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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-29

If Mussolini doesn't get into the war
soon, tclegraphs L. w. S., those fancy
Italian army uniforms will be out
NODDED
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-29
ROSE is OFFICER
MEDICAL SCHOOL

J. w. Rose, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. w. Rose, Of this
city, a first year medical STU
dent, at Wake Forest, College,
Wake Forest, has been named vice
president of the medical students at
that institution, according to the
Old Gold and Black, student news
paper.
Rose polled 40 Of the possible 50
votes to lead all candidates in the
number of votes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-29
Outbreak OF Blue Mold In
County Over The Weekend
Demonstrations of Control Methods Beng
Carried Out AT Five Places In County; Sounty
Farm Agent Sanders Says Crop Is nehlnu
Schedule But Finds No Cause tor Concern Al
This Time.

from the allotment Of last season.
and 4 decrease OF approximately ~
percent. from the number OF acres
actually planted to the crop last
wear when there WAS heavy over
planting of tobacco allotmcntS. BRING
mo the total acreage OF tobacco III
the county in 1889 to approximately
$4,000 acres.
An Increased yield, which would
no hard 10 estimate at this time. IS
antlcipated on 4 per-acrc basis. IS
is said. because OF more intensive
cultivation Of the smaller acreage OF
the crop.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-29
2 Automobiles
Stolen Here
During Sunday

Two automobiles we're reported to
the police as having been stolen
from the city streets Sunday. both Of
them being recovered and both DAM
aged, one Of them total wreck.
toward House and Horace Clop-
ION are Icing held under $3.50 bond
~" V"nc" S-rJnrior Cn,W- charged
with the theft OF T. w. Ellis auto
mobile The Ellis car was wreck q
in the Mt Carmel section when the
vehicle overturned during Il chase
by officers.
The automobile Of II )Ward White
was taken from its parking place
on Winder street during Sunday ":'
-..vJn, being recovered this morn
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-29
Christians
Plan Series
Of Meetings

The first OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
church has planned an cvangelistiC
service the Key. j. Frank Apple, the
pastor announced today.
The services will begin the second
Sunday in June and continue for
ten days or more.
The Rev. Victor MTchiSon, Of
Liberty, will conduct the music. and
the pastor will do the preaching.
Tho public is cordially invited TO
attend the series.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-29

The number of milk cows on North
Carolina farms January Of last year
numbered 38l, 1000, or approximately
one cow for each nine inhabitants,
says John Arey, State College en-
tension dairyman.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12

help lead to scientific or engineer
ing careers.
The girl who may become a
fashion designer, sculptress, or do
mestlc science expert can be pro-
vlded with many kinds of equip
ment to help her develop along
CHOSEN lines. And fond gift givers
Will remember to give her this
Kind OF gift, because while it recog.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12

nizes her oncoming young-woman.
hood, it still caters to her little
girl desire to play.
Excellent for boys and girls of
all ages are games which require
mental concentration in group
play involving competition.
Through this sort Of plaything the
child learns important fundamen-
tails: such as being a good sport
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12
CLASSES
SLOW UP STUDENTS

DALLAS, Tex.-P-Violating q
traffic law draws the penalty Of
school on Saturday for Dallas stu.
dents.
Judge Joe NJ. Hill prescribes a
Saturday morning safety lecture and
a quiz on traffic laws. He recon-
mends also that their parents "fineS
them by deducting from allowances. d,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12

when losing, and accepting victory
g%raciously, not boastfully. Such
lessons learned in the early years
of play can stand the child in good
stead all through life; in school,
business and social activity when
competition takes on serious mean
ing.
This Christmas all gifts hung on
the Christmas tree. stacked on the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12

stances give up their professions be-
fore the end of this year, and then
only if the new profession to which
they would like to turn is really in
dearth of workers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12
JOB
BANNED IN NORWAY

OSLO, Observation-Disclosures has
taken a leaf from Nazi labor prac-
tees and has decreed nobody may
abandon his profession without per-
mission of the new ministry of social
welfare.
Farmers, foresters, and fishermen,
for example, may under no circum
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12

A giant Sequoia tree yielded g.
600 posts, $50, 900 shingles, and 100
cords of firewood. The upper one
third and the branches of the huge
tree we're not used.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12

floor, and crammed into the stock
ing can bring added pleasures to
boy and girl, when wisely chosen.
And now is the time for all the
grown folks to plan to give every
child a merry Christmas, right out
of Toyland! 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-12

The British Hurricane" trav-
els 1886 miles an hour.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
GERMANY CLAIMS
SUCCESS in SUB
WAR ON BRITAIN
Continued from Page One)
ed on the English Channel and At
coasts after knocking out

Comparison

France.
Comparison
The claimed rate of destruction
thus was more than 10000 tons a
week, against a weekly average of
less than $4,000 tons lost by the
United kingdom by action of every
kind during the 21-month period of
unrestricted U-boat warfare loosed
by Germany in February, 1917.
Merchantmen sunk by the air
force were not included in the high
commands figures, although bomb
ers have been busy for weeks,
especially against conveys. Only to-
day it was announced that German
filters had raided harbor facilities,
airports and armament factories in
the south and southwest English
coasts.
Summarizing naval activity
against British commerce since the
beginning of the war, the authorita-
tive commentary service Dienst Aus
Deutschland asserted 1900, 900 tons
of neutral and enemy" vessels had
been destroyed. The loss, it added,
was reflected by "the appearance of
numerous shortages" in England.
CThe British, who lost 7,830,765
tons in the entire World war, have
acknowledge losses in the present
war which total nearly 100000
tons.
(The the house of commons today,
R. S. Hudson, minister of agricul-
ture, said Britain had maintained
it's milk supply, its cattle and sheep
supplies, and had "both a reserve OF
meat on the hoof and a large addi-
tional store of cereals -. for what
ever emergency arises this winter"
Nevertheless, he declared, the
country is facing a crisis immeasur-
ably more serious than in 1914 and
food production in the next year
must be increased lest millions go
hungry
Dienst Aus Deutschland also paid
considerable attention to United
States affairs.
Referring to President Roosevelt's
defense message to congress, it OBJ
served:
THE repelling tone of the Roose-
welt declaration toward the authori-
tartan states isn't being overlooked"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12

those who were ''profiting' from n
European war and wanted Amer
can boys to protect their invest
ment."
He named bankers, industrlallsts
and motion picture stars as among
the contributors.
Jesse H. Jones, federal loan admin
istrator, told reporters that the RFC
had made four loans aggregatlng
SIS, 900, 0CO to private industry IN con-
nection with the defense program.
He did not identify the companies,
but said that a loan to the Packard
Motor company was under considera-
ton. Packard is considering t he
manufacture of 5000 Rolls-Royce
airplane motors, 5000 for Great
Britain and 5000 for the United
States. Jones did not say how much
money Packard sought.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
PLANE CONTRACTS
AWARDED BY U. s
Continued from Page One)

lions and inspection work, hitherto
carried on independently.
2. Representatives of the industry
agreed to undertake quick expansion
of their plants, to place immediate
orders for necessary tools and ma
terials and to begin enlisting addi-
tional trained workers.
8. Tho Reconstruction Finance cor.
%poration agreed to make loans i'm
mediately available for this expan-
SION.
4. The National Advisory commit
tee for aeronautics announced that
it had begun work on new research
facilities at Langley Field, Va, and
Sunnyvale, Calf, to improve further
the airplanes it already has created.
This committee is the governments
principal organization for research
and design of airplanes.
Bill Completed
Congress, meanwhile, completed
work on the 5 1000, 900, 900 naval ex-
pansion bill and sent it to the White
House. This measure, authorizing a
70 per cent increase in the fleet, was
passed by the senate yesterday after
an hours debate and today the house
fastened to approve minor senate
changes.
The senate appropriations commit.
too orprou0I on onprovrSofio~ If
$25, 600, 900 for further development
of power resources in the Tennessee
valley The fund, it was ex
planned, was necessary to speed pro-
duction of defense materials, particu
larly aluminium for airplanes.
A house committee approved the
fund yesterday, but today Rep. Nc
Lean GRIND blocked a plan for the
house to consider it Immediately by
unanimous consent. All IVA pro
posals will bear examination" he
said, adding:
st don't want IVA to take advan
tage OF national defense to enlarge
its own facilities"
Housing Program
Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) of the
house naval committee introduced
legislation authorizing the navy te
proceed with a $3.50, 600, 900 housing
program for naval personnel ano
civilians engaged in national defense
work.
The measure is designed to author
ize creation of a new marine corps
base and a SIS, 900, 900 expansion OF
naval trailing facilities. Although
no site has been selected for the
marine base, Vinson said it should
be located at Guantanamo, Cula
where the navy contemplates basine
a sea-going version of Germany's
hard-hitting "panzer" divisions.
Housing construction which the
bill would authorize would be avail
able for sale or rental to the expand
ing naval or civilian forces engaged
on the new naval building program
at either navy or private shipyards
Senator Holt (D-WVa) told the
senate that persons who helped pay
for a newspaper advertisement en-
titled stop Hitler Now" included
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
J. w.

ROCKY MOUNT, July 11-(PtJ.
w. Sutton, SO, yardmaster at the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad here
for 20 years, died today of a heart
attack. Funeral services will be held
here tomorrow morning.
Survivors in~ude his widow, and
daughter, and four sons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
SUICIDE

RALEIGH, July 11.-REDr.
'Cloyce Tew, Raleigh obstetriclan,
shot and killed himself this after
noon at his fathers home h r e,
Coroner Roy M. Banks said. The
death was described as suicide by
the coroner, who said DR.. Tew had
been ill for some time. No inquest
will be held. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12
WEATHER
CONTINUED from Page One)

WASHINGTON, July II. lB
a medtmer bureau records of temperature
n m ANAL III Tor the "a hours ending S
preas III tne principal cotton growing
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-12

It is estimated the United States
will reach it's population peak in
1880, with 1853, 1885, 900 persons.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
OF January arranged in groups:
'21o.9e3, ,ose s1se,5o5, ,ee2

The showing last month was the
best for the groups as q whole since
last September. Notwithstanding
the subnormal weather that pre-
vailed generally throughout the
country for large part of last
month, the chains reported a prev.
alent upswing in business in all
sections OF the country.
One factor that aided in increas.
ing the sales volume was the gem
orally higher retail prices which
averaged, roughly, 31a per cent above,
January, 1899. The extra business
day last month boosted sales. n
Consumer purchasing continued
to show no abatement from the last
lew months and had a tendency to
broaden the demand for higher.
priced merchandise, including lux.
ury and semi-luxury items. This
trend is Of great importance to the
retail trade because Of the better
prof1t margin in these lines.
The mail order division once more
led all the chains, reporting a
monthly increase of 21.5 per cent
In sales volume over January, 1899.
which was their best monthly show
ing since last June. Their increase
Tor the first month of this new year
was twice the percentage gain in
January last year over the same
month of 1898.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Baldwin Locomotive
Reports S542,026
Profit in 1899
Result Contrasts With
$l.032,64l Deficit
In Preceding Year
BY the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l5.-Bald. !.
win Locomotive Works and subsidi-
aries, including Midvale Co., pro-
duced consolidated net profit Of
s542,026 in 1899, compared with net
loss Of 81 ,032,641 in 1898, it was dis
closed in the annual report to stock
holders.
After deducting preferred divi-
dends Of $ll5,505, the net profit for
the year was equivalent to Al cents
a share on common stock, President
Charles E. Brinley announced.
Baldwin's share in the earnings of
Midvale baldwin owns q majority
Of Midvale stock amounted to 81
047,942 last year and $765,353 In
1888. the statement said.
The Midvale Co. in 1899 had net
income Of $1,703,770, equivalent to
1882 a share on capital stock, ac-
cording to a separate annual report
issued by Harry L. Frevert, presi-
dent Earnings for 1888 were ST.
244,2l0, equivalent to 1922 share.
THE year 1899 was outstanding In
the history of the Midvale Co., "
Frevert reported. "in that the dol
lar value OF contracts and orders
received was nearly three times the
amount received in any preceding
year.
Untitled orders at the end of the
year, a substantial portion of which
represents long-term contracts,
amounted to $28, ,566. .l67, which may
be compared with $7689, ,387 at the
beginning of the year"
The Midvale books contain large
orders for armor and ordnance, the
report said.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Chicuqo Livestock

CHICAGO. Feb. Is Up Omitted States
Department Of Agriculture) .-salable hogs
10000: total. $4,000; early trade fairly
active mostly steady to strong with We'd
nesday's average; spots. 5-10 hisher; close
weak on medium-weig butchers; top.
$50; 'ulk. GOOD and choice. 1S0-22O
pounds. 6.4O-65: 220-240 pounds 5.30-
so; 240-27o-pound butchers, s. 1910: most
270-32o-pound averages 1905. 20: GOOD
fSSssqeGaas sStsr sesnss up o;s1rs e rs s0"s aoeo
salable cattle. 1000: salable calves.
300; receipts SLIGHTLY below trade require
ments market strong to 25 higher; COM
mon and medium GRADES more active,
strons; most uniform advance on good to
near choice offerings wanted on shipper
account: nothing strictly choice here;
largely S.0O-9. 10 market; with extreme top
1913, paid for long yearlines as well as
1881 mound steers: still siEable supply
common spnan. ersses onss 100 !;o,o.7s and meaiam
sneics s.s &c kinds absent active and arm mar;
and canners at 4O6-bo:.. bulls scarce.
steady: weighty sausage bulls, 700 down:
vealers strong to 25 higher: mostly o O0-
IL. 90; few selects IL rs and IL 50; stock
g ehoics nd lisht as well as weishty feeders,
saiaole sheep. 5000; total. $4,000; late
Wednesday fat lambs weak to Is lower.
quality sSs considsred; sheep steady; lamb
ewes s;oo:Io: todsy,s trade very siox.
bid. q 6o-a5: best held q. IS so and better: better;
undertone around steady on slaughter
sheep: no early sales.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Feb. is dP.-fhe British
pound continued its losing streak Of the
past week or more today,
On u cent in relation to the dollar in
the foreisn money market. sterling has
dropped about cents since the current
The FRENCH sc s.snc Tssre.ted Ss 90: :ooH Of
Swiss franc. however moved up a trife
and the guilder was UNCHANGED.
The Canadian dollar. which has weak
eped alons with sterlins, dipped an ad-
ditionai II cent
Late rates follow (Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents):
oficisi Canadian Control Board buying
rate for {. s, Dollars, 1000; selling rate,
New York, $3.50; New York in Montreal
115.62la.
Europe:
Great Britain, demand. 3.a4s.: cables.
3.e5 "a; 60-day bills 3.g3A: 90-day bills,
3.p13.
Belgism; ls;s5; penmsgs n ns., 1923; Fin, ,6
benevolent. 100: travel nnauo.ed, I;
Netherlands, 3d. Is: Norway. 22.73; Por-
tusal, assn; Rumania .63n; Sweden,
23.S3: Switzerland, 22.43, Yugoslavia.
2.35n
Argentine toficial. aa7D. free. s34o;
Brazil tofhcial, 6.oa). free $40; Mexico,
l6.75n.
japan. 23.49 Hons kons. a4.eo: shans-
tRates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. n NominalD
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Auto Production
Says to 97,751
Units in Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. 15.--Automotive
News in a weekly survey Of pro-
duction plant activity said today
that the output Of cars and trucks
for the current week would number
97,751 units, compared with a re-
vised total of 9s,555 last week and
81 1922 turned out this week a year
ago.
1t placed General Motors output
at 38,423 units this week. against
1924 last week and 33,515 this week
last year. Chrysler output was esti-
mated at 24275 cars and trucks,
against 23,535 last week and 10000
this week year ago.
Ford assemblies this week were
estimated at 1880, against 2l.585
last week and 1920 this week a
year ago.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Judge Deserts Friend
With Snake in Pocket
~ the Associ ted press.

~ the Associated Press. sr>---
HOUSTON, Tex.-"Excuse me
Judge" said the friend who was
walking along with Judge Langston
King. 1--WE got to 60 back. I've
lost my snake"
"Your snake?" questioned the
judge in astonishment. Where did
you have him?"
I'm my pocket" mumbled the
other as he started searching the
ground.
In a few moments he caught up
with the judge again.
Found him." he said, cheerfully
stay away from me-" said the
judge, quickening his steps.
And as he tells the story, no
reached the courthouse away ahead
Of his friend.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Feb. IS LP,.-Egss. Is. 333;
frm. Mixed colors fancy to extra fancy,
2si4-29: extras. 2s storage-psc cked. irsts,
1SssHs %ssIHu1. 81 e. dir'ies No. /, 20; average
Whites: Resale of premium marks. So
S4F2 nearby and Midwestern premium
marks. 39.31 "; specials. 29-2ah; stand
ards 2Sh.3s. Resale of nearby heavier
mediums, 2s-3ah. Nearby and Midwest
Browns: Nearby fancy to extra fancy
2et4-3Q. Nearby and Midwestern spe-
gals 90; standards, 271s-2s; mediums
Duck esss. 31.34.
Butter, Tl6534; frm Creamery, hieh-
er than extra, 2aA-3O; extra tg2 score)
sa; frstss M tss.9D, 2sh-s4; seconds ts4-
Cheese aae,so7; quiet. Prices un-
Dressed poultry steady. fresh. boxes,
turkeys, Northwestern young hens, 1923:
young toms, 14-20Aa Other fresh crices
unchanged. FroEen, boxes. turkeys,
Northwestern youne hens. 1923: youne
toms, 1420h. Western young hens. 13Is-
2l: young toms, 1919. Other frozen
prices UNCHANGED,
,.ss,sn live poultry Ar arm: fowls ,csolorea; so'
press, nrm tprices represent retail sales)
crosses. i7-l9 Reds, ie' Fowls, coiored.
20; .LAshorn, 16h-17.- Pullets. crosses,
small to medium, 21. Old roosters, 1914.
Ducks. Is.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Bond Averages

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. l5.-Fractional
price changes ruled the main list
Of bonds today with the trend mixed
In all groups.
Al few low-priced rails attracted
some attention with gains up to a
point in the final hour. Among these
were Rock Island general As, Illinois
Central 4%s and st. Louis-San
Francisco 41Ss. New York fractions,
in favor for the past few days. made
new progress, with Brooklyn and
Queens issues In the lead.
Unchanged to lower were Goodrich
41as, youngstown Sheet g. Tube As
and American & Foreign Power S..
United States Governments
showed losses as wide In some
cases as 6-32ds Of a point. in light
trades.
In the foreign sector, Belgium IS
tended higher. while Denmark Avs
of 80 retreated.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Chain Store Sales
11.3 Per Cent Ahead
OF Year Ago
Jonuory Goin Shown
Despite SIoekenine
In General Trode
Special Dispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-1n spite Of
the slackening In general business
and industrial production last
month, chain stores showed an in
crease OF 11.3 per cent over January,
1889, according to the monthly COM
ptlation released yesterday by the
investment firm Of Childs, Jeffries g.
Thorndike. Inc.
The first Is chains to report had
an aggregate business of $2l0, 1853 ,O89,
compared with sales of $3.50 sos .962
in the same period of 1899. This
showing was also very favorable
when contrasted with the like month
In 1888 Of 1882 ,774,073 and again in
January, 1887, when the sales volume
was S186, 500, ,387.
Following is a compilation of the
sales Of the Is chains for the month
OF January arranged in groups:
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Chicago Produce
(Reported by Smith. ]

CHICAGO. Feb. Is tR.-Poultry. live,
Al trucks. hens easy balance steady: hens
1871 Plymouth Rock sprlnss' pounds up.
90. under 4 pounds 1871; small white
ducks, II; other prices unchansed.
q, Butter o Sa2 77S " Snssssled; Ss cressmerS'
g. 80 90, a7%: ss a4s: other prices IN. IN
Isss lo;sss; 5rmer. fresh sssd.d. extra
Potatoes. saas oo current on trscf sss
e 9 shipments: 9,, eSS; supplies libsral'
demand fair: idaho Russets steady. de-
mand fair: Northern best stock about
demand Ssrs Sow 1dsho Russss buye.nts GH
o. 9. No I, 5000; Q. g: Nc, 2. few
"a eo Der cent o. mePe o a oNes No 1,uRns' WaaRes
l.oo-2 10; Minnesota and North Dakota
cent D. s No i. $50: 60 Der cent b. s.
No. l.; 1.oS: ,Eariy oh;os. 75 70 s6 per
dull. Supplies moderate. demand very
slow: no early sales reported.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Rubber Consumption Up
Sharply in January
speciAi Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. 49, ~
NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-According
to. statistics released today by the
Rubber Manufacturers Association,
Inc, 1t is estimated that rubber
manufacturers in the United States
Of America consumed 54,s78 long
tons Of crude rubber during the
month Of January. This repre-
sents 1875 per cent increase
over December. 1899, and a 1879 per
cent increase over January. 1899,
when 1924 long tons were con-
sumed.
Gross imports for January, as
reported by the Department of Com
merce, were 72,496 long tons, rep
resenting is per cent increase
over imports for December, 1899,
of II 1895 long tons uevised) and an
85.5 per cent increase over the
imports for January, 1899, which
amounted to 39,082 long tons.
Total domestic stocks are esti-
mated ny the association at the
end of January to be 156,830 long
tons, which is an increase of lib
per cent over the stocks on hand
at the end of December, 1899,
amounting to 140,28o long tons. The
stocks, however, were lower than
the quantity on hand at the end
Of January 1899, by 29.9 per cent.
Crude rubber afloat to United
States ports on January 81 is esti-
mated to have been 0,285 long tons,
which is slightly lower than the
91,095 long tons reported afloat as
Of the end of December, 1889.
Reclaimed rubber consumption
for January is estimated at 1886
long tons production at 20,447 long
tons and stocks on hand January 81,
1910, at 25,530 long tons.
Evening star., 1940-02-15
Denmark Will Hold
Furs From Market
By the Associated Press,

by the ASSOClaVeu FIesS.
Denmark will keep last years
catch of Greenland furs of the mar
ket until fur prices improve.
The Commerce Department said
today the American Commercial At
tache at Copenhagen reported that
authorities in Greeland had 1889
blue foxes, 1911 white foxes and
1T ice bear furskins on hand. These
normally would have been auctioned
OF this month.