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Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
Bv HENRY McLEMORE

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25. CUP)-
Today I finished winter house
cleaning my wallet, and from under
! four road maps, II tickets on T. M.
Dorsett to win the last Kentucky
Derby and II headache prescrip-
tions, I found timely tip for my
! friends in Tennessee.
Knock on wood, Knoxville, knock
on wood
For there in a dark distant cor
ner, almost hidden by a confeder-
| ate tWo-dollar bill, blundered upon
the publicity booklet issued by Uni
yersity OF Southern California a
! year ago when the Trojans met Duke
in the Rose Bowl.
Several days ago 1 told you of Ten
nessee and how both Frank Thorn
as and Jock Sutherland heaped
praise on the Vols. Somehow, as l
re-read the facts and figures con-
tanned in the publicity booklet,
almost forgot the Vols. I began
remembering about the Trojans ano
how they handle guests in the flow
er-banked stadium down in the
canyon.
Knoxville, your team is going into
a strange land TO face an even
stranger squad of football players,
! the New York Yankees of the Rose
Bowl. Don't bear too strongly with
the past season and don't become
too enthusiastic about the records.
IN the bowl they don't mean a thing
Because the Bow is the one place
on earth where the wooden horse
of Troy never is wooden-headed.
uses boys have played in Pasa-
dena five times. They have been
out-gamed occasionally, out thought
perhaps. and out gained some times.
But they've always been considerate
of their guests. Knowing the oppos-
ing players can't celebrate New
Years eve, the Trojans make their
guests feel right at home by giving
them a headache on New Years
day.
Troy has never lost a game in the
Bowl.
That fact alone is frightening
but once you've seen the scores the
Trojans have won by, you begin
thinking of them as II Mr.. Hydes
with II duplicate versions of Boris
Karloff for substitutes If your blood
pressure is in hand and your heart
action under control, take a quick
look
l923-USC ID, Penn State 3; 1896
use AZ, Pitt IA; 1932-USC 81
Tulane II; l933-USC IS, Pitt o;
and lg39-USC 7, Duke 3.
Now those scores represent an
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25

Sports writers nowadays are very
honored citizens. They get Tree
passes. salutes from the gendarmes,
receive invitations to banquest, Of
ten being permitted TO speak bits II
public places.
Their profession now is so high
toned that they call college coaches
by their first names. court movie
actresses, can distinguish the olffer-
ence between good champagne anc
charged cider, and can walk IN anc
out of the homes Of the wealthy
and aristocratic without being
frisked for hardware going in, or
Tor silverware going out.
But il wasn't always tnus.
Sports OF the lar flung yesteryeaI
consisted mainly OF bare fist uuels,
cock fights. and so on, all OF which
shocked the puritanical no little.
In fact. il fretted them so much
that they ranked a reporter OF such
an event among the unmentlon-
ables, as well as the untouchableS.
Sports writers. in an effort TO main
tain their social prestige, were ever
forced TO hide behind such names
as Left Jab", spurs and Cuts
"Whoopla Harry, etc.
First Sports Columns
The first newspaper devoted to
turf in particular and sports in gen.
cal in the United States. was the
American Turf Register, which
appeared in Baltimore on Angus,
!, 1929. Prior TO then. promoters OF
the sports contests crashed" the
pages of the peiodicals only through
the medium of paid advertisements
On Dee. 70 1881, William Trottei
Porter started an all-sports edition
but the paper soon folded and sole
out to owners of the newspaper
Traveller
The two papers merged in 1873.
and Porter was named Editor OF
the Sports" and thereby became
the first sports editor in history
The popularity of sports writing:
became increasingly larger during
the next few years and in 1853 tht
first baseball game story appeared
il the New York Sunday Mercury
The majority Of sports editor:
and sports writers of the late 18th
century were boxing referees, with
slight flare for writing, retired
baseball players or office boys who
contributed pieces concerning thei,
particular heroes.
Sport Gains
Eventually, the referees and the
ball players disappeared from the
sports writing posts and were sue
ceeded by office boys grown TO man.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, Dec. %. tUPJ wheat
prices ased more than a cent On
the Chicago boad Of trade today as
snow and rain fell in wide areas
of the drought winter
wheat belt.
Early selling carried wheat of
about 2 cents. AT Kansas City wheat
lost more than three cents before
a steadier trend developed. The
weather outlook for the weekend
indicated more moisture would be
nefit dry areas Of the southwest
RYE and soy beans scored frac'
tional gains. Corn and oats drfitec
eighty lower in duh trading. snip
ping interests bought corn futures
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
l.. A. LIVESTOCK

Los ANGELES, Dec. %. lUP)-
Traders virtually deserted the Los
Angeles stock exchange today, anc
prices generally remained unchang
ed in a dull pre- holiday session.
On the whole board four issues
were up, three down and IS un-
changed. Volume was 1000 shares
including several blocks Of penny
shares.
sales included Broadway Dept
stores 100 at - up ls Transamer-
lea 100 at unchanged; Pacific
lighting IS at 4sH, unchanged; Sou
thern Cal Edison com - at 27 q
unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
RUTH ANNOUNCES
DAUGHTERS ENGAGEMENT

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 CUP)-
George Herman Ruth, former New
York Yankees home run king, to-
Gay announced the engagement OF
his daughter, Julia Ruth, to Rich
ard Wells flanders Of Merose
Mass The wedding date was not
announced.
Miss Ruth is % and is Mrs. Ruth S
child by a previous marriage She
was adopted by Babe in 1880. She
attended Miss Dow's school in
Briarcliffe ana was graduated from
Nine. IIsne's.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
Aid to Athletes
To Be Organized

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal
Dec. 25 CUP)-W. B Owens, presi-
Gent of the National Collegiate
Athletic association. disclosed today
the NCAE at its Los Angeles con-
vention Dec. $3.50 may act on a
proposed code covering aid to ath-
letes attending its member schools
and providing dismissal Of schools
not conforming to the code.
Owens. a member of the Stanford
faculty. said the code is contained
in a proposed new constitution
which incorporates a statement OF
sound principles and institutional
practices for intercollegiate ath-
letics, particularly to the matter OF
aid to athletes.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
l.. A. PRODUCE

As $1.15-S1.25; Impeial Valley As
Sl.10-Sl.35; Santa Maria As Is
s5c; san Diego As and 5s 50-65c.
Peas San Pedro bush 2-3c; san
Diego co pole SIC; Coachella Wy
pole Ste; Impeial valley bush 1 W
Sc; China peas Coachella Wy &c.
SQUASH: white summer Imperial
Valley lugs S125-SI.35; crates S1.10-
Sl.25: san Diego co local lugs 81 %
Sl.35: Italian Imperial Valley Tugs
6O-65c: yellow crookneck Coachella
WY crates S1.25-S1.50; local Table
Queen r5-60c.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
Glass Suits Up

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 25. CUP)-
Halfbacks Bob Glass hobbled about
the field and Bob Kellogg was in
uniform today as the Tulane foot
al squad held their last scrimmage
before their Sugar Bowl game Jan. /.
Coach Lowell Dawson was we'll
satisfied with the progress his
teams were making as they con-
-centrated on pass defense and Of
FenSe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25

lane, 7 to 6, 1t was the first since
1886 although the Tigers had one
tie each in 1887 and 1888.
Banks McFadden, who made num-
erous All-Amcrica backfields, is the
number one man at Clemson. They
call him Daddy Longlegs" and then
when he begins to unwind he's
virtually unstoppable.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
NurIni Plans to
Go to War

HELSINKI, Dec 25. GUP)-Paavo
Nurmi, Finland's great distance
runner, expects to go to war next
month.
Il have not been called up yet"
he said, but expect it will be next
MONTH"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
Markets At
A Glance

Stocks irregular and quiet.
Bonds irregular; l.. :. govern
ments higher.
Curb stocks irregular
Foreign exchange about steady
Wheat off about TO i. cents
corn off around u 10 Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
Hogue Fights Thompson

BgbOy will fight Thompson the
Olympic Tuesday
will years
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
Pitt, Notre Dame Favored

CHICAGO, Dec 25 P)-Pttburgh and NOtre Dame university
today inside landing the Big Ten
Neither had
beer approached on
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-25
l.. A. CHAINS
L. A. BANKS

Los ANGELES. Dee. %. CuPl--
TFanSamerica ..s,ts-..'. .i-'s- ~ z.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
Freshmen In
Play Friday

Members of the freshman class OF
Henderson high school gave their
annual play in the school auditorium
Friday night before large and ap-
preciative audience The youthful
players displayed talent and pre-
cision in the performance, and de-
lighted the audience with their work
The title of the performance was
"Pollyanna, the Glad Girl" and il
was directed by Misses Margaret
Faris and Mollie Bugg Ellis, under
the supervision of Miss Lucille Byrd
The scene was laid in a New Eng
land yillagl. The characters in the
o1aysswere portrayed by Lucy Cobb
Singleton, Marianne Daniel, Glenn
Ann Patterson, Florence Shaw, Ma
ria Legg, Josephine Newell, Jimmy
Diamadouros, Dick Wall, Carl Brown
Thomas Falkner and M. w. Wester,
Jr.
Stage settings and scenery and
costumes added to the beauty and
impressiveness of the performance,
which took rank with the best fresh
man plays given at the high school,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
NJ. P. Church
Adopts Name
Christ Church

The Methodist Protestant church
Of Henderson, one of the units of
that denomination which is uniting
with the new and large Methodist
Church in the United States, has de-
cided on the name of Christ Metho-
dist church, by which it will be
known after the completion of the
work Of the Methodist Uniting Con-
terence in Kansas City, which is to
md next week.
The congregation of the Protestant
group here voted to adopt the new
names at a meeting held recently, the
result of which was announced today.
The First Methodist church here will
commune by that name.
Other churches of both denomina-
tons in the county already have in
dividual names, and will merely drop
the word protestant" from the title.
1t is expected there may be some
mergers or consultations of churches
in the county following the annual
conferences next fall. This plan will
be worked out definitely later, but
all will likely operate through the
present year as they now are.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
159 Volumes
Added Total
At Library

A total of 159 new volumes were
received by the Perry library dur
ing the month of April, it was shown
today in the report of Mrs. H. Leslie
Perry, the librarian. These includ-
eel "a volumes of fiction and los
volumes of non-fiction. The Dun
bar branch for Negroes, operated by
the Perry library, received five new
volumes during April, including
three of fiction and two of non-fic-
ton, it was stated
The active membership of the
Perry library at the end of the
month amounted to 4,331, after al
lowances for 81 names withdrawn
and 40 new ones added. The total
Included 2,945 adults and 1886 juve-
niles. The Dunbar branch had a
membership of liza, including 800
adults and 841 juveniles. Five new
names were added in April and none
withdrawn
The Perry library proper had an
increase in circulation in April OF
1856 over April, 1888, with $500
volumes borrowed last month
against 6,318 year ago. The Dun
bar branch had an increase of "a
with lendings Of 1853 volumes last
month and 1904 year ago.
The average daily circulation al
the Perry library was 271 for the
"a days the library was open, Of
which 1875 percent were works Of
non-fiction. Total circulation O.
both libraries was 1872.
Under the heading of books add
ed, SO of the 1O3 non-fiction vol
umes were bound magazines anc
newspapers added during the year
Thirteen are bound magazines anc
Sc newspapers.
Branches of the Perry library
whose statistics are included in the
larger figure, included: South Hen.
derson, 287 readers, 299 circulation
North Henderson, circulation, $50
Middleburg, circulation, TIA; Kit
trell, circulation, $50; Dabney, cir
culation, SO; grade Libraries, cfrrcu
lation, 1920, used in the count,
schools and at North and Souti
Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
Planting Of
Tobacco To
Begin Soon
Beds Not Damaged
by Freakish Weather
Past Week; Blue Mold
Not Serious
By FRED M. ALLEN, JR.,
Sales Supervisor, Henderson
Tobacco Market.

Tobacco plants in this territory
this past week faced one of the
strangeSt weather conditions ever
met-snow and freezing rains on
May 2. While many farmers felt
this would seriously affect plants,
visits to number of beds since this
that time seem to show that the
weather did not hurt plants, but in
some instances helped them. Some
plants which were advanced and
needed to be planted were slightly
retarded and transplanting may be
slightly prolonged.
The rain and snow combined
brought enough moisture to beds
for plants with blue mold to throw
out new roots and get new hold
and many beds which were covered
with mold are now much healthier.
Over 80 percent of beds have been
Weeded, and farmers are now MAX
ing ready to transplant.
A very small number of plants
nave been transplanted in this terri
tory, probably less than one per
cent. Planting will be in full swing,
with present weather conditions, by
May 10, which is normal. Between
the 10th and 18th, approximately Is
10 80 percent of plants in the Hen
dcrson territory will be planted, with
the remaining percentage following
close to those dates. Wet weather
has retarded preparation of ground,
but with several days of clear wealth
or all land will be in readiness.
Presuming favorable conditions
continue, there will be no shortage
of plants in Vance and surrounding
counties, nor will there be any large
increase. Very little increase in
acreage is anticipated, however the
yield per acre will undoubtedly be
greater, thus giving an increase in
the 1889 crop
To the east and southern belts
from 60 to 80 per cent of plants
have been transplanted, with nc
shortage from normal due to blue
mold. While Georgia was heavily
hit by mold, increased yardage OF
plant beds which would have given
them an increase of over Is per-
cent, will give them an increase of
about eight to ten percent.
While blue mold is still prevalent
IN Vance and surrounding counties,
most farmers areletting time and
conditions rid their beds of mold in
stead of using many publicized treat
ments. This method seems to give
Just as good if not better results
than plant bed treatments.
All readers of this column are re-
quested to send any information
concerning the crop to this office
! for comparison with that gathered in
| the field
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
Prizes Given
By Kiwanians

Instead of their regular weekly
meeting, the Kiwanis club of Hen
derson honored ladies of the club
with party for bridge, setback and
Chinese checkers games, following
that with refreshments. The gath
erlng was presided over by c. E.
Greene, president of the club, with
IN attendance of about IS in all, in
Guiding guests.
The ladies' high score for bridge
went to Mrs. T. S. Kittrell, and the
low score to Mrs. E. C. Shaw, who
was guest of A. P. Barnes. The
mems high score bridge prize went
to A. H. Dawes, a guest of James
Bryan, with the low score going to
W. o. Langley, guest of Frank
Jordan. -,
In setback contests, the ladies,
high score went to Mrs. j. w. Bivensi
a guest of B. A. Daniel. while Mr.
Daniel won the mems high score II
the games of Chinese checkers. high
score went to A. S. Watkins.
Special prizes were given to H..
H. Robinson, Jr., and little Miss
Lucy Harris, who played Chinese
checkers, and were the. guests, Of
H M. Robinson !, Al IT,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
Program Is Arranged For
High School Auditorium
Number of Local Ministers To Have Part in
Services in Evening; Marshals Are Named;
Rest of Finals Week After Next

Exercises marking the start of the
1899 commencement program OF
Henderson high school will begin to-
morrow evening with the baccalaur-
cate sermon by Rev. d. E. Earnhardt
president of Louisburg College. The
services will be held in the auditor
ium of the high school, and most of
the churches of the city will call
in their night programs for the oc-
casion.
The principal part of the COM
mencement will be held week after
next 1t had been planned originally
to have the exercises next week, but
loss of time by reason of suspensions
and for other causes necessitated
making up the period, which runs
the term an extra week. Rev. Mr..
Earnhardt had been engaged for to-
morrow and could not switch to a
week later on account of conflicting
engagements.
The high school orchestra will
have several selections on the pro-
gram tomorrow evening, and the girls
glee club will likewise sing. A part
of the high school band will also
give a number, "The Holy City," as
a "brass octette.'
Superintendent E. NJ Rollins will
preside, and the hour is o'clock.
The invocation will be by Rev. ].
Everett Neese, pastor of the Con-
gregational Christian church; the
Scripture reading by Rev. James A.
Jones, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church, and the prayer by Rev.
E. Norfleet Gardner, pastor of the
First Baptist church. Rev. R. E.
Brown pastor of the First Methodist
church, will introduce the preacher,
who formerly was pastor of that
church. The benediction will be by
Rev. T. ]. Whitehead, pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant church.
Commencement marshals, already
selected, with Miss Doris Andrew as
chief, will seat the audience. The
marshals are chosen from the junior,
sophomore and freshman classes on
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
Final Accounting Shows
Adequate Sum For Trip
Public Has Been Generous in Providing Money
for High School Musicians To Join North Caro-
lima Day Exercises at New York

{ Completion of the fund being rails
ed to send the Henderson nigh
school band to the New York Worlds
Fair to participate in the exercises
OF forth Carolina Day on Monday,
June lD, was announced today. Adj
ditional contributions of $138 today
ran to total of $717 the funds con-
tributed through the Daily Dispatch
fund
The sum of 81, 500 was sought for
the trip, which will provide for some
so trips, with more than fifty mem
bers of the band proper and several
chaperones included. Besides that,
4 number of parents will accompany
their children in the band at their
own expense.
Mrs. M. w. Wester, president of
the Band Boosters Club, said today
that the proceeds from the bands
concert of April II, given to raise
funds for the trip, amounted to $3.50,
which, with the Dispatch fund, went
to $1,O47.
Twelve children in the band were
provided for by their parents, and
he Band Boosters Club itself raised
additional funds among themselves,
with $40 realized from the bands
trip to the Rocky Mount Gallopade,
and an additional $50 to come from
trip two weeks hence to a Shrine
ceremonial in Rocky Mount.
The party will leave Henderson
i'll special cars on the Seaboard Air
Line railroad Saturday night, June
II, arriving in New York at a. m.
Sunday. That day will be given
over to sightseeing in the big city,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06

the basis of scholarship.
Following is the full program fol
the exercises tomorrow night:
Processional-"Gr March,, by
Emil Ascher, High School Orchestra
Selection-"Flower Bell", Concer
Waltz by Ascher, High School Or
chestra.
Hymn-"O God, Beneath Thy
Guiding Hand, Audience.
Audience please join in the hymn
o God, Beneath Thy guiding hand,
Our eXiled fathers crossed the seas
And when they trod the wintry
strand;
With prayer and psalm they wor-
SHIPPED thee.
And here thy name, o God, of love
Their children shall adore
Till these eternal hills remove,
And spring adorns the earth nc
more.
Invocation-Rev. j. Everett Neese
Anthem, "Glorious Forever" by
Rachmaninoff, Girls Glee Club.
Scripture Reading, Rev. James A.
Jones.
Prayer, Rev. E. Norfleet Gardner.
''The Holy City," Brass Octette.
Trumpets: Charles Van Dyke, A. c.
Virgins, Joe Evans and Bobby John
son; Trombone: M. w. Wester
Mellophone: Bill Wester; Baritone:
Harry Keller; Bass: Henry Partin.
Presentation of Speaker, Rev. r.
E. Brown.
Sermon, Dr. D. E. Earnhardt.
Benediction, Rev. T. j. Whitehead
Professional. High School Or
chestra.
Commencement MarshalS.
(Chosen for Highest Scholarship
Doris Andrew, Chief Marshal.
Paul Daeke, Tenth Grade.
Scottie Ayscue, Tenth Grade.
Ned Adams, Tenth Grade.
Ralph Murray, Tenth Grade.
George Eppes, Tenth Grade.
A. c. Virgins, Tenth Grade.
Mildred Whitley, Tenth Grade.
Evelyn Baker, Tenth Grade.
Dorothy May, Tenth Grade.
Julia Zollicoffer, Ninth Grade.
Elizabeth Laws, Ninth Grade.
Gus Zollicoffer, Ninth Grade.
Billy McCracken, Ninth Grade.
Mary Ann Cooper, Ninth Grade.
Doris Dennis, Ninth Grade.
Deloris Hinton, Ninth Grade.
Alma Melton, Ninth Grade.
jeanette Falkner, Ninth Grade.
Eliza Boyd, Ninth Grade.
Edith Brown, Eighth Grade.
Thomas Falkner, Eighth Grade.
Albert Grissom, Eighth Grade.
M. w. Wester, Eighth Grade.
Josephine Newell, Eighth Grade.
Katherine Legg, Eighth Grade.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
Writes
OF Methodist
Conferences

Jasper B. Hicks, prominent lay
leader of the Methodist Protestant
church of Henderson, and lay dele
gate from the North Carolina Con-
ference of his denomination to the
Methodist United Conference in
Kansas City, has been named to some
of the important committees OF that
body, which next week will declare
formally the union of the northern
and southern branches of the Meth
|odist Episcopal Church and the Meth
odist Protestant Church. In a letter
to the Daily Dispatch, MIR. Hicks
said "this is a great gathering and
we are getting along fine with the
work."
Before the conference in Kansas
City convened, Mr.. Hicks had been
assigned to the committee on pub
fishing interests, and since he arrlv-
ed has been named to two Other
groups. One of these was the COM
mittee on enabling acts and lega
forms, being the only representative
of the old Methodist Protestant Con-
ference of North Carolina on the
body, which draws enabling legisla-
ton. The other committee is the
jurisdictional committee, on which
he and DR.. j. E. Pritcherd, formerly
Methodist Protestant pastor here
represent the North Carolina Con-
ference of that group. The duty Of
this committee is to meet with two
representatives each of the northern
and southern branches of the ole
Methodist Episcopal churches anc
fix the boundaries for the NORTH
Carolina conferences.
! The United Conference is to enc
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-05-06
z SOUTH CAROLINA
YOUTHS IN CUSTODY
Charged with Theft of Auto
and Driving off Without
Paying for Gas

Ira Garris, 81, and Sam Presley,
Is, said to be of South Carolina,
were arrested here yesterday after
noon about o'clock by Officers J.
c. Champion and J. L. Mundy, as
sisted by w. S. Strange. and were
being held in Jail awaiting federal
authorities, and are charged with
the theft of an automobile in Lam
caster, S. C. during the past week.
The two young men stopped in
South Hill, Va, yesterday for gaso-
line, and drove off without paying.
Officers here were notified, and a
trap set to capture the men.
Officer Champion Investigated the
automobile, after the capture of the
men and found it stolen