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Evening star., 1939-04-02
aRondIe Highlands
ITO Hear Judqe Cuyton

81 Judge Nathan Cayton of the
= NMunicipal Court is expected to be
i guest speaker at meeting of the
q HRandle Highlands Citizens Associa-
i ton at its meeting Friday at 8 pm.
3 In the Orr School,
i In making the announcement, A.
i w. Lee, president of the Randle
Highlands group, said that the meet
. ing night would be changed from
the first Tuesday to the first Friday
of each month A vote will have to
be taken on this change. however.
he added, as 1t is the recommends
ton of the Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Answer to Yesterdays Puzzle.
Jobs Daughters

A short business meeting was held
last night by Bethel No. l, with
dancing and refreshments following
The Bethel exemplified the initia
tory work for Hope Lodge when
Betty Amer and Evelyn Jones were
initiated.
The Ways and Means Committee,
under craftsmanship of Dorothy
johnson, will have silver tea at
the home of Mrs. Elizabeth New
some, 1920 East Capitol street today
from 3 to pm. On Thursday at
las the drill team is expected to
participate in the Army Day parade.
On Tuesday there will be re-
hearsal for the cast of Here She
Comes" at the home of Audry Fer
guson, 41O8 Third street NV.
The Mothers Club will meet Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Wrathall,
62O6 Georgia avenue NV.
There will be a Dramatic Club
meeting of Bethel No. tomorrow
night at the home of Elaine Kohler,
26l7 Myrtle avenue NE, at 8 o'clock.
New girls are invited.
There will be a meeting of the
choir at the home of Emile Martin
sky, 4106 Twenty-second street NE,
on April 8.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Su zu Court Ladies'
Install Officers
Buckingham Photo.

Su Zu Court, No. 81, Ladies
Oriental Shrine, had installation
of officers last night in Bright
wood Temple. Grand High Priestess
Ray Sandel of the Grand Council
of N. A. was the installing officer.
The elected officers are: Clara
Smith. high priestess: Arlene Hines,
princess; Elma jenkins, associated
princess, Bertha Bromwell. P. H. P,
recorder; Geneva Dolan, treasurer;
Evening star., 1939-04-02

Anchor Masonic
Club of the
United S t a t e S
Maritime Com
mission, the De-
p a I t m e n t of
Commerce a n d
the Civil Aero
nautics Author
ity, to be held
at 6 o'clock on
April 10, at the
National P re S S
Club.
Added enter
tainment fe a =
lures are being
provided.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

Robert de Bruce Council, knights
of Kadosh, Scottish Rite, vii confer
the Goth and 21st degrees on Tues
day night, beginning at o'clock
The same. evening Mithras Lodge
Of Perfection will meet at 7:30.
The Maundy Thursday service OF
Evangelist Chapter. knights Rose
Croix. will be held at All Souls
Unitarian Church at pm, April g.
On April 9, at 3 o'clock. at the same
place, Evangelist Chapter will hold
its regular Easter service.
On Easter Sunday the ninth an
nual knights Templar Easter sun
rise service, under the auspices of
the Grand Communicates of Vir-
ginia and the District of Columbia,
will be held at Arlington Cemetery
The members of the several COM
manderies will assemble at the west
gate and the procession to the Am
pitheater will start at pm. Music
will be furnished by the United
States Marine Band.
East Gate Lodge will be enter
tanned by the Hawaiian String Or
chestra of Guitar Studios at the
conclusion of a business session
Wednesday night.
On Wednesday evening in Bar
risters Lodge DR.. w. M. GeWehr OF
American University will deliver a
lecture on The outlook in Europe
in Stansbury Masonic Hall.
Petworth Lodge FelloWcraft will
meet Tuesday at the home of Mr..
Stuermann, 609 jefferson street
NV. The club will hold dance on
April 81 at the National Woman's
Country Club.
The Fellowcraft of Federal Lodge
will give a dance April IA. 10 to l
o'clock, at 2400 Sixteenth street NV.
TrestlebOard.
Monday-Potomac business; B. B.
French. business: Anacostia, busl-
ness; Pentalpha, E. A; Mount Pleas
ant, business and entertainment;
Sojourners, special communication,
M. M; Woodbridge Royal Arch, Royal
Arch; Orient Commandery, business.
Tuesday-National, business; Ar
minus business; M. M. Parker, busi-
ness, King David, business; La Fay
cite Royal Arch, past and most ex-
cellent masters: Hiram Royal Arch,
business: BrightWood Commandery,
business and election of officers.
Observation-Disclosures Centen-
nial. business: Osiris, business; King
Solomon. business; East Gate, busi-
ness and entertainment, Theodore
Roosevelt, business and social; Bar
risters, business and address; Co.
lumbla Royal Arch. business; Poto-
mac Commandery, business.
Thursday-Naval, E. A.; Hiram,
business; La Fayette, business and
Agriculture night; William R. Sim
gleton, business: Petworth. M. NJ,
past masters night; Semper Paratus,
business.
Friday-Columbia, business; Leb-
anon. business; Joseph H. Milans, F.
c.; Justice, business; Grand Royal
Arch. school of instructions; Colum-
bia Commandery, business.
Saturday-Grand Lodge, school of
instruction.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

Pedestrians crossing on green
lights have right Of way over auto
mobiles making turns.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Order of Odd Fellows

Columbia Lodge will meet Thurs
day night at the I. o. o. F. Temple.
The lodge will confer the first degree
for Amity Lodge on April s.
Grand Patriarch Fay F. Hunter,
chairman of the Transportation
Committee, is making reservations
for the regional meeting and ban
quet at Hagerstown, Md, on April Is.
Alexandria Encampment degree
team on April 26 will come to Wash
ington to confer the Royal Purple
degree at the I. o. O. F. Temple in
Columbia Encampment.
Martha Washington Lodge met
March %, when an entertainment
was presented by members of the
assembly with all lodges participat-
ing. Miss Marguerite Ison, warden,
directed the players.
(, On Easter Day Ruth Rebekah
Lodge will hold services at the home
at 4 pm. On April IL Fidelity
Lodge will give an entertainment
at home. The next official visitation
of President Mrs. Woodworth will
be to Martha Washington on April
13. Silver anniversary class, May
19, in Miriam Lodge.
Ruth and Naomi Lodges. meet to-
morrow, Dorcas and Mount Pleasant
Thursday, and Miriam Friday.
Evening star., 1939-04-02
Anniversary Dinner
Will Be Held by
Anchor Masonic Club
Event Set for April l9;
Sir WiIImott Lewis to
Discuss World Affairs

+ Sir Willmott Lewis, Washington
correspondent of the London Times,
will discuss World Affairs" at the
18th anniversary dinner of the
Evening star., 1939-04-02

Gavel Chapter will meet April 4,
The home board meeting has been
postponed from April to April IA,
with Mrs. Frances Rowell.
The chapter is planning dance
and card party, on April Is, at
Wardman Park Hotel.
Areme Chapter will meet Wednes-
day In the Masonic Temple.
The Floral Circle of Hope Chap
Evening star., 1939-04-02

On Wednesday evening in Bar
risters Lodge DR.. w. M, GeWehr Of
American University will deliver a
lecture on The outlook in Europe
In Stansbury Masonic Hall.
Evening star., 1939-04-02

East Gate Lodge will be enter
tanned by the Hawaiian String Or
chestra of Guitar Studios at the
conclusion of a business session
Wednesday night.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

as he launched into q vivid word pic
ture of how Governor Clyde r. Hoey
and other State officials smiled and
pointed to increasing tax revenues
the biggest increases in Guilford-
Immediately otter the death-dealing
tornado which swept part of
Greensboro some two years ago.
He said that government statistics
show that North Carolina and West
Virginia Estates which have the
sales taxi are the only two in the,
South Atlantic sector in which bus
mess has not increased in proportion
to it's improvement in the nation.
He spoke of the increase in mail
! order business in North Carolina as
a result of the sales tax and drew
roar of almost savage approval from
the audience Legislators exceptedl
when he told of an argument with
Senator Harriss Newman, who isn't
here this time thank God. !" on
this. increase. (Senator Newman, from
New Hanover, was defeated in this
years primary by Emmett Bellamy,
Wilmington attorney.
He reserved his bitterest attack for
the methods used by the Department
of Revenue in collecting sales tax
from merchants. He told how agents
swarm down ,on the unprotected and
long suffering heads of retailers, ar
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
TOday.-.
TODAY,S ANNIVERSARIES

1789-Q5O years ago. Peter Chou
teau, Jr., son of one of the founders
of st. Louis, fur trader, merchant, who
became one of the countrys leading
financiers of his age, born In ST.
Louis. Died Sept. 6, 1865.
1SO7-Robert E. Lee, Confederate
commander-in-chief whose genius,
humanity and character place him
among the great of all time, born at
Stratford, Va. Died at Lexington,
Va, Oct. II, 1870.
1SO9-Edgar Allan Poe, poet and
short-story teller, greatest of Ameri-
can literary geniuses, tragic figure
who lived a tragic life, born in Bos-
ton. Died in Baltimore, Oct. Z, 1849.
1S39-10O years ago) James M.
Guffey, oil we'll supply salesman to
the largest individual oil operator and
producer in country, Pennsylvania
Democratic leader, born in West
moreland Co., Pa. Died March 20,
1880.
184S-Minor c. Keith, Central Anne
rican promoter and railroad builder,
who dominated the banana business
at the turn of the century, one of the
founders of United Fruit Co., born
in Brooklyn, N. Y. Died June IA,
1929.
1S51-David Starr Jordan, Califor-
MAS famed naturalist, college presi-
dent and peace advocate, born near
Gainesville, N. Y. Died Sept. 10, 1881
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

bitrarily dun them for huge sums,
levy on their stocks and threaten to
close up the stores-then settle "for
whatever they can get"
"If I'm a liar, let some one call me
one, and I'll prove it," he shrieked in
crescendo.
Commissioner of Revenue A. J.
Maxwell sat less than twenty-five feet
from the speaker throughout his tir-
ade, but showed little feeling.
1--WE spend $25O,OO0 inviting people
to come to this state, and then in
suit them the very first meal they eat
in it," he shouted at another point.
He described what he called the
change of heart under Raleigh at
mOslphere" of officials and legisla-
tors, charging that the governor him
self has reversed his sales tax stand.
In concluding, he warned: you're
going to cause a political upheaval
that will upset the party in power,
and it ought to-"
Next to Mr.. Leonard, the most strik
ing speaker was picturesque, gray
haired L. L. McGoogan, of ST. Paul,
who pleaded for mercy" He said
that the sales tax is levy upon di-
rect poverty, and cited instance after
instance in which it had worked tre-
mendous hardship upon those least
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
animosity and venom undlsguised.

animosity and venom undlsguised.
After all had been said and done,
it is doubtful that a single committee
vote had been changed. In due course
it will sweep aside all objections and
objectors and reenact the much moot
three per cent levy.
But yesterday afternoon was the
anti's day and they made the most Of
it. Everybody admitted Mr.. Leon
ards direction was, magnificent.
Many sang a silent, approving sec
ond to practically every note of dis
sent struck by the orators; but old
lady necessity, who mothers taxes
as well as invention, was still in con-
troll OF the legislative family
The fun started right after the
county commissioners and the league
OF municipalities had presented their
case in opposition to all homestead
exempt ions and & for turning over to
local units the proceeds of all intang-
ible taxes. This was all tame,
thugh, byscomparison with what fol-
lowed.
The anti7sales takers were given an
hour and a half to present their
lACN N1AOCo, a NCtYf SHOiI IilIlc III view
of the astoundingly large number of
grievances to which they gave ton
que. They were given it, however,
only after Representative Pat Kim
@zey, of Translyvania, had moved to
limit Them to half an hour; and after
motion of Hertford's r. H. Under
wood for limitation to an hour had
been voted down. DR.. T. w. M. Long,
Halifax senator, drew the first round
of applause when he spoke for grant
ing the full time requested
Mr.. Leonard lost no time after taxi
ing the floor in getting down to the
business of calling a spade spade
and the sales tax a stencil in his nos
trils.
He began by remarking ''I can't
conceive of anything worse" and
from that point he worked UP to a
climax.
He jumped rapidly from one point
to another, each a bit hotter than
its forerunner. He branded the tax
as one on absolute necessities and
one which no State has right to
levy.
"Its a tax on Distress" he shouted
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Plan Law On City
Limits Extensions
Continued from Page One,

(COntlnued from Page One.)
Flowers bill providing for aenlarging
the capital Of Catawba county passed
the House this week.
Of the larger cities, Raleigh an,!
Wilmington have propositions for get
ting along much faster than normal
growth prior to the decennial census,
of 1910. Nearly every legislature has
numerous bills of this sort to worry
with, but always they are more bother
some just before nose-cOunting time.
Every town and city wants to show
up as advantageously as possible in
the census report. One marked ex-
ceptiOn to this rule was the request
of Asheville officials four years ago
that their city limits be reduced in
stead of enlarged to relieve the cost
of certain municipal services, such
as paving water, ETC.
The capital city has been looking
forward since the last legislature to
another chance to increase it's size.
City officials, civic club leaders, and
legislators have given much study
to the matter and figures are avail
able showing just how many people
will be added to the city's population,
how much taxables will be added to
the property lists, and how much it
Ill co~t tho city to provide the essen
tials of water sewerage, street paw
ing and lighting. There remains some
difference of opinion about exact lines
but no real difficulty is likely to de-
velop.
The situation at Wilmington is not
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
ANSWERS.

1. He was first elected in 1923 at
the age of 25 years
2. The idea that mental training
alone made young men students eff
Terminate. undermined morals, and de-
veloped a false sentiment that ply
sical labor was degrading.
8. In that year there were 1849 men
and 315 women licensed public school
teachers.
4. Associate Justice Walter Clark.
of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Justice Clark was nominated by the
Democratic party and shortly after
wards received the endorsement of
the other two parties. In 1908 he was
elevated to Chief Justice
5. Until 1S48. The legislature Of
that year adopted laws protecting p
wife's property against the husband.
6. Between 1920 to 1880. In 1920 the
population of Raleigh was 1874 Ten
years later, 1880, it had dropped to
100, or loss of 1854 per cent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Alexander Woo'lcctt, author, jour
nalist, wit, man of letters, born at
Phalanx, N. j., So years ago.
Rt. Rev. Charles Clingman, P. E.
bishop of Louisville, KY. born at
Covington, KY, Sc years ago.
Sherwood Eddy of New York, auth
or, onetime Y. M. c. A. secretary for
Asia, born at Leavenworth, Kans., 6S
years ago.
Karl Kruger of Kansas City, Mo-
conductor and musician, born in New
York, As years ago.
DR.. Homer p. Rainey, director OF
the American Youth Commission
Washington, D. c., born at Clarks-
VILE, Tex, 43 years ago.
Prof. Edward S. Corwin of Prince
ton. University eminent teacher OF
Jurisprudence, born at Plymouth
Mich, 81 years ago.
Orville c. Pratt of Spokane, Wash
superintendent of schools, born at
Marion, Ind, Sc years ago.
Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick Maurice
British soldier born SO years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Public Hearing Assured
Over Highway Diversion
Continued from Page One.)


respondent Wednesday, it is now inn
possible to set a hearing date.
On Tuesday, Immediately after the
bill had been committed to finance
he toM Senator Umstead and an
other of it's advocates, Senator L. Y
Ballentine of Wake, that an imme-
diate hearing would be necessary be-
cause the question is a vital one and
must be settled at once.
Senator Taylor as very emphatic
Wednesday, however, in declaring
that there will be no attempt at such
tactics.
There isn't going to be any steam
roller used in this Assembly, as long
as I have anything to do with it," he
flatly and unequivocally told your
correspondent.
On the House side, Representative
John Caffey, chairman of appropria-
tions, said there isn't even the ghost
of a chance that the committee will
be able to pare requested appropria-
tions to. the point where diversion of
$7,000000 in the next two years will
be unnecessary.
less, money, he said, "and there is
absolutely no chance that we can re
duce spending enough to make trans
fer of highway funds unnecessary "
He said the question is very vital to
the future course of the Assembly
so much so in fact that:
well be here sixty days or four
months he said.
Asked what would make all that
difference, he declared:
IF we are not going to make tho
transfer, we'll take that long to find
$7.00Oy000 somewhere else, or We'll be
called back again to find it later on
The anti-diversionists, licked de-
cisively in the first two skirmishes of
the session, haven't relaxed their eff
forts in the least; on the contrary
they have redoublcd them, if any
thing
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Stock Prices
Shade Upward

New York, Jan. 19.-(AP)-Leadin
stocks flirted with recovery in to-
days market after the majority had
drifted fractionally downward in the
forenoon Traders seemed family en-
couraged by the exceptional lightness
of selling. The turnover of 100000
shares in the first hour was the small
lest for this period of the year to
date. Prices were moderately irre-
gular near the fourth hour. United
States government securities took a
rest following their recent climb. and
corporation bonds were uneven.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
$4,O0O,0OO Of Road
Work in State Ready
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may be put back to work at once {"
Coan said "and thousands of other
needy North Carolinians will keen
jobs on road projects. Other projects
will make it possible to keep $4,000 or
so at work."
The governor earmarked $1,000, 900
of a $1,000 600 allotment from separ-
ate highway funds for the sponsors
contribution of the WPA program,
and Coan said his organization would
put up So for each 81 the State made
available.
Improvement of farm to market
roads has been one of the most popu-
lar modes of expending WPA money
and putting people at work, Coan sa:l
as it employs many unskilled laborers
and gives rural dwellers better ia
cilities. Some $12,OOO,0OO has been ex-
pended on the projects during the past
81 months and 5000 miles of roads
have been improved.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
BY FRED III. MAY

1. At what age was Victor S. Bryant
defeated candidate for the house
spealkership. When Durham county
first elected him to the legislature =?
2. Why were manual labor, or train
ing schools favored about 100 years
go?
8. How many public school teach
ers did North Carolina have in 1860?
4. Who was the Democratic candi-
date who received Republican and
populist endorsement in 1894?
5. Until what date in North Caro-
lima did husbands have absolute right
to dispose of wife's real estate?
6. During what census period did
Raleigh lose more than one-third of
her population?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
TODAY IN HISTORY

1839-(100 years ago. British naval
and military force took Alden on the
Arabian cede place as compensation
but his son refused to fulfil promise.
1861-Vassar College, Poughkeepsie,
NJ Y, incorporated.
1889-Split in the Salvation Army
ranks.
1923-French troops occupy Ger
man mines, forests and banks
1888 of Iowa Gov
ernor asking suspension of foreclos-
ures-beginning moratorium on mort
cages by life insurance companies
the country over.
1936-Entire country lashed by
storms
1937-Howard Hughes flies across
country in 7 1-2 hours.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
N. C. Traffic Deaths +
= 81 sssaS ! 937, Down by 1856
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yearssgips. each instance, showed the
real Value of safety education in saw
ing lives."
The 1898 reductions under 1887 was
about IL percent
Hocutt emphasized the need of a
$25'O0O yearly fund for. educational
purposes if the reduction is to be con-
tlnued.s Governor Hoey recommended
an appropriation to the legislature.
There were 1888 persons injured
last year in 7,495 accidents in addi-
ton to those killed The 1887 injured
numbered 1890 and there were 7.413
:sccidents.
Last month showed the best De
cember record since 1884, with. 1O2
fatalities. In December, 1887, the to-,
vas :24.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Cotton Drops
In Forenoon

New York, Jan. 19.-(AP)-Cotton
futures opened unchanged to three
points lower Lower Liverpool cables
and southern hedge sales offset trade
price fixing and some foreign buy
ing in near months. Mi1mOrnirg
prices were one to three points lowS~.
March was 8.39, down one, and May
o.14, off three. Trade covering, aided
by little commission house buying,
sent March from 8.39 to 843 for a net
gain of three around midday. In limit
ed turnover, other months were un-
changed to lower.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

so clear. Surveys there have been
less comprehensive and data assem-
bled is less reliable than at Raleigh.
Besides, that situation is more com
plicated by reason of the fact that
Wilmington is the only town of any
size in New Hanover county, and the
conflict of city and county authority
must be dealt with.
All of these questions, if threshed
out before legislative committees,
take up the time of disinterested
members who would rather be giving
their attention to, State matters.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
able to bear them

able to bear them.
'Its a deceiving DEVICE he said
At another point he termed the sales
tax 'fhe income tax with the wronp
end first"
He objected particularly to the
maximum limit, pointing out that the
dealer who sells automobiles 'like
State License No. limousine" is call
e5 on to pay only $50 sales tax on a
$4,000 gross business, while the
small merchants must pay $500 on
the same volume
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Today endows with a studious and
thoughtful nature. The objections
are deeply rooted and in whatever
path the life is led the soul will be up
lifted in peaceful contemplation. A
rather impractical person, but by no
means a failure.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Hearing Upon Sales
Is Best Shown Yet

Continued from Page .!One)
md his guest artists ran the gamllt
of emotional oratory; but several
hundred rabid foes shouted, clapped
hands and stamped feet in roaring
approval IS the speakers scared the
sales tax with biting sarcasm, assail-
ed it with pitiless lo.;c. flayed it with
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
: AIS, -. T.. - =. cES,s7
Nlel}5l Soc |6fGod
lh -. una ~ f,cs s,& Nfhf urp ~ astA-fnlD le ~

THE SOURCE OF ALL TRUTH: 1t
is written in the prophets. And they
shall be all taught of God. Every man
therefore that hath heard, and hath
learned of the Father, cometh unto
me-John Gas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
5000 YEARS AGO
(Taken from Daily Dispatch Files)

A 20-inch alligator was found at
the lake of the city water plant yes
terday. Already dead, he was lying on
the ground near tobacco plantbed.
a few feet from the waters edge.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
January 10, 1894.

Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Anderson and
Henry Fox were in High Point at
tending a furniture show being con-
Quoted there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

Now that w. Lee O'Daniel, hillbillv
singer, is governor of Texas, some of
those who voted for him are wonder
ing how he'll pay that pension of $50
per month promised to residents over
65-and hoping he won't do it with a
song.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

FOR RENT = ONE FIVE-ROOM
modern apartment, with heat fur
nished Stonewall apartment Apply
Mrs. e. G. Flanagan, call 535-J.
5-9-12-16-1o
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

Ideal. ELECTRIC FENCE. BAT
terry sets $3.50. Electric $3.50. Buy
one and save on your fence. C. w.
Finch. 19-4ti