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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
McGINTY NOT SALTY

Manager S. S. Stevenson of the
Stevenson Theatre would like il
known that his next attraction, 1.-The
Great McGinty," the new Paramount
picture which starts at his Theatre
Oh Wednesday, is not a sea story. AS
a matter of fact, there is very lit
tie, if any, water in the whole story,
what with it being all about politi-
clans, corrupt and otherwise.
Most people, it seems, remember,
something about song that went
Down went McGinty to- the bot
tom of the Sea" and that's ALL" says
Mr.. Stevenson, and continues, "even
that McGinty wasn't seafaring, nor
did he 60 down to the bottom of the
sea, and so we're glad to clear this
The screens McGinty gets to the
bottom of most everything but the
sea, and so ere glad to clear this
matter up for Mr.. Stevenson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
SWEEPSTAKES RONAECL IN
LUCKY PARTNERS"


A gay Greenwich Village lass and
a handsome stranger WIN six thou
sand dollars on jointly owned
sweepstakes lIcket-and kkO Ra-
dos Lucky Partners if off 10
hilarious eXcitement-jamm begin
ming.
Ginger Rogers, as the impatuous
young lady, is pleasantly wished
good luck by village artist, play
ed by Ronald Colman. She plays
bunch, and persuadcS the gcnlHi TEL
low to join her on sWcCplaka
ticket. He makes enc stipulation
that, as winners, she must acc',m-
pany him on Il platonic honeymoon
trip before she marrieS her staid boy
friend and settles down 10 tranquil
domesticity.
This sophisticated situation fO;'ndi
hilarious adventures and romantic
complications which stamp "Lucky
Partners" as one Of the seasons sc n
tillating screen gems. The couple
win, and they embark for Niagara
Falls. posing as brother and sister.
From their delightful experiences
arises a tender romance in thu pic
| turesque lovers paradise. The cy-
clonic arrival of the jealous boy
friend and courtroom trial disrioS-
ing the artists past lead to the Whrl-
wind Windup. Embassy, Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24

Chcstcr-le-Strcct. England is a
c0llicry town Of some 10000 popu-
latiOn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
Uncle Sam Left Out On Limb
IN Shanghai, Stewart Declares
Concessions Are InternotionoI;zed

concessions Are Internationalized
Presently big rebellion broke out
IN southern China and the rebels
started to march on Shanghai. They
never got there, but the foreigners,
alarmed, formed defensive partner
snip. The French did not join it.
lhelr Srttlcmcn, renamed Inueprnd-
ent, but the others internationalized
themselves.
They had an international city
council, an international police force
and all the additional adjuncts of 4
regular municipal government.
Yet they didn't completely CO.
mingle. llluStratively, uncle Sam
maintained United States court,
connected with his consulate If two
Americans became involved in liti-
cation, that court tried it. II an
American committed some offenSe,
the international police arrested him,
but immediately turned him over to
his own consul and the United
States court dealt with him. Ditto
. the various other nationalitieS.
On the strength Of its commercial
consequence the city became tre-
mendouSly important - the main
gateway into interior China. 1t
grew to approximately the size Of
Chicago and was built up nearly as
handsomely.
The British, being in a majority,
generally controlled the city coun-
ell and did most Of the policing, but
they didn't abuse these advantages.
Things were pretty harmonious.
Chinese Somewhat Jealous
With Shanghai'S growth the Chi
neSe grew somewhat Jealous Of it.
They especially complained that,
when they had 4 rebellion and licked
it. the chief rebels invariably refused
to surrender them. The settlement
though. paid small attention to these
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
ruARLES 2. STEWART
~ .,...I Press COlumniSt

',.,a. Aug. n. - Recent
Mac. .f Br.taln'$ small force
".,..",'.... ... the international port
.. .... leaves Uncle Sans out
9..,. .a,. extreme end OF 4
g.. .,. .,.le limb. at the other
...' . .. which the JapanceS
sN"S. ,6r,,,rlouSly.
s.S ~,..... Int the Shanghai sit
/. -.~ to have visited the
~...... ..... comparatively few
..,.. ..,r done.
.... -. ,,oey.r il was purely
u..s.....''''' i, WASN'T very inn
, ,... ',., either. But MANY
s....... ...., foreigners were try.
ye.as ,~' .... .b, borI country for
- =. - ...,,,,,> they hit on it as
..t''...- ..,,..nienr Spot on tho
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24

murmuringS.
But now the japanese propose to
9oDble the place bodily.
The Germans lost out there dur
ing the first World War. The Jap.
may not be able to squelch the up
country Chinese, but they can anc
do dominate the Chinese native city
Of Shanghai. France, having sue
cumbed at nome, under the Nazi
invasion, no longer can defend tn.
French Shanghai concession. Rus
Sia'S too far away to signify. Italy
hasn't Il Shanghai force worth men,
tioning. And at last Britain's pull
ing out, due to pressure on John Bull
elsewhere.
1000 U. S. Marines
About l,200 United States marines
remain as the OccidcntS sole defense
against 4 Japanese grab of interna-
tional Shanghai-and international
Shanghai belongs to Uncle Sam as
mucn us it belongs to anybody. If
the Japs grab it, they grab is from
him incidentally.
1t not only promises TO be as af-
rront--its fierce jab at American
trade in China.
It will be quite a dose if Uncle
Samuel has to close up his United
States court on the Whangpoo river
front and bring his judge and mis-
cellancous judicial functionaries
back h1nc because the mikado tells
him to.
But what ar 1900 marines going
TO do about it?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24

by any chance?" he asked the,
pasha. !!
The man looked at him gravely,
and shook his head.
Afraid not, sir-no camels!"
How very remiss," Gun re-,
marked laconically, as he took his
ticket and allowed himself to be
bowed and salaamed through an
other pair Of folding doors.
A large room, this time, with an
imitation marble floor, and a cir
cular fountain playing in the CEN
ter. From behind curtains in one
corner a radio dispensed eastern
music. The rest Of the walls were
occupied by rows of small doors
evidently dressing rooms. The at
mosphere was a trifle over warm,
and heavy with what were sup
posed to be eastern perfumes, Gun
supposed. :
"There's certainly plenty Of at.
mospherew Gun remarked to the
attendant who approached him.
and who was, apparently, sup
posed to be janissary.
Eyes, sir, plenty of atmosphere!
This your first visit here, sir?"
YES"
II expect you'll come again. sir.
Most of our clients do"
He showed Gun to d cubicle.
with the eastern atmosphere con-
fined to an electric bulb inside .
pseudo oriental lamp, the shape o.
the door, and a Turkish rug on ths
floor.
There was a printed card Of In
structions on the wall, and in &C.
cordance with them Gun strippa
and assumed a pair of soft insa
shorts. There was a full-length
wardrobe locker built into a cor.
ner of the cubicle, allowing ones
clothes to be hung without folding
or crushing, and in this hung 9
sort Of bathrobe of white mate.
rial. Gun assumed this. and hung
his clothes in the locker. He had
already assured himself thai
everything was spotlessly clean.
The card of instructions direct
ed him to: when disrobed, kind.
ly lock locker and door of dress
ing room, attaching keys to YOU
wrist with tape provided"
Gun complied with this direc'
ton, and as he locked the door Of
the cubicle the "janissary" tt
whom he had spoken before came
up to him.
you'll find the elevator through
that door, sir, and along the pas.
sage to the right"
So he nodded, and passed
through the door indicated, which
was held open for him by another
attendant.
Ito Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
BART WISHES AND WATTS.

In 1921 when Herbert Marshall
was just a newcomer to the stage,
he saw the production of "A Bill of
Divorcement in a London Theatre
and wished that he could play Gray
Meredith, the role then being enact
cd by c. Audrey Smith.
Today, eighteen years later, Mar
hall portrays that character in RkO
Radios screen version of Clemence
Danes great play, and c. Audrey
Smith is playing another important
character, that Of the family phys
ician.
Maureen O'Hara, Adolphe Menjou
and Fay BANTER with Herbert Mar
shall head the distinguished all-star
cast. Stevenson Theatre Monday and
Tuesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
Franklin County
Youths Among q
Earning Awards

Two Franklin county young men
IRE among % farm youths granted
SlOO freshman scholarship awards to
North Carolina State College, ac-
cording 10 announcement made today
by the college. They are Matthew
NJ. Person, Jr., route 2, Louisburg
and Allen Partin, route |, Louisburg
The scholarships are paid by Sears
Rocbuck and Company, and were
made available at State College last
year for the first time. They are
awarded to worthy farm youths OF
this state who need financial assist
ancc in starting their college careers
A requisite is that the freshmen mus
enter the School of Agriculture.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
TYRONE POWER HAS OLDEST
FILM ROLE.

In THE Return of Frank James"
new 10th Century-FoX Tcchncolor
production now at the Embassy The
atre, Tyrone Power plays one of the
strangest roles in the history Of the
screen. AS matter of fact, his name
does not even appear on the cast and
credits, with those Of Henry Fonda,
Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper and the
other players.
For in "The Return of Frank
James" there are only sixty feet OF
film on which Power appcara-~thc
brefest moment. 1t is at the very
beginning of the finn, where the
thread of the last moment in Jesse
James" is picked up.
Powers back is to the audience.
They see him shot, fall, and from
then on, the sequel to the biggest
boxolficc success Of 1899 Goc.i on To
detail the manner in which Henry
Fonda as Frank James takes re-
vcnge for his brothers murder.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
SPIRITUAL SINGERS
TO PRESENT PROGRAM

The Diamond Jubilee singers of
Richmond, Va. will appear at the
Vance county court house Monday
evening, at o'clock, it has been an
nounced. The program to be present
ed will consist of old-fashioned
melodies and Negro spirituals.
A portion of the court house will
be reserved for white people. The
program is under the auspices of
KeSler Temple A. NJ. f. Zion church
(colored). A small admission fee will
be charged
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24

way a little behind the man in the
tweed suit, who was just receiving
ticket from the window of a
glass and mahogany affair that
looked rather like a theater box
office.
The CARPET in the hall was a
thick-pile affair, and Guns tread
on it could have made no sound.
But the man in the tweed suit
must have sensed his approach,
for he turned sharply and gave
him a quick glance which Gun
read instantly-a look that Gun
had seen too often in his life. 1t
was the wary, half-apprehensive
look of a man who has something
to conceal!
There was plenty Of Snowman
ship about the Ray-Baths of
Messrs. Sleichtner. The walls of
the hallway were covered with
oriental hangings, and III one cor
ner a mummy case was propped.
The young lady in the pay box,
too, wore eastern costume, the
lower part of her face concealed
by a heavy silken veil.
Gun passed over a note and a
sixpence, and took a blue ticket,
mechanically answering as he did
so the challenge in her eyes. A
gentleman with a scimitar, who
might or might not have been a
eunuch, opened the lattice swing
doors for him, and he passed into
an inner room.
Here was the same thick-pile
carpet, and attendants in eastern
dress, with a flavor of the late Mr..
Clarkson about them.
He was relieved of his travelling
coat and grip and escorted to a
counter, where a gentleman re-
sembling a pasha inquired:
Have you any valuables you
would care to leave here, sir?"
You will be provided with a locker
inside, but we accept no response
bility for anything not left here
and signed for"
WHAT" said Gun. isn't this
an honest world?" He handed in
his watch, cigaret case and light
er, together with four fve-pound
notes. ~
Gun glanced around the inner
chamber with some amusement.
There was a property sarcophagus
in the center of the room, and
EGYPTIAN hierglyphic paintings on
the walls.
He was accustomed to the more
orthodox Hannah Baths which ne
had used for years. Men are re-
markably faithful to their Turkish
baths but Gun had never been d
creature Of rigid habit ana ne was
always ready to try any place
once. +o r;de
"Havs you any camels to raoe'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
CHAPTER TWO

THE TAXI bore a cursing Gun
away. through the park and the
sunlight.
Reaction from the strain Of the
oast week had set in as Cotton
proceeded in his cab and for the
tine being he could only lie back
OF the cushions, without enough
energy to give the driver fresh
directions.
But opposite the National gal
lery he stopped and dismissed
him. He walked, rather aimlessly,
Up to Leicester square.
For a moment ne stood, unde-
c!ded which way to go, and stared
around him. He was thinking:
My Lord, how are the mighty
fallen! Leicester square-for years
the center of Theaterland, and
now not a single theater in it!
What would the Washers of the
naughty nineties think Of that"
He stared around rather gloom
y. Days a picture house-the
Empire a picture house, the Lei
ceSter Square theater His eyes
paused and rested on a pseudo
oriental portico. glittering in gold
ana bright blue, with an Egyptian
flag aying all over it. and a gor-
geously uniformed gentleman with
scarlet fez on his head in at
tendance at the doors.
And above them the legend:
"SLEICHTNER'S EGYPTIAN
RAY-BATHS"
"Confound it." said Gun to him.
self. The damned place is haunt
ing me 5lis morning."
He walked halfway round the
square. idly, to have a closer look
at (.
Then taxi slid to the curb and
claimed the doorman's attention,
and the Individual who alighted
from it, for no particular reason
that he could assign, also claimed
Guns.
He was a tall man, well built
and muscular, wearing a rough
tweed suit. And Gun said to him
self:
That's a good hand-me-down
that he's bought in a hurry. And
he got rough tweed to hide the
fact that it vas never made for
hin. :"
Paying off the cab, the man
turned toward Gun, so that the
latter got a sight Of his face. 1t
mas tanned-the face Of a man
who had lived lot in the open
air. It was also an ugly face, with
pale blue eyes set too close to the
nose. 1t was a thick nose with
vide nostrils, and the lips below
II "ere also thick and blubbery,
and partly hidden by a stiff, brls-
lIng mustaChe.
For some reason Gun was inter-
eSted in the man, and watched as
ne entered the portico Of Sleicht-
ners Baths. He certainly didn't
.''N as though he was seeking
Aeaith or regeneration; nor as
th"ugh he had been o.. & jag the
night before. But Gun had noticed
mat the commissioner saluted
a!a as though ne knew him, and
The man spoke a word to him in
cultural, foreign sounding voice
d ne passed through the portals
ct the baths.
Gun's next action was mainly
""e TO impulse, though it is true
mat there flashed through his
"4Ad the realization that Toni
"''iIf, by this time, probably be
''., and the fiat cold, empty and
I'se'tess without her. She was
,''I expecting him, becau-e he had
,aI no opportunity OF notifying
.zf OF his return. Also he felt
H.'ty, and these COMPOUNDED baths
QUA probably do him good. be-
-'Le ne had sleep, anyway. i
Yin walked through the door
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
MEAD THIS FIRST:

Can Cotton. famous agent OF Scotland
ya.t. arrives in London and delivers a
mysterious small packet TO his superior.
aIowu a. y. despite several attempts
w.:yN nave been made to take it from
l.w Tired and worn from his nerve
VIZ king assignment. he takes taxi
- S.-.ghtner'S Egyptian Ray Baths.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24

Denmark was attacked by l'ruS-
STA and Austria in 1864. and deprived
of SchlesWig-Holstein.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-10-31

the week end.
Mrs. John Walter Parker and little
daughter, Janice, of Florida, are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Vandiver.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Vandiver made
trip to Little Rock this week.
Miss Olive Kline of Jackson, visited
the school lunch room last week and re-
ported everything in tip top order She
commended Mrs. Jones and the other
ladies for their fine work.
Mrs. L. j. Slay had as her guests, Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. D. Parker of Green
wood
Mrs. V. Reinhard and Mrs. E. J. Shep-
pard were Greenwood visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd Jones and Sara Ell
len Jones visited in Greenwood Tuesday
Mr and Mrs. Ed Foose motored to
Goodman Tuesday and brought Sylvia
Claire Schrock home with them to visit
her father, Charles Schrock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gwin and Frank
Jr. and Malie visited Mrs. H. A. Cole in
Jackson Sunday and attended a family
reunion. All the children and grand
children were present.
Mrs. P. c. Jones of Drew, visited her
brot her-in-law, Charles Schrock Tuesday.
The Halloween Party given for the
Baptist Training Union on Tuesday even
ing was great success. The children
had so much fun. The leaders, Mrs
Black and Mrs. Slay, asked the boys and
girls to join them each Sunday evening
at six o'clock at the Baptist church.
Miss Mary D. Sanders visited her sist-
er and brother-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Jordan in Alexandria, La. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Gillespie and Bobby
attended family reunion in Moorhead
Sunday. The occasion was the fifty
third birthday of Mrs. Gillespie's father
Mr.. l. C. Clanton.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-10-31
EMORY

Gus teacher, Mrs. j. G.. Ammons, at
tended the teachers meeting in Lexing-
ton Friday afternoon.
DR.. r. M. Stephenson was called out
from Lexington recently to see Mrs.
Andrew Smith, who was seriously ill.,
but is up and about again, we are glad
to report.
Miss Mary Eleanor Cade was in West
with her parents, recently to put the
OK on her photos, made there several
weeks ago.
The w. C. Moss home was cheered by
the presence of Miss Ouida Moss, who
was up from Jackson for few days.
Loved ones in Durant claimed Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Ammons for the past week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Weeks and two
sons motored up from Ridgeland for the
day of rest in the w. K. Hill and S. S.
Truitt homes.
Mrs. Mary Nell Ledyard of Durant and
Miss Mary Hopkins were priced guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Cade the past
week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion johnson and dain-
ty Sara Frances, Mrs. Downer Fades and
son, Mr.. Jerry Fades of Cruger were Wis
iting relatives in this community Sun
day.
On the Sabbath come Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Coleman from Greenwood to see
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
Coleman, who had been in a car wreck,
when Mrs. Coleman was painfully cut
on the temple and jaw, as she was
thrown against the windshield of the
car. Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman were enroute
home from Walden when thoughtless
boy drove on the wrong side of the
road to get out of the binding dust. Mr..
Coleman saw the oncoming car in time
to put on the brake or the accident
would have been more serious.
Mr. Melvin Alexander, enterprising
young business man, was selling some
of his fine cattle Tuesday and John L.
Mason Of West was trucking them to
their destination.
Mrs. James Smithwick was in Green
wood Saturday and was overnight guest
in the home of her cousins, Mrs. Bessie
Bole and Miss Minnie Bole. They
brought her home Sunday and visited
with other relatives in the hills.
Monday found Mrs. Horace Vandiver
of Tchula and daughter, Mrs. John
Walter Parker priced guests in the Bas-
com Melton home.
Tuesday was day of much pleasure
for Mrs. Pattie Melton when she en-
joyed the hospitality of Mrs. R. C. Will
sons home where Mrs. Sude Hoge, of
Walden and Mrs. James Smithwick were
also present.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-10-31

R. L. Moran left the past week for
Memphis where he has accepted posi-
tion with one of the electric concerns
of that city.
Burgess Barton came over from Stark
vile on week end dates to visit his
mother, Mrs. l. G. Barton and family.
L. d. Pepper received a most inter-
esting letter from William A. Stein of
Santa Paula, Calf, Monday and that
he had just completed long and inter-
esting automobile tour with places all
over the west visited. He also sent Mr.
Pepper a sack of fine English walnuts
that he raises on his farm. Mr.. Stein
formerly lived here but left Lexington
many years ago to cast his fortune with
the oil interests of that state. He is
now superintendent of the Santa Paula
Crude Oil Co.
Merritt Johnson came down from the
CCC camp at Winona and spent the
week end here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. B. johnson.
Raiford McNeer was in town Tuesday
and said that he had been summoned for
jury service at the federal court in
jackson next week.
En- route to their homes in Blue Noun
tain from Jackson, where they attended
the wedding of their niece, Miss Mary
Gurney Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Cur
ney and Miss Myrtle Gurney stopped
here early this week for visit of a
few days with their sister, Mrs. J. T.
Parker and her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Callihan of Bates
Vile were visitors during the week end
in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Blackwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Wilkerson of In
dianola spent Sunday here as guests of
Mrs. Frances Lucius.
Miss Dorothy Nell Williams of Green
wood was an attractive guest in the
home of Mrs. Harry Waldrop the past
week end.
Mrs. C. A. Kendall, formerly Miss Ed
die Wigley, Lamar Wigley of Memphis,
and Billy Hewitt of Texas, spent Sun
day in the R. C. Coker home in Durant
Mrs. d. J. Ellington of Bethesda was
dinner guest Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. G. Brough.
Mrs. Larkin Mcbride, Mrs. Clyde
Walker and Mrs. Billy Mcbride of Gen.
terville, were trio of shoppers in our
city Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Jessie Moore, Mrs. Ward Telfair
of Greenwood and Mrs. Jack Lowry of
Greenville were recent guests in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Tate and Miss
Clara Mcclellan went to Sumner last
Sunday and visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Tate, the occasion being
birthday dinner for ]. X. Tate. When
asked how old he was Mr.. Tate said he
was in the draft"
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitt Trigleth of lower
Holmes county, were noted in local
shopping circles here Monday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-10-31

The average housewife walks a mile
in preparing meal-half mile to the
delieatessen and half mile back.
The Lexington advertiser., 1940-10-31

Adults have a habit of advising
young people. They accuse young people
of many things unjustly. We have al
ways believed that young people handle
themselves pretty we'll considering the
example made for them by the older
folks.-McComb Enterprise.
Fish have highly developed sense
of hearing, says the bureau Of fisheries
We would like to feel that that big
trout heard what we called him when
he got off our hook last Saturday,
Southern Lumberman.
Even the leaders of the COP have
given up hope of electing their candi-
date, and many papers are advising him
to withdraw. Let him run through to
the finish for he cannot possibly make
worse showing than Hoover did in 80,
or Landon did in 36.-Indianola Tocsin.
The idea that the United States should
worry about observing ats own neu-
trality" is absurd in the light of the
fact that there is no such thing as neu-
trality in the world today.-Carrollto
Conservative.