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own carriage horses. The cost OF
feeding and stabling was too high
Furthermore, you could not purchase
4 good horse on ten easy payments.
Today. there are 30,O0O,OOO automo-
biIes in the country. Families with
scarcely enough income 10 feed the
children are buying big new cars ION
time. | often see rundown, ram
Shackle homes with d spanking new
car beside them.
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul.
The loss in wealth is, of course,
enormous. After ten years, an auto
mobile becomes almost worthless,
while the neWneSS has scarcely worn
off home and the savings account
is still intact. Families that could af-
ford either to own savings accounts
or to build a home are investing
their savings in an automobile in
stead. Other families, Who can Meth
er save nor build, are robbing Peter
to pay Paul by buying an auto
mobile They are beating their
grocery, doctor, and clothing bills to
buy gasoline, tires, and oil. The auto
mobile has changed America from a
stable nation of home owners to
travel-craZy nation of nomads.
The keystone Of this mobile age is
cheap gasoline and easy credit. Too
many people who buy cars ION time"
should never own automobiles. They
could not buy them if the present
installment financing terms were
up. A lot fewer cars would
roll off the assembly lines, but home
builders, home furnishers, grocers,
doctors, and farmers would fare bet
ter. Over 60 per cent Of all auto
are purchased ION time. !
Next weeks salary is spent long be-
fore it is earned. This is an unhealth-
ly condition.
Cheap Gasoline An Evil.
LoW-priced gasoline is also UNI
healthy, British, French, and German
high prices for gasoline have hob
oled the motor industry in those ma
tons but this has helped the build
ing Of homes. We are fortunate to
have vast supplies of crude oil. But
IS that any reason why this genera
lion should exploit them, waste them,
use them uneconomically? 1t took
millions of years to create them.
these be destroyed by al
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Murder Case
To High Court

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22

lowing unrestricted use of gasoline,
at even less than production costs,
lor The superficial fun Of this gen.
GRAFTON?
New oil fields are discovered every
year. In each instance millions of
barrels are forever wasted because
OF Inc race 10 make private profits.
Just rs one generation eXterminated
inc buffalo, so we are DISCRIMINATING
ON: crude oil reserves. This is one
INDUSTRY that surely needs conserva-
uCn. 1t would be i good thing for
the nation if gasoline prices were up
ped sharply. Higher prices may cause
millions 10 come to their senses and
buy homes instead of gas" They
should prevent Wasteful competition
between truck and railroad. They
VIII prevent the exhaustion Of our
precious oil reserves.
One Suggested Cure.
l believe that all gasoline should
contain a portion Of alcohol made
from corn, although the experts tell
me mat l am wrong. It takes only
few months to replace corn, but il
takes cons to replace gasoline. Be-
sides, the price maladjustment be-
tween farm produce and factory
goods at retail must be corrected be-
lore America can ever see real pros
perity again. Farm products, treat
ed chemically, must be used in in
dustry TO take the place Of metal and
oil in order % TO conserve natural
resources and (2) to use up farm SUR
pulses. If these things are done, w
will be taking an important step to
correct the evils and protect the
blessings which the automobile. has
brought us.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22
ACCORDIAN EXPERT
COMING ON APRIL l

Jock Harris. known as monarch
of the concertina and accordion,
and "a breeze fra tn heather hills"
will appear in a concert in the audi
forum of Henderson high school
the evening of Monday. April |, at
O'Clock. The program IS offered
as something new and something
different.
The performer will appear in full
highland costume. He IS raolo
artist from WEAF. WIZ, WOk'
WIN, and gives songs, stores
dances and music. He features the
largest neutrality-suspicious. in the
United States.
The public is invited to attend the
concert, assured of an evening OF
pleasure and highest type OF enter
tainment.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22

for Ncwanus's arrest. The sheriff,
in addition, was 4 corroborating wit
ness TO material evidence and dur
ing his. examination sad from me
witness stand: Il have been trying
to convict him Uhe defendanD and
have been sitting by the sollcI'or Inc
whole time"
In other words, says the Nc
Manus brief. the sheriff OF Cabar-
rus county was so Interested IN Inc
conviction of this defendant that nc
paid 5000 out OF his own pocket; lha'
he selected fifty men out OF pos
Sible 5000 qualified jurors mat ne
was the principal witness ana lha'
he was the real prosecutor"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh, March 22.-Bill Fenner Of
Rocky Mount, who toyed with the
idea Of running for Governor but fin
ally decided against it, will likely be
candidate for reelection to the 194l
House.
In Raleigh Wednesday he said he
has not yet finally made up his mind.
But l guess I'll end by running
again-though l couldn't say, just
Why, he said.
Fenner held the balance of power
in the Speakership race in 1889 and
it was his coup that elected Libby
Ward when he withdrew and asked
his followers to support the Craven
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22
Candidates Hit High
Gear In Originating
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Gastonia lawyer. for Castor.
Horton lined up another State SEN
ator for active work. This time II
was Frank II. Gibbs Of Warrenton
He will be field and headquarters
worker as in the cases OF Senators
W. B. Rodman, H. P. Taylor, Ralph
Gardner and r \. Mcintyre.
Gid Mitchell was named Stokes
county manager for Horton.
In announcing his unusual Cald-
well county setup, (. B. Denny,
Broughton's State manager, SAID:
This committee will elect a chair
man but the entire group will be
actively in charge Of pressing the
Rroughton campaign.
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housing project.
The alleged bias Of the CaDarrus
sheriff against McManus was put in
issue only after the jury had con-
victed the defeGGCrt. T'hereupon
counsel moved the presiding judge to
set aside the verdict
Defendants brief alleges that the
sheriff was ordered to summon a
special venire of so men. instead of
drawing the jury from the jury box
Il developed later in the trial that
the sheriff had paid 5000 reward
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22
Governmental Consolidation
Is Unpopular With Voters

The conclusion seems to be:
Let the subdivisions conSollo! !t'a
The more they consolidate me
more economical they're likely 10
he-because otherwise their home
folk will yell.
The trouble with congress IS:
It's too remote. The taxpayers
don't know what its doing. as 'hey,
know only about their local Doaro
of aldermen and county supervisors
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22
By CHARLES P. STEW AHI
Central Press CoiUmMiSt

Washington. March 22.--IAere Is
considerable talk i'll congress oil u'e
necessity for constellation OF gov
eminent. I've heard the same thlhs
urged at headquarters OF the Ohtlee,
States Chamber OF Commerce ana
Inv officials If the National ASSocla-
ton of Manufacturers. :.
Every time governmental conSoll-
6ation is urged the conclusion gen
erallv is drawn that the movement
is in the direction OF poWer-Some-
thing Fascistic or NaZl-tSt!c
think this consolidation talk Is
different from that.
The dope IS this:
In years long gone by. govern
ment had to be pretty local.
For instance. l was brought up
in a town which WGS the govern
mental seat ut the nortlWe>Ie'' Il
corner Of one OF ioWa'S northwest
arm counties. To get from the
southeastern corner Of that county
10 its northWeStern corner was q
trim comparable to a trip from Chl-
caeo, The roads. in bad weather.
were a foot deep in mud. one nlsh'
I'd been to hamlet 10 miles from
home to get the news of cyclone
Ready 10 return. | couldn't lind 4
livery man willing to risk team o on
those highways. and tad 10 WaIN'
along the railroad right-"t-Way' 10
day l could do it in 80 minutes oS
bus, or less in taNl-cao.
In them times" then county
seat was central.
Mere County Commissioners
Members Of our board OF county
commissioners rated locally. polltl-
cally. as members Of 4 state leglS-
lature rate now in comparison with
congressman.
If our municipal "copperS" had
encountered 4 state policeman
thev'd have incarceratCd him. Po-
lice ..,hority ended at the town.
shir :dge. After that. It was the
shel =. 'S-then. between sheriff ana
sheriff.
Now. our consolidation advocates
want TO consolidate counties.
Their reaSCning IS tha- eight or
ten counties can be "SkWuShed m
10 one county per group-SherlttS,
commissioners. treasures and judges
consolidated.
Their Observation-Disclosures cOlln-
ty seat. it is alleged. in this day of au-
tomobileS. will be as convenient as
the one-county-So&t used to- be IL
the era OF the mud road and lumber
wagon.
The consolidation would cut out
lot of salaries. certainly.
That's one OF the objections to it.
The local office-hoiderS don't like
the idea.
How Far Should 1t Go?
The question also arises:
How far should consolidation go?
StateS-righters have ':2eir voice
IN the matter.
They haven't any objection to in
tra-state consolidation. but they GER
tainly draw the lire on any federal
interference.
The relief question enters into the
equation.
Relief'S half federal: half local.
The locality wants to boss It politl-
cally. The federal governn:e nt wants
to boss it. being contributary.
The federal gOvernmen- wants
consolidation. It's more convenient
and undoubtedly cheaper Local
government objects: it gets political
'Sravys out OF its allowances OF
Uncle Sans money. passed through
its hands.
The more it's split up, in all prob
ability, the more it costs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22

Granted License-Charles Ham
nett Silvey, OF TOpton, Pa, and
Virginia Trice chatham, Of Ding
mon Ferry, Pa, were granted license
10 larry at the Vance Registrys Of
flee Yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22

In Horton headquarters, Mrs. Mary
Pollard was very busy indeed.
Glow are you today" queried
your Raleigh reporter as he entered.
ooh, boy!!!! Pm doing all right,
she thrilled, Il got three calls all at
one time"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22

John Peele, publicity chief, was
holding down Broughton headquar-
tiers Wednesday, surrounded by the
eood-looking young ladies in the Of
fees. The candidate himself was in
Charlotte, while State Manager
Emery Wenny was in Washington on
leoal business.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22

At the Gravely headquarters the
office force was found in high
state of indignation over an item in
the Raleigh News and Observer that
the "Gravely headquarters hadn't
shifted into high gear yet"
"And they said that after seeing
how hard we're working, too" pro-
tested one.
Candidate Gravely and Manager
Crayton Efird were out of town and
Publicity Chief Vernon Sechriest was
still caught partly in Rocky Mount,
partly here in Raleigh.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-22

equity man:
Thereafter Fenner was named by
Ward as chairman OF the Finance
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
State News Men TO
Hear Discussion
OF Neiqhbor Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 4. CUP)-
James /. Miller, vice president in
charge of the South American oper-
ations of the United Press, will ad-
dress the midwinter convention of
the California Press association at
San Francisco Friday on "the press
of South America" the associations
executive committee announced to-
day.
Miller flew to New York by Clip
per TO receive the Cabot award at
Columbia university for the years
most outstanding contribution to
Pan-American journalism, thence to
Washington, d. c., and to Califor-
mia for scheduled addresses at San
Francisco and Los Angeles He is
a Californian and a graduate of
Stanford university.
The California Press association S
convention will be held in the Ital-
ian room of the st. Francis hotel
here Friday and Saturday. Millers
address has been scheduled for 8 80
pm. Friday.
Other features of the program
will be talks by Roy A. Brown. pub
Usher of the San Rafael Indepen-
dent and president of the National
Editorial association: Logan Frank
lin, publisher of the South San
Francisco Enterprise; Col Robert
P. Holiday. president of the West
Holiday company; John B. Long
manager of the California News
paper Publishers association: Lloyd
E. Wilson, director of public rela-
tions for the YMCA; Ford Chatters
publisher of the Lindsay Gazette;
Clifford F. Weigle of the Stanford
university faculty; Jesse Mayo. pub
Usher of the San Andreas Prospect
and Citizen: John Jones of the Ma
tional Broadcasting company: Rob-
ert Gros, public relations devart-
ment of the P.G&E. company: and
Neal Van Sooy, publisher of the
Azusa Herald.
More than $50 reservations from
editors and publishers throughout
California have been received by
the committee in charge of conven-
tion arrangements, according to Vice
President Justus F. Craemer of
the association.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
Pope Voices Hope
For YuIe Truce

VATICAN CITY, Dec. T. UP)-
Pope Plus XII expressed hope to-
day for a Christmas truce in the
war.
The hope was expressed in his
instructions egarding midnight
masses on Christmas eve The in
structions took account OF blackouts
in many parts of the world
They authorized a change in usual
Christmas eve masses from mid
night to afternoon in belligerent
countries.
The pontiff's comments were con-
structed as definite appeal that
warning countries set their way to
suspend hostilities during Christ
mas observances.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
STATE Retirement
Plan for Teachers
Termed Unsound

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 4. CUP)-
The state board of education today
discussed proposals for Legislation
to increase the income of the state
teacl. rs retirement system AFTER
receiving a financial report showing
that the system is unsound.
Ralph r. Nelson, San FRANCISCO
actuarv. reported that the system
has a potetial deficit Of Sl35'z94'-
8l5. He emphasized, however, that
the situation will not become CYL
tical for 10 or Is years, since the
retirement fund has reserve ol
approximately $4,000, 900.
Tentative plans were made 10
hold conference of teachers Or
panizatoins and other groups 10
consider proposals to raise contrl-
buttons of individual teachers ana
school districts or augment the
present contribution of five per
cent of the state inheritance TAX
revenue.
No date was set for such con-
ference. but members of the board
urged that plans to place the sys-
tenn on sound basis be presented
in time for consideration OF the
l94l legislature.
Nelson said income for the pre-
sent fiscal year, amounting to ap-
proximately $2,750,0OO, will exceed
expenditures by about $500,00O.
However, the rate of expenditures
is increasing at the rate OF ap-
proximately 100000 year, while
income is nearly stationary.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 4. (UP)-A
reduction in the number of offenses
which are punishable as felonies
was recommended today in the
annual report of the state board OF
prison terms and paroles.
A principal suggestion of the
board was that a distinction be
made in the amount for which
forged check is drawn, providing
for forgery and check charges to
be felonies only over certain
amount.
Such a distinction is made under
present laws in defining the crime
of theft, while it is q felony to
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
Fewer FeIonie ies
Urqed for Calf.

issue a fictitious check in any
amount.
The board said approximately IL
per cent of the paroles granted dur
ing the last fiscal year were to per-
sons convicted on forgery and check
charges involving amounts as low
as $5.
The report noted that it is a fel-
ony in California to practice dentls-
try without a license, but only a
misdemeanor to practice medicine
or law without a license.
From its observations over a
period of years, this board is con-
vinced that too many offenses are
made punishable as felonies which
are not sufficiently serious in them
selves to warrant the imposition
of prison sentences" the report
stated.
This condition makes the en-
forcecent of such laws extremely
difficult and expensive and works
an injustice on the defendant
The board granted 37.3 per cent
more paroles during the 1939-40
fiscal year than III the preceding
year, while the number of felonies
reported in the state dropped 44,8l9
! to 42,708.
Statistics show definitely that
the average paroled prisoner is not
crime repeater but abides by
the terms of his parole and makes
sincere and earnest effort to re-
habilitate himself" the report said
Members of the board are John
Gee Clark, state director of pencil
ogy, chairman; Joseph H. Stephens
Sacramento, and Frederick l.. Esola
Can Eronpicpn
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
Navy May Reach
Enlisted Strength
Within Two Months

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. (UP)-
The navy may reach its full au-
thorized strength OF $4,000 enlist
ed men within the next two months,
it was learned today.
On Dec. l, there were 181 600 en-
listed men including reserves, on
active duty. Enlistments have av-
eraged between 1000 and 6000 a
month"; On that basis, the full 191,-
900 will be reached within the next
eight or nine weeks.
Rear Admiral Chester w. Nimitz,
chief of the bureau of navigation,
reporting to Secretary Frank Knox
on activities of his bureau during
the 1910 fiscal year which closed
on June 80, urged that the navy be
given Is per cent more men than
is needed to fill war compliments.
Since NimitzS recommendations
were made-the report was written
during the summertime authorized
strength was increased to l91, 900.
NimitZ revealed that his bureau
is giving detailed study" to the
navy's officer shortage which is a
matter of grave concern"
The commissioning of de-
miSsioned vessels, the extensive
construction program. and the nec-
essity of manning newly acquired
vessels. has materially increased
the shortage of regular officers
and has made it necessary to fur
ther reduce the allowance Of reg
ular officers afloat and ashore,
he said. Partially to meet this sit
uation, reserve officers who volun-
teer and retired officers have beer
OQered To active dIItv"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
New Traffic Law
Plans Reported

SACRAMENTO Dec. 4. up
Subcommittees of the motor vehicle
advisory committee today were to
report to the main group in ses-
sion here on proposals for revision
of existing speed laws. drastic pen
alties for drunken driving, regula-
ton of truck traffic and other motor
vehicle matters.
The committees were sitting sew
eral hundred suggested changes in
the motor vehicle code. The advisory
committee is made up of legislators
state motor vehicle officials and in
Gustry representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
Vanderbilt, Wife
Agree 10 Separate

NEW YORK, Dec. 4. CUP)-Al-
fred Gwynne Vanderbilt, %. mil
llcnaire sportsman, admitted today
that he and his wife, the former
Manuela Hudson, had separated
by mutual agreement
Vanderbilt is president of the
Westchester racing association and
the Maryland Jockey club.
Mrs. Vanderbilt is the daughter
of George Hudson, San Francisco
lawyer, and niece of Charles S.
Howard, race horse owner
The Vanderbilts were married at
Sands Point, N. Y. June 8, 1888.
They have a 20-months old daugh-
ter Wendy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
English Order
60 Cargo Vessels

LONDON. Dec. 4. Minister
of shipping Ronald Cross said in
the House of Commons today that
orders have been placed in the Unit
ed States for construction of go
cargo ships.
In addition. serviceable United
States vessels have been and will
continue to be purchased" Cross
said. Everything possible is being
done to get ships with the greatest
facility"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04
To All Nev-Cdl Customers .

What will a cold Christmas morning be
like without Thermador water heater?
Above is shown a Thermador water heat
er with a Ramona" Thermador model
electric range. What an attractive ad
dition to any modern kitchen. Low easy
payment terms to our customers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-04

Christmas the most joyous time of the year. Why not shop
early this year and do something of benefit for all
members of the family? Make the memorable Christ
in the history of your life
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-25

children on January 6-the day of
the three wise men.
Most Of the other Latin Ameri-
can countries had their equivalents
of Santa Claus tonight. Brazilian
children put out shoes for Papa
Noel" borrowed from the French.
Chilean children had their ''Vieji-
to''-Little Father Christmas, and
in Colombia, Venezuela and Ecua-
or gifts were given children in the
name Of the Christ Child.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.-R-
Horses fed free Christmas din
ner. 915 East 5th."
The personal" want-ad ap-
peared in today's Kansas City Star.
Tomorrow, 200 sharp-ribbed ami
mails will be whinnying at 915 East
5th street for at least lone bushel
Of oats or a halt bushel of corn
chops"
Thus is 'horses' Christmas din
ner" defined in the will of the late
Mrs. Emma A. Robinson, Olathe,
Kas., philanthropist, who died in
1882 leaving $40, 900 to 1.-The Emma
A. Robinson horses Christmas
dinner trust fund"
I'VE give them more If their
ribs are sticking out and they look
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-25
Leigh w. Hunt

awfully hungry" explained M r s.
Rose Brown, humane society Sec
rotary who confided that rs horses
already. have been fed, but they're
invited back Christmas day.
Mrs. Robinson herself served ur
the first Christmas dinner for
hores 81 years ago, exercising her
pledge to the Band Of Mercy
which she founded in Kansas City.
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 24.-Re
Mrs. Louis Montoya became ex'
cited and called the fire depart
ment after a piece of Christmas
candy lodged in the throat of her
Is month old son, Roger, today.
The resourceful firemen rose tc
the occasion. They poured water
down the baby's throat until the
candy dissolved.
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 24.-R-This
resort city does very nicely or
December Is despite a shortage Of
snow, ice, chimneys and many Of
the other things commonly assocla'
ted with Christmas.
Residents welcomed Santa Claus
tonight with a gigantic water carni
val with some 200 gaily decorated
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-25
christmas S..
HereAndThere

SHANGHAI, Dec. 24.-R-
rsristmas I'VE in Shanghai. !.
chinese urchin opens the door
limousine, pressing his vast
hody against til e. handle.
rne white man, loaded to the chin
Nth champagne. bottles. thrusts
W.T. a ten-dollar bill (about 70
ants,. The child looks at the note
c:4h hungry eyes; he can't take
w. " he has no arms. The foreigner
" ;n if inside his ragged shirt.
' 'pretty flower girls dart through
crowds selling bouton-
VIC res.. getting 10, 20 even 100
esangbai dollars. And in an alley
o Isree Chinese are beating up a
Julie because he couldn't pay two
u;ssrable coppers for his bowl OF
a:oo He dies on the wet tagging,
HACK blood gushing from his
mouth.
Christmas eve and tomor.
.ow the Shanghai public benevolent
Cemetery will find more than 10(
sornses in the street, for there are
.lwavs at least 100 and sometime.
s,ore who die from cold and hun,
asr or both; and more than hal
will be small ones-children ane
even babies.
White men in white ties a n
white men in rags; Chinese in bro
caded silk and Chinese in gunny
sscking. The piercing wall o
the beggars sounds mournfull.
thro,eh the laughter Of the crowds
At a barricade a soldier wrap