davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1939-07-20

The northern disturbance is moving
eastward over Northern Hudson Bay. Ches-
terfeld. district Of Keewatin. 1.OOO3 milli-
bars t2a.54 tnchesi. and trough extends
thence southvestward to Wyoming. Willis
tor. N. OAK. LOCAL millibsrs (2a65
inches. minor disturbance is centered
over extreme Eastern Kentucky. moving
slowly eastward. Pikeville, 1.0142 MILL
bars t29.95 inches, and pressure is low
oyer the ocean between Bermuda and
Nova Scotia. 8 g. Queen Mary and NJ
Queen Of Bermuda, .0l1e miliibars t2ass
lnchesl. Pressure is hish over British
Columbia and the North Pscifc States
and from the lake region and Ontario east
ward to Labrador and Newfoundland. and
tPence southwArd and southeastward over
.he tns, ocean. s. $; american Merchant, about
Head. Wash. and Cartwright. Labrador.
l.O21.1 millibarS (30.33 inches,. Showers
have occurred in the Ohio. the Lower Mis-
souri, and Middle Mississippi Valleys. the
southern Appalachian region. virginia. the
south Atlantic and East Gulf States, and
portions of Nebraska and Kansas. and from
NashinRtcn eastward to Western Montana.
The weather has become slightly warmer
in the Middle Atlantic States, the lake
resion, and portions Of the plains States
Enl!e e9clsr weather has oversoread the
North Pacific States and Montana.
River Report.
Potomac River clear and Shena ndoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly
muddy at Great Falls today
Evening star., 1939-07-20
West Virginia Brands
Numbers q Felony

RICHMOND, Va, July 20 (P-
William r. Shands. director of the
Division Of Statutory Research and
Drafting, said yesterday summary
Of legislative acts in other States
showed West Virginia recently had
stamped participation in the num-
bers racket" felony and had made
possession OF a numbers slip prima
facie evidence of guilt.
Oklahoma. the summary report
showed, enacted an anti-slot ma
chine law providing for the removal
of county officials where gambling
devices operate for any length Of
time.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Roosevelt Seekinu
Teeth for Federal
Economy Program
Bon on Employment
Without Budget Chiefs
Consent Considered
Fly the Associated Press.

Fly the Associated Press.
Federal fiscal experts. estimating
that President Roosevelts plan to
reduce the Government pay roll
might save upwards Of $50, 900, 900
a year. reported today he was seek
ing teeth" for his order to assure
compliance.
The President told reporters Tues
day that he proposed to economic
by not filling vacancies caused by
the resignation, death or retirement
of Federal employees who could be
spared without impairing vital gov
ernmental functions
The plan was tried as recently as
1887. when Acting Budget Director
Dainel W. Bell impounded parts of
each appropriation. 1t failed, how
ever. to save the 10 per cent re-
quested in a congressional resolu-
ton, because most agencies later
persuaded the President and Mr..
Bell to release some Of the i'm
pounded money.
New Plan Considered.
AS an alternative, the President
and the new budget director, Harold
D. Smith, were reported to be con-
sidering ban on any agencies
hiring new employees without per-
mission from Mr. Smith.
Some personnel experts In the
Government. however, said this plan
was too drastic, even though it was
used in 1928.
These experts pointed out that the
annual turnover in the Government
pay roll is only about S per cent
Thus, the maximum saving would
be $50 900 900 If no vacancies were
filled and If the pay roll remained
as it was in the last year-$1 $780,
900 900.
. At last count. there were 9O2 ,827
civil executive employees of the Gov
ernment. not counting military or
local w. P. A. workers.
SS,oVV ,VVV,VV0 Denc1t Seen.
Deductions from the expected saw
lngs would have to be made for new
appointments in so-called vital
jobs. The experts pointed out, for
instance, that in the case of Treas
ury tax collectors. failure to fill
vacancies might reduce tax revenue
several times the saving in salaries.
Whatever the saving, it is not ex-
pected to make much of q dent In
the Federal budget. Latest esti-
mates Of the current fiscal year In
dicate that expenditures will run
over 5000 900 ,0O0-not counting the
$4,000 900, 900 asked for the new
lending program-and that the
deficit will be roughly s. 500 600, 900.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Bananas Priced

Bananas from the Canary Islands
are priced in Europe. The principal
variety is the Chinese banana, which
is small, but possesses q very deli
cate flavor. It can be grown only
on irrigated land up to An altitude
of 800 feet.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Report
FURNISHED b,

FURNISHED by the United Bureau
OF ColumblaRam this
ing tomorrow morning; somewhat
gentle east and northeast winds
MayandRan this afternoon
row morning; somewhat aurday
V1gna-Rain this afternoon
portion tomorrow morning. fair
Saturday
West Vgna-Mostly in portion onipht.
tomorrow fair
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Reoppointment Confirmed
BY the Associated Press

The Senate confirmed yesterday
reappointment of Ewin Lamar Davis
OF Tennessee as q member of the
Federal Trade Commission. The
new appointment is for seven years
from September 26, 1899.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Church Supper

A chicken salad supper will be
served by the women of Margaret
Veitch Circle of Mount Olivet Meth
odist Church, Sixteenth street and
North Glebe road, Arlington, Va.
from to pm. today.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Rocing Selections
Suffolk Downs
ey the Associa ted PRESS.

By the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse 81 900: claiming;
rnaidens 3-year -olds: 8 furlongs
Bob Junior McDonald 1880 1900 $50
Soon Berger 1900 $50
Q Praetorlap Dupps) 800
Time. 1:13as.
Also ran-White Topper. lila Lee. Well
Aware. West Acre. Hot Metal, Nedeeso.
George w Rocks 4 Polly Barton and Cross
Over.
Max Hirsch and W. j. Hirsch entry.
Evening star., 1939-07-20

DRESSUP DAY-Clad in their parents Clothes children
little and little We'd for honors yester
day at the Chevy Chase Playground during the Community
Dressup day. several playground
events held yesterday Prize winners included Cleft right
Joceyn Lorenz 1898 Livingston street NW first prize the
most beautiful; Cynthia Woll Livingston NW
first prize for most and 5yearod Barbara Wegle
OF 53lO Foryh street NV, second for most
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1939-07-20

More than 1000 entered q sing
Ing contest In Dublin, Ireland.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Empire City
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse. $1,000: elaimins;
2year-olds: 5la furlongs.
. Shenuit tNattison) S-5, 2-5. 1-6
2 Whoosh (Meade) 2-5, 1-6
BaEgrave (WalD l.2
TIME :07is.
Also ran-Bauy Haste, Bouneealong,
Flying Duke and westinS
r. ZONES and Nydrie Stable entrY.
Evening star., 1939-07-20

Toys made In America are now
popular In Paris.
Evening star., 1939-07-20
Report for Last - Hours.

Record for Last - Hoars
prom noon yesterday to noon todsy1
Highest, 81, pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest. 90. $50 am. today. Year
aso II.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Hishest. 06. on June 16.
Lowest. II. on February 70.
Humidity fer Last - Heurs.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today
HIGHEST. - per cent at $50 m. today
Lowest, ~ Per cent At pm. YESTERDAY.
PTseipitatisA.
Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1939-02-19
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE
Do You SLEEP WITH Your WINDOWS OPEN?
by Morris Fishbein, M. d.
ofAeL eLuxnaf eAmenan Medical LAuooat
Editor Of the Jovrnoi Of the American Medical Association

of heat without our being conscious
of the fact that we are having any
trouble maintaining this balance
We know that moderately dry and
cool air is fresh and nvlgoratlng and
that warm air is stuffy and depreSs
ing. We know that great contrasts.
such as those which occur when We
pass suddenly from too much heat to
severe cold or from severe cold to too
much heat. are harmful to the men,
branes of the nose and throat Changes
take place in the circulation of the
tissues: then the sensitive mucous
Evening star., 1939-02-19

The noted British phySiologlst. A.
\. Hill. believes that people have
more colds during cold weather
because they shut themselves up IN
warm, >tutiy rooms and persplrc:
then they submit themselves suddenly
to cold drafts and air without proper
protection. Everybody has had the
experience of developing cold follow
ing night in sleeping car. a swim
IN a pool. or turn at the shower bath
just after being overhcated by exer-
else More colds are probably caught
by beng overheatcd under the covers
and then being exposed to cold air
by kicking off the covers than by
any other incident that might occur
during sleep.
all substances for life. The bad effects
of bad air are due to the high tem-
pcraturc, the high relative humidity
and the lack of motion There is no
necessity to, sleep with windows open
llSour hnmc Is equipped with good
conditioning system. Such syS-
tenn will provide air of from 65 to bo
degrees in temperature, with suft
Gent water vapor to show a relative
humidity of from 30 to 60 per cent.
Old people and invalds may require
higher temperature for comfort
because their bodies produce less heat
than do the bodies of younger people.
And even If you do not have ar
conditioning. you do not need to have
all the windows wide open and to
suffer from cold in order to get fresh
air, say experts III ventilation, because
the average home has great deal of
leakage OF air from the outside. But II
the house is fully equipped with
weather stripping. storm sashes and
storm doors. and if the furnace Is kept
going full blast the condition of the
ar IN the bedroom may prevent COM
Portable sleep.
We are most comfortable when air
conditions IN the room are such that
the body can MAINTAIN normal bal
ance between the production and loss
Evening star., 1939-02-19
QUEER DUCKS, AREN'T WE?

monument or testimonial -. Andrew
Carnegie believed that it was d dis
grace to die rich General Grant
hated warfare and was bored by
army life Leonardo da \lncl
dlsliked sculpture because the work
forced him to stand up and got him
all dusty and dirty. besides When
Balzac invited Rossini to dinner, he
had to borrow some silverware,
because his own was in a pawnshop
George " always wore the
miniature of Mrs. Fitzherbert and it
was buried with him Charles
Lamb worked three years for the East
India Company for nothing
When Drusus. kinsman of Nero, was
imprisoned in Rome and deprived of
food. he tried to prolong his life by
eating the stuffing of his mattress -.
At the death of his parents, Spinoza
contested with his sisters his right to
the inheritance. but when he obtained
it. took only one bed To harden
hmself Diogenes rolled in the hot
sand in summer and embraced snow
covered statues in winter Lincoln
married Mary Todd in such haste
that the bride had to borrow wedding
veil for the ceremony . Chrlsty
Mathewson would never play base
ball on Sunday
KATHLEEN MASTERSOk
Evening star., 1939-02-19

membranes are unable to resist the
germs which may come from other
persons or which we carry constantly
with us.
have said nothing about the open
ing and closing of the pores, which
figured in the argument of the Con-
necticut family. For all practical
purposes any relationship between
catching of colds and opening and
closing of the pores can be overlooked.
1t is not the pores so much as it is the
mucous membranes of the nose and
throat
Evening star., 1939-02-19
WO-HUNDRED-POUND. 58-year-
old Wilhelmina, Queen Of the

|" wo-HUNDRED-PoUND. 58-year-
old Wilhelmna, Queen Of the
Netherlands, rides a bicycle :.
Jascha lieifetz has his viollns heavily
insured, but not his hands . Marie
Antoinette seldom, if ever, read a
letter to its end All his life,
Stevenson loved to read dime novels
Napoleon heartbeat was only
forty to the minute ... Kant, during
his whole life. was never more than
four miles away from home .
Samuel Johnson, the dictionary man.
bit his fingcrnails to the quick. Johann
Sebastian Bach had twenty children
Mark Twain wrote on one of his
wlfc's letters: Opened by mistake to
see what was inside Cams
borough, who was passlonately fond
of music, once gave one of his best
paintings to vlollnst who had played
a solo for him . Beethoven hated
TO play for company . Thomas
Jefferson was failure as a public
speaker because. when excited. he
could not utter sound :. O. Henry's
tips in restaurants we're often larger
than his checks Ouida. author of
Under Two Flags" fell IN love with
any man who was ordinarily polite to
her In his will, Dickens asked
his friends ION no account to make
HIM the subject of any memorial.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

that sleeps all winter with the
: windows closed and they boast
that they never have cClds. Naturally,
they think they have a scientific bass
for their belief They say that the
body is entirely relaxed during sleep
hat the pores are open and that tor
his reason the sleeper is more sus-
.eptiblc to catching cold if the WIN
lows are open than If the windows
ire closed
The notion is like a number Of
,thers which occasionally appear
;pon the medical HORIZON 1t can be
out with the belief that fish is a BRAIN
.ood. that 1t is dangerous to sleep in
he moonlight. that whlskey will cure
make bite and that lemon JUICE vii!
emovc frcckles.
For many years people believed
light air was bad and caused many
,scascs. The very word malaria y
leans bad air" After great wars
nburled men and ANIMALS used to iic
,out and it was supposed that these
odies generated gas+, which were
olsonous to human beings. The
nclcnts also thought that the spirits
the dead polluted the air and that
hese spirits were abroad during the
alght. Thus the fear of night ar be
came well-nlgh universal Actually
might air is lust about as good as day
air as far as any effects upon the
human being are concerned.
Only an unintellgcnt person will
sleep with all the windows closed --
sealed away from enough oxygen and
cool air for satisfactory breathing.
There IS another reason. however.
Why people IN the tropics sometimes
lcep with their windows closed. The
Mosquitoes and the other insect pests
hat carry disease are blown about AT
hight and gain entrance to the homes
bf men. 1t Is safer, however, to have
k0od air and to protect oneself against
insect pests with a sleeping net.
Changes in the weather and bad
weather have been ncrlmlnatcd as
| the causes of colds from the time of
Ilippocratcs. Gcologlsts. physlog-
raphcrs and bometr,clans have tried
to find certain relationships between
1.-THE weather and the occurrence OF
\roldS.
We know now that most colds occur
h October. Then comes slight drop
y the number followed by a rise in
Anuary and February which reaches
rather high point IN March. After
Hat there is a gradual drop with a
low rate during the summer, the num-
Der rising gradually to the October
maximum.
1t has not been found, however,
that there is any relationship between
the maximum temperature, humidity.
rainfall, wind velocity. sunshine or
atmospheric pressure and the incl
|dcnce of colds.
A professor in the University OF
Amsterdam found definite relation
hip between changes in temperature
nd the occurrence of colds among
600 people who kept careful record
IF their colds while he kept careful
record of the weather.
YE
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
(By the Perry Library

North Carolinians are justly proud
Of The excellent work of the Univer-
sity of North Caro- ina Press at Cha
pei Hill. Four new titles from this
press have recently been placed on
the library shelves. This Was Home
by Hope Summerell ChamberII-n is
a chronicle of the North Caso ina
Piedmont. Although Salisbury IS
home" and "lhe River" is domln-
ant theme, the author goes back,
through her mother and hei mother'
father to the University life OF Chapel
Hill. Old Salisbury was a town IN It's
own right, not an untidy convenience
for nearby plantations. Although dis
tinctively southern, it is a so repre-
sentative of certain elements in Ame-
rican life which will be recogn zed
wherever the book is read
THE History of Nursing in North
Carolina" by Mary Lewis Wyche, be
gins with the first public care of the
SEX in the Colony of Carolina. Old
letters, newspapers, library and state
records, and persona. interviews With
many veteran nurses in the state
nave contributed to this comprahen-
sive history. The author was sup
atintendent of nurses at Watts Hos
pital in Durham for ten years.
"tlorilia, Garden Paths and By
paths of the Eighteenth Century"
by June Rainsford Butler, will be of
particular interest to all gardeners.
The origin and history of England's
most famous gardens are given, but
perhaps the most important aspect
for American readers is the close re-
lation between Eng and and America
in the field of horticulture. The colon
lists brought seeds from the Old
World to the New, and travellers took
back to England many plants besides
the famous potato and tobacco.
"Seed from Madagascar by Dun
can Clinch Hayward, is an account
of the rice industry as it existed in
the coastal regions of Georgia and
South Carolina from 1865, when the
seed was brought from Madagascar
until it was wiped out during the
lifetime of the writer. Mr.. Hayward
former governor of South Carolina, is
the last in long line Of Heywards
who owned rice plantations in tbs
~,''7ro hoo Pive~ country. Out of love
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
LADIES NIGHT" OF
ROTARY TONIGHT

The annual Ladies Night of the
Henderson Rotary Club will be given
this evening at $50 o'clock at West
End Country Club, with part of the
program being broadcast from 1880
o'clock until o'c ock over Station
WPTF, Raleigh.
Edmund Harding, Of Washington.
N. c., will have charge of the pro
gram, and promises to be interesting
and entertaining.
Around 100 are expected for the
evening.
The subject of Mr.. Harding's tall,
will be What is the Matter with the
i3iscuits?"
Mr.. Harding has a wide reputation
for his methods of entertaining, and
his speech will be along humorous
lines.
The program will be aired for half
an hour, and will include the address,
good music and Rotary singing.
Irving Morgan, of Farmville, dis
trict governor, and Mrs. Morgan have
been invited to attend, as have the
presidents of the Rotary Clubs in RAJ
leigh, Durham, Oxford. Wake Forest
with their wives. Presidents Of the
Kiwanis and Lions clubs of Hender-
son, with their wives, will attend the
session.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
STREAMS FALLING:
DAMAGE IS SLIGHT
Two Days of Clear Weather
Remove Threats From
Rainy Season

Streams in this section that were
swollen from heavy rains the latte"
part of last week we're rapidly fall
ing today, following two days of clear
weather. A bright sun shincd all day
Sunday and today, and rural high
ways that were made slippery by rea-
son of the long season of wet weather
had dried considerably and were much
more easily :oassable.
The rainfall here YVES not as heavy
as in some other sections Of the east
earn half of the State. Tar river, II
miles below here, was reported, how
ever, to have risen to the point where
the water was tapping against the
underside of the floor of the concrete
bridge on Rouse 1 at the Vance
Franklin county line.
No serious damage as the result
of the rain and the high water has
been reported in this county or i'm
mediate section. Roads were not
washed in serious fashion.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
ROBERT LUFSE Ga,
D|ESAT HIS HOME
Was Lifelong Resident of
County; Funeral Held
FromResidence

Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon for Robert Lee Lufsey, 3d. who
died Sunday at $40 n. m. at his homo
south of the city after an illness Of
two months from a complication Of
diseases.
Services were at the residence at ?
o'clock this afternoon, and interncn'
followed at Rock Bridge cemcte''' a.
South Henderson. Envoy Luther Nor
ton, of the Salvation Army, was in
Lnarge.
Mr.. Lufsey was native of Vance
county, and was born June 16, 1874
He was a retired textile operative.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Jane
Hayes Lufsey; one son, Ollie Lufsey
and three daughters, Miss Lizzie Luf-
sey, Mrs. Horace Clopton James Luf-
sey and Mrs. Claude Walker, all OF
Henderson except Mrs. Walker, who
lives at Enfield
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
NEGRO CONVICTED
DRUNKEN DRIVING
Three Minor Charges Also
Heard Before Mayor
Henry T. Powell

George Jones, Negro, route 2. Nor
lima, was convicted in city court TODAY
before Mayor Henry T. Powell of driv-
ing intoxicated, and was fined $50 and
costs of court. His license to drive
was revoked for one year.
Ray Hicks was guilty of being
drunk, and was fined 81 and costs.
Raymond Thomas, Negro, pleaded
guilty to gambling, and was fined one
cent and taxed with the costs.
Isiah Rice, Negro, charged with al.
sault with deadly weapon. a clocl,
was given 30 days on the roads, the
sentence to run ccncurrently with
suspended road terms that were pray
ed. He gave notice of appeal, and bond
was set at 5000.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
DIR. CLARK AGAIN is
HEARD BY BAPTISTS

DR.. Kenneth W. Clark, of the school
of religion of Duke University, preach
cd at the First Bautist church Sun
lay morning and was heard by
large congrcgu' son of members of
hat end other church groups OF the
city. 1t was the third time in six
weeks DR.. Clark has preached at this
church since it has been without a
pastor since January l. Members
have demanded that the pulpit COM
mittee use him as often AS possible
for Sunday sermons until the church's
,cw pastor Rev. e. NJ Gardne~, of
Dunn. comes here at the middle of
April to assume his duties.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
BIG CONGREGATION
HEARS EARNHARDI
Louisburg College President mt First
Methodist Church on Sum
day Morning

A large congregation on Sunday
morning heard a sermon at the First
Methodist church by Rev. d. E. Earn
hardt, president of Louisburg College.
He preached for the pastor, Rev. K.
E. Brown, recuperating from an at
tack of influenza. The visiting minis
ter was formerly pastor of the church
having served four years from the
fall of 1880 to 1884. He was accom-
panied here by Mrs. Earnhardt and
their small son, Edwin.
In the evening the congregation OF
this church was joined by that of the
Methodist Protestant church, and the
pastor of the latter, Rev. T. j. White
head, preached.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-13
7B' X-RkY TESTS
FOR 53leH|LDREN
go.
Colored School Pupils Re-
spord Almost 100 Per-
cent In Week

Colorcd school children to the num-
Der of 5S1 from the city and county
schools. were given X-ray examina-
tions as tuberculosis suspects at Scott
Parker Sanatorium here last week
il was stated today at the Vance
County Health Department. The ex-
aminations were the sequence TO a
two weeks clinic in the colored
schools. in which skin tests were
given to al tho children. Those with
"positive" reactions were given the
X-ray inspections.
The skin tost clinic was in cha"G
Of Dr Johr Dorhol~' a''@ -
work was done by two specialists. All
of the State Sanitorium staff. Inc
plates made were taken back to Sana-
toriunn to be developed and read, and
renorts will be furnished to the health
dena ~tment in the next few weeks
showing the results.
Nearly every ono of the children
reaching as positive" in the skin
tests took the X-ray examinations.
There were some 5A0-odd of them. A
fcv who were unable to pay the re-
o,1ired 81 fee for the work were pro-
Vidcd or.
Clinics similar to these were held
last wear in the white schools of the
county.
Included in the clinic and the ex-
ordinations were students of klttreli
College colored institution at kit-
tren as well as the children IN the
grammar schools and Henderson In
,'itute.