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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-19

Is You have TO have something
to live for. always had some.
thing. Max. Now Elaine If
she could find something"
Corbett said: The trains
| stopped. Who wants some hot
| coffee?"
DR.. Peck shook his head. None
for ME. thanks. I need my sleep.
Bring some for them. Make your
peace"
The train shed at Richmond was
night-gloomy and chill but here.
as at Raleigh. was that Incredible
hustle and stir OF life and work
going on III the dead OF the night:
trucks rolling. piled high with car
tons. bales, trunks and dulles:
sullen.faced workmen, Shutting
along with hose rozzlcs and oil
spouts; people arriving. departing.
and. way down the track. the re-
freshment stavt. Two men were
buying stacks Of sandwiches. car
tons of coffee. 81 many II seemed
they were STOCKING n party. Cor
bett made his own purchases
quickly: three cartons of coffee. 4
package or cigarrts. He handed
two coiteeS III through the wash
room curtains. returned to the
platform to dr.ak his own coffee
before Inc train started. The por-
ter locked up the door. scowled at
the litter of butts. bread and COT
fee containers. Jus pigs" he
mumbled. Jus pigs IN Il sty."
The platform Was cold. raw
stuffy cold. but you could see
through the raln-S.athcrcd Win
dows, watch the black SKY DIM
ming TO slate, see houses and trees
taking form, street lights OF towns
looking wan Ill the rIlStrG dawn
For some distance he followed the
white headlights and red warning
lamps of j huge truck With a
trailer, racing the Palm Queen on
highway parallel to the track
The gay was travelling but the
Palm Queen WAS beating him out.
Were doing better than SIXTY"
he thought. lie rain slows him
up. We can make time but he
can't"
He felt the drumming vibration
of iron. the sar-3pl!ttinG clash Of
the cars. II plucksd AZ his nerves.
He crossed over the platform. He
saw a broad stretch OF wind
whipped water. shimmcrIng steel
beneath the lowering Sky. The
heavens were cushions Of ram
bearing clouds. round, fecunG
dark =. like the hak. He crossed
again to the side he had come
from. There were freight trains
on sidngs; long strings OF rec,
yellow, brown.
The trees here looked barren.
They had only the palest of timld
green feathers on wet, shiny
branches. The dooryards were
muddy. In one u forsytfia bush
was bowed to the ground by the
wind. dragging its gold-ycllow
flowers in the mire. When you
whizzed through a town. you could
see people in rainCoats standing
on corners. beneath dripping UNI
brellas. waiting for BUSES.
1t was full seven o'clock when
he finally saw the fawn-colored
tower of the Masonic monument
at Alexandria. and then til e
sprawl OF the Pentagon, the pew
ter Potomac. pockmarkcd by rain.
the shimmcring black cars whz-
zing over its bridge. the network
Of rails and overhead power lines.
and finally the Monument. a slcn-
der white pointer. tip lost III the
mist.
When the ira sIIG INTO the
Washing ton shed. he Went back TO
his car. Sixteen was by now fully
awake. Its shades were ali up.
1t was vocal and busy. digging
under he seats tor ITS overnight
cases. climbing up on the CnaIrs
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-19
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TO get boxes and bags from tho
rack. The middle-agcd couple in
one and two were already peeling
their oranges. Smelling hard boiled
eggs.
kalchis had moved over into
his seat and was moodi!y coodling
the pane. He muttered: You
want to sit down." but made no
move TO get up. The man looked
white. drawn. exhausted. Corbett
climbed on n chair to get down
his bag from the rack. He was
lettering there. precariously bal
anEInS himself. when Elaine and
her mother came up the aisle.
Elaine's hair had been comoed,
her nose powdered. There was
rouge on her lips. When she saw
Corbctt standing up on the seat.
her slate eyes grew cloudy and
fearful. She swayed. reached to-
ward 4 chair. Her mother-in-law's
arm went out quickly. I'm all
right. mother. l really am" She
managed n smile.
I'm sorry we took your seats"
Betty Taylor said anNiously. I'll
pick Joanie up. I've got to wash
the children and give them their
breakfasts"
This time Elaine Weston's smile
was more sure OF itself. I'm
sorry we GisposseSsed you from
the Mushroom"
Elaine had 4 nap" her mother
!n-law offered. 1T did her good"
I'm SiaG." The sunncrs mates
wife touched Flames sleeve timid-
~. Il can't tell you now sorry
am" she began. To hide her en-
barrassmcnt. she reached over for
Joanie. Come. darling. Let the
lady sit down."
Please let me-" Elaine Weston
Sla! into the space. lifted Joanle
INTO her lap. Let me hold her a
while. Till you're done with the
baby"
Joanic eyed her. suspicious, still
sleepy, and then snugglcd her pig
tails against ElaIne'S breast. You
smell NICE" she announced. Like
mommys powder. l like your
SMELL"
The mems room was full of
stretching and wnlng and
grooming, OF men stripped to their
understands. sputtcring like por-
posses as they shattered their
faces with tepld. rusty water,
rubbed neck and armpIts with
rough paper towels: shaving with
tortuous slowness. struggling with
shoes that wouldn't go on; gripping
necessarily; What Il night. First
you freeze; then you roast"
Those seats. Made out of cast
iron" Took of my shoes.
My feet are SO swollen. / can't
get EN- on. Did you see
how it's raining! Bet they got
snow in New York. We come back
too soon." >. Say. how late are
we?" Not much. Made up
some time" oh yeah. What was
that long stop?" Hot box,
they say" Hot box, hey?
Believe me. It feels like u hox-box
IN here. right this minute"
Say. what was that noise on the
platform ?" Some woman
fell down" -. Dumb dope. Who
tells her 10 walk around on a
train? Could she sue? Some
dope IN the car kept walking
all night. My wife wanted to sock
him. =. You got no kick. 1
hear they had a poker game on
all night IN Fifteen" Say,
Why Don't nobody tell me these
things? / might OF made me some
change. II my luck Is still run
Ims. II was running awright in
Miami Miami? Where's
that? Never heard of the place"
D.. Couple more hours and were
horne"
To he COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-19
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE

ALL THROUGH the coach. peo-
pie were stirring. aroused by the
voices and change Of pace Of the
train. Joanie walled: "Mommy.
IT'S dark. I'm scared!"
Hush. darling. It's all right,
darling" Betty Taylor was hoarse
with fatigue. Go back TO sleep,
sweetie-pie."
My foot hurts me. mommy. My
food IS all tired"
Hush. baby. Hush. darling.
iou'Il wake brother up"
"Mommy-" Her himpe T
tral!el OFT. The baby made sounds.
soft throaty COO. like a croak.
DIR. Frankei was rootching
around. He whispered sutturally:
Where are we. Where's Mrs
Weston"
Corbett nu;tered to kalchis.
Let me out. Don't you want 10
walk? Stretch your leg 50"
Me? Nope. Not NJ, stay
IN my seat nights on u TAIN"
AS Corbett Slid througI the pas
sage. DR.. Peck thrust aside the
Mushroom curtain. We'll. lieuten-
ant. Ii been wondering what hap
pened 10 our Good Samaritan. Re-
member what HE got. don't you?"
How Is she ?" he asked.
still asleep. No obvious dam
age. Her mother and l have been
talking. Her husbands mother
That's tine woman. Strong as
tree. An oak. l should say. Deep
roots. No matter what storms
Lord knows she's had plenty to
take III her lie. If our younger
generation nat Just 4 small bit OF
thai wonderful faith III the Wis
com. the ultimate justice OF God"
He put up ms lIvcr-tcckcd hand
to stItie a GAVIN. Think If l went
back 10 my berth. | could still get
some Sleep"
You might try II. SIR"
Where are we?" He leaned
across Corbett and tried TO see
through the steam-1rosted glass.
Its Richmond"
Fine. Almost home. What time
Is 1t now" He tumbled sleepily
for vest pockets and then realized
that over his trousers were only
the top of pajamaS. oh, hang It!
Lett my watch and my wallet in
there"
Coroett felt a twinge, but he
fastened TO reassure DR.. Peck.
They'll be safe. I'm certain they
will"
"Of course they will. You do
have a watch. What time is it
now? ?" COrbett stretched out his
wrist.
"Four-tifteen. Ell? Practically
on the nose, isn't it,"
Made up some time over night.
We We're riding like crazy"
Too busy To notice Well.
see you some time. After Will
mingtoE Philadelphia"
Mrs. Wcstons gray hair and
drawn. hagsard face came around
the curtain. Doctor, Elaine's
waking up. viii 1t be ali right
for her TO get up?"
AS long as she feels well
enough. No vertigo. Nausea. I'm
quite sure there Is no conclusion.
I'd put cold compress on that
Jaw. ASK the porter 10 get you
some ice and towel. Assure him
you won't sue the railroad" He
winKeG at Don Corbett and patteL
hIs shoulder. You're okay. my
boy"
Mrs. Weston SAID: You saved
her life. want 10 thank YOU"
She extended her hand. He took
II. scouting MS feet like a school
boy.
Elaine NIL thank you herself
some day. Poor girl" She sighed:
She has nothing. That's what IL
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-07-19
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
BY Shepard Barclay
Tho Authority on Authorities

accomplishing that
West led his spade 4. the J fore
ing the \ and South ruffing with
the heart 4. SOuth's second trump
was used UP when he led the Q to
the X. and his third was used to
ruff when he put the 6 on the
spade 6. His last trump went then
by leading the Q to the a. Wide
open now in trumps. he had to let
West score the spade X. and the
later trick lost in clubs set his
contract. II vas sorry play by
South.
All that he had to DO to make
his contract was discard the club
5 on the spade return at the
third trick. West. winning with
the X. would thus have set I'D the
dummy's Q to use later for a dis
card of the club 10. With the de-
Tense then having two spade
tricks in hand. il could have got
only one more. with the heart A.
and the contract would have beer
brought safely into port.
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31

ores are commonly mined which contain only one-fth of an ounce of gold per ton of rock There vast quantities of rock which contain from one-ffth ounce of uranium per ton. If society decides that uranium is to be valuable gold then practically unlimited quantities of uranium available for in supplying atomic energy" The carnotte depos- it's of Colorado may yet become highly profitable.
 There undeniable difficulties in exploiting rocks for the little uranium they contain. To obtain one ton of uranium it would be necessary to quarry at least 4O,OOO and possibly 250,O00 tons. So huge an enterprise could hardly be concealed.
 Much heavy machinery, an army of workers, inn amounts of explosives and chemicals, extensive transportation facilities would be needed
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31
Powerful Truths

"I have watched what my own generation has been doing 10 the greatest system of democratic government ever evolved through the processes of the ages" said the veteran laWmaker. By ignor- ing principles and the lessons of history, accepting for our guid- ance the theories of men and pol itical expedience, we have made dependents of our citizens and VassalS of our states.
 By concentration of power and drafts on the Federal Treasury we now have a bewildered gov ernmental agglomeration impos- sible of democratic control. Waste full and inefficient, by nature it is the instrumentality of favoritism, oppression and corruption. It is the destroyer of self-reliance, self respect and self-goveIning ability without which no people can reA main free"
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31
MORE URANIUM THAN GOLD
(NeW York Times)


 PLANS CALLING FOR government ownership of uranium supplies and strict regulation of traffic in uranium presuppose that the deposits in the Katanga district of Africa Canada Colorado and other places the only The Atomic Scientists of Chica- go have their doubts which expressed in the bule tin that they issue.
 Granite contains uraniun-as much as an ounce to the ton of rock. Even the ocean contains some. There is a thousand times more uranium than gold in the earths crust and more than cadmium bs- muth, silver, mercury or iodine.
 Until the atomic bomb developed uranium was strictly byproduct of mining carried in Africa and Canada The deposits of Joachimsthal in Czech- oslovaka and of Colorado paid for that All this has been changed by the advent of atomic ergy.
 There is need to worry about the exhaustion of known uranium deposits, since uranium is to be found everywhere. Moreover power bent producing atomic bombs and denied to the deposits in Af- rica, Canada and the United States will simply turn to its own rocks. Costs mean nothing to lord.
 The Atomic Physicists of Chicago point out that
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31

PUSH-BUTTON FLYING, the new completely auto matic flight controller is not practical for in mercal and private aircraft at present, and the Air Technical Service Command engineers who designed the instrument say much time and research will be quired to make it useful for anything but large m- tary planes.
 The flight controller designed for flying under all weather conditions is reported actually to takeof fly and land a plane at predetermined destination by merely pushing buttons to start the operation and designate where it is to go.
 According to the ATSC flight experts at Wright Field who designed the automatic flight controller, the device is too bulky in it's present stage of develop rnent to be used for anything but military experi- mental purposes They expect research and invention to make it compact in time, but they will hazard no guess to how long will be required to make the flight controller practical for commercial private flying. Science Service.
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31

the silver lining. Rep. Summers is retiring" to a more strategic theatre of war.
 The people of America have danger that is common to them all and a common duty to defend themselves against it. This na- tion's hopes for bright future de- bends on a few facts being seen by a great many people at once. Americans can be depended upon for action at any time the truth is not hidden from them or diStort ed beyond recognition. MT. Sum- ners will soon start talkina straight to them.
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31
What A Dog!
Anchorage Tines)

Remember Balto? He the lead dog of the team that carried the to Nome. Years and years ago it was, back in the ice age-or anyhow around the time all hands keeping cool with Coolidge This time the dog story from the north has modern medical angle, and concerns not serum but vtamin pills It happened Operation Musk OK. You know, the joint CanadianU.S Army expedition to test the endurance of man and machines above the Arctic Circle.
 Man and machines did all right, too; did husky hero who seems fated to remain anonymous the running mates of Bato and defeated candidates for president Balto's great great grandson, he might have been, and he didn't carry the vitamin pills any where. He ate them. Shopping around camp night he discovered the vitamin cache. Before the northern lights could change from red to green he had devoured 3O00O pills from to and back again Inclusive.
 The expeditions medicine men huddled around the circle and waited expectantly to what would hap pen to mans best friend filled with locked-in shine and energy. It would be helpful to the health industry, doubt to report that the subject exploded into action, that he did 40 miles instead of 10 20 the trail next day, that sngle-handed he pulled a snowmobe the last leg of trek to Fort Nelson that he faced musk-ox singe-handed and slapped him down
 Alas, he didn't Stoked with 30000 nutritious nuggets, 30000 energizng pulsatng pills Baltos heir did nothing he hadn't done the day before. With flag rant disregard of all transcribed commercials, this nameless hero flopped Can radio and science ever forgive him?
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31
AwoNoI 0DnDClN President sf harains College
 Ssarcy. Arkansas

the end of the 79th congress. This news first appeared as a dark cloud because men like him are sorely needed today, but in Wash ington last month I was shown
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31
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Good Strategy

Congressman Hatton Summers, in my opinion one of Americas greatest living statesmen, has an- nounced his purpose to retire at
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31
Remarkable Record

Born in Tennessee, Hatton Summers turned 21 in Texas. His congressional district Dallas) has kept him in Washington 34 years by electing him to the 63rd and all subsequent congresses. He is a sound thinker and an eloquent speaker. He is a nationally recog- nized authority on Constitutional Law. He is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and has been for long time.
 Tn a brief and eloquent word picture of official Washington, the retiring crusader for decen- tralization of power said of Con- gress: "The political backing of we'll organized minority is con- sistent and dependable whereas the backing of an unorganized majority is fickle." That's clear. An enlightened public opinion must supplant loud and selfish minorities as guiding stars of Congress.
The Nome nugget., 1946-05-31
But There's Hope

A public awakening will save this country from any form of tyranny. MT. Summers does not doubt this. He said, Washington is as sensitive to the changinS< currents of public opinion as a barometer is to record changes in the weather" If Acts of Congress fail to reflect public sentiment, it is because such sentiment is itself confused or indistinct to the majority.
 MT. Summers is taking to the lecture platform. I wish him as wide a hearing as his profound ex- perience deserves. Popular educa- ton is the right place to start winning for America a future of freedom. This man has seen Con- gress sweat under heat applied by political pressure groups. He sees the need to open door and ad- init a cooling draft of public senti- ment. And he can do it.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-08-24
Black Moderate
As Presidentof
Haitian Assembly

Port Au Prince, Haiti (NNPA)
- Dumarsais Estime was elected
President of Haiti by the General
Constituent Assembly last Friday.
President Estime, a Democrat,
is described as a "Black Moder-
ate". He was elected to the Con-
stituent Assembly last May, fol-
lowing the military coup d'etat
that overthrow President Ellie
Lescot.
He was Secretary of Educa-
ton in the Government of Stenio
Vincent (1931-41) and first gain
ed the limelight as the only mem
Der of the old Congress to vote for
President Lescot in 1941. He vot-
ed against a second term for Presi-
dent Lescot in 1914, when all other
Congressman voted for it.
The "Black Moderates" have a
majority in the Constituent As
sembly. Only few of those who
campaigned under the militant
slogan of "Power to the Blacks"
and death to the Mulattoes" who
form the upper crust of the repub-
lies life were elected last May.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-08-24

WaIcott kayos
Gomez in Third

New York (NNPA) - Jersey
Joe Walcott, the Cinderella Man
of boxing, knocked out Tommy
Gomez, of Port Tampa, Florida,
in 1:21 of the third round of
their scheduled 10-roIyld main
bout at Madison Square Garden
last Friday night.
The 3O-year old Camden, N. J.
boxer had his rival down twice
before Referee Frank Fullam call
ed halt to the proceedings. In
the second round, Walcott floored
Gomez with a right to the jaw
and the Southerner was on the
canvas when the bell ended the
round at the count of five.
In the third Gomez was still
in fog and was visibly shaken by
a right to the jaw shortly after
the round got under way. Wal
colt was cautious and did not
rush in for the kill. He stalked
Gomez until there was an opening
and then crashed a long right to
the jaw that sent Gomez to the
floor.
Gomez went down, landing
half out of the ring, on the apron.
He was up at the count of nine
and took few wavering steps,
getting behind Referee Fullam.
Walcott tossed a punch that grazed
the referees shoulder and struck
the badly dazed Gomez and knock
ed him into the ropes. Fullam
stepped between the fighters, end
ing the bout.
Gomez, with record of forty
three knockouts in fifty-six bouts
in the sticks, did not have much
to offer against Walcott, a vet
eran boxer.
Walcott entered the ring a 5-to
17fav orite to win, and the 5-to-6
choice to score the victory by a
knockout. He weighed 191 3-4,
as against 1872 IL for Gomez.
The crowd numbered IL ,657 and
the receipts amounted to ,S47,886.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-08-24

cases hangs upon very thin
thread Of law.
"It is like trying to fight
modern atomic war with a Civil
War musket.
However, we have been unsuc-
cessful in rafting some displays
of mob violence which l and all
, other citizens condemn.
"As have stated, every re-
source at my command as the
head of your Department of Just
ice has been marshaled and has
been ordered into action to dis
cover the perpetrators of the hor-
rible crimes which have been com.
mitted. The same viligence shall
continue in all cases.
mo lead will remain uncheck-
ed; no stone will remain unturn-
ed; no effort is being spared to
find those responsible; and when
the culprits are found, no effort
will be spared in bringing them to
justice.
"And our efforts will not stop
there
1.-THE time has come when Con.
gress may have to pass legisla-
ton to insure to all citizens the
guarantees pnder the Constitution.
when the Congress returns, l
shall file a report pointing out
out the facts and outlining our
experience in these cases and, in
addition, pointing out the weak
nesses of the present federal
statutes in the light of these in
cidents and the need for legisla-
ton to protect every citizen in his
civil rights.
Eat a time when our great Sec
rotary of State James w. Byrnes
is engaged in the monumental
task of working out a formula for
guaranteeing life. liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness for minority
groups throughout the world;
when our Nation shines undimmed
as an example of democracy at
its best, a land where members of
all races, creed and color can
live together in harmony, these
sporadic outbursts of intemper-
ance and mob violence can only
resplt in the loss of prestige and
give rise to the suggestion that
we put our own house in order
before we tell others how to run
theirs.
GAS means toward erasing
this blot on our society, again
call upon every loyal citizen and
law enforcement officer to do ev-
erything whiting his power to
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1946-08-24

discourage and prevent further
recurrence of mob violence and
to see that every par ticipant in
such violence is apprehended and
prosecuted to the fullest extent of
the law.
Recent history has shown only
too clearly what isolated instances
of persecution of minority groups
can lead to if they remain I'M
punished and unchecked.
1--WE cannot and will not let
the seeds of such violence find
fertile ground here.
Hatred, bigotry, and intoler.
ance have no place in our nation
al existence, and so long as
am the Attorney General of the
United States, all of the powers
vested in me will be used to
combat them, to stamp them out,
JACKSON ADVOCATE -. 80. -.
and to purge them from our
midst.
Zone of the reasons that we
must respect the rights of or
own citizens is the effect it has
upon the rest of the world.
owe cannot stand before the
nations of the earth, seeking the
four freedoms, when we have in
stances in our own country of
oppression.
mo peace conference, no as
sembly of the eUnited Nations in
which we participate will be Who'll
ly successful if there is doubt a.
bout our integrity.
I'm addition, those who would
destroy our democratic system by
force from without and within,
gain a point and their argument
gain credence from instances of
mob rule.
'In order to preserve our way
of life, we must either protest the
right of all our citizens by COM
munity action or we must seek
aid from higher forms of govern
ment.''