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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Government Wants
Skilled Workers

The government needs men skilled
in various Woodworking and other
trades. The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announces that while
applications are coming in, the num-
Der Of qualified applicants is not
enough. II you are skilled in any u
the trades in demand. don't fail To get
details concerning them by writing TO
OF calling at the office of the Board OF
United States Civil Service Examiners
at any first or second class pOstOffice.
The government is Also in urgent
need of procurement inspectors in the
materiel division of the air corps.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Teeing OFF With Bullet
Brings Back6re Wound

PASADENA, CALIF.-James r.
Pharies, rs years old, has been prac-
ticing novel sport, invented by
himself. 1t consists of "teeing" q
22-caliber cartridge off a tuft of
grass with a golf club. If the club
hit the primer and the cartridge ex-
ploded it was good shot.
The bullets were aimed at a gar
den wall. But when his wife, for
the first time, took shot with a
mashie, the cartridge backfred and
the bullet entered her calf. The DO
lice advised Pharies to do his tee.
ing hereafter with golf ball.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Man in jam Kills Self
With Box of Dynamite.

GOLDEN, COLO.-A man stood
astride box of dynamite, exploded
it and died three hours later.
He was George Parfet, 40 years
old, secretary-treasurer of George
w. Parfet, Inc, one of the largest
clay mining companies in the Unit
ed States.
Il was in JAM" he said on the
operating table to Undersheriff G
B. Fugate, his friend, and George
Burgess, an employee. He declined
to amplify the assertion.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Insects LACQUER Work

There would be no beautiful Chi
nese lacquer work, or shellac for
that matter, if it weren't for the in
dustry of myriads of tiny insects
using the twigs of trees for their fac
tory sites According to Natural
History magazine, it takes a colony
of countless of these lac insects to
produce even a small stick, which
explains the derivation of the word
lac from the Sanskrit laksa, mean
ing hundred thousand"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Killer Bound Over
on Murder Charge

Justice Of the Peace HOsmer ath-
rop of Trenton has bound John HadJu
Of Humbug Island over for trial In the
Wayne circuit court on charge Of
murder
Last mouth Lloyd HARDWOOD, ID. and
DelOne b. Smith. II, Of Trenton visit
ed Hunlbug Island. where Hadju, Il
man of 50, was caretaker. The boys
were spearing fish from q trap off the
shore of the island. when Hadju, it is
alleged, fired shots which resulted in
the death of young HARDWOOD.
Hadju is held in the Wayne county
Jail to await trial.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
WyandOtte in
Years Gone By
40 YEARS AGO


The Board Of Public Works put in d
plea 10 the Council for an apprOpria-
tion Of 5000 Ito place the water and
Clecuric Nights plants i'll proper shape"
The Board G Education asked for
an apprOpria tiOn of $11.5O0, ~ be APP
piled as follows: Teachers. $500 /;
janitors, $945; library. $40; principal
and interest On bonds, S1.a21.
Congratulate ns to Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry b. Girardin, who were married
40 years ago, ON September 70, 1900.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
]. IT. Hustled Of the Congregational
church
Last night. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A.
Girardin gave a party in honor Of
their parents 4Oth wedding anniver-
sary. The gathering was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry A.
The Board Of Educa tiOn was buying
school chairs from FOcsl dealers AZ 50
per dozen.
w. X. Trnesdell of Chicago took
over the mana cement of the WilAmmA
hotel
AS the result of junket to Jackson,
by city officials, it was decided to in
crease the price IF incandescent lamps
to users.
The new club house Of the Michigan
AIkali club was formally opened 40
years ago tomorrow night.
Here's sports item from the gay
ninetieS There was great game Of
ball on the MAC grounds Sunday al
ternoOn between Gartner Brothers
employees and the dry goods clerks,
Gartner Brothers men won by score
of - to IL. The batteries included
nearly every man OH both sides. Pete
CaSpers umpired the game and was
lucky To escape with has life. The
clerks claimed his rulings were 50 rot
ten that the Beard of Health ought to
have intervened.
MagnuS Meier and Miss Anna Lange
were married 10 years ago tonight.
Congratulate tons.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Faith in His Mine
Yields Riches for
British Columbian!
Mother Lode of Gold Shaft,
Trapped After Long
Hopeless Years.

ROSSLAND, B. c. - "Just one
more stroke of the pick and who
mows?-we may hit the mother
lode!"
How many thousands Of penniless
miners in the gold fields Of the West
have kept plugging hopefully. cling
ing to these words no one viii ever
know.
Their truth, however, has been
proved time and time again the lat
est instance being the phenomenal
strike at the 40-year-old Midnight
mine here, turned into what prom
ises to be one of British Columbia's
richest gold producers by a former
mechanic who took over the mine
after it had been branded a hope
less proposition by numerous eK-
perts.
Forty years ago the Midnight
mine was opened with high hopes.
but it yielded scant quantities of
ore, going through the hands of
many owners until no one could be
found to gamble on it.
For years il lay idle until D. A.
Lins, husky six-foot Rossland auto
mobile mechanic. lost his job. Lins
had read of old worked out" mines
yielding fabulous fortunes to those
who retained faith in them-and he
had also read of many that yielded
only disappointment and broken
hopes. However, he dug and
scraped, and obtained lease on the
mine.
Son Only Assistant.
Lins, with his son, set about to eX-
plore the old workings. They braced
up the crumbling shafts and labori-
ously brought up enough low-grade
ore to buy a discarded automobile
engine which they put in order and
used for power in the mine.
That was late in 1888 and by the
end Of the year Lins and his son
had begun to take ore out In stable
quantities. Although it was OF low
grade, returns began to grow, and
one or two men were employed.
No Eldorado, the mine neverthe-
less was yielding a comfortable liv-
ing to the Woodworking Lins.
Then one day, just as Lins was
YEARLY leaving for home at the end
Of the days work, an excited min
er came running to him, waving his
arms and gibbering inarticulately.
Fearing an accident had occurred
in another part of the mine, Lins
followed the man into one Of the
shafts. There he found that the
miners last shot of the day had un-
covered a new vein of great rich
ness. Gold Jumps the size of peas
protruded from the quartz and four
sacks of the ore, broken up and
shipped to the smelter, brought
$4,000.
New Machinery Installed.
Lins threw the old automobile en-
CINE away, put in new machinery,
hired more men, and output grew
rapidly. AS work progressed into
the new lode it became even richer,
in one spot gold being so plentiful
that it stuck to the drills as they
were taken from the rock. One ship
ment of 400 pounds of ore yielded
$4,000.
In a little more than a year the
former unemployed mechanic has
taken more than 100000 from the
mine that was scoffed at by the ex-
perts.
He has purchased the mine out
right, and it promises to become
one of the PROVINCES richest. And
British Columbia has some rich gold
mines.
According to authorities it was
Lins' fortune to stumble on the
mother lode, for which other miners
had sought vainly for 40 years.
The old-timers said "gold is where
you find it." It's still true.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Bathing in Bygone Days

Our ancient ancestors who lived in
warm and temperate climates evil
IDENTITY discovered the soothing eff
fects of bathing much sooner than
their northern neighbors Among
the Hebrews, foot baths were SYM
bols Of hospitality while Greeks,
Romans, and Egyptians enjoyed
bathing even before the pleasure of
soap and water washing was known.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
THE CITY COUNCIL
Official Proceedings

Wyandotte. Mich. Sept. "A, 1910.
Regular session of the Council Of
the City of WyandOtte. the Honorable
Mayor Louis W. Benin presiding.
Roll Call
Present: COuncilmen Benin. Mason.
Schultz Wagar.
Absent COuncilmen BrOdh, Wagner.
Minutes.
Motion by Councilman Benin. sup
ported by councilman Wagsir. that the
reading of the INMATES Of the last
meeting be dispensed with and the
same stand approved as recorded.
Yeas: COuntilmen Benin, Mason.
Schultz. Wagar.
Nays: None.
Opening ID Bids
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Lost Watch Flowed Tin

MILTON, Wisdom Hume lost
his watch one day while plowine a
field on his farm. That, however
was q years ago, and since then
Hume had sold the farm. James
his son, is working for the present
owner and while blowing the same
field turned up his fathers time
piece.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
GUILD TO
SPONSOR LUNCHEON

The NeedhewOrk Guild will give a
luncheon. Wednesday. October 9, at St
John community hall, Fourth and
Chestnut streets. at l pm. For tickets
call Mrs. Harry GraunStadt or Mrs
T.. l.. Roach.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27

Contrary To the common notion.
about thrt,e-fourthS of the total value
af Michigan's fur crop is produced by
the better agricultural areas of the
southern half of the lower peninsula.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
Disappearing Stairs

Waste attic space may be elimi-
mated by installing disappearing
stairways and making access east
er. Strong, rigid and nonfolding,
they are easily installed in either
old or new BUILDINGS.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27

Carl ]. Rudine. architectural engin-
Ger IF the parks division, Michigan
department of cOnServat iOn. has been
elected 70 membership in the Ameri-
can Institute of Architects
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27
25 YEARS AGO

l. ID. Vorce. for 10 years superin-
tendent of the WyandOtte plant of the
PENNSYLVANIA Salt Manufacturing
Company, resigned To accept the vice
presidency of the Tennessee Copper
Company. He WAS succeeded 10y \ r.
Ha rdcaStle
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27

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The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-09-27

The Foreigners residing i'll Ford vii
that the discarded bottles clOSSed the
alleys and made them wthl-ni@h i'm
InsSihle
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
National B. P. w.
Official Coming

Miss Ear,ene White, of Washing
ton. D. c., past president of the Ma
tional Federation of Business and
Professional Women'S Clubs, will
visit the Durham Business and Pro-
feSsional Women'S Club on Wednes-
day. February II, according to an
nouncement by Miss Elizabeth Wood
ward State publicity chairman. Miss
White will be the guest speaker at
a banquet TO be given by the club at
seven o'clock on that evening at the
Washington Duke hotel. Her subject
will be. Thoughts on Facing the
Future Of Women in a Democracy"
Miss White is postmaster Of the
United States Senate and has made
d host Of admiring friend; III North
Carolina who will welcome her on
this occasion. Another special guest
at this meeting will be Mrs. DeSS NJ.
GurganuS. of Raleigh. president of
the North Carolina Federation OF
Business and Professional Women's
Clubs.
Mrs. Nollie Harrell is president of
the Durham Club, and will preside
at the banquet.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
PATTERN 1882

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If two attractive belt and collar YER
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in contrast The short sleeves are
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,r,ffling and buttons add merry
note.
pattern 9252 may be ordered only
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az and 48. Size SO requires 4 5-o
yards of 35 inch fabric.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
Busy Social Calendar At
u. N. 6. For Weekend

Chapel Hill, Feb. 9.-Thoughts OF
books and ciassrooms were put aside
this afternoon as students at the UnI-
versity OF North Carolina made plans
for the annual lnter-Dormltory set
Of dances to be held here tonight and
tomorrow.
The first dance will be'held in the
Tin Can following the Carolina
Maryland boxing match in Wooden
Gymnasium. Bubbles Becker and his
orchestra will furnish music, and
Miss Dorothy Harris and Jack Vim
cent, both of Roanoke Rapids, will
lead the figure. Mr.. Vincent is presi-
dent of the Inter-Dormitory Council.
Presidents of the various campus
dormitories and their escorts will
participate in the figure along with
Miss Harris and Mr.. Vincent.
After a swimming meet with V. M
l. in the Bowman Gray Memorial
Pool tomorrow afternoon will come
tea dance, lasting from 4 until G
o'clock. AL Donahue and his famous
orchestra will play.
The Saturday night dance will be
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
BOARD REQUESTS 600
NEW SCHOOL BUSES

Raleigh, Feb. 9.-(AP)-The
State school commission asked the
division of purchase and contract
today to buy about 600 new school
BUSES as soon as possible
The new DusseS will replace We
hicles now in use which are be-
coming obsolete.
A new policy was adopted that
teacher who is absent for day
but does not have q substitute shall
not be paid for the day she is abb
sent.
A delegation from Brunswick
county asked Tor Slate aid in pro-
vding adult drivers for school buss-
es. The commission directed its
transportation director to survey
the situation and see what could be
done A child was killed by school
bus in Brunswick county January
"a. though information given the
commission indicated the bus driv-
er school child, was not respon-
sible.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
Students
Lead Fight
On NYA Cuts
By HORACE CARTER.

Chapel Hill, Feb. 9.-Resolutions
md petitions signed by over thous-
and University students were on
their way to Washington today af-
ter mass meeting protesting
against the proposed one-third cut
in NYA appropriations for student
aid now pending in Congress.
The bill If passed would cut out
Jobs or work scholarships for AL
700 college and $4,000 high school
students, il was brought out at the
meeting, and a large percentage OF
these must have this aid to stay in
school. Carolina has 327 students
on NYA jobs, but the passage OF
the proposed bill would lessen this
number by about 100.
President Frank P. Graham and
Dean R. B. House joined with Phil
Ellis, Lee Virgins and other student
leaders in speaking against the cut
and urging the NYA program be
continued as in the past.
"The University Of North Car.
DINA Just couldn't conceive, OF
going on without NYA students.
They are indispensable to the in
stitution. Without the useful work
they perform many departments
would not be able to function as at
present. Therefore we must present
our case and bring pressure upon
the members of Congress in order
that this door Of opportunity for
deserving students will not be
closed" Dean House said.
DR.. Graham, the main speaker OF
the evening, pointed out the fact
that 10 percent of the students al
Carolina are getting N. Y. A. funds
and that if all such aid were stop
ped today. the great majority OF
them would be gone next week.
"The National Youth Administra-
ton funds are distributed honestly
and efficiently among the most in,
telligent and deserving boys and
girls in American, DR.. Graham
stated.
Before they can receive NYA
jobs they must show that they are
in the upper half of their hlsh
school graduating class, and once
they have the job they must MAN.
tain a C average in order to hold
it. Facts worthy Of note are tha'
last year II Of the 20 boys at inc
University who made Phi Beta
Kappa averages were NYA students.
and also that the first four top
ranking students in the medlra,
school were on the NYA payroll
Dr.. Graham added.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
CHURCH SOCIETIES
ANNOUNCEMENT

preceded by the biggest basketball
game of the year between Dukes ace
basketball team and Coach Dill
Lange's White Phantoms.
After the game the Order of the
Grail and the Inter-Dormitory group
will sponsor a dance together, last
ing from 9 until IL. Donahue and
his orchestra will again play. STAN
Gill Strowd, of Southern Pines, chair
man of the dance committee, and
Miss Sylvia Pethick, of Southern
Pines, will lead the figure with other
members of the dance committee
participating.
Tonights dance and also the Sat-
urday afternoon dance will be closed,
but students from other campuses
and others have special invitation
to attend the Saturday night affair.
Al Donahue and his famous ORCH
estra, who will play for the Satur-
day dances, recently completed his
sixth appearance atop the Rainbow
Roof at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York City. They are now featured
daily on nationwide hookup.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
SHORT COURSE FOR
STREET DEPT. HEADS

Raleigh, Feb. "a two-day short
course for street superintendent
and assistants will begin at N. C..
State College Wednesday, Director
Edward w. Ruggles of the College
Extension Division announced TO-
day.
Registration will begin at $3.50 a.
m. and the program will begin
promptly at 10 o'clock with an ad-
dress of welcome by Col. J. w. Har-
relson, dean of administration.
Cooperating with the college in
presenting the short course is the
North Carolina League Of Munic-
ipalities. The course is part Of the
Leagues program for in-servicc
training of municipal employees,
but others interested in the sub
ject will be welcomed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
oers over $50 students.
Pendcrgraph First.

PcnQCrSrapn rlTSt.
Superintendent L. B. FENDER
graph, head of the Granite City
school system, opened the project
last week with his personal prints
and pledged the cooperation OF the
public schools in the project to have
the prints of all of Mt. Airy's $500
students filed this month.
In the one-Week total OF over $50
prints are included approximately
300 citizens prints who have called
by the Jaycee booth at the police
station and had their prints taken.
The cityWide project is the first
major undertaking OF the newly
formed Mt. Airy Junior chamber Of
commerce and a goal Of 5000 prints
has been set by Jaycee Officials.
Has Wide Support.
Leaders of all other civic bodies
in the city have pledged their sup
port to the project. The entire pro-
iect is expected to be completed by
March /, Chairman Monday said.
J. Edgar Hoover. head Of the fed
eral bureau of investigation, has
sent letters of congratulation on the
undertaking to Capt. j. w. Jessup,
of the police department, and Off
Gals of the Mt Airy Jaycee group.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
SWINE BREEDERS TO
HOLD ANNUAL SALE

Rocky Mount, Feb. "a move
ment to make aristocratic hogs dem
ocratic will be started here Feb
ruary 16 and II when the North
Carolina Swine Breeders Asso-
citation holds its first consignment
sale of registered pure-bred breed
ing swine at Mangum's Warehouse.
Nine of the leading hog breeders in
the State will offer for sale "a bred
gifts and soWs, and service boars.
The hogs will be on exhibition
from noon on Friday, February Is.
until the sale at 11:00 a. m. on
Saturday, February II. The Agri-
cultural Extension Service of N. c.
State College and the Rocky Mount
Chamber of Commerce are CO.
operating with the Swine Breeders
Association in staging the event.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
MIR. ROdWell Here.

Roy O. RodWell, vice-prcsident and
cashier of the Citizens Bank & Trus:
Company, who has been away from
his duties for several months on ac-
count of illness, was in town Thurs
day for short time. He spent some
weeks in Florida, but has lately re-
turned to his old home in Warren
county, where he is now staying
while he recuperates before returning
to the bank.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
Fingepnnting Project
Is Successful At Mt. Airy

Mt. Airy, Feb. 9.-Getting off to a
fine start Of over $50 personal iden-
LITIGATION fingerprints within the
first six days, the personal identifi-
cation project of the Mt. Airy jun
ior chamber Of commerce is now in
its second week.
Chairman Claud Monday, head Of
the Jaycee project and member of
the police department, said that
students of the Mt. Airy high
school were cooperating 100 per-
cent and all would have their prints
filed by the end of tine week. The
student body of the institution num-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
Miss Margaret Gambler
10 Wed Dick BurzUelL

MIR. and Mrs. Harry LongfelIow
Gambler announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Margaret Harris, to Rich
ard Gregory Burwell, of Henderson.
Inc Wedding will take place at 5
o'clock IN the afternoon, Saturday,
March 8, in the First Methodist
church here.
Miss Gambler is an attractive and
popular young woman, and her ap-
preaching marriage will be Of interest
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09

This committee consists Of Mrs. Reg
inald Potts, chairman; Mrs. H. M.
Robinson and Mrs. T. H. CroWder.
The president, Mrs. Alex Watkins,
introduced Bennett H. Perry, speaker
of the evening, who gave timely
and thought-provoking address, cit
ing the danger that may accrue from
the tendency OF the American public
to lean On the soft side" rather
than thinking through and subject
ing it's mental and physical faculties
to the wholesome discipline SO much
needed to solve the problems of life,
Miss Kelly's fifth grade had the
highest percentage Of attendance of
parents.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
PIT. A. OF West End
Observes Fathers Night

West End PIT. A. observed Faith
ers Night at its regular monthly
meeting held Thursday night, with
"a good attendance Of fathers and
mothers.
The association was favored with
two musical numbers, Sylvia" and
4 Love Little Cottage, by Misses
Garnet Myers and Helen Kimball,
Mrs. Henrietta Coffin and A. P.
Barnes. Miss Sue Kelly, principal of
the school, led the opening prayer.
The important item of business was
the election of a nominating COM
mittee to present slate of officers
for next year, at the March meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
Sonhonores Give
Their Glass Play

~.. ...-.wn-o class Of Henderson
-.-- ..,..- viii, present The DIRK
-. .- Is annual class play
--..~,s.v .-en.ng. February -. in
- ,... auditorium Al S O'Clock.
re ,r-uccer> are: Bates. Carl
;. .~. A-.>. Hunt. Maria L"Sg:
5sr-:r. uagor. Randolph Mills:
.ss. ...@.. Jean Gambler: Charles
.-n, 0.r. Wall. Matilda Pink. 10
zee. Professor Scallop, Thomas
: ..e.. Grace Gordon. Jackie
ws,.s. c.. Chandler. VI. ". WeS-
T.. S~a""sa. Be- L.aNgSton. Flynn.
= c c-.ct. Orv.Iie. Arthur Webb;
.-,g@c,rr LEY. Billy Slack.
- pUo&c !; cordially ;Hy!ied.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Patterson aho
family wish to express thelr sincere
appreciation and gratitude to al, cs1
pecially members of New BetheI
Baptist and liberty Congregational
Christian Churches. for their many
kindnesses and sympathies rendered
during the recent sickness and death
of their daughter, Miss Verlie Pat
terSon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-02-09

to many friends throughout the State.
She completed her course at Eendcr-
son Business College, and is a grad
uate of Peace College, Raleigh. For
the past two years she has been Sec
rotary to J. G. Bradford, buyer for
the Rose Stores.
MIR. BulWell is the son of Mrs. D.
A. BurWelI, of Stovall, and the late
Mr.. Burwell. He attended the Uni
versity OF North Carolina in Chapel
Hill, and al present is connected with
The Corbitt Company here.