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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08
CUDE SPEAKS AT
MEETING OF LIONS

Joseph Guide spoke to the Lions
Club at its weekly meeting last night
on the functions Of the local unem-
ployment office, of which he is head.
Cude's talk was the main feature
of the program.
Hubert Palmer was in charge of
the program.
Robert Turner won the attendance
prize, and Hubert Palmer won the
drawing
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08
Bankers Win
Over Kiwanis

The Bankers whipped the Kiwanis
yesterday Is to in the softball cir
cult, with all kinds of playing feat
uring the contest.
Turner and Watkins hit for the
circuit for the winners, and Raines
clouted one for the losers.
Daniels pitched and Raines caught
for the losers, with Parham and
Watkins pitching for the Bankers,
with Weldon catching
The Bankers meet the Christians
this afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08

A Harvard sophomore has seen
the same movie 144 times. Trying
to take his mind off those Harvard
] football teams, no doubt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08

An eight-foot tuck is found near
Niagara Falls. Now if they can
only find the dog that buried that
bone.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08

Another of life's little perplexi-
Ties is why a man will spend a
young fortune ir-conditioning his
office and then spend his summer
afternoons roasting on a golf course.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08
Order Will Give Lassiter
Control OF Quarry Firm

chased by the Raglands from New
York bankers at SITS, 900, as against
face value of $75O,000 Under the
terms of the order, the corporation
will post 100000 in cash to guaran-
tee the payment of any judgment
which may be secured against them.
The corporation has prospered great
ly in the last few years and is now
said to be worth $2,000,OOO, as COM
pared with a former condition of vir-
tual bankruptcy.
The Greystone quarry is branch
of the Southern Aggregates Corpora
ton, Of Raleigh, and it is thought the
transfer Of control will little affect
the operation of the plant
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08
Quarter Finals Reached In Golf Club Tournament
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CITY LEAGUE
Christians VS.. Bankers
(Games Tomorrow ~
Bankers VS.. Lions-Gp)
Gro-SWift VS.. Rose (heA
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Richmond at Winston-Salen,
Charlotte at Rocky Mount
Portsmouth at Ashevjne
Durham at Norfolk
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington at Cleveland
Philadelphia at Detrojt
New York at Chicago
Boston at St Louis
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati at PHILADELPHIA
St. Louis at Brooklyn
Chicago at New York
Pittsburgh at Boston
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08
RIDGERS SLUG WIN

hIDOENS SLUU WIN
Pine Ridge, June 8.-Pine Ridge
collected 20 hits in turning back
Pilot, 1873, here Wednesday in 81
hit SlugfeSt.
Ben NOVEL; of Pine Ridge batted
1000, with two homers, two singles
and double. A. Bullock led Pilot,
with three singles and double for
five tries.
Buck Poole of Pine Ridge took
fielding honors.
Score: R
Pilot ...... 020 Oil 211-
Pine Ridge .. 800 1913 10x-13
Benton, Kimball, Brantley and
Stott; Parrish and Kemp.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 2; Boston 0.
Chicago 7; New York l.
Cincinnati S; Philadelphia 4
ST. Louis Z; Brooklyn 8.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington 1913; Cleveland 40
New York 5; Chicago 2.
Philadelphia 5; Detroit 4.
Only games played.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08
Louisburg Is
Holding Lead
In Tri-County
TRI-COUNTY LEAGUE

EPSON, June Bred Wheeless
pitched five-hit ball as LouisNrg
racked up its seventh straight league
victory by defeating EPSON, 81, here
Wednesday, Louisburg dropped its
first two games and then started its
current streak.
Emmett Virgins led Louisburg's
12-hit attack, with three for five.
Catcher Poole led EPSON, with three
for four.
Score: II
Louisburg ......... 900 200 22O-6
EPSON .......... 900 O1O 0OO-1
Wheeless and Fuller; l. Boyd and
Poole.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08
CATCHER LEADS WAY

VH1VIHH1IE 1IH11ADN5 VIII
Greystone, June 8.--Catcher May
field, with three doubles and single
for five tries, led the attack as War
renton defeated Greystone, 8-5, here
yesterday.
No Greystone player connected for
more than one hit.
Score: r
Warrenton ....... POI OO4 100-8
Greystone ....... O1O 400 OOO-5
Lloyd and Mayfield; Pucllett and
Robertson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-08
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SOFTBALL-CITY LEAGUE
Bankers 18; Kiwanis 8.

PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Portsmouth Is; Durham 5.
Richmond Z; Charlotte 2.
Winston-Salem 6; Asheville 4.
Norfolk 9; Rocky Mount Z.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
THE TOWNS wASTEBASKET

Some people look at the streets OF
their home town as a kind of waste
basket. into which they can throw
refuse. If they go into a store and
buy candy or nuts in a paper wrap
Ler. they often eat these things on
the street and throw the paper wrap
per into the gutter. That means
either that somebody has to pick
that paper up and dispose of it. or
else it will lie there for days. and
help give an impression of disor-
der.
The people who do such things are
largely children. but their parents
should teach them better habits.
They would not be allowed to scat
ter paper waste around the floor of
their own home The street is the
town home. and it should be kept
equally neat and clean. If people
have pieces of paper to dispose of as
they walk through the streets. they
should put them in their pockets or
and dispose of them at
home with the household waste.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
AGE.YOUTH STRUGGLE

A University of Illinois economist
estimates that by 1880 there will be
25.000.000 people in the United
States over 65 years of age, due TO
the declining birth rate and preser-
walton of life.
Now if most of those old folks ex-
peCt to retire at 65 or an earlier age.
and that they he supported by the
young people. the demand for old
age pensions is going to become the
most important political battle of
our politics. Youth will feel the bur
den 1t might he a better plan to
encourage the old folks to keep
working, and give them the chance.
so frequently denied, to keep their
share of the worlds labors Most old
people. if physically able. would
rather eat bread produced by their
own toll than accept il from some
one else.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
MADE HOMELESS BY WAR

A meeting was held few days ago
at the White House at Washington
of the governmental commit
tee on political refugees President
Roosevelt, speaking at this meeting,
called attention to the vast numbers
of people who have been turned out
of their homes through the terrors
of war and persecution He asked the
committee to study how to resettle
these unfortunate people in new
areas of the earth's surface.
The worlds pity goes out to these
poor folks, wandering homeless in
world of conflict and cruelty. Our
people would like to take them in.
but can not receive many of them.
owing to their own unemployment.
The world is big and rich enough
for all these folks.
They would toll and struggle if
given chance. Some authority
should help them locate in suitable
places. where they can feed them
selves, and produce things the world
can use.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
share of the individual producer is
likely to be less.
HARVEST CELEBRATIONS

The custom among the rural peo.
pie of celebrating the successful in.
gathering of harvest dates back into
earliest history. Back in old Eng
land lunches of grain used to be
dressed up as a doll, and the farm
workers paid honors as to the sweet
est of maidens.
In America the barn rafters ring
while the husking parties are piling
up the golden ears of corn, with
here and there a protesting squeal
when~a red ear is found The affair
may wind up with a barn dance. in
which the cows look on in solemn
v Onder.
The farmer often seems the victim
OF pitiless fate. as he cries in vain
for rain from the cloudless sky. But
il he gets a real crop. he naturally
may feel like kicking up his heels
quite bit.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
ROXANA

! Mrs Milton Marvel entertained the
Sunshine Sunday school class last
Wednesday evening at her home
near town. Games were played and
the prize winners were Mrs. Bryan
Lynch, Mrs. Russell Wilgus and
Mrs Louis Wilgus The guests be-
side the above mentioned were Mrs.
Vance McCabe. Russell Murray,
Mrs Alva Lynch. Mrs. Elmer Muir
ray. Mrs. Harvey McCabe. Mrs Har-
~ Goodwin. Jr., and Miss Alice Lock-
wood. The hostess served delicious
refreshments. ably assisted by her
mother, Mrs, Luther Bennett.
The bazaar and chicken supper
sponsored by the Ladies Aid will be
given Thursday evening. November
9 instead of November 6. as was
seated in last weeks issue.
Mr. and Mrs Raymond Derrickson
and son. of Philadelphia, spent the
weekend with Harry Derrickson.
Wilson Samuel. infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leroy Lekites. returned TO
his home Saturday from the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital. after being
treated there for pneumonia.
The Ladies' Aid met at the Com
House last Thursday eve
ming with Mr. and Mrs. Cove Ben
nett. and Mr.. and Mrs. George Ben
nett as hosts and hostesses.
Jimmie Richards. son of Mr.. and
Mrs James Richards, was ill last
week.
Mr. and Mrs Horace Lynch return
ed home Saturday after an enjoy
able trip through the New England
states
Ward West has been spending a
few days with his family here.
A. p. Carey has been making i'm
oroyements to his home here in /
Own.
RoXana Public School was closed |
and Friday of last week in
'rder that the teachers could attend
he teachers meeting in Wilmington.
Rev. W. NJ. Lowery has been as
iisting in a revival service at Cam
,lidge. Nd.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
WAR OR No MARl

Is this war in Europe. or isn't it,
On days when they sink a battle
ship. or shell a merchant or pass
enger vessel, it looks like war But
on days when the supposed enc
mics fire a few shots at their re-
spective foes. and scout around a
little to see what the foe is up to,
it doesn't look like the real thing.
1t seems a new kind of war. not
fully described in the books of
knowledge
The awful lightning war" which
Adolf Hitler was going to launch
against his foes if they did not in
stantly and humbly accept what
ever terms he saw fit to hand out.
does not come off He has had hints
of new and terrible forms of war
fare. but they do not show up.
It sometimes reminds one of the
back yard conflicts where the bad
boys issue their awful threats over
the rear fence. and hurl more or less
missiles back and forth but each of
the combatants is careful to keep
his side of the fence What is need
ed in those cases is for Ma to emerge
from the back door and give both
contenders a sound licking.
Both the French and German lines
of fortification on the west front
are extremely strong 1t might take
the lives of 100000 men for either
party to conquer its foe, Even the
most inhumane strategist would |
hesitate before making that bloody
sa acrifiCe
1t would look as if Britain and
France had settled down to the idea
If giving the Germans such a very
light squeeze, both on food and war
munitions. that the Nazis would be
Wiling to make some better offers
han any they have yet mentioned.
Britain and France has been woe
ully lacking in air strength. Their
'lanes are now coming fast out of
he factories If the waiting game
hould continue six months. they ,
Tould be in better position to .
talk turkey"
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
THE WASPS OF THE SEA

Have the British and French un.
derestimsted the power of the Ger
man submarines? II might seem SO
after reading that the splendid old
battleship Royal Oak had been sent
TO the bottom with 500 of its brave
officers and crew. also that three
English and French merchant ships
were sunk in one day.
Merchant ships Of a belligerert
country, without the most complete
convoy. are about as safe in this
war as juicy rabbit among the
wolves. And the mighty battleship.
strong enough to blow a city into
ruins. may fall victim to the sea
wasp under the impenetrable sur
face of the ocean. Many of these
submarines have gone to the bot
tom. to keep company with the ships
they have destroyed
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
AMERICAN SHIP SEIZED

What do the people think about
the recent seizure of the American
ship City of Flint. by a German
raider? 1t is not quite pleasing to
American pride that the Nazi flag
was put over it. and that according
to reports it was taken to a Russian
port.
Yet such things happen in war.
and no one should think they con-
stitute sufficient cause for getting
into the scrap ourselves. There was
a time when many people were ready
to fight for what seemed slight in
dignities to the American flag. Many
of them marched defiantly around
with good sized chip on their
shoulder. and invited the world to
knock it off. That attitude comfort
ed their sense of pride. but was not
profitable in business point of
view. When damage is done to our
commerce now in war time. the
proper action would seem to be TO
send a bill for the loss. which
should be paid before any favors are
expected
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
LOCAL PATRIOTISM

Something more than self interest
should move us to do things for the
home town. There should be a kind
of local patriotism, a personal at
tachment to the home town, through
which we love it and are willing to
make sacrifices for it. When people
acquire that feeling they are willing
To- give hours of labor. service in To-
cal organizations, and more or less
money to promote the interests of
the home town. They do not look
at these things as sacrifices. but
consider them a labor of love for a
cause for which they feel affection.
If people grew up in a town. they
gained benefits from its schools and
various institutions that enrich their
lives. If they moved into the place
in later years. they have in most
cases found chances to work and do
business there that open the doors
Of opportunity. We should be willing
10 do things for the community that
gives us these advantages.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
INDIAN SIMMER

When and what is Indian Sum
mer? The term is applied to warm
days in late autumn. According to
ancient tradition. many Indians who
had been occupied all summer with
their hunting and fishing. would at
last take hold on these late warm
days to cultivate and harvest their
crops
On these golden days one almost
believes the summer is to last. that
some miracle of climate has abol-
ished the cruel winds of winter. and
that no more SHOWS are to imprison
the ground in their chains. The soft
haze makes the world seem a gentle
place. where harsh things do not
happen, and all nature seems our
friend
Alas, the Indian summer days do
not last. In few nights old Jack
Frost will be pinching off the rem
nants of our flowers with his malic-
ious fingers. While they continue,
the sky and heaven never seem near
er than in Indian summer.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
WAGES AND HOTRS

When you tinker with people 5
wages, you hit them where they live,
and you can't tell when they will go
up in the air. So the federal wages
and hours law, which now goes into
its second year. deals with the most
sensitive issue in the human mind.
and explosions will occur if it is not
handled right
Under this law wages are now
raised for 10000 persons in the
whole country. and maximum hours
of work are cut from "A hours to AZ.
Public sentiment will be glad to see
a lot of folks get more pay. but
when people cut the houra of labor
there is danger of reducing the to-
tai production of the people. When
total production is reduced. the
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
THE CHURCH SUPPER

About now comes forth a great
rattling of dishes from the social
rooms of the churches, and the buzz
of cheerful conversation makes a
sound of some volume. The ladies
are giving one of their grand sup
pers. and from miles around the
folks come into eat and be merry.
Sour skeptics may say the church
supper is not established on a sound
economic basis, that if the ladies
charged what the supper is worth,
they would not draw the crowd. They
are said to take so cents worth of
food, put in so cents to a dollars
worth of time. and then sell the meal
for an average of 40 or so cents.
After the ladies figure up their
receipts and expenses. a consider
able sum is left. which could not
have been had in any different way.
The critics should organize some
scheme that would get an equal
amount of money. and usually they
are not able to do so.
Anyway. the church supper helps
people get acquainted If you just
asked people to come in and be So
cial. they would stand around un-
easily on their awkward feet. and /.
most of them would in 10 minutes
have run out of subjects of conver-
sation. It is difficult to talk very |
long about the weather and the pros
poets for the crops. Give them a sup
per to eat, and the awkwardness /
subjects of conversation
come to mind. and talk and laughter
fill the room. Before you know il
people are calling their neighbors by
their first names. and planning for
good times and church activities to-
gether!'
In many of the associations of life,
people are subject to friction. and
they feel offended at things said or
done. Such things do not happen
IN the genial and thawing atmos-
phere of the church supper. A gath (
ering which makes friends so fast is
)ne that can not occur too often.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
~ BATTLES LOST FOR EREEpOM

The past few years have not been
good ones for the cause of freedom
The Goddess of Liberty mourns
many tragedies. This adverse fate
began when Austria was seized by
the rulers of Germany. and made to
give up its free existence. It has
been claimed that the majority of
Austrians wished to attach them
selves to Germany If that was true,
a free election would have demon
strated that fact. If not true, then
the sacred cause of Liberty received
a mean and treacherous blow
Then came the sad fates of Czecho-
slovakia and Poland. These little
states had grown wonderfully in
knowledge and power and prosper
ity under freedom. That freedom was
considered too dangerous by the
masters of Central and Eastern Eu-
rope. Both these little countries
were forced to submit to coarse /.
brute force
Within a few weeks three more |
little countries. Estonia. Latvia, and /
Lithuania, have lost their freedom /
They are forced to bow down before
the great power of Russia And now
Finland, noble little country which
pays its debts and maintains advan-
ced life, is menaced Also the three
Baltic states, Sweden. Norway. and
Denmark, admirable representatives
of modern progress. feel themselves
in danger.
Our forefathers here in America /
dreamed a dream of grand freedom,
and built the greatest country in the {
world on that principle. Its freedom
is protected by the power of its hu-
man forces and the fortunate de-
tense of two great oceans. Freedom
in the countries of Europe and Asia {
is not so defended.
Will it survive? 1t certainly will in
America. There is an inextinguish- {
able fire in the human breast which /
demands liberty of thought and ac-
ion. 1t can not indefinitely be put I
DOWN. Some day the inert masses of
Europe, who have had to bow before ]
he oppressors and masters, will as
jert their God given rights. +
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
Milford, Friday, November 8, 1889
THE ANNUAL Red Cross roll-cal

THE ANNUAL Red Cross roll-call
started in Milford yesterday: ac-
oording to information in hand it
will be concluded on the eleventh.
Such a short time calls for complete
cooperation between subscribers and
workers, if the drive is to be sue
cess. The majority of the residents
in this and surrounding communi-
ties donate to the Red Cross each
year This year these people can
confer a real kindness on the work
ers by having their subscriptions
ready when the call is made, thus
eliminating the necessity of repeat
calls. To facilitate the collecting of
subscriptions the workers have been
given certain districts to cover.
The local Red Cross unit is also
eager to receive donations of wool,
which will later be knit into sweat
ers, sox, etc. by the members and
turned over to the national unit for
distribution among the war refugees.
many of whom are children living in
litiable conditions. Each year the
Milford unit does a wonderful work
in soliciting funds and in times of
stress and calamities outstanding
contributions for the alienation of
suffering and distress are willingly
raised. This year the Americas have
been fortunate, in that they have not
had any major calamities, to cause
suffering and distress. Milford. along
with 5000 like communities. through
cut the length and breadth of the
land. has not been forced to answer
an emergency CALL the air of suffer
ms however generated in the despot-
ridden countries of Europe, has
touched the hearts of all true SOL
diers of the Red Cross. and from
now until the eleventh the workers
of the Milford unit will consider
they are on an emergency footing.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
HAVE A CARE, PA. GRANpPA

The American Medical Associa-
tion's health magazine Hygeia, warns
the people against excessively Wig
orous exercise. Especially when you
are over 40, beware of vigorous do
ings you aren't used to-
1t comes hard to some active peo-
pie to realize they are no longer
young. Because they could run
around the baseball diamond like
deer at 25, some of them think they
can do it at 80. Advancing age tells
us to slow down. but it does not tell
us we have to sit down before the
hearth and spend the rest of our
lives nodding in the freight.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-03
HOUSTON

The revival meetings are schedul-
ed to begin on Sunday night, Novem-
ber 10, in the Houston M. E. Church.
Rev. Stella Gibbons and husband will
assist Rev. Ira Crum in the meet
ings.
The Houston New Century Club
will meet on Tuesday night, Novem-
Der z, with Mrs. Pollit and Mrs. Han
son, chairmen. Their subject will be
Education"
The annual supper of the Hous-
ton Volunteer Fire Company will be
held on Thursday and Friday nights.
November 9 and 10. The usual menu
will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs Calvin Hollis. Jr.. of
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with her parents. Mr. and Mrs Ralph
Jump
Mrs. Amelia Alexander spent sew
eral days of the past week with Mr..
and Mrs. Livy Rogers in Lewes.
Daniel Thomas, Jr., of Lewes. Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Wilson on
Sunday.
Osborne Reed of Milford spent
Thursday with his grandparents, Mr.
anu MIS-. EiUlSG OdMSOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Armour. Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Slaughter and
children spent Sunday in Chester.
Pa.
Benjamin Wilson returned to the
Brandywine Sanatorium on Sunday
after having spent several days with
his parents. Mr. and Mrs G. A. Will
son.
Mrs. Marguerite Cooper of Dover |
spent Sunday with her mother. Mrs. |
Randolph Graham.
Mrs. Grace Daugherty and Miss
Kathryn McFaul of Wilmington.
were the weekend guests of their
sister. Mrs. VIM. johnson and Mr..
Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs Leon johnson of
Harrington visited her father. Car
roll Parvis over the weekend.
Rev, and Mrs. Ira Crum enter
tanned his niece. Miss Waneda Laney
and two friends of Marcus Hook OH
Sunday.
Jane Scott was home with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Heber Scott over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Thistlewood of
Wilmington spent Saturday and Sun
Gay with his parents. H. ]. and Mrs.
George Kirkby spent the weekend
in New York City and attended the
antique sho@ at the Hotel Commo-
lore
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Yerkes and
son Theodore. and Mrs. Jennie H.
visited the latter's sistor
'rs. Burton Donovan at Townsend
IN Sunday
Mrs. Obey Sapp and Mrs. George
'ollitt attended the D. S. E. A. ban
Iuet in the gold ball room at the
Hotel dupont on Thursday night.
october 26