davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
DUKE ENGINEERS
SHOW MARCH 25-26

Durham, March 16.-Duke Univer-
sity's fourteenth annual Engineers
Show has been scheduled for Mon
day and Tuesday, March Is and 20.
Exhibits and demonstrations in civil,
electrical and mechanical engineer
ing will be open to the public on the
two days.
More than a thousand visitors at
tended last years show, and an even
larger attendance is expected week
after next. Special invitations have
been issued to high school students
in the surrounding territory. and
Escores have expressed their intention
to attend as guests of Duke student
engineers,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
.c1ssollni On Spot As Coal
blockade Hampers Industry

probably would be smashed to
sulthereens and he might lose his
recently acquired North All Ian
possessions. He couldn't stand that
Geology
Italy is quite highly Industrial
lied country.
Its industries need coal, though,
and Italy doesn't produce d shovel
full of it.
Adjoining Germany does and is
glad to let the Italians have plenty Of
II, but not much of it can get into
Italy from Germany overland, due
to lack of adequate transportation
facilities. Consequently coal ship
ments must be via the sea.
Now the British navy has shut off
these shipments.
We'll let you have our coal" say
the British. But the Italians haven't
the cash to pay for it. "We'H take
pay in your agricultural products"
propose the British. Then it tram
spires that the British already have
arranged to get all such products
elsewhere. why not buy coal in
the United States?" suggest the
British. But the Italians have no
money to pay us, and we don't need
their farm stuff, either.
Danger of Ridicule
In short. Italy can't get coal.
Benito protested furiously to Lon
don.
London was extremely polite and
diplomatic. but the British kept on
confiScating German coal consigned
to Italy, by the whole fleetload.
Britain finally permitted Is Ital-
ian golfers to sail with their Ger
man coal for assurance that no Ital-
ian cargo steamers would be sent to
neutral ports for German coal in the
culture.
And the last 100000 tons of Ger
many's coal won't keep Italy's fac
tories going for long.
Italy'S only hope lies in getting
German coal by overland routes
henceforth.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
Distinctive Uniforms Worn BY All
Members

Wider use of the distinctive All
Club uniforms is being urged. All
members attending the annual All
Short Course at State College July
22-27 will be required to wear uni
| forms.
Miss Willie N. Hunter, Extension
clothing specialist, and her assistant,
Miss Julia McIver, have designed the
NORTH Carolina Al uniforms, which
are the same general style as used
in all other States.
The girls uniform consists Of green
broadcloth, with white collar and
facing, green thread, white simulated
patent leather belt, slide fasteners,
and white pearl buttons for cufflinks
A white hat and a pair of conforta-
BILE, white walking shoes complete
the outfit.
The boys uniform is awhile shirt,
white duck trousers, black shoes,
black tie, and black belt
Many girls make their uniforms as
a part of a clothing project, although
this is not a requirement.
L. H. Harrill, State Club Leader,
insisted that All members wear their
uniforms at outstanding events. The
calendar of club events for 1910
starts with leaders training schools
at the Milestone All camp May z
II, at a place in Eastern North Caro-
lima vet to be designated May l4-18,
and at the SWannanoa All camp
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16

May 21-24.
The State Older Youth Conference
will be held at State College June
At, and the National Al Camp is
scheduled in Washington, D. c., June
1918. Following the snort course,
the Wildlife Conservation Confer
ence will be held August 1871, and
the State Dress Review at State Col
lege on October 4. The State Fair, in
which al members participate, will
be held this year October 8-12.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
Welles Fact-Finding Tour
Recalls Ford Peace Ship

Holland or risk the North sea with
its mines and things.
Wide Open Communications
It goes without saying that Under
secretary Welles communications
will have been wide open, not to
mention his reports on his return.
How candid these folks will have
been isn't altogether the question,
either. They may have meant
what they said. The undersecre-
tary's conclusions will have had Il
lot to do with it.
The negotiation has been awfully
secret up to date.
We'd like to know what the I'M
dersecretary thinks.
It isn't too soon to ask for "open
diplomacy openly arrived at" any,
way.
The Ford Peace Tour isn't alto
gether to be disregarded. 1t Was a
joke. But!! l want to know. |
think he was a fish. And yet?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
It PAYS to Fertilize Cotton

Eyes, is the answer to the ques-
ton: Does it pay to fertilize cotton
at present prices?"
On the basis Of experiments con-
Quoted by the State College Agrl-
cultural Experiment Station over a
long period Of years, net profits aver
aging S23.53 per acre were Obtain
cd from the use of the proper kinds
and amounts of fertilizer with seed
cotton selling at 5 cents per pound.
The present prices for seed and lint
ore about equal to 4 cents for seed
cotton, which would afford fairly
good net profits per acre.
recommendation on cotton fertlll-
zation for Vance county arc as fol-
lows. from 400 to 600 pounds OF a
400 mixture in average condl-
tion However, where heavy crops Oh
'legumes have been grown on the
land the previous year and turned
under. or where heavy applications
Of manure have been babe, the per-
centage of nitrogen in the mixtures
NAV be reduced so percent or more
Where the acidity of the soil is low
naturally. or where low acidity IS
brought about by application Of lime
| # is usually wise to increase the per-
centage of potash to 6 to percent
The extra potash may be supplied
iby side applications of a potash salt
such as Kainit of muriate after the
cotton is well established.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16

=, ~ - i Duce is concerned, if
. weren't for its objection to sny
AVIATION OF the strain in Old
Md War affairs. Washington
...y.5 be Inclined TO smoker at his
e. .srs> with the British over Ital-
III supplies of coal.
Ne diplomatic View in Uncle
s ruui,:l j; that Bsnito'S present
a..s..tv isn't due to any especial
FL. management OF his own: he's a
...~ Of geography. geology and
..r.S other conditions over which
- .a> 70 control.
.. OBVIOUS that Italy is in danger
.. .. Germany. 70 the northWard
.,E n the Balkans. ii she doesn't
.-.- -.e@GIy with the Reich. It's
....,r obvious that she IS helpless
. ... Mediterranean so long us the
-...-... ana E,Snch remain dominant
.. means that Italy is COM
.......r surrounded. not necessarily
....-.eS. b. by neighGOrS much
.Wg-;ul than herself.
- .-.n To- geography.
Dure Prefers Reich
.....a evidently inclineS to take
noes with the Germans rath-
....a viii! the British and French.
...,. a1. ne and Adolf are fellow
D.. ....~.. lndcCd. Benito says can
..&c ne isn't : neutral. though
. -a~-GcIljgerent. He doesn't ap-
-.. .. .. CCmrade Stain. and the
-...-. Impress ion is that ne didn't
....-r Of AdaIf'S approval OF the
.... ..t.In. But ne stood for il,
..@n break with tire iuehrer.
-. could afford 10 do so. it's
....yajly guessed that he'd
-... ...tury sides with Germany
.- .... The Allies. II ne did that.
....e. the French Immediately
IL -.ea,l into northern Italy,
e.. G..-r.~aS would break in, too, to
he Italians. the whole north
e.. .... If Benito's realm would
battle-ground. and Fascist
... would 0e devastated. no
- the campaign might de-
I,.aneou,ly. the British navy
>e rQliing Benito's Mediter-
.....- COST line. his own fleet
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
DUKE SCHEDULES
PLAY IN FRENCH

Durham, March LEONE of the
famous comedies by Moliere, seven
teenth-century French dramatst, is
to be presented in French at Duke
university next Tuesday night by a
Systematically cast directed by
Mime, Marie Liniere Dow.
"L'Avare" (The Miser) is the play.
The drama is well known to STU
dents of French language, and classes
in several nearby schools have been
studying it in preparation for next
weeks performance.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16

III, is felt for II
D uce MuSsolin!.
Perhaps Senito is
/ trifle less diSliked
N this country than
Fuehrer Hitler or
romra6e Stain. on
he ground that he's
rather more ration
ii than the former,
lot quite so much
t IN indiScrimi-
late killer as the
after. Still, he's
copiouSly diSliked.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16

l. ora ) pedCe toui,
rather early in the
1914-18 World con-
;lict.
That is to say:
At the time the
Ford = ties sailed
from Hoboken, the
Kaiser already had
h a d considerably
the best of the
land fighting on
his side Of the At
lantic and was
disposed to come to
tarrns-Op hic own
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press ColumniSt

Washington, March l5.-In a cur
i0us fashion Germany's reaction to
Undersecretary Sumner Welles' Ell
ropean tour, at the present stage OF
the current Old World War, has
resembled its reaction to Henry
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
IA :s!.EAES i. STEWART


I,-,i,,I !leaS INIlNnlSt
~..ry.yn. aiorch l6.-Official
....u doesn't wish TO see Eu-
..r conditions get any worse or
=. complicated. Therefore, it re-
...s the situation in which Italy
;~ t>elf. At the same time, pre-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16

Right: Thos. Mitchell, Edna Best
and Freddie Bartholomew in Swiss
Family Robnson'-StevenSon We'd
nesday only.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16
Vance County Weekly
Extension News

snorsored by J. w. Sanders County Agent; Mrs Hattie F.
Plummer County Demonstration Agent j. L. Richard
SON. Assistant County Agent and Josephine Rane Assistant
Home Demonstration Agent
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16

What is the nature of, and the con-
troll for. the rust which often at
tacks leaves and fruit Of apples?
Rust is one of the oldest diseases
affecting the apple The parasite
which causes this disease spends part
of it's life cycle on the apple and part
on the common red cedar tree. Inc
presence of both of these plants Is
essential to the existence of the rust
parasite. Elimination of the red cedar
trees for distance of one-half mile
or more from the orchard is the only
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-16

practical method of controlling apple
rust.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

too, and with other advice from
her taxi driver on how to get on in
the Capital, also had this:
"Retaliate, reciprocate,
At any rate, cooperate.
The system is an old one, but it's
been working fine,
If scratch your back, then you'll
scratch mine"
RO0sevelts Depart
To Rule in Mars.
The peep into the future-always
part of the fun at these parties
was a scene at Hyde Park January
81, 1941-"If they don't run" Mrs.
Roosevelt rocked and knitted and
her husband read the paper.
Pretty nice, Eleanor Restful.
First peace and quiet I've had for
eight years.
But the peace and quiet became
irkSome and Mr.. Roosevelt unused,
Il wonder what they're doing in
Washington"
Maybe we should have stayed
there for the third term, after all,
Franklin, and really looked after
things"
We'll, they've got to learn to take
care of themselves some time" he
replied. Il like to be the squire of
Duchess County, you know"
so you've said thousand times
in the papers, Franklin" responded
| Mrs. Roosevelt.
The peace and quiet are shattered
| by terrific noise. Sounds like Or
son Welles," says Mr.. Roosevelt, and
a Man from Mars appeared-tc
make dazzling offer.
1--WE need you. Will you consent
to be drafted for President of the
United States of the Universe?"
The temptation is too much to re-
sist. Mr.. Roosevelt wants to move
the sun at just a little different
angle, experiment with those "ex-
tremes of temperature on the plan.
cts" And Mrs. Roosevelt says
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Think of the copy can get for my
column. But-how can I wire it
down from Mars?"
1--WE got it, Eleanor. "I'll make it
the No. project of the P. w. A. OF
the universe"
And so they're off-the Roosevelts
in 1941-to Mars!
Mrs. Gerry Follows
Tradition With Party.
Mrs. Gerry, wife of Senator Peter
Goelet Gerry, was hostess to small
group of her personal friends among
the women of the fourth estate.
This party is something of tradi-
ton in Washington, for each year
this stately wife of the Rhode Is
land Senator gives a party before the
Press Club fete, and always the Sem
ator joins her and her guests for at
least a brief time. Other hostesses
! before the dinner were Mrs. John O.
Herrick Herrick in her
newspaper work-Ann Wheaton. re-
Gently returned to Washington from
Philadelphia, where she has lived
for several years, and Frances
Parkinson Keyes, we'll known for
her magazine work as well as her
books.
The aftermath" of the party last
evening will continue through to-
day and tomorrow with luncheons,
teas and supper parties on the
schedule honoring the distinguished
women from other cities who came
for the stunt party.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

promises advised were two roast
turkeys in every pot" and pensions
for every one" and finally
I'VE promise to balance the budget
And spend just as much as before
We promise to cut the taxes in half
And still keep the wolf from the
door"
Convention Held to Select
Next Presidential Hostess.
While the stage was being set for
the convention" Ruby Black, who
as president presided at the dinner,
turned the spotlight on the wives
of candidates who did not take
their bow during the dinner. The
convention delegates, who repre-
sented "679,3421a honest-to-good-
ness newspaper women" met to
select the next hostess at 1900 Penn
sylvania avenue. She must have
charm, "fly anywhere but off the
handle" and she must appeal to all
the feminine blocs.
The Womans Page Editor cau-
toned "We must have woman
who has the human touch. who al
ways knits two rows when she
should purl one
But the Political Writer insisted
she be a woman who will do the
things that make headlines,
woman who will stay home some
time . woman whose husband
will be an adornment to the White
House, but will know his place"
To determine if the would-be
First Ladies have all these neces-
sary qualifications the delegates
appointed numerous committees.
One was to find out if Mrs. Roose-
velt will promise to settle down;
others if Mrs. Garner would serve
spoon bread to the Duponts; if Mrs.
Vandenberg collects; if Mrs. Hull
really restored an old house; who
Mrs. Dewey was and If she can play
the harp; will Mrs. McNutt keep
her husband in the background; is
Mrs. Taft on diet? and does Mrs.
Farley have any fascinating an
tiques?"
1t was the City Room Gal who in
sisted the First Lady's gotta have
charm" singing:
There must be nothing =.
Lilliputian
In woman's constitution,
If she yearns to be First Lady
of the realm.
En-er-gee must we'll and flow
From the human dynamo
Whose activities must always
overWhelm."
Scarlet O'Budgett"
Prepared for Party.
Young Scarlet O'Bddgett was
being tightly laced for a lection
Evening star., 1940-03-10
Charity Ball
Plans Made
In Manassas
Mrs. Mccall
Named Chairman
For Easter Event

MANASSAS, Va, March o.-Mrs.
Harold Mccall has been named
chairman of the Easter charity ball
which will be held Monday evening,
March IS, in the high school gym
nasium. The dance, which is spon-
sored by the Manassas Woman's
Club, will be the first outstanding
event of the spring social season.
Mrs. Marie A. Larkin is at her
home on Milford road after an ex-
tended visit in Florida and New
York.
Among the young Democrats from
Prince William who went to Rich
mond Tuesday evening to attend
the reception and dance in honor Of
Gov. Price and members of the Vir-
ginia Legislature, were Miss Nancy
Lynn, Miss Walser Conner, Mr.. w.
D. Taylor, Mr.. Charles w. Lewis and
Mrs. c. N. Kincheloe.
The Bull Run Hunt Club will meet
Wednesday morning at Hazel Plain
on the Battlefield Park.
Mrs. Stewart McBryde, Jr,
Hostess at Bridge.
Mrs. Stewart McBryde, Jr., was
hostess at several tables of bridge
this afternoon.
Capt. and Mrs. Allen Mackenzie
have returned from a trip to Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. c. Wade-Dalton will have a.
her guest next week Mrs. Lester
Parsons, chairman of literature for
the State Federation of Woman's S
Clubs. Mrs. Parsons will arrive Mon
day from Norfolk and will be guest
speaker at the meeting of the local
Womans Club that afternoon. Mrs.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Dalton will entertain at dinner Tues
day evening in honor Of her visitor,
and Mrs. r. Worth Peters will be
hostess at luncheon the same day
for Mrs. Parsons and the officers Of
the music literature section Of the
club.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Byrd have as
their guest for several days the Rev.
Charles w. Miller Of Rosslyn, Va.
Mrs. Conway seeley entertained at
bridge Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. w. L. Lloyd, who has been
Evening star., 1940-03-10

party by Nanny Congress, and re-
ceiving advice from her as she pulled
the strings. IF you'se gwine to that
lection party, Miss Scarlet you
gotta look small. Big Budgets never
catches no beaus." And as she tied
the strings tightly she surveyed her
work and announced You looks
beautiful. Couldn't nobody tell
what's inside, and after you is mar
ried, Miss Scarlett, you can spread
out any ways you like-for fo'
years"
The master of ceremonies then
announced the Leaders of Society,""
the Cave Dweller, the Inside New
Dealer, the "Townsendite," the Re-
tired New Yorker and the Charity
Evening star., 1940-03-10

spending the past month In WASH
ington with her sister, Mrs. william
B. Dodge, returned to her home this
week.
Mrs. Camden Whitehead of Chat
ham is the guest of Mrs. John Holt
Merchant for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Cooke have
visiting them over the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Cooke Of Will
liamsbure.
Evening star., 1940-03-10

Leader. "By their gadgets you shall
known them"
Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Broker Released on Bail
Pending Contempt Appeal

Justice Jesse c. Atkins in District
Court yesterday ordered Henry J.
Watkins, jr. stock broker of Front
Royal, Va, released ir $500 bond
pending his appeal to the United
States Supreme Court of a case in
which he was Jailed on contempt
charges for allegedly failing to turn
over approximately s36,loa in an
estate.
The estate was the property Of
Ernst G. Fischer. inventor of a
ide-predicting machine utilized in
geodetic surveys. He died in Sep
TENDER, 1885. and Mr.. Watkins
claimed the property had been be-
queated to him and exhibited will
naming him as beneficiary
George B. Bouts of Baltimore,
nephew of Mr.. Fischer, through At
torney Ernest F. Henry. contested
the will Mr.. Bouts had been named
sole beneficiary in two earlier wills
and a District Court jury later con-
cluder that Mr.. Fischer was not
mentally competent when he drew
up the will in favor of Mr.. Watkins.
who was represented by Attorneys
William j. Howder and George L..
Quinn. jr.
Justice Adkins today declined to
release Mr.. Watkins on a habeas
corpus writ, but did permit bail,
pending the fight in the appellate
court. The late Justice Joseph w.
Cox ordered Mr.. Watkins to turn
the money over to the nephew and
deputy United States marshals
seized him about II days ago and
confined him to Jail in contempt of
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Wheat Contracts Advance
$4,000; Set New Record
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Agriculture Department an
nounced today 365 1888 winter wheat
insurance contracts had been written
for l941, $4,000 increase over 1910
and a new high.
Leroy K. Smith, manager of the
Federal Crop Insurance Corp.
pointed out the total was only few
thousand short of the combined
number of both winter and spring
wheat insurance contracts this year.
Winter wheat growers paid r.
1907 bushels of winter wheat. or
the cash equivalent, for their 194l
insurance. Mr. Smith said, adding
the Federal insurance agency had
guaranteed a total production of
1888 900 bushels on 9,275.5 $50 acres
He said Eastern States showed an
unexpected gain in the number Of
contracts, although Illinois topped
all States in increase, boosting it's
1889 contracts of last year to more
than $1,000 for l941.
Nebraska led all States in the
number OF l94l contracts with 62.943.
compared with 1924 under the 1910
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Virginia tobacco
Brings Better Prices
Than 1899 Auctions
Average Ranges From
$19.65 to $22.29 on
First Day Of Sales
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The flue-cured tobacco growers of
the Virginia old belt, who took
beating in the prices they received
for the heavy 1889 crop, are of to
better start in the 1910 auctions.
The price averages reported from
the Virginia markets for first day
sales Of yesterday ranged from SIG IS
to 1922 per hundred pounds. with
the barometric Danville market
showing $20.67 as the average for the
lii ,758 pounds it sold. That figure
compared with the sl535 average
set up at Danville at the October,
1899. opening when the whole trade
was threatened by tremendous loss
in its European exports.
Prices were up throughout the
belt. but the. volume of opening sales
were down. This drop in the
poundage offered, or sold. appeared
attributable to several factors: The
whole crop this year is only about
half of 1895 because of acreage
allotment limitations; the weather
at the start of this week has not
been altogether favorable for
handling the leaf; the daily selling
time has been shortened-to six
hours at Danville.
Price averages and poundages
from other markets than Danville
were repOrted as follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Chicago Livestock

~
CHICAGO sep. - -F'.-ALlhousH ie
celptS oVerSho previous eStmaleN anu
dressed Dork values dechneo nos pI!ctS
turned steady 10 10 cents hlshef LoaaH
after weak OPENING IN NhIcn o'oa.!;e
was 20 10 cents lower ,Catt!e taoS
was fully steady and SprlnE lamps moNeo
fully - cents hlgh"r. 1900 o,o
HOG receipts totallns liA0". were .Wo
above previous estimates. Best VhoieSaIe
pork Joins declined 80 cents to - 90
per hUndredweIght. The hos top rose >
cents TO S. 80
Ions fed medium weight and welehty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-25
Eek dividend
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK Sept % 4P.-The British
free pound advanced to the highest price
since start Of the war last September and
the Swiss franc reached the top price of the
year today.
Sterling inched UP /. cent to s4O4Ia.
or li2-cent premium over the local Of
neal selling rate. Foreign money dealers
were segregated Contracts calling for
payment in free sterling. therefore. could
not be settled at the now cheaper official
rate
The Swiss franc sained Oe of a cent
to 22.s5 U. S. cents
The Canadian dollar rallied II cent to
So. cents and the Argentine peso moved
Late rates follow Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents:
for U. S dollars: Buyinr. 10 per cent pre-
MUM selling. II per cent. premium
equivalent to discounts on Canadian dollars
in New York OF buying, 99l per cent:
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket. l4a. per cent discount. or 1925 U. g.
cents.
Great Britain. official Bankers Foreign
Exchange Committee rates.. buying. 402;
Germany. 40 Don: tbenevolent). 1888: Pin
land. 2.05n: Greece. .bS: Huncary. 19.50n:
Italy, 500: Portugal. 4.02; Rumania. -.4sn;
Sweden. 81 80; Switzerland, 22s5: Yuso-
slavia. 2.35n.
Latin America.
Brazil. OFFICIAL, sos, free. sos; Mexico.
@O.15n.
Japan; s3.4s; Hons KonE, 1924; shans-
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise