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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03
High School Cut
Has Big Place In
National Journal

A halrtone picture Of the Hender-
son high school mas prominent place
in the January issue Of The Nation
Schools. a national school publIca-
tion issued at Chicago. The picture
appears in connection with an article
on speaking for the South" by w
F. Creole, director Of schoolhouse
planning for the North Carolina De-
partment of Education. Accompany
ing the picture is also the floor de-
sign of the building, planned by Eric
G. Flanagan, Henderson architect
The cut OF the high school is one OF
the best pictures that have been mace
of the building, which was erected
in 1896.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03
Cold Night
Listed Here

The temperature here last night
dropped ono degree under the pre-
vious night, and registered a min
irl'm carly today Of 10 degrees, ac-
corcling to H. !. Allen, official
Weather Bureau observer. That was
sill one degree above the y min
imum on Christmas morning, as
reported officially by the observer.
While the forecast was for con-
tinued cold tonight, it also said
there would &c some moderation
Thur.tlav, with skies cloudy, and
possibly rain OF snow. Inc present
lows in Temperature have constI-
tuted the coolest spell Of the winter
SO far
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1910
Preacher Is
Not to Come

Rev. arthur Van Gibson, paste
of the Presbyterian church in Saa
lord, who recently was EXTENDED
call to the passionate Of the Ri.
Presbyterian church in Hender.,.
has declined the call from the l.r
congregation, it was learned toc4
The church has been without q 3D..
tor since the first of October ,
which time the resignation O! e..
James A. Jones became cflcc1u
Mr.. Jones went to Myers Pa
Presbyterian church, Charlotte.
The pulpit committee Of the Ioc
church is now turning cIScwa,
for a pastor, in the hope of Obtain
ing the acceptance Of one or e.
prospects for the local pulpit. Tie
hope TO fill the vacancy as early
possible
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03
HERMAN GRISSOM is
FORTUNATE HUNTER

Herman Gyi%SOm, route !, DE
witt, Va, writes that he killed
hucf; deer weighing about 200
pnund;; at Dewitt last Saturday.
CiriSsom did not tell with whom
he was hunting OF the cIrcl'm-
stances under which he had such
fine luck. He has several relatives
here
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03
Police Drive
For City Tags

Police have begun cracking d""
on city residents VINO operate ln'.
automobiles without 1870 city 'aa
There were two such charges IN c,'>
court today before Mayor Henry !
Powell.
One officer pointed out that &c..
cral in the city did not purchase a.,
during 1889. and these arc Walm",
TO come forward or face prosecution
Today's Fable: a college student
came home for the holidays and
actually stayed home.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03
IS EPILEPSY INHERITED?
CAN III BE CURED?

A booklet containing the opinions OF
fam"uS doctors on this interesting sub
jCct will be sent FREE. while they last.
:" any reader riiinz to the Educational
Disiscn. as Fifth Avenue. New York.
y. l.. Dept JESS.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03

Lchrield Cathedral, England, dat
ing back to the 18th and l4th CEN
turtles, has three spires (thc Ladies
of the Vale), the only such church
in England.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03
Physical Ed Class to Meet.

The Mems Physical Education
Glass will meet Thursday night at
80 o'clock at the high school gym.
Members yere requested to come
prepared foc play.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03

\ new type auto may have the
engine in back. For the first time,
perhaps. the motor may be as far
behind as the payments on the car.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-01-03
AROUND TOWN

Two Pay Fincs--H. J. Stallings
and Robert Clopton paid 81 traffic
fines into the office Of the city
clerk, records there revealed today.
False hi&rm-A false alarm from
box Is at the corner Of Arch and
Eene streets called firemon out last
night at 9;05 o'clock, Fire Chief
C0oDcr Ellis said today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
INVITATION TO BID

DGCemDGE To,
 Sealed bids addressed to the state of Connecticut for the folloWing'
 Item No. l. Repairs to steam Boilers, c e rcrest Sanatofium
 Item No. D. Roofing Renewal waterproofing at the State Arm ory. Manchester, Conn.
 will be received in Room 402, state Office Building, Hartford, Conn., until ? o'clock on the zOtn gay Tr thereafter on said day publicly onened and read aloud in said room.
 Item No. 3-Installation of New Eayes Work, Leaders and Drains at the State Armory. Norwalk,
 Item No. 4ERemoval of Water Tower. Uncas on Thames sana- torium, Norwich, Conn,
 will be received in Room 402. State Office Building, Hartford, Conn. un- til 2 o'clock D. m, on the 24th day of December 1940 and immediately thereafter on said day publicly opened and read aloud In said room. Plans and specifications may be ex- amined in said room after December 18th, 194O and may be obtained and Materialmen Bonds to be fur nished by the bidder awarded the contract shall be in an amount not less than 1O0eo of the contract price, The Commissioner of Public Works reserves the right to waive tech- nical defects or to reject any and all bids. Each bidder must deposit with his bid certified check drawn upon a State Bank and Trust Com pany or a National Bank located in the State of Connecticut to the order of the Treasurer of the State of Connecticut in an amount not less than 5gS of the bid. No bidder may withdraw his bid until after the contract shall have been award ed.
 R. A. Hurley, Commissioner of Public Works for the State of Connecticut.-Ad No. 1ss. 1s-ie-lt
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
I Highway Commissioner
 Cox Will Be Dropped
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compared with the $7O0,000 allocat- ed for this year.
 Most of the requested amount is for new equipment -$980,345. The balance, $86O, ,880, is for salaries, sup plies and other expenses. The in- come from town support, federal aid and instructional productional work is expected to be about $242,000. There are II trade schools now operating in the state, the educa- l ton board has asked $165, ,000 fol the purchase of equipment and Sal- aries at a proposed Norwich irlsti- tuition. The school would be in op- eration during the 1942 school year if the request was granted.
 The board asked $207, ,880 for a New Haven school. That city now operates its own trade training pro- gram with special aid from the state board. Under the new pro- posal, the city would provide the building and part of the mainte- nance and the state would operate the school.
 The board said the increased ap- propriation was justified by the ex- treme shortage of skilled labor in the machine industries, the building trades, and in many skilled com- mercial occupations. The board considers it charge upon the edu- cational authorities to provide the opportunities for training in these skilled trades and occupations for the benefit of the youth of the state and the advancement of the states l industries"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
CAPTAIN GOES
 DOWN WITH SHIP
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chasing commission in the United States.
 Among the six passengers and nine crew members believed miss ing was Gordon Scott, Montreal fi- nancier, who was lost when life- boat overturned.
 The Western Prince was tor pedoed last weekend off the north- ern tip of Ireland. All passengers took to lifeboats. The survivors said the torpedo did little noticeable damage when 1t hit, but that soon the ship slowly settled forward.
 As the lifeboats were being launched into the high seas, one of them was tossed against the side of the ship, crushing passenger and crew member who were attempting to climb rope ladder. Another lifeboat capszied, and some of its occupants were drowned.
 Captain Reed stood on deck and shouted to the circling lifeboats:
 Goodbye i. .. Give my respects to all at home.
 Then he blew three blasts of the ships whistle. The sound was like the ships requiem to those in the tossing lifeboats. A moment later he sank.
 Standing by the masters side when the ship went down was a cockney steward named Franks. Survivors said he had helped fill the lifeboats; then stayed aboard.
 Fellow crew members shouted to him: "ComS on, Franks"
 I'm staylng behind to do some lootir.S," he replied. I'm staying alcEs with the old man."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
Princess Of Hungary
 Must Leave Country
(contlnued from Page lD

Jackson gave no reason for order ing the expulsion of the red-haired princess who was located by federal agents in the company of Fritz Weidemann, German consul at San Francisco and former adjutant to Adolf Hitler. But in its report on Scheuring, the naturalization service said:
 we know that good Nazi, in the event of crisis. will not hesitate to betray the hospitality of 8 coun- try in which he is guest.
 'The history of tha iast two years leaves no room for dispute upon this point. Starving children, adopted in difficult times after the World war by kindly Norwegians, returned later to stab in the heart the country of their foster parents. Thousands of tourists in many another unfor- tunate nation have thrown down their baedekers and picked up ma chine guns"
 The service said it did not know whether Scheuring actually has en- gagged in subversive activities but said he had made numerous public speeches concerning the Nazi view opint on economic and social poli- cies.
 Is Good Maxi
 we do know" the report said, "that young Germans abroad, if they are good Naz!s, do what they are told. Karl Scheuring, by his own statement, is good Nazi."
 The background of Princess Stef- anie, credited with part in promot- ing the Munich pact, is somewhat mysterious. She was born Stefanie Richter, in Vienna, of obscure family, married Prince Francois Hohenlohe- Waldenburg -Schillingsfurst in 1914. She was divorced six years later.
 In 1883, unconfirmd reports said France expelled her. She has denied that report and also has denied that she left England last December by official request.
 Frequently described as an lm- official ambassadress to this country ill behalf of the Nazi government, the princess last year sued the late Harold Viscount Rothermere, pub fisher of the London Daily Mail, charging breach of contract.
 On cross-examination, Rother- .mere's counsel introduced a letter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

from Wiedemann to Rothermere dis closing that the princess had asked Hitler for permission to use letters she had exchanged with him which allegediy bore on her case. An ex- tract from the letter said:
 "You know that the fuehrer greatly appreciates the work the princess did to straighten relations between our countries. It was her ground work which made the Munich agreement possible"
 JuIiana Welcomed
 Washington, Dec. 18-(UP)-Crown Princess Juliana of the Netherlands arrives today to be guest of Pres ident and Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House.
 Her daughters, Princess Beatrix, two, and Princess Irene, 16 months, she left in the Canadian sanctuary where she has been living since shortly after Germany took over the Nethez lands last spring. Her mother, Queen Wilhelmina, is in London with the refugee Dutch government, and her husband, Prince Bernard of Lippe Chesterfield, a German, is there too.
 Accompanied only by chamber lain and her lady -in-waiting, Rear Admiral Baron de vos Van Steen- wyck and Baroness de Vos, she will remain at the White House until Fri day morning. She leaves then for a visit in New York ending Sunday night.
 State department officials and the Netherlands legation stressed that this, her first visit to Washington, was informal and that there would be none of the diplomatic pomp and parades W lich mark royal visits in more peaceful times. Officials em- phasized that she does not intend to make any public statement during her stay at the White House or in New York.
 Motor to Mount Vernon
 Following a quiet luncheon at the White House today, the 31 year old crown princess will motor to Mt. Yer non, the home or George Washing ton, with Mrs. Roosevelt.
 This evening she will attend a reg ular performance of the National Symphony orchestra, conducted by Hans Kindlef, a native Hollander now a 1laturalized citizen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
ssPride Of Mussolini'
 With Trapped Militia
Continued from Page 11

East Agrican troops, carried out a successful raid on Fl Uak-killing 50 and capturing 120 prisoners together with IS guns and much material"
 The attack on Fl Uak occurred Monday, the communique disclosed
 On other African fronts there was no change in the situation, head quarters sai.
 British Path for Advance
 British Royal Air force planes, blasting a path for the British ad- vance into Libya, also have struck hard at Italian forces in Albani and East Africa, middle east command communique said today.
 Tn Albania RAP bombers att tackled a motor transport column on the coastal road between Santa Quaranta (Porto Edda) and Valona in fierce snowstorm." said the communique.
 Tt was impossible to observe the effect of the bombing but a num- her of bombs were seen to burst on the roadside near enemy transports In addition, vehicles were machine gunned.
 Tn Italian East Africa, AsSah (southernmost port in Italian Fri trea) was raided twice = once on the night of December 16-17, when attacks were made on large motor transport yard, all bombs falling vel inside the target area. During the second raid yester- day Arabic and Italian pamphlets describing the fall of Sollum anc Fort Capuzzo were dropped over tho | town.
 Port Sudan (on the Red Sea coast of the Anglo-Egyptian Su- dan) was raided by enemy bomb CTS, some damage benig caused" Headquarters said that all British planes returned safely from all oper- ations.
 More Captures Nairobi, Kenya, Dec. 18-(UP)- British empire forces, extending their offensive against Italy to the Kenya- Ethiopia frontier zone, killed 50 Italian troops and captured 75 in sudden attack on Fl Uak, a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

loaned to Great Britain to be re- turned after the war, if unused or undamaged, or to be replaced if they could not be returned. If 1t were necessary to build a nuew plant and it will be many times over to produce what Great Britain needs, the United States would build the plant and order and pay for its product, turning all or part of it over to the British.
 Mir. Roosevelt's remarks did not commit him to the lease-loan pro- gram. He said merely that 1t would be possible to proceed that way. It seemed evident, however, that if the popular reaction were not unfav- orable the lease-loan method prob- ably would be proposed to congress. Munitions manufactured here would be more useful to our own national defense, MT. Roosevelt felt, if they were used in Great Britain than if they were kept in storage in the United States. He believes that If munitions were loaned and returned after the war, tris country would come out pretty well.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
ROOSEVELT PLAN
 TO AID BRITAIN
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N|O1AO4l4AOA 44OAAA | eS5S ~ gifts as almost as bad although he said it might come to that.
 Asserting that the best defense o1 the United States is the continued success of Great Britain in defend ing herself, MT. Roosevelt outlined the program which would expand our munitions production and give Great Britain a share of 1t on loan or lease. He expected naval ves- sels in response to direct queS- ton although the late Lord Lothian British ambassador, had been press ing for naval aid.
 Some Opinions
 Rep. Sol Bloom, D., N. Y, and Sen. Sherman Minton, D., Ind, gave .he lease-loan plan speedy endorse ment. Rep. John M. Tabor, R., N Y, said he would prefer a money loan as Hess likely to get us into war" Sen. Rush D. Holt, D., w. Va, denounced the suggestion as nothing more than evasion, subter- fuge and hypocrisy obviously re- signed to circumvent the Johnson act"
 Sen. Tom Stewart, D., Tenn, said he would favor the plan provided it did not impair our own defense.
 q think I speak with authoror- ity," said Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, D., Ind, when I say that any move to amend the Johnson act or the neutrality act would not receive a majority support in the senate. But if England will meet us half way by conferring title to some of her bases, I think we should give her aid."
 Sen. Clyde Herring, D., Ia., said: q favor giving them the money and forgetting about it. I would accept only those bases that might prove of value"
 Told by Morgenthau
 Formal notification to congress that Great Britain sought financial assistance was given by Morgenthau before the appropriations commit tee this way:
 Morgenthau: "So if it gets down to the question of--which it has Great Britain needing financial as- sistance to pay for the orders she wants to place with us, I think 1t is a matter for Congress to decide -as to how that financial assistance should be given to Great Britain.
 Rep. Louis Ludlow, D., Ind: But you feel that she has arrived at the point where she needs financial as- SiStance?"
 Morgenthau: T said so-they have so advised me as to further orders. They do need financial assistance for the orders they want to place with us for airplanes and boats and munitions"
 Morgenthau has balance sheet of British assets. Figures available to the public are mere estimates. It is estimated, for instance, that Bri- tish orders here now aggregate about $2,OOO, 100000 and that British essets in the United States amount to $4,O00, 100000 to $5,000,00O, 900.
 Roosevelt Statement
 MT. Roosevelt said Great Britain could pay for munitions already on order and that the 1oan-lease plan was under consideration only for future orders. The method would be to convert all British orders int American orders. In other words, If Great Britain needed shells or air. planes, they would be ordered and paid for by the United States and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
Alcorn, Jr., Mentioned.


 Hartford, Conn, Dec. 18.-(UP)- Rep Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr., Sufield, was said today to be assured of ap- pointment as House speaker when Republican representatives meet to elect leaders on January 2, the night before the General Assembly conveneS.
 Rep. William L. Hadden, West Haven, was regarded as the likely nominee for majority leader.
 Responsible Republican leaders said the House speaker probably would come from Hartford county and that the two candidates from that area were Alcorn and Rep Harold Mitchell, West Hartford. Ii was said that Alcorn would be able to muster more strength in his home county than Mitchell, and that this would be the deciding factor.
 Rep. Stanley P. Mead, New Ca naan, was said to be "out" on the speakership because of his Fairfield County residence. Party leaders were understood to feel that county had enough important posts in tht party organization.
 Rep. Walter Howe. Litchfield, wht was House speaker in the 1899 ses. sion and is seeking reelection probably would be denied another term, qualified sources said, because of party aversion to permitting more. than one term for House speaker. Reappointments to tht speakership have occurred only twice in recent party history, it wa. said.
 Alcorn is assistant states attor- ney for Hartford county and was majority leader in the 1889 session Mitchell formerly was his associate both in the states attorneys office and in private law practice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

win, but was not confirmed by the 1889 Senate, and the name of a highway commissioner, will have to be presented again in the 1941 ses- sion, when Cox's interim term is up.
 Burke, whose name heads the list of those being mentioned for the highway post, has been a conf1dant of Hurley's for some time. He en- tered the public works department in 1887 shortly after its creation and became assistant in charge of highway construction.
 In 1888, he was named deputy commissioner. He is an engineer and was said to possess qualifica- tions for the highway post required by statute.
 He has also been mentioned in connection with the appointment of public works commissioner to Suc- ceed Hurley when he becomes gov- ernor January 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

communique asserted today. Empire forces, including Gold Coast md South. African troops with
 a,mored fighting veh.cies and ar tillery, attacked Fl Uak success fully" it was said.
 At least 25 Italian white soldiers, including several officers and 50
 Colonial intsrtrymen were captured, the commun.que asserted. In addition, it was said, at least three field guns, some machine guns
 and large quantities of military
 stores and ammunition were taken.
 Tie South African air force CO.,
 operated in the attack and dropped 2is tons of boinbs on the ltalians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18

two British planes were shot down when they sought to protect the warsh.ps. Loss of one Italian plane was admitted.
 It was disclosed that an Italian hier, pilot of one of three planes whose loss had been admitted yes terday, was Colonal Aramu, who had twice flown the Atlantic and was in command of a bomber squadron.
 The communique reported bitter fighting in the zone of the Italian llth army in Albania, but said that pressure on Libya had been relaxed
 According to the communique, this relaxation" was attributed to "heavy British losses" and Italian "wearing down tactics"
 Italian artillery effectively" hit British mechanical units in the Libyan fighting, it was said, and Italian airplanes bombed British armored units.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-18
BRITISH BOMBS
 HIT MANNHEIM
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civilian damage" was done.
 Berlin Report

6Sfu0 MepOFL
 Berlin, December 18 - (UP) - British planes bombed southwest Germany last night, causing slight damage at two points, the German high command said in communi- que today
 Unfavorable weather restricted the German air force to reconnaissance flights. The pilots reported that parts of Sheffield still were burning from previous attacks and that there were scattered fires at other points.
 The high command said that Monday night London and Birrning- ham and other military objectives in the Midlands were attacked. Fires and explosions were said to have been observed at several points.
 The high command said the Brit ish lost three planes yesterday, two by anti-aircraft fire, one by fight CTS.
 Un London the air ministry said British planes last night again at tackled Mannheim, starting new fires, and invasion ports and dromes on the chanrsl coast)
 The official news agency said it had learned belatedly that Monday night German raiders caused fires and destruction in Lincolnshire as well as :n towns on the west coast of England.
 The agency said that no German planes were lost yesterday.