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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
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TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1739-(200 years ago. Elias Has-
ket Derby, Salem, Mass. merchant
ship owner, vnosC snips iirst carried
the flag around me world and VINO
laid the foundation of America 5
trade in the r'ar East, porn. Dleo
September 8, 1899.
l748-Nathan Hale, nephew OF the
martyr spy, noted Boston newspaper
publisher and sather IT aoted emil
dren. oorn 1T WeSthampton, Mass.
Died Feb. 6, 1868.
1789-150 years ago) Kentucky
newspaper editor, noted Postmaster
General under two Presidents, born
at Dunstaple, Mass. Died November
II, 1869
1798-MiraDeau B. Lamar, Texas
soldier, first Vice President OF the
Republic of Texas and her End
President, Dcrn Warren county, Ga.
Died December 10, 1859.
1811-George Jones, co-founder
of the N. Y. Times. editor, famed fol
his exposure of the notorious Tweed
Ring, born at Poultney, VT. Died
August II, 1891.
l836-James Wilson, Iowa farm
er, congressman, secretary of agri-
culture for 16 years, born in Scot
lend. Died August rs, 1920.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
DEATH BY DROWNING
FREQUENT IN STATE

Raleigh, Aug. 16.-(AP)-The
State Board of Health today released
its monthly mortality report with
the comment that North Carolina S
epidemic Of deaths by drowning
continues unabated"
The report showed that 33 per-
sons drowned last month, COM
pared with Fl in July, 1888, Drown
ings in June were 35, against 81 in
June, 1888. The total for the year is
154, compared with 66 during the
January-July period in 1898.
The board attributed rs July
deaths to preventaple accidents,
which caused only 1O7 in July, 1888
Deaths from all causes totaled
2,453 last month, compared with
2,635 in July, 1888. Births increased
from 6.l2O year ago to 6,454 last
month.
The infant mortality death rate
dropped from 82.5 in July, 1888, TO
57.8 last month.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
TODAY IN HISTORY

l777-Battle Of Bennington, VT
Gen. Stark defeats the British.
1792-Boston' first theatre opens
-advertised as a moral lecture as
the law prohibited theatrical per-
formances.
1812-Anerican garrison in De-
troit under Gen. Hull surrenders to
British in second war with England,
. without "iring a shot in defense.
18l5-Pioneer peace society, the
New York Peace Society, organized.
8-American lag raised over
Hawaii as Hawaiian flag is lowered
forever.
Beginning Of big two-day
storm IN Galveston, Tex.
1938-PreSident Roosevelt asks
defeat of Tydings OF Maryland and
O'Connor of New York as New Deal
ODstructOrS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
BY FRED III. MAY

l. What was the total income of the
State Highway and Public Works
commission from motor vehicle and
gasoline taxes last year?
2. What complaint was made of the
public schools in 1856?
3. Which was the first county i'll
the State to take stand aginst slave
trade?
4. Who did President Jefferson
Davis name attorney general OF the
Confederate States?
5. How many single persons are
listed in North Cardinals popula-
ton?
6. What prominent North Caro-
linian served as a member Of the
Virginia legislature while he was a
resident of this State?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
4'ASQUOTANK SCHOOL
BOND VOTE is CALLED

Elizabeth City, Aug. 16.-Pasquo-
tank county commissioners Monday
took the first step toward calling
an election to vote on $16O,OOO
chool bond issue by issuing the
1onds order and setting September
as the date when any citizen may
protest against hold such a plebis-
cite.
Upon receipt of a certificate from
the board Of education and The city
.chool trustees telling of the need
Tor new city grammar school, the
commission began the complicated
eegal machinery of holding bond
election. qs
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
August '16, 1914

At a meeting Of the Henderson
Lodge NO.. 229,. A. F. and A. M,
held a few days ago, Mr.. J. B. Owen
received as,Past Masters jewel, the
address of presentation being made
by Mr.. NJ D. Haywood, grand his
torian Of the grand lodge.
The Weldon-Raleigh Shoo Fly
train was full grown this morning,
carrying eight coaches.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today's Indications point to a
nature that is peaceful. intuitive and
particularly intelligent The charac-
ter is feminine, but strong, with a
quiet power of reserve that should
give many friends and probably ad-
vance the native considerably. With
out being especially strong, it is a
fairly fortunate day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
AUGUST 16. 1919

Some IS ur 100 farmers gathered
in the court house here Saturday in
response to call of several Of their
number for the purpose of con-
sidering tenant contracts and laoor
condition on the farms of the coun-
ty, and organized into body
which was given the name OF Vance
Advance Association.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, Aug. 16-The conductor
of this column asked j. M. Brough
ton the flat question a day or so
ago "who's going to be the next
governor?", to which the affable at
torney smiled and answered:
II can't tell you that, but I'll tell
you a story: A New Yorker recently
became involved in an automobile
accident down in Moore county with
car driven by a native. They got
out and argued, as always happens
in such cases, over who was respon-
sible for the crash. They grew more
and more VociferOuS and cOntradic-
tory in their claims Finally the New
Yorker, red in the face with rage,
fairly shrieked
" I'll get the best lawyer in this
county and We'll go to court and see
who has to pay for this
ooh, no., replied the native son,
you can't do that"
"And why c,SA't II" wrathfully de-
manded the New Yorker.
Because, sir, l happen to be the
best lawyer in this county," came
back the hot retort.
At the recent truck owners con-
vention at Wrightsville Beach, Dan
Herrin, mayor of the popular resort,
welcomed the visitors and in doing
so told how Wrightsville Beach
officials are elected by voters who
cast their ballots from Florida to
New York, by absentee ballot with
out affidavit or other verification;
how the voting period lasts for nine
days.
"And then the votes are counted
by the alderman and the mayor who
are being voted for. Both my op-
ponent and l helped count the bal
lots which elected me" he said.
Replying to the welcome, J. L.
Wilkinson, a member of the Char
lotte City Council, commented dry
ly: eff you let us count votes for
our city council, I don't think we'd
ever count any of us OUT
J D. Lacy McBryde, twice Cumber-
land representative to the General
Assembly, says he isn't seriously
considering the race for Congress
from the seventh district.
"I'm too poor to run for dog
catcher, much less for Congress" !"
cracked the fellow whose liberalism
has kept the lobbyists of the big in
terests jittery throughout the last
/ two sessions of the legislature
Those big guns of the 1887 and
| 1889 State Senates-Pat Taylor and
Bill Rodman-came to town togeth-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16


Raleigh, Aug. 16.-As.a feature Of
State Colleges 5Oth anniversary cele-
bration October 3, The Technician,
campus weekly newspaper, will issue
a 5O-page anniversary edition con-
tanning pictorial and news highlights
of the colleges history and current
administration. 1t is one of the most
ambitious projects ever undertaken
by a college newspaper in the Unit
ed States.
Editor and business manager Of
The Technician for the approaching
school year are pictured above. Both
are spending the summer at work on
the 5O-page edition. Editor E. p.
Davidson comes from Murphy. Busi-
ness Manager j. w. Aldridge, right,
is a resident Of Hamlet
A feature Of the big edition will be
an eight-page rotogravure section
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
5-lo-2O-25 Years
Ago
(Taken from Daily
Dispatch Files)
August 16, 1884

Older residents recalled here to-
day the 28th anniversary of the
heavy rain, of cloudburst propor-
tions, which fell here August Is,
1916, and the terrific damage it did.
Four inches of rain fell in 40 min
utes. That night the dam that held
back the waters of the storage
basin of the pump house lakes of
the Henderson Water Company
gave way and released all the city's
water supply reserves.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

"Into Every life," unused the
philosopher, "a little rain must fall"
Like us, no doubt, he discovered
there is absolutely no such thing as
seedless cherry pie.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
August 16. 1929

The congregation of the First
Methodist church expects that the
services tomorrow will be the last
to be held in their present cnurcn
building, which is soon to be sold
and transferred to its new pur-
chasers as the congregation moves
into the handsome new edifice
across the street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See RocS Page

1. Kentucky.
2. Astronomy.
3. 1t refers to the title plate of
the paper on the first page.
4. Gibraltar.
5. Theodore Roosevelt.
6. At-ta-shay'.
7. North Atlantic.
8. Horse racing.
8. Ash Wednesday.
10. Alexander Stephens of Geor-
Qla.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

And then there was the fellow
who got married early because he
thought the single tax movement was
a campaign for an assessment on
bachelors. -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

The man at the next desk says
mat the first thing an enterprising
young barber college student must
earn is that two heads are better
than one.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

SUBSCRIBE NOW TO READ
er's Digest in order to get
October issue. State, all other
magazines, New York Times
orders appreciated. Call Car,
rie Burton, phone lat. 16-lti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

YOU CAN NOW GET THE FA]JoTc
Farbo cold water paint at ~1he
Place OF Values" Ten beautiful
colors. Phone 33. Alex S. Watkins
i6-lt
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

LET US SHOW YOU orr nm;
stock of lumber. Eight in Kim drIsd rtd
Notwithstanding, German siim"
end matched Arkansas pioo tIonT
ing, Peerless oak flooring ard t;im
dried roofers. Alex S. Wa,5,mr
SELL" - nVeS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

GET PRICES ON OUR USED CARS
before you buy. E. & 2. Motor Co.,
Dodge and Plymouth dealers. iii
Chestnut street. 4-eod-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

UNTIL SEPTEMBER I 1000
Cars n: washed and creased
for $1.OO. Legg-P -Parham CN
Ao'ie w. 2-25-ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
CHRIST FOR ALl-ALL FOR CHRIST
Ult1di41zIZsz1E@9d
EfS7 vo1d; aiarp ante nyfesl, aIieht unite my path"

Search We the Scripture; for in them
We think We have eternal life: and
fhey are they which testify OF ne
John 5:39.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

ALL STATE LICENSED BFAlITv
operators. Phone 200 for annoint
ment Your patronage appreciated
Bridgers Beauty Shop. 14-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

THURSDAY THROUGH SATUR-
day we offer every summer suit
in our stock at cost or below.
Come in and buy one to use next
summer. Geo. A. Rose & Son.
16-2ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
NOTICE.

Having this day qualified as exc
cutrix of the estate under the will of
my late husband James H. Cheatham,
deceased, before the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Vance County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons holding claims against his
said estate to file them properly
itemized and verified with the under
signed at Henderson, NJ c., on or be-
fore the 18th day of July 194O or
this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate settle
ment.
This the 18th day of July, 1882
(MRS.) NETTIE H. CHEATHAM,
Administrative of James H.
Cheatham, Deceased.
D. P. McDuffee, Attorney.
12-19-26-2-9-16
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

VISIT OUR USED CAR LOT FOR
better values in used cars. Motor
Sales Co. 25-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT
Daily Dispatch Office; 1Oc per bun
die, 3 bundles for Csc. 23-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

EVERY LINEN SUIT IN sroc,.
reduced to $3.50, formerlv STSM S1Yda
ana $3.50. Don't miss yo,r ylS.uo 10y
Geo. A. Rose & Son. ''" slze
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

WE SPECIALIZE IN Az ,----
OF ofot BODY and fender repair Numr,s wor's
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

Those big guns of the 1897 and
1889 State Senates-Pat Taylor and
Bill Rodman-came to town togeth-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16

FOR RENT: FOUR ROOM -
With bath, just off Oxfordl d5lQ}oSE
way; two room f,rnishoo1lo i,olo high
ment' private bath; three and apart t
room roc apartments, first and d'la al tour
1loors; i've room house, eeoond ro,I1
painted inside, College Stroo. newly
SIX room houses, Rocksnrina| three
Elght rhgd e room house, two baths bath 'ueet sea
able for tourist home. (s, c,t Sult-
street. Phone 341-W. R 7 'SGnett GIlt
tian. ~ L. Mus
614
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-16
WANT ADS

AN INVESTMENT IN 4 D7-e
training will pay you hia apdJ;ol!NESS =;
all your life Fall term 8 8 a,llVldends a.
September 4. ''ose begins
Evening star., 1939-04-27
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

North America Is see-sawing in a
little ice age which started about
1000 years ago.
Evidence for this conclusion, di-
rectly contrary to what geologists
have believed In the past, was
presented to the American Geophv-
sical Union, meeting here today, by
DR.. Farncois E. Matthes Of the
United States Geological Survey in
a report on the advances and re-
treats of the continents glaciers
during the last year.
The last great ice age, at the
height of which much of the North
ern United States was buried under
ice hundreds of feet thick. ended
about 10000 years ago. The great
mountain glaciers of the Far West
and of Alaska have been supposed
to be lingering remnants of the
titanic ice-sheet, barely holding
their own as the climate progress
slvely grows warmer.
The new evidence presented by
DR.. Matthes is that most of them
disappeared completely about 10 .OOOO
years ago, and were reformed ap-
proximately 1000 years ago after a
hot, dry period of 5000 years. during
which deciduous forests marched
far to the northward into the hem
lock belt and the earliest phase OF
human history on the continent was
ended by a great drought. The
actual data for the little ice age and
the tropical interlude preceding it
comes from the mountaintop gla-
ciers OF the Sierra Nevadas, but, DR..
Matthes believes, the phenomenon
must have included the whole con.
tinent and probably Europe as well.
Palisades SOuthernmost.
There are about so Of these Sierra
Nevada glaciers, most of them very
small. The biggest of them is the
Palisades Glacier, the southernmost
large ice sheet in the United States.
When it melts in the summer the
waters pour into Owens Lake, Calf
just to the east Of it. This lake has
no outlet. It's water is brackish
like that of Great Salt Lake. It
has no other source of supply ex-
cept the glacier. The age of the
lake can be determined roughly
from the salt content of the water
1t turns out to be close to 1000
years.
Hitherto it has been supposed
that this would measure its age
only since it became so reduced. be-
cause of the constantly diminish
ing size of the glacier that fed It,
that it stopped overf1owing its banks
during the great spring thaws. This
summer, DR.. Matthes reported, con-
vlncing geological evidence has been
found that 1000 years ago the lake
was not in existence. Hence the
salt content indicates its true age.
The age of the glacier must be es-
sentially the same as the lake, since
there Is no other basin where its
waters can accumulate.
If the Palisades glacier was not
in existence more than 1000 years
ago, DR.. Matthes said, it is obvious
Evening star., 1939-04-27
Weather Bureau Navv
To Patrol Blank Areas

Plans for a four-ship Weather
Bureau navy" to patrol blank areas
Of the Atlantic and protect the
transatlantic air transport, soon
to be established, from storms and
opposing winds were described be-
fore the American Meteorological
Society here today by F.. w. Reichel-
derfer, chief of the Weather Bureau.
Two Of these will be stationed
between Bermuda and the Azores,
another between the Azores and
Great Britain, and another south of
Iceland. For the most part they will
remain in limited ranges, making
radiometerograph soundings Of the
upper atmosphere to determine the
movements of air masses. They also
will make regular pilot balloon and
other weather observations.
From these areas. Chief Riechel-
derfer said, the Weather Bureau
receives practically no reports
at present. They are frequent
ed for the most part by small ships
whose radio equipment is not power
full enough to transmit weather re-
ports to land stations, even if they
make any. One of the functions
Of the navy" will be to gather such
reports, supplementing their own
data.
The enormous Importance of such
information, he said, is illustrated by
the 20 flights across the Atlantic by
the Hindenberg. Making the best
Of inadequate data, it tried to ar
range its route each time so as to
take advantage of winds blowing
from behind. Its routes westward
varied from one almost touching
Iceland to one passing near the
Azores.
The weather navy" may later be
increased in size and also supple
mented by similar observing ships
and coast stations of other coun-
tries. The French government has
just set up an observing station on
one of the westernmost of the Azores
but the Weather Bureau only re-
ceives its reports when they are in
tercepted by ships. Similar reports
now are being obtained from q
coast station in Iceland.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
America Now in Little Ice Age,
GeophysicuI Union Told
Glaciers Have Held Own 1000 Years
Since End Of 6,000-Yeo Hot Period

that none of the smaller permanent
ice caps of the Sierra Nevades could
have survived since the close of the
Pleistocene. A radical change of
climate affecting only this small
area hardly can be conceived Evil
dence of the newness of the larger
glaciers of the Cascades and Cana
dian Rockies Is less direct, Dr. Mat
thes said, but almost as conclusive
The great Mount Rainier glacier,
he said. may well have survived the
major ice age, it is so big and at
such . great elevation. Even now
Its size does not change greatly
from year to year, since the sum-
mer melting is about compensated
for by the winter snowfall. On the
other hand, he stressed, the Mount
Shasta glacier in the Cascades is
melting so rapidly today that II the
rate keeps up it may completely
disappear in the next Is years.
During most of the Goodyear semi
tropical interlude indicated by the
California glaciers the climate must
AAoVS 0SSAA AAIUCI1 dllu Vlllo
ice cap hardly could have survived.
No Glaciers in East.
There are no glaciers In the East
except some very small ones in Lab
rador, which have not been measured
annually. Evidence of the tropical
interlude and the coming of the
little ice age is furnished for the
East, DR.. Matthes said, by the
changes Of tree pollen found In lake
deposits. Pollen from different kinds
Of trees can be identified and dated
and this proves that the present
southern forest limit was far to the
northward.
Similar studies now are in progress
In Europe and reports which will de-
termine whether the little ice age is
In progress on that continent will be
presented at meeting of the Inter-
national Glacier Commission in
Washington next September.
Evening star., 1939-04-27
STAR WASHINGTON G. THURSDAY April H. 1889
Parks Office Sponsor
Trip 10 WILLIAMSBURG

A garden week trip to Colonial
Historical National Park and Will
liamsburg, Va, Saturday and Sum
day under sponsorship of the ONCE
of National Capital Parks WAS an
nounced today by c. Marshall Fin
nan, superintendent.
Those making the trip will leave
Washington at $50 pm. Saturday
on the steamer District of Columbia.
Motion pictures of Yorktown and
jamestown will be shown that eve
ming on the boat. Sunday morning
after breakfast and optional church
services at Old Point Comfort. the
party will leave by bus for a tour
of Yorktown, Williamsburg and
jamestown.
The return trip will be made by
steamer, with arrival here at 7 am,
Monday. The all-expense tour rate
is 1880 for adults and $11 for chill
dren.
Evening star., 1939-04-27

Tears and TRADES don't mend bro
ken bones. Cooperate for safety.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-02
Bridges and
Pritchett to
Speak Frida,

Harry Bridges. wesf coast iszsisi
~ the co and its affiliated Inter
national i<ynxsbofsmsn = Ware
h0ussmsns union. will ~ in Ia
coma Friday evening 10 sdsifess 4
Mas mestlns called ~tth pAftieu'
lar emphasis for RANK and ne
mem t<fs nf tbs Tacoma dcch'
workers organization,
Tacoma lila local Ia The largest
remaining unit ~ iongsb<ssnsen
on tins coast connected with ths
American FEDERATION Of Labor
since waterfront employers ogne<i
eoxss~ids agreement with tbs
Cfo group.
The MAS meeting. which also
viii be addressed by Harold
Prftehstt. president Of the Inter-
nsslonsl woodworkess of Afnsriea,
will be held al O'Clock Friday svs-
ming In wooiwoskess' hall. 10
18Th and Pacific ave.
Both lumber workers and long
shorsmsn have been invited u the
meeting. The hail holds sppsoxi-
matsiy 500 p<rsons.
A clio speaker. Burt Nslson. on
the air Tuesday night charged that
leadership Of the Tacoma long
shoremens union consistently has
refused 10 permit . vote Of The
membership on sfftiiation With
Bridges organization. the iLWu:
or even 70 permit cIO-mif,6ed
members 70 apeak.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-02
YOUTH ADMITS
|. Is BURGLAR|ES
IN NORTH END
Former Reformatory
Inmate Is Arrested
as He Attempts to
Dispose of Loot

Nicknamed the "North-End
Burglar by police, Francis
Edward Boukal. 81. of 5000
No. Orchard ST., confessed
robbing Is homes in the
northern section of the city
since the first of the year,
Capt. of Detectives Cliff Os-
borne said Wednesday.
He was arrested Tuesday after
noon by Detectives Walter Black
smith and c. w. Brooke at store
near nth and Broadway, where
he allegedly was attempting to
pawn stolen goods.
Boukal has been under partial
surveillance of Blacksmith, men,
Der of fhe pawnshop detail, for
several weeks.
Made Mental Note
In January, Blacksmith said he
saw Boukal pawn several watches
in a downtown store. and made
a mental note to watch the youth
in the future
Boukal's handwriting was an
important factor in his arrest. ac-
cording to Blacksmith. The detec-
tive compared various signatures
in pawnshop books and found they
checked. He became convinced the
same person was responsible.
despite Boukal's use of different
names.
Paroled From Monroe
Boukal, police said, was paroled
last March from Monroe state re-
formatory. to which he was SEN
fenced in Pierce county superior
court in July, 1886. for the robbery
of Ruston store. He was sem
fenced to serve Is years.
Boukal allegedly confessed bur-
glaries at the following homes:
Jan. 3-Walter Johnson. 1911
No. Cheyenne st; Jan. Sue
Vaughn, 2510 No. Proctor St:
Jan. IL. c. Clarke, 1915 No. Path
St; Jan. 10-Mrs. A. X. Kutchera.
1910 No. Proctor st; Jan. 12-
Kenneth l.. Craig, 1902 No. 33d st;
Jan. 11-George Curtis, 3102 No.
Proctor st.
Jan. Pr. p. Watts, 1909 No.
10th st; Jan. 9-E. F. Archer.
4001 No. 14th st: Jan. 26-M. B.
Johnson. 1928 No. Mason st: Jan.
30-John Berglund, 1914 No. sth
st; Jan. 30-R. D. Dayton. 1922
No. 25th st: Jan. 30-Thor Toilet
son. 4l19 No. 18th st; Jan. 81
Mrs. NJ. G. Mile. 40i1 No. 36th
St: Mrs, Jack Quill, 3413 No. Proc
tor st. and A. J. Swindle. 1913
No. 2lst ST
According to Blacksmith. Bouksl
also answers the description Of the
man who held up Mrs. c. p. Rath
at the Alder Street bakery, 1901
No. 26th st. on Feb. 20. The man
escaped with $40. A description
Of the gun used in the hold up and
one stolen in one of the north end
burglaries tally. Blacksmith said.
Boukal denied being the hold-up
man. Osborne said. however. he
expected Boukal would confess
several other burglaries. Partial
recovery Of loot taken at six OF
the homes was made by officers.
Boukal repeatedly was wearing
stolen watch at time Of arrest.