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Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
New Year Thoughts

Old time mOralists made great
point of New Year thoughts. New
Years was called a time for moral
stock taking. 1t was customary fol
people to swear off theirybad habits
and make fresh start. i
Many people dwelt upon the idea
of turning over new leaf" They
had in view an Old-time school writ
ing book. in which the struggling
pupil had been trying 70 learn ia
write. The pages of the, past were
badly blotted. and so scrawly that
one could hardly read them. It gave
such pupil more courage if he
could turn over that badly written
old page, and start on wholly new
leaf. He felt he could then work to
better advantage, and turn out some
good penmanship. n
So millions of people used TO make
their New Year resolutions. But so
many of them failed to keep these
resolutions, that the custom became
the subject of ridicule. We used to
hear, for instance, about a multitude
who climbed up on the water wa
gOn" January 1. The vast number
who fell off the wagon within few
days or weeks caused smiles and
laughter. So the New Year resolu-
tiOn habit is largely out.
A bit of reflection at the New
Year will do none of us any harm.
Most of us have failed to accomplish
all we hoped to in 1910. If that was
due to our own fault, the sooner we
correct that fault the better. A mere
resolution made January / won't
probably get us far. One has to
keep making those new resolutions
about every week. perhaps oftener.
The Chronicle with all its heart
wishes its readers a Happy New
Year. May 1t be year of success
to all, and may many joys come our
way. If corrows come, may they be
lightened by love and friendship and
faithful labor. On the whole it is a
pretty good world. if we take it by
the smooth handle. as the oId-timers
used to say.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
The Ambitious Town

In some towns people seem satis-
fed to let everything drift along just
as it was. They hide behind ex-
cuses to keep themselves from do
ing work for Improvement If man
has disorderly back yard. he says
il is as good as the one owned by
some neighbOr.. Or if his fences are
all tumbling down. he says they have
always been that way, and he has got
along all right.
A town like that will not merely
stand still, but it will gradually fall
behind. The ambitious town is not
satisfied to let things drift. Its peo-
pie travel around, they see fine
looking towns with handsome
streets. nice homes. and progressive
looking business centers. They come
home discOntented with unsatisfac-
tory conditions. and they take of
their coats and go to work to inn
prove those conditions.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
Time Ripe For Peace?

The destruction OF the worlds re-
sources now proceeding is so etrrii,
that many observers say great sacri-
fees should be made in order to Sc.
cure peace at the earliest possible
date, With the world throwing its
wealth into bottomless pit Of de-
struction, it is said that almost any
kind Of a peace is better than this
hell Of war. and the poverty which it
is creating day by day.
The United States. sitting in par
tial security behind a great ocean,
is not in a position to tell Europe
what to do. Our people long for
peace with the utmost ardor. They
do not want kind Of peace that
means a new outbreak Of war in a
could retain the territory he has con-
quered. If peace was made ON that
basis, he and his Nazis will have won
the war. They have gotten control
over most of Europe outside of Rus
sia. and they have Russia so more or
less terrorized. Hitler on that basis
would be master of Europe.
The Nazis would control most of
the seaports, most of the ship build
ing and navy yards and submarine
bases, and most of the armament
few years. If the British are dis
posed to keep on fighting, America
should cheer them Oh.
Hitler would no doubt be glad to
make peace in the near future, if he
factories. They would proceed to
build up vastly augmented navy,
terrific force of submarines, and
keep on building aircraft by the tens
Of thousands. Their military power
would keep growing. and they would
not be satisfied until they had a
naval power greater than England's.
Under such conditions. such
peace would look like a mere tenn
Dorary truce. 1t would be most omi-
nous for the United States. You
amt expect such people to be salts {
led with the mastery of one con-
inent.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
Dark DAYS

If your eyes are tired before you
finish your days work. and If this
strain gives you a headache. you can
cheer yourself by the thought that
these short days will soon be pass
ing. The sun. travelling in far away
lands of the South. will soon be turn
ing North again, and giving us more
light for our tolls and pleasures.
The short days are hard on the
eyes. Many people attempt to read
the newspaper under feeble or inn
proper light. and If their eyes feel
blurry and dizzy. they have them-
selves to blame. 1t is poor economy
to use your eyes under poor ilIu-
mination. Don't ask your eyes to do
their regular work, If you give them
less than half their usual amount Of
light.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
Britain's Supreme Peril

Lord Beaverbrook, head of British
aircraft production. has issued a
warning that the Germans apparent
ly plan to invade England some time
before next spring. One can foresee
some unexpected day when hundreds
of thousands of them will drop out
of the skies, or try to land from the
sea. when the English people will
have TO meet the most terrible test
that history ever forced them to un-
dergO.
If the Germans defeated England
sufficiently to get possession of the
British warships, the United States
would be right on the spot. Forum
ately the British have promised not
to surrender those ships. and one
cannot doubt they will keep their
word if it is humanity possible to
do SO.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
Milford, Friday, December %, 1910
Coming of The New Year

OOIIlIIlS VI Lie 1NCW SdA
What does the coming Of a new
year mean to you? Is it just like
any day in the year, to be passed
with no more thought than April 10
or July 20? Or is it a good time to
look forward and back, and see what
the passing of time means to you?
To the older people, the swift flight
of the years has an element of sad
ness. They think of the old hymn
which says Thine like an overflow
ing stream bears all its sons away"
They mediate sOrrowfully on the
swift departure of their days. The
uncertainty of life bears heavily on
them. They reflect on what a slen-
der thread life is, and hb&!it could
snap at any moment.
In that mood many resort to
prayer. and receive comfort and
consolation from the thought of the
divine power that watches over all
humanity. The dark and the light
are both alike to Thee, says the sa-
cred Scripture. t'E
The New Year is received in a diff
ferent spirit by the great majority.
The modern world is not greatly
given to introspectiOn. 1t; takes
things as they come. and does not
worry about the passing of the
days. Hopeful folks see in the New
Year the chance for greater happi-
ness than they ever saw before.
They look into the mystery of those
untried days, and think .Of tile many
pleasures and advantages that could
come to them. They dream of good
fortune and happiness in store for
them. and they shout and dance as
they look forward with confidence
and anticipation to whatever the
New Year shall bring.
While some of them do not cele-
bfate wfsely.aIii they start tlre New
Year with a headache which does
them no good, this hopeful spirit is
on the whole a useful one. When ,
people look forward with confidence,
good things are likely to come. ,
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27
Cornbatina Unresf

The newspapef funny man has one
about the solemn aian Who said we
should combat thu unrest Of the
world 70 which a friend replied.
that he was doing the best he could
By manufacturing mattresses
There was truth III that reply.
since anything that tends to pro-
duce good sleep tends to help the
world quiet down. When people
sleep we'll they usually develop
strong bodies that can do good work.
When they do good work, they have
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27

If YOU have good warm house,
You are not so likely to take cold
and get sick. SO IL you help to Gre
ate a warm hearted town where
people are friendly, you are more
likely to be financially well of and
prosperous.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27

THE STREETS of Milford have
been pretty sight during the hoIi-
day shopping season. In the picture
created by decorated stores and
homes. It has been a pleasure to see
the enthusiastic and happy people,
who have found satisfaction in buy
ing at the good stores of our COM
munity.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27

If YOU CLEAN UP the rubbish
Of your home every week and get
rid Of it. you will avoid some lre
risks, and there will be no great
mess Of stun to be cleaned ont
when spring comes.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27

a better chance to make good pay
and get along comfortably The dis
content OF some folks is probably
aggravated by too late hours and
lack Of sleep.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27

A GOOD NUMBER of new resi-
dents have come into Milford during
1910. Have their neighbors and all
who have met them done everything
possible to make them feel at
home?
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27

THE BEST NEW YEAR resolution
for 1871: To buy everything possible
N the stores OF Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-27

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-21
Mrs. Hocultt to Head
High School PIT. A.

Officers for the l940-4l school year
were elected at the meeting Of the
Henderson high PIT A. Wednesday
afternoon, held in the school build
ing. Mrs. D. D. Hocutt was named
president for the coming year and
other officers include the following:
Mrs. r. S. Johnson. first vice-preSi-
dent; w. D. Payne, second Vice-preSi-
dent; Mrs. S. P. Patterson, Secro-
tary: Mrs. l. H. Hoyle, treasurer;
Mrs. J. Franklin Mills. chaplain. Mrs
j. N. Raity. recording secretary.
The slate of officers was presented
by Mr.. Payne, chairman Of the
nominating committee.
Mrs. J. NJ. Baity presided over the
meeting, during which reports OF
several committees were heard. The
following is taken from the yearly
report of the Vance County Council
of Parents and Teachers, which Was
made ct that time:
"The' county council has strongly
advocated that in the near future
there be 4 supplement provided in
order that our schools may have a
higher rating. This supplement would
provide for a 8 months school year
and ~ grades. 1t would mean that
We would have additional teachers
which would reduce the number Of
students to a class. II would also
add an industrial art class and other
vocational subjects to be taught
which we cannot have under the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-21
Cokesbury News
BY MRS. ERNEST GILL.

Friends will regret to learn that
George Wheeler, small son of MI.
and Mrs. Ed. Pegram, is very sick
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Wayman Blackmore from
Sonora. Va, came Saturday 10 spend
Easter with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. E. Gill.
Rev Lee. pastor OF Cokesbury
church, was very pleasant dinner
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Stain
back Sunday evening.
Mrs. Marvin Johnson and children
from Wilmington and Mr.. and Mrs.
Brodic Gupton and children from
Warren Plains spent several days
recently with then parents, MI. ana
Mrs. A. Il. Gupton.
Mrs. w. B. Fleming returned home
Sunday, from Garner, where she
spent Il week with her parents, MI
and Mrs. Workman.
Mrs. Will Ellis has returned homo,
after spending several days with her
sister. Mrs. L. Z. Gill.
Quite Il number were listening on
their radios Saturday to hear Miss
Reece Tucker, Miss Julia Mae Dick
erSUu and MRS. Thomas Croker who
took part on the amateur program
1T Rocky Mount.
Miss Pauline Reavis had as her
guest for the weekend, her class
mate, Miss Nell Murphy.
Nh and Mrs. Edridge Stainback
and sons and Mrs. Stuinback'S sister,
were visitors in the home of Mi
Stainback'S aunt, Mr.. and Mrs
Faulkner Sunday afternoon.
Friends will be interested to know
that John BuChanan's conditions re-
mains about the same, he is still con-
fined in the house.
Miss LESSEE Buchanan spent the
weekend at Macon, with her sister,
Mrs. Hugh Hight.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-21
Entertainment Is
For EPSON Seniors

Mrs. I. H. Weldon and Mrs. W. j.
Wilson entertained the senior class
Of EPSON high school ut The home Of
Mrs. Weldon, on Tuesday evening.
There were many games and con-
tests during the evening, and the de-
corations and prizes carried out the
Easter motif.
Punch and waters were served up
on the arrival Of the guests, and later
in the evening ice cream, cake, and
nuts were served to the following
seniors: Hattie 3. Faulkner, Doris
Weldon, SWannle Harrington, Lucy
Gray Harrington, Young Smith
Medlin, Perry w. Ayscue, Thomas
Ayscue, OdelI Harris, Jessie Ruth
Hayes, j. H. Edwards. Charles I.
Eaves, William Wilson, il, Rachael
and Ransom Stone, Cynthia Clay, and
Irene Lancaster: Misses Helen
Daughtry and Myra Wagg, teachers:
and the following guests: Misses
Katherine and Rebecca Wilson and
Mamie Lee Bridgers, George Griffin,
Coy EaveS, and r. II. Weldon. Jr
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-21
RECREATION GROUP
HAS HEALTH WEEK

National Negro Health Week,
March 3l-April I, will be observed
in Henderson this year. with the re-
creation group as sponsor. This is the
10Th observance Of this occasion.
A houSe-t toulouse cleanup CAM
paign will be sponsored like that of
last year. and Judges will come
around April 7 to inspect the diff
ferent homes.
Richard Vaughn will distribute
material on health in the community.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-21
Additional
SOCIETY
Jr. Woman's Club
Dance Is April |

Tickets for the Junior Woman'S
club spring dance, to be given April
|, were distributed to members last
night at the club meeting at West
End Country Club.
The dance will be given at West
End Country club, and will last from
10 to 2 o'clock. Jack Yancey and his
orchestra have been selected to play
for the affair.
Dances given by the Junior
Woman's club have Become very
popular, and those who wish TO at
tend the April dance may sec one
Of the members of the club for
tickets.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-21
TWO FALSE. CALLS TO
THE CITY FIREMEM

Fircmcn answered Two call Eg"-
terday. both Of them turning out 10
be false. according 10 Fire Chic!
Cooper G. Ellis.
At 4:3O o'clock, a call came into
kins house. Fircmen went 10 Row.
land street, L." f""g'.' N'''''''"
home. There was no fire. Woods
burning near the new home Of Alex
S. Watkins on the Oxford road 49,,
the cause Of the call. Giremcn die
not respond there.
At $50 last night false alarms
were turned in from Pc. "A at the
corner of Horncr and Chestnut
streets
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-21
HENDERSON, IN cJ DAILY DISPATCH THURSDAY MARCH 2 1910

pre-ent plan Of State operation.
Ii Wa announced that there are
$50 paid members Of the high school
organization, including all members
Of the faculty.
Tie Junior-Senior banquet will be
held on Friday night, April II. AT
the high school, according TO an an
nUuncCm1nt.
Following the business meeting,
MI Payne showed L film portraying
the attempts Of man TO fly, up To
the present success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Stock Averages
60 Stock Range Since 1927:
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The stool;
market exhibited fatigue today, after
a two-day ADVANCE, and leaders gen
orally backed down fractions to a
point or so.
After a morning of irregular lv
lower prices, recent steel and other
industrial faNrites slipped to bot
tom marks in the final hour. A num-
Der of small early gains were wiped
out at the close
Dealings were fairly speedy In the
forenoon, but activity dWindled aD-
probably as the session proceeded
Transfers were around $4,000
shares, against the more than 300
900 yesterday.
The fact that business prospect
were holding up we'll was offset par
TALLY, brokers said, by the hight
confused foreign picture. NAM
customers with even. small profit
seemingly cashed in to await further
European developments. Domestic
politics held much of the speculative
limelight. but failed as a prime mar
ket motivator.
Among wavering stocks were
United States Steel, Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet, General Motors.
Chrysler, Sears-Roebuck. Douglas
Aaircraft, United Aircraft, Consoli-
dated Edison. Public Service of New
Jersey. Anaconda, American Smelt-
ing, Dow Chemical, American Can,
Du Pont, Eastman Kodak, United
States Gypsum. Great Western
Sugar, Texas Corp. and Westing-
house.
Resistant issues included Mullins
Manufacturing preferred, Cerro De
Pasco. International Harvester and
Philip Morris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

6S the ASSOCldteQ PGeSS.
CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-Wheat prices
fell back fraction to a cent a bushel
today under pressure of profit TAX
ing and selling inspired by prospects
that the recent upturn to the best
level in five months might check
movement of grain into storage un-
der Government loans.
Some loan wheat is being re-
deemed in isolated instances in the
Southwest, reports indicated. Be-
fore the setback most wheat. corn,
oats, rye and soybean contracts had
reached new highs for the season;
with the general level of grain prices
about the best since last MAY. Corn
had advanced more than a cent,
while soybeans were up 2 cents.
Old corn sold up to II cents in the
spot market with new at 10 and
No. 2 yellow beans were quoted up
TO Sc cents.
Wheat closed 9s-lls lower than
yesterday; December, 865s MAY,
85-65ls; corn, "a off to Is up; De-
cember, 62a.; May, 63ss; oats, Ssh
lower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
September Exports Off
Is Per Cent From
Previous Month
Imports Also Reduced
Sharply for. Second
Consecutive Period
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Commerce Department re-
ported yesterday that exports
dropped Is per cent in September
to 1926 ,OOO, 900, the lowest monthly
total since November, 1899.
Imports declined for the second
consecutive month, decreasing S26,-
100000 from the August level to
s195, 100000 in September.
Noting a general falling off" in
exports, the department said that
under existing world conditions it
was difficult to determine whether
it represents more than tenn
porary recession
A drop of S14,OOO,0O0 in shipments
of aircraft and parts to S23,000,000
was the largest single factor in the
export decline, although the trend
was reflected in many comodities.
The department noted that even
exports of iron and steel manufac-
turers, which have shown an almost
unbroken rise, since the beginning
of the European war, also fell of"
Shipments OF some agricultural
products were reported as con-
siderably smaller"
Increases were shown for a few
major export commodities. however,
including manufactured cotton,
brass and bronze and metal working
machinery.
The September export total COM
pared with $3.50 100000 in the same
month last year. The excess of
exports for September was $780,
100000 over imports, drop of $30,-
100000 from the August favorable
balance.
The department said that as
result of Government and private
purchases rubber imports reached
the highest figure on record-a total
of 176,339, 900 pounds valued at
$40, 655, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Telephone Stations
And CaIIsCIimb
In Nine Months
Chesapeake & Potomac
Report Reveals New
September Records
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

Latest reports from the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co,
bring out the fact that both the
number of telephones in service in
September and the number of calls
per day hung up new records. The
number of telephones in service
reached 266,109, against 24S.643 in
September, 1889, not only the highest
figure for any month this year but
also an all-time high mark. The
figure includes a gain of 2999 sta
tons over the previous month.
The rise in the number Of tele-
phone stations has kept pace with
advances by other leading business
indicators so far this year. Monthly
reports for 1910 compare as follows
with the corresponding months last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Winnipeg Prices.
WINNIPEG. Oct. "A LP.-Grsne RANCE:
50-Cent Extra Voted
By Freeport Sulphur
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpNNiol baSPdllIl W lIc DldI.
NEW YORK, Oct. pa quarterly
payment of IS cents and an extra
dividend of so cents per share were
declared yesterday by directors Of
Freeport Sulphur Co. on the 796,380
shares of common stock outstanding.
The total payment of rs cents.
which is the Seth consecutive quar-
terly dividend payment on the COM
pany's common stock. is payable
December to stockholders of record
November Is.
Net income of the Freeport Sulphur
Co. after all charges, including
depreciation, depletion and Federal
taxes, for the quarter ended Septem-
Der 80 amounted to s816,625, which
is equivalent to 81 OF share, Lang
bourne M. Williams, jr., president,
reported to the directors. These
earnings compare with net income
of S383.216 in the third quarter u
1899, which was equal to 48 cents a
share.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
New York SUGAR

NEW YORK, Oct. "a OP.-Firmer raw
and refined sugar markets lent strength
to domestic futures today despite active
profit taking and new hedge selling
Prices in late trading we're UNCHANGED
to point higher with November at | IS
and May at 200. World futures we're
idle. and irregular u point higher to
"a lower: May. 30: July, 90.
Raw offerings diminished in volume and
sales were confirmed at 2S5 cents a pound
Refined was UNCHANGED locally at ABS
cents and steady in the West. where an
advance was believed imminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Otis Elevator Co. Orders
Accent Dividend
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Directors
of Otis Elevator Co. declared today
dividend of 40 cents share on
the common stock, payable Deem
Der 20 to holders of record Novem-
Der %. The previous payment.
made September TO- was Is cents.
The company's plants are at Buff.
falo and Yonkers, N Y, and Har-
rison, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Production Of Ethyl
Alcohol Increases
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The Internal Revenue Bureau re-
ports that 21,559 ,233 proof gallons of
ethyl alcohol were produced in
September, an increase of 3,455 ,066
gallons over the same month a
year ago. Stocks in warehouses at
the end of the month totaled 18,479,-
1923 gallons, compared with 25,913,-
237 last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Oct 24-Cotton fu-
lures hesitated today around the
levels reached in Wednesdays adj
vance. Trading was moderately &C
tive but prices ranged narrowly.
Mill, Wall Street and Bombay
buying ran into increased resistance
from Southern offerings and in late
dealings quotations were 2 points
higher to lower, December, 962;
May, 9.47; October, 891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24
Rail Loadings Top
Previous Week, but
Lag Behind 1899
813,909-Cur Volume
49, Per Cent Behind
Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Association of American Rail-
roads reported today $4,000 cars OF
revenue freight we're loaded during
the week ending last Saturday.
This was an increase of 1908 cars,
or 2 of l per cent, compared with
the preceding week; a decrease of
1880, or 40 per cent, compared with
a year ago. and an increase of
1O8,625, or l5.4 per cent, compared
with 1888.
The report classified the loadings
as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-24

In establishing the record for Sep
TENDER in average number of daily
originating calls, the company re-
ported 1,183971 as compared with
1.063.334 in September. 1899, gain
of 12O,627 calls Comparison by
months compare as follows with the
first nine months of 1889: