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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-07

MEDFoRD. Ora sugar pine
log. scaling 5.0Ss board feet.
enough to build a four-room house.
was believed here 10 be the largest
of its kind ever cut. The 16-foot
log had 4 butt measurement Of
Q feet inches and q top measure
ment OF 9 feet Q inches.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-07

Members q TIE Tacoma Motor
cycle club IT ~ election 81 Off
GERS have selected Dick Sizer a.
President for ths ensuing term. T.
was announced Friday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-07
Alabama Foresees
Aluminium Industry

r1ch coal and iron ore state. soon
may develop another valuable
mineral IN commercial Quantities
aluminium
Duncan Smith. general superin-
tendent OF the Aluminium Ore COM
pany plant II Mobile. predicted
here that the mineral VIII even
tuaIly be developed IN the state
He said that Alabama aluminium
ore has been used TO some extent
in the past but that its silicon
content II too high for present
methods Of refining.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-09-07

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and the glories
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Sam IL q fight
Ing man upon
o CT ca aston. He
" as in the
Spanish -Ameri-
can war. and he
WAS q party TO
World War L
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
NCEA and Muni-County
Meets this Week Are Ex-
pected to Affect Race
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port as they can from both organi-
cations. There being some twenty
five thousand school teachers, the
Importance OF this group is self-evi-
dent: and while there are not that
many municipal officials and county
commissioners, this group is ever
larger when employees Of cities and
counties, with their families are
taken into consideration.
The N. c. E. A. will no doubt for
mulate its policies with regard to q
teacher retirement system, higher
salaries for teachers and such other
issues as vitality concern them; and
each candidate will be doing the best
he can to make the teachers believe
he is the closest and dearest political
friend they have. All of them have
pumped for higher salaries and q
retirement plan, but most Of them
have coupled these pledges with d
"if, when and as" clause regarding
revenues in sight for the State.
What the teachers will want is for
the candidates to be a bit more spe-
cific and say exactly what they will
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

Laws pamphlet.
May II
Date OF meeting of State Democra-
tic Convention in the City of Raleigh
at u O'Clock noon
May IL
| Challenge Day. The registrars are
required to attend the polling places
with the regiStrtion books from 6
4. m. until 3 p. m, when and where
the books shall be open to the pub
lie for inspection for the purpose OF
challenges.-C. S. 5972-3; Sec. 1884
Election Laws pamphlet.
May rs
Date Of first primary election
Polls open from a. m. to 7 D. M
c. S. 6018; Secs. 70 and l4O, |Elec-
, ton Laws pamphlet
May %
Date OF the meetings OF the county
boards Of elections at the court house
at eleven O'Clock to receive the. re-
turns Of the primary election from
the registrars, at which time the
county boards of election shall can
VasS the returns and declare the re-
suits OF the primary for the county.
The county boards of election shall,
at this meeting, prepare abstracts
with duplicates for all OF the votes
cast in the county for all offices. The
chairman Of the county boards of
elections shall mail a duplicate alb
Stract Of the votes cast for all State
and district offices to the State
Board OF Elections within one day
after the completion of the canvass,
and shall file one copy, together with
ali precinct returns with the Clerk
of the Superior Court of the county
&C. S. 906-5989; Sec. 42-45, Elec~
ton Laws pamphlet.
The registrars shall deliver to the
chairman Of the county board of
elections at the county canvass all
the registration and poll books and
shall take receipt from the chairman
for the Same.-Sec. 3 1-3, Chap. 1853,
Public Laws of 1889; Page 55 Elec-
ton Laws pamphlet
June Is
Last day for candidates to file
statement of expenditures with the
Secretary Of State and Clerk Of the
Superior Court, same as given above
for May 18th.
June %
Date for Second Primary where
same is necessary. &C. S. 6045: Gee.
98. Election Laws pamphlet.
June 25
Date for the meeting Of the county
boards OF elections, where a second
primary is held, to canvass the re-
turns. declare the results, and pre-
pare proper abstracts for the primary.
same as hereinbefore provided to be
done on May %. ... g.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

buck over a doe.
GO way, yelled burlington
throwing a stick. the buck snorted
and stamped all the harder. Turling-
ton then charged and the buck re-
turned the compliment. whereupon
one perfectly good piece Of survey
ing machinery was left in complete
charge OF one gentleman deer until
such time as the buck wandered
away into the swamp.
It's hard to keep from chuckling
at the manner in which all, or almost
all, the gubernatorial candidates
court the favor of Governor Clyde
R. Hoey. Scarce one Of them can
makk a speech without lauding the
present No. North Carolinian.
Latest example is given by Com
missioner of Revenue A. j. Maxwell.
A release on his speech at Morven
last night read, in very short part:
mo one in the state is more proud
than / of the achievements of the
Governor of North Carolina"
Say what you will about Senator
Robert R. Reynolds, reaction to his
speech to the Beta clubs here last
weekend indicates he has lost none
of his uncanny political knack. He
seems to have made decided hit.
All Of which tends to contradict
the growing impression that Our Cor
whosever he isl Bob has gone hay
wire and is slipping.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

formidably than Dewey the country
over. Chances are that the r2nk-and-
file of straw voters know what
they're talking about Us to election
day, but the professional politicians
may be better gueSSerS rcl@tiv1 to the
nomination.
The IDEAS this:
The general public fancies that it
picks presidential candidates. The
bosses, however, pick the candidates
between whom the general public
makes its final selection.
The general public, in short, has
precious little voice concerning the
doings at our big quadrennial con-
ventions. The party managers run
them. II they don't like an aspirant
he stands mighty little show OF be-
ing named as his outfits standard
bearer, no matter how popular he
may be with mere ordinary voters.
New York's Famous Convention.
There was an example of this at
the celebrated New York Democratic
convention which nominated John
w. Davis for the White House.
Throughout the nation a big ma
jority Of Democrats unquestiOnably
were for William G.. McAdOO. New
ton D. Baker made a pro-McAdoo
speech that was humdinger. The
spectators in the galleries went wild
over it, Ii the occupants OF those gal
leries had been entitled to cast their
ballots, William c. would have been
nominated in walk. Nobody present
questioned it.
But the convention bosses vetoed
the obvious party verdict.
In all likelihood the time wasn't
ripe for a Democratic victory that
year, anyway. Yet assuredly Nc
Adoo wouldn't have been showed
under at the polls rs badly as Davis
was. The fact remains, ii was a
demonstration of the usual rule that,
while the 'peepul' frequently DO the
electing, the bosses generally attend
to the nominating.
The entire electorate, to be con-
trolled, has to be spell-bound. A con-
vention can be managed.
The point is that management pro-
ceeds Spell-binding.
Dewey Versus Tatt.
Now, Tom Dewey relies on spell
binding. He's a genius at it-by far
Taft's superior.
Tom, though, has neglected the
fixing Of the G. o. p. high COM
manders. Taft has concentrated or
them. His notion is that the first
thing is to be nominated. After that
perhaps he'll tear loose and do some
spell-binding. I imagine he never Will
be so inspired a spell-biHder a.;
Dewey, but that won't help Dewey if
Taft is nominated.
Hence the expert politicians in
clination to gamble on Taft for the
nomination. Democratic experts
agree with Republican experts
They're not discussing election.
Plenty Of Others.
1t goes without saying that Dewey
and Taft aren't the only Republican
possibilities.
On straw polls. Senator Arthur H
Vandenbcrg is about midway be-
tween Dewey and Taft. He's good
boss-fixer and a good spell-binder-
not quite as crafty fixer as Taft
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

do, if elected. What the candidates
will try to do is make the teachers
think they are going 10 do Just what
the said teachers want: but still leave
a loophole to take care Of the Ifs and
whens" of the future.
. No doubt the convention will be
lively on the surface, but it is sure
10 be even livelier in its o1f-stage
and hotel room mancuverlng. :
AS for the Muni-County meetings,
the first of twelve will be held to-
morrow at the American Legion Hut
in Albemarle and from then on for
something more than two weeks
there will be another almost every
day.
Mayor Jerome B. Flora of Eliza
beth City, president of the MUM lea
que. has promised: mo legislative
candidate will be put on the spot.
They won't have to express them
selves. We merely think they will be
interested in hearing local govern
ment problems discussed, so that
when the successful ones get to RAJ
leigh, they will know what local gov
eminent officials are up against"
President c. c. Ward Of the County
Commissioners association said:
This is the first time that we have
formally gotten together, and | am
sure that it will be mutually advan-
tageous. / believe our two organlza-
tons see absolutely eye TO eye on all
statewide matters affecting local
government.
Significant, however, (no matter
what Mayor Flora said about put
ting candidates on the spot") is the
statement in the Southern Municipal
News that the meetings are timed
about 60 days before the state pri-
lnaries."
There's no doubt that the mum
and county officials are hopeful their
apparent unanimity of view will have
its effect on prospective candidates
for governor, as well as those out
for the l94l Assembly.
The dozen meetings will deal pri-
marily with Cd Use Of state-collect-
ed highway funds (the cities want
about four times their present half
million dollar cut); (2) Home rule
(the municipalities and counties
would prefer not to have to come to
Raleigh for permission to do many
things they feel are their own bust
ness), (3) Local government finance
(both NUNS and counties Wan' all
the intangible tax revenue: nd
want distinct halt TO encroaC .nent
of the State in fields of taxation
hitherto reserved for the local units)
and (4) Retirement pensions for To-
cal government employees.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
Polls For Dewey, But Thai
Doesn't Assure Nomination

or as thrilling q spell-binder as
Dewey. Still, averaging things up, he
may be entitled to Il higher rating
than either Of the other two, reckon
ed with separately. He isn't an an
nounced Republican ca ndidate
though. Therefore, he's bit difficult
to estimate accurately.
And then, there are a lot of Re-
publican dark horses.
Heaven knows, parenthetically
that Senator Styles Bridges isn't d
dark horse. He's positively pyro-
technic, but his fireworks don't count
FOR practical purposes.
Dewey, Taft and Vandenberg are
the three really politically con-
spicuous Republicans.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
Inquiry Into Invest;ga-
tive Methods Asked
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never reach the ears of the courts"
Such investgativC methods, the
committee declared, have become
respectfully dangerous" al present
because Of the recent resurgency Of
a spy system conducted by govern
ment police What government
police were meant by this reference,
whether federal or state, was not en-
planned.
Subsequently committee Chairman
Wheeler Democrat, Montana, said
the report was aimed at wire tap
ping generally whether by govern
ment agencies o. private indivi-
dualS."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
Policy Wins :
Stay on Writ
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ma charge involving a five year old
charge of violating state securities
laws.
Edward O'Connell, defense coun-
sci, charged that the effort to remove
Policy was nothing but scheme
and a fraTeup".
Pelley was convicted of violating
North Carolina blue sky laws and
making false representations in the
sale Of securities. He was given d
sentence Of one to two years on the
first count, which was suspended for
five years, and imposition Of sem
fence was suspended for five years
on the second count.
FL =
Communism as en- economic svs-
tenn can work well-in CONJUNCTION
with slavery.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
Manslaughter Verdict
In Keller Case

(Continuer From Page One)
Peter J. BrancatO congratulated the
jury for lis "absolutaly fair" verdict.
Looking down at Keller, the judge
continued:
what in thunder made this man
kill; was it sex? | doubt il. He is Just
cheap bum. Only two men in the
world knew what really happened
in that room and one is dead This
man is lucky he was not convicted of
a higher degree.
Keller. who may receive up TO 20
years in prison, will be sentenced
Inter
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
Soviet Gains On.
Isthmus Are Admitted

Continued From Page One)
Soviet gains injected some feeling Of
reality into capital filled with ru-
mors and conjectures about the peace
negotiations.
The army reported new scouting
and bombing flights over Russian
troop. artillery and tank columns and
said Russian air activities was very
lively all day
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

tOA N4-N NN - ~
presidential nomi-
nation next sum-
mel'. with Senator
Robert A. Taft in
third place at best.
In w i s h i ngton
where politicians
are concentrated,
the l0@a! verdict
favorS Taft rather
than Dewey.
Or course. Wash
ington's preference
shouldn't be in
terpreted as i'm
plying that TAFT
would RIM more
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
Baltimore Newspaper
man Shot by Bandit

CONTINUED From Page One)
rons of the tavern jumped on the
bandit, who fled into the street, fir
ing two shots as he ran.
Murray was born in Orange coun-
ty, N. c., and worked on the Dur
ham. N. c.. Herald before going to
Norfolk. He returned earlier last
night from Asheboro, N. c., where
he had attended a wedding.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
British Peace
Aims Stated

Continued From Page One]
lee would say only eve had very
interesting talk"
Sir Archibald Sinclair, leader OF
the liberal opposition in the House
of Commons, was the next to see
Welles. It was announced that
Welles would see Dominion Secre-
tsry Eden tomorrow.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

-.- nave been received here
49,. mary election calendar for
e. ..s>cvibing dates for filing,
.vretingS of the State and
lection boards, and giving
..,~.ratjon. The compilation
IL, and is being distributed
~~ ... -..-a Board OF Elections. It
March Is
.... G.v for candidates for State
o. .,,-eSSional offices to file
,... 49,. r. candidacy with the State
-. ... Elections. Notice must be in
session OF the State Board OF
49,. ..-- ~ s o'clock P. NC. S.
So =. g. Election Laws pamph-
,.....ag OF the State Board of
.,..,..~> N the City of Raleigh to
'.. -,u-. ne County Boards of Elec-
-. :. 1924; Sec. -. Election
I'M, paw 2hIet.
March 22
--sr...zS Of County Boards OF
r,s,....S - the Court House at II
80, /. me office OF the Clerk Of
-,~~. .lr the purpose Of organiza-
-. ~ - determine whether there
..- na q new registration of voters,
49, -. sting Of voters under Chap
-. aTs o.. the Public Laws OF 1889.
-o.ss IS. Election Laws pamphlet.
.,.s~5> 1T the Court 70 deliver new
~-.s.....5H books. poll books. Elec-
-, Laws ana old registration and
~" books Tor the years 1886 and
.a;y - ne Chairman of the County
I'D, o.. ElectionS.-Chap. 263.
2.-.. Law$ 1889.
April 6
Meetings. Of County Boards of
-s,....> 1: Court House for the pur-
Sc - appointing registrars and
;ss> O.. election. and making other
~s,e>S..v arrangements for the con-
:.~ o.. me primary.-C. S. 1928:
:, e. Election Laws pamphlet.
-. cay II which the first public
ICE D.. new registration can DE
:~sa ~..,- to opening of registration
,rss-C. s. 1884: Sec. %. Elections
.-~s -aHphlet.
April Is
Is. day for candidates for the
.:..ca q. State Senator, Members of
- House OF Representative and
C-.&.y and Township offices to file
=. Notices OF Candidacy with the
COM Board if ElectionS-C. S.
SO. Sec. IS. Election Laws pamph-
April %
l..c o. opening of registration
- uv registrars at the polling
s...s> q: 9 4. m. either for a COM
zee oe". registration or for addi-
...:,a. .eg.Stvation in accordance with
- decisions reached by the several
~ boards of elections at their
.es:.@gs on March &c. S. SCAT;
=. =. Election Laws pamphlet.
May
Date Of county Democratic pre-
sc: meetings fixed by the State
Democratic Executive Committee.
=. o.: meeting is left to the dis
--s:.ya o. the County Executive Com
ices.
Mall IL
Date OF closing of registration
= Is Tor first and second primaries.
C S. 5947: Sec. 81, Election Laws
95,et.
D." Of Democratic county con-
.@@.. IS. Hour and place of meet
- 81, 20 the discretion OF the
-...y executive committee.
May Is
-. day for statement of eXpen-
5.,.-es = be filed by candidates and
.gD committees. All candidates
=. Safe and District offices shall
- ..r. statements with the Score
=" u. State. All candidates for
s. Senator IN districts composed
.. -o." one county. for Member OF
- House Of Representatives, and
..- e.. county and local offices shall
..a ..ro statements with the Clerk
10 Superior Court of their county.
SECS 8 :. and 3. Chap. 340. Public
-.., rg2f. SecS 156-153 Election
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
Capital Gossip
By HENRY AVERILL.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, March l2.- Among the
MANY things hard 10 understand
about the current gubernatorial cam
paign is the amount OF attention the
candidates appear to be giving tt
such light-voting counties as Hyde
Dare and Tyrrell.
At least three of the major cam
didates have already been down thai
way and made campaign addresses
II it were assumed that any can
didate could get all the votes in this
trio of counties-Which of course is
an impossible assumption-he still
wouldn't be 50 far along the road 10
success.
In the heated 1886 governors race
HYDE cast total Of 1903 votes; Dare
1882: and Tyrrell IT'S; for a grand
combined total of 4,061, or less than
any one of more than half the states
counties.
Your Raleigh reporter is thorough
~ ashamed of himself. One of this
Bureaus stories was described edi-
torially by the Elizabeth City Daily
Advance as "pontificar in its ut
teranceS.
Deepest apologies to all-being
''pontificaT' is being too much like
General Iron Pants" Johnson or the
Raleigh News ard Observer; and
goodness knows this reporter has
no desire to be like either.
Commissioner of Revenue A. J
Maxwell faces q right ticlllish situa-
ton tonight, in view of his strenuous
advocacy Of better highways and, by
logical deduction if by nothing else
more and better highway transpor-
tation. His task will be to say just
the right thing to suit group OF Nor
folk and Western Railway employees
he will address at Salem.
From the deep sWamps Of North
Cardinals Holly Shelter game re.
fuge, down Fender way, comes {
story Of big, black buck who
couldn't be bluffed. A. T. Turling-
ton, making a survey of the area
told it to Bob Thompson, head of the
State News Bureau, who in turn is
giving it to the world.
While setting up his instruments
burlington heard a noise and turned
10 find the big buck paving the
ground, blowing and tossing the sim
gle antler which decorated his heac
the other probably having beer
lost in an argument with another
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

Industrial technique can only adj
vance the welfare of man as society
as a whole reorganizes itself to meet
the technical progress.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, March l2-National
straw polls continue to indicate Tom
Dewey rs the strongest probability
rn,. tho Pom l. inn,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

tDelipered at Pontiac, Mich. Trans
bortation based on rail rates, state and
local taTes IF any,. optional equip
ment and accessories-ertra. Prices
subject to change without notice.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

people and see this new Pontiac.
Check all the facts and you'll find
this biz car is actually just as easy
to buy and just as economical to
own as q small car!
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12

"USE ANY yardstick you like
say Pontiac owners, "but you won't
find any car that gives you so muchtor
so little as the new 1910 Pontiac!'
It's not hard to figure out. Pom
tiac is big car, with all the adyan.
taees only a big car can offer-yet Pom.
hac is bricedrisht down With the lowe,a
Is it any wonder so many small.car
owners are now swinging over to
Pontiac2 Take the advice OF these
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-12
Primary Election
Calendar For 1910
Reueals All Dates

received here Laws pamphlet.
Evening star., 1940-07-11

When Joan of Arc entered the
city of Orleans, the people crowded
around her. They felt that she was
like an angel sent from Heaven.
Belief in Joan brought success
on the field of battle. Soldiers
marched from behind the walls and
won victories against the English
troops. Inside of a week, they gave
up the siege and marched away.
Great was the joy of the French.
Because Joan had saved the city,
she came to be known as the Maid
of Orleans.
Joan hated war, but she wanted
to make her country free Time
and again she rode into battle, and
twice she was wounded. When she
grew well, she was ready for the
next step which she declared ''the
voices" had ordered her to take. 9.
That step was to bring about
the crowning of the Dauphin. He
was young man of weak nature.
and allowed others to manage his
life. He feared trouble if he took
the throne.
After Joan's victories in and
around Orleans, the belief in her
grew so strong that the Dauphin
agreed to follow her plan. He
Travelled to Reims, and there he
received the crown. The peasant
maid from the village of Domremy
Evening star., 1940-07-11
Don't Take My
Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Beautiful Words

Several weeks ago, this column
announced nationwide poll to
elect the most beautiful sounding
10 English words. Readers deluged
me with lists, and it has taken until
now to tabulate the words and de-
termine the winning 10.
Interesting sidelights: Word lists
were received from every State in
the Union. To list the words re-
quired a stack of typewriter,
single-spaced sheets two inches
thick. Lists were divided about
evenly between men and women.
Thousands of proper names and
foreign words were discarded as
ineligible, as well as great numbers
of compounds, such as 'fond-par-
ents, good-cook, picture-show. pray
for-peace, moment-by moment, say
when, star-spangled-banner, wom-
ans wiles"
Readers sent many jawbreakers,
such as naturalization, vivisepul-
ture, necrophagous, onomatopoeia "
One swain submitted his sweet
hearts name, saying: This is the
only beautiful word. You may have
the other nine with my compli-
ments"
| To conduct the word poll was q
Evening star., 1940-07-11
UNCLE RAYS CORNER.

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