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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
Cuardsn1en To Hold Week OF Maneuverings Here
City's 1910
Auto Plates
On Sale Dec. |

New 1910 City Of Henderson auto
mobile license plates will go on sale
December l. it was learned today at
the office of the city clerk. Sale will
begin simultaneously with those of
the State tags.
Up to the present time a total of
1865 city plates have been sold The
new tags for 1910 have been receiV-
ed, and there are 500 of them, made
up in the same coIors to correspond
with the State color scheme OF the
dull red on a field Of Silver.
City licenses sell for a flat fee OF
one dollar There IS only one plate
and it can be displayed on the front
or rear o. the Car. The price is Jne
same and the style of the tag the
same for all types Of motor vehicles.
State licenses sold through N0Vem-
Der IL, the last date for which a
tabulation was available, numbered
HOOP at the local branch of the Car
DINA Motor Club, where the plates
are available the entire year. This
is 38 more than the 1896 sold to
the corresponding date a year ago
for the entire calendar year.
License cards IRON the State De-
partment Of Revenue are expected to
begin arriving by mail to car owners
any day, and all of them are to be
IN the hands of motorists by Deem
Der l, when the new State licenses
go on sale.
For both the city and the State,
the new plates can be displayed i'm
mediately upon purchase.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
Mayor Says He Could Not
Get Agreement OF County
To Give Fire Protection
Recites Unsuccessful Efforts to That End with
Commissioners Thinks Arrangement Can BE
Worked Out in Satisfactory Manner

i lection outside of the city limits, |
feel that it is only fair to the City
of Henderson to give the true facts
behind stopping the fire trucks at
the city limits.
Up until the 1899 Legislature
ret there was no way that tire
protection could legally be obtained
bv the counties Of the State. There
fore, the City Of Henderson, togeth-
er with other towns freely gave
this protection, even though 1t
meant that the Workman's COM
sation insurance of $4,000 on each
man in the fire department was
cancelled when the truck crossed
the city limits. And the insurance
of all kinds on the fire fighting
equipment was also cancelled.
1t is elementary in law that
any officer Of a corporation who
knowingly exceeds his authority IS
personally liable for his acts done
IN excess of said authority. There
fore, hence the city charter placed
the responsibility of the equipment
leaving the city upon the Mayor and
fire chief, | and Mr. c. C. Ellis were
personally liable to the men for
injury or death and personally liza
bic for damage to the equipment.
And, since there were 25 men, that
meant that Mr. Ellis and | were
signing a bond in the sum of $685.
500 every time the truck crossed
the city limits. And l do not be-
lieve that there is citizen of Hen
derson that would think this fair
70 either Of us.
In addition, the fire department
costs approximately $1,000 a year
70 maintain, or 15c on each hun
cred dollars of taxable property in
the City Of Henderson. And those
living outside the city limits GER
tainlv in fairness could not demand
this protection and not pay for it.
In fact, there are numerous hy-
drants in the residential sections
just out of town which were put in
to reduce the cost Of insurance for
those living there and paid for by
the Henderson water works, upon
tie agreement of the adjoining
property owners that they would
lay s44 a year rent on the same.
Not one of those community by
dIants is being paid for, despite the
demands of the water works.
with all this in mind, spoke
to the chairman of the County
Board of Commissioners first.
then wrote him under date of July
20, 1899, and then appeared in per-
son before the August meeting of
the county Board Of Commissioners,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
Medical And
lnfantrynen
Units Drill
Medical Groups Here
To Be Joined By
Three From E | S e.
where in State; 9th
ers to Join Infantry;
Nov. rs And Jan. Z
Dates.

Infantry and medical units of the
North Carolina National Guard in
Henderson will have their full week
of maneuvers ordered by the War
Department right here at home, but
on different dates, it was learned to-
day.
The 1O5th Medical Regiment will
encamp the week Of Sunday, NOvem-
Der rs, through Saturday, December
2, and Company c, infantry, will be
together the full week Of Sunday to
Saturday, January 7 to Is, inclusive
Both will be quartered at the Ma
tional Guard Armory on the western
outskirts of the city, on the Dabney
road
In the medical regiment encamp-
ment will. be all local units, includ-
ing Colonel Hodge A. Newell and
his staff, the service company under
Captain James N. O'Neil, the regi-
mental band under Warrant Officer
Ben Rem, and probably also the
units located at Edenton, Madison
and Wilmington. This large aggre-
cation is expected to tax the facili-
ties of the Armory. Their maneuver-
ings will be in the countryside ad-
jacent to Henderson.
1t is understood the infantry units
at Oxford and Warrenton will join
Company c for the maneuvers the
week Of January 7, all of them to be
quartered also at the armory.
While some details remain to be
worked out, tentative plans call for
the assembling of the units as out
lined The maneuvers are part of
the Federal governments plans for
increasing the efficiency of its re-
serve so.diery against any emer-
gency that may arise. All local units,
together with other National Guard
companies in the State, are already
having two drills a week in their
armories, or twice the number hith-
erto held This also is a part of the
speeding up of training by the gov
eminent.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15

By way of elaboration on the
agitation for the city to furnish fire
protection to suburban districts,
Mayor Henry T. Powell entered the
discussion today to review his et-
forts some months ago to reach an
agreement with the county where
Inv the city would furnish this pro-
lection.
The mayor said he conferred per-
sonally with the chairman OF the
Vance Board of County Commas
ioners, later wrote him ana then
went in person before the full board
Of commissioners in an effort 10
work out an arrangement. To all OF
these requests he received no re
Spouse Whatever, nor could he get
action in the way of appointment OF
a committee from the county board
to confer with a like committee for
the city to work out plan, the
mayor reclted.
But he said that since the coun-
ty commissioners have now adopted
a resolution asking the city to fur
nish this protection, committee OF
the City Council would be named
and he was confident the matter
could be settled to the satisfaction
OF every one. The city committee
Will be appointed at the monthly
meeting Of the City Council Novem-
Der q, the mayor said.
After failing in his initial effort
to reach an agreement, the mayor
order city fire trucks not to go
beyond the city limits in response
to calls, and this resulted in pro-
tests from outside residents to the
county commissioners, who in turn
then adopted a resolution request
ing action by the city. The Hender-
son Chamber Of Commerce joined
in The request.
Mayor Powell said the 1889 Gen
eral Assembly provided a means for
city cooperation with suburban
county areas for fire protection
without leaving city officials liza
bic in any way for damages to per-
son or property, all Of which would
be covered by insurance. But the
arrangement has not been carried
through here.
Following is a copy of letter
Mayor Powell wrote today to Sec
rotary Fred NJ. Allen, Jr., of the
Henderson Chamber of Commerce,
end made public by the mayor for
publication:
"Seeing from your letter Of yes
terday that you were not correctly
informed as to the matter Of the
City of Henderson giving fire pro-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
Over II Million ounds
OF Tobacco Sold Here
Market Only Two Million Short of Entire 1924
Season; Expect II to Is Million Pounds More
To Be Sold; Thanksgiving Fixed.

Season sales on the Henderson to-
bacco market through Tuesday ran
to we'll over the II million-pound
mark, with the days biddings a.
mounting to 554,642 pounds, selling
for $1O2, 997.O2 at an average Of $18.-
81 per hundred. pounds, Fred M.
Allen, Jr., sales supervisor, announc-
ed today.
Allen said tobacco officials now
estimate that from II to IS million
pounds more Of leaf will be sold on
the Henderson market this season,
most of which is efpected to be run
through warehouses before the
Christmas holidays. Forecasts are
that two to three million pounds will
be sold after the first of the year.
No date has been fixed for the sea-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15

reminding them that the last legis-
North Carolina State Volunteer
Fireman's Act. That said act pro-
Vided a means whereby the county
could request fire protection Of the
same and the mems insurance would
remain in force and there would be
no personal liability on the mayor
or chief Of the fire department, To
all of these requests, | received no
answer and to the request that a
committee be appointed from the
county commissioners to meet with
a similar committee from the city
council l likewise received no an
sWer.
''There has never been dispo-
one. But the law plainly says that
die county before the city can
legally furnish it, And when the
county commissioners refused tC
either request it or even appoint g
committee to confer with us, [ knew
Of nothing to do but stop the truck
at the city limits, which l did
Il will be pleased to appoint 6
committee from the City Council a
at our next meeting to meet with c
committee from the county COM
niissioners, since protection has nov
been requested, and l am sure (
plan can be worked out which viii
oe fair to both the City of Hen
derson and Vance county which
will give the people outside The
needed protection"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
PIGEON COMES DOWN
AT KITTRELL HOME

c. w. Grissom, of near Kittrell,
reported ihat a carrier pigeon was
forced down at his home Sunday
about 9 o'clock, and has been there
since. On the pigeons right leg, an
aluminium band bore the legend
EWC 39493, and a rubber band was
around the left leg, bearing V678
175
Mr.. Grissom fed the pigeon, and
the bird continues to loiter around
the home.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PAGE FOM1

/. In units Of length, how many
inks are in one rod?
2. Fer which labor organization
40 the initials SWOC stand?
3. Where is Oneida Lake?
4. Name the President OF the
Commonwealth of the Philippines?
5. Where was the body OF 9ope
7ius XI laid to rest?
6. Name the smallest OF the nine
planets?
7. With what sport is the name OF
Ace Parker associated?
8. Name the inventor of the all
brake?
9. How long does it take for light
f.om the 1un TO reach the earth?
10. What is the correct pronun-
iation of the noun contract!
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
REV. EARL T. HOYLE
WILL PREACH TWICE

Rev. Earl T. Hoyle, Of Altamahaw,
who is to arrive Thursday to spend
the weekend with his parents on
Route 4, is to preach twice during
ing his visit in the city. He is to
preach at the Pentecostal Holiness
church at North Henderson Thurs
day night, and on Friday night at
the Pentecostal Holiness church at
South Henderson, it was announced
today by Mrs. E. E. Hoyle
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
TWO PLEAD GUILTY
TO DRUNK CHARGES

Two defendants faced Mayor
Henry T. Powell today in city court,
charged with being drunk, and each
pleaded guilty.
P. r. Parkinson was fined 81 and
costs for being drunk
Clinton Branch, Negro, pleaded
guilty to being drunk, was fined 81
and costs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
Undergoes Serious Operation

Mrs. w. r. Fleming underwent a
major operation at Duke hospital,
Durham, yesterday 1t was said that
she stood the operation very we'll,
but that at the present time she is
still critically i'll.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Old Printing Press

Among the most interesting dis
plays in the State house at Monter-
rey, Mexico, is an historic printing
press which several times saved the
life of its owner, Samuel Bangs, the
first printer in north Mexico. An
itinerant printer, Bangs contracted
In 1917 to print manifestos and hand
bills for the small group Of Mexi-
cans who were trying to continue the
revolution against Spain. When the
enemy forces captured him, his life
was spared because he was the only
man who could operate the press.
He willingly went to work printing
propaganda for the royal army,
and later was several times traded
off with his press to other Mexican
governors and groups Of soldiers.
The press he used eventually came
to Monterrey and il now carefully
preserved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
THE MIDLAND JOURNAL

A woman may, win mans love
without trying. but she can't keep 1t
that way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Indians Smooth Checked

The beard Of the American Indian,
like that Of the oriental, is naturally
very sparse. Most male Indians
would have a slight mustache and
some beard on the chin if they per
mitted them to grow, but side whisk-
ers are usually absent. It was al
most a religion with the Indian to
have a smooth face. Francis Park
man says when he was among the
Sioux he "made careful use Of the
razor, an operation which no man
will neglect who desires to gain the
good opinion Of Indians" When Fa-
Their GARNER, the French missionary
among the Hurons, showed the In
dams a picture Of the Savior the
sight Of the beard threw them into
convulsions Of laughter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Rainbow's Phenomenon
Basis for MANY Legends

The Indians of the Southwest are
said to hold the rainbow in abhor-
renee because it is supposed to be
responsible for drouths. Local ira
ditions ascribe other misdeeds to
the rainbow. It is said to blight the
crops it touches and to bring mis-
fortune to the inmates Of house
over which it is seen. Another idea
is that If one points at a rainbow,
his finger will be cut off or he will
be struck by lightning. In France
and elsewhere children have rhymes
and charms for driving away rain
bows. Various things besides the
proverbial pot Of gold are said to
be found at the foot of the rainbow.
The Irish say a gold watch is
buried there; the Greeks, a gold
key; the Norwegians, jug and a
spoon. Rainbow gold" is not who'll
ly mythical. In Germany the wash
ing Of the soil by a rainstorm some
times has brought to light curious
gold and silver coins of pre-Roman
origin, known as "Regenbogen-
schusselchen' (rainbow dishes)
which popular tradition has identi-
fed with the buried rainbow treas
ure. There are two distinct explana-
tons Of the old proverb ga rainbow
in the morning is the shepherds
warning; rainbow at night is the
shepherds delight" A rainbow can
only occur when the clouds contain
ing or depositing the rain are oppo-
site to the sun; in the evening the
rainbow is in the east and in the
morning in the west, and as our
heavy rains are usually brought by
the westerly wind, rainbow in the
west indicates that the bad weather
is on the road by the wind to us;
whereas the rainbow in the east
proves that the rain in these clouds
Is passing from us. The other ex-
PLANTATION is: A morning rainbow
means that the air is rather humid
and a continuance of rain during
the day is likely, since the small
amount of diurnal convection that
could have occurred so early in the
day has sufficed to produce q
shower.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
New u. S. Tree Paintings
Supply Sufficient Timber

That the United States is cutting
off its forests many times faster
than they are being replaced has
long been the impression Of the
average American citizen. With
this idea in mind many people
have purposely aimed to specify
materials other than wood in an eff
fort to display their American spir-
it" in conserving our forests. This
erroneous public attitude, accord
ing to p. A. Hayward, chief Of the
forest products division, of the de-
partment of commerce, has done
more damage than good since it has
aided in weakening the consumption
Of products produced by what was
once Americas greatest industry.
AS a result thousands of former
workers are looking for employ
ment.
Even by making the most ex-
treme assumptions Mr.. Hayward
states that any shortage of timber
for lumber and allied products could
be only at some far distant time.
What Is more likely is that there will
always be sufficient forest in the
United States to meet all reasonable
needs and that the immediate and
pressing problem, according to Hay
ward, is that of expansion of mar
kets for forest products, as without
adequate markets our forest re-
sources would be larger an econom-
ic waste. Moreover, timber as
national resource is an exception,
since it is reproducible. Timber
should therefore be considered as a
crop, and unless it can be utilized
the crop ceases to be an important
asset.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
THE NEW SOCIAL SECURITY ACz
What The Employment Service Does
For Workers

The Employment Service is charg-
ed with the responsibility of bring
ing together jobless men and mani
less jobs. This Service operates
without charge either to workers or
to employers.
Jobs filled by the public employ
ment offices are of three primary
types: az with private employers;
(2) in public employment-that is
on work of regular governmental
units, Federal, State, or local con-
struction projects; and (3) on work
relief projects. Placements in private
employment now compose the great
est part of all placements made
through the offices.
The employment service office re-
ceives applications from workers
men and women-in every conceiv.
able occupation; road laborers,
skilled building tradesmen, machin-
lists, Office clerks, stenographers.
chefs, mattresses, household workers,
engineers, architects, nurses, teach
ment service Office for workers of
all types. The manager attempts to
fill each job with the best qualified
worker, and he endeavors to place
each applicant in suitable job.
The employment service Office is
not to be confused with a relief
agency. 1t has no direct financial aid
to offer any applicant. 1t can refer
an applicant to job when an en-
ployer has given notice that he has
job which is vacant. Although the
service can never guarantee a job,
each applicant who enters an en-
ployment office has a right to per-
sonal attention, to an intelligent
hearing, and to the assurance that
he will receive consideration on any
job for which he is qualified.
Veterans are served by veterans
placement representatives-on in
each State-who work through the
regular employment offices to see
that legal employment preferences
for veterans are observed and that
veterans employment opportunities
are stimulated. Physically handicap
ped job seekers are aided by coop
erative arrangements between the
State employment service and the
State rehabilitation agencies. Agri-
cultural workers, particularly mi
gratory farm workers, are helped in
their search for employment by farm
placement supervisors. In cooperat-
ing with schools in many commun-
tiles, the employment service offers
a specialized employment and coun-
selling service for young job seekers.
Claimants for unemployment COM
pensation benefits must not only
register for work at employment Of
fees, but must also report regularly
to a, local employment Office to show.
that they are available for work.
This is one of the requirements for
continued eligibility for benefit
payments.
For further information apply to
the local employment service Office.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Money to Burn

Bills charred almost beyond rec
ignition, and bills soaked by wa
ter until they resemble chunks OF
mud, are included in the approx
mately $4,000, 900 worth of currency
which each year is sent to the
United States treasury in Washing
ton for redemption. Most Of the
mutilated money comes to Washing
ton in the fall Of the year; treas
ury experts have decided that this
is because people hide bills among
waste papers in stoves unusued dur
ing the summer, and forget the mon
ey is there when they light the stove
when the first cool evening comes
along.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

"God the Only Cause and Crea-
tor" will be the Subject Of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches OF
Christ, Scientist. on Sunday.
December 3.
The Golden Text will be from Pisa.
31:8 G 8, LET all the earth fear the
Lord; let all the Inhabitants of the
world stand in awe of him. For
he spake, and it was done; he COM
manded, and it stood fast"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible, Gen. 1881:
"And God saw everything that he
had made, and behold it was good.
And the evening and the morning
were the first day."
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 520, "Un-
fashionable Mind is expressed. The
depth, breadth. height, might, ma
jesty, and glory Of infinite Love
fill all space. That is enough!"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

Fear that fellow prisoners would
take vengeance on him because he
had betrayed his fellow partners in
crime caused John Strong to hang
himself in his cell in Pentridge jail,
In Melbourne, Australia. Strong was
serving five-year sentence for
completely in q daring holdup. At
his trial he was branded as a Judas
who had sold his fellow criminals
for 20 pieces Of silver by betraying
the others to q detective. This SO
preyed on his mind after his convic-
ton that he asked the jail officials
to protect him from the other pris-
oners. This they did, but his nerves
became more frayed each day until
he could stand it no longer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
London Hat Fire

During western Europe's severest
drouth and heat wave in three
years, a bystander in Hyde Park,
London, saw Whit Of smoke wise
from Phyllis Proctor's straw hat. He
snatched it of the startled wearer
just as it burst into flame. A glass
ornament on the hat, rejecting the
suns rays like o. burning glass,
Vas credited With stayting III hlass.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

Nazi standards of art are severe
under Hitler, who told Britain's Me-
vile Henderson that he hoped to re-
tire after the war and "spend my
life painting" Last week Germans
ordered Gutzon Borgums's statue OF
Woodrow Wilson, which had been
standing in Posen, Poland, destroyed.
Their reason: ''The American sculp-
tor made the legs too short, the
body too long and the head too
large. Such an artistic eyesors cana
net continue g stand N The siszs. Z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01
Big Day for Town

CAMPTONVILLE, CALF. His
tory has been written here. A cir
Gus came to town and set up a
merry-go-round. 1t was the second
time in the history OF the city that
its children have had an opportunity
% ride on one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-12-01

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