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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03
Slightly improved.

Miss Beulah Abbott, who is under
going treatment at Maria Parham
hospital. was reported this morning
as being slightly improved.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03

Mae HudginS has re-
Washington. d. c.,
rgcN visiting.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03

Women find ideas for new coiffures
everywhere. This one, worn by
Judy Thornton, New York model,
was inspired by Wendell Willkie,
the Republican standard bearer.
The "Willkie Bob" as it is called,
features a lock of hair dangling
over the right eye.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-06
Helping the Aged
Live Longer Lives

significant in younger people may
have no significance at all. For i'd
stance, trcm0r may mean much IN
younger person, but mean nothing
in a man over 50. The reheXes of
the nervous system almost entirely
disappear in old age. In old age
"the organs suffer in silence" to
quote great physician. A gall
stone attack may occur without any
pain whatever. Fever is rare.
Other symptoms are of great
significance. A cough may be very
serious in an elderly person, eSpe-
cialIy q chronic cough. Little
pouches, diverticu!a, in the intcs-
tire, which give no trouble at
younger levels. may fare up in the
elderly. The ,'Icft-sidcd appcndi-
c!tiS" Of the elderly is due to infec-
lion Of these divcrticula.
Skin cruptions ere common and
serious duo 20 the at"orhy of the
skin. Certain infections are COM
mon in the elderly - crysipc!as.
pneumonia and, as | mentioned a
week or so ago, whooping cough.
In treatment, as | mentioned also
4 week Oh two ago, drugs are trcach-
crouS in the aged, while surgery is
well borne.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-06
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

l.. NJ. B.: "What is the cause for
4 persons having cpilcptic fits? Is
there a cure for it? How should one
care for patient and is there any
thing that will Tighten the attacks"
Answer - Epilepsy is an in
creased axcitability Of the motor
part of the brain. No observable
changes can be found in the brain
50 we put it down as Il functional
disorder. There are man. ways to
Tighten the attacks and !""s"n the
attacks with such s"h"t!vcs as bro
mides, luminal and with Ecto%"Alc
diet. Exactly which PLAN Should be
carried out is matt" for the ply
stefan to decide. A p""S0n known
to have them shculd b" i:cDt away
from the kitchen or any :: ace else
where there is c:l;:nc" of heinz
hu.2c;i, as tn J are completely in
sensible wh,l in tn" attack.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-06
ms Distributed BY hias Features o!""''a'e' 1'
BARCLAY OBJ BRIDGE
II. Epoch

West cashed the y and led a
third. clearing the suit. Declarer
then played diamonds. First he
laid down his y. then played to
the X. hoping to drop the Q, but
being disappointed. He then shot
4 third diamond to East's Q, and
a spade return enabled the oppo-
nents to set the contract.
Had North figured correctly, he
would have made his contract.
West had shown both a biddable
SPADE suit and enough hearts to
double that suit, so he could not
have as many diamonds and clubs
as East. The latter. also had bid
No Trump on his frat turn. MAX
ing it likely he had a prospective
stopper in diamonds. This reason
ing should have caused a finesse
OF the diamond J on the second
round. BY so doing, North could
have taken five tricks in that suit,
two in clubs and one each in the
majors, for a game.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-06
Your Weekend Lesson

With neither side vulnerable,
what would you bid in second
hand position, holding each of
these hands, over dealers l.
Heart?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-06
Have Little Eject

Alcohol, tobacco and other dissi-
pations, unfortunately for the nor
alists, seem to have little to do with
the subject. benjamin Franklin
said ne saw more old drunkards
than old doctors. Nor is it true that
"the longer the bowel, the shorter
the life
The specialist in old age hasn't
the advantage Of the standards OF
change which the chiliycn'& special
ist has. The peliatrician knows
month by month. and year by year,
how much growth in height and
weight, the development of the
teeth, and change in the bodily 70 m
should be. but o:;&cJly at what pc
riod of life different s2ni,e changes
should occur. is rot known.
There is loss Of hight and
weight in OH G"~; m"nE ORGANS
such as tHo tn-':!s &@;l t:a 2p-
pendix. etc n fact. all &c
orraus in y ,-" y.o;.~ht
Large tins. t@r he s.gr..i.
cant at 70 &. sven. -! taeSl
things mean " .....'rSpon0: 90 .cSs
in function. T. !. = 'asS CT 72.
tite and elderly p-oGIe re liner, IS
ingly conStip&t2d and t&tiGIed,
In old age symptoms when ar'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
Mail Carrier and Son, 5,
kidnaped for Auto Ride
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Nov. 15.-A Vermont
rural mail carrier. who told police
he was kidnapped with his 5-year-old
son and forced to drive to Boston at
the point of a shotgun. was aban-
doned in the Roxbury district last
night by his captor, who fed from
the automobile at a busy intersec-
ton.
The carrier, Harold o. Flint, AZ,
went to a nearby police precinct sta
ton, where he told It. Edward Kelly
he had been held up and kidnapped
about noon yesterday just after max
ing a mail delivery at South
Royalton (Vt) farmhouse.
His captor, Mr.. Flint said, was .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15

able" that more frequent service ION
the line - . whole" would Be re-
quired.
Following . report by W. B. Klee.
the meeting favored reopening the
District Testing Laboratory. An
other resolution adopted appropri-
ated IS for the tuberculosis cam
paign, and q motion by Col. L. O.
Shudde was passed inviting .
speaker for January to discuss .
projected 1913 Worlds Fair In
Warrington.
Walter Rowe. chairman Of the
TrafIic Committee. reported that he
had been informed that traflc lights
would be installed shortly 1t West
ern and Wisconsin avenues NV, -
requested by several citizens groups.
Arthur L. Pilkerton, acting District
auditor and chairman Of Streets
and Avenues Committee, discussed
assessment laws briefly.
On the motion of Mrs. John p.
Davenport, chairman Of the pro-
grams and entertainment, 1t was
voted to offer several prizes for out
door Christmas decorations. Before
the business meeting John r. Moore
spoke in behalf Of the current Com
munity Chest campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15

Vermont farmland who formerly
lived here and 1t. Kelly rushed Of
f1cers to the home of his mother In
the belief he might try to commune
cate with her.
Boston police records show the
man was arrested in 1898 after q
series of robberies and that he was
sentenced to an indefinite term in
the Concord Reformatory. He was
recently released on parole and went
to Vermont to obtain employment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
IA. i. Park Citizens
10 Seek Hearing for
Better Bus Service
Association Endorses
Proposal to Reopen
D. c. Testing Laboratory

A hearing before the Public Utili-
ties Commission on . request for
more frequent bus service in its
area will be sought by the Ameri-
can University Park Citizens Asso-
citation, DR.. Charles p. Ryland,
chairman of its Utilities Committee,
told members last night in Hurst
Hall of American University.
DR.. Ryland said they sought more
frequent service to Wisconsin ave-
nue. and Fessenden street NV, ex-
planning that during non-rush hours
every other bus turns back down.
town at Ward Circle. He quoted q
letter from an official Of the Capital
Transit Co., stating that as traf11c
increased on the line, it was prob
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
Health Service Warns
Against Flu in
Dangerous November
Rise in Cases Noted;
Effort to Keep Going
.is-Treucherous Business
y ALEXANDER r. GEORGE,
Associated Press Feature Writer.

ASSOCIATED PreSS Feature WrlteI.
The Public Health Service is
watching sharply a rising curve on
the Nations influenza chart.
New cases of flu are being reported
1t 4 rate of Is per cent higher than
average-S56 new cases for the week
ending october 26 compared with
. 756 median for the corresponding
week over the last five years.
Omcials say there is no cause as
yet for national alarm but that the
situation calls for close observance,
particularly during November, uSu-
ally the epidemic indicator month.
In the 1929 epidemic, the curve
Of new cases rose almost vertically
IN November.
New Vaccine Watched.
Health authorities have been
heartened by the development of a
prospective new weapon in the fight
on the sneeze-chill-ache malady. A
vaccine, reported to have shown ex-
perimentally a high degree of pro-
section against influenza, recently
was produced in the laboratories Of
Che Rockefeller Foundation.
Army and Navy medical officers
are keenly interested in the new
vaccine consisting of flu viruses and
strains of distemper. In the 1918
Spidemic nearly half million per-
Sons, including thousands of men in
the military service, died of flu and
fu-induced pneumonia.
This years cases in the States,
as we'll as 100000 last summer in
Puerto Rico and 1000 in Hawaii
have been of a comparatively mild
type. Health authorities warn, how
ever. that all cases should be re-
earded as potentially serious, be-
cause of the danger of complications.
Protective Measures Advised.
Persons who try to keep on their
feet and stick it out" with the flu
contribute the greatest number to
the death rolls, because they are
walking storehouses of infection and
frequently succumb after unwar-
ranted exertion.
The Public Health Service recon-
mends these general protective
measures for the Individual:
l. Avoid needless contact with
others. Walking to and from work,
II practicable, is good exercise and
keeps one from overcrowded street
ears and buses.
2. Avoid chilling, but take adj
vantage of as much open air and
sunshine as you can.
3. Keep up your health by using
plenty of clean water internally and
externally; by eating clean whole
some food, and by sleeping at least
] hours out of each "a.
4. Avoid persons who are coughing,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15
Girl Hos Rough Trip
Travelling to China

After an arduous journey by road
and river. Miss Joan Stanniforth,
26-year -old English girl, has arrived
at Kewiyang, China, from Hong
Kong to become secretary to one of
the leaders of the Chinese Red Cross.
The boat on which she travelled
was stopped six times by bandits the
first night, and all the passengers,
including Miss Stanniforth, were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15

vas permitted to marry. He was oubs
under guard, for two hours after the
ceremony. The wedding party hsd
tea 1t q hotel while the camp guardsvs
stood watch. The bridegroom was
then escorted back to camp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15

robbed. The following night the
party was held up for six
hours by Japanese-trained Chinese
mechanical troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15

sneezing or smiling Do not cough
or sneeze yourself without using q
handkerchief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-15


the flu cimbsa
in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03

Forty and Eight has filled this place in The American Legion with
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03

was for 40 men or eight horses. Poor horses; if they were as crowd ed with eight of them in the cars as the 40 men were, then there should have been only four horses.
 To the average person "on the side lines" it may appear that the 40 and is an organization of Le- gionnaires which has as its pur- pose the playing of pranks, acting foolish and doing anything which is not in keeping with the actions of dignified individuals. This con- ception is no doubt due to the fact that forty and eighters are seen in action only in parades, or parading their initiates (poor goofs) on the streets in strange or questionable attire, or making them perform un- usual stunts in public.
 Serious Purpose
 This should not be the basis for judging any organization. Take the prankishness of the Shriners in their initiatory antics! They can put the forty and eighters to shame in comic parades and limitations. Yet everyone should know by this time of the immense amount of good they do. So should everyone know that the forty and eighters also do good through the American Legion.
 In order to get into the 40 and 8, veteran must have performed some outstanding service for the American Legion. AS in other or- ganizations, no doubt some get in who have done very little. And again, as in other organizations, in some communities the organization is strong; in some it is weak. In general, however the organization through its members strives to help the American Legion in it's every activity.
 This does not mean that all good Legionnaires belong to the 40 and B. there are many excel- lent workers in the American Le- zion who are not members of the 40 and 8. Many do not choose to belong.
 !, There are four local voitures of the 40 and which make up the | Grand Voiture of Alaska. They are located at Anchorage, dova, Fairbanks and Juneau It has been noticeable fact, that wherever the 40 and is strong and active, the local American Legion Post in that area is also strong in membership, as well as in activities in behalf of the community.
 When you see the 40 and on parade here in Juneau at the com- ing convention, or see them tortur- ing some poor initiate, just put it down that they are having a little fun, and that behind the scenes in the convention proper of the American Legion, they are hard at work working For God and Country"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03
70 AND 8 HAS
 SERIOUS SIDE,
 AIDING LEGION
By ANTHONY E. KARNES Grand Chef de Care
 Grand VOiture of Alaska

The 40 and 8 is an organization of Legionnaires, and it's chief aim is to help the American Legion to promote its program of activities The name comes from the famous railway car in which many of us rode on the French railroads, the cars being marked 40 hommes, chevauxs, meaning that the cal Voiture of Alaska are clarence Hahn, of Cordova; Frank Mapleton of Fairbanks Ernest Policy of Jul neau; Leonard Hopkins of Anchor age and Bill Johnson of Juneau. The Grand Chef de Cares Passe of the Grand Voiture of Alaska art as follows: l93l-Dalton Barr, 816, Cordova
 Alaska l932-Clyde R. Ellis, 816, Cordova
 Alaska. 1933-J. J. Delaney, 1898, Anchor.
 age, Alaska. l934-E. M. Policy, l126, Juneau
 Alaska. l935-S. c. Raynor, 1093, Anchor
 age, Alaska. 936-Stanley J. Nichols, 1098, An
 chorage, Alaska. l937-Werner Ohls, 1098, Anchor
 age, Alaska. l938-J T. Petrich, ll26, Juneau
 Alaska. 1939-Don M. Adler, ll59, Fairbanks
 Alaska.
 1940-A. E. Karnes, ll26, Juneal
 Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03

1881. The next Voiture Locale to be organized was 1898, at Anchorage Alaska, which was followed by Vol ture Locale l126, of Juneau, Al aska. Voiture Locale 1159. of Fair banks, Alaska, is the last Voiture that has been organized at the present time.
 Each year delegates are elected to attend what is termed the Grand Promenade" of the Grand Voiture of Alaska, which will he held here in Juneau, the 4th of September, during the Department Convention of The American Le- zion, this being the Ninth Grand Promenade of the Grand Voiture of Alaska.
 The sole purpose of the Grand Promenade is to add some fun to the Department Convention, as well as to support the action Of the Department Convention of The American Legion, assembled here in Juneau on the 5th, 9th and 7th of this month.
 To Elect Officers
 Election of the Grand Voiture of ficers will be one of the many orders of business coming before the Grand Promenade which will also include a Grand Wreck, of Poor Goofs," who await entrance into La Societe.
 This years officers of the Grand Voiture of Alaska are headed by Grand Chef de Care, A. E. Karnes, of this city. Other officers of the Grand Voiture of Alaska are: Grand Chef de Train, Walt Mickens, of Kodiak, Alaska; Grand Conducteur, Bill Growden of Fairbanks, Alaska; {; Grand Garde de La Porte, Joe Freeman of Anchorage; Grand Cor respondante, Commissaire .Inten- dante, Historien, s. c. Raynor of Anchorage; Grand Lampiste, Clyde R. Ellis, Anchorage; Grand Aumon- fer, William Chaput, of Seward Grand Cheminots of the Grant
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03

high degree of success, and it has done more. It has also made very important contribution to the serious work of the. American Legion.
 Voyageurs
 The French name for the human freight which their railroads hauled during the war was "Voyageur Militaire," or military travellers.
 "Voyageur Militaire' has become a title of honor and distinction among the Forty and Fighters. It means first of all that the bearer is a good Legionnaire. It means that he has worked in his Legion Post and has been singled out by his comrades as man who de- serves the fun and comradeship of the Forty and Eight. It means that he is a member of the .Le- gions picked battalion of Shock Troops" and is marching in the first wave of the Legion advance.
 To gain entrance to the ranks of the Forty and Eight, and the right to be known as a "Voyageur Militaire," a candidate must full fill just one all-important qualifi- cation. He must be a good Legion naire. If he can prove that he is a good Legionnaire by some accom- plishment for the Legion and by year of active service in his Le- zion Post the doors of La Societe are open to him.
 Four VOitureS
 The local organization of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03

The local organization of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03
FRENCH JOKE I5
 pERpETUATED IN
 LEGION 40 AND s
By $. c. RAYNOR Grand HistOrien of the Grand Voiture of Alaska

Of all the droll little jokes which our comrades and brothers-in-arms the French played on the soldat Americain to enliven his stay in their sunny land, the quaint little box cars were the best. These cars were each carefully marked 40 Hommes-8 Chevaux" which meant that if Monsieur was unfortunate enough, to be one of those cheap and expendable pieces of military equipment, known as man, 40 of him must ride in one of those lit tie cars, but if he were preci- ous and useful creature known as horse the car would be re- served for the exclusive use of himself and seven of his fellows.
 Not to be outdone by the French
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03

in sense of humor, the Americans took the joks in good spirits This was not always easy The horses were inclined to rub it in When eight of them, comfortably bedded down in a box car, would pass a car loaded with 40 cramped, smoth- cred men, they would poke their noses through the windows and give vent to the we'll known equine chortle.
 <, Good Joke
 But, nevertheless, it was a good jcke-in fact one of the wars clas- sic pieces of ironic humor. As such it deserved to be preserved for pos terity and the American veterans had not been back home very long before they organized La So- ciete des 40 Hommes ct Chevaux, the Society of 40 Men and 8 Horses" familiarly known as the Forty and Eight.
 Founded on this jolly bit of French fun, the Forty and Eight was of course dedicated to fun making. It was created as the playground of The American Le- zion, the place where lusty Legion naires could relax and let off those rollicking spirits which must be suppressed so much of the time in this serious business of life. The
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-03

Forty and Eight is the "Voiture Locale or local box car, of which there are four in Alaska The first Voiture Locale to be organized in Alaska was at Cordova, Alaska
 known as Voitme Locale 816, il
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-16

effective fer all sections % the
city.
We should consolidate every Eov-
ernmental function possible and
eliminate unnecessary expense. We
should make every effort 20 econo-
mine wherever possible and make
all Of the promised savings for the
benefit Of the taxpayers a reality.
All Of these things | have worked
for in the past and win work for
in the future. We win cooperate
with every governmental body In
the City OF Tacoma and the state
Of Washington for the purpose Of
the greatest good 10 the creates,
number.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-16
LARGE WHEAT TRACT
Is SOLD in OREGON

PENDf.EfoN. urel--One az The
largest land deals In umatllia
county In recent months was an
nounoed today with the purchase
BY l. l. CANCER Il the i.soo-scre
wheat tract in the North Cold
Springs district. The property
Was known - the A. =. NcCulley
place.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-16

There are occasional Russian at
iackz in the are. u was sald. but
only attacks intended TO Keep TIE
Firms away from tire Rad leading
hack 10 the Soviet ksndsisksk base
Ga thu White go.
Sslls reported that comparatively
large Russian units were nnw using
skis and wearing the white snow
closks the Finn ski patrols made
famous.
hut n vas asserted. ne
Russian eieais lacked hoods. -
thai The heads AZ treeps wers
uncovered and made exeeileat
targets.
The Russian skis were reported
10 be of better quality than those
tho Russians usea early In the war.
Some Russian srmored cara have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-16

~ VT AANtHA Et%tA4 t*-+HHN
been painted white. snd anti-tHnk
gun. The fms have captured have
had white scttea covers.
Some expert sks<fs hare ben
seen vita The Ra~sans They we're
believed to ~ Russians fsum the
i<nlaxrsa end a. Karslisn lsshmas
A,~ex - r~e1 sr~sn ~
nallA frees y kan1nnak~n ~
nssssass were rspsreee - hsvs
fel,ea sneenaodA ~ ssssss wAtcn
10y hsve plare4 ntnag.11s ~
rss& - prsse<sses fr~H fsssssn
patrols ep<rssins n ~ shscn
fer~sss- rrli.A wa< prsss~>vs
were Fepevsea ~ ~ f~lllng
sense sfeea.
Reports Indicated TIRE kAndai.
aksk Rad was now ~ heavily
guarded that Finnish patrol &C.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-16

II felt right sorry for the
felix's ~ Amy's party. She
didn't put up her card tables.
and they hid forgot how 10 sst
and talk 70 they just set and
suffered"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-16
Russian Troops Employing
Finnish Methods of Warfare

FINNISH MIn. FINIANp HEApQuARTE

Russian troops reinforcing their communications lines
and are seeking copy Finnish methods Of winter warfare
reports from the Saa arctic circle front said today
The guardian., 1940-11-09
S E R NJ ON E T 7 E S
SHEL0H kHALL'S
ELECTRIC CHOIR
Simpson Turner, Speaker
THE OMNIPRESENT GOD

The God that sees all things al all
places al all times. He watches ne
with His all-seeing eye. through the
darkness OF the night and in the dark
est places where I may hide. He IN
covers me before mine enemies and
shames me IN the presence Of my
friends. He watches the gambler.
froWns at his gambling and sets aside
q day in which 70 bring him 10 judg-
ment. He watches the thief and
curses his ill-gorten gains. He watches
the liar and curses the words Of his
lips. He turns His back 70 the adul-
terer and makes gruesome his last
days. He stamps His foot on the
drunkard and shuts his soul out Of the
realm Of Heaven. He watches the
hypocrite and cuts him of from his
probationary period. He calls woe on
the backslider and mocks the cry Of
the sinner that turned down his day OF
salvation.
He watches ne as I SOW my wild
oats in the pastures Of life. His heart
become heavy as He wills that none
be lost. He piries the man who sows
sin and expects 70 reap virtue-who
knows not that: he that sows TO the
wind, shall from the wind reap
whirlwind; he that sows TO the flesh
shall from the flesh reap corruption;
and he that sows 10 the Spirit shall
from the Spirit reap eternal life. If I
SOW thorns on my brothers path, I
shall have no shoes TO protect my feet
from the prickles. II I shut my doors
70 his needs shall perish for want Of
shelter. If I dig low the ditch my soul
shall stumble in hell. and If I hang
high-the gallows I shall hang till the
vultures devour my body.
II deliberately walk down the sin
ful road and close my ears TO the cry
Of repent" and then seek change, I
shall find there Is no change. l shall
call on God and He viii mock my cry.