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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-26

FIRST METHODIST

ReV. Il. E. BTOWn, PASTOR.
9:45 Sunday school.
HOO Rev. D. A. Petty will preach
Mr.. Petty is pastor of the Middle
burg charge. Sermon subject: "Keep-
ing Step with God Amid Twentieth
Century Upheavals.
8 Union service at Christ Meth
odist church, with Rev. James A.
Jones delivering the sermon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-26

Funeral For Rev. Taylor.
The funeral of Rev. w. T. Taylor,
colored minister will be held at
o'clock Sunday afternoon, August 27
at Mt. Olive church.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-26
derson and visitors in our city to
worship with us at this time.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Row lanes A .IOneS- pastor.

IOSN. CCIIlCS "a OO11OO, PCOCOA'
9:45 a. M, The church school. E..
H. Dixon, general superintendent.
Departments of worship and classes
of study for all age groups.
II a. M, The morning worshin.
Subject, "Doubting Gods Share in
the World" with the sermon by the
pastor.
$50 p M The Young Peoples
Forum will meet. The hostess will
be Mrs. A. c. Vow, and the meet
ing will be held at her home in
Wildwood. In case Of rain, the Forum
will meet at the church. The subject
for discussion is sabbath Obser-
vance"
8 p. M, The evening worship. The
Union Service will be held at the
Christ Methodist church, and the
sermon will be preached by Mr..
Jones.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-26
HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL.
Row 7 w HI1Oo0c rQofOr

HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL.
Rev. l. w. Hughes, rector.
Twelfth Sunday after Trinity.
1880 a. m. Holy communion.
9:45 a. M, Church school,
10 a. M, Mems Bible class
II a. M, Morning prayer and SER
mon.
p. M, Evening prayer.
St. Johns Mission, North Hender-
son, 2 o'clock, church school.
Anyway, if war doesn't come, those
air raid shelters in London will
make dandy fruit cellars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
BENEFIT CHECKS STOLEN

A score or more check thieves
have been sent to prison because
they could not resist the temptation
to grab a benefit check sent out by
the Maryland Unemployment Com
pensation Board, forge the name of
the legal beneficiary and then in
duce some unsuspecting person to
convert the document into cash.
Already more than two hundred
checks have been stolen and in
some cases five or six weekly remit
tances have been taken from a
single intended beneficiary.
In all more than hundred male
factors have been uncovered since
the Board began paying benefits in
January 1898, yet only those who
cashed checks bearing forged in
dorsements have been losers-the
Unemployment Fund has lost no.
thing at all. On each check is plain
~ printed warning about cashing
checks for strangers. The person
who cashes a check should be GER
lain OF the Identity OF the 1ndlvld-
dal who presents it.
1t has happened that in many in
stances the person from whom an
unemployment check was stolen has
rallied to Observation-Disclosures there
would have been many more con-
victions.
Payments to the unemployed have
now passed the eleven million dollar
mark, while the number of checks
sent out is in excess of 1,150,OOO.
Payments began on January rs,
1888.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
STUDENT CONFERENCE Ar
STATE TEACHERS
COLLEGE

Announcements have been made
relative to the Fourth Annual Con-
ference to be held at the State
Teachers College in Salisbury on
Saturday, March Is.
The theme for the Conference is
Preparation for Tomorrow's Amer
ica." DR.. H. G. Byrd, President, Uni
versity of Maryland, will give the
principal address. Mr.. r. N. Cur
rent, Instructor in the Social Scien-
ces at the College, will be the lead
er of panel discussion on the Re-
lation of an Individual to Govern
ment, while Mrs. G. r. Clements,
President, Maryland Congress OF
Parents and Teachers, will be the
leader of Q discussion group ON the
Relation of the Individual to the
Home. Mrs. Ida Belle Wilson
Thomas, Head of the History De-
partment at the College, is Chair
man of the group, planning for the
appropriate observance of Maryland
Day.
The Steering Committee for the
Conference includes DR.. Florence T.
Simonds, Head of the Biology De-
partment, Chairman, Mrs. G.. r.
Clements, Miss Ruth Powell, Social
Director, Robert Doenges, President,
Student Council, and Betty Lynch,
President, Christian Association.
Presidents and advisors of all stu
dent organizations will assist.
The ALI College Night will in
clude playlet by the Sophanes
Players under the direction of Mrs.
w. H. Bennett and an Athletic
Demonstration with Miss Helen
Jamart and Been Maggs, Athletic
Directors, in charge.
This will be the fourth Annual
Conference conducted by the State
Teachers College in cooperation with
the Maryland Congress of ParenGs
and Teachers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Tanning Leather for Soles

Tanning is slow affair-especial-
ly in the curing of leather for soles.
The primary function of the process
is to preserve the skin and make it
at once pliable and wear resistant.
The hides of steers, cows and bulls
are used to make sole leather. The
green hides as they are sent from
the packer or slaughter house are
.pickled'' or sailed to prevent de-
cay. At the tannery, notes an au-
thority in the Chicago Tribune, they
are sorted into various grades of
durability and appearance. The
hides are soaked to remove dirt and
blood and then dropped into watts
containing milk of lime and sodium
sulphide to loosen the hairs from the
derma or top skin. The hides then
are "dehaired" and scraped to re-
move flesh attached to the bottom
of the derma. Finally the skins or
hides are placed in watts containing
bark juice liquors of varying
strengths. This process consumes
80 days. Then the hides are oiled
and dried for another two months.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
CLAIMS PAID TO 65-YEAR-OLD
WORKERS

The first claims for old-age insur-
lnce benefits were paid in April
1887. From then, up to January /,
1899, a total of 266,906 old-age in
,urance payments were made. OF
.hese, 1925 were paid to insured
wage earners who had reached the
.ge of 65 since the program went
.nto opera ton, January /, 1887.
these claims represent value OF
$5,356,296. A total of 147,6S1 death
;laims paid to the heirs or estates
Of insured wage earners who died
..epresent value of $6,S9S,9SO.
Zach lump-sum payment equals 3 IL
percent of the taxable wages receiv-
I'd by the Garner The average pay
.nent for the entire country, in De-
,ember was $65.63.
Tiny Films Used To Keep Social
Security Wage Records
Motion picture film about the size
If a mans fingernail is being used
% preserve many of the old-age in
surance records of the Social Secur-
lty Board. The plan to reproduce
permanent records on nonexplosive
micro-film make it possible to save
space, by placing the original rec
ords in dead storage.
Photographic duplicates of work
ers' applications TO account numbers,
and the numbers assigned them, al
ready have been made, and the pho
tographing of additional applica-
lions will be made as they are re-
ceived.
A study of claims for old-age in
surance benefits, filed by heirs OF
deceased workers, indicates that In
approximately so percent OF the
cases, where death claims have been
paid, the wage earners left no other
estate In about % per cent OF the
cases where claims were filed by
neirs of male workers who had died,
1 wife is the beneficiary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03

on portable framework, an opera
tors control and switching unit, a
portable gasoline-driven alternator,
and demountable antenna, together
with tools, spare parts, and ground
system materials. The entire appa-
ratus weighs about 500 pounds and
can be easily transported by light
truck or passenger car.
In event that storm or flood destroys
a section Of open wire or cable, radio
telephone sets may be transported to
each end of the gap. Telephone wire
connections with the sets at these points
will allow resumption of communica-
ton by radio until the damage can be
repaired. If commercial power is not
available, a small gasoline-driven
generator Of 600-watt capacity, which
is part of the equipment, may be used
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
ANTHRAX In SHAVING BRUSHES

Calling attention to the possible
ity of contracting anthrax through
the use of infected shaving brushes,
DR.. r. H. Riley, Director of the
Maryland State Department Of
Health warns particularly against
the use of certain brand of shaw
ing brushes of foreign manufacture
that have been widely sold in this
country and that have Imperial,
Sterilized, Japan, 332" impressed
upon the handles. Anthrax, he ex-
planned is very contagious, dang
erous, and usually fatal disease of
animals and man. Many of the hui
man infections have been contract
ed through the use of brushes made
of bristles from infected animals.
DR.. Riley's warning was made in
response to an official request from
Surgeon-General Parran, of the u.
s. Public Health Service, reporting
the discovery of case Of anthrax
in a person living in one Of the
States in the Northwest and asking
all State Health Officers to issue
precautionary notices. The case re-
ported was attributed to the use Of
a shaving brush of the kind indicat-
ed above, bought about week
before the illness developed. Ex-
animation of the brush resulted In
the isolation of anthrax bacilli. Ex-
animation of other brushes bearing
the same trademark was made in
other laboratories with the same
results.
Further official investigation
showed that more than $4,000
brushes of this particular brand
have been received in this country
in four shipments from Japan since
1887 and have been sold or distrib-
uted. The report states that they
have been on sale in a number OF
States, frequently in variety stores
and have retailed for ten cents
|apiece.
In cooperation with the health
authorities concerned, the Public
Health Service has traced the ship
ment of the shaving brushes back
to the importer. Action has been
taken or is in progress with re-
spect to all known wholesale stocks.
AS there can be no assurance that
all stocks have been located, because
of incomplete, lost, or missing re-
cords and other trade practices, the
Surgeon-General asked that prospec-
tive purchasers be warned Of the
danger in the use of the brushes.
Action has also been taken
through the proper channels for the
holding up in customs of any future
shipments of shaving brushes until
determined free from contamina-
ton. This action is to be taken re-
CARELESS of whether or not the ship
ment is accompanied by certificate
of sterilization.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Convict, Priest, Dragon
Started the Rouen PARTY

The traditional fair Of st. Roman
is a festival which has been cele-
brated off and on since the days of
Richard the Lionhearted, observes
Rouen, France, correspondent in
the Detroit News.
The medieval pageantry which is
conceived as background for the
usual exchange of harvest produce
from the fruitful farms and or
chards of Normandy, recalls an old
story of saint and dragon which
is still considered gospel by many
of the French peasants.
1t seems that st. Roman, Bishop
of Rouen, went forth one day to con-
quer a great Gargoyle which had
been indulging an unpleasant appe-
little for human beings at the rate
of two or three a meal. The bishop
took with him a condemned con-
vict, thinking, perhaps, that if the
dragon were furnished with a sat
isfactory ''hors d'oeuvre" it might
be captured while enjoying this first
course. But things worked out bet
ter than expected; for the Gargoyle
was so awed at the sight of the holy
man that it Immediately became
weak enough for the convict to give
it quick push into the Seine. Being
strictly land dragon, it promptly
drowned and Rouen was saved.
What is certainly true is that from
the Twelfth to the Eighteenth cen
fury, condemned criminal was set
free from the dungeons of Rouen ev-
cry Ascension day in memory of St.
Roman and his courageous convict.
1t involved colorful procession Tin
Guiding stuffed dragon), besides
banquets and various solemn rites.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
The Twelve Caesars

The twelve Caesars were Julius
Caesar and the eleven emperors fol-
lowing him, most of whom were
from his family. Nerva was chosen
by the senate, and was the first to
select successor without regard to
family. Following are the names
and dates Of the reigns of the
twelve: julius Caesar, A B. c.;
Augustus, 81 B. c. to IA A. D.; Tt
berius, 1887; Caius, 37-41; Claudi-
us, Asa; Nero, 54-68; Galba, $3.50;
Ohio, SO; Vitellius, SO; Vespasian,
69-79; Titus, 1881; Domitian, 81-96.
The title Caesar was given to all of
the Roman emperors, until the time
of Hadrian, after whom Caesar was
the title of the heir of the throne,
and the title of the emperor was
Augustus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
TELEPHONE TAXES

The state of Maryland, its counties
and municipalities, collected during
1888 in taxes on the telephone bust
ness, about 1854, 900. The federal
government collected from the bust
ness and from users Of long distance
messages 1928, 900 more. In effect tele-
phone users in Maryland paid $2.470,-
600 in telephone taxes, nearly 16k
cents out of every dollar paid for tele-
phone service.
In 1928 telephone taxes in Maryland
averaged 1895 per subscriber, in
1888 about $14, an increase of so per
cent.
These increasing taxes have sub
stantial effect on the charges for teie-
phone service and are retarding in
fuence on the expansion of a public
service that is essential to more and
more people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03

as a power supply. The range Of the
emergency radio system is about %
miles and under favorable conditions
considerably greater distances may be
attained.
Use Of these sets is not limited to
bridging wire gaps. They may be
called into service also where an emer-
gency situation arises which cannot
adequately be handled by existing
facilities. For example, in cases Of q
catastrophe removed from cities, or
wherever extensive telephone facilities
do not exist, it would be possible to
maintain communication with such
relief agencies as Red Cross field
hospitals.
Initial deliveries Of the completed
sets were made by the Western Elec-
trio Company during the latter part
of October.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Man" will be the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches Of
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday,
March 5.
The Golden Text will be from
Eccles. 1923, God giveth to man
that is good in his sight wisdom,
and knowledge and JOY"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible, Pisa. 1902:
Serve the Lord with gladness, come
before his presence with thanksgiv-
ing"
The Lesson-Sermon also will In
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures
by Mary Baker Eddy, among which
IS the following, page 1856, "Allness
is the measure of the infinite, and
nothing less can express God."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Mud Skipper, Fish That
Can Exist Out of Water

Fish out of water are exhibited
in the aquarium's tropical hall in
London. They are known as mud
shippers. They have been accom-
modated in a large case furnished
with half-submerged branches, min
iature gravel beaches, etc.-the bet
ter to display the creatures unique
habits.
These brackish-water fish have to
remarkable degree succeeded in
conquering the land. The eyes be-
ing virtually raised upon stalks, the
fish can enjoy clear view of in
sects living above water line, and
often leave the water in pursuit
of such insects, pursuing them along
tree branches, besides stalking
them on land much as might liz
ard.
BY means of its wide-spreading
breast fins and plant tail the mud
skipper can scuff1e and even leap
with such rapidity as to render its
capture as difficult as that of
grasshopper. While out of water
the gill-chambers of the fish are
kept filed with air.
Prolonged exposure to sun and
air would quickly tell upon the eyes
of normal fish. The mud skipper,
however, safeguards its organs of
sight against drying up by frequent
ly lubricating them, withdrawing
them into their sockets and rolling
them about, an operation ludicrous-
ly suggestive of winking.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03

A development of the Bell Telephone
Laboratories which has recently been
made available is a combined radio
sending and receiving set for the sole
purpose of handling emergency situa-
tions where telephone wires cannot
readily be employed. The hurricane
and flood damage to the communica-
tions system in New England last
September has again demonstrated the
value of emergency radio equipment
in temporarily bridging gaps in the
telephone company's wire system. The
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Companies in Maryland, Virginia and
West Virginia have purchased sets of
this apparatus for similar emergen-
eies.
Each set consists Of radio trans
mitter and radio receiver mounted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
ESSAY CONTEST

The Maryland Bankers Associa-
ton is sponsoring an Essay Contest
which is open to members Of the
1889 graduating classes OF white
and paroclrial schools In the State
of Maryland.
The title of the essay to ''be writ
ten Is what Our Bank Means To
Our Community" and must be be-
tween one thousand and twelve hum
dred words. written ON one side OF
paper.
All essays must be submitted not
later than March 81, 1889.
The seven winners will be invited
to attend the annual convention OF
the Maryland Bankers Association
at Atlantic City. New Jersey. on
May 4th and 9Th, at the Hotel
Traymore. Hotel and travelling ex-
penses will be paid by the Assoeia-
ton. HI
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
WEST NOTTINGHAM BASKETERS
WIN TWO

It was two of two for coach Rus
sell Faber's West Nottingham Acad-
emy basketball team last week.
PLAYING Tuesday evening, February
IA. without the services OF their
high scoring center O'Brien, the Ma
room topped Avon-Grove High
School on the latter's floor by one
point, 2O-19. The Pennsylvanians,
always a worthy opponent on their
own court, were ahead from the
start to within one minute OF the
finish. At this point Jim Spillane
converted two free throws to Tie
the score at 10 all. With 45 SECONDS
to go Spillance again stepped to the
foul line and nailed the torrid game
to the Nottingham mast with mis-
fifth successful free toss.
In a. preliminary game the west
Nottingham junior varsity lost to the
Avon-Grove jayvees by the score Oh
23 to FL.
II was much different in the Field
House Saturday afternoon, February
IS. With O'Brien back in the lineup
the Maroon easily disposed OF q very
good Alumni team, 1920. O'Brien
celebrated his return by dropping
twelve field goals and one charity
toss through the hoops for % points
Franklin and Marshall Academy
of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. VIII
play in the Field House Wednes'
cav, March 5. e s:s9 e NJ,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Potash UnIxnowingly Used

Potash was unknowingly used as
q fertilizer in America for several
hundred years, according to Indus
trial and Engineering Chemistry.
The practice of burning the timber
Of clearings added potash to the
corn and pumpkin patches of the
aborigine and colonist alike. Wood
ashes, supplying potash, have been
used in gardens for centuries; in
fact, together with kelp and its ash,
they furnished the only potash avail
able until well after the middle of
the last century, when production
started from the German mines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03

Costly apparel doesn't always
make a woman look neat and attrac-
tive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03

Some textiles made from glass are
tlns aa spider web
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03

No nation is At to sit in Judge
ment upon any other nation-WpQd-
row Wilson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-03
Pvre-Bred Cows Going to Worlds Fuir

This photograph shows the
house the DAIRY World of Tome
in 1889. In it the FIVE pure-bred a
stein Friesian. Jersey and Brown
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
Numerous Motions ' Presented Today
Cases Assigned During Short Calendar Session of
 Court Pleas Judge McDonOugh Presides

motion for judgment against Ida .Adaskavich was granted, ' Other motions granted were as
 follows:A Societa Montaganese Di- Mutuo Soccoroso against John Ian- I:nitto, ct al, summary judgment.
 George zaplisney against Agnes
 Rahuba ct al, disclosure of defense,
 judgment and law-days; Louis Sper- Hing against Hugo Guastaferri ct al, reopen court order; Concetta Fusco against Giovanni Filsco, permission to make repairs. Z | The Domestic Appliance motion for judgment against Harry Cough i Ian was continued while the motion [ for judgment in the case of Irving
 G. Green against Arthur F. OLeary ct al was put over. An answer must
 be filed in the motion for Judgment | in the case of Mary M. A. Bennett 1 against Thomas F. Moran & Sons,
 Inc, ct al. x Other motions granted were: Fins Eton J. Phelan. adinr., against Anna
 Kennedy, acceptance of receivers quarterly report; Helen ,LePago
 against Ada Adaskawich, judgment:
 Standard Accident Insurance Conl- tpany against William Ferdinandez,
 hearing in damages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
SMITH MENTIONED [ DISAPPOINTMENT
Name of Local Congress- man Receives Consider-
 ation for Judgeship

Reports from Washington, D. O., are to the effect that Congressman J. Joseph Smith of Waterbury has an excellent chance of being nom- mated for the federal court judge ship recently made vacant by the resignation of Judge Edwin S Thomas. One report states that the Waterbury congressman is now the favored candidate for the post. At his press conference yesterday Attorney General Frank Murphy said that Congressman Smith had
 received several endorsements foi the nomination.
 A number of other Connecticut men have been mentioned for the post. Nomination was declined by
 Judge Patrick B. O'SulIvan of the Connecticut superior court.
 Congressman Smith yesterday filed in the house on behalf of the military affairs committee a favor able report on bill increasing to $40 the amount given annually by the government to states for the maintenance of war veterans in state soldiers homes. The present annual payment by the government is $120. It is believed that the bill has good chance of being passed by the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

and my skin looks healthy. l could say lot more in favor of Vendol but just advise everyone suffering this way to get some at once"
 You will never know what venaol can do for you tii: you give it . trial So. come to Apothecarles Hall Co, 63 Bank st., and learn all about this great Root, Herb and Alkaline medicine. Try it. sec for yourself how much better t will make you feel. Yeu can also get vcndoi at the following drug stores in nearby towns; The spooner Drug O., Oak vile; NauEatuck Drug and Dono- van'z Pharmacy in Naugaluck; {; Lennon Pharmacy in Thomaslen; {; sud q leading drus stores every where.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
TRUXTUN'S DEATH
 UNDER SCRUTINY
Constable Johnson of Mid= dlebury Called Before
 Federal Attorney

Constable William P. Johnson, of Middlebury, was questioned by a federal attorney in New York on the death of William T. Truxtun, local wholesale alcohol dealer, who was found dead alongside a brook in Middlebury July 16, 1895.
 The Truxtun death is being inves- tigated apparently in connection with the McKesson & Robbins case. Constable Johnson is the only per- son now living who took part in the official investigation of the death.
 The late Dr. Harry c. Anderson, Middlebury medical examiner, listed the death as caused by accidental drowning. Acting Coroner William B. Hennessy was called before a federal grand jury last week to sub init the report filed with his pre- decessor, Coroner John T. Monzani, by Dr. Anderson.
 It has been reported that New York that the firm headed by MT. Truxtun did a half million dollars worth of business with McKesson & Robbins.