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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
New Law To Aid
Probe Witnesses
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the idea Tho notion * tn nnnrI''" 'N''
outside influence which may seek TO
m;IZZlc = witness. No strings arc put
on the investigators. They can con-
tinuc TO be cXtra-icGal as over they
were.
That even outside interference can
!,o arng?thor prevented seems doubt
ful. For instance. suppose an empinyc
Of some big company tcStlileS, nj a
congressional quiz, i'm fashion mat
his bosses disapprOve of. They can
ire him for it aItcrWard, for some
rstCnsitlc reason entirely lndepcn-
.l"n1 Of his testimony.
Howcvcr. theoretically the laws
rnr the witnesses protection.
Whether or not you approve Of the
congressional method Of conducting
investigations depends on which SIDE
your sympathics are on, in any gwen
instance.
Assume, for the sake Of argument,
that you're d conservative ana That
> conservative committee is trying TO
prnve the undcsirabiity Of one lib
eraI policy on another. Putting con-
sentative witness on the stand. the
committee is as polite as pie to him.
Being d conservative yourself, this
looks to you like perfectly proper
procedure. Then tie committee gets
after liberal witncsg-and GOSH
now it does bedevil him! AS con-
scrvative. you indorse his bedeVil-
ment, too.
But if you're liberal? Oh, in that
case YOU denounce that committee
as the unfairest thing ever invented.
It also works vice versa. II d COM
N,,1er...S liberal al liberals Dr""'"tm
if TO be a model: all conservatives
speak Of its activities as perfectly
courageous.
A Sincere Committee.
Now and then committee IS
honestly constructive in its aims. One
such is Senator Joseph c. O'Ma-
'1oneys so-called monopoly commit
tee. The Wyoming senator takes Inc
position that our legislation Of years
ago no longer fits ouG present
business conditions and is trying TO
discover from all sorts Of good au-
,noritica, what changes arc dcslr-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
RESOLUTIONS or RESPECT.

Resolutions Of respect uDOn the
death Of Mr.. and Mrs. WEI Richai d.
son and Mrs. JudsDn Knott. Dec. 25,
1899
Your Committee appointed by the
Parcnt-Tcachcr Association Of the
Townsville High School. Townsville,
N. C.. to formulate resolutions on the
deaths of Mr.. and Mrs. viii Richard
son and Mrs. Jud5on Knott would
report as follows:
Whereas. Cod in His infinite wis
dom has sorn fl 10 call unto Him
self our GclIOW-members, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII Richardson and Mrs. judi
son Knott, be it resolved:
!. That we bow IN humble sub
mission 10 the vii! Of Him who dOeth
all things well.
2. That we give thanks to the
Heavenly Father fCr the faithful and
untiring services given by these
members during the past. and mourn
their sudden and unexpected de-
parture.
2. That we express our sympathy
to the families saddencd by the ir-
retrievablc loss sustained by them
by sending them copies Of these
resolutions.
4. That these resolutions be spread
on the minutes Of the Parent-Teachcr
Association Of the Townsville High
School and be sent TO the Henderson
Daily Dispatch for publication.
Committee:
MISS BELLE GRAHAM.
MRS. EDMUND TAYLOR.
J. S. kENNiSON.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27

able. &c isn't attempting 10 make oGt
any particular case. He simply wants
enlightenment, no matter from Whut
source. He treat his witnesses as ad-
ViscrS.
Ihc average cprarcsSipn invcS-
tigaliun, though, j. launched by some
statcanlan Whp Knows III advance
exactly what conclusion he prefers to
nave arrived at. y wines WhO agree
with him il bundled Ike long-!oSt
brother. 4 witness vino dlSagreeS as
surcdiy needs protectiOn-if he can
get il.
My own observation is that the
system, despite its faults, Is bette
than II would be with too many
"lH,ic- T." evidence.
Most likely Il court Of law has 10
have them, but tochncalltIcS, per
haps, are trif!c ovcrdonc even in
~. -yrrj>. II often is complained
that legal objections, exceptions, ap-
peaIS and miscellaneous palaver OBJ
struct justice.
A congressional committee that IS
too unfair makes itself ridiculous. II
it's moderately reasonable it get
somewhere.
Still. they generally arc tough or
the witnesses
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27


year was in the direction Of rural
electricity. Residential customers
{practically all urban) increased on
" 6.303 during the year, jumping
from 299.5G2 III 1888 to 305, 1865 in
1889.
This gave the farms 64.8 per cent
of the Total North Carolina increase
for the year. Contra&ted with this
was the showing Of the United States
Is whole where the farm increase
OF 54.84O was only +O.5 per cent Of
the total 1899 increase.
Figures q! the magazine on North
Carolina curreSponded in general
with those available at the State
Rural Identification Authority,
mere Engineer ]. NJ. Granger said
the only differences seemed to be
due to the fact that the magazine
lists only those customers now &C
tl;a!ly served, while the authority in
cludeS lines building.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
MRS, s. 7. WILDER
Dies At HOSPITAL
Louisburg LAZY, Vance Ma
tive, Passes in Rocky
Mount

Mrs. S. r. Wilder, Of LouSburS. Il
native OF Vance county, died at 800
oCloc!; this afternoon in a Rocky
Mount hospital after an illness Of d
week. She suffered a heart attack last
Sunday ami was taken to Rocky
Mount Thursday.
Mrs. Wildcr formerly was Miss
Lucy Fleming, and was born in this
county, but had lived in Louisbrrg
for the past forty years.
Surviving are the husband, S. T..
Wilder; one son, S. T. Wilder r..
and enc daughter, Mrs. J. {. Taylor,
C. Greensboro four brothers, f. L..
and Vance Fleming, Of Henderson;
J. A. Fleming, Of Raleigh: and Will
mot Fleming, of Philadelphia, and
three sisters. Mrs. c. p. Harris and
Miss Maude Fleming, both of Louis
burg. and Mrs. Frederick Severance,
of .A&hevlle.
Funeral arrangements had no
been made this afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
States Teachers Average
Three and Two-Thirds Years
Of College Preparation
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represent one, two, three and four
ais college training.
Expressed in that way the pres
emf experience index of all North
Carolina teachers stands at 1866
with white teachers getting 1876
and Negro teachers 1888.
Based on these ratings, the teach
ers of Alexander county stand at
the head of all county systems in
training. their combined ratings
falling less than three points short
of a perfect score, with 1878 (its
white teachers have the perfect
score, its Negro teachers rate 1859.
Standing out in this record is the
fact than ten years ago Alexander's
combined training rating was 86th
among the hundred counties, show
,ne $3.50 for white teachers (93rd
place) and 1855 for its Negroes
(96th place..
GuilTord's county system Zone Of
two to maintain its relative rank
during the decade, the other being
tenth place Stanlv) comes second
with 1884 (white 794.3, Negro
788.D.
In third place Cabarrus county
shows enc of the big jumps in the
list. It's white teachers now rate
the perfect 800, against 6l9.7 and
seth place in l928-29, while its
Negro rating of 1859 puts it cur
rently in 9th place as compared
with 1924 and list place ten years
ago.
The city systems are divided &C
cording to population into three
groups, led by Greensboro, Hickory
and Elizabeth City respectively.
len years ago Greensboro stood
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
Alunnae
Have Founders Day

Meredith College. Raleigh. Jar. D..
The Meredith College Alumnae As
ISOLATION will sponsor Il broadcast
over station WPTF Friday afternoon.
February ,. from Ais to Is O'Clock
honoring Meredith'S fos ty-iirSt birth
dav anniversary. The traditional
Founders Day celebration held an
nuallv On the first Friday in Feb
~t,arv commemorate the charter'nS
OF the college III 1891. though the
school did not open for its first term
until 1899. Aiumnae have contributed
a broadcast to the annual celebration
every year since 1881. tcLcdG:> paE
marks one OF the two occasions our
ing the yeat when all OF the or2aniz-
ed allunnae chapters and various n
formal groups of former students
meet in concert. scheduling meetings
Friday afternoon TO coincide with the
time Of the broadcast.
Mrs. Wingate NJ Johnson of Win
Ston-Salem. president OF the general
alumnae association. will take over
the microphone first. Introducing
NIeredith's new president, Dr.. Carlyle
Campbell. who will speak TO The
alumnae. The Meredith Choir of 80
students under the direction Of Miss
Helen Sharp will sing several Scl2c-
tons including the college songs,
Queen of Our Hearts and Alma
Mater. Dorothy Green OF Danville,
Va. president OF the student body.
and Miss Mae Grimmcr. executive
alumnae secretary, will be heard
briefly.
The Observation-Disclosures Alum
nae chapter of which Mrs. ". u.
Parker is president, plans to meet
with Mrs NJ. 3. Garrett. in ti@aCtr-
son, at that time.
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seventh in its group with 1928, now
it is first with 1888: replacing Gas
tonia at the top, despite the fact
that the textile city moved up from
764.O to 1860 during the decade
Winston-Salem pushed Greensboro
closely, with 1880.
In Group II Hickory showed per-
feet zoos for both white and COL
orcd teachers and topped Sails
bury's 1892 by very thin margin.
The Rowan county seat scored 800
Tor its Negro teachers. Dut dropped
to 1883 for its whites.
In Group III Elizabeth City, Ike
Hickory in Group II, Ind d clean
900. Concord came second, getting
800 for its Negro teachers, ,,ut
showing only 1886 for its white
teachers.
New Hanover, which led all
county systems Of the State ten
wears ago, has fallen to twelfth
place in the composite standings Of
Today, despite an advance from ISL
10 1918.
Every city in Group except
~! 'I''a:i -, 10 ,o.', H..' 1 1r',
Guy ~ .Iis,ts ~ MI W., a r' -, w."
live 3.ucr, ,loWeG Greensboro Vim
;tun-SaIcm, .AsneVille, Raleigh. Gas
;cAIu, Charlotte, High Point, Rocky
=, 4. "'T D ;,:e: I,.,.o,, ..;,. H.,
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cHWl zee ii ~ or,,o,! '3 ,bo r,,n r.
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ton: ~ ,,,
L'u-''9: l'-MCGFr. i"~DdFli%hI.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
Stock Market
Is Quiet

New York, Jan. 27.--.(AP)-Stock
market traders again held to the
motto "!ct well enough alone" to-
day and aside from quiet strength
in aircrafts and spccialties, price
variations through the list were
meaningless.
The question Of just how far the
recessionary curve in number of
business and industrial lines would
60 once more was put forward as
a prime purchasing handicap. In
addition. Wall Streets apparent
inability TO determine which way
The national political winds are
blowing remained as IA retarding
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
PRIVATE COLLEGES
PROTECT EDUCATION

Buffalo, N. Y, Jan. 27..-(AP)-
DR.. James L. McConaughy. Pres
ident Of Wesleyan University and
Lieutenant Governor of Connecti-
cut believes independent private
colleges are 1.-The best insurance for
strong state universities"
Addressing Wesleyan alumni Jan.
%. he asserted, eff independent COL
leges disappear it will not be long
before .state-supported institutions
find themselves under political pres
sure to lower standards and even
possibly cease to be educational in
StitutiOnS."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
FEED FOR BIRDS
IN SNOW URGENT

For the past few days since the
heavy snow came, birds have Tilted
about diligently, if in many cases
unsucccssfully, in search OF food.
Their plight prompted bird lovers
t. make request that houScholders
n:,.te it point to put out feed where
the birds can get it. 1t is suggested
that feed can be provided for them
without any cost. Scraps Of bread,
vegetables ana other food that CT
dinarily 50 into the garbage would be
a blessing to the little feathered crea-
lures if placed where they can get
il.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
City of Flint
Docks at Baltimore
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men against lighting with their cap
tors and added that only "once did
they want 10 get to work on a ~.
na:n and that WIS when restrained
them" :.
However, one member Of the crew
sad they were getting ready to "have
il out with the Germans" when the
prize crew took the Flint into
Tromroc en- route from MurmansK
10 Il GCrnan port.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.

SeHaSeSllAa.
Rev l. w. Hughes, pastor.
10 Mems Bible class.
II Morning prayer and sermon.
All other services omitted With
only one regular service that at II
o'clock, for the whole congregation,
the rector urges that all who can
possibly do so attend that service,
the children included.
ST. Johns Mission, North Hender-
son, church school will be omitted.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
Urged TO Attend Service.

Inasmnch as there is to be only
the II O'Clock service, besides lnr
Mems Bible class, at Holy Innoccnts
Episcopal church, tomorrow, the rec
tor urges all who possibly can, in
Guiding children, to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
Cotton Market
Again Lower

New York, Jan. 27.-(APj-Cot-
ton futures opened I to II lower,
Initial cotton prices were off as much
as 55 cents a bale. On entering thc,
final hour, the list showed losses q.
three to six points, March (old)
1912. October 9.4l.
Cotton futures finished one point
lower to four higher. Middling spot,
lllG, off one.
Il
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
FIRST METHODIST.
u ~ pnoIyic ro9St61.

Rev. B. E. ReaviS, pastor.
Yes, the weather is cold, but our
church will be warm and warm
welcome awaits you at all services
tomorrow.
Church school will meet at 9:45 a.
m. win Il place to suit every one
who will come.
The pastor will preach at II a. III.
and 7::3O D. m. THE Threeiold Secret
Of Success" Will be the subject of the
morning sermon. At the evening hour
Making Religion Real will be the
subject of the message.
las young people Will meet in the
dining room of the church for sup
per at p IN. Following the supper
worship service will be conducted
by the young people from the Inter-
mealale Department Of the church.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Rev. J. F. App, paa;or.
Sunday school at 9:45 o'clock.
Al II ococN, morning service.
Jimmie McDade, of Elon College,
will deliver the morning sermon OH
The Church.
1880 Lilies Landscape, with ser
mon by the pastor.
w wednesday evening service at 1870.
Tie public is invited.
ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Cletus Hclfricn, pastor.
Scxagesma Sunday, Jan. %.
1":3J a. m. Holy Mass and sermon.
Sermon subject; Sunday Obscrv-
ance.
Text: Remember thou keep holy
the Sabboth day. EXod. 20, 8.
1880 p. m. Novena Devotion and
BenedictOn.
All welcome.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
CHRIST METHODIST.

9:45 Sunday school.
II Morning service, with sermon
The Ministry Of Mercy and Kind
ness" by the pastor. DR.. J. NJ. Or
mond, of Duke University, Durham,
who was scheduled to speak at that
time, will be unable to do SO because
of illness.
6 p. M, Young Peoples fellowship
meeting at the First Methodist
church.
There will be no evening service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
To Teach Class.

John Zollicoffer will be the teach
er of the Mems Bible class of Holy
Innocents Episcopal church when it
meets at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.

Sunday school at 9:45, E. H. Dixon,
superintendent.
Preaching service at II o'clock, by
Rev. A. N. Littleiohn, of Clio, S. c.
The public is cordially invited.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
.. rraiu Raleigh.

-.v Dorsey, Of Raleigh,
-. FL. Weekend with her
- - Ms. +. NJ. Dorsey,
... .v the Oxford road.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
To Teach Class

Jere P Zollicoffer will teach the
Mems Bible class of the First Meth
odist church Sunday morning, jan
uary %, at the Sunday school hour.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
E Nnrfleet Gardner. pastor.

E. Norfleet Gardner, pastor.
9:45 Bible school.
II Morning service, "Micah: Pro
phet of the Poor"
$50 3. T. u. and intermediate and
Junior r. A.-G. A. programs.
7:30 Sermon subject "Truc Friend
ship.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
Hrtnrli 10 Civ.

o lta5ry has returned
...-.... where SHs attended
g.. .. Se- father, J. D.
Sd Wednesday night,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27

The first robin, cries tho poet. Is
the prettieSt. And. we saiveringly
add, the dIlmDeSt.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27

The third annual Eastern Carolina
Fat Stock Show will be held at
,.nr;iv Mount March ii and Is.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-27
State Is 18th In
Lighting Of Farms

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Evening star., 1940-07-30
Patricia's Lead

Patricia Morrison, the blue-eyed
brunette whom Paramount has ele-
vated to stardom during the past
season, will find the feminine lead
in "The Round Up" waiting for her
when she returns to Hollywood from
her current personal appearance
swing through New England. /.
'"The Round Up film version
of the famed Broadway success Of
the same name, will be directed by
Lesley Selander for Producer Harry
Sherman. Also set for a big role
In the super-western is Don Wilson,
popular heavyweight announcer Of
the Jack Benny radio show.
Miss Morrison, who has been tour
ing the country in connection with
local openings of Unframed" her
new Technicolor picture with Ray
Milland. will have her second from
tier role in "Tf1e Round Up" The
first was opposite Fred MacMurray
In the recently completed Rangers
Of Fortune" directed by Sam Wood
Of "Mr. Chips" fame.
Evening star., 1940-07-30

as we know, neither side ever threw
its thesaurus at the other.
DisintereSted spectators, such as
critics, long ago gave up paying the
slightest attention to the contro-
versy. Moreover, their interest in
it might never again have been
piqued had not the situation so
changed that writer's actually got
their shot at more than plain script
writing; some of it so plain that
directors, and even actors, decided to
fancy it up in their own fashions.
The two writer's who climbed over
the barriers erected to keep authors
in their places are a pair of the
ablest in Hollywood, Ben Hecht and
Preston Sturges. Even the unfet-
tered mind could not think of
pair more dangerous to admit into
the ranks of producers; dangerous
from the standpoint of proving that
writer's have been right in the basic
argument.
Right off the bat, the Messrs.
Hecht and Sturges scored impor-
tantly in favor of their kind. Each
succeeded in bringing his picture
'in under schedule" the vernacular
for saving time. Sturges' picture,
THE Great McGinty," was sliced
10 days under the best time expected,
to his delight, the advantage of the
stockholders, and the CONSERVATION
of his writing associates. The
Hecht composition, Before I Die"
was premature by a week with pre-
cisely the same effects upon every
one concerned.
To be sure, bringing in a picture
under schedule represents victory
only in the first round for the
writer's. There remains the little
item of the picture being entertain
ment of merit, and the big one of
making a profit for the studio.
Achieving these ends, 'The Great
McGinty" and Before I Die" will
give Hollywood writer's a chance to
be more arrogant than ever-espe-
cially the little ones, who feel like
Evening star., 1940-07-30
Ida Lupino to Star
With George Brent

"He's Mine on Sundays" an orig
inal screeh story by the late Laird
Doyle. will be filmed by Warner
Bros. with Ida Lupino and George
Brent as its co-stars.
Doyle gave Hes Mine on Sun
days" to Hal B. Wallis, executive
producer, just before his death in an
airplane crash five years ago. Wallis
tabled the script until the right per-
son for the leading feminine role
became available. Following Miss
Lupino's performance in "They
Drive by Night" he decided to cast
her for the part.
Evening star., 1940-07-30

Hecht or Sturges even though they
can't write like them.
\ X X
Whether it means she is going to
be another Helen Hayes is some-
thing for smoother soothsa-ers to
decide, but Charlotte Gloer has one
quality in common with Washing
tons greatest gift to the theater.
Miss Gloer, like Miss Hayes, has
been bitten by dog just before she
was scheduled to open a new play.
1t happened the same way, too, both
of them stepping in to rescue pets
that were about to be devoured
by bigger, and nastier, dogs.
Miss Gloer, still in bandages, will
play the major feminine role in
art and Prudence" which opens
tomorrow night at Catholic Uni
versity.
1t is a new composition written
by Walter Kerr, member of C. us
faculty. The gallant and talented
Mr.. Kerr has promised to write an
additional line for Miss Gloer if it
seems essential to explain away her
bandages-a thing that wouldn't be
essential if every one would read
this column.
X X X X
For people who don't read screen
credit lines, or those who can't re-
member them after reading, this
department is ready to perform a
service in connection with MY Love
Came Back" The little sister in
the picture is Ann Gillis, not the
WJSV one, but the one who played
in tom Sawyer" a couple of years
ago.
Shes grown like a weed since then,
with just enough resemblance to her
former freckled self to Seep you
asking, who's that?"
Now you'll know.
. 4
Department of disillusionment:
Love scenes are no different from
comedy or murder scenes and 1
would just as soon play one as the
other."-Laurence Olivier.
IS that any way for the screens
newest romantic male star to talk?
Yes.