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The midland journal., 1940-09-20
REGISTRATION DAYS:
REGISTRATION DAYS:
TUESDAY. OCTOBER ist, 1910
TUESDAY. OCTOBER sth, is4o
The time Of sitting will be from
o A. M. to Q p. NJ.


TUESDAY. OCTuBER 18th, 1910
The time OF sitting will be from
0 A. NJ. to o p. NJ.
On the last mentioned day, octo-
ber 18th. 1910, no new names win
be added, except where the appli-
cant produces a removal certificate.
as this day Is for the purpose Of re-
vising the Registration Lists.
First District. A to Nc, inclusive
At Cscilton. ON Main street, In Jun
ior Order American Mechanics Hall
k'isrt District, N TO z. inclusive
At ,Cecilton. on Main street. In Jun
Tor Order American Mechanics Hall
Second District. A to Nc. inelu-
slve-At Chesapeake City. In Civic
Hall Building.
!. Second District. N TO z. inclusive
At Chesapeake City. In Civic Hall
Building.
Third District. First Precinct. A
to +. ineiusive-At Eikton. In coun-
ell HAL DNAAoAAss
Third District. First Precinct, G
q Me- inclnsive-At Elkton. In Coun-
Gil Hall Building.
Third District. First Precinct. y
90 z. inclusive-At Elkton. In Coun-
ell Hall Building.
Third District. Second Precinct.
A 70 I. inclnsive-At Elkton. In Her
man Jeffers' Warehouse. on West
Main street.
Third District. Second Precinctn,
X TO z. inclusive-At Eikkon. In Her
man Jeffers' Warehouse. on West
Main street.
Fourth District. A 20 ]. inclusive
.At Fair Hill. former Hess property.
The midland journal., 1940-09-20

The straight and narrow path
isnk . favorits thoEonshfaEe With
cFRQkaa peQplA
The midland journal., 1940-09-20

government oficials who are for
sale-and the country must hs rid
Of tAaM
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08

town or after reaching one of the
key cities of the service. The rental
of the automobiles will be the same
whether one or five persons occupies
the car, he said.
The rail lines that will offer the
service include the Burlington, Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois, the Milwau-
kee road. Chicago & North Western,
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha. Great Northern, Illinois
Central, Northern Pacific, Rock L.
land Lines. Santa Fe System and the
Union Pacific.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08

A new train-auto travel service
will be inaugurated May l by II
leading western railroads, it was
announced recently by Hugh W. Sid
dali, chairman Of the Western and
Transcontinental Passenger associa-
tons.
The service will place 1000 new
five-passenger sedans at the dispo-
sal Of railroad passengers in more
than $50 cities throughout the West.
Siddall said the service was orRa-
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08

competitive sports. Humorous
woodcuts of ancient origin show
cavemen bowling with skulls for
balls and shinbones for pins.
The Dutch introduced the game
to America in colonial days, and
Rip Van Wrinkle helped popularize
the sport. In fact, it became SO
popular before the American Revo-
luton that the game Of nine-pins
(the number used in those days)
was legislated against as an agent
Of the devil.
After the colonial popularity Of
the game, bowling lost its hold on
Americans until its revival in New
York about 1880. The game, at that
time, was INDUCED in by "hustlers,
touts, and hangers-on," with the re-
suit that leaders in sport, business
and fraternal organizations met in
1895 to form the American Bowling
Congress and reclaim the game
from the rougher element. During
those days it wasn't safe to win a
match. Individuals and teams al
lowed themselves to be beaten in
match games rather than take q
physical trouncing when leaving the
establishment. At its best the sys-
tenn could not be called more than
chaotic and disorderly.
First A. B. C. Tourney
In 1901 the A. B. c. conducted its
first tournament. The entries in the
first meet consisted Of II five-man
teams, u two-man teams and lis
individuals. Approximately $500
fve-man teams will have partici-
pated in the Detroit tourney at its
conclusion.
Bowling has been successful in
capturing the fancy Of sports loving
America. It Is the top sport ON the
planned recreation programs Il In
dustrial Arms, while thousands q
business houses, with - planned
leisure-time activity r.. thelr work
era. spsassR 80 q mere bswilng
teams.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08
Railroads to 1naugurae New Travel Service

nized by Railway Extension, Inc.
and the railroads, and answers the
need Of the traveller who likes the
mobility of an automobile at certain
points but dislikes driving the long
intermediate distances.
The company will maintain head
quarters in Chicago, with branch
offices in western cities.
Under the train-auto plan, Siddall
said. a traveller may arrange for an
automobile before leaving his home
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08
Army General
Gets Credit for
Nazi-Russ Deal

army. His tracks usually lead in
the direction Of the next German
lunge, and, controlling the army, he
makes as well as executes decisions.
General Won Brauchitsch is q
member Of an old east Prussian
feudal family. conservative by in
stinct, education and tradition, but
politically malleable. A distin-
guished officer in the World war, he
hated the republic, but went along
with it, alternating his stiff-necked
Junker colleagues, and became head
of its armed forces. From 1922 to
1882, he delivered many scholarly
denunciations Of bolshevism, but,
perhaps more than any other one
man, put through the interchange Of
officers, technicians, fabricated
goods, munitions and raw materials
between Germany and Russia dur
ing this decade.
Weighty epinisa from IL -
er side q that Genesa1 voa
Brauchitsch, rather than ll1ler.
GoeIing Or Resoabe9g, sehouo1
tie Russe- German dea1 -
fecce1 \ - . eone1uni1n tneouGh
- ungoss110o1 ~ = -
army.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08
Speeding of Sports
Popular Sport?
Bowling Draws
[l5,OOO,O Fans
By ROBERT McSHANE

released by Western Newspaper Union.D
A BOUT rs years ago, the nations
I = comparatively few bowling al
leys were in an unenviable posi-
ton. Frequented principally by
gamblers, touts and various disrep-
utable individuals, they were
Stunned as places of evil by the
more desirable citizens.
Today, approximately II, 900 900
men, women and 'teen-age young
sters make regular visits to their
favorite mapleways. The thunder
Of ten pins reaches its crescendo be-
tween early September and late
May Of each year. And to lesser
degree, the game Is played during
the summer months. No longer are
bowling alleys frowned upon. Tho
game has reached its proper place
in the sports sun.
Indicative Of bowling's phenome-
nal growth to the position Of Amer
ica's No. indoor sport is the Amer
lean Bowling Congress fortieth an
nual tournament, which runs from
March z to May 6-two solid
months. Advance indications are
that all A. B. c. classic records
will be smashed in this tournament.
Among the &c, 900 bowlers who take
part in the competition are repre-
sentatives from 800 cities, small
towns, hamlets and crossroads Of the
nation.
Where Did 1t Start?
Where did this business Of bowl
ing start? Why Is Il Americas chief
indoor sport? Why do more than
1900 bowlers compete annually in
the $50, 900 Red Grown handicap
sweepstakes to set worlds record
for individual participation in any
major sports event?
With the possible exceptions Of
foot racing and fist-fighting, bowling
is thought to be the oldest Of all
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08

soldiers stolen" machine thorough
against its
that 900 Russian
that Russian
tanks
guns guns tractors
other miscellaneous equipment.
Glacier County chief., 1940-03-08
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

by L6MOEA Es EANlON
Consolidated Features-wNU servtce.D
NEW YORK.-"Gentle Breeze" il
loose translation Of the name
Of Paraguay's new dictator, Jose Fee
lix Estigarribia. On September ID.
Gentle Breeze'b n rsUS, e Oh
NeU Iron Man served, ''It il
For Paraguay possible tnat
man is checking in, in Paraguay,
with the emergence Of the shrewd.
resolute General Estigarribia." Il
appeared to be wrong guess, until
recently, when the general an
nounced his dictatorship, having as
sumed the presidency last August.
Craving, handsome austere, just
turning SO, he is the smallest Of die
tators-130 pounds, five feet, six
inches tall. He was Napoleon adj
dict in his youth, but il said -
have abandoned such attitudes and
interests in later years. OF remote
basque ancestry, he il the descend
ant Of q wealthy Paraguayan fam
lily, educated for the army at home
and in Paris. He entered the Gran
Chaco war as q Lieutenant colonel,
gained q generally in Q year and
emerged as a national hero.
The q. s. A. has . stake IN
his new dictatofship. When -
entered his brief turn - minis
ter to Washington, he lunched ut
the White House and was eX-
tended generous credits for The
Rebuilding" Of Paraguay.
"Extrasensory perception" has
been fading rapidly after its sudden
here it is again, with Professor J.
Expert Studies b;.h nr;est y, -
Mental PoUers Duke miver.
Of Girl Maruel sity. making
study Of
Faith Hope Charity Harding, the lit
tie Pennsylvania girl who has been
calling the future the way q pool
player calls his shots. Now ~ years
old, she has been making bull's-eye
prophecies since she was 10 months
old; so naturally they get Professor
Rhine on the job.
He has kept right on running
his parapsychological laboratory
at Duke, since his ESQ.,, 80 tests
Of University students there con-
WINGED him Of the reality Of men-
tai telepathy, and the possibfli-
ty Of our peeping into the In
ture, as well rs into the minds
of our neighbors. He said e
would take LOO digits 70 ex-
press the mathematical degree
Of improbability in his tests.
Professor and Mrs. Rhine began
exploring the spook world when they
were getting the doctors degree at
the University of Chicago. Among
other such phenomena they exam
ined the feats Of 'Margery," the
Boston medium and reported that
the whole game was base and bra
zen trickery." They repeatedly have
assailed fake occultism. As to men
tai telepathy, they lay it on the line,
but they're still working on the
prophecy business. They started the
latter inquiry in April last year.
For the last year, knowing OBJ
servers of European war and poll
tics have warned the world to keep
a sharp eye on Col. Gen. Walther
Won Brauch-
army oe' itsch, COM
Gets Credit for mander IN
Noxi.Russ Deal chief Of the
&c m a n
army. His tracks usually lead in
the direction of the next German
lunge, and, controlling the army, he
makes as well as executes decisions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16

High flood waters threatening
bridges over the Roanoke river 10
the north delayed traffic here today
and Seaboard railway main line trans
were being detoured around by Wei
don over the Atlantic Coast Line pc
cause a culvert had gone out near
Waryield. Va.
NeantIme. L record rainfall Tor
recent wears has held up, after an
official Weather Bureau measure
ment OF COS inches in rs hours.
Tourist traffic to the north over
Route was being detoured by Wei
don in the hope OF negotIat-
inc bridge over the Roanoke river
miles further east. Bus service was
restricted to local runs between Nor
lima and Raleigh by way OF Hender-
son.
\ party of local men who VISITED
the bridge over Roanoke river on
Route |. % miles north Of here, re-
turned to report the highway flooded
nearly 4 QuaHer OF mile south OF
the river. and with the water within
about two feet OF the floor OF the
bridge and repeatedly rising 4 foot
an hour. The torrent was swift IN
the stream and d huge amount OF
debris was being carried on the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page -Four

l. Which amendment to the U. 5.
Constitution repealed the prohibition
amendment?
2. Name the first letter Of the
Greek alphabet.
3. Where was the famous Temple
Of Diana?
4. Give the correct abbreviation
of the word manuscripts?
5. The unit Of electric power is the
volt, ampere or watt?
6. Did the Panama Canal cost one
quarter, one-half or three-quarters
of a billion dollars to construct?
7. What motion, if carried, stops
debate in an assembly and brings the
matter under discussion to vote?
8. Name the worlds tallest man,
who died recently.
9. Which three European coun-
tries recently voted to become re-
publics of the Union of Soviet So
cialist Republics?
10. Name the engineer who con-
structed the Suez Canal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16
E. w. STEVENSON
ENLISTS IN ARMY

Ernest Y. Stevenson, 10, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stevenson Of
Henderson route 3, enlisted in the
United States Army yesterday DUR
ing the time the mobile recruiting
station of the Raleigh recruiting ser
vice was in Henderson, it was an
nounced by Sergeant Jennings B.
Smith, officer in charge of the unit.
Stevenson was enlisted for SER
vice in the cavalry of the Second
Army division, for service at Fort
Brenning. Ga. The unit is one of the
newly modified services of the army.
Stevenson went to Raleigh with the
recruiting officer.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16
Roanoke River Bridges
Menaced By High Floods
Route One Closed Beyond Norlina; Ram Here
Holds Up After Fall of COS Inches in 4o Hours
Record for Recent Years.

CREST, and COWS and other livestock
noticed moving with the current.
Nrgiula highway authorities at the
bridge thought the bridge safe for a
! few. uuurS more at that time, out II
could not be reached except by drlV-
ms through high water ON the APP
p,oach!nS ruadDed. The river was
more than 80 feet above normal at
the bridge.
REPORTS here were that the Drldge
over the Roanoke ut ClarksVllle, Va,
ON Route 10 north OF ONlord, was
also closed and traffic barred there.
Through bus traffic was abandoned
here al y Il. III. today, with only local
service continued between NorLna
ana halelgh. y bus that lett South
Hill at so a. N. for Henderson was
turned back by nigh water at the
bridge. 1t was detOured to ClarkS-
vile, but WAS also unable to cross
there. A northbound bus was sent
westward as far as WinSton-Salem,
l2O miles off It's course.
Nurthbouud passenger trains were
detcured by the Seaboard by Weldon,
thence 10 Petersburg by the Atlantic
Coast Line Freight service north
and south OF the OF the trouble spot
MAS Virtually discontinued. Tram
service interruption was not the re-
suit of trouble 1T the river, but due
10 d cuIvcrt being out near Warlleld,
Va, where heavy rains had rushed
such torrent through the opening
that 4 deraimnt resulted as trelght
train was moving over It.
Rain here had ceased, though the
.kics were overcast. The sun broke
through 1T times. but cloudy weather
prevailed most Of the day, with inter-
II. L. Allen. official weather bureau
mjttCut light showers.
observer. said today that between
a. m. Wednesday and I a. m. today
a total OF COS iucheS of rain had fall
en- in the 48-hour period. From a.
m. to & p. m. Wednesday the meas
urement was three inches, the heav-
lest rainfall Tor like period in ten
years. The fail Thursday was 2.33
inches. and from p. m Thursday to
= a. m. today rs of an inch more
came. For the 48-hour period more
rain fell than is normal for the en-
tire month of August, which is $40
inches.
The most recent precipitation to
rival this figure was in July 1884. In
- hours from p. m. July y that
var to 6 p. m. the next day 4.55 inches
of rain fell During "a hours from
S p. m. on the 18th an additional 80
If ar inch came. and the following "a
hours saw 80 of an inch more. For
the 72-hoUr period the rain meas
ured GIG inches. but that was II
hours more than the 48 hours at this
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16
FOUR CHARGES UP
BEFORE THE MAYOR

Four charges were On the docket
N city court today before Mayor
denry T. Powell.
T. L. Bobbitt faced the court.
charged with driving intoxicated.
The charge was transferred to re-
corder's court.
James Clark pleaded guilty to be-
ing drunk, and was given the choice
Of 80 days or paying the costs.
Robert Stewart Allen was charged
with careless and reckless driving
and speeding, and prayer for judg-
ment was continued upon payment
of the costs.
James Williams and Mary Bas-
kett, Negroes, were guilty of immoral
conduct, and each was given 80 days,
suspended upon payment of the
costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16

If you would be interested in hav-
ing the tax rate of the City of Hen
derson cut 20 percent on the hundred
dollar valuation, | ask that you read
the following.
Several years ago the State High
way and Public Works Commission
took over the maintenance Of all
roads in the State Of North Carolina,
except those that lay inside the in
cOrporated cities and towns of North
Carolina, leaving these to be main
tanned by the various cities and
towns. Though the gasoline burned
in a car operated over these streets
bore the same tax that gas burned
on the country roads paid.
The legislature OF 1885 apprOp-
rated the sum Of S5O0,000 to be us
ed for the maintenance OF State high
ways inside the cities and towns, and
this has been given each year since
1885. But there are two drawbacks
to the S500000. In the first place, 1t
is not enough, in the second place
it can be spent only for maintenance
vi . ldlC highways IIlSiStS lAiS WV iiS'
and should the highway be in good
condition the city or town cannot
use it elsewhere.
The North Carolina League OF
Municipalities is making a determin-
ed fight to have the 1871 legislature
turn back to the cities and towns the
sum OF S3,O00,000 yearly to maintain,
construct, repair or widen the streets
of the cities and towns of North Car
DINA. And it is asking that we not
be confined to the State highways
but that we be able to use the money
on any street in our respective COM
munities.
Heretofore we have always been
answered by the highway comm:s-
sion that we would be taking ii from
the farmer, and that there was toe
little money to cover the work now
to be done without taking on more.
But this year we are fortunate that
the Association of County Commits
sionerS of North Carolina has seen
the fairness of our request and is
joining with us in requesting this
S3,00O,000.
And. after all, why should the
State maintain county road and pay
nothing to maintain one in city.
As stated before, the gas bears the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16
Mayor Says Refund From
Road Tax Would Be Help
If So, 100000 Cities and Towns Are Asking of
State Were Granted, City Tax Rate Could Be
Cut 20 Cents, MIR. Powell States.

same tax, no matter where used. In
fact, the City Of Henderson last year
paid the State of North Carolina in
gasoline taxes the approximate sum
of $3.50. This tax being on the gas
used in the fire trucks, police car
and street equipment, which was be-
ing operated oL~' our own streets,
and when the time came to allOt
money for maintenance of State
highways in Henderson we were al
lotted the sum of $3.50, or only 60
percent of what the city itself had
paid in in gasoline taxes.
And, according to the United States
Bureau of Roads, 80 percent of all
the traffic is on city streets. How
ever, we are not asking for 80 per-
cent of the receipts from the gasoline
tax, but less than 10 percent.
We are not asking that anything
now being done for the country peo-
pie be stopped, or that any money
going to them be cut off. But, with
the rapid increase in the gasoline
receipts that is occurring each year,
this sum can be allotted and still
leave the same amount, or more for
use on county roads.
If you desire TO see your city get
its share of this S3,000,O00, which
would be about Sl4,500 for Hender-
son, tell those who are going to the
legislature that you want them to
support this request for the allot-
ment to the cities and towns OF So
100000. You will find that the legls-
ture is going to try to do what they
believe the people want them to, and
unless you let your desires be known
they will not know how to follow
your wishes.
And while your officials will do
all they can to secure the passage
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16

time when the depth was 6.09 inches.
The heaviest rainfall on record
here was on August Is, 1906, when
four inches Of rain fell in 40. minutes
between and 6 p. m. A culVert in
the vicinity of Peachtree street went
out, and the late j. R. Pinkston and
the late w. A. Matthews were trapped
in their woodworking plant in the
vicinity and forced to cling to the
rafters for safety. j. H. Bridgers,
who at the time was head Of the
munipical Waterworks, recalled the
incident today, and said the water
works dam was carried away, and a
log dam that was hastily thrown up
to replace it is still in the midway
point at the present lakes storagt res
evoirS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16

Mayor Henry T. Powell today APP
pealed to Henderson residents to sup
port the program of municipal asso-
citation to have the 194l legislature
allot S3OOO,0OO annually, instead OF
the present S500,000 from State
highway funds for distribution to
cities and towns for street main
tenance, and based his appeal on the
prospect Of a reduction OF ~ cents
in the city tax rate if this were done.
Mayor Powell cited the fact that
the State Association Of County Com
missioners has endorsed the S3,00O,-
600 program, and that it would de-
prive the farmers and rural sections
of no service they are now recelV-
ing. He also cited the steadily m
creasing State revenue from the
gasoline tax to show that the high
way fund could stand the diversion.
The mayor said that the City of
Henderson last year paid $3.50 in
gasoline taxes to the State, and re-
ceived back an allotment oil SOU
from distribution of the S500,0O0
fund. If the larger program is grant
ed by the legislature, HcnderSon's
shore would be S14,500 annually, he
said.
One provision Of the request. would
be that the money returned to NUM-
cipalities could be utilized anywhere
within their borders and not restrict
ed to use on State highways passing
through them.
Following is the full statement OF
the mayor:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16
Big Day For
Clements In
County Court

Recorder R. E. Clements had a
busy day in county court yesterday
the session lasting into the early
afternoon.
Harry Gupton and Henry Duke
were tried on charge OF larceny OF
paint and shellac from w. S. R. Bur-
well, and each was given six months
on the roads, suspended upon pay
ment for the paint and shellac, show
good behavior for two years, and
pay J. w. Partin money paid them
for shellac.
They were also taxed with the
costs.
The State took mol pros to Ray
mond Wallace charged with careless
and reckless driving.
Willis Day was not guilty of as
Sault.
Marshall Wheeler was given 80
days for being drunk and dlsorderly
and assault, suspended upon pay
ment of the costs and showing good
behavior for the next two years.
Charlie Moorefield was guilty of
assault and being drunk, and was
given 80 days, suspended upon pay
ment of the costs, and showing good
behavior for two years.
Dorothy Adams was given 80 days
for being druk, suspended upon pay
ment of the costs, and showing good
behavior for two years.
Lora Mae Bentley was sent to the
farm colony at Kinston for II
months. after being found guilty of
being drunk.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16
Traffic. Is DELAYED Here Because Of High Water

of this bill, it cannot be accomplish
ed without the help of the individual
tax payer. If you think 20 percent
on the hundred dollars valuation
worth saving, see your legislators,
those of other counties that you
know, and try to get them all to sup
port this bill, which is certainly a
Just bill. You built tIt, streets and
you are now maintaining them with
out assistance from the State Except
the $3.50 for maintenance Of State
highway, though you pay the same
gas tax to ride on those streets as
you do to ride on the roads built and
maintained by the State of North
Carolina.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-16
PRESS BREAKDOWN
DELAYS DISPATCH

Due TO unforeseen mechanical diff
ficulties, several hundred local sub
scribers received their papers UNI
July late yesterday eveneing.
Around five-thirty, after only
about 500 copies had been printed,
trouble developed in the motor OF the
huge Duplex press that prints the
Dispatch. 1t was not completely re-
paired until seven-thirty and 1t was
eight O'Clock before neWsboys were
able to get enough papers to start
their routes.
The Dispatch regrets any neon
vcnioncc t'ont might have been caused
by the delay.