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Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
IOPA Office
Marks Time
In Waiting
No Complaints On
Increase In Rents
Filed With Board

The district office of OPA in
Henderson, serving the four counties
of Vance. Granville. Warren and
Franklin. is marking time with no
authority except as 10 sugar. and
with nothing to do except 10 clear
MS desks of accommodations. il was
said today by Joel T. Chcatham.
chairman of the board Chcatham
said the staff of the local office is
still intact and on the payroll and
VIII continue in that status pending
permanent decision of Congress as
10 its future.
The chairman said no complaints
had been received by the local dis
tlict Office as to rent increases. al
though ii does not directly function
IN that field. which is handled by :
district agency with offices i'm Dur
ham. However. no information was
available that there had been adj
v#nccS locally.
The OPA office here has no out
side full-tlmc worker except in OK
ford. No permanent branch is main
tanned in Warren or Franklin coun-
ties, which are handled directly
directly through the local office.
Only sugar has been rationcd for
some months. While this has been
administered by the OPA office. the
U. 5. Department of Agriculture is
still holding rcinS on that one COM
modify, and all purchases are limit
cd 10 the current validity of ration
stamps applying Ia sugar.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
Veterans To
Register In
Course

Veterans in Henderson and Vance
county vino wish to take advantage
OF the CT Bills assistance features
in obtaining Il college education are
asked Ia register at the office of the
county superintendent of schools on
July % and %. Brooks p. Wyche.
veterans service officer for Vance
county. announced today.
Instructions for this registration
came from Wiley NJ. Pickcns. dircc-
tor of the North Carolina Vctcrns
COMMISSION. III connection with
comprehensive plans for "uff cam
pus college ccntcrS" in communities
where there is sufficient demand.
These ccntcrS will be run by quail
lied teachers n the freshman level.
with credits given as if work were
dcnc on the campus.
The "off campus college ccntCrs"
will not be confined To veterans
alone. but may be used by non-vct-
Grams as well. Glasses will be held
III late afternoon and evening.
All persons interested in the Dian
are requested to register on the dates
mentioned at the office of the coun-
~ superintendent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
REV. BEN T. BRODIE
OFFERS RESIGNATION

Scotland Neck. July 9.-The re-
Signation Of Rev. B. r. Brodic for
the past Is years rector of Trinity
Episcopal church was rendered TO
the vestry of the church at its reg
ular meeting last week. and was
accepted with regret.
In his letter of resignation. Rev.
MIR. Brodie stated that the Church
of the Advent at Enfield, which he
also serves, desires to procure full
time minister, and that since he be-
lieved such a move would be in the
best interest of the Enfield church
he had resigned ifom his charge
there.
Since this action was bound up
with the future of Trinity church
where he also serves on d partimc
basis, he felt impcllcd TO offer his
resignation TO the Scotland Neck
church also.
1t will become effective in Oc-
tober.
Mr.. Brodie is son of Mrs. Ben
Rrod'e and the late Mr.. Brodie, of
Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
COUNTY BRIDGES IN
BAD CONDITION NOW

Raleigh. July 9.-Many of North
Cardinals 10000 county road bridges
have reached Il Critical condition,
with little chance Of carly repair
because of material, labor and equip
ment shortages, State Highway En-
ginecr w. Vance Baise reported to-
day.
Natural deterioration and heavy
wartime traffic loads during the
past four years, he said, placed ii
heavy strain on these vital spans
which link together the states So
GOO miles of county roads
Wartime restrictions permitted no
construction and only limited main
tcnance of the dirt and Surface-treat-
ed roads used daily by the rural pop
ulation as farm-to-market, school
bus and mail routes, the highway
engineer explained
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
Methodist Conference Will.
Meet Here November 6-lO|

N November. which will bring to
Henderson sumo 500 10 900 delegates
including approximately 800 preach
ers. The conference last met i'm Hem
dcrson i'll November, 1880. and once
before that, i'll 1904.
committees to arrange various de-
tails will be appointed immediately
by the Methodist congregation, and
early i'll the autumn solicitation will
be made fer homes for the visitors
OFFICIALS and members of the FRS,
Methodist church are confident that
IN spite OF the food and housing
problems. accommodations c;,l be
provided for the church gathering.
Section Of the conference city is
i'll the hands CT committee of the
annual conference, and il is that
committee which accepted the invi-
tation extended by the official board
of the church Monday night.
This will be the first time the
conference has met in Henderson
since the merger of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South and the
Methodist Protestant Church six
years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
Petroleum for "SUn-Doduers"

posture was equal to two hours Of
midsummer sunshine, yet no burns
occurred even after exposure of
the skin for twenty minutes. On
skin not covered with the ointment,
exposure to the ultraviolet rays for
ten seconds was sufficient to pro-
duce evidences of sunburn.
This type of petroleum. with
nothing added to it gives ample
protection from the most intense
sunlight.
Stimulating Body
Sunshine seems to have some
effect in stimulating all the activi-
ties of the body. H. addition, when
the ultraviolet rays of this light
fall on the bare skin, vitamin D |.
formed from the substance in the
skin known as ergosterol. But
healthful as 1t is, sunshine il
powerful, primal stuff, and too
much of 1t can be as bad as too
little.
Those addicted to sunbathing
should remember this.
They should also learn the rules
Of this popular pastimc, a few
minutes exposure to sunlight TO
begin with and then gradually in
creasing doses until an even tan
ming Of the skin results.
Never forget that while moder-
ate exposure to sunlight Is benefi-
cial, over-exposure will not only
produce burning, but may also be
responsible for certain types Of
really dangerous skin qrowths.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
PAY FINES

S. S. Stevenson, w. w. Stone, II. c..
Cornelius and l.. w. lIobgood, Jr.,
paid fines of 81 each at the city
clerks office yesterday for viola
tons of traffic regulations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09

Foolish people think romance is
like ghost, that il eludes ,ouch-
lrg. lis where they were. not
where they are.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
Will Bring Over
500 Churchmen To
City For Meeting

The 1916 annual session of the
North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist church will be held in
Henderson Wednesday through Sun
day. November clio, US guests OF
the First Methodist church here, the
pastor, Rev. c. ID. Burclift. annol, ced
today
The board of stewards Of the
church. at its monthly meeting Mon
day night, officially extended the in
vitation TO the conference. and con-
ference officials We're notified an!
Immediately accepted the vitation
The invitation was extended aft
Ell the various circles CT women's
organizations in the congregation or
Monday afternoon pledged their full
cooperation in helping to entertain
the visitors.
Bishop w. w Pecle, of Richmond,
Va, will preside at the confercn.a
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
WEEVIL MENACE is
GROWING IN STATE

College Station. Raleigh. July 0.
The boil wcvil situation in the
southern section of North Caroline
is becoming more alarming and UNI
usually heavy damage may result
ii weather conditions are favorable
for boil weevil growth. says Jane,
T. Conner. Jr.. EXtu:sion eniomol-
ogist at State College.
Reports from ii counties showed
that II OH Of 90 fields had boil wee
vii infestation and the average in
festation for the scvcnty-onc field
was li.85 per cent.
Conner called attention To the fact
that poisoning should begin when
the infcStatiCn reached 10 per cent
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
Milk Mixture for
St0m a Oh Ulcers

a recent medical discovery now used by
ooctofs and hospitals everywhere has proven
ennsualy successful IN the treatment OF stom-
aeh ulcers caused from excess acid. II 1, :.
harmless preparation yet 20 effective, in many
cases the pains of stomach ulcers tlisappear
almost immedintely- Also recommended for gas
pains. indigestion heartburn due to hyper-
sadity. Sufferers may now try this at home NV
obtaining bottle Of EURlN from their drug
rut- LURlN contains this new discovery in IL
Pwett form Easy to take Just mix two tea
Poonfuls Nm a half glass of milk Cost, bur
Httie. Must satisfy or money refunded
Lurin for sale by Parkers Drug
Store and drug stores everywhere.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
POLICE COURT

Richard Turner. colored. was tried
in police court today for drunk driv-
ing. He was sentenced to 90 days.
commitment not TO issue upon pay
ment Of $50 and costs and condition
that he not operate motor vehicle
for two wears
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
Harris Services.

Funeral services for Alonza Har-
riS, route 1. will bc held al Mount
Moriah church. colcrcd. Wednesday
afiCrnor; al 3 o'clock Rev. James
Brown will be the officiating min
lister.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-09
AROUND TOWN
ACREAGE TRANSFERRED

Oscar S. Faulkner and wife trans
ferrcd "a l-2 acres in Vance and
Granville counties to Herbert r.
Phelps and wife for 500 and other
considerations in a deed filed at the
register of deeds office yesterday.
Evening star., 1946-06-16
BY John L. Coontz

N SENATE hearings on the ap-
pointment of James K. Vardaman,
Il st. Louis shoe manufacturer, to a
Federal Reserve post, it recently
was charged that certain papers bore
signatures that were forged. Alwyn
Cole was brought in to examine the
signatures and to declare as to their
genuineness.
Alvyn Cole sits daily in small cubby-
hole of room on the fourth floor of
the old Treasury Building. He sits there
amid microscopes, acids, chemical re-
torts, supersensitive light cameras and
other paraphernalia incident to his CALL
ing-that of mystery fingers" sleuth
for Uncle Sam.
Subtle, unseen, invisible to the lay
mans eye are the curlycues and
idiosyncrasies that distinguish a genu-
inc signature from a false one, but not
so to the "eyes'' of Mr.. Cole. The "mys-
terry fingers" that forge Government
documents or names of individuals to
Government documents, such as checks
and bonds, are quite detachable by them.
There is hardly business transac-
ton that does not involve document
with signature as a record" says Mr.
Cole. Genuine records are often at
tackled. The most brazen forgeries are
sometimes offered as authentic, dis
posing of thousands of dollars and in
other ways affecting the honor, in
Evening star., 1946-06-16
BY Robert D. Clark
As.ee;eted prsxs S,1@ Witt.

SOUTHPORT, ME
~ NEUROLOGICAL mysteries of
the far North, including the
~ disputed existence of an elu-
sive gull, will call Comdr. DON
aid B. Macmillan back to Arctic waters
this summer aboard his famed schooner
Bowdoin on an expedition sponsored by
the Colorado Museum OF Natural His
tory.
The 71-year -old Provincetown, Mass,
veteran of Peary's polar dash will sail
from Boothbay Harbor with IA ship
mates June % for the iceberg studded
waters of Baff1n Lands Probisher Bay.
1t will be the 10Th wildfire study cruise
of the Bowdoin, now fitting out for re-
sumption of almost annual Arctic vis-
its that were interrupted by World War
II. Both Comdr. Macmillan and his
80-foot, oak-hulled craft served with
the Navy throughout the war, although
the explorer himself made only one
voyage
On the Bowdoin's Forthcoming five
weeks cruise will go DR.. Alfred NJ
Bailey, director Of the Colorado Mu-
scum, and Robert Grayce of the Bos-
ton Audubon Society, naturalists, who
will collect data and specimens in the
bleak nesting haunts of rare Arctic birds.
Comdr. Macmillan and his scientific
colleagues hope to settle persistent
controversy by learning whether the So
called "Kumlien gulf actually exists.
The gull, first reported in 1879, has been
described variously as a species, a sub
Evening star., 1946-06-16

sneaking fondness. Nor does one see
in the city any glaring examples of
the distressing poverty SO often appar-
ent in other Latin American countries,
notably in Mexico and especially among
the Indians.
Yesterday was my first encounter
with the local orchestra and things
went very well. This is always fateful
moment. The guest conductor is in
troduced by the permanent one at, what
always seems to me, the zero hour. The
orchestra, individually and collectively,
sizes the stranger up and the guest does
the same with them. Then, after
few words of welcome on the one hand
and Of thanks on mine, the moment
where the encounter begins is at hand.
The music starts-quite good. Very
good, in fact. But, oh, oh, what's that?
The second oboe plays flat. Well, maybe
his reed is little long: must remem-
ber to ask him afterwards. Hey, what
now? The first bassoon makes wrong
entry. I try to wave him away, but he
continues, and when I stop he looks
dC AlC DO ~ ~ WC1C lily AduACs
First blood and, I fear that with my
execrable Spanish, it's going to be mine.
So quickly decide to give him (and
myself another chance, and go back a
bit. This time he comes in right, and
when his passage is finished he smiles
at me, the scoundrel. So smile back,
and tell him without stopping, "Muy
bien." I suspect his colleague on the
clarinet of giving him a swift one in
the shins because now they both grin
Cthis is Latin America, don't forgeD and
all is. o.a. very serene for the time being.
All in all, must say they are really
anxious to please, polite and most ready
to help me with my Spanish. Rarely
do they smile at my mistakes-and they
certainly are quick to accept sugges-
tions. The concert master, an excellent
Viennese violinist with the not-so-
Evening star., 1946-06-16
,I(.)V:
Too Many Gwinnetts
Arouse Suspicious

alone by line but by different shading
in the letters.
Tracing is one of the commonest
forms of forgery; and it is one of the
easiest forms to expose. A too exact
replica of signature is likely to arouse
suspicion in Mr.. Coles mind.
There is on record the case of the
signature of Button Gwinnett to con-
firm this Gwinnett was signer of
the Declaration of Independence, a man
is now worth $4,000 to collectors. All
might have gone well with the forger
of GWinnett's name but for one thing
The forger was over ambitious Instead
of stopping at one, he produced four
signatures. So many genuine" Gwin-
netts aroused suspicion in the Library
of Congress. They were turned over to
Mr.. Cole for study. TT was easy" said
Mr.. Cole. No man ever writes his name
twice exactly the same. Try it.
Besides the science OF the line" meas
urement, the most exact informer of
the handwriting scientist, there are 9TH
er powerful witnesses for authenticity
Of document. There is the paper up
on which appears the written word; the
ink in which it is written and, often,
the teu-tale corrections made.
There is case in Mr.. Coles files
where spurious will was written on
paper carrying watermark traced to
a date several years subsequent to the
date carried on the document. In other
words the paper was not even in exist
ence' on the date of the alleged execu-
ton Of the document.
The fabric, weave and watermark of
a paper tell its age and they can be
easily traced. The ultraviolet ray ma
chine used by Mr.. Cole in the examina-
tion of documents has a transparent
quartz tube filled with mercury. An
electric current passes through this.
The mercury vaporizes and the arc
produces an intense violet light. A
screen is placed in front of this to
remove almost all the visible light and
the resultant ultraviolet light is not
visible. However, it has a peculiar
property. When it falls on a substance,
theoretically, it creates an activity in
that substance which, in turn, creates
a luminosity which is visible. Thus,
two sheets Of paper that might be 100
Evening star., 1946-06-16

1Oill like my 1Dork as much as
I do theirs"
had a Jewish cantor and his family,
consisting of his wife, a daughter of
about 10, and boy of about 7, on the
plane. I sat across the aisle from him.
After while he started humming "Kol
Nidrei," the old song of atonement. As
I was writing he very politely asked
me if he were disturbing me- When l
told him mot at ALL enjoy it," he
became more courageous and pulled
out a little booklet with the words of
other songs, and started singing those.
The little boy seemed to know several
of the tunes and joined in. When
he didn't know a melody the father
would sing it and conduct it with his
hand, and the second time the boy
would try it and get it very quickly.
This was too much for the girl, who
turned around in her seat and started
to sing along, too,. That left only the
mamma and, sure enough, after about
two more minutes she, too, couldn't re-
sist the temptation and joined in with
the rest of the family.
1t was curious and extraordinarily
moving experience to listen to these
age-old songs while we were travelling
10000 feet high in the most modern
of all conveniences, over the widest
country I've ever seen, the sulphurous
desert of Northern Chile. What the
French call LIE piquant du contraste."
After landing in Autofagasta, big
mining town which recommend to the
humanitarian interests which John
L. Lewis processes to feel for miners
everywhere, we spent half the night
in the so-called guest house of the
town and left, again at am, only
to come down after two hours because
the plane needed more gasoline.
These otherwise so-nice Latin Ameri-
cans sometimes make me think of what
artists Of the romantic era were sup
Evening star., 1946-06-16

tegrity. property and even liberty of
men. Today, when the most law-abid-
ing citizen may be the victim of a forged
instrument, when the racketeer, coun-
terfeiter, spy, eXtortionist, embezzler
and confidence man are busy in every
field and often using fraudulent checks,
notes, bonds. afldavits, wills, threaten
ing letters, altered and falsified records,
it is important that people be on guard
against these attacks and at least know
something of the anatomy of this par
ticular danger" And here Mr.. Cole
pointed out that signature usually
contains more individuality - more
points by which it can be identified
than any other written matter.
One night few years ago two police
officers stumbled over the PROSTATE
form of man in the rear of a low
class bar in New Orleans. The officers
rushed him to hospital, where he died
few hours later. Investigation de-
termined the man to have been
veteran of World War I, and the hos
pital marked his death on the records
as "alcohol and marihuana poisoning :"
The next morning there was cashed at
one of the nearby banks Government
check Endorsed with the name of the
dead man. The sum drawn was placed
to the credit of the owner of the bar.
The coincidence Of the veterans
demise and the check cashing was never
explained, but the Treasury Depart
ment never paid that check. Alwyn
Cole saw to that! When suspicion of
irregularity in the cashing Of the check
was brought to the attention of Treas
ury officials Mr.. Cole got busy with his
microscopes and retorts. He also began
thumbing all the papers in the possess
sion Of the Government, relative to
Treasury payments to the deceased.
These consisted of assignments of
bonds, registry receipts, correspondence
and the original check in question Mr..
Coles conclusion, after all examination
and comparison was improper -indorse-
ment."
Improper Endorsement" technically,
is not forgery. And subsequent develop
ments in the case bore this out. For
this improper Endorsement" turned out
to be guided hand" witnesses being
found who said that they were present
at the Endorsement Of the check. and
Evening star., 1946-06-16
Back to the Arctic

species and (by skeptics) as a nom
existent creature.
On an earlier voyage to Cumberland
Bay, Comdr. Macmillan says, he sighted
the breeding grounds Of bird he be-
lieves might have been the Kumlien in
pure or crossbred form.
The expedition will make more than
500 sea soundings along the Bowdoin's
route. Comdr. Macmillan says depths
registered on fathomer will be plotted
in" on new United States photographic
ONCE charts prepared while he was sta
toned at the Office in wartime.
Howard Pierce, 70, veteran Southport
rigger, prepared the Bowdoin's rigging
and bent on its suit of sails for the
forthcoming voyage. Several months
ago the craft was fitted with new 100
horsepower Diesel engine, and workmen
have enlarged crew quarters to accom-
modate Is, the largest ships company
ever signed on the schooner.
Comdr. Macmillan is sure that his
two-master, after 10000 miles of Arctic
cruising, is las sound as she was on her
launching day"
And, he adds. II feel the same way
myself I want to go North five or six
more times"
The Bowdoin will take on supplies
at Sydney, Nova Scotia, and then visit
Battle Harbor and Hopedale, Labrador
at Main. Labrador, where Comdr. Mac
MILAN founded an Eskimo school oper-
ated by Moravian missionaries, the
schooner will land provisions. At Labra-
doris Cape Chidley on Hudson Strait,
the Bowdoin will square away for ice
locked Bafin Island. Return of the ex-
pedition is scheduled August at Ports
mouth. N. H.
Evening star., 1946-06-16

Viennese name Of Freddie Wang. does
wonders in occasional trick translating
when get stuck.
Comes the end Of the symphony and
suddenly there is applause from the en-
tire orchestra This is a delightful
moment for any conductor, when his
colleagues in a foreign country approve
and tell him so Comes the intermis-
sion. There seems to be an excited
buzzing and smiling when I go to my
room and a few moments later the man.
ager comes to tell me that the entire
orchestra is "muy entusiastico." So
much the better, because there are four
more rehearsals and there may yet be
moments when they won't be so en-
tusiastico!
However, all's we'll for now. ask the
second oboe if, etc-but it isn't the reed.
It's just the and the E-flat in certain
octave on his particular instrument. So
I tell him to be careful with those notes,
"cuidado piano, por favor" and he
Continued on Page C-6)
Evening star., 1946-06-16
How Qnc|e Sam raps the Forger

per cent linen but differing in the kind
of sizing or process Of manufacture will
show a different hourescence under
ultraviolet ray. The same colors of ink
will fuoresce differently under this ray.
Erased writings are often made visible.
stains from chemical erasures are in
variably revealed, making it possible to
examine a document without staining
it with chemicals.
In one case, the date of document
was extremely important and a chem
ical test saved the Government several
thousand dollars. The case concerned
a medical record that purported to show
a certain veteran had been treated for
tuberculosis in 1919, shortly after his
discharge from the Army. The veteran
claimed he contracted the disease in
service and offered the record as a con-
venient proof.
Color of Ink Proves
Date of Document
Immediately the question arose as to
whether the record in question was
made in 1919, or shortly before tho
veteran made his claim, in 1885. The
ink OF the document proved the downfall
of the veteran. 1t was a rich blue.
The first thing Investigated by Mr..
Cole was the composition Of this Ink
One of the inks In wide use Is called
Evening star., 1946-06-16
By Hans Kinder

Conductor, National Symphony Orchestra
MIAMI.
THE Miami Airport is scandal
and a disgrace. Much has been
written about it, but so far, to
little or no purpose. I can say
without exaggerating that it is, in the
most literal sense of the word, stencil
in the nostrils and definite danger
from the point of sanitation. Some
thing drastic should be done about it,
and the sooner the better.
The small waiting room has wooden
and some cushioned benches dhe lat
ter with the springs coming through in
many instances), which can accommo-
date a maximum of 81 persons. I
counted them. With the enormous
amount of planes leaving constantly-to
Havana alone there are so daily flights