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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Henderson Post Office Hits
HIGHEST Volume 1t Has. Had

mails. Three years ago the size of
the office was doubled by a new
building project which extended
the building backward along Win
der street.
Postmaster j. R. league has
just completed his first term Of
four years in office, and was nomi-
mated by President Roosevelt and
confirmed by the United States
Senate for a second term. For two
years Mr.. league served as sec
retary- treasurer of the North Caro-
lima Association of Postmasters, and
at the annual convention Of the as
sociation in Elizabeth City a few
weeks ago was elevated to the Of
flee of president. AS secretary
treasurer Mr. league attended
many postmaster meetings in the
State, and is continuing this vista
ton as president Last year he at
tended the national convention of
postmasters in st. Paul, Mimi, and
plans to go to the convention year,
to be held in Washington in Octo-
ber, at which time North Carolin-
ian, Postmaster J. r. Younts, of
Charlotte, is expected to be elected
national president.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

In the wake of steadily increasing
receipts, the Henderson post office
is today registering monthly vol
umes of business that place it in
the highest brackets in has ever
attained in the history of the city.
The calendar year 1888 had the
largest revenue Of any year since
Henderson has had a post office,
and the growth was continuing at
the end of seven months of 1889.
For nearly two years, until the be-
ginning of this year, there was a
long stretch in which each month
showed heavier income than the
corresponding month the previous
year.
In 1888 the gross revenue OF the
office was S53,878.19, which was
slightly in excess of $2,275 more
tllan the $51, ,60074 for the year
1887. Receipts of $6,856 80 last De-
cember gave the office the largest
month it ever had, SO far as in
formation Immediately available
Every month of 1899 has shown
an increase over the like month of
last wear except March, which
slumped s more than 5000. At the
end of July, or seven months, the
deficit had been barely overcome
with a margin of SALT, and a total
Of S29,176.98 in volume, as COM
oared with $29,17281 for the first
seven months Of 1888.
Should the monthly increase con-
time for the remaining five months
Of the year, or should any one
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Merchants
Unite With
A Welcome
Their Motto Is One of
Service and Satisfac-
t;on to Customers;
Offer Quality Mer-
cbandise at Reason
able Prices.

,ro.h2nts of Henderson are leav-
80 no stone unturned to measure up
ane tnared percent with their part
.h, ,,.aersn to welcome the city'S
s.or friends when they come to
.,., T., seu lnelr tobacco and cotton
so' t1o fall marketing season gets un-
q a., v.,v. Their activity will not be
NI.l, IN the ground of what they
9o ,oav .cI tRe visitors, but that they
,,,sx hclo the city put its best foot
forvard f not only during this par
,;rular period but throughout the
cordial and friendly spirit will
be shown to all callers and shoppers
n the stores, because they realize
tho mutual dependability OF the ur-
han and rural people upon one an
other. After all, they are all trying
n make a living and to build up a
better city. a finer county and a
Greater state. and they know that
Teau.rls cooperation and good will
on the part OF every group.
Especially IN an agricultural sec
ton. such is this is, and as most of
North Carolina still is. despite its
marvellous strides in industry and
manufacturing, there are many evil
dence, that the welfare Of one is the
interest Of the other AS a matter of
fact. the relationship of town resi-
dents and the country people are of
the best mere IN henderson and
Vance county. Ii has been built up
and iostered for many years by the
influential clements OF both, and
with more than ordinary success.
Stores Of Henderson will be found
stocked WITH merchandise of a high
oruef. Wnere quality is emphasized,
ana where value is offered Tor every
dollar that is spent. Moreover, the
shopper VIII find courteous treatment
ana cordialIty that is unexcelled
anywhere Everything possible is
done by the shop-keeper to make his
customers stay with him profitable
TO the customer as we'll as to him.
self
The best the market affords can
be- found IN Henderson stores. New
merchandise is already arriving for
the shelves Of retailers, and this will
be found to be in keeping with style
and service. The conviction in Hen
derSon is that patrons Of the local
stores deserve the best and at prices
that can be afforded. Residents of
the trading territory are invited to
call and make inspections before de-
cidng on purchases for their fall
needs.
Henderson merchants extend the
hand Of welcome and will be found
as anxious to please and satisfy their
patrons as are the buyers Of the far
mer'S tobacco and cotton and other
products. That is way of cOOperat-
ing, and local business people have
al interest over and above the mer-
cenary consideration in seeing to it
that their customers go away happy.
Every effort will be made to hold
OLD friends and to create new ones.
That policy has served well both the
Henderson community and the people
OF the adjacent territory in recent
years.
The entire community joins in the
invitation to the tobacco and cotton
farmers TO bring their crops to the
henderson market to be sold, and to
BUY their needs here and bank their
profits in local banks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

These facts were today released
by the Henderson Chamber Of Com
merce after long study Of the mat
ter and considerable compilation OF
facts and figures, made up mainly
for the chambers use in obtaining
new industries from other sections
of the country, but Of much interest
to local citizens.
Henderson has many reasons for
laying claim to the above dis
tinction It's strategic location alone
IS important, being close by rail
and truck to Philadelphia, New
York, Boston and Chicago. Hender-
son is not just only overnight from
these points, but is SO located that
it is within 500 miles Of over half
of the population Of the United
States. On the main line of the Sea-
board :,ailWay, eleven hours from
New York Tor passengers and 20
hours for freight, and on U. S. No.
/, carrying all Of the major trucking
lines north and south, Henderson
has excellent facilities for prompt
shipment.
Located in the heart OF a rich
agricultural section, on the border
of the Piedmont and coastal plain
sections OF the State, and only %
miles from Virginia, Henderson,
business nouses nave a rich source
of income substantiating the pay
rolls of Henderson's diversified in
dustries. Being the home of the
Henderson and Harriet Cotton
Mills, the Carolina Bagging Com
pany, the Corpitt Truck Company,
American Agricultural Chemical
Company, the J. P. Taylor Tobacco
Company, the Henderson Tobacco
Company and the Rose and Cooper
Cotton Gins, as we'll as a large
number of smaller industries and
over $50 business and professional
establishments, Henderson is indeed
an economic opportunity No. l.
Electricity for power and light is
furnished in any quantity by the
Carolina Power and Light Company,
direct. The City of Henderson can
furnish any one Individual concern
up to over a million gallons of
pure, non-mineral water per day,
with all sewer, street, police and
fire protection facilities which
could be demanded by any industry
or business.
A large number of industrial To-
cations, some few with easily adapt
able buildings thereon, are available
just inside or just outside of the
corporate limits of the city, to-
gether with a city council and a
board of county commissioners in
terested in obtaining new and more
diversified industries, make for an
ideal offer to industries seeking a
new location.
Vance county has one of the low
est tax rates in the State, which,
together with the fact that there is
no State properly tax in North Caro-
lima, is an inducement to outside
industry. The fact that the State
of North Carolina requires a re-
tirement of So in bonds for each
So of new bond issues proves defin-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Promotion Of
Market Is On
Large Scale

AS in other recent years, the
Henderson tobacco and cotton mar
kets will receive widespread pub
licity this season in the effort to
attract growers here to sell their
i1oducts. The work is being directed
joinly by the Henderson Chamber
CT Commerce, of which T. I. Gill
lam is president, and the Hender-
son Tobacco Board Of Trade, headed
by B. H. Smith. American Tobacco
Company buyer Fred M. Allen, Jr.,
is secretary of the former and sales
supervisor for the latter. News
paper, radio and novelty advertising
will be used very extensively
throughout the season to make the
appeal to the farmers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Schools of County
Open Fall Session
2 Weeks From Now
II G n q SON and
Vance County Have
One of Best Educa-
nal Systems of
State With Compile
ton Of Building Pro

At this season of the year, final
preparations are under way for the
opening of the fall termein the public
schools of the city and county. Both
white and colored children in the
urban and rural areas will return
to their class rooms this season on
Thursday, September IA.
On the first day pupils will be en-
rolled in their new grades or classes,
and will be furnished with lists of
books they will need for their work.
On Friday they will report for the
assignment of lessons and regular
work will be started the following
Monday.
Meetings of teachers Of all white
schools in the city and county will
be held at the high school, under
the direction of Superintendent E.
M. Rollins. Prof. w. D. Payne, prin-
cipal of Henderson high school, has
called a conference of his instructors
on Tuesday before registration day
so that all may be acquainted with
their duties and the regulations for
the coming year A number Of new
faces will be seen among the faculty
of the high school when classes are
started, and these will be given ad-
vice as to procedure.
There was little information today
as to the probable enrolment for the
opening, although each September
for several years there has been a
noticeable increase in total registra-
ton. Last years graduation class in
(COntinl1ed on Page Ten)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

All things come to him who goes
after them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
State Takes Fourth Place
In Reuenue To Government

of tax coming under the internal re-
venue head. There was a slight de-
crease in all forms.
Beats Ohio.
North Carolina was surpassed by
New York, with collection totaling
S1,O41 ,509, ,665.15 Pennsylvania, with
S437,433,742.45, and Illinois, with
S433, ,389, ,51705. Ohio outranked
North Carolina last year, but fell far
behind during the 1889 fiscal year.
The North Carolina figures, with
1888 totals listed first in each case
follows: Corporation, $16,403, ,823.2O
and SIS, 5,143,715.83; individual, SILL
255. .63821 and $9,77O,00o.18; excess
profits, S649,O2234 and $164,531.72
and S8,997 ,41997; and total all other
taxes, 1920, ,612.24 and S276,442'-
2OO.O4.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

Washington, Aug. 31-In spite of
drop Of S16,4O2, ,79518 in internal
revenue collection in North Carolina
dqring the fiscal year 1889, the State
with total collection of $31O,317,955.-
D. rose from fifth to fourth place
among the states in the amount of
revenue turned over to the Federal
government, according to a report Of
coIec1ohs made public by the Treas
ody Department. The 1888 total was
S326,@20,750.71.
Iolai internal revenue collections
"e1e reported to be 5,181 ,665, 1882,
q a-o o., .099,576 decrease from the $5,-
o'o.'o2,@l4.3 4.33 collected in the fiscal
ItaF 936. The decrease in total col
t@qc1oNs could not be accounted for
un'V sh slump in any one form
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

Continued on Page Ten)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Health Work
For County

Progress in safeguarding the health
of the people of Vance county has
been made during the past year in
many fields of activity. Friends of
public health regard the health de-
partment as one of the most service
able of any supported from tax sour
ces, and feel that it has repeatedly
demonstrated its value and has re-
turned far more than has ever been
put into it in dollars and cents.
The department is headed by DR..
A. D. Gregg, who has been health
officer for some three or four years,
and who has striven the while to
push the work to the greatest extent
possible, to the end that services Of
fered may reach the greatest num-
Der Of people.
AS chairman of the Vance Board
Of County Commissioners, S. B.
/Corfio1,aI IN Do0a Toyo\
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
City Is Ideal Site
For The Launching
Of New Industries
Survey Just Completed Shows Outstanding
Economic Advantages Offered Here for
Manufacturing and Distribution.
By FRED nj. ALLEN

Secretary, HENDERSON Chamber Of Commerce
Henderson we'll point to itself today of North
Carolnas No. Economic Opportunities.
Contrary to recent expression by President that the
South today the Nations No. economic problem various
states throughout the South have compiled statistics
showing that the South not probem but Opportunity
OF the states in the South North Carolina is of five that
have shown apprecable increase industry, business and
development since 1929 which has been used comparison
is generally considered to be the year
steady business Of the cities North
prideuly and with good foundation lay that
she of the States best economic business
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
CRACKED WHEAT SHIPPED
TO STARVING CHIEES

The American Red Cross is ship
ping 100000 pounds of cracked
wheat to the Canton International
Red Cross and 100000 pounds to
the American Advisory Committee
of Shanghai for distribution to hos
pitals, clinics and refugee centers
for Chinese civilians. The cracked
wheat was obtained from the Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Corpora
ton, as was the 100000 pounds
previously shipped by the Ameri-
can Red Cross to aid hungry Chi
neSe citizens.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

month show an abnormal rise with
the others holding about in line,
the office will show another all
time record high in calendar year
volume.
The Henderson office has for
many years been first class post
office, and as such has enjoyed
larger service j., the handling OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

1t takes nature 400 years to re-
build what erosion will do in from
one to seven years, says w. D.
Lee, Extension soil conservationist
Of State college.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
by Emily Post

In other words, the manners of the
children at the younger dances are
charming. The boys are more cour-
teous, the girls more graceful than
they used to be, when party clothes
were of the same type as those worn
to school every day. At the smartest
dances last winter in New York, a
few of the taller boys of sixteen were
already wearing tails! At seventeen,
all the boys at the dances are wearing
them.
Do not forget, however, that the
good influence of clothes can very
easily be turned to bad, if parents
ignore their tendency to make child
vain. 1t is bad to let girl - still
worse a boy - think her clothes are
better, smarter, more becoming than
those of the other children. The object
of uniforms in many schools is to
make children unself-conscious about
their appearance. The moment they
show overconsciousness of themselves,
whether in overshyness or overcon-
ceit, something should be done - and
quickly - to restore the level.
For ordinary occasions, however. a
child - and especially younger child
- hates interfering clothes which keep
him from doing what he wants to do.
There are times and suitable clothes
for the making of mud pies, just as
there are other times and clothes
which exact very perfect behavior.
1t is important to have nice adjust
ment between extremes. There's
tremendous difference between little
pig and little prig; and one is about
as bad as the other.
At all times, therefore, it is of vital
importance that certain habits of po-
liteness and of decency should never
be undermined. There is no excuse for
letting your little boy and girl get
into habit of not brushing their hair,
and washing their faces, and changing
their clothes for the evening meal.
Children who are made to dress for
dinner acquire ease, and poise. and
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Druwins by MjIbvsn Rosses
dressing the pan

grace of manner which never in the
world would be possible, if they were
allowed to come to the table any old
way.
There is one general concession
about clothes that should be made in
the case of younger child. 1t is i'm
portant not to dress her - more par
ticularly, him - differently from the
way all other children are dressed.
Every normal boy is made miserable
if his clothes are in any way different
from those of all other little boys.
Typical children like to be regl-
mented! They like to do exactly what
the others are doing, to keep the same
hours, to play the same games, talk
the same language! They want to be
Just as much of pattern as though
they were biscuits in pan. There
is, of course. a certain competitive
quality even in this uniformity. They
like to be a little smoother, rounder.
Evening star., 1939-08-27

across the net Bobby has had to beat
himself as we'll. As late as last summer
Bobby was lackadaisiCal lad both on
and off the court. He gave the impress
sion that he had no regard for law
and order. His antics 'irritated the
U. S. L. T. A. officials. He would
throw away points to inferior oppo-
nents until he teetered on the brink OF
defeat, and then he would finish with
a burst of brilliance that would Just
save him from defeat. In important
matches he would clown and carry on,
laughing out loud at his good shots,
clenching his fist and shaking it at the
heavens when he made bad one.
Briefly, Bobby didn't seem to care
whether he won or lost.
But those days are gone. Every
tournament, every match, every set,
every game, every point is important
to Riggs now He wants to win them
all. For instance. where once he gave
the impression that he didn't care if
he reached the second round of the
singles. much less if he won the mixed
doubles, last winter Bobby swept
through the Bermuda tourney winning
all three titles - the singles, the
doubles and the mixed doubles.
In settling down to serious playing
Riggs has lost none of his color, how
ever. He's still the court jester. Before
the Wimbledon tournament, IN which
he accomplished the rather rare feat
of winning the All-England champion
ship in his first trip abroad. Riggs was
asked if the presence of the King and
Queen would make him nervous.
Nav" he chuckled, kings and
queens don't upset me - only bar
ons." He was referring to his defeat at
the hands of Baron Gottfried Won
Cramm, the great German netman.
In a recent torrid match with
Wayne Sabin. Riggs rushed to the net
and Sabin, trying to outmaneuver
him, attempted lob. But it was
feeble return, giving Riggs perfect
shot, and Bobby killed the lob with
smashing cross court ace. Sabin
grinned and said. 81 sure gave you
Evening star., 1939-08-27

better baked biscuit than any others,
but at the same time each wants to
be biscuit.
The appointments of house affect
manners very much as clothes do. Yet
a mother, whom l greatly admire,
said that she particularly liked the
"dinette'' in their new house, because
the table could be set without any
fuss, and the children could eat as
they pleased, without bothering about
table manners. | can only hope that
l did not too plainly show what l
thought - because l could not have
disagreed more violently.
In my opinion, children should not
eat rudely in any way, anywhere. TO
indulge in bad manners at breakfast
and bad manners at midday lunch.
but always to have good manners in
the evening, is just as impossible as
that we should talk bad English all
day and then speak beautiful English
in the evening. AS we behave. we be-
have! AS we speak, we speak - at
least, that is the way it seems to me.
Thus, for example, the habit of
sitting at an attractively set table is
one of the most important things pos
sible. Pretty china, fresh clean table
cloth, fresh clean napkins, food neatly
and attractively presented are essen
tial to training in natural good man.
ners. And if manners are not natural,
then they are not real.
True, not clothes, not table-settlng,
nor house furnishing, nor any other
properties can of themselves produce
good manners. Children's manners at
best equal the examples set them.
They can very we'll fall far below those
of their parents - or whomever they
copy - but they cannot do more than
equal them. 1t is plainly impossible to
expect children to have charming
manners, unless their parents have
these same qualities.
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Evening star., 1939-08-27
NOW HE'S PLAYING FOR KEEPS!
Continued from pose seven

perfect crack at that one - what
did you think of it. Bobby
With mock seriousness. Bobby re-
piled: Try to get it little higher
and more to my right the next time
Bobby's sense of humor serves as
sort of air-cooling system against the
danger of hot outburst of anger on
the court. In Newport last season
Bobby was on the losing end of
several close base-line decisions. Some
players might have flown off the
handle. But not Riggs. He walked
over to the Judge and in friendly
tone, loud enough to be heard in the
stands, said, Listen, buddy, don't
call 'em as you see 'em - call 'em as
they are"
The Judge laughed. The spectators
laughed. His opponent laughed. But
Bobby had the last chuckle. Instead
of losing his head. he won the match.
And the judge by the way. did not
call any more bad ones against Bobby.
If Bobby ever feels anger during
match it is at himself and his own
mistakes. When he lost the first set
of the Wimbledon finals British news
papermen noticed that his lips were
moving as he prepared to serve. Know
ing that he is the son of minister.
they asked him after the match:
Were you praying, Bobby"
Praying? Golly, no!' snorted
Bobby. Il just said, Riggs, quit
messing around like dope!"
Bobby's private pep talks do Won
ders. He is an expert at Swapping out
of it." Time and again he has shown
an amazing reversal of form and
demonstrated burning courage at
match point. For instance. there was
that afternoon at Seabright two sum-
mers ago. had finished play for the
day and after shower l went up in
the stands with group of other
players to watch Riggs against John
McDiarmid.
McDiarmid swept through Riggs
from the start, winning the first set
and taking a 6-5 lead in the second.
In the next game McDiarmid smashed
Evening star., 1939-08-27

Rr IS all very we'll to say that the
background against which we live
has no affect on our living. To
this, I'd like to reply that, even in
early childhood, the effect of back
ground and clothes can be seen any
day!
Give small boy an Indian play
suit, and he'll do war dance! In a
policeman's suit, he'll be very dignified
and stern and order every one about.
Or as cowboy, he'll rope everything
in sight. The same is true of little
girls.
In fact, the fashion of the moment,
which puts girls as young as twelve in
party dresses, with skirts that swish on
the floor las their partners love to
describe it, has brought about a
change in the manners of both girls
and boys. Johnny, who used to 60 up
and grab Susie by the wrist Except
when under the watchful eye of the
dancing teacher), now brings his heels
together and bows properly, because
Susie has suddenly become quite
glamorous person. For that matter,
Johnny is also living up to his own
evening clothes.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Whot About Her Lotchkey?

To porents whose dovshtsrs ore
beginning to demand q key Of their
own. Mrs. Post gives some sound
etjqvette advice. n you hoven't hod
the ieoflet, just send O thses-eent
stomp Ito cover the cost Of moiIins)
ond q note TO Mrs. Post, Service De-
portment This Week Mosozine. in
core Of this newspaper.
Evening star., 1939-08-27

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