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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-12-20
Executive Department
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Proclamation Ry The Governor

Proclamation BY The Governor
Whereas, December 25, 1910,
Christmas Day, a State and National
holiday. falls on Wednesday; and
Whereas, by general consent, many
businesses will enjoy Thursday, De-
cember 26th, as 4 holiday; and
Whereas, Il request has been made
by representatives Of the banking m
terests Of the State that Thursday,
December 26, 1910, be declared a
banking holiday.
Now, Therefore
l, Clyde r. Hoey, Governor of
North Carolina, by and with the ad-
vice and consent Of the Council of
State, under and by virtue Of au-
thority of Chapter 100 of the Public
Laws of 1888, do hereby designate
Thursday, December &c, 1910, as a
banking holiday. During such period
of holiday, all Of the ordinary and
usual operations and business of all
banking corporations, State or Ma
tional, in this State, shall be sus-
pended, and during such period no
banking corporation shall pay out
or receive deposits, make loans OF
discounts, transfer credits, or trans
act any other banking business what
soever except such acts as are au'
thorized by the aforesaid law.
Done at our capital City of Ra-
leigh, this tenth day Of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred forty and in the one
hundred and sixty-fourth year of our
American Independence.
(Signed) CLYDE R. HOEY,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
(Signed) Hathaway Cross,
Private Secretary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS EsTAB-
LIsHED FOR VOCATIONAL
AGRICULTURE STUDENTS

The college OF agriculture Of the
University Of Maryland IL one Of
four state agricultural colleges
which have been provided with schol-
arships by the Southern States Co
operative to go to the outstanding
high school student in vocational
agriculture in each state who IL
about to enter his state agricultural
college, according to an announce
ment by w. G.. Wysor, general man
ager of the organization. Other states
which will receive the scholarships
are Virginia, Delaware and West
Virginia.
Winners of the scholarship will
be selected by the vocational agri-
culture authorities in each state on
the basis of records of student per-
Torrance during their high school
career. Names of the winners will be
reported each year to the coopera-
tive's headquarters In Richmond
prior to August Is.
More than 10000 farmers, thru
the Southern States Cooperative, are
trying to conduct In better way the
worlds oldest business, farming"
Mr.. Wysor explained. Naturally we
are interested in doing what we can
TO encourage the future farmers Of
this section to develop into the best
farmers possible, so with this
thought in mind, we are offering the
scholarships to outstanding students
in vocational agriculture in our ter
ritory."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27
O'CONOR MEMBER OF COVER
NOR'S GROUP FOR PRESI-
DENTS BIRTHDAY

Formal notification of his appoint
ment as member of the Governors
Committee of the Committee for the
Celebration of the Presidents Birth.
day, for the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, Inc, has been
received by Governor Herbert r.
O'Conor from Keith Morgan, Nation.
al Chairman. of the Committee.
According to Mr.. Morgan, the CO.
operation assured for this years af-
fair from the various states makes
certain an outstanding National cele-
bration. "As 1 wrote in my previous
letter., Mr.. Morgan told the Cover
nor, "the health of our boys and
girls, and our young men and women
is one of the front lines Of our ma
tional defense, and it seems that this
statement has made many people
realize the Importance Of our work,
for more than ever before our drive
to carry on the fight against infan-
tile paralysis has become rallying
ground for people in all walks OF
life. We are fairly besieged with
offers to help and cooperation from
all over the country. We are very.
optimistic about the outcome Of this
years campaign, and hope that your
State will be in the vanguard Of the
leaders when the results come in"
The Governor was informed that
number of Nationel Committees
to assist in the work have been set
up, with such men as James A. Far
ley, former Chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, Chair
man of the Sports Events Commit
tee; Grantland Rice, noted sports
commentator, Chairman of the Sports
Committee; and Eddie Cantor, CO.
median, Chairman Of the March OF
Dimes of the Air Committee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27
HOWARD LINDSAY AND Russell
GROUSE TO PREsENTs Ar
sENIC AND OLD LACE"
MARYLAND THEATRE

Howard Lindsay and Russell
Grouse, who made Clarence Days
Life With Father" into play, have
selected Baltimore for the premiere
Of arsenic and Old Lace, a new
comedy by Joseph Kesselring. with
Boris Karloff returning to the stage
as the featured player. arsenic and
Old Lace" will be seen at the Mary
land Theatre, Baltimore, for nine
days commencing Thursday, Deem
Der 26th. and continuing through
the week of December 80, the en-
gagement closing Saturday, January
4th. There will be matinee ON the
Saturday of the first week and the
regular Wednesday and Saturday
during the second week. This Is the
first time in a long while that a new
play has been booked in Baltimore
for more than six days. The Messrs.
Lindsay and Grouse decided on the
longer period because of the success
they have had in this city with the
three engagements Of Life With
Father" They feel that IL the play Is
success, and they anticipate it will
be, then Maryland playgoers will
have time enough to see 1t before it
proceeds to New York the following
week. Considerable interest should
center in the appearance Of Boris
Karloff in comedy role.
arsenic and Old Lace" deals with
two plump, elderly spinisters with
Borgia complex. They while away the
hours dosing elderly gentlemen with
elderberry wine literally laced with
arsenic.
Both reside with two nephews by
sedate Brooklyn cemetery. One
nephew believes he is the neincarna-
ton of a deceased president. The
othr is a composer of poisonous
prose. Lindsay and Grouse believe
arsenic and Old Lace" to be both
terrifying and daft, that for
every marrow it chills, 1t will wreck
a corresponding rib. The play is
booked for nine days.
In addition to Boris Karloff the
cast of arsenic and Old Lace" will
include Allyn Joslyn, Josephine Hull,
Jean Adair, John Alexander and
Edgar Stehli.
arsenic and Old Lace" will be
staged by Bretaigne Windust who
performed the same service with
Life With Father.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27

room work should be under the su-
pervision of member of the regu-
lar faculty, either male or female
Actual driving should be handled
by a male teacher who should be
trained in this particular work. It Is
the belief of the committee that as
a permanent policy, male teachers
should be encouraged to qualify for
this work, that wherever possible
such teachers should be part Of the
regular staff of the high school to
which he is attached; but it realizes
that in many sections, satisfactory
and effective results can be had by
having one teacher handle driver
training in several high schools as
has been done with other subjects.
It should be mentioned here that
the University Of Maryland will at
any time open a course of instruction
for teachers who may desire to
qualify for this particular work.
It should be further understood
that in most States the actual teach
ing is in the hands of the duly con-
stituted school authorities and 1t is
unlawful for anyone to teach who is
not certified as a teacher. State De-
partments, however, cooperate. fur
nish lecturers, movies, etc., some of
which activities have already been
tried in Maryland.
1t is probably not practical to
start this movement in all our high
schools at once but we should profit
by the example of other States and
aid in spreading the movement. With
sufficient impetus and improved re-
suits, it is not too much to say that
il necessary, legislation might be
recommended.
To summarize committee recon-
mends: /. To all high schools immed-
late consideration of the establish
ment of Safe Driving Courses. Q.
That responsibility fot promotion
be placed in the hands Of the Com
missioner of Motor Vehicles. 8. That
the Maryland Traffic Safety Commit
tee charge itself with responsibility
for outlining the details Of the course
of instruction and the outlining Of
the plans Of promotion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27

ter lanes of traffic. Obviously, you
can boost your safety potential"
by avoiding center lanes in favor of
the curb lane.
Proper use of skid chains may
mean the difference between safety
and danger But they cannot take
the place of proper caution. Remem-
Der that chains do not enable you to
travel safely at increased speed.
They sometimes act as skates on
slippery streets. Apply brakes slow
ly when using chains, and keep in
mind that the purpose of chains is
to improve traction. They are not
substitute for safe driving.
Most drivers know the proper
procedure to straigten out the car
when it does go into skid. BY way
of review: when the rear end skids,
turn your front wheels in the direc-
ton in which the rear end is skid
ding. Don't fight" the skid; ease out
of it gradually.
This winter, shift your best tires
to your back. wheels, for, contrary
to general belief, a blowout in a
back tire is far more serious than
one in front. And don't entrust your
safety to smooth tires.
Caution in the handling Of your
own car and courtesy toward your
fellow drivers sums up winter driv-
ing technique.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27
4oO,oooTH 1o41 CHEVROLET

Detroit, Dec. 20 - Continuation or
the high production rate which Chew
rolet has maintained, ever since pre-
sentation of it's 1941 models, result
ed in manufacture of the 400,000th
of these units, at the Flint assembly
plant yesterday, it was amounted
here by M. E. Coyle, general mana
ger Of Chevrolet and vice-president
of General Motors.
The latest 100000 units Of the
new model years production have
been built since Nov. 81, Mr.. Coyle
pointed out, adding further to the
already remarkable record establish
ed since the first 1941 Chevrolet left
the assembly line Sept. 8. 1t took just
So working days to produce the first
100000 of these cars, and the aver.
age production rate, ever since they
were brought out, has been substan-
TALLY above 100000 month.
There is no indication, currently,
of any lessening in the demand on
For the heights we gained,
ton is based" said Mr.. Coyle. Deal
ers, in various parts Of the country
report car and truck sales prospects
we'll in excess of the very good vol-
ume in our manufacturing and as
sembly plants throughout the United
States"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27
Telephone Scientists Learn
Odd Facts About Sound

Bell Laboratories scientists, in the
course of continued research into the
intricacies Of telephone communica-
ton, have uncovered many amazing
facts about sound.
Bell technicians have learned, for
instance. that 500 people talking con-
tinuously for an entire year would
produce an amount of energy which,
If transformed into heat, would be
about enough to heat a cup of tea.
A somewhat similar analogy can
be drawn from the telephone trans
mitter itself. In the transmitter are
tiny capsules of hard coal. It would
take 500 of these minute particles to
weigh pound. The capsules serve
as the translator of sound waves into
electrical waves in the telephone sys-
tenn and do not, Of course, burn. But
II only one of them did burn, tele-
phone scientists know that the amount
Of heat resulting would be sufficient to
produce speech for about Is years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27
Neto Year Begins
More Than Once,
Believe 1t or Not!

New Years day isn't always New
Years day. The actual date varies
among the Egyptians, Chinese, Jews,
Romans and Mohammedans from
September 6 to March 1.
January ] was designated to be
New Years day when julius Caesar
established the Julian calendar in
As B. c. However, the calendar
year thus established was II min
utes longer than the astronomical
year.
To correct this discrepancy, Pope
Gregory III suppressed 10 days in
1852 by ordering that October be
called October Is. England and its
colonies, however, did not adopt this
new calendar until 1852. For almost
three centuries, therefore, New
Years was celebrated twice every
year-both times on January /.
New Years never fell on the same
day two years in succession in old
China. The new year began on The
first moon after the sun entered the
sign Aquarius. This date varied
from January 81 to February 10.
Jewish New Years, when translated
into dates of the Gregorian calendar,
varies from September 6 to Octo-
Der 4.
Mohammedans celebrated Muhar.
ram, or New Years, on February
10 last year. But it wasn't the be-
ginning of 1910 for them; it was the
first day of 1859. Because the Mo-
hammedan calendar is arranged diff.
ferently from ours, the new year
does not always fall on the same
date according to the calendar In
use by the Christian nations.
Happy New Yearl When will YOU
celebrate?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27
WINTER DRIVING TIPS

To paraphrase an old maxim,
snow is the time for all good drivers
to come to the aid of their fellow
motorists" Every driver would do
well to review his car-handling
technique in view of the rigorous
conditions which the snow-and-ice
season imposes.
Ed Hedner, national director Of
service for Chevrolet, has compiled a
list Of winter driving tips which
every motorists should review as the
days grow shorter and road hazards
increase. Prime among them--and a
first principle" on the winter high
ways--is SLOW down." A winter
time investment in safety is the de-
crease of your normal driving speed
by at least one-third. If you are ac-
customed to travelling 80 miles per
hour between home and Office, slow
down to 20 or rs miles, and reap
your harvest in undented tenders.
Hand in hand with this advice Is
the admonition to keep safe dis
lance between your car and the one
ahead, self-evident rule with good
drivers, but one that becomes doubly
important when streets and high
ways are glazed with ice or covered
with deceptively light snowfall.
Another sound bit of advice which
Hedner offers to the city motorist in
particular, is word of caution with
reference to car tracks. When you
get your wheels caught in car tracks
or icy ruts, never attempt to get
them out without decreasing your
speed. Skids are often a result Of
whipping" the car out of ruts at a
speed that virtually invites skidding.
When approaching traffic lights in
winter time, assume that the light
will probably turn against you, not
that you can "slide through" if your
luck holds Ease up to the intersec-
tion carefully, avoiding any sudden
application of brakes, for here again
. special winter driving technique
PONIES into play. In braking your car
pn slippery street, pump" your
brakes slowly and easily and you
Twill find that traction can be retain
ed. DO not release your clutch until
you are practically stopped. Thus
brakes and motor both can be made
to help slow you down.
Most winter driving accidents,
&xperienee shows. occur In the CEN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27
HERE'S YOUR NEW DANCE FOR
fN4f

Explaining in words, with pictures
in full color, that YOU don't have to
be native to swing to the rythm OF
Hawaii because dance masters have
made the dance easy. See this fea-
ture in the January 9Th issue of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed with
the BALTIMORE SUNDAY
AMERICAN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27

The Dominion Of Canada has
about 5000 retail stores selling
candy. Despite the war. Canadians
still buy SIS worth Of swests-'sss
minute Of every h0aEs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27

A typical father is one who hopes
his son will choose some job that
isn't as hard and improbable as his
own.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-27

Every minute, U. s. women spend
$50 for manicures in their beauty
parlors.
Evening star., 1940-12-09

SSey
John Howard
exhibits a photo
graph title d
"R e C u m b e n t
Nude" John is
q gentleman Of
the old school,
and the lady's
head has been
c oppe ID on.
Which perhaps
is carrying deli
cacy too far.
Gregg Toland,
the best camera
man in the busi-
ness, has been
s,lsnended hy
Evening star., 1940-12-09
Winterset' Is Staged
BV D'ArtaQnan Club

When the season for passing out
awards rolls around it might be
we'll to include one tor the bravest
local theater group of the year. And
certainly among those to be con-
sidered must be the D'Artagnan
Club, testing the mettle of its am
bition now against the stern battle
ments of Maxwell AnderSon's Win
terset." Mr.. Anderson's high
pitched cry in the darkness of mis-
carried justice is not an easy vail
for amateurs to reproduce. There
is rouslng drama. yes. even melo-
drama. that will always shine
through in the story OF Mos search
for the proof his father was inno-
cent of the crime for which he paid
his life But there also is some
good, fiery ire which calls for more
than lip service to Anderson's blank
verse And in the verse itself there
is rolling cadence to throw many a
professional into undignifed
sing song.
So the D'Artagnan Club must be
credited with brave effort for this
production OF "Winterset," which is
being staged this week at the I'm
maculate Conception Theater. Credit
several of those involved with much
more than lust good try. for that
matter. "Winterset" attains its
dramatic heights in that scene in
a tenement basement when Judge
Gaunt is confronted by Mic and
makes his mad plea for the honesty
of his guilty verdict against Mos
father and his madder plea for the
tenet that our courts must never be
questioned S. Carlton Ayers and
Gordon Gray don't let Mr.. Ander-
son down. Those who have seen the
young Mr. Gray only in comedy roles
may be somewhat surprised to learn
it, but he does bring to "Winterset"
a feeling that he knows something
Of the burning torture in Mos
soul. Among the others. Robert
Coren is properly sinister Trock,
Mildred Baitz is a tender enough
Miriamne, Abraham Knox is at least
resonant OF voice as Garth and Mil
ton Hoffman has thrown himself
wholeheartedly into his character
ization Of Esdras. thrown himself so
wholeheartedly into it he has gone
right through and ended up about
yards on the other side. H. M.
Evening star., 1940-12-09

Gattis the boy. The course of love
never ran less smooth than in this
case ir which it must detour a half
dozen unrelated. or vaguely related,
sketches. The romancers do have
moment or two. One is Gattis'
comedy sketch of loose young man
in demand for social purposes in a
town which has too few presentable
young men. Another is melodious
passage which brings the two to-
gether for the shows single love
song, More Than Ever" a number
more pleasant than distinguished.
There is another comedy song,
40 900 Widows" which is topical
enough, and sung we'll enough by
quartet of somewhat gaudy widows
to point its humor.
The artistic high light of the first
half of the program is provided by
Miss Byrd Elliott. Miss Elliott and
her Stradivarius could easily have
stopped the show had there been
time for it.
With pretty forgetfulness for
the romance, ID C. Melody turns
straight revue after the intermis-
sion. A solo dance by Virginia
Barry, supported by those half
dozen burlesque-garbed youngsters,
starts the act snappily on its odys-
sey Most artistic of the individual
sketches, a part of the patriotic
theme which bounds in and out of
the revue, is that called Homage
to Washington played by Maria
Ley Piscator and Lady Audrey
Fetherstonhaugh
which evolves from the several at
tempts at it in this portion of the
revue is satirical song and dance
by Miss Colt as tired would-be
ballerina. Another, keyed higher
than any other bit of satire in the
entire show. is a song. Envoy on
the Dole" sung by Robert Langley.
Its suitability. however, is some
thing to be questioned.
Individual performers of the eve
ming rating most highly included
the young. familiar faces of Vocal
lists Mimi Norton and Bibby Oster-
Wald, Dancers Virginia Barry and
Trudy Goth. and among the men
Gattis and Lawrence. Incidentally,
the girls of the Repertory Club
proved themselves generally more
adaptable than the men to song and
dance work. The latter looked par
ticularly uncomfortable as chorus
boys.
From a production standpoint,
ID. c. Melody" necessarily repre-
sents tremendously ambitious use
Of small assortment of materials.
More skilled handling of changes
would have shown the real merit of
William Girvan's work on this part
OF the production.
Though not especially notable the
musical writing of James Berg,
Harold Anderson. Herbert Herzfeld.
etc. was more effective than that
OF those who collaborated on the
book.
Evening star., 1940-12-09

Boss Samuel Goldwyn. who wanted
to loan him for the Howard Hughes
picture. Gregg did not want to go
away on location. Furthermore, he
was eager to photograph How
Green Was My Valley" So he gave
his services free for three weeks to
Mr.. Hughes. But to no avail, and
Toland is currently foregoing the
delight of his 81 .500-a-week salary.
Camerman sometimes have a cute
method of stating they are ready
to shoot a scene. George Barnes
PLAYS a few bars of "Bolero" on an
ocarina. Mr.. Toland presses a small
auto horn . Rudolph Mate plays a
whistle Merritt Gerstad gives
out with electric chimes.
Charles Laughton and his wife
have been asked to make a short,
showing them partaking of tea. But
it is not as simple as it sounds. They
want Charles, wearing his usual
clothes, to show how Henry the
Eighth, Capt. Bligh. Javert Tin Les
Miserables") and Ruggles OF Red
Gap would respectively drink their
tea. I'm surprised they didn't throw
in the "Hunchback of Notre Dame y
Watching him slipping tea would
really be something.
Ann Sheridan is planning Christ
mas in Sun Valley Il might as
well have fun while I can," says
Annie, who now insists she won't
20 back to work for less than $1,000
a week The next Wendell Willkie
Information Please" short comes
to YOU December 27 The psy-
chology Of children is fascinating.
The speaker is Mickey Rooney .
Miriam Hopkins didn't want to do
Lady With Red Hair" Director
Kurt Bernhardt did not want her to
do it either. So what happens?
Claude Rains steals the picture.
Miriam is good. too.
Marlene Dietrich was quite kitten
ish during rehearsals for a recent
broadcast. She promised the direc-
tor she would kiss him in full view
of the audience. Came the day.
And Marlene kissed him. The hush
was broken by solitary giggle.
Garbos co-starring assignment
with William Powell does not get
under way until March Judy
Garland is sore because in "Zieg-
field Girl" Lana Turner is kissed
seven or eight times by Jimmy
Stewart and a couple of times by
Tony Martin. Hedy Lamar is kissed
by Phillip Dorm. But" says Judy,
Il get nothing at all. 1t doesn't
seem right" 'Tis said that dur
ing Joan Crawford's sojourn in New
York she visited the director of the
Metropolitan Opera House in hopes
of singing there at some future
time. But not even girl of Joan's
tenacity can change a pretty little
singing voice into something big
enough and good enough for grand
opera.
IF you will cooperate with me
I can do it." says big man with a
big knife to Buddy Ebsen on They