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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-11-26
Hp,,nrr @ailu Distatrh

the strike. which took place late yes.
,crday when approximately onc-th!rd
OF the 38S employees refused Ia start
work on ~ 3 p. m. shit. The next
shift is q Idulcd 10 start al p. m.
L. Il. freeman. vice president al
local 26U3 of the United Textile
Workers of America. >aId the strik"
was called without action by the
union.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-11-26
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER26, 1912

Agriculture officials oro,
some farmers, not having the ind "''
mont oil acreage payments. min, N'
more their allotmcntS and e. u
crops and products no, So WouiN
needed Il, the expense @, rr S,Sa'y
vitality important To- the WAY mouuc's
gram. We" pFU-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-11-26
.Asheville Mill
WorkersStrike

AShcNIllc, Nov. 26.-(AP)-Somc
employees of the AShcvillc Cotton
NILS, Inc, were on strike today al
th"uSh the mills were closed for the
thanksgiving holiday, after assert
ing mat the company refused To dis
S'afSe supervisor 10 whom they
objected
NcorSc X. Murphy. treasurer and
superintendent. declined 10 discuss
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-11-26
I ONES from Hospital.

y Is Gee laos returned from Watts
.0-r.'a.. DHaim.. where he has been
'a".rG treatment for the past wees
II, .~ ,,Ga e. or yrry much improved
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-11-26

Out of every seven ana onc-ha!f
dozcn eggs produced in the United
States this year. al least one dozen
will be dried - supply lease lend
rcquircmcS'S of Americas allies.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-11-26
Farm Benefit Payments
May be Reduced In 1943

Continued tr,rn Ta9c O,c)
manpowcr and productive facilities
ia producing war food ard fiber
needs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-11-26

Buy Another Bond Today!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-09
we nights well join him, huh ::
We gotta swell Jail here"
81 still don't get IT," the Duke


II still don't get H." the Duke
mourned TO Smiley when they
had been hauled in and out of
Jail.
They were waiting now to be
transported 10 the county seat.
There were charges against them,
Of course. All those other jobs
the easy ones-the ones where
there had been no rough stuff.
The Boss was in vile temper.
"YOu musta been dumb he
he had berated them roundly
when they'd all been locked in
the same cell. '1t don't make
sense. Everything okay--nothin'
wrong on'y - everything's
wrong
And so when the Duke saw
Granny Meaker speaking to Nate
Cobarth in the sheriff's hmall Of
flee he set up a terrific yowling.
LET me at err" he demanded
furiouSly "HOw," he de-
manded when at last she
glanced his way, did you do
it,"
II didn't-you did" she told
him quietly Telling me you
had a bad heart, and your fin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-09
SPEEDY ROUNDUP

you'll wash first" she told
them-pointing TO a troughlike
affair on the back porch. She
stood over them, and so stern
were her eyes that Smiley and
the Duke bent down obdiently.
"Okay, Granny" they heard
Cobarth say lazily. "And You
boys kin relax now" Dukes head
was in the water-Granny'S
strong. work-Scarred hand firmly
holding on 10 his neck. ~
He could feel Cobarth removing
his gun.
"Sure is a funny spot 10 tote
firearms" Nate was saying. But
there was nothing casual in his
face when Duke, suffering and
furious, whirled to face him.
And there was nothing casual IL
the rifle which Cobarth was point
ing toward them.
They picked up your pal down
10 the station, boys, 90 I guess
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-09
D0iIy Short Story
Smart Fellows

knocking at their Soor. Not like
the Boss. Saconi could smell a
good haul even fit was across the
country. =
No rough stun" he'd sayfn
his quiet way. "Jes, n little fire
thought. \ good payroll. A
couple OF hicks - and we don't
have no worries, see
DIFFERENT KIND OF JOB
They were pulling this Job in the
sam way they had pulled the
.RNcrdalc Job. The RoSeacre pay
roll also found lis way INTO their
hands. but kcre had been a little
trouble about that However. since
there had never been any rough
stuff. and nobody had ever been
bumpe off. the towns dldn I
SGuaWk too much. After all. most
of these towns wanted defense
works within their limits. And
You don't get il If you have the
reputation Of not protecting the
lldA lAlls IllAhNs AilN A(hht
are certainly funny blokeS.
II was the Dukes task 10 take n
room in the home Of leading citi-
zen. or in this case. in the spot
where the pay, roll paused for a
moment. Smiley followed. pro-
ccedng directly~to, the factory.
He excited no suspicion, for. he
looked like hundreds Of other
OF course. he never en-,
tered the gates. for that would
have brought down inquiries, and
ultimate discovery. He just hung
around the factory. IN field or a
wood near by. Obviously a man
Who is taking the day off-or has
been laid off for day pending the
arrival of new supplies of ma
chinery.
The Boss. in this set-up. arrived
and remained in the depot. A
traveller merely waiting for an
other train. BY no -stpeteA-af the
could these three be
linked UP to one another, espe-
cially when 20 TO 80 strangers ar
rived in town per day.
No. defense work was a swell
racket. Large pay rolls, inadequate
banking systems, and towns un-
prepared TO handle the influx OF
workers.
II was the Dukes Job to remain
in the house. Any suspicious act
on the part OF his hostess was 10
be stopped. The whole racket de-
pended upon perfect timing. And
because he didn't trust Granny
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-09
BY MIRIAM +. BRANDON

pOSS SACONI was explaining
- the setup 10 the boys.
"You, Duke" he instructed,
stake n room In the old danes
house. I got it cold that they
keep the pay roll there till the
hank opens on Monday. And
You. Smiley-you don't know
Duke at all. You're jes' drift
ing into town for Job. See:
Duke scowled
81 don't like IT," he announced
heavily.
$50 what" Saconi inquired
with heavy sarcasm. you got
the front and the manners "a
get away with II. You're gonna
be on n rest cure. see. \ biz
shot-on a rest cure. And be
careful that 1 don't rest you mp
permanent"
And SO on a particularly lovely
spring morning, Granny Meakcr
stared out at the young man
standing on her doorS,ey. I was
told YOU take in roomerS. the
young man murmured APOLOGIZE
cally.
Granny Meaker was Settir {
out a large glass of frothy milk
and a platter of cookies.
"You lookin' for n job, Young
feller:" she inquired
mo. I'm not" he began. help
Ing himself 10 cookies. "NO-HOn
see-my doctor advised rest.
Well. the truth OF the matter II.
I'm supposed 10 take il easy for
n little while. Heart. YOU know"
He smiled deprecatingly. II was
a gag which had gone over again
and again. Upon the accuracy of
the act had the Duke been able 10
sell everything from gold bricks
70 the Golden Gate bridge Granny
Meaker remained eXpresSionleSS.
There was no flicker of SYM
patty in the brown eyes. therelwaS
no warming smile from the i'm
mobile lips. This the Duke told
himself fretfully. lis one very, very
tough baby" $780,.
She showed him 10 his room. and
said, "Supper's at six" He could
see the vast stretches OF farmland
from his window. In the distance
the smoke stacks of the factory
belched forth sable cloud.
Defense work now, with a big
pay roll, and a lot of strangers in
town.
These tiny hamlets were BOOM
ing. only the dopes in them didn't
know a good thing when il came
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-09
Daily Quiz
BY THE ACE ANSwERMAN

Distributed by King Features synd.. Inc
l-Mahomet included what noted
women in his selection as the
most perfect four?
Flooding the telescope TO his
blind eye what famous British
admiral claimed he couldn't
see his superior's order to re-
tire?
3-The academic degree ranking
above bachelor and below doc
tor is what?
i-"He was neither a general nor
a statesman, nor even an hon.
est man" was said of what no
toriouS Mexican?
)-Beet sugar is a comparatively
recent development as COM
pared with cane sugar. Is il
possible for the ordinary, per-
son TO distinguish between
them?
6-Just how would you go about
talking like a Dutch uncle?
big guns at the Paris Peace
Conference in 1919 were the
victorious Big Four" What
countries did they represent =?
ANSWERS on Page SD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-09

TomorrOw'S short story: John
Meac hem Had Son." by
Charles McGuirk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-09

gers all nicotine stained. Think
I'm as dumb as that? And your
pal-pretending to be a work.
man, and everybody kin see he
amt got no calluses on his
hands.
And your pal at the station.
Said he was waiting for the
train up TO Worthwhile, and
wearing a light OvercOat when
everybody knows NOrthville's
still 30 far under snow you can't
even git I'm the place.
Smart felIers-I don't
think" She glared balefully.
81 told Nate the whole of it
right in front OF you"
And then the Duke remembered
that long involved conversation
about her nephew. She was really
telling Cobarth about the Duke
He had the information about the
boss, of course. And Smiley-why
Smiley walked right into it.
dumb hicksw the Duke
mourned. "They would figgcr
II out that way-not being 80
smart"
THE END.
TomOrrOw'S short story: John
Meach m Had a Son." by
Charles McGulrk.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-09

Meaker. he unpacked the props
he'd brought along. Then he went
out obviously TO take a little
mice town YOU have here"
be began ingratiatingly when he
returned. mind II 1 chat with
you n bit ."
go ahead and chat she told
him -abSently. You unpacked
yit:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

Well, they're going to salvage the
Normandie after all. There's no telling
how long it will take or how much money
it'll cost, but officials are evidently
resolved that the ship is too valuable to
be allowed to be scrapped for junk. Maybe
the Normandie will yet return to the days
when she was mistress of the seas over
which she glided so swiftly. At least it is
fitting that in her declining years she pass
them as a vessel and not as so many pieces
of metal welded into framework of other
ships or airplanes or tanks or war imple-
merts of diverse natures. It's claimed now
that speed has been the blame for the
series of incidents that have attached
themselves to the transformation of the
Normandie to the Lafayette, troop or
supply ship. Well, haste always made
waste and even modern efficiency often
runs afoul of the age-old maxim. Maybe
this time everything will be done to carry
on the work Of rebuilding swiftly but at
the same time safely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

Dover, N. j., was proud of 1o2 selectees
who were examined by draft board ply
sicians and found physically fitted for
Army service. There was farewell
breakfast, at which the mayor paid
tribute to "the hardest bunch of fellows
in many year." A few hours later,
AZ of the young men had been rejected
by Army doctors and sent back to civil
ian life.
This is no novel story. From all over
the country come similar tales of young
out their businesses, broken up their
homes and reported for service, only to
be rejected on physical grounds. Here
is one field in which Selective Service
could humanize the draft. There is no
apparent reason why Selectees should
not receive final physical examinations
before they are required to cut civilian
ties and report for service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Proof of Citizenship

It begins to be evident that the City
Of Waterbury will have to determine a
policy to govern its rule relative to
American citizenship for members of its
service departments - police and fire.
The case Of Patrolman Patrick Cluney Is
probably not an unusual one. There
must be dozens Of similar instances
throughout the country where men and
women, If pressed, might find them
selves in the embarrassing position Of
being unable to prove that they were
native-born. Obviously here are grounds
for the exception to the rule.
No one can find fault with the city
fathers in demanding citizenship and
requiring proof at times like the present.
But the individual case must certainly
be judged on its own merits. That OF
Patrolman Cluney seems to be quite diff
ferent from the earlier one involving
Patrol1nan Stango who, presumably, was
aware Of his citizenship, but believed
that 1t was not to be bar to his con-
tinued service in the department. With
Patrolman Cluney there probably was
never a thought of non-citizenship or
inability to prove he was native-born.
All Of which simply places the matter
Of deciding individually on whatever
cases are brought before the authorities
Or scrapping the rule entirely. It's
doubtful If the latter course of action will
be followed; more likely that the board
will consider each case on its individual
merits and decide accordingly. Water
bury seems to be alone in this matter of
probing into the citizenship of its uni
formed employees. It may be that good
judgment prescribes a delay to allow us
TO Join other communities in their treat
ment of war problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

tination as China. The first man
means he will take his bomber
to Major General Lewis II. Brere-
ton in India, the second to the
British forces in the Middle East
and the third tot he head of the
Persian Gulf, where the Russians
wilyl take the plane north 70 .4le
fighting front.
You don't nave to be an airline
president like Col. G. r. Smith,
ex-American Airlines, now help
ing Gen. George to run the show
to know 1t takes more than
dashing young pilot to deliver
those planes. There must be
landing fields - and some Of the
new fields have runways a mile
or more in length. There must
be dispersal areas, to allow planes
to scatter when enemy planes ap-
pear. There must be fuel sup
plies and fuel facilities; living
quarters for tired transient crews;
hospital facilities for the man who
has caught tropical fever;
weather stations scattered across
the world, and most important Of
all, protective forces, such as
ground troops and fighter planes,
which might make 1t hot for the
enemy in case of attack.
As General George puts 1t, ut
takes some planning to think Of
these things-including having
an American hot dog and Amer
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Nation of Bookkeepers

Slowly but surely the Federal Govern
ment Is making nation Of bookkeepers
out Of all those eligible for fedral income
taxes. And who today isn't eligible to pay
these taxes? Only the mere fact that.
most of us are convinced that every
thing possible must be done to win the
war and win it speedily prevents a civil
uprising when it is proposed that income
taxes for the current year of 1912 be
deducted from our weekly pay envelopes.
Try to imagine what that means?
And after you have stopped imagining
ret down to real facts and realize what
It's going to mean in every business firm
throughout the country, big or little.
The manifold problems Of keeping books
straight have been magnified of recent
years by all manner Of taxes which must
be reported on at regular intervals, the
same often changed overnight and de-
handing some fresh accounting. Add to
those the numerous items that are so
often deducted for such items as insur-
arce, hospital plans, old age assessments,
etc.
That merely touches the high spots
Of modern bookkeeping. Your average
Iayman might see little difficulty in add
ing one more deduction to the list, but
10 isn't as simple as all that and even II
1t were, the job would be further compli-
Gated by the fact that for every indi-
vidual with individual salary levels for
the year there must be considered all his
own individual deductions. Writing off
income taxes at the source of payment
may sound like sure-fire method of col
lection, but we know a lot of hard
working accountants; bookkeepers, file
clerks, ETC., who will constitute protest
ing group of tremendous proportions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
MIR. Adde's Misunderstands

George F. Adde'S complaint, that the
Presidents program will not enable
labor's pay envelope to catch up with
higher living costs, misses the whole point
Of Mr.. Roosevelt's speech on inflationary
curbs.
The idea - which millions of workers
seem to appreciate better than the United
Automobile Workers secretary-treasurer
- is that our national standard of living
must come down. Labor, like all con-
sumers, will find less in the stores to buy.
Without major adjustments, there still
will be more money than goods - SO
much more that Uncle Sam is going to
raise taxes just to get the filthy lucre out
Of our possession.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
In Today's Mail
STIR OVER BIRTH CREDEN-
TIALs MAKES ONE PERSON
PONDER ON LOCAL
SITUATION

Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
The writer has been reading of
late in the local pauers, all the con-
troversv over members of the Police
Department. especially holding down
q civic lob. and not being a citizen
Of the united States. which auto
maticaIlv means. presume. they
AREN'T entitled to a vote: which all
hrirps To mind the fact that local
bovs horn and raised in waterbury,
DOM GET a break when 1t comes to
0ettino m the FIRE or police denart-
mentoand the question comes in
one's mind "WHY2"
Tbere must he a oood reason for It
nerhans On or q wears ago this
WASN'T irnnorta nt--b,t n would seem
&c tho,,oh n should he-r,gl1t around
the time If the first World war An
other question looms I'm in mind
What n,,aIifications did those who
cot these iobr have that local men
SiTntS
WIZ, +ya ravt sess,o,, NJ the Oen-
arei eSssuohiv A. would seam fitfnir.
tI, :. w,s,o rS,,rsss,,t ne Should work
~, ti,s nootta,. and hring Something
~, ~, u,n ,s 's eitba,. a civii service az
s az tio,, would ha IN line for these
Jobs or Something Of that nature
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Keen a Mask Handy

We are impressed with Nazi reiteration
that official assurances that Germany
would not use poison gas hold as good
today as ever" Surely nobody will worry
about lethal gases after that. Do we not
know the Reich's reputation?
The "scrap of paper" that bound her
not to invade Belgium in 1914 = re-
member? The Hague convention OF 1899
and its renewal in 1907, pledging against
use of lethal gases remember, and
the cloud of chlorine that killed 1000
and disabled 1900 Canadians and French
colonials at Ypres in 1915? The assur-
ances to virtually every nation that Ger
many has devastated since 1888 - re-
member them?
Trust Hitler, but keep gas mask
handy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

It seems like neresy in this day and
age when good engineers are hard to get
that the state would countenance the
release of eighteen qualified engineers
from the Public Works Department. Yet
that what will happen after June IS.
There'll be IS less engineers in that de-
partment. However, Commissioner George
L. Burke says these men won't be with
out Job very long as private industry is
swallowing up all the engineers 1t can get.
But the state isn't defense industry
these days and each passing month finds
its activities along many fronts curtailed:
Hence the need to unload much skilled
help.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

withstanding the stoppage Of civilian
building, and the limitation upon war
housing which has been imposed by
shortages in other materials, we still are
in urgent need Of more soft wood lumber
than our loggers and mills have been
producing.
The moral would seem to be that we
can't take anything for granted in total
war. We must give from every pore.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

Can you answer seven Of these
test questions? Turn to back page
for the answers.
/. What position in the U. 8. gov
eminent does Thurman Arnold
hold?
2. The q. 81 Gold Depository ia
at Fort Knox, Kentucky: where Is
the U. s. Silver Depository2
8. Name the weekly A. e. y. pub.
1ication issued during World War ]
that has been revived?
4. Women are employed as mill.
tary airplane pilots in the u. 8. 8
r.; true or false?
S. In which American war did Sir
Henry Clinton fight? 4
s. Do .Quokers (Society Of = }
8. Do Quakers (Society Of
Friends) have the ceremony Of bap-
tisrn?
7. The o. 8. Secret Service is q
division Of the Department Of War.
Justice, or Treasury?
8. Which river forms the northern
boundary of Kentucky?
o. The portrait Of which rresidenf
Is on u. 8. one dollar bills?
10. Name the five cities that have
baseball teams In both major
leagues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

lean can Of beer ready for the
pilot when he drops down out Of
the skies In the hot jungle Of the
AnglO-Egyptian Sudan"
The men who fly these ships
are the pick Of America. They
IRE not all boys. The age range
Is 81 to IS. All have had from
two to six months special train
ing in handling the Army's ships,
plus minimum entrance require
ment Of 800 hours in the air.
They have, in the course Of
everyday operations, experiences to
write books about. One crew,
flying over Africa, attempted to
contact a certain station In ad-
vance Of landing, to get radio
bearings. But the station did not
respond. THIS was In October,
and the native radio operators
were enjoying their festive"
month - feasting all night and
sleeping all day.
CHAMPAGNE, CAVIAR"
It was the AFAF'C which carried
the Hartman mission to Moscow.
Upon arrival, crew members were
ushered into the officers mess and
given a breakfast Of champagne,
Crimean wine, caviar, fish, bread,
butter, tomato and onion salad,
more caviar and then were
asked II they would like a beef
steak!
Thus far the big job has been
delivering planes and engines
and propellors and Quinine and
vitanins = to distant parts. But
the routes thus explored and the
facilities laid down soon will be-
come the means for moving COM
bat forces into the theaters Of war.
Thus, If 1t should ever become
necessary to make a combat oper-
alton against Dakar, U. s. bomb
ing planes could move into acton
along the well-established route
from Florida to Brazil to Africa.
On the domestic side, ferry
ing sometimes involves an as
sembling job. A pilot and crew
will pick up . B-A LiberatOr
at the West Coast plant, fly IL to
Detroit to pick UP British type
radio, and equipment for over
seas flying, such as q life-raft,
then fly on to Montreal, where
the Raj or the RCAF takes
over.
But this summer, the AFAFC
will start a North Atlantic ferry
service of its own, independent
Of the British.
Most of the Ferrying Commands
operations are strictly secret. You
can't even get into its building in
washington without filling out a
special form and having a guard
as escort. But it's obvious from
what can be told that the Com
mand is making 1t possible for
q. s. forces to stand astride the
world In this global war, and in
so doing is making preparations
for a world at peace.
Copyright, 1912, by United
Feature Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23
Current Comment

War profit millionaires arc bad
on morale.
DIR. Mark A. May Of Yale Uniyer-
sity.
81
This election was g. command for
the opening OF a Sc ,ond front and
victory this year.
w. j. Brown, independent VIC
tor over government-backed cam
didate for British parliament.
-
imitation would result IN defeat
on the home 'front.' that could not
fail to be reflected upon the battle
fields abroad.
Price Administrator Leon Hem
derson.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-23

Maybe we're wrong, but we certainly
agree with those national legislators who
puzzled over the need of 25-miles OF
barbed wire fence along the Mexican Dor
der west of Ell Paso, Texas. 1nvestlga-
ton brought out the fence will ward OFT
smugglers. At a cost of $4,000 we doubt
if the fence will keep out anything more
than tourists afraid to risk tearing their
clothes on the barbS.