the
Rockies roster recently, and last Sat-
urday the requirements bore fruit
when Greystone whipped Pine Ridge
to 5.
A large crowd is expected to wit
ness the contest.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Mcdonald Is Speaker
For N. G. Merchants
Continued From Page Onel

NOOl10IIICCU t IOIII tdSG O1IGI
1878.
"This, while the total load of taxa
ton in North Carolina exclusive of
social SECURITY and other taxes for
new tangled New Deal purposes has
increased approximately $9,000,O00 a
year, the total expended for the pub
lie schAolss has actually declined ST.
500,000.''~
Mcdonald said he found five trends
to classify as favorable, including
the shift of tax burden from local
units to the State, SO that in 1937-38
the State levied ga 1-2 per cent of
the total, or about $68,60O,0O0, COM
pared with 1872 per cent of the 1928
90 total, or about $32,70O,O0O.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Louisburg At
EPSON Park
On "Wednesday

EPSON will take on the Tri-County
league leading Louisburg team We'd
nesday afternoon at the EPSON ball
park at $50 o'clock.
The Louisburg pitchino choice viii
be Peanut Doak, with Fuller doing
the receiving.
EPSON will depend upon Byrd or
Edmunds to halt the winning ways
of Louisburg, with Poole behind the
bat
The contest is expected to be hot
one, and a large crowd is expected
to turn out to see the teams clash.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
|Warrenton Is
Golfers Foe

AS many Henderson golfers as pos
sible have been asked to accompany
the West End team to Warrenton
tomorrow for an inter-city match.
Warrenton has very fine layout,
and one that golfers here enjoy play
ing. All golfers were urged to be at
Warrenton as near o'clock as con-
venient, SO that pairings may be
made
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Cotton Holds
About Same

New York, June 20-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened one lower to one
higher on buying on the trade, To-
cal, professionals, and spot houses.
Contracts were supplied by hedging,
Bombay, and southern selling.
At the end of the first hour prices
were unchanged to 2 points higher.
Midday prices ranged l to 3 high
err
Futures closed unchanged to 4
lower
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Visiting In Raleigh

Little Junius and Med Robert
son are spending two weeks in Ra-
leigh with their uncle, M. H. Rob-
ertson. While there, they expect to
attend Hayes-Barton Bible classes
They will visit friends in Goldsboro
before returning
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
GEHRIG COMPLETES
PHYSICAL CHECKUP

Rochester, Mimi, June 20.-(AP)
Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees first
baseman. Monday completed his
physical checllup at the Mayo clinic
and said he planned to leave this
morning for New York.
Gehrig, who appeared in good
spirits. refused to comment on the
results of his examination.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
Light Buying
Helps Stocks

New York, June 2O-(AP)-
Light buying breezes kept the stock
market in rallying waters today and
leading issues advanced fractions to
maintain a point.
Transfers approximated 100000
shares. Mild profit taking reduced
top prices in many cases at the close.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20

Reports of the Experiment Station
at State College show that lime
stone is valuable when it is used to
grow large crop Of legumes for
turning under.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
NATIONAL, IEAGTE

Chicago 3; Brooklyn 3, G innings
rainy. :.
No other games scheduled.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20

Everyone says an astrologer, has
lucky color. One? Shucks, we
Americans have three-red, white
and blue. And if you don't think, they
are lucky-how'd you like to live I'M
der any other combination?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-06-20
AMERICAN T,EAGUE

New York 8; Detroit 5.
st. Louis 81; Washington 1-6.
No other games played.