davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
OTHERS VIEWS
FROM MIR. WRIGHT
To the Editor:

10 the Editor:
1t is a we'll known fact that the peo-
Pile who are fighting Franklin d.
Roosevelt and his party, the New
Deal are our sixty rich families, their
relatives and servants. They have
their wealth and the ease and COM
fort it brings yet they seem so sell
fish they do not want those who pro-
duce that wealth to have and enjoy
any of it's comforts. They do that in
spite of the we'll established fact that
there is plenty in this great country
for all if properly distributed. To
make that proper and just distribu-
ton is Mr. Roosevelt's object, and let
me say he is the only President who
ever really tried to do that. Jefferson
tried some, jackson tried a little more
Wilson started off alright zut he fail
ed miserably, for he you will remem-
Der signed the bill written by Carter
Glass and his like, that was the great
est steal this or any other country
ever had. | refer to the Federal Re-
serve Bank Act. According to a letter
written by E. w. Mason to the late
Speaker of the House Henry T.
Rainey, on May 9th, 1884, it is pos
sible under that Ubiquitous law for
the big bankers to get an interest of
1888 per year on every dollar they
lend our Government. God knows
something should be done about that
But l promise it will not be ever
done by Southern Congressman so
long as we continue in office such as
we have at present.
1t is well known that Southern con-
gressmen hold the balance of power
in the present Congress just as they
have since 1888. Yet under WA law
that they made, workers in the South
get less pay than in any other part
of the country. For example: In Pen
nsylvania the lowest paid worker gets
$500 per day, while that same class
worker in North Carolina gets S1.6O.
In Pennsylvania the highest class
worker is paid $24.24, while his broth
er worker in North Carolina is paid
only $7.28 per day for his WPA work.
Is not that scandalous? But Congress
man Robert L. Doughton of North
Carolina voted last Thursday to con-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

tinue that discrepancy in the pay of
Northern and Southern WPA work
ers. That shows how North Carolina
members of our greatest law making
body treat the poor people of their
,, own State.
Last wear. at the instigation of Wall
Street. Congress, with big Demo
cratic majority, appointed a commit
tee to investigate un-American ac-
tivities in this country, Martin Dies
of Texas was appointed chairman.
The Committee was to report to the
Congress this session, when the life
of tn Committee ended. This Dies
Committee worked four months last
year and all it did was help defeat
the Democratic nominee for governor
in Michigan and add more than
hundred Republicans to those already
in Congress.
Last Friday a resolution was intro
duced in the House to extend the life
of this Dies committee for another
year at a cost of one hundred thOus-
and dollars, which was $4,000 more
than it used last year, in defeating
more than a hundred Democrats. The
speaker and most of the big leaders of
the Democratic House had evidently
heard from Wall Street about this re-
solution, for when it was brought UP
they had a gag rule ready which
limited debate to two hours, and it
was rushed through with solid Re-
publican vote for it and all the Demo-
Gratis except thirty-five. Every North
Carolina congressman voted for it, ex-
cept Mr.. Barden. They did that not
withstanding it was brought out by
several speakers in debate that Dies.
who heads the committee was a bit
ter enemy of President Roosevelt and
seeks with this committee to destroy
the New Deal in order that our coun-'
try can be turned over bag and bag
gage to greedy, predatory, organized
wealth as it was under Hoover when
he gave bullets and poisrn gas to,
those who asked for bread.
Mr.. Hoover said last Saturday that
the appointment of this Dies commit
tee was the most important thing be-
fore the Congress. It is easy to see
why he thinks so.
If there is one spark of manhood
left in America, you will hear a great
deal more about this Dies committee.
That all North Carolina congressman
voted for it except Mr.. Barden. Had
l the space l could tell enough to fill
forty columns about the pusillamin-
BUSINESS of this monster that your con-
gressmen have let loose in our midst.
JAS. H. WRIGHT.
Henderson, Feb 7, 1885,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
IOday*-..
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1s11-Hiram Mattison, Jealous New
York Methodist clergyman and re-
former of his day, born at Norway
NY. Died Nov. "a, 1868.
1S17-Richard S. Ewell, Confeder-
ate acknowledgement, born at George
town, D. C. Died at Springfield,
Tenn, Jan. IS, 1872.
1818-Austin Blair, Michigan's not
ed Civil War governor, congressman,
born at Caroline, N. Y. Died Aug. 6,
1914.
1819-John Ruskin, English art
critic and philosopher, born. D.ed
Jan. 20, 1900.
182OLWilliam Tecumseh Sherman,
Union general in the Civil War, third
general of the army, born at Ian
caster, Ohio. Died in New York, Feb.
II, 1891.
1828-Jules Verne, French wonder
story writer, born. Died March "a,
1905.
1S6O-Rush Rhees, president of the
University of Rochester, N. Y, noted
educator, born in Chicago. Died Jan.
5, 1899.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Charles H. Dennis, editor emeritus
of Chicago Daily News, born at De-
catur ILL.,, 70 years ago.
Prof. Maud Slye of the University
of Chicago, famed pathologist, born
in Minneapolis, go years ago.
Charlie Ruggles, screen star, born
In Los Angeles, AZ years ago.
Arthur A. Murphy of Los Angeles,
Union Pacific r. R. executive, born
a. Portland, Greg, SO years ago.
Frank E. Mason, vice president of
the National Broadcasting Company
New York, born in Milwaukee. 46
years ago.
Benjamin F. Bledsoe of Los Angeles
retired juris', lawyer, society of the
Sons of the Revolution head, born at
San Bernardino, CAL, IS years ago.
DR.. Melville F., Coolbaugh, president
of the Colorado School of Mines, horn
at Coo baugh, Pa, 81 years ago.
King Wallis Vidor, oldtime movie
producer, born at Galveston, Tex. a
years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
Senators to Back
Fund on Advertising
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page One.)
Parkway funnelling tourists into the
State.
I'm looking at this thing from a
statewide standpoint, not from any
selfish local angle. It is simply in
conceivable to me that we should
seriously consider Gripping a pro
gram which has already increased
North Cardinals travel business from
approximately $4O,OOO,OOO in the fis-
cal year 1857 to well above $6O,OOO,-
600 in the fiscal year 1878"
Senator Frink said that the adver-
Using program of the current bien-
mum has been of inestimable value
to his county and in particular to his
home town of Southport.
"You can make me the number one
man on any list of Legislators opposed
to any cut in the budget commissions
recommendation of $250,0OO for the adj
vertising program during the next
biennium," the Brunswick senator
said.
"When all is said and done. oppo-
sitlon to the advertising program a.
mounts to this: We do not believe ad-
vertising bring results, or we do not
think it is the function of the State
to advertise or we do not think the
travel business and new industries
are worth going after.
Merely to state these arguments Is
to answer them. Nobody seriously
contends that advertising fails te
bring results, it is hardly open to dis
pute that the State is proper agency
to advertise itself, and all statistics
show that the trevel business is the
biggest single industry in the United
States"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

are as sore as boils.
Secrecy!
Right on top of this other secrecy
comes monetary secrecy.
What about the "stabilization' con-
tract? 1 will gamble that the average
man never heard of it.
In pre-war days?
Suppose, then, that an American
tourist was coming home from, say
France. He changed his French
money into American money ano
knew what he was getting, about, in
American money. At that time the
French franc was worth about five
to the American dollar The tourist
what he was entitled to and got it.
International currencies no longer
mean much. The individual tourist
can stand international, fluctuations
but they raise Cain with big business.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau, along with Great Britain and
France, fixd up a scheme to stabilize
international exchange.
1t has involved two billion dollars.
1t has worked tolerably well.
But nobody knows how or why il
has worked.
l always thought 1 didn't know how
or why-on the theory that l wa
too darned dumb.
Now I discover that senators anC
financiers do not know, either.
Morgenthau himself relates that hi
cannot disclose it confidentially.
Secrecy various kinds
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

the Rhine; some that he said France
and England
It seems like stretching the candy
middling thin to draw such distinc-
lions.
Yet it is hard not to do so. One does
not like to assume that the White
House tenant is overriding himself in
terming a handful of senators deli
berate liars" But if they are not,
what is the President, in so 'denomi-
mating them? Perish that idea also!
Nix on Secrecy.
IF. D." was not satisfied with. con-
sulting secretly with the Senate Mil
itary Affairs Committee. Having con-
suited with these latter gentry he
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

called another committee into his con-
fidence to clarity what he had dis
cussed with the military affairs folk.
Thus the conversation was everlast-
ingly mixed up
A lot of congressman were excluded
from these gatherings.
Now, senator or a representative
is as jealous as a soprano.
Such of these birds" as have been
called especially into consultation at
the executive mansion naturally are
flattered, even if they are anti-New
Dealers-it makes them look impor-
can't.
But the rank and file of legislators
Gncluding neglected New Dealers)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
How manv men of military :
BY FRED HI. MAY

1. How many men of military age
does North Carolina have?
2. Who was the North Carolinian
who became superintendent of public
instruction in California?
3. How many counties showed de-
crease in population in 1880?
4. How many women in North Car
Dina are wage earners?
S. Why was strong fight made in
1885 on changing the legislature from
annual to biennial sessions?
6. What appropriation did the State
make in May 1861 for war purposes
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today gives an intellectual person.
Keen in insight, intuitive, but lack
ing in the tact that avoids m'sfor-
tune or adversely. Love of travel is
indicated and reward therein. less
ened if that tack before mentioned
Is not exercised. There is as a rule
helping hand in this degree that
will try to lift the native to comfort
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
Secret Conferences Make
Trouble for President

Continued from Page One.) .
sent stand pat that they did hear the
President express himself approx
mately as quoted Some recall that
he said Frontier; some that he said
first line; some that he said ION
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

Pay-up week is to be observed here
next week, beginning on Monday. AL
merchants and business concerns are
asked to join in the general cam
paign for the settlement of outstand-
ing accounts.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
February 8. 1884

The Junior Order will hold it's regu-
lar weekly meeting tonight at 7:SO
o'c.ock, with the Currin Sisters being
special feature of the program.
Theatre ad: Kay Francis in "The
House on 56th Street"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
5000 YEARS AGO
(Taken from Daily Dispatch Fiies)

New Thermometers and other equip
ment have been installed and some
changes made at the local station of
the United States Weather Bureau.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
'CH CHRIST
1Ii 1lti l',|I,lIIf@ 6d
N-1s ~ ne ~ .ss ~ A1s as NJ 9stA-En 90 %

DO WE YEARN FOR LIGHT OR
DARKNESS: am come a light unto
the world, that whosoever believeth
one. me should not abide in darkness.
John 1916.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
Sec Back Page

l. A total Jack of reasoning powers
2. AS maker of clocks.
3. Florida.
4. Bighorn.
5. Four-ninths.
8. Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh.
T. New York City.
g. Dick Metz.
9. Humerus.
10. Nah-eev' not nave.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08
Eahruaru & 1920

February 8, 1929
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Cooper are
spending the weekend in Richmond,
Va.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

FOR RENT: COTTAGE, 4 ROOMS
and bath, just off Oxford road
Rent, $4,000 per month. Ample space
for garden. Apply to C. L. Carter.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

LOST: TWO SETTER DOGS,
males. One black and white, named
Frank; other yellow and white
named Joe. Reward to finder j.
Tom Griffin, telephone .372 8-3ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

WE SPECIALIZE N BODY Ann
fender repairs. Motor Sales Co. 25tf
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

FOR CLEAN DEPENDABLE USED
cars visit our used car lot new
location rear our repair department.
All makes and models priced right.
Scoggin Chevrolet Company
mon-wed-fri-tf
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

ROSE BUSHES JUST ARRIVED,
beautiful plants, fresh stock. Plant
now. Daniel Hardware, phone So
7-4ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

VISIT OUR USED CAR LOT FOR
better values in used cars. Motor
Sales &C. 25-tf
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

ALL STATE LICENSED BEAUTY
operators. Phone 200 for appoint
ment. Your patronage appreciated.
Bridgers Beauty Shop. 14-tf
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

If YOU WANT A NEW FOUR.
room house, wired and painted for
$545, visit "The Place of Values"
Alex S. Watkins. Sit
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

WANTED: GOOD USED PORTAprE
typewriter, must be reasonable
Night phone 176-W; day phone 338
Slit
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

WE ARE EXPERTS IN BODY FEN
der repairing, glass replaced and
painting. Legg-Parham Company
Phone IS. 24-2eti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

WANTED-CORN, SHELLED OR
on ear also stock peas. Highest
prices cash or trade. Legg- Parham
Company.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

DRY WOOD FOR SALE. WILL, DE-
liver in Henderson, dry slabs, in
long lengths, $3.50 per truck load.
sawed in short lengths, $3.50 pei
truck load. Phone 267-1 or write AL
ford Davis, Ridgeway, N. G. 3-5ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-08

WE ARE EQUIPPED TO DO FIRST
class body and fender work at rea-
sonable prices. Scoggin Chevrolet
Company. mon-wed-Fri-tf
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-16
LincOln!

In these times of stress, the name
of Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday
the nation celebrated last Sunday,
stands out in holder relief than ever,
Lincoln fought an uphill battle to
attain his education, like we are fight
ing an uphill battle to continue an
education for our children and our
citizenry to promulgate our democ-
racy in this world of turmoil. Lin
coin lived in what might be termed
the dark ages of the nation, and we
live in what might be likewise termed
dark ages of the world, when greed
and selfish desires of relationships
are endangering democracies such as
our great leaders gave the best part of
their lives to establish. Lincoln con-
quered and so will we, if we apply
ourselves in a true spirit of coop
Grafton.
Abraham Lincoln's birthday is one
of this nations most sacred inherit
ances and his face being carved in
the granite sides of Mount Rushmore
in the Black Hills of South Dakota,
is a fitting and lasting memorial to
a rugged pioneer, a savior OF the
unity of the nation, for as it is of
granite substance, so was the char
acter of that great man.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-16
Home Recipe
BY Mrs. Erwin Anderson, Sturgeon Lake
Devils Food Cake.

Four squares unsweetened choco-
late. One cup sugar. One-half cup
buttermilk. Two and one-half cups
cake flour. One and one-half tea
spoonfuls baking powder. Three
fourths teaspoonful soda. One-haIf
teaspoonful salt One-half cup but
ter. Three-fourths cup sugar Three
eggs well beaten. One cup butter
milk. One teaspoonful vanilla. First
melt chocolate over boiling water.
Add one cup sugar and one-half cup
buttermilk and stir over boiling
water until sugar is dissolved. Cool.
Sift flour once, measure, add bak-
ing powder, soda and salt and sift
three times Cream butter, add
three-fourths cup sugar, cream until
light and fluffy. Add eggs and
beat we'll Add one-fourth of flour,
mix well, add chocolate and blend.
Add remaining flour, alternately with
buttermilk. Add vanilla. Bake in a
large creased pan in moderate oven
$50 F. 80 minutes. Frost with a good
fudge frosting.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-16
Rural School Aid

So much has been said by several
members in the Minnesota Legisla-
ture, now in session in st. Paul,
about the cutting of taxes and we
hope that such program can be en-
acted. But when those people pro-
pose the cutting of general state taxes
by means of diverting some of the
net income tax, which is now being
used as school aid, into the general
revenue fund, then their mission at
once becomes anything but laudable.
When the net income tax was
fought through the legislature to
become a part of our statute books
for the first time, its sponsors worked
tireleSSly to make it a replacement
tax and finally were successful in
getting it paid into fund to be used
to pay off bonded Indebtedness of
school districts out over the state and
if no indebtedness, then to be used
for maintenance of the school. That
surely is about as good way as
any we know of to relieve taxation.
It is a direct aid to the schools in
that if it were not coming into their
receipts such expenditure would have
to be made up by local levieS.
Many of the legislators from
weather. districts in the state and
especially those from city districts are
continually harping on the inequity
of dividing their income tax with
rural school districts which pay no
semblance of an income tax into
state Golfers The great cities of our
state needn't feel that just because
they pay the bulk of the income tax
that that money should not be divided
with us in the rural districts. For
if it were not for the rural districts,
there would be no need for greatly
advertised market weeks; there would
be no need for ice carnivals; there
would be no need for On-to-Nicol-
lets; for there would be no takers"
and consequently there would be lit
tie income for the cities.
A large metropolitan district might
exist a short time on just its own
industry, but in the long run the rural
communities contribute to its longev-
ity of existence. Therefore, those
legislators who are so DESTROYS of
letting the income tax be spent where
it is paid, can do no better than
let it continue to come into the coun-
try districts.
Commissioner of Education John
c. Rockwell aptly said before the
recent state school board convention,
Education is necessary if the demo-
cratic way of life is to exist .. peo-
pie in need should be entitled to
the understanding and aid of those
who are able to assist" No better
words have been spoken in behalf
of the continuance of all the state
net income tax proceeds for the bene-
fit of all the schools of the state.
Rural children in this democracy of
ours are entitled to the benefit of
good school facilities just as much
as their more fortunately located city
cousins.
Keep the net income tax coming
to the aid of all of Minnesota's
schools and that in itself will be not
only method of keeping real estate
taxes down, but it will keep the doors
of many rural schools open!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-16

to So a week for family of four,
or So week for each person. Just
how much food can a person buy
for that amount? Just how much
prosperity is there in such buying
power for the retail grocers and
butchers?
In 1929, according to studies made
by the Brookings Institution, some
% of Americas most thrifty" FAM
lilies were able to save ten billion
dollars. They couldn't spend it all on
food, or on clothing, or on lavish liv-
ing, or on contributions to political
parties. They tried to spend a large
part of it by Investing" it.
But the very fact that so much
purchasing power was being drained
from the millions meant that they
could not buy enough to provide a
brisk trade in which additional invest
ment of funds would be needed to
continue and expand business.
So the twenty-three families used
their money to play the stock mar
ket and to create artificial holding
corporations whose chief function
was to rake off still more profits for
the twenty-three families, and thus
drain away still more purchasing
power from the masses.
When a retail merchant is faced
with these facts, he readily sees that
his own economic interests are bound
up with those of the farmers and
workers who are waging life-and-
death struggle against private mon
opoly and the lopsided distribution
of income.
That is why we say business pros
perity will come when all the people
prosper.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1939-02-16
BUSINESS PROSPERS MOST WHEN
THE MASSES PROSPER
(The St. James Cou.

zine st. James COurler)
Retail merchants are the channel
through which goods flow into con-
sumption-and unless goods are con-
sumed, there is no need to manu-
facture or grow more of them.
Every retail merchant in St. James
can therefore appreciate from first
hand experience, the importance OF
maintaining purchasing power at a
high level, and having it widely
spread among the families of this
community.
Why did the nation, some years
ago, slide into a state of prolonged
economic crisis? Why has it been
necessary, in these past years, to try
painstakingly to rebuild our eco
nomic life out of the wreckage OF
1929-33?
Figures are available to give cor
rect answer to such questions-and
the answer is full of political and
economic significance for every re-
tail merchant in the state.
During the relatively prosperous
year of 1929, for example, nearly six
million American families lover 81
percent of the population) each had
an annual income of less than 81 900
About twelve million families lover
AZ percent of the population) each
had an income of less than $500
per year. These figures on income
have been brought to light in num-
erous Investigations, such as those
by the Brookings Institution.
It is off of sales to persons with
such incomes that the retail mer-
chant has to make his own income
What do such incomes mean with
regard to the ability to buy food
at the merchants store?
The average family in these in
come groups spends about one-third
of its income for food. This amounts