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Evening star., 1940-04-21

over the fact that my job pays less than does the
average electricians or mechanics plumbers. But
instead of wasting time in envying Others their good
fortunes find it pleasant and practical to plan
the spending of my small salary that it will bring
the greatest possible happiness and security And when
look around at the possessions already have, find
surprising number of what once thought Of as the
finer things of life"
When was in high school my chief reason for want
ing to attend college was my belief that college
education could enable to enjoy good literature,
good music good plays, comfortable home and car.
never got the job for which college would have fitted
me- vet during the last few years have listened in my
own home to many of the great operas and outstanding
stage plays and to the orchestras and concert artists
of the entire world. Libraries and friends have made
available the books that cannot buy and have car
for fishing hunting and Sunday afternoon trips to the
country.
WHEN l sit down to my Sunday dinner could easily
frown because dining room is also our kitchen and
pantry and because still haven't been able to discard
the dime-sto siverware bought Ito start off with
Although conscious of this realize that my dinner is
far better both in the quality and variety, than any
that was set before king only few generations ago.
Thinking of the opportunities missed, could easily
grow despondent over my ability to provide for the
future of my Yet he is in modern city school
only three blocks from home for eight years walked
two miles through mud and cold to room, one
teacher school, Later he will be able to go to Won
derfuly equipped high school; mine was poorly fur
nished nadequatey heated, without modern plumbing.
And plans are in progress that will assure him at
least good start in college ten years from now There
are men in the United States Senate on the Supreme
Court bench and in the executive offices of every large
company who did not have as good chance
Toward the future, feel the same optimism that
caused me to buy car radio and refrigerator on
the instalment plan. l knew the payments would be
easy to make everything smoothly; in case OF
sickness or unexpected difficulties, realized that meet
inc them would call for sacrifice. But was convinced
that the service and pleasures made possible by the
purchases would be worth sacrifice. Now the payments
are made and it is the memory of the times those pay
ments came hardest that gives me sense OF earned
happiness in the of the radio and refrigerator
The future looks promising to me because possess
energy for earning happiness.
Iknow that in the life of every individual there must
come problems, uglness and tears; know also that
every life can have its of peace, beauty and
happiness My optimism is challenge to one sde
keen appreciation of the other Of realize that
the cynics and pessimists will say. How nafve! l
don't mind for have been too the brink of human
despair not to be thankful for the balanced viewpoint
that makes me optimistic.
III Il hIA
Evening star., 1940-04-21
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ON THIS page we publish another editorial
by that new author and young philosopher,
Hudson Nix. We have had many requests for
reprints of his other articles. One interesting
request is contained in letter from L. E.
Jenkins, constable in Macedonia, Ohio, who
asked for reprints of Mr. Nix's article Il Like
to Obey the Rules" to hand out to traffic
violators. IF every motorist would read that
article" he says. there would be fewer
traffic deaths than we had last year"
Hudson Nix dreamed of going to college
He had to 60 to work in mill. But he has
made something of his life. he is respected in
his community, and is finding this is good
world in which to live. Hudson Nix epitomizes
our American spirit.
If YOU slam the front door behind you and
leave the key inside, you should do as the
Romans did Charles Courtney. ace locksmith
of New York, explained the system to us He
owns a reproduction of huge Roman lock
and key, dug up at Pompeii. The lock, two
feet square, weighs about fifty pounds the
ten-pound iron key is nearly two feet long.
The Roman method, which sounds pretty
complicated was to chain slave just outside
the front door. The key was chained to the
slave. When the house owner came home, the
slave let him in If a marauder appeared while
the master was out the slave bOpped him on
the head with the key. Mr.. Courtney says the
Romans called their door slaves janitores
whence, of course, our modern word janitor"
Il. F. FOSTER sends us this strange news
item, clipped from newspaper published in
South Africa: Mr., J. j. Horn and his young
brother were driving across low bridge one
evening about 8. Suddenly their headlights
picked out two-ton hippopotamus standing
in the middle of the bridge. Dazzled by the
lights. the hippo numbered toward the car and
started climbing over it. Mr.. Horn put the
car in reverse and backed away. Result:
Dashed tenders for Mr. Horn; surprised and
shaken hippo which finally waddled back into
the friendly darkness
Hippos at least are one hazard that Amer
lean motorists don't have to worry about.
4 4
HE story Achilles Heel" in this issue, is
based on a letter which the author received
Just as he was leaving London last October
for lecture trip in the United States. Both
the boy and the bachelor who inspired the
story are now somewhere in France
Cecil Roberts is one of England's most
loved writers. His Elizabethan home at
Henley on Thames, which he calls Pilgrim
Cottage, has become famous spot in England.
Queen Mary arrived at the cottage unan-
nounced several years ago, and stayed for tea.
Many literary sight-seers followed Her Maj
esty's example, until frequently Cecil Roberts
has had to close the cottage and go to London
in search of his lost privacy. So many of his
American fans have run down to take look
at Pilgrim Cottage that it has been nick
named for that other popular rendezvous of
our travelling oountrymen in prewar days,
The American Express" Mr.. Roberts last
two novels, which scored hits on both sides
of the Atlantic, we're Victoria Four-Thirty'
and They Wanted to Live" M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-10

canny feeling that I always get when I'm stalking big game, Sid" Hugh whispered in a puzzled tone.
 Gundrum, followed by Togi, joined them, neither having found the lower rooms disturbed. They, too, were surprised at finding the upper part of the house still lighted, and Togi agreed that a fuse must have blown out in the Jungle.
 T take candles down to ladies. They affaid in the darkness" he said.
 Hugh nodded and Togi snatched candles from the dinner table. As he disappeared down the basement stairway, the three men moved to- ward the drawing room.
 An agonized cry-a woman'S scream of terror-came from the Jungle.
 Sidney was the first to reach the doorway of the Jungle. Togi was trying to light a candle, but his hands shook so that the match went out. The valet had been out of sight only an instant.
 Braitwood grabbed the candle, lighted it, held the f1ickering light high above his head. He knew Hugh and Gundrum had rushed down the stairs at his heels; he heard Craig call out to Pat.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-10
Illustrated by Ed Gunder

Adam Langdons wife still sat behind the tiny flame of the old fashioned percolator. Nella was at the far end of the table, her face covered with her hands.
 Marta! Marital" Sidney shouted. She did not answer. Nor did Adam.
 Togi finally succeeded in lighting another candle, moved cautiously forward
 MT. Langdon!" The valet's voice was shrill as the light revealed the new lioneSs.
 Adam Langdon leaned against the head of his trophy in an odd, unnatural manner. His head slump ed forward. At his feet lay Marta.
 Not two feet from her out stretched hand was the pistol with which Adam had armed himself when they had discovered that the door was locked.
 (To Be Continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-10
} STAMP NEWS

RUSSIA publicizes the athletic
 activities of its Youth organ ization with a new series of five stamps, urging Soviet defense. Designs show a track contestant, women marching, skier, hammer thrower, and boy and girl with enlarged crest.
 The Tooth birthday of Prince John II is commemorated in a new set of five Liechtenstein stamps. One value bears an an- nouncement of the purpose of the set; the others picture the prince in four portraits.
 Mozambique, Portuguese colony, joins the centenary of stamps parade with special commence rative sheet, to be released soon.
 Mountain scenes are pictured on Slovakia's new issue of five values.
 
 Denmark's first postal issue since the Nazi invasion brings a new value and color changes in the numeral and caravel designs. The changes were made to meet revision in postal rates.
 Supplies of Britain's postage centenary commemorative have been exhausted. There will be no reprinting, postal authorities an-I nounced.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-10
Cn AN1aaIM CRACK HEnS
THE LOWER HOUSE

THE LOWER HOUSE
 There's an election coming along in November, so this is good time to test your knowledge of the House of Representatives How many of these five questions can you answer correctly?
 l. How many members does the House of Representatives normally have?
 2. How many seats in the House are to be filled this year?
 3. When will newly elected repre- Sentatives take their seats?
 4. How old must representative be? Must he be native-born American?
 5. What is the smallest number Of representatives from any one state?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-10
A Shot In The Dark
YESTERDAY, Adam introduces

his wife, Pat, 20 years younger than himself. Marta makes bril- liant entrance, and the tension eases. Coffee is served in Adams basement trophy room. Nella hears footsteps in the hall. She tries the door. fails to open it. Hugh also tries, then announces: We're locked i'm"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-10
SIDE CHANGES

Answers on Back Page
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27

sere all the more impressive in view
i the TACT he set up new Conferences
ecordS. He scared TO new mark
leet l-l6 inches III the high
mp and sped to L new record ot
4.3 seconds in the l2O-yard high
.urdleS.
On the other hand, Murphy had
ne distinction OF equallns the 9.S
econdS record in the lOO-yard dash
last spring.
Inc l9-O Indoor Games will mark
Iorpenlng,S final appearance Us a
colleglan. He completed his outdoor
,areer last May but had another
ear of indoor competition. since he
did not compete indoors as sopho-
more.
Murphy still has two years of COL
sglate participation ahead Of him.
As sophomore last year his triple
championship featS stamped him one
IT the greatest athletes in Maryland
rack history.
SO there's every reason to expect
he fans will center much of their
attention on these champions when
hey set out in quest Of additional
iaurelS here next month.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
iDeacs Meet:
carolina On
Wakes Court

Wake Forest, Jan. 27.-A basket
pan paltle-royal is slated fer the
Wake Forest gym Tuesday night
when the White Phantoms from
Chapel Hill collide with the Deacons.
This, the second and final meeting
between the two outfits this season,
promises to be first rate ball game
from all viewpoints.
Over at Chapel Hill a couple weeks
ago, the Phantoms, paced by their
star George Glamack who tailed II
points, barely defeated Coach Muir
rays up and coming Deacons 54-5l.
In that contest, judging from the
score, both clubs almost wore the
nets OUT" and as far as that goes,
it seems that the Tar Heel-Wake
game each time is free scoring al
fair.
Last year, the teams split their
series, Wake winning the game at
Chapel Hill 57-3i and the Phantoms
taking the tilt at Wake Forest 1854.
Thus, in the last three games with
Carolina, the Deacons have scored
81 or better points, although Win
ming but one.
Glamack missed that 57-37 tilt,
but he has been in there for the last
two and it is evident what he does
to the scoreboard when his name
appears in the lineup.
AT Wake Forest, Waller, the man
who did most of the damage to the
opposition last year, is gone, but APP
parently sophomore by the name
of Herb Cline is ready and is taking
the famed southpaws place. Cline
is running ahead in the scoring race,
and it looks now like it will be a
battle between Glamack and the
Deacon soph for top place honors
in the conference this year.
Against Wake Forest in the setto
at Chapel Hill, Bud Rose, Paul
SEVERN, and Al Mathes walked off
with the runner-up honorS. Rose lad
eleven points to lead this group.
The Deacon's Vince Convery, II.
O. Barnes, Captain Bill Sweet, and
Cline were the standouts for their
club. Pete Davis, the center, rang
up only two field goals, but he was
spending most Of his time trying to
throttle the effective Glamack, and
from other games. the II points
George Gagged off Davis represented a
good nights defensive work for the
Deacon center. Glamack registered
2S points against State last week.
There will be a freshman contest
Immediately preceding the varsity
game. The yearlings will start their
game Al 700 o'clock and the varsity
clubs should get under way, certain
ly, by $50.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
Two Contests
Monday Night
In The Gym

Henderson high schools basket
ball schedule calls for two games
Monday night in the local gym,
that is ii weather permits.
The Blue and White laSsies will
entertain 4 crack Henderson ALL
Star girls team. and the boys will
meet Zeb Vance for the second
time.
Coach Bob Harrison put his girls
through a drill yesterday morning,
though some OF his players failed to
show up.
Henderson boys licked Zeb Vance
here in 4 previous meeting in easy
fashion. and are not expected to
have any trouble doing it again. The
All-Star girls team will likely hand
the laSSieS set back, their first
OF the season. when they meet.
Several former high school stars are
on the roster Of the All-StaS. and
they have lost little Of their ability.
Good crowds are expected to
watch the two encounters.
The boys have been practicing
during the school holidays. and
Clifton Mills showed up we'll in to-
days workout.
Coach Fitzpatrick announced the
suspension of J. w Neai crack
Forward. giving INSTRUMENTATION as
the reason.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
.Phantons
Away, Others
Sway

Chapel Hill, Jan. 27.-North
Cardinals Flying Phantoms will be
away from home for both their
games next week with Wake For
est and Clemson, and the boxers
and wrestlers will hold the homj
spotlight Saturday with the strong
v. P. l. and V. NJ. l. teams, re-
spectively.
The Clemson Tigers, who will De
met Saturday, are the Southern
Conference basketball champions
Wake Forest, which will be invaded
Tuesday, is another leading con-
tender for top honors this year.
Carolina won previous nlE-and-
tuck struggle from the Deacons 54-
81. This will be its first game with
the Tigers, however, and both games
loom crucial tests for the Tar Heels,
who are unbeaten for the carly sea
son but still face some Of their
hardest competition.
The V. M. I. WreStlers, who rome
here Saturday afternoon, are also
co-claimants 10 the conference
championship. And the p. |. ing
squad, which will box here the
same night, is another respected
Conference rival.
All of these four events will be
preceded by freshman contests eX-
cept for the Clemson game. The
Tar Heel dolphins also swim at
William and Mary Monday, and the
freshman quint entertainS Chatta-
nooga High Friday night in the
eighth and ninth events on the Caro-
lima schedule for next week
The Tar Heel Wrestlers, who
Won their opening meet with V. P.
T. but dropped their second match
to the great Navy team, face per-
hans the busiest week. In addition
r. taking on the conference CO.
champions Saturday, several of the
leading Tar Heel performers will
take part in the A. A. I. tourna-
ment opening in Greensboro Mon
day.
Three Of the four Tar Heel var
stiles. basketball, boxing and
swimming, were undefeated up 10
todav's heavy competition with
NAVY. Virginia and Virginia.. re-
spectively, and the Phantom quint
had run its string Of victories to
13 in a row.
Even if all of them should escape
defeat today, however, next weeks
schedule will be another crucial
one, and particularly for the Tar
Heel quint, which will 60 up against
two of the leading conference ia
vorites at Wake Forest and Glenn
son.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
Full Program
Of Sports For
State College

Raleigh, Jan. 27-A program of
four swimming meets, three basket
ball games, d couple OF boxing
matches and d wrestling tournament
are scheduled for North Carolina
States atheletic teams next week.
The three basketball games card
ed for the Techs probably hold the
center OF the stage, since all three
are scheduled for the Frank Thomp-
son gymnasium. The frosh open the
basketball doingS by playing the
Duke Blue Imps, as preliminary to
the State-Duke varsity game Thurs
day night. The University OF Miami
will come to Raleigh to play State
Saturday night in the other court
bill
Coach Herman Hickman and his
wrestlerS lead off the week with the
varsity and Freshman teams partici-
pating in the Carinas A. A. u. meet
in Greensboro, Tuesday.
The swimmers have the toughest
slate Of all. Wednesday Coach Romeo
Lefort's varsity and Freshman tank
men will double head in a meet with
Duke Thursday the Fosh meet Oak
Ridge Military Institute at Oak
Ridge.
Saturday the varsity tankers travel
t. Blacksburg. Va, to meet Virginia
Tech and Coach Mig Waller and the
Tech boxers. meet Duke in Durham
in their second Big Five meet OF the
season.
How the Red Terror basketball
team from State stacks up against
the Duke Blue Devils Thursday will
be of interest to a great many fans
throughout the state. Again the
State boys will be outnumbered as
far as reserves go, for Coach Ray
Sermon has built the State team
from the scraps Of last years Six
Iron Men" into one Of the lighting
est teams ever to take the court IN
the name of N. c. State.
The game with Miami is the tlrst
team to represent the peninsula state
in many year in Raleigh. Last year
the Red Terrors invaded Florida 10
meet the University of Florida twice
and Stetson University. State won
all three games. 54-21, 1880, ana
2j-l5 respectively.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
Young Democrats
Meet Postponed

Greensboro. Jan. 27.-The mid
later meeting Of the executive
-1nmittec of the North Carolina
vnrne Democratic clubs, which was
-cheduled to have been held yes
crclay at O. Henry hotel mas neen'
POSTPONED until next oaturohy,
rebruorv 3, it was announced by
'7rv John c. Story, president OF
C:rflford County Young Democratic
c!ID. 80, ,
Mrs. Story said she received a
long distance telephone call IRON iron.
Forrest Pollard, of Durham, otaee
president, suggesting the postpo me-
nent due to existing ROAD GU
weather conditions. The meetllls
will be held next Saturday after
noon at 4 o'clock. Plans for enter
tanning the visiting committee mem
beers will be announced later, Mrs
Story said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
GENE AUTRY IN HIS
BEST PERFORMANCES

Gene Autry, the cowboy who has
become one of the screens most pop
ular stars in snort time, who re-
ceives more. fan mail than any other
Hollywood actor. will appear at the
State today and Sunday in South
of the Border" from the song hit.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27

Nature is a fast worker. She can
produce billions of icicles on short
order-or on no order at all.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27

The momentous happenings of troubled world would
still be yours for the reading The up to-theminute
news of your country your town and your community
would still be faithfully recorded.
But just think what you'd be missing. Without adj
vcrtisen1ents half your newspapers usefulness to
would be destroyed
Cereals meat, Bread fruit and canned foods are
rre filling than other peoples political opinions. This
years automobile streamlined tran transcontinen-
tai air service will get you further than columns of dis
patches from distant
Let the advertisements help you to live! They list
the commodities and services which are vital to your
very existence Here, ease, in your own armchair,
YOU can compare the prices and values of the worlds
OFFERINGS to you!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-09
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue
commend good done by individual or organ
izatiOn; tolerant of others rights, views and
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-09
PROF. JOHN DEWEY.

PROF. JOHN DEWEY. the
worlds leading educator. Of the
Department of Philosophy of Co
lumbia University. who spends
three months in Key West each
winter, gave the following trib-
ute to the work of the artists Of
America. We deem II a privilege
to quote John Dewey: There Is
a good reason why achievement
in science and art is the criterion
by which a nations place in civi
lization is finally judged in the
case of material things. posses
sion by one excludes possession,
use and enjoyment by Others. In
the cae of intangibles Of srt the
exact opposite is the case. The
more the arts flourish, the more
they belong TO all persons alike,
without regard TO wealth, birth,
race or creed; the more they
flourish, the less they are priv
ately owned and the more they
are possessed and enjoyed by all.
This is what we mean when We
say that art is universal-more
universal than is that other IN
tangible, science. since the arts
speak language which is closer
to the emotions and imaginati0ns
of every man Accordingly,
whether we like IL or not. even
whether we believe II OF not the
question whether this country Of
ours is TO be narrow and pro
vincial, or whether il is 10 at
tain TO that which is universal
will be finally decided by what
we do and what we are capable
of approaching and enjoying IN
those intangible things Of which
the fine arts are the outstanding
examples.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-09

The discovery of sulfanilamide and
suIfapyridine by the medical profession
has been a blessing to mankind; thousands
now living would have been dead without
this medication. Now irridiation has
proved equally successful as chemotherapy
in combating similar infections, it is fur
Their claimed not to have any of the pos
sible harmful after-effects of the above
named medicines. If the disciples of
Aesculapius continue their medical dis
coveries, the Biblical allotment of three
score and ten will have to be amended.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-09

DIR. Samuel Silbert of Manhattan's
Mt. Sinai Hospital dissatisfied with the re-
suit of common drugs in checking arteri-
Osclerosis, decided after many tests, that
alcohol is the best drug for the disease.
The doctor states he makes his patients
drinl; plenty of whisky. Many will take
the doctors prescription, as a result of his
statement, even if they haven't hardening
OF the arteries.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-09

Within radius of $50 miles of New
York, television is now fat acOmpli. All
notable events can now be seen as well as
heard. You can not only hear but actually
see singer or orator or any event that can
be photographed. You can hear and see
the multitude go into a frenzy when a
great baseball hitter knocks 1.-The cover off
the ball" Some day Key West will have
television, though that eventuality is still
very far off. But it's comingl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-07-09
TEN YEARS AGO

No bidders were present yes
terday when County Tax COllec-
tor ". F. Maloney was to offer
at public sale properties upon
which past due taxes totalled
more than $3.50. 900. He read of