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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Business In
N. C.. Better.
Show
axes, Bank Clear
ings, Postal Receipts
and Building Permits
All Up for Season..
Survey of Conditions
Indicates

Raleigh, July 3.-(AP)-Business
is better in North Carolina, if the
usual induces regarded as business
barometers are right.
Tax receipts, bank clearings, postal
receipts, building permits, customs
receipts, liquor sales and other fac
tors all indicate, practically without
exception, naL business is better
than in 1888, and in some instances
better than at times in any year.
The States fiscal year tax cOllec-
tons showed that sales taxes were
rising steadily again after decreas-
ing last year, and that gasoline taxes
were resulting in record returns. The
only items falling considerably be-
low 1878 figures were Inherit
ance taxes, always dependent on
deaths of wealthy persons, and in
come taxes, which reflected the 1898
recession. June sales tax receipts
were up nearly $4,000, at $685.
744.21 over June, 1898, and for the
year they fell only about $146,000
below 1937-38, when it was estimat-
ed back in December that they would
be off around $1,000,0O0.
Gasoline tax receipts for the first
time averaged more than $2,00O,000
a month for a fiscal year during
1938-39, and June receipts of ST.
ia, 485.O4 were up more than $780,
900 over June, 1888.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Commons Is
Told OF New
Danziig Move
Intensive Measure of
Military Ch arac ter
Taking Place, Cham
b e r ain Says;
Churchill To Get Cab
met Post, Is Belief

London, July 3.-(AP)-Prime
Minister Chamberlain informed the
House Of Commons today the British
government had received reliable
reports that intense measures of
military character" were taking place
in DanZig. His statement marked
the first time British cabinet min
lister has mentioned publicly reports
of Danzig activity. In official cir
cleS it was said Great Britain was
expected this week to tell Germany
directly that any attempt to annex
Danzig would be resisted by force.
In response to question, the
prime minister said:
Reliable reports indicate that in
tensiVe measures of a military char
acter are being carried out in the
free city. A large and increasing
number Of German nationals have
recently arrived in the free city, os-
tensibly as tourists, and a local de-
tense corps is being formed under
the name of 'heimWehr'.
The government is maintaining
contact with the Polish and French
governments regarding develop
ments in Danzig
(1n Danzig, officials acknowledged
Saturday that precautionary meas
ureS" had been taken and black uni
formed Danzig S. S. men were in
complete charge of one hill and had
partial control of another. The po-
lice force had been augmented and
men appeared wearing on their
sleeves little bands with the legend
''heimwehr," which official quarters
said indicated they were Danzig S.
S. men, who had volunteered for po-
lice service. Danzig officials insist
ed not a single German with or
without a uniform" was on duty in
the free city,
Gan Associated Press dispatch
from the free city today said there
were no signs of new developments
OF military nature).
Before his appearance in the House
OF Commons, Chamberlain spent an
hour in Buckingham Palace, in audi
ence with King George vi. It was
understood Chamberlain was consid-
ering inviting Winston Churchill,
wartime cabinet minister, into the
government, and it was deemed like
ly that if he had come to decision
it first would be communicated to
the king in an audience.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Dempsey Is
Visited By
Daughters

New York, July 3.-(AP)-Jack
Dempsey was so far out of danger
from his appendicitis operation to-
day that Polytechnic hospital attache
announced cit looks like everything
is going to be fine"
Ellis condition is very good" the
attache said after Dempsey's ply
sician examined the patient. HE
is still improving"
Dempsey's daughters, Joan, 6, and
Barbara, 3, each carrying a rose for
their father, visited the hospital with
their governess.
eve saw daddy and gave him a
big kiss" Joan said on leaving. Gle
told us he missed us very much, and
we told him we did, too. And SO did
Mac" (Mac, Joan explained, was
their dog.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Hitler Back
At Capital
For Parleys
Fuehrer Won't Leave
To His Aides Matter
of Entertaining Bull
earian Prime Minister,
Whose Support He Is
Seeking

Berlin, July 3.-(AP)-Adolf Hit
Ter suddenly headed back to Berlin
today to bulwark Germany's policy
of making friends in the Balkans
during the three-day state visit OF
the Bulgarian prime minister, George
Kioffeibanoff, starting Wednesday.
The fuehrer's return to the capital
was the first since June Z, when he
moved his headquarters to Berchtes-
gaden for the summer. HitRr attend
ed funeral yesterday in Hamburg.
His return marked change in the
original plan for receiving the Bull
garian premier and indicated the i'm
portance German leaders attached to
his visit At first, Foreign Minister
Won Ribbentrop was expected to do
all the entertaining while the fuehrer
remained in southern Germany.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Three Sisters
DroWnedWhen
Boat Capsizes

West Newton, Pa, July 3.-(AP)
Linked arm in arm, three young
sisters who could not swim leaped
from sinking skiff and drowned in
the treacherous, rain-sWollen Yough-
iogheny river Sunday.
A companion, 20year-old Marga-
ret Skrjanc, swept toward shore
by the turbulent current, grasped a
branch of an over-hanging tree and
pulled herself to safety. Then, half
exhausted, she stumbled and ran to
this western Pennsylvania commun-
ity to gasp out news of the tragedy
Under the glare of powerful
searchlights, firemen, equipped with
long graphing hooks, dragged the
muddy waters throughout the night
without finding trace of the pretty
CONTINUED on Page Five}
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Deaths In Weekend
Number 113 In u. S.,
As Holiday Nears
81 Traffic Fatalities
and 43 Drownings Re-
ported; Five A c c j.
dental Deaths Shown
for North Carolina
(By The Associated Press)

AT least 1873 persons died in week
end holiday accidents as the nation
relaxed to begin its celebration of
the 163rd anniversary of American
independence. Traffic accidents
claimed 81 lives, and 43 persons
were drowned. Five were killed by
trains, two died in an airplane acct
dent. Three persons were fatally
shot Other causes of deaths in
Guided fire, stabbing, fall from a
horse, and a fall from a high build
ing
Ohio led the states with Is dead,
and New York counted II. The
deaths by states follow: Illinois, 8;
Indiana, 13; Iowa, 3; Kentucky, 8;
Maine, 5; Maryland, IL; Massachu-
sets, 6; Michigan, 7; Minnesota, 6;
Nebraska, 2; New Hampshire, 2;
New Jersey, g.; New York, II; North
Carolina, 5; Ohio, 18; South Carolina,
4; Virginia, Z! West Virginia, l; Wis
conSin. 2.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Few Congressman Have
Nerve To Cut Spending

a 10 per cent cut in all of the present
Congress appropriations that are
"properly susceptible to such a re-
duction," as he expresses it.
This sounds all right, but the joker
is that most of the governments
fancy figured supply bills already
have been voted. And great many
Republican legislators voted for them
Now, Representative Martin is C. O.
P. leader in the lower congressional
chamber. How happens it that he
didn't line up his following OPPOSE
ton to all this spending?-while the
voting actually was going on?-rath-
er than trying to get the program
modified at this late date?
The obvious answer is that he
couldn't line 'em up. His rank and
file literally hadn't the political nerve
not to vote for expenditures which
he says are excessive. He's endeavor-
ing thus belatedly to get some of
them to reverse themselves. It's a
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Warning To
Danziig Now
Is Planned
Joint Statement from
Britain, France, Po-
land Likely, Advising
Against Turning Over
Free City to Germany

Paris, July 3.-(AP)-French po-
litical circles suggested today that
France, Great Britain and Poland
make direct statement to the Nazi-
dominated Danzig Senate, warning
against any move by that body to
transfer the free city to Germany.
French newspapers emphasized
the suggestion as a sequal to
French warning to Germany Satur-
day that the British-French front
was ready Immediately to help Po-
land if Germany forced her hands.
The Independent newspaper, Paris
Midi, declared the earlier admoni-
ton "stifled" Nazi plan of having
the Danzig Senate demand the free
city's union with Germany this
weekend.
The French defense forces were
being geared for a prolonged crisis
over Danzig, and the nation was
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Daily Dispatch Bureau,

Raleigh, July 3.-For the fiscal
year just begun, the average old age
assistance beneficiary in North
Carolina will receive a monthly pay
ment Of slightly more than ten dol
lars ($1O.16 is the exact average as
based on allotments), against pre-
sent average of slightly more than
$3.50, but there's a catch in the APP
parent increase of four bits per
month per beneficiary.
That lies in the fact that there will
be on the rolls some 900 widows Of
Confederate veterans never there
before and receiving not less than
$25 each per month
For the rest, therefore, the aver
age beneficiary will get just about
the same nine-fifty he's now draw
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Smith Will
Fight Charge
In Louisiana

BrOckville, Ontario, July s.
(AP)-LOuisiana authorities ar
rived here at 2:15 p. m. Q:15
p. M, eastern standard time) to-
day to claim custody of DR.. James
Monroe Smith, former president
of Louisiana State University,
under indictment for embezzIe-
ment of 100000 of the institu-
tons funds.
The officers, who mOtOred here
from Ottawa, after flying there
from Louisiana, where Murphy
ROden, assistant superintendent
of State police, and Bryan Glenn
mons, special investigator. Also
with them was Inspector Fred
Sims, of Ottawa, member of the
Canadian mounted police.
They conferred with Police
Chief w. F. Young, of Brock
ville,, before taking Smith and
his wife into custody. They were
believed planning to fly Dr..
Smith back, and take his wife
by automobile.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
1910 Old Age Payments
To Exceed $40 Aver age

ing
On a basis of allotments to the
various counties, however, there will
be this very substantial advance,
there will be about 1000 more re-
cipients each month than there are
at present, exclusive Of the widows
mentioned already
For ALLEGATIONS made on the present
cash availability indicate that there
will be 1924 recipients, compared
with the present roster Of slightly
more than $4,000. Total money al
located, exclusive of that which will
be paid widows, reached $4,259,289
On the aid to dependent children
side of the picture, allotments by the
social security division Of the well
fare department list 23,488 children
CONTINUED on Page TOur)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
No Dispatch
Tomorrow

No issue of the Daily Dispatch
will be published tOmOrrOW-na-
tiOnal independence Day. Since
virtually all business in the city
will be suspended for the day,
with nearly every concern closed
for a complete holiday, the Daily
Dispatch will join in the move
ment. The paper will be resum-
ed on Wednesday as usual.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03

Brockville, Ontario, July 3.-(AP)
DIR. James M. Smith, former Louis
lana State University president, said
today he was ready to flight" an
indictment charging him with en-
bezzling 100000 of the University's
funds.
Breaking a silence which he had
maintained since his surrender here
Saturday night, DR.. Smith declared
he was innocent of wrong-doing. :"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
BRITAIN AND FRANCE
PRESS SOVIET PACT

Moscow, June SLAP The
British and French ambassadors
called On Foreign COmmiSsar
MOIOtOff at the Kremlin this aft
ernOOn, presumably to receive
the Soviet reply to the latest
French British proposals for
tri-pOWer mutual assistance pact.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
TRAIN HITS ROCK
AND THREE PERISH

Mount Vernon, KY, July s.
(AP-Three trainmen were kill
ed early today when heavily
loaded freight train plOwed into
an immense boulder that top
pied from mOuntainsidc, over
turning the locomotive and nine
cars.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03

II IL ~ ~ - ~
average Republi-
can simply is hor-
rified by New Deal
extravaganza : but
oh how he hates to
vote against any
financial S u gees
ton that promises
to brin 6 public
money into h i S
bailiWick?
There are eX-
ceptions. A very
few lawmakers ap-
parently really be-
.,n IN economy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Cotton Is Up
At The Close

New York, July 3-(AP)-Cotton
futures opened unchanged to three
points lower in response to Bombay
and Liverpool selling and some hedg-
ing in new crop positions. Around
the end of the first hour the list held
unchanged to four points higher. July
at 933 was unchanged and May was
ahead four at 8.25.
Futures closed Ito Is points
higher. spot nominal; middling 9.37.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
OFFICIALS OF LOUISIANA
ARRIVE TO GET DIR. SMITH

Ottawa, Intario, July 3.-(AP)-
Louisiana police officials enroute to
Brockville, Ontario, to take into GUS
tody DR.. James Monroe Smith, form
er president of Louisiana State Uni
versity arrived here by airplane at
II a. m. today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
County Will
Pay Share
For Library
Commissioners w i'll
Use Other Than Tax
Money; City May Call
Election; County Bud
get Talked by Com
missioners at Meeting

Vance county may resort to liquor
money to keep the H. Leslie Perry
Library operating in the face of a
ruling by Attorney General Harry
Mcmillan at Raleigh that county
and municipal appropriations from
tax receipts for libraries, play
grounds and parks were unconstitu-
tional on the ground that they are
not essential services.
The library, which is supported
jointly by the City of Henderson,
which contributes $4,000 annually,
and the County of Vance, which APP
propriates $4,000 for a total $4,000
budget, is still in operation after the
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press CO1umnlSt

Washington, July 3.-Republlcan
and Democratic congressman are
pretty much alike under the SKIN
Theoretically the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
Stocks Quiet
For Dull Day

New York, July 3.-(AP)-A hand
full of stocks, led by American Tele-
phone, got ahead today in one of the
uuietest markets Of the postwar
years. While most of the usual trad
ing favorites barely moved, dealings
in the fourth hour slackened to only
10000 shares. Total transactions APP
proximated 100000 shares.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03

For example, Representative joseph
w. Martin, Of Massachusetts is fight
ing, undoubtedly in all sincerity, tor
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03
HQnthQh

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day; scattered showers in west
portion Tuesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10

Now that Holmes county has hon
ored Sidney Roebuck with a good
vote we are interested to see what
he is going to do about highway IL
from Durant TO Lexington.
This thirteen miles OF road is the
worst road in the state, barring none.
It Is n of the heaviest travelled.
y. is kept in poorest state of repair
due to the fact hat It is Travelled
constantly.
The road is not just rough and dus-
ty. There are holes in II and steer
ing a a over it is like riding a
wild bronco.
II you, Mr.. Roebuck, had to ride
over that road two or three times a
week you'd do something about It
we are sure.
Holmes county gave you a good
vote.
Now you come on and give.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Ritz Cote Will Have
Opening Saturday

The new Ritz Cafe, located on high
way 81 in the new Pan-Am Station
will have its formal opening on Sat
urday of this week.
The public is cordially invited to
stop by and inspect t.his beautiful
modern eating establishment which
has just been completed and is equip
ped to serve regular meals as wei,
as short orders, sandwiches, etc.
The cafe is owned and operated
by Charlie Dinas, one Of the bes
known cafe men in dhe state. Mr.
Dinas will continue to operate the
California Cafe in Durant as well.
Both establishments will say open
all night.
Tables are provided for the COM
fort of the customers as well as a
counter. The interior Of the place is
finished in oak and the upholstery
carries out a brown and tan color
scheme.
Refreshments will be served from
-four until six o'clock Saturday and
everyone Is asked to call between
these hours.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Three Members Bourd OF
Supervisors Reelected

Three members of the Board of
Supervisors have been reelected TO
office in the first primary election,
according to official count today.
Marion Rogers, representative OF
beat 2 with 500 votes won over
J. r. Brown who polled 507 votes.
Jesse Walton, former SUPERVISOR
from beat 1 and a candidate for re-
election, was nosed out by Ernest
Rathell who polled 312 votes and Earl
Fowler polling 81. Walton polled
81. Walton polled 302. The run-off
will be between Rathell and Fowler.
Kirk p Thomas was reelected from
beat 3 won over Tom Brown and
J. p. Malone.
Martin L. Smith, Thornton. won
hts race for reelection over Fl. L.
Brock polling 119 to 43. and will
serve beat 4 for the next four years.
". Reinhard, president of the
Board of Supervisors and a represen-
tative from beat 5 polied ITO votes
and will have to go into a run-off
election with George Ellison. who led
the ticket with ITO votes. ". B. Par
IRISH, third candidate, polled 30 vo es
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Work On Goodman School
Started Monday

Preliminary work started Monday
on the $4,000 school building at
Goodman, according to Marion Ousley,
principal, Today.
Bids are being advertised for ma
terials today and immediately after
the bids are awarded actual o n
struction viii 70 started.
Tie contrao, calls for a modern,
fire-proof brick structure with eight
classrooms and an auditorium which
will seat about 400 people. A cafe
terra will be located in the basement
as well as space for storage, etc.
The building will face highway 81
north of Goodman and will be n
story high with 1876 foot frontage.
1t is estimated that it will take about
eight months to complete the struc-
ture.
J. l.. McElroy is in charge of con-
struction and Huh and Drummond,
architects, Jackson, drew the plans.
The NYA is cosponsors of the pro-
jecf. together witch the Goodman Con-
solidated School district.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
White, Weeks Lead
Ticket In County
Official Race
Complete List County
Aspironts And Vote
Received Is Given

Edwin White. prominent Lexington
Circuit Clerk of Holmes county, led
the ticket in the Primary election
Tuesday when 3147 people of this
county wen. to the polls to elect
county and state officials for a four
year term.
MIR. White polled 2261 votes in his
race for representative. Voters had
a choice of voting for three candi-
dates. He was declared a nominee
in the first primary.
Mr.. Weeks polled the highest vote
of any office where the voter could
vote for only n HIS vite was 1895
over his opponent, Tom Shepherd,
1876, a clear majority of 900 votes.
Hon. J. Stewart Watson, senator
from HDlmes county, and q candidate
for reelection, polled 1707 votes over
his only opponent, Sandy King, Du-
rant attorney, who polled 1929 votes.
Miss Dorothy McBee was reelected
superintendent Of education with 1e71
votes to 1475 for her opponent, w. c.
Thornton.
Allan Ramsey led the ticket for
sheriff with 1898 tallies. j. Monroe
Roach was a strong runner-up poll
ing an even 1000. Roy Lyon placed
ningham took 303. w. c. Wigley re-
ceived 255 woes.
Denton Rosamond, West, made his
first bid for a political office and
led the field in the tax assessors race
polling 1859 votes to 1916 for his op-
ponent, Walter l.. Ellis, former She
riff. Arnold R~enacker, Durant, poll
ed 354 votes in the same race. Mr.
Rosamond lacked only % votes of
having a clear majority over both
his opponents. He carried the boxes
at Lexington. West, Edsville, Emory.
Goodman. Bowling Green, E~benezer,
Eulogy and Tchula and was runner
up in the Durant box being Is votes
behind Mr.. Renacker who carried his
home box.
Mr.. Ellis carried the boxes at
Acona, Franklin, Pickens, Richland,
Thornton and Cruger.
In the race for Representative w.
P. Hammett wa second to Mr.. White
in number of votes cast, getting 1919.
w. Kinds Jumper, prominent Tchuls
business man, placed third with 1172
G. H. Love was fourth with s10 votes
and Ellis Wynn, incumbent, earned
fifth place with TAI tables.
Hammett, Jumper, Love and Wynn
will be in the run-off when the electo-
rate will choose two from the four
Other candidates in the representa-
tive race n their vote were w. A.
Bacon. incumbent, 500; Raiford Nc
Neer, incumbent, 573; e. M. Mcclellan
4S5; James T. Buck 474; C. c. Legate
1872; L. o. Spell 245.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10

Election officials worked all night
and up until nine o'clock the next
morning in Durant and Lexington
before all the votes cast were count
ed.
It seems that it would be very
wise for the Board of Supervisors to
divide these two communities into
wards and cut them down Ito the
size OF the country boxes so that
citizens OF the county could get the
vote by midnight anyway.
"A few of the country boxes could
be combined since we have better
roads now than formerly. Since this
could be effected 1t might be posi-
BILE for the Supervisors to create an
additional precinct in both Lexington
and Durant and not add to the num-
Der of election officials to be APP
pointed and paid.
Even should the addition OF wards
cause the expenditure Of a little mon
ey 1t would certainly be money well
spent.
1T would be appreciated by the
people of Holmes county, we are sure
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Justice Oh Peace And
Constable Beut z Listed

j. G.. Grace with $50 votes led the
ticket in beat 2 for Justice of the
Peace and j. R. Joyce with 592 votes
placed second to be named nominees
in the Democratic Primary election
Tuesday
Others in this race were Judge ].
B. Williams, incumbent, who polled
301 votes and J. C. York who polled
355 votes.
Gordon Allen, with 238 votes, led
the candidates in the race for Con-
stable and Mayfield Howard polled
210 talles. They will be in the run
off in the second primary.
Other candidates and the votes
they polled were Casey Griffin 112,
2. B. Guess 121; John Mcbride 121;
w. Clyde Watson 126, j. j. Ross 161.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-10
Miss AIvoh Mann Is Found
Decd At Her Home

The body OF Miss Alvah Mann, 20,
was found slumped against the bath
tub OF her home Tuesday morning
by her mother.
Death was caused by heart trouble
according to Mrs. Mann.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at foul o'clock at
the residence of her sister, Mrs. Ruth
Geotes. The Rev. e. s. Lewis Off
ciated. Southern Undertaking Asso-
citation was in charge Of interment.
Mrs. Mann was the proprietor of
the Blanche Hotel in Durant.
Miss Mann is survived by her IA
Their, v. Mann, Carrollton; her moth
err. Mrs. Willie Mann; two sisters,
Mrs. Ruth Geotes and Mabel Bernice
Mann, and a brother, Virgil Mann
all of Durant.