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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03
L. M. MOOREFIELD'S
HOME WAS BURNED
South Henderson Blaze Early Friday
Morning Nearly Traps Sleeping
Occupants of Structure

1t was the home of Lonnic NJ.
Muorcricd. not James Moorcficld,
that was destroyed by fire early last
Friday morning in South Henderson.
it was pointed out today.
James Moorcficld at one time
made his home with Lonnic Moore
field. 4 brother.
Mr.. Moorcficld said today that he
WAS awakened strangling for breath
and turned on light in tho room to
find his bedroom filled with dense
smoke. He aroused his wife, then
investigated, finding 4 back room
ablazc. The fire quickly spread
through the four room house, con-
Stunning all of its furnishings, valued
by Mr.. Mooreiicld at about $500. He
said he carried no insurance.
The house was the property of the
Harriet Mill Company. It burned
to the ground.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03
Citizens Will Make
Photos of All Checks

Accounting by photography will be
introduced at the Citizens Bank &
Trust Company il was Aounccd TO-
day at the bank. Beginning immc-
dlatcly, customers Of the bank will
receive Il new and protective service,
that of having all of their chccks
photographed and filed away by the
bank for future reference. This will
be regular daily service. performed
by the bank without charge, and done
in the interests of safeguarding and
protecting the customer as well as the
bank. The photOgraphing of checks
has become regular part Of the
service Of most all large banks, and
is coming into use more and more
each year, it was explained. Over
three thousand banks in the United
States are now using the photograph
system, many Of which are located in
North Carolina.
The equipment consists of a ma
chine known as the RccOrdak, equip
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03
LIGHT SESSION UP
BEFORE THE MAYOR

Minor charges were disposed of at
today'S session of city court, rather
short one for 4 Monday. Mayor
Henry 7. Powell presided.
3 Jesse james Morrison. Negro, was
guilty Of hoboing, and drew 80 days.
Harry Wright paid the costs for
being drunk.
Lucille McFatter, Negro, was gull
ty of asSaulting Sallic Johns, and
was given 80 days, suspended upon
payment of the costs.
JuniuS Grant. Negro, faced the
court, charged with assault. The
case was rcmandcd to juvenile court.
defendant not being of age.
Elizabeth Obey. Negro, drew 80
days for being drunk, suspended
upon payment Of the costs.
Robert Obey. Negro, was guilty of
being drunk. He was sent to the
roads for 80 days, suspended upon
payment Of the costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03

rIcndrySon's newest piece OF tire
f;,ntrns apparatus. an Sll.6'o.oV
o,I3d,r,pIc truck. WAS unloadcd to-
6,y. and hundreds Of citizens flock
od IN the fire station to see the FIRST
such equipment the city has p"'-
chased m uboi;t % years.
= = Turner. Of Atlanta. Ga, Il
commemorative OF the American Id
E,.3ncc Tpamitc Corporation. super
in,endcd the unloading. and was as
sisted bv tIremeu and other city en-
ployCc>. -, :, .h,
The truck was unloaded IN the
crrlv morning. and by o'clock. nao
been carried 10 a nearby service sta
Inn, for service before being orlNeN
N the lire station. There was 4
i3rcc crowd on hand TO see the I'M
LOADING and hundreds ol others came
To the station to view the neW truck;
The truck has not been accepted
bv the city. pending several tests
that are 10 be witnessed by Il repre-
sentative OF the \. c. Underwriters
Association. a.,
The truck is powered by 1870
morse power engine. has 4 I9o-GaIt"n
centrifugal pump. with three hose
connections. Il may connect 10 Il
hvdraut from either side.
1t carries 239 fee, OF ladders. the
longest being 10 feet, while there Is
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03
NOTICE! NOTICE.!

Regular cOmmuni-
cation Of Hender-
son Lodge No. 229
\. F. and A. NJ.
will be held Tues
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03
Hundreds View City, New
Quadruple Fire Truck

,,,, nf lust - feet. Numerous pix
nnIeS. plck-aNcS and such cquipmrh
are carried. including $hovch au'
ujtch-iuriS. Yes. thcre'S even :
"can-upcurr". used to cut throuS'
FIN roots and the like.
On top. above the ladder comp3f'
mcnt, there is room for 200 feet "
hose, and there is Il l50-gallon boost
er tank. carrying $50 feet of bo"Str
hose.
The truck is the latest Streamlun,'
design. with pumping apparatus
and hose connections within easy
reach Of Ilrcmcn. The truck operate
may stand at the right side just tor
ward the cab. and control all pump
iug operations from that point.
The cab seats live men.
Mr.. Turner i To- remain i'll the ca
for several days. conducting test
and iu<tructjng tircmcn in the Us.
of the new equipment, which some
several members OF the regular anI
volunteer company are quite iami-
liar. having attended schools tCr
fircmcu in various sections of tht
state.
There is Il plate just forward tn
left side the cab bearing the name
Of the MAYOR. aldermen. fire chic
and city clerk. who held office 4
the time the truck was purchased
several months ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03
SalvationArmy
Officers Move

Envoy and Mrs. Luther Morton,
yhu have been in charge of the Sal
..atiuu Army post in Henderson
NICE August. 1887. will be transfer
rd June 10 to GrcCnvillc, S. c.,
Nhcrc Envoy Morton will be city
it WAS announced to-
day. Farewell services Of the couple
will be held Sunday nigh;, June l6.
Information WAS received here that
Lieutenant Mills will be assigned II
Henderson in Envoy Mortuns place.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page -Four

/. Docs Germany or the United
States have the most automobiles?
2. Do rocks grow?
g. In the Canadian Parliament
which Of the following languages arc
used officially: English, German
Spanish, French?
4. A lam session" is a cooking les
son, brakc-relining job. or swing
concert?
5. Where was the biblical character,
Abraham born?
6. U. S. battleships arc named Tor
States, Presidents or cities?
7. What is the name of the lcglsla-
tive body of Sweden?
8. Do alligators reproduce by eggs
or do they bear their young alive?
8. What famous ancient soldier was
born in Europe, died in Asia, and was
buried in Africa?
10. What was the profession oil
Jenny Lind?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03
WHITE INVITED TO
MEET TOM DEWEY

Henry L. White, Henderson attor-
ncy and Il member of the executive
committee of North Carolina Young
Republicans, has been invited to meet
Thomas +. Dewey in Greensboro on
the morning of June 8 and to occupy
Il scat on the platform in Winston
Salem when Dewey speaks in that
city that night.
DcWcy'$ speech will be carried by
the rcd network of the MIC, said to
be the largest radio hOokup over
which Dewey has spoken.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03

Warrcnton, were named as delegates
10 the Tobacco Association Of United
States meeting in White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, the date of which
has not been set. These delegates
were instructed 10 work for an car
iicr opening of The markets in the
belt. preferably two weeks behind
the new bright belt markets Of east
Crn North Carolina.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03

ped with camera and protector. and
is being installed at the bank today
where it will go into service immc-
diately. The machine can photograph
over two hundred checks a minute.
Officials Of the bank explained that
with the use Of the new equipment
much confusion resulting from
checks lost in transit can be cIiminat-
cd with the photograph, as we'll as
being of great value TO the bank and
is customers in handling checks
bearing signatures and endorsements
that may be questioned.
Tho English, Scots and Scotch
Irish (Scots by blood), have been the
great pioneers Of new territories.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-03

day at 500 p. m. in the
Masonic Temple. All Master
MaSons are cordially invited to
attend.
J. NJ. Baity, W. NJ.
J. L. Wester, Secy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19
TRAINING THE NATIONAL GUARD

The only reason that we do not re-
quire an army of two or three million men
thoroughly trained is the inability of Ger
many, Italy ard Japan to attack US. They
are rendered impotent by the combined
British and American navies. Once either
navy is destroyed the bars are down.
One does not have to know that the
dictator nations will attack the United
States before believing that our fighting
men should be trained. Already we know
that modern warfare requires expert
fighters. 1t is an art that cannot be picked
up with the speed with which one
shoulders musket. ssl
Admitting the possibility that the
British may be beaten in the present war.
it seems to us, places upon this nation the
duty of being prepared for any attack
that might be launched against US If the
British fleet is put out of commission we
know that our present fleet is insufficient
to prevent foes from attacking this hemis-
phere in one ocean or the other
So long as our navy is not large enough
in insure us against an attack, regardless
of the combination against US, common
sense requires that we prepare a second
line of defense. The army is this second
line. To be worth anything it must con-
tain trained soldiers, with experience in
not be CLEANED from books while National
Guardsmen live at home. It must come
from actual experience in the field
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19
IT'S AN IMPORTANT WEEK!

Yessiree! There's a big week ahead
of Key West this week-one in which i'm
portant things are going to happen Who
Knows but what we may all mark our
calendars and time in the future dating
before or aIter the week starting August
10. Here's the schedule-spotlighti two
visits to our city on the same day.
First-the State Road Department
favors us with its regular, monthly meet
ing.
Second-Miss Thelma .Strabel is COM
ing for two-day stay.
Both events are of high Importance to
Key West Around both are woven much
that will mean much to the Island City in
the near and far-off future.
In the first instance-the story going
the rounds has it that the meeting will
bring up important topics for discussion
and announcement of at least one much-tO-
be-desired project. That is, it's generally
believed that the highway extension prof.
ect is about ready for placement on the
list of Road Department active projects,
and the meeting this week, tbs said, will
bring formal announcement of that
fact.
Then, tOo-the Bridge Commissions
joint meeting with the State Road De-
partmcnt group may bring out some
other favorable points to Key West,
such as, for instance, good news in. con-
nCction with the aqueduct line. Or are we
being q bit too oDtimistic3
In the second instance-Key West
should give Miss Strabel a rousing wei
come. Her story, Reap The Wild Wind
has meant much for our city already, but
it's going to mean lot more following
completion of filming into a super-mOvie
this coming season.
The Citizen is anticipating an inter-
esting interview with the owner of the
new "SouthernmOst Home on the subject
of progress being made with the movie and
ner opinion on whether or not our sugges-
ton of premiere for Key West will be
feasible
So, it can be seen that we have much
to look forward TO come Thursday and Fri
day of this week. Red-letter days may be
a mild way to designate them when they've
gone by Key West hospitality is in order
Let's give our visitors our famous well
come.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19
TOO LATE TO
CLASSIFY
BY RUSSELL KAY

skeletons of number of ancient
inhabitants of the region may be
seen lying just as they were
buried ages ago with roots of pal
mettos and other growth en-
twined about the bones. II Is an
interesting and educational ex-
hibit well worth seeing.
Journeying on to St. Angus
tine, we stopped at the Ancient
City's famed Alligator and Os-
trich Farm, and if you've never
seen it, believe me II is sight
you'll long remember. There are
literally acres and acres of gators
as well as reptiles and birds to
fascinate and entertain you for
hours.
We next visited Old Fort
Marion with its moat, parapetS
and dungeons, then went over to
the Fountain of Youth for a sip
Of that famed beverage and a
peep at the Indian Burial Ground
and other amazing records of an
earlier day found so abundantly
at this intriguing location
Leaving ST Augustine. we
drove to Ocala and Silver Springs
where l was anxious to take ad-
vantage of an invitation I have
had for some time &c take a trip
in the new diving bell designed
by Max Noi1l want TO tell you
it is real experience and one
you'll never forget. You descend
into a great metal ball, the top is
sealed tightly and then you are
lowered to a depth of so feet TO
the bottom of the great spring,
with the marine depth clearly
visible from glass portfolios in
your submarine carriage
Spending the night and all the
next day at the Springs, we took
in everything including the Glass
Bottom Boat trip, the Photo-Sub,
the Jungle Cruise, Ross Aliens
Reptileorium, the Indian Village,
and went for swim before re-
turning to our cool bungalow at
Silver Springs Court for a
SnoOZe.
And we accomplished all this
in three days right here in Flor
ida-and some folks travel thou
sands of miles to see and do much
less. See Florida FIRST
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19
3s7, $40 DRAFT DODGERS

1t is surprising to be reminded that
337,640 persons were listed as draft de-
serters during the World War and to be
told that some 10000 men escaped the
CONSUMPTION machine entirely
Justice Department officials recently
pointed out that 163,73S of the draft
dodgers were apprehended. Some of them,
as We recall, as a result of the offer of the
government to pay $50 each for their ar
rest.
While the number of dodgers seems
high, it is not exactly amazing when VIC
consider that "a 234, 900. persons were
registered.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight Tor progress; never be the or
gan or tha mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice: denounce vice and praise virtue,
Commend good done by individual or organ
ration; tolerant of others rights, views and
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

scared Of himself = q Ezs zzzzk
and has 10 be kept suppl ur---
one II takes . z-on6e-<ul -
ply organizzfi0n IN -he A@v -
see that al ire Inousan6 zn5 u-e
articles Necessary n k- =
cavalry division n the rz-zzE
are handy when and Where rnF
are needed. even = q dzTs ~
may put them any plsce ~ "a
900 square miles q te-x11-E b.
behind the Army there n@ ~
another orgznizznon rezEy -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

i fishermen put their heads to-
gether at Titusville last week in
an effort TO iron out some of the
vexing problems Of the industry
and at the same time create a
spirit of understanding and
goodwill all the way round.
Governor-elect Holland and a
representative group of legisla-
tors attended and the meeting
should prove of untold benefit for
I it was harmonious and did much
to acuuaint lawmakers with the
fishermen's problems 1t will un-
dOubtedly make for helpful and
constructive legislation at the
: coming session
Titusville proved itself a royal
host and entertained the visiting
groups with a delightful lunch
con sponsored by local civic
clubs Using the meeting as an
excuse for trip to the East
Coast, / took the family along
and we ran on up to HaulOver
Canal late in the evening for a
session with the salt water trout
that perform for both the sport
and commercial fishermen in the
hesdwateTs of the Indian River.
s We were not disappointed, for
the finny beauties were there,
eager TO strike at the artificial
n1innows we cast for them The
wife. swiShin' a mean castin' rod.
caught both the most and the
{ biggest to leave me locki0' like
an amateur But the truth of
the matter is / was kept so busy
Tunnin' the kicker. paddlin' the
boat and takin' the fish off her
hook. I didn't have much chance
TO fish myself And still wives
wonder why we don't take 'em
along Oftener-
You know a lot Of folks have
the crazy idea that vacation"
IS sOmethin' you have to travel
i.everal thousand miles to take.
We pile our cars full of baggage
and drive four or five hundred
miles a day tryin' to get some
where IN hurry and waste a lot
of time and money chasin' rain
bows when we could have a heap
better time with little effort and
a lot less expense right here in
Florida, just takin' our time and
pOkin' around in our own back
yard
After couple hours of real
fishin' we drove on up to Day
tOna Beach, went for a dip in the
surf and then after supper took a
turn on the boardwalk where
there IS entertainment of every
kind and character from bowling
to bingo.
The next morning after a spin
on the famous beach and a look
around town, we headed north
on the Ocean Highway for
Marineland and a visit to Marine
Studios Although have visited
this unique attraction number
of times, Il IS always new, al
ways different, and / never tire
of watching the graceful antics OF
the porpoise and the busy ac-
tivity Of the amazing variety of
marine life inhabiting the gigan-
tic tanks
I took time out on this trip to
pav a visit to the archaeological
exhibit OF Vernon Lamme just
across the highway from the
Studios where an ancient Indian
burial mound is being unearthed.
While only a small portion of the
great mound has been uncovered,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

Communications to The Citizen are
always welcomed. The paper does not
guarantee publication of every letter.
Some are uninteresting and some of con-
troversial nature, FOR these we will not
spare the space. Others, interesting, are
too long, and are not printed on account
of their length. Make em brief ard we'll
try and print them
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19
BIKE BLITZKRIEG
SWEEPS SWEDEN

STOCKHOLM. Aug 19-They
who dodge well today may live
to dodge another day is the ap-
parent slogan of pedestrians in
Stockholm this summer.
Reason is that the SwedeS have
gone back to bicycles. There's
no longer gasoline for cars. Re
suits are harTied pedestrians,
fast-aging traffic cops and taxi
drivers, and hospitals doing a ca
pacity business
There's a special column in
most newspapers for casualties of
cycle collisions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

Cary A Hardee, former Democratic
governor of Florida, has declared his OPP
position to a third term for President
Roosevelt in statement in which he de-
clared the Chief Executive himself draft
ed the nomination" Hardee stated fur
ther that the tradition against a third term
vas IAN unwritten law with a binding
force almost as sacred as the constitution
itself" He repeated what was generally
apparent that the President saw to it long
before the convention that no other man
was built up for the Democratic nomi-
nation. when another became too
prominent he was smeared by Ickes or
some other New Dealer" Hardee declared.
That's the technique employed by the
dictators OF Europe, only they simplify
matters by having those shot who become
too powerful. We haven't reached that
drastic state as yet, but don't be too sure.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

In case you are interested, the ap-
pointnent of the Duke of Windsor to his
post in the Bahamas was announced in
this manner: THE King has been pleased
- appoint His Royal Highness the Duke of
Win6sor, K.G., KIT, KIP, G.C.B.. G.C.S.
Z, G.CM.G., G.CLE., G.C.VO., G.B.E., L.
SO, NC, TO be Governor and Com
mander-in-Chief of the Bahama Islands,
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CONTINUED from Page One
troops of about 100 men each
These are the striking power Of
the mechanical cavalry. Many of
these may shortly be transferred
10 the new Armored Force.
There is a service troop which
provides for transportation and
maintenance. The reconnais-
sance troop is used by the regi-
mental commander TO find out
where the enemy is al any given
moment
Like the combat cars, all the
command cars are equipped with
machine guns, and two-way "a
dios 50 that the commanders are
set up TO give orders TO their
units whether they are moving
or waiting to move. So it is that
every part of a mechanical cav
airy regiment is able 10 roll, and
It has tremendous fire power,
which makes il hell-On-wheels.
For weapons the mechanical
cavalry has pitols, rifles, 80 cali
Der air-cooled heavy machine
guns, .50-caliber machine guns
and 81 nm. guns Doth used as
anti-tank guns and a 42-inch
mortar to fire smoke shells.
These shells are used as protec-
ton against enemy anfi-tank
guns And to add a typically
American touch, the Cavalry is
supplied with the famous Tom
my Guns, beloved of the pro-
hibition wars.
A cavalry division also has all
the units of the infantry division.
For example, il has a field arfil-
lerv unit. drawn by six-horse
teams in horse cavalry unit and
by trucks in a mechanical unit.
The distinguishing mark of a
cavalry division is that il con-
tains no one who habitually
walks
Keeping The Cavalry Rolling
Now TO keep all the rolling
stock Of cavalry division able
to roll takes considerable organi-
cation There have to be men
able to make a gasoline or diesel
motor purr when the motor may
want to quit There have TO be
others who know where the pro-
per supplies of fuel are located
and how TO get that fuel into the
gas tanks no matter where those
gas tanks happen TO be. And
that's no easy job when you
realize that mechanical cavalry
can get up in the morning, break
camp, eat a hearty breakfast. get
moving, and by nightfall be some
three hundred miles and several
thousand gallons of fuel away.
And if the boys are TO the rear
Of the enemy, the enemy I'm
dOubtedly will persuade the local
filling stations not TO sell them
fuel The fuel has got to 60 with
the forces. Also the supply serv-
ice must be ready TO fix flat tires,
tired tanks. damned guns. and
give relief TO the soldiers whose
brains have been Jared into a
splitting headache after rafting
around inside tank.
The problem In the horse
cavalry is about the same. There
must be hay for the horses, as a
horse won't run without fuel any
more than a tank And the mod
ern horse has learned not 20 be.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19
FOR KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage.
? More Hotels and Apartments.
g. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
T. Airporte-Land and Sea.
. Consolidation of County and City Gov
crnmcnts
g. = Modern City Hospital
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

Hitler and Mussolini are finding the
English nut hard to crack; Napoleon,
smarter than both combined. tried it and
failed in the attempt.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19
Amy One Admitted

Diner-Do you serve crabs
here?
Waiter-Certainly, we serve
anyone Sit down
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

Many a fellow pays a lawyer money
that would have come handy in paying the
fine.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

A Chicago man dropped dead while
moving his lawn. This vindicates our con-
sistent refusal to indulge in such danger
Gus exercise.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

Next to clear conscience, we enjoy
a mess Of grits and grunts, and a Key West
cigar as an added attraction.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-08-19

Tall people need greater guam
titles of food because of their
larger skin surface and heat "a
diation.