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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
The Thin Gray Line

Another annual reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans has
lust been concluded in Washington
It was greatly different from many
that have preceded it. in that less
than a bare hundred veterans of the
Conrederacy who followed Lee and
jackson and Jcb Stuart We're pres
ent. Those who were on hand were
feeble in body. but most Of them as
alert in spirit and mind as they
ever were, even in the days long gone
when they trudged the battleEieldS Of
Virginia and other States as follow
crs of The Lost Cause.
The few controversies that marked
their aSsemblage gave evidence that
fight is still left in these grizZ!ed
old warriors Of struggle that threat
ened the American Union. They re-
scented attempts of some possibly
well-meaning women to Interfere
with their plans and desires, and
shouted down efforts to call ii quits
and make this the last Confederate
reunion. Evidently they intend TO
assemble together us long as two or
three of them are left to meet and
recount over and over again the suf-
fertngS and privationS that drove
them across fields of blood and earn
age for the sake Of an ideal
Those who would seek to put an
end to these reunions of the aging
soldiers Of the sixties arc making 4
mistake. Father Time and the
Grim Reaper will in due season take
care of that. and at most it won't
be long. 1t would be cruel to deny
them this last thrill and happiness up
to the final call for reveille.
These men Willingly accepted Suf-
feringS and prjvatiunS wholly I'M
known to most Of us Of this present
generation. Their comrades have
long since passed on to the final
camping ground, and this little rem
nant soon will Join them. Let them
have their way. indeed the full
qualification of their every Whim. as
far as possible. in the few remaining
years allotted them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
NOTICE Or RESALE.

An advance bid having Deen maze
upon the property hereinafter set out,
and under and by virtue Of an order
of the Superior Court Of Vance
County, North Carolina, made in the
Special Proceeding entitled Lena E.
Claiborne and husband, J. L. Clal-
borne; Zulinc E. Pittard and hus-
band, Hugh Pittard: James Thomas
Claiborne and wife, Thelma D. Clai-
borne: TaltOn T. Hughes and wife,
Lloyd D. Hughes, Walter w. Hughes
and wife, Helen NJ. Hughes, Sarah
E. Brame and husband, Frank Brame,
and A. D. Hughes, VS.. Bertha E. Will
son and husband. S. E. Wilson, Emma
H. Cakes and husband. Ed F. Cakes,
Lillian H. Blackwell and husband, {.
M. Blackwell, Clifford sHughes and
wife. Marie M. Hughes, Jewel H
Snead and husband. Ernest Snead,
Milton M. Hughes and wife, Thelma
c. Hughes: Basil S. Hughes and wife,
Odell S. Hughes; James R. Hughes
and wife, Evelyn f. Hughes; Geneva
H. Stokes and husband, Augustus
Stokes: Alonzo A. Hughes and wife,
Ruby c. Hughes" the same being
docketed in the Special Proceeding
! Docket in the office Of the Clerk Of
the Superior Court of Vance County,
the undersigned Commissioners will,
on Tuesday, October %, 1910, at II
O'Clock, Noon, at the Courthouse door
in Henderson, North Carolina, again
offer for sale to the highest bidder
for cash the following described
lands, lying and being in Vance
County, more particularly described
as follows:
Tract No. 1-36.44 Acres: Begin
ming at a stone in Mrs. Laura Evans
line, S. w. corner Of Lot No. 4;
thence S % l-2 w IS chains 20 links
to a stone, Mrs. Laura Evans cor
ner: thence N SO " chains to a
stone, J. 7. Evans corner; thence S
w II chains to a stone, Burton's
corner; thence S SO E 10 chains so
links to a stake, Perry's corner;
thence N 16 chains SO links to a
stone in Lot No. 4; thence w 10
chains 20 links to the place of be-
ginning, containing 3644 Acres. This
being Lot No. 5, in the division Of
the land of R. A. Evans Estate, al
lotted by the Commissioners to J. T.
Evans.
Tract No. 2-114 Acres: In Will
liamsboro Township, adjoining lands
Of j. F. Harris, H. T. Shanks, R. A.
Evans ct al. Beginning at Hickory,
Harris corner in Burton's line;
thence N E about ITO poles to a
stone in Evans line; thence w about
l65 poles to a stone, Shanks' corner;
thence N IS - w 81 poles to a
stone, Shanks' corner in Evans line:
thence S 80 E 80 poles to Willow
Oak, P. T. Evans corner; thence N 81
E 124 poles to stone; thence 3
w II poles to a Sycamore; thence
S % w 80 poles to Poplar in Har-
ris' line; thence S 68 w sc poles to
the beginning, containing ia Acres,
more or less. Being the same land
conveyed to J. 7. Evans and wife,
Emmer R. Evans by deed from R. A.
Evans, recorded in Book 8, at page
lis, Vance County Registry.
Bidding to start on Tract No. l.
S525.00.
Bidding to start on Tract No. q
S1O5O0O.
This the 9Th day of October, 1910.
T. P. GHOLSON,
IRVINE B. WATKINS,
Commissioners.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

to that term he served as represent
tative from Craven county to the
1885 and 1897 terms.
+. Joseph Lane, born in Buncombe
county in 1901, moved with his par
ents at the age Of nine TO Kentucky.
Later ne settled in Indiana where
between 1922 and 1916 he spent
many terms in the state legislature,
as representative and as senator.
After the Mexican War in which he
distinguished himself, he was APP
pointed by President Polk governor
of the Oregon Territory in l849. The
next year he was elected delegate TO
Congress. and reelected until in l049
when Oregon asked for admission as
state. which was done later in the
year. During the recess Of Congress
President Pierce appointed him 10
the governorship again. When the
state was admitted later in 1889 he
was elected one of the first senators.
Died in 1881.
5. The assembly in l749 passed an
act providing for a fair at HaWns, in
Northampton county.
6. Richard Henry CardWell, born
at Madison, N. c., in 1916, was chosen
associate justice OF the Supreme
Court OF Virginia in 1895. Justice
CardWcl! had settled in Virginia after
the close Of the War Between the
States. He had served in the Wiz
Ginia legislature.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
Effort Wins

HOnorS won by Miss Magdalene
Dickerson in the HI dress review
contest in Raleigh came as the Gull
mnaton of five years of hard work,
bu, is demonstration of the rewards
t!,at come from persistent, deter
mined effort. Her achievement re-
fleets credit upon herself and her
county. and is deserved recognition Of
both.
Che accomplishments of this
votng lady are also an evidence Of
the WurthWhilencss of HI club
work. which has been carried on in
Vance lor many years Nor is this
the first honor of the kind that has
come 10 this county. Another Miss
DicEcr$on several years ago won the
trip IL the Chicago HI club congress
because Of her excellent work.
Mrs. Piummer has worked in sea-
son and out through period OF more
Than Il quarter of 4 century in lay
inc the foundation for rural home
demonstration work in Vance county,
and her own success in this field has
rpyn applaudcd not alone here but
il the State as WcH. She is being
ably assisted by Miss Josephine
Rancs. a young woman who has had
much training and experience and
is we'll qualified TO carry on.
Girls in the rural schools have
RESPONDED enthusiastically to the OPP
portuniticS that have come to them,
and have benefited richly through
their own application to the tasks
assigned. They are better off and
the country is better off because OF
this work. and it is receiving and
is deserving of the best support that
can be given to it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina!
BY FREE Il. MAY

|. What was Governor Vance's OPP
in!on on the question Of cmancIpatlng
slaves by the Confederate govern
mcnt?
,. Why was the act of l77l estab-
fishing college at Charlotte vetoed
by the British King?
8. How many terms has David
Livingston Ward served as speaker
Of the State house of representatives?
4. Vino was the North Carolinian
who was elected the first senator
from the State Of Oregon.
5. When was the first fair pro-
vidcd for by the assembly Of North
Carolina?
6. Who was the North Carolinian
who was named associate justice OF
the Supreme Court Of Virginia IN
1895?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

land for the Kings approval on the
recommendation Of Governor TryOn.
The intolerant Board of Trade adj
vised against the act, because all the
incOrporatorS, except two, were Pres
byterians, saying the act "promises
great and permanent Advantages TO
a sect Of DiSSenterS from the Estab-
lished Church who have already en-
tended themselves over the Province
in very considerable numbers" The
King vetoed the act April %, 1772.
Thu -.olih CarOlmianS had already
established the college, however.
3. He has served only one term
as speaker. the session Of 1899. Prior
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
LEARN a TRADE

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: Print
ing offers many opportunities fol
advancement to young men. Skilled
workmen in this industry are in de
mand. THE SOUTHERN SCHOOL
OF PRINTINGs facilities fol
teaching the mechanics of the trade
are the best. For particulars write
to v. &. Garriott, Secretary-Treasur
er, 15I4-16 South Street, Nashville
Tennessee
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
Britain's Only Chance

Americans wonder ii and how
long Britain can stand off the inceS-
SAINT and ever increasing pounding
from German air assaults. They
hope and II times dare to believe,
that stubborn and defiant English
resistance will eventually win, but
at the same time tremble in their
boots fearful lest day will come
when the last ounce of endurance
shall have been spent and the worst
will have arrived.
There seems logic in the theory
that the Battle OF Britain will be
the decisive phase OF the war. Yet
that is not the only theatre of hostil-
tiles. and events elsewhere can and
probably Will have 4 profound bear
ing upon the ultimate conSummation
of the struggle now in progress over
and across the English Channel.
Britain can lose Gibraltar; she can
lose Sucz; she can lose Hong Kong
and Singapore and even the Burma
Road (to Mandalay) to Japan; she
can lose her endless chain Of islands
OF the seas. All these are possible.
But if she wins at home they will be
recovered Yet in the losing there is
the depressing effect upon morale on
the home front that would be viz
tually certain and inevitable, and
which might 50 influence the Battle
Of Britain Is TO tip the scales in the
end to the enemy
To make Il long story short. Brit
aims only chance lies in the measure
OF aid furnished by the United
States and the speed with which it IS
given. Ii may be sent as boost
from iricndly-eVcn if only tcchui-
cal--ncutral, or may be taken in per-
son by straight ont bclligerent
ally. The important thing to Brit
ain-and to us-iS that it be gotten
there, and quickly.
For the people Of America the
greatest decision 81 their life as ma
ton conIrputs them at this hour. Be
fore coming T. i. every possible an
gle IF i, should he ~:c.ghcd in the full
light Of ell the consequences the ru-
turc NAV hold for them and their
posterity. II We 60 to Britains aid,
the chances Of victory, alter long
Christening. most likely would he
with the dcluocrucicS. II we stand
aloof and Britain goes down, our
chances would be greatly diminished
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
Divine Discipline

HardShipS and prosecutions that
are being experienced by almost all
Of the peoples of the world in these
times are but the purging Of hui
mainly IN the crucible Of divine dis
cipline That is the view, stated in
or own words. as expressed in pri-
vate conversation by one Of the out
landing speakers who addressed the
Baptist meeting here this week.
Unfortunate for all OF us, more
Because Of a WayWardncSs that in
duccd it than for the tribulations
themselves, some are sharing the
mizcrics without 4 conception Of di-
vinity end without the Scmblance Of
IN idea as to what il is all about. The
gcntlc".an who gave the opinion
said he did not know but that in
the end It would be for the best.
A checking of activities and
achievements Of religious groups,
which seek, however fccbiy, to con-
vince the world that they have the
answer to all things temporal and
eternal, reveals the sad reality that
many within those ranks only give
lip service to the tCncti OF their
creed. Therein is found the cXpla-
nation Of many things that puzzle
confused minds and create doubts
fGr those who see only on the sur
face and arc never interested enough
to dig deeper.
By their own conduct, many who at
one time or another have consented
Tor their names to be written on re-
IiGious rolls betray their insinccrtly
AID lack Of faith in causes they have
prDTtsSod. Yet some conclude that
Christianity has failed. when as a
! matter of fact it has not been given
! d chance. AS Paul said of his once
! loyal, but now backSIidden, friend
Dcmas, they have forSakcn me, hav-
ing loved this present world"
| Even Il reference to these reali-
tics sometimes ELECTS Il Snccr, and at
best an attitude Of indifference anG
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
ANSWERS.

/. In his message to the legisla-
ture Of 1864-l865 he said that he re-
gardcd the proposition 'as entirely
out of the question. This course
would. il seems to me. surrender the
entire question which has ever
separated the North from the South
would stultiry ourselves in the eyes
Il the world. and. would render oul
whole revolution nugatory
.. The act was passed by the North
Carolina assembly and sent to Eng
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

One Of tie monies Of the war is
that the menus in many Of the sWank
French restaurants, according TO a
Paris dispatch, are printed in Ger
man.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

BomDings, statisticians say, are
but one-thirteenth as effective in the
present European conflict us they
were during the World War. At last,
we've found something in this war
10 be thankful for.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

Paraguay announces It's new cab
met contains no politicians. This
disprovcS the old saying that there
is nothing new under the sun.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

Italian Troops May Enter Greece
headline. It's 4 bet that if they
do they won't be as interested in
seeing ancient ruins as in making
new ones
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

Balkans in the soup" writes an
editoria!ist. The way things are so
mixed up in the Near East it must
be vegetable soup.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

IT'S A FACT. FOLKS. YOU CAN
save money by buying furniture
from us. Come see for yourself. R.
f. SatterWhitc & Sons, near Fire
Station. PIT
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

PEARL BUTTONS-A PRODUCT
OF water. therefore lamiacr.na
never Injuries their natural lg>Troo
and beauty. Demand Pearl Button,
on work shirts. underwear. shorts
dresses. rOmperS. No.;
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
ANSWERS 70
FEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

|. White.
2. Musical instrument.
8. BcnitO MuSsOlini.
4. Frankfort.
5. One divided by the number.
6. Alexander Hamilton.
7. Partly in both.
8. Unavailable for any cause.
8. President of the United States
10. in the clock tower of the House
of Commons.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

A SMART NEW HAIR DO OR ANY
OF our other beauty services will
do wonders for your appearance.
Phone 200 for appointment. Bird
gers Beauty Shop. ST
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

GOOD ESTABLISHED WATKINS
route now available your locality.
Many good customers waiting 10
he served. For free particulars
write J. R. Watkins Company
Richmond. Virginia. ll-2ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

FOR SALE 100 CORDS DRY WOOD
oak, pine, and poplar. See All. p
Westcr, phone 1879. I2-3n
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

FOR SALE 500 HAMPSHIRE PIGS
8 weeks old $500. $50 shoatS - 70
100 pounds. 200 purebrcd Hereford
calves, steers and heiferS. A lew
bred Hereford heifers. W. S. Humid
ley, Boydton. Va. l2-5t!
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

USED PIANO FOR SALE IN GOOD
condition. just tuned. It's real buy
for $4,000 and you may pay $500
down and S1.00 weekly. Adams
Richards Furniture Co. l2-lI
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

GET PRICES ON OUR USED CARS
before you buy. E. G. z Motor Co,
Dodge and Plymouth dealers, III
Chestnut street. 4-eOd-t
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

PLAY 1T SAFE THIS YEAR. YOU
remember how cold il got last year.
Fill your bin now with our quality
Goals. Phone 1873. Nights Coal and
Wood. l2-ltI
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

FOR SALE: PRACTICALLY NFw
Corona portable typewriter 81, -.
sacrifice. City Fuel Co. l2-l,i
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

FOR SALE: TWO AND HALF YEAR
old half Guernsey. half HoiStc.n
COW with three weeks old cali See
J. O. Plat. Hicks Cross Roads
l2-iti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

WE SPECIALIZE IN ALL
kinds of body and fender re.
pair work. Motor Sales Co.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

BUILDING, REPAIRING or PAINT
ing? Visit THE Place of Values.
Where you can supply your needs
Alex S. Watkins. Where quality
tolls and nricos sell" 30-tt
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

INVEST YOUR MONEY IN BUILD
ing & Loan shares. New series no"
open. Our earnings are approNI-
mately 6 per cent. Buy now ioF
investment or TO build. Henderson
Building & Loan Association. 8-6l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

Among other Gnsolved puzzle Of
the day is this on: Just Wien IS
Indian summer"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

RELIABLE MAN TO TAKE CARE
store route. New plan of dlsn,lDu-
ton. No selling. Earn excellent
weekly income. B. & W. Nut Co.,
st. Paul, MINI. l2--u
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

FOR RENT: ONE LARGE HEATED
bedroom adjoining bath, To one or
two gentlemen or married couple,
one double or two single beds. Con-
tinuOus not water. Mrs. v. H.
Windley. 229 Young street, phone
677-W. l2-N
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

The travellers tree Of Madagascar
is 50 called because its leaf-sheathes
contain a supply Of pure-cool water.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

Wonder why no nation has ever
thought of having Il secretary for
peace?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

40 PIECES USED u INCH TERRA
Gotta pipe for sale or will exchange
for smaller pipe. Kittell Nursery,
Box 81. Kittrell, N c. l2-lh
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12
WANT Ads
Get Results
FOR RENT: THREE ROOM Apip-
ment. 329 Breckenridge stree, :
y =.
FOR RENT

Four room apartment. Belle .,..,.
Three room apartment, And,nw. 49,
Five room house. ZuIlicolicr a.c,no
Five room apartment. Charles .,.ca.
AL. 2. Westcr, phone 1879. 80.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF HERE
ford heifers and bulls just arrived
at our stables. Will sell for cash
or credit or will trade for other
cattle. Wester's Sales Stable, Wyche
street, Henderson, N. c. l2-lu
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

VANCE FILLING STATION Al
North Henderson will have fresh
cooked barbecue and brunSWicN
stew tonight and Sunday. Come OIL
and get some. !Z-Iu
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

FOR RENT-ONLY ONE FRONT
second floor office left in Homer
building. Rent reasonable incIud-
ing Nchts. and heat. Apply 10 W
G. Gates, Agent fOr owner. lZ-It
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

LADIES TRY OUR INVISIBLE
half soles. You can't tell your
shoes have been repaired. All our
work guaranteed. Phone lt2-J:
Ral5er's Shoe Shop. 28-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

FOR RENT STORE FORMERLY
occupied by Acme Soda Shop III
Horner building. Equipped 500"
fountain, booths, shelving etc. loE
operating soda shop. Rent reason
able including use or equIpmenn'
and steam heat. Apply 10 y. l.
Gates, Agent for owner. III"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

A MIGHTY SPUR TO KINDNESS:
InaSmuch Us We have done it unto
one OF the least OF these my brethren
We have done il unto me. - Matt.
$40
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-12

Entered al the post office in Hender-
sor. n. c. L second class mali matter
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-31
California Man Offers
To Sell Secret Weapon
To England And France

OGDEN, Utah, May 3O-R-Ma'
ior Harold w. Webbe of Palo Alto,
Calf, travelled toward Washing
ton today to negotiate with repre-
sentatives of England and France
for sale of a weapon of his W In
vention $50 devastating In effect
the Allies may refuse to use It,"
81 do not intend to make public
lust what this new weapon is be-
cause l do not want the Nazis to
get hold of it," the retired army
officer told intervieWers during a
train stop here.
'But l will say" he continued,
that it can be fired from England
to Germany, from North Africa in
to Italy and from battleships. 1t
will wipe out an entire city at a
time"
1T is very practical, simple and
effective. 1t may be the same as
the Germans secret weapon" l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-31
England Turns Plane
Engine Patents Over
To u. S. Government

WASHINGTON, May 3-tR-
England turned the patents on its
prize airplane engine W. to the
United States today to facilitate
production of power plants both
for the American and Allied air
fleets.
The announcement was made by
DR.. George Jackson Mead, air
craft adviser to secretary of the
treasury Henry M~orgenthau, Jr.
Mead said the British gave this
government full rights to use in
any desired manner the patents to
its famed 'Merlin'-A 12-cylinder,
liquid-cooled Rolls-R oyce the
same engine towering British
''Spitfires," "Hurrican' and other
speedy pursuit ships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-31
Numerous Important Differ.
ences Between Two Pc
RODS Noted, However
BY A MacMILLEN

NEW YORK, May -R-The
manifold uncertainties Of war have
set Wall streets students of stocR
market trends to studying records
of, price movements in the early
days of the conflict of 1914-18 fol-
clues to the future.
There r numerous importan-
differences between the two peri
DDS, as most analysts are quick
to point out. The chief of these
most agree, is the fact that ma
tionals of the warning powers are
no longer holders of the enormous
quantities of American securities
they possessed in the earlier
period.
Even those they did hold at the
outset of this war were largely
taken over by belligerent govern
ments, who have marketed them
cautiously, SO as to avoid depre'
ciating needlessly these valuable
assets.
But despite this and other diver.
gencies, many in Wall street are
today studying the records of 1915
and 1915.
The outbreak of World War No.
brought a flood of selling, especial.
ly by foreigners, which made il
necessary to suspend dealings in
stocks from the end of July tc
mid-December, and to keep certain
restrictions in effect until April l,
1915.
Stock averages of that period dc
not show any wide change ir
prices when trading was resumed.
although some individual war
babies, especially among steels,
coppers, rubbers, sugars, were
much higher.
In this conflict there have been
two distinct war shocks, the first
in September with outbreak O
hostilities, the second in May with
the start of total war"
Neither of these events produced
commissions which made it neces-
sary to stop trading or even seri-
ously impair the market mechan-
ism.
The rise in the associated press
average of go stocks from Sep
TENDER l to the autumn peak on
October Is was II per cent. The
80 industrials in the compilation
rose Is per cent.
When trading was resumed in
December, 1914, stocks showed al
most no change on the average
for about 3 months. Then began
a long climb which has scarcely
Interrupted until November 1916,
and which lifted general averages
about IS per cent and industrial
averages about 88 per cent.
Prices generally declined
through 1917, and averages toward
the end of that year we're a bit
below levels of December, 1914.
The year 1918 was the beginning
of a long inhationary period which
ended in the collapse and