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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12

will serve 10 make occupants more
comfortable during The cold months
of the coming winter.
The company Is prepared to re-
work plumbing and wiring systems
now before the cold season arrives
Prompt and efficient service is guar
anteeG also in installing additional
electrical outlets in homes and buSi-
ness places. eliminating the necessity
of Stringing dangerous wires about
over the room.
r. II. Wilson is proprietor Of this
establishment. He mas lived most Of
his life in Henderson. and is known
To the trade and 10 citizens in general
us 4 conscientious business man. with
Il full knowledge Of his activities, and
with an organization of capable. ey-
perienced workers. Fills store and
warehouse is located on William
street, from which he has operated
decade or So. 1t is convenient OF
access to every one.
Estimates are chcerfully given
without obligation on all plumbing,
heating and electrical work.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12

hostility 10 slavery was very general
among the preachers vi early Meth
odism. but DR.. Coke opposed it with
SO much zeal THAT he stirred up an
tagOniSm almost everywhere he went
in Virginia and North Carolina. His
courage on the subject is to be adj
mired more than his wisdom. MI
Lee mildly, but very firmly, opposed
Dr. Coke'S views. He advocated a
more prudent policy. BY this Coke
thought that Lee was being friendly
to slavery and made this as an objec-
ton to the passage of Lees charac-
ter. DR.. Coke soon saw his mistake,
however, and made a satisfactory
apology
Due to the very small amount Of
information available concerning the
convention, we do not know all of
the men that were in attendance. We
do know, however, that John King.
Jesse Lee. Phillip Bruce, Reuben
Ellis, Beverly Allen and Green Hill
were present. Allen, it may be said,
was ordaincd and sent TO Georgia
Here he later did great work a; he
had previously done in the Cape Fear
section Of North Carolina.
Since the ordination OF some Of the
preachers. il became necessary to
appoint some Of these to travel over
the territory and administer the sac
ramcntS. and in the absence of the
superintendent, otherwise to super
wise the work. Hence the origin of
the presiding elder In this confer
ence it had lis birth. Three preSid-
ing elders were appointed, but they
were called elders, and the term pre-
siding elder was not used until 1889.
The three men appointed are not
listed in the records.
Thus ended the first conference OF
the Methodist Church and long way
it was from the Smoothly-Working
gigantic meetings nf today with
thousands of delegates coming hun
drcdS of miles in just a few hours by
automobile, railroad train and air
plane.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12
3. NJ. Newman
Grocery Firm

A complete stock Of heavy and
fancy groceries, feeds and seeds and
foodsturfS is offered to the trade by
the B. NJ. Newman Grocery Com
pany. which Is located on Wyche
street. Any need in this line can be
supplied at money saving prices, and
a corps of capable and experienced
clerks is on hand to unite with the
management in serving customers at
all times.
Over period of years the COM
pany has operated successfully, and
is constantly adding new friends and
customers-satiSfied customers, men
and women who have found it pays
TO trade with Newman and who have
found there the most courteous OF
treatment and prompt and efficient
service.
Farmers of the section are invited
to make this store their headquarters,
and to accept Henderson as their
selling and trading center.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12
Stevenson At
Book Store

Experience is Il great asset in bust
ness, both to the patron and the buSI-
ness man. and at Henderson Book
Co., is J. r. Stevenson, long expert
cnccd in his lines.
The Henderson Book Company
features Il complete line Of office
supplies and equipment job printing
done in its own department, full line
OF books and magazines, school sup
plies, G. +. ReirigeratorS and ranges,
and Universal Ranges.
For many years, the Henderson
Book Company has attended the
needs OF this section, and is now
better equipped than ever with q
complete stock, plus the extra serVi-
ceS now being offered.
Those in need Of school supplies,
books, office books, lCdgcrs and the
like can be quickly supplied at the
Henderson Book Company.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12

Ina. and South Carolina-tho dis
trict that was represented at the
meeting and the district in which
MethodlSm. at the time, had its great
EST strengthened because Green Hill
hImSelt was tavorite of Methodist
churchmcn all over the eastern sea-
board.
1t was on the 10Th Of April that
Bishop Francis Asbury and DR..
lh"maS Coke. the outstanding Meth
"dlStS OF that day and around whom
me convention was organized. first
arrived at Green Hills after extern
SlNe preaching tours over the east
crn states. Other delegates arrived
throughout the day and night and by
the time the convention was ready to
get underway the next morning there
were approximately twenty men
ready to undertake the business Of
the meeting.
was no LouiSburg ut the time
OF the convention and the visiting
delegates had to be housed and enter
tanned either at Green Hills or at
the log hutS OF Green Hills neigh
borS. (Anyone within ten miles fell
within this classification Green
Hills home itself was inadequate to
handle the delegation and many
members had to sleep on carpets and
on the floor or not at all. The con-
VCntion meeting. which lasted from
Wednesday to Friday (incluSive) was
held in the huge room on the second
floor Of the home.
The convention dispatched its
business in peace and harmony with
perhaps one exception. Jesse Lee. one
Of the delegates. took issue with DR..
Coke on the SlaNcl.Y question The
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12
Why The Silent Mems Club
Dissolved

Some years ago ten New York fl
nanciers with a Discrimination TO
countcnance garruIity sat down to
the first dinner of the Silent Mems
Club. During the dinner a member
indiscrectly remarked, Its fine
day" A shadow was cast over the
dinner and the rest Of the courses
were disposed Of in gloomy silence.
The club didn't meet for year and
then they tried it again. AS the
members seated themselves one of
them recalled the incident Of the last
dinner-and the club ceased to exist.
Ii was too much for the Silent Mems
Club.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12
Wilson Firm
Leader In
Its Field

The Wilson Electric Company is
HcndcrSon'S leading concern in cleo
trio and plumbing contracting work.
and has been for 4 decade and 4 half.
Satisfactory work in both lines is
guaranteed, and many homes and
business houses Of the city can testify
10 the quality of service given by
this concern.
Wilson is dealer in this community
and section for the famous Iron Fire
man and the Williams Oil-O-Matic
Oil Burner. A number of these plants
have been installed in residences and
business establishments this year, and
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12
I. w. SatterWhitc
Offers Values On
Furniture Sales

T. Walker SattcrWhitc is the own
CT and manager of the SatterWhltc
Furniture Company. located on South
Garnet street The store carries 4
large stock of new and good RECON-
toned furniture from which Sclrc-
tons can be made. Prices are reason
able and merchandise is guaranteed
10 give satisfaction.
Mr.. Satterwhite has dealt in fur
nitire most of his active business
career. and knows quality products
when he sees them. He invites grow
ers to bring their tobacco and cotton
to Henderson to sell, and assures
them of courteous treatment and real
bargains in furniture if purchases
are to be made in that line.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-12
BIG VALUES In
Good
Reconditioned Cars

We always have good assortment of used cars
from which to make your selection Every used
car we sell has been thoroughly reconditioned
and put in excellent condition before it is Of
fered for SALE When you buy from us you can al
ways be sure of getting good car and good
value for your money. We guarantee every used
car we sell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
4 Tug Survivors Recover,
Two Bodies Sought
BIZ the Associated Press.

ASTORIA, Greg, Dec. THE
four survivors of the Inflated tug
Tyee, which wrecked yesterday in a
stormy sea off Tillamook Bar, lay in
a hospital here today, bruised and
exhausted, but not seriously injured.
Close watch was kept on Oregons
rugged coast for the bodies Of two
of the tugs crew who persisted three
hours before the Coast Guard cut
ter Onondaga came to the rescue.
The survivors are Capt. Hillary
Hubble, Chief Engineer Neil Logue,
Assistant Engineer George Thorburg
and Mate Evan Campbell, all of
Hoquiam. Wash.
The survivors told the Coast
Guard that Deckhand John Hender-
son and Cook Julius Long, also of
Hoquiam, became exhausted after
nearly three hours and drowned.
The men were picked up by the
Onondaga as they drifted helplessly
in 15-foot work boat about 6 miles
north OF the spot where the Tyee
went down. The small boat was
awash when sighted by the cutter.
The four survivors said the small
boat was capsized several times by
towering breakers. The boat was
kept afloat by its air tanks.
The Onondaga left Astoria at 9:15
am. and sighted the four men at
2:15 pm. after proceeding under
forced draft to the Tillamook area.
When the Onondaga sped to the
rescue little hope had been held
that any of the crew would be found
alive as the vessels two nfeboats
and a full complement of life pre-
servers had been washed ashore,
along with the Tyees superstruc-
ture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
Taxi zoning Rates
In Southeast Area
Protested as Unfair
RondIe Highlands Unit
Hear Call for Action
By Utilities Commission

Taxicab zoning rates in Southeast
Washington were protested as un-
fair last night by the Randle High
lands Citizens Association, meeting
in Orr School.
Adelbert w. Lee spoke in behalf
Of the taxicab drivers as well as resi-
dents of the section in saying that
more people would use cabs if the
rates were lower or were admins
tered under another system. He
asked that the Public Utilities Com
mission be contacted on the matter
and advised of the need of an i'm
mediate change in the present set
up.
A discussion brought out infor-
nation that landscaping at both
ends of the John Philip Sousa
Bridge is to be done in the spring.
The association asked improvements
in LEnfant Park.
A complaint was voiced against
the all-time parking of out town
cars in the District, and police &C
ton was asked
The Christmas fund and toy cam
paigns of The Star and Times
Herald were Endorsed by the group
"for answering a very great and
urgent need at Christmas time
The proposal for a worlds fair in
Washington was referred to a COM
mittee for complete study.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
Defendant Gets
Personal Bond
| As Wedding Gift

Good news" that called for a
celebration was the excuse given
Police Court Judge George D. Neil
son yesterday by Allen G. Jones
%, visiting New York chef, who
was arraigned on an intoxication
charge.
What was the news?" the judge
inquired.
Jones grinned. She said, Yes,
and we are going to be married
SOON" He added: Il was so happy
all I could think of was celebrat-
ing But guess I ended up by
making a fool of myself"
Judge Nelson said that getting
married might be good news to some
people and bad news to others.
It'll be good news in this case,
your honor Jones exclaimed Il
need to settle down just like all
young men my age and take on a
few responsibilities.
Smiling, Judge Nelson said he
would take Jones personal bond as
a wedding present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
|Churchwomen Plan
Retreat Tomorrow

A retreat will be held tomorrow at
the Washington Retreat House, 1000
Hardwood road NE, In observance
Of the Feast Day of the Immaculate
Conception.
Women Of st. Patrick's and Holy
Redeemer Churches and members
of the auxiliary of the Ancient Or
der of Hibernanians will make the
retreat.
Miss Katherine Cleary, team cap
tain for St. Patrick's Church, is
making arrangements for her parish /;
Mrs. William Wood Of Holy Re-
deemer Is acting for her parish and
Mrs. Joseph A. DAILY Of the auxiliary
has the presidents of each division
assisting her, Mrs. Thomas Mason,
Mrs. Maurice O'Connor, Mrs. James
George, Mrs. John Huppmann, Miss
Kathleen Leckey and Miss Mary
Watson.
The retreat master will be the
Rev. Raphael Huber of st. Bonaven-
lures Convent, Franciscan Fathers.
The first conference begins at
1890 am. and the exercises will
close 1T 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
$50 Delegates Study
Problems Of Youth
Al Conference Here
Sessions Under Auspices
Of Episcopal Church
Clerical Union

More than $50 young people to-
day were studying the problems of
youth at conference held under
the auspices of Washington Balti-
more branch of the Clerical Union
of the Episcopal Church.
The conference opened with an
impressive service this morning at
ST.. Agnes Episcopal Church, As
@ street NV. Later delegates
heard talk by the Rev. William S.
Chalmers, a member Of the Order
of the HOY Cross and the acting
headmaster of the Kent School for
Boys al Kent, Conn.
Mr.. Chalmers said there were
many definitions of human being.
The almanac, for example, he said,
states a human being is a person
who works hard trying to gain
wealth and then dies. The whole
point is. he said, you keep the ball
rolling but you don't know why"
only God can answer the ques-
ton. What is human being?'" he
declared.
He urged his audience to have
more than nodding acquaintance
with God"
Following Mr.. Chalmers talk the
youth delegates attended luncheon
at the church, at which the Rev.
M. p Dawley, Ph.D., of St. David's
Parish, Baltimore, was to speak on
What Human Nature Needs" At
tending the conference are young
people from Washington, Baltimore,
Richmond and a number Of towns in
Pennsylvania.
The Very Rev. Noble C. Powell
dean of the Washington Cathedral,
was to conduct the delegates on a
tour of the cathedral this afternoon
at 2:30. Following that, they were
to hear the Rev. DR.. B. I. Bell of
Providence, r. l.. speak on What
God Has Done to Meet the Needs of
Human Beings"
Secretary of Labor Perkins will be
the speaker at a supper meeting
which will close the conference at
st. Adams Parish Hall at 6 O'Clock
tonight. Arrangements for the con-
ference have been handled by the
Rev. Albert J. Dubois, rector of St.
Agnes Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
Bodies Of Two Found
In Plane Wreckaqe
BY the Associated Press.


CAMPBELLSBURG, KY, Dec. Z.
Two khaki-clad flyers were found
crushed to death in the twisted
wreckage of an airplane early today
in a cornfield near Campbellsburg
This town is about so miles north
east of Louisville.
Military and civilian authorities
were checking to determine the
identity of the plane and the occu-
pants. The plane bore the number
4910-AB on the tail. The bodies
were virtually unacceptable.
The wreck was discovered by a
farm hand. The engine had nosed
deeply into the soft earth.
The flyers were clothed in heavy
sheepskin flying suits over khaki
garments.
RANTOUL, ILL.,, Dec. 7 P.-Lt.
w. R. Young of Chanute Field said
today the number of an airplane
which crashed with the loss of two
lives near Campbellsburg, KY, was
the same as that of an Army plane
overdue today at the Army field
here.
1t. Col. E. c. Black of Chanute
Field had previously reported that
ship No. 49l0-AB, piloted by Second
1t. Victor v. Kilmer and carrying
Staff Sergt. Owen E. Cecil, had
been overdue on a training trip
since 3 am. today. He said 1t. Kill
mer and Sergt. Cecil took of st
Gas pm. yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
New Meade Commander
Greeted by 13-Gun Salute
~ the Associated Press

6y the Associated freSS.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md
Dec. IA 13-gun salute, but no
other ceremony, greeted Maj. Gen
Henry C. Pratt yesterday when he
took over command of the I'd Army
Corps with headquarters here.
Omcers said the general had asked
that there be no ceremonies. Gen
Pratt later went to New York to
confer with It. Gen. Hugh A. Drum,
LIST Army commander, and is ex-
pected back here today.
The 10Th Division, to which
Maryland, Virginia and District of
Columbia National Guard units have
been assigned, has been made part
of the I'd Corps for training pur-
poses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
Center Of Bristol Left
In Flames, Nozis Soy

BERLIN, Dec. 7 R.-The center
of the big British port of Bristol
was left in flames by a night bomb
ing attack which damaged the har-
Dor district of the city, DNB, Ger
man news agency, reported today.
The agency said fires also were
started in London and that the raid
extended throughout Southern Eng
land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
London
Continued From First Page.)

casualties because the patients had
been removed to the basement.
Thirteen persons we're trapped in a
wrecked building and a rescue party
struggled to save them.
British bombers turned their at
tention last night to the Nazi air
bases from which the German Air
Force has been attacking London
Southampton, Bristol, Birmingham
and other English cities, the Air
Ministry announced today.
r. A. F. planes roared over the
bases in France and the Low Coun-
tries, dropping incendiaries and
high explosives.
The attack began yesterday at
nightfall and lasted until several
hours past midnight, the ministry
said.
The Channel ports Of DunKerque,
Calais and Boulogne were also
bombed. Two British planes were
lost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
Henry Ford Becomes
33d-Deqree Mason .
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 7.-Henry Ford
became a 33rd Degree Mason last
night at special ceremonies in the
Masonic Temple. The degree, high
est in the Ancient Accepted Scot
fish Rite, was conferred on the
manufacturer by the Supreme Coun-
ell of the 33rd Degree for the North
ern Masonic Jurisdiction Of the
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-12-07
U. 5. Weighs Protest
To Nazis on Detention
OF Embassy Clerk
Women Held in Poris
Without Explanation
Since December
BULLETIN.

The State Department an
nounced today that it had re-
ceived a report from Maynard B.
Barnes, American Charge DAFT
flares in Paris, that Mrs. Eliza
beth Deegan was being held by
German authorities in a small
private hotel in Paris.
Mrs. Deegan was we'll treated
and in good health, the Charge
d'Affaires reported. He expressed
hope that she would be released
shortly.
By the Associated Press.
The State Department today
awaited further information from
the American Embassy in Paris be-
fore deciding finally whether to
lodge strong protest with the Ger
man government against the re-
ported detention of Mrs. Elizabeth
Deegan, an Embassy clerk.
Mrs. Deegan, granddaughter OF a
former North Carolina Senator
Jeter c. Pritchard, has been held
without explanation, by German au-
thorities in Paris since December l
In Huntsville, Ala, her divorced
husband, John Deegan, an archi-
tectural craftsman, declared neither
he nor his 16-year-old daughter
Jane was worried. He added:
Mrs. Deegan is quite competent
and I daresay she is not worried
either"
The State Department said appro-
pirate action" was being taken by
the Paris Embassy.
The Germans detained Mrs. Dee
gan. the department announced,
after two civilians, presumably
members of the German secret po-
lice" had called at her apartment
and invited her for the second time
within a week to visit British pris-
oners at Cherche Midi Prison.
Reports from Vichy, capital of I'M
occupied France, indicated that Ger
man authorities suspected her of
having helped British officers escape
from occupied France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-27
BIG COP. LEADER UNDER CHARGES
Frank D. Mckay Indicted for Defrauding Ford in
 Campaign Gift

Detroit, Nov. 27-(UP)- Frank D. Mckay notional committeeman and Republican party leader of Michigan, today was named in two federal indictments, one charging he defrauded Edsel Ford of $9,918 in connection with a campaign contribution from the automobile manufacturer.
 The second indictment charged Mckay with engineering a gigantic fraud in state liquor purchases by which $500,000 tribute was eXacted from 16 nationally prominent dis tillers in the past five years. The indictment accusing Mckay of defrauding Ford, president of the Ford Motor Company, alleged that he obtianed from the manufactur- CT a political campaign contribution to pay bills which in fact did not exist. The alleged fraud occurred, the grand jury said, after the 1888 gubernatorial election when the late Frank D. Fitzgerald was elected over Frank Murphy, now associate justice of the U, s. Supreme Court.
 It was alleged that Mckay. in addition to the $9,918 from Ford obtained $3,068 from other contrib tutors by the same means. Ford, it was charged, was persuaded to con- tribute the money to defray eXpen- ses which, the grand jury said, al- ready hda been paid.
 Besides Mckay in the indictments were IA persons, some state employ es or officials, high in Michigan po- litical circles.
 The indictments were returned by a special grand jury, which fol seven months has been inveStigat- ing state purchases, under direction of O. John Rogge, chief of the crim inal division of the United State Department of Justice.
 If convicted, Mckay would face ( possible prison term of 50 years fines totaling $10,000, or both.
 In third indictment, the fedora. grand jury charged three persons with fraud in state merchandise purchases which prevented competi- iton and netted the defendants vast 
 profits.
 The liquor companies which the indictment said paid tribute of half million dollars were:
 Mohawk Liquor Corp; Distillers & Brewers Corp. of America Frankfort Distillers, Inc; Gooder- ham & Worts, Ltd; James Mar clay & Co.,, Ltd: Kienzler & Co., Inc; Imperial Distillers Products Corp; United Distillers & Wines Inc, Hira&n Walker, Inc, and Hi ram Walker & Sons.
 Brown-Forman Distillery Co., Inc; Brown Winners Co.,, Inc: Schenley Distillers Corp; Federal Distillers Corp; Irish Hills Distil- lers, Inc. and the Arrow Distilleries Inc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-11-27
In Today's Mail
(Continued from Page @

ble. A war for markets. But how did we get involved in the mess? Even if We did, as we are reported to be preparing to do, to send a great army to conquer half of Eu- rope, the invasion would be resented by the nations of Europe. The pres ent war is laid by many persons, to interference of our own Presi- dent Wilson, and the last war led to the persent war, and another invas- ion would in the course of another generation or so, breed another war either like the present or in ourselves being invaded. That was what George Washington meant when he said, Keep out of foreign entangle- ments". The seeds of one war cauS- ing another war, and so on ad in- finitllm. These self evident truths concern Americans who have not been bitten by the Propaganda that would hurl us again into war that concerns us not at all It is time for Americans indeed to come to the aid of their country before we be- come too far involved to get out of it. Perpetual vigilence is the price of our liberty.
 F.C. E.