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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

Lord Halifax rebuked a peer who
thought maybe Britain ought to
cooperate in attempts TO end the
war. II Just isn't cricket old boy.
A new horse racing system in
California makes winners OF the
last three horses TO come in. Ri
ders. who must swap mounts be-
fore the race begins don't know
whether they're coming or going
Women are suddenly taking to
aviation. and girls schools are TAX
ing to flying courses. How far away
the days of Elsie Dinsmore seem.
The greatest, and probably the
oldest. pyramids are not found in
Egypt, but on the high plateau just
outside Mexico City-the site Of
the ancient city of the Aztecs.
The average capacity Of railroad
freight cars has increased 8.1l tons,
or nearly 20 per cent since 1918.
In the early days Of cricket in
England. a fine Of one penny was
quite usual for missing an easy
catch
Damascus steel, tabled in legend,
attained its strength and temper
once upon a time by being plunged,
red-hot. into the body OF hapless
slave. His blood, cooling in death,
marVelously tempered the steel.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

BY now, We are beginning to sus-
pect, Herr Hitler wishes he hadn't
gotten into this war until he had
counted up to a hundred-more
pocket battleShipS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Words of Wisdom

Believe nothing against another
but on good authority; and never
report what may hurt another un-
less it be a greater hurt to some
other to conceal it.-Penn.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Barbs-

Hitler is trying to straighten out
the world so he can settle down to
painting and Wagnerian opera. If
we had only known sooner, Adolph,
we would gladly have bought you an
easel and a season ticket.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

Cattle are smarter than horses, accord
ing to veterinarian. That's right-you
never see a cow permitting a gasoline
engine to do her job better than she
can.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Dear Virginia.:

Dear Virginia:
Yes indeed!
Virginia, your little friends are
wrong They have been affected by
the skepticism of a skeptical age
they do not believe except what
they see-they think that nothing
can be which is not comprehensive
by their little minds.
"All minds. Virginia, whether
they be mems or children's, are
little.
In this great universe of ours,
man is a mere insect, an ant, in
his intellect, as compared with the
boundless world about him, as
measured by the intellect capable Of
grasping the whole of truth and
knowledge.
yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and
generosity and devotion exist, and
you know that they abound and give
TO your life its highest beauty and
Joy. Alas! how dreary would be the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

The number of aristocrats among Ger
many's army leaders is decreasing, ac-
cording to news item Yes, they're drop
ping off Won by Won.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
You re Telling Me-

Well, men, it's time we squared
our shoulders and made up our
minds to grin and bear it. The an
nual deluge of those Christmas ties
and cigars is almost upon us.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

A California scientist says that
the universe is safe and will not
blow up. Depends entirely on how
YOU look at It.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
One-Minute Test Answers

I. NeWIOundIdnu.
2. Hand-Woven blankets worn by
Mexican men.
g. New rk-Manhattan, Staten
Island and Long Island.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

|. Which is the oldest Britieh
colony?
2. What are serapes?
3. What America olCy is largely
built ON three islands?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

Editors Note: Once year, thou
sands re-read an editorial written
in 1897 by the editor of the New
York sun, in response to a letter
he received from little Virginia
OHanlon. The girls letter and the
editors reply, are reprinted here
for the third year for those who
want to read again this classic.
Editor. the New York Sun:
am 8 years old. Some of my
friends say there is no Santa Claus.
Papa says. If you see it III the
Sun it's so.
Please tell me the truth. Is there
a Santa Claus?
Virginia O'Hanlon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

To raise more war money the
japanese now tax goldfish. How
come they overlooked the kitchen
sink with its horde of silverfish?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

Leather is the oldest material
used for human wearing apparel.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24
thoughts tor the Day

Wherefore comfort yourselves together and edify one
another even as also We do TheSsaonians sill
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-24

Russia is kicked out of the league.
And there are just lots of people
who hope Finland now has learned
how it's done.
The Soviets insist they are not
at war with Finland. If they're
right, then all we have to say is
that the Reds are darn good at
doing limitations.
The whole world must be getting
fight minded. Even the League of
Nations, as Russia discovered, can
get tough.
There are fewer works of fiction
among Christmas books this wear
Guess our writer's decided they had
no chance against the competition
OF European propagandists.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-06

makers and machinists. skilled leather workers and cabinetmak, CTS from central Euope, and workers on wood from North Europe, who can transp ant to Alaska the industries of their native lands. Those who made the mountains, forests and min erals springs of Europe world centerS for health seekers. sport lovers and travellers can help to develop the recreational areas of Alaska, its mineral springs and its tourist facilities.
 The problem of Alaskan set tement need not necessarily be viewed as a purely agricultural problem, says the report, after paying some attention to the Mat anuska and Metlakatla settle ment projects. There is no req son, says the report why settle ment should not be viewed in terms of commercial and indus trial potentialities, and from this broader standpoint Alaska "ap- pears to offer room for settle ment on a scale that no other part of the word can approach. :"
 At the present time the re- port continues, pubic invest ment In the development of AL aska does not appear to be feas ible. If Alaska is to be devel- oped, It must be on the basis of private capital. The amount of private capital available in Al aska itself is too small to make much of dent in the problem. The development of Alaska there fore depends upon the invest fnent of funds now idle in this country. The responsibility of the Federal government for the development of Alaska can be dis charged only by encouraging sound investment of idle funds. The stimulation of such invest ment will serve not only the cause of Alaskan development but the wider causes of domes tic prosperity,
 Legislation modelled in part on the China trade act of 1922 might provide for the organiza- tion of Alaska development cor porations, privately financed, but bound by the terms of their char ters of incorporation to conform to such conditions as Congress might prescribe with reference to the type of industry to be developed in Alaska and the type of settler to be admitted. The corporate charter might like wise contain limitations upon the amount of income returnable to stockholders and bondholders, so as to insure that the corpora ton will serve it's original pur- pose of aiding in the develop ment of Alaska and will not be- come, as so many industrial cor porations in Alaska have become merely means of draining the wealth of Alaska to the pockets of absentee owners"
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-06
A CONTINUANCE FOR WAR?

Last night we listened to the impassioned address of Cnancel- Tor Adolph Hitler, in the German Reich in Berlin, as he exhorted his followers and disciples to further combats of force.
 Built upon the theory that Might makes right the German nation is today living only for the aggrandizement of it's so-call ed leaders Military aims.
 As ever before, the brunt of criticism is not on the German people got on the savage German war machine, led by soch men as Htlerfi, Goering, Goebbels and Himmel.
 His address to the Reichstag last night symbolized his unciv- lized taste for force. He has com itbbCb liiC 1Cl lilCil ildi1OI lO ever lasting war in order to attain his aims. True the offer of peace hangs in the air, after Hitler and Stalin succeeded in dismember- ing Poland.
 But what civilized nation could barter peace on the prostrate & demolished states of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Moravia and others where human liber- ty has been destroyed?
 Such a state of affairs must have an ending and it is the pray CT of nearly everyone in the civ ilized world that the ending will see the complete abolition of Nazism that policy winch wor- ships force.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-06
WHAT DO YOU THINK
 OF COLONIZING ALASKA?

Under the sponsorship of the N w Alaska Chamber of Com merce, public meeting is ex- pected to be called in the near future to discuss the recent plan of the Interior Department to colonize Alaska with European refugees.
 At that tme it is expected a cross-cut opinion of residents of Nome and this secion of Alaska will be obtained.
 In the meantime, the public is invited to express its opinion concerning this issue in the form of letters, not to exceed one hun. dred fifty words, which will bt published in an Open Forum in The Nugget.
 While it is realized that the full report of Under Secretar, Slattery is not available. ane therefore, the proposed plan o. colonization without detail, some constructive thought on this que ton should bear fruit.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-06

It is the man of superior intel ligence who knows when to laugh when a woman is telling a funny story.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-06

Mankind falls into three class es. Immovable, movable and those that move.
The Nome nugget., 1939-10-06

Save $2.00 by paying in ad- vance for your subscription.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

Add to your collections Of we'll
known last lines: ''NOne of the flog-
gers was recognized
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
WORK PROGRESSES
ON Sewage PLANT
Will Be Speeded Up With
the Coming of Better
Weather Soon

Work is progressing satisfactorily
on the new sewage disposal plant
the citv is constructing a short dis
lance to the north Of the CITY. and.
but for interference bv tho cOntin1-
Gus rains of the past week or more,
contractors are believed to be about
up with their schedule.
Most Of the excavation for the
building has been COMPLETED and in
a short time pouring of concrete for
the foundations will be started. Brick
work will follow thereafter, ard pro-
gress can be speeded up sharply with
the coming of favorable weather con-
ditions.
The project is to cost slightly in
excess Of 100000. Of which SIS per-
cent is being paid for by the city
with the proceeds Of a bond issue,
the other AS percent hoing oiven by
the WPA as an outright gift
A few sewer lines in the north and
northwestern parts of the city are
to be laid by the city in sections
whnro there has been an urgent de-
mand for sewage connections.
A recent WPA grant of some SIG
600 has been made to the city for
extension of water mains, but this
is no part of the sewage disposal
plant project, and the money is not
included in the larger enterprise.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
TOBACCO ACREAGE
NOT UNDULY LARGE
Growers Do Not Talk Like
They Will Plant Excess
sively In 1889

Information gathered at random
from tobacco growers in this sec
ton still indicated that there will
be no runaway planting OF the gold
en- weed in this county this year,
despite the fact that there VIII De
no control of the crop. Most grow
ers who have been interviewed say
they do not plan any increase IN
acreage, and they do not think
there will be a great deal OF ex-
pansion here.
1t appears that the small farmers,
growing two and three acres, Will
probably add an acre or two to what
they had last year. And larger
growers who have expressed an
opinion think they are entitled to
grow more than the allotments they
had last season.
Most of whatever increase in the
crop there may be will come from
the newer tobacco growing Sec
tons of the South, it is believed.
Many leaf farmers in the belts that
have been planting tobacco through
out the years have been cultivat-
ing about all they could or desired
to grow
Continued wet weather of the
past several weeks has kept early
plantbeds from sprouting and has
prevented the preparation and SOW
ing Of these beds not already in.
Rains have tended to wash out
fertilizer and stable manure, and
top dressing may be necessary in
some cases to help the plantbeds
along. This condition is not seri-
Gus so far, as it may affect the sup
ply of plants. Experienced tobacco
farmers say plantbeds put in not
later than the end of February will
have plenty of time to mature.
Plants are not set in the growing
field much until May
The weather is not regarded as a
retarding factor generally up to
the present time. There has been
very little cold weather, but much
rain. Last season heavy rains in
the early part of the growing season,
followed by excessively dry wealth
err in midsummer, resulted in a crop
Of poor quality in this section, de-
pressing the price somewhat as COM
pared with other areas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

Three more schools, two in the
county and one in Henderson, closed
TODAY because of the unusually large
number of absences, it was stated
at the office of Superintendent +:
M. Rollins. This makes a total OF
four. all in the county but one, that
are now closed.
Sickness is keeping a large num-
Der of pupils out, but in some in
stances bad roads, which interfere
with school buses, are also a con-
tributing factor to the situation
South Henderson, Zeb Vance and
Aycock schools closed today follow
ing Dabney, which shutdown Tues
day afternoon All are understood
to have suspended for the remand
er of the week, and will undertake
to reopen next Monday.
Many rural highways are diff
cult of passage as the result of the
recent heavy rains. This condition
is retarding operations of the buses
that transport the rural children to
school.
Those schools that have closed
had about twenty percent of their
enrolment absent. This detracted
SO extensively from attendance rec
ords as to jeopardize teacher allot-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
2,763 ARE GIVEN
FREE FOODS HERE
Represent 636 Families In
January Total; Franklin
Close Behind

A total of 636 families, embrace
ing 2,763 individuals, were certified
by county welfare authorities to re-
ceive surplus commodity products
OF the government during the month
of January, according to advices to-
clay from the State Board Of Chart
ties and Public Welfare in Raleigh.
In the State as a whole 1877, 083
persons, represented by 1881
cases, were certified during the
month, the report showed Seven
hundred and fifty-one school lunch
rooms were certified to care for 49,
$40 pupils in January
Vance was the highest Of the four
county group in this immediate area,
Both as to cases and individuals.
Franklin was second in this group,
with SIG cases and 1884 persons.
Warren was third in the group with
241 cases and 1,249 individuals.
Granville had al cases and At in
dividuais.
These four counties are served
from Raleigh storeroom of the Sur
plus Commodities Corporation,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
FOUNDERS DAY AT
KITTRELL COLLEGE
Event Held Tuesday, February ]
With Speakings, Music and
Good Attendance; Con-
tests Are Held

On February Z. Founders Day
was observed at Kittrell College in
Kittrell. The day was a perfect one
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the student body and visiting friends
were greatly inspired.
The speaker Tor tie morning SEES
zion was to have boon DR.. Char eS
E. Stewart, pastor of Emanuel A. M.
E. Church in Portsmouth, Va; but
due to the tragic death of Bishop
Grant, he was unable to be present.
Undaunted, however, we carried
on with speeches by our president.
w. j. Cochran, and other faculty
members, namely: Dean D. w. Berry
Dean of the College; E. c. Brown.
Principal of the high school; N. w.
Garrett, head of the Foreign Lam
oua"e denartment: and A. 7 Scott.
head of the Social Science Depart
ment; music by the Kittrell Singers,
and the history of Kittrell College
read by Mary Brown of Henderson,
In the afternoon, students, faculty
and visitors were entertained with
basketball game between Kittrell
and Wake Forest, under the direc-
ton of our Athletic Coach D. l..
Gum
The evening session had as its
chief speaker A. l.. Scott, following
his speech, which was we'll received
we were favored with more music
by the Kittrell Singers. But the high
spot in the evenings program was
the browning of "Miss Founders
Day., joyce Beatrice Winston, of
Chapel Hill, who defeated Johnscy
Terry, of Henderson, in raising the
highest amount of money.
We wish to thank all of our
friends for their kind patronage, and
for trying to envision with us the
dawn of new day for Kittrell Col
lege.-Reported.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
Hoey Speaks
Friday Night
Kiwanians

Members of the KiWanls club
were completing arrangements to-
day for the visit of Governor Hoey
to their annual Ladies Night affair
tomorrow evening at West End
Country Club. r. w. Bruin was in
charge of the arrangements, with
the cooperation of a committee.
c. E. Greene, president of the
club, is to be in charge at the start
of the mee-;ng, but the presiding
officer or POSTMASTER has not been
learned. Mr.. Greene will introduce
the governor, it is understood.
Practically all members of the
club, most of them with their ladies,
are expected to attend the meeting,
and number of guests have been
invited also. The dinner is to begin
promptly at o'clock, with the
program mixed in with it, and the
address of the governor following.
One or two novel arrangements
have been planned especially to
honor the governor
His Excellency will arrive in the
city late in the afternoon and will
be the guest of the club during his
stay here until he returns to the
capital city later in the evening
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
ROADS NOT BADLY
DAMAGED BY RAINS
Return of Dry Weather and
Little Work Will Re-
store Them

So far as has peen learned, no
very serious damage has been done
to roads in Vance county as the re-
suit of the protracted rainy season
Of the past week or two, though
many of the highways are in places
more difficult to negotiate. Several
days of dry weather would Ger
come conditions that have developed
as the result of the excessive rains,
it is believed.
All regular county roads are, Of
course, under the care and main
tenance of the State Highway &
Public Works Commission, which j.
responsible for the upkeep. Convict
labor is worked in this program.
There have been no reports of
bridges being washed out by high
water. In fact, there are no streams
in Vance county other than creeks,
and these do not often become so
swollen that serious damage is done
to bridges.
Rains in this section have appar-
emily not been as heavy as in other
places, though the precipitation has
been more or less steady for days,
but with intermiSsions of a day or SO
Of fair weather Following the all
day rain of Wednesday. the w"ntho~
was clear today, with bright sun
shining practically the. cnt1e aaJ.
The forecast, however, was for war
mer and cloudy weather for Friday,
with showers possible. This may
tend to aggravate conditions to some
extent. Return of fair weather for
long period, however, will dry out
the rural highways to the extent that
intensive work by convict crews for
a reasonable time will remedy bad
conditions that now exist.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
Three More Schools Are
Suspended by Absentees
Aycock, Zeb Vance and South Henderson
Suspend Until Monday Because so Many Chill
dren Are Out; Illness and Bad Roads Blamed

ments for next year, and it wa
thought wise to suspend until the
sickness, mostly influenza, had
passed.
Henderson high school was the
first to suspend because of the great
number of absences. That was last
week, when the closing was for two
days. Only Middleburg and Towns
vile of the five rural consolidated
wnlte schools, are still operating, &C
cording to information available to-
day. Superintendent Rollins has
advised principals everywhere to
use their own judgment in the mat
ter of suspending to protect attend
ance records and teacher allotments
for 1939-4O Time lost now will be
made up at the end of the school
term
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

1. How many time Zones are there
IN the u. .. proper?
2 On which continent is the repuD-
lie of Liberia?
3. Name the second book of the
Pentateuch
4. What is interstate commerce.?
5. The body of which famous ex-
plorer was buried first in Havana
Cuba?
!. For what government agency do
the initials CAA stand?
Z. What is the correct pronuncia-
ton of the word detonate?
8. Name the large French seaport on
the Strait of Dover
9. Which woman made the first solo
flight from Hawaii to California?
10. Name the capital of Nevada.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

In her divorce complaint Joan
Crawford charged Franchot Tone
often insisted she go out with him
socially when he knew that she was
worn out from a hard day at the
studio. Thus is the classic of the
weary business man, dragged from
his pipe and slippers by wiley, at
last reversed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
JAMES GUILTY OF
DRUNKEN DIR WING

Alton James, route 2, Oxford, was
convicted in city court today before
Mavor Henry T. Powell on a char9e
of driving intoxicated. and was eivon
so days on the roads, commitment
not to issue upon payment of a fine
of $50 and costs of court. His license
to drive was revoked for one yer.
Cleave Short, Negro, charged with
stealing $3.50 worth of timber from
the City of Henderson, was declared
not guilty.
Thomas billiard entered a plea Of
guilty to being drunk, and was given
80 days on the roads, Suspended up
on payment of a fine of 81 and costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
Hfttnrran1t @atly @tapatrh
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1899

which also served counties as far
east as Wayne and Wilson, and
west to Orange and Person. Wake,
with 1914 cases, had 7,105 individ-
uals receiving surplus commodities
free Durham stood second in the
district, with 1908 cases and 1904
Individuals
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
SERVICES SUNDAY
AT CAREY'S CHURCH

Services will be conducted at
Carey's Baptist church Sunday. with
the new pastor Rev. j. F. Roache, of
Norlina, doing the preaching. Sun
day school will be held at 10 o'clock
in the morning, and preaching will
be at 3 o'clock in the afternoon in
stead of IL o'clock in the morning,
as has been the CUSTOM
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
Around Town

Granted License-A PETERSBURG
Va, couple, Cloyd Morris Rush and
Mary Louise Giles, were granted
license to wed at the Vance Registry
office yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

Tract Land Sold. P. Zollicoffor
trustee, sold tract of al acres Of
land on the Henderson, Williams
boro road to Henry Baker for s, :
400 in the only realty transfer mt
on the county records yesterday
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16
Slightly Improved.

Joe Harris, formerly of Hender-
son, who has been seriously ill in
an Alexandria, Va, hospital, is re-
ported slightly improved.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-16

Dr. Logan Clendening, writer of n
medical column for newspapers, took
an ak and wrecked a noisy compress
sion drill operated by WPA workers
near his home in Kansas City. That's
the first time we'S heard of doctor
prescribing an ak as tonic for his
own nerves.