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PAGE FOUR OIEHSON DAILY DISPATCH Established August L», Wil. Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by >IF<N PERSON DISPATCH CO.» INC. at 109 Young Street HF.NRY A. DENNIS, Pres, and Editor. M. L. FINCH, Sec-Ereas and Bus Mgr. telephones Editorial Office Society Editor Business Office The Henderson Daily Dispatch is a 'member of the Associated Press, Southern Newspaper Publishers Asso ciation and the North Carolina Press Association. I • The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use for republication all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the local news published herein. AU rights of publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. ‘ SUBSCRIPTION PRICES Payable Strictly In Advance One Year $ 5 00 Six Months 2.50 Three months I*6o Weeks (by Carrier Only) 15 Per Copy si s NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Look at the printed label on your paper. The date thereon shows when the subbscription expires. Forward your money in ample time" for re newal. Notice date on label carefully and if not correct, please notify us at once. Subscribers desiring the address on their paper changed, please state in their communication both the OLD and NEW address. National Advertising Representatives BRYANT, GRIFFITH AND BRUNSON, INC., 9 East 41st Street, New York 230 N, Michigan Ave., Chicago 201 Dovenshire Street, Boston General Motors Bldg., Detroit Walton Building, Atlanta Entered at the post office in Hender son, N. C., as second class mail matter CHRIST FOR ALL-MIL FOR CHRIST FATE OF THE ROBBER: Behold at eventing tide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. —Isaiah 17: 14. THAT CELEBRATION An opportunity to toot its own horn in a big way and in a manner of pardonable and just ifiable pride confronts Hender son in the projected celebration of the completion of long and much needed improvements on Garnett street, our main busi ness thoroughfare. We can make a cheap spectacle of it if we like, or we can put some real energy in the undertaking if we but will. This is a venture that cannot be made a success by a handful of enthusiastic business men alone. They can do it if the great body of citizenship will cooperate in away that is be coming to people who are inter ested in the general progress and advancement of the community as a whole. We have accused ourselves of being lacking in civic pride, and whether there is justice in the charge or not. here is a chance to demonstrate be yond all peradventure that such really is not true. No one event in a couple of de cades has afforded so fine a starting point from which a new beginning toward bigger and better things can be made than this Garnett street improvement and the new school building program. Our main street has been an eye sore for years, both as to the condition of the pave ment and the unsightliness of the network of wires threading from one end of the section to the other. And the woeful lack of high school facilities has placed us far down the line by comparison with other cities and towns not only of our size and significance in the State but many even smaller than we. One of the delightful aspects of these things the New Deal is bringing us is the fact that the street project is costing us abso lutely nothing except about $6,- 000 for some of the fixtures and ornaments for the lighting sys tem. ' And nearly one-third of the cost of the school program is a further gracious gift from the Public Works Administra tion. Both have been and are furnishing employment to num bers of citizens who lack job* to afford them the means of a livelihood, and who otherwise would be a charge upon the pub lic. Are not these things cause, then, for thanksgiving, and are they not sufficient grounds for the wholehearted and enthusias tic support and cooperation of the. whole community toward jnaking a success, of a movement that has as its objective the fo cusing of public attention in all this section on, our city and ad vantages it has to offer? Every business house in Henderson has shared, in some measure in the disbursement of Federal funds that have been expended on the street project or other work that has been done here and that is still to be done in the outlay of nearly $300,000 for schools. If we have lacked the re sources to set in motion a revi val in community progress, cer tainly we should be willing and anxious to put our shoulders to the wheel to keep going a move ment in which the impetus is furnished by government fi ances. Is there less that we can do and still maintain our dig nity and self respect as citi zens? All the signs of the times justify the feeling that the time is ripe for a fresh start toward building for the future. The upturn in the economic struc ture that was experienced in the fall of 1933 went far toward lifting the burden of back debt and in lending encouragement to greater effort in the achieve ment of a new day. This fall, with still higher prices for both tobacco and cotton already a re ality, and with every indication that present levels will be ex ceeded, or at least maintained, it would seem there is abundant assurance of a sounder back ground and a more solid founda tion on which to bulid. Twenty five-cent tobacco and fifteen cent cotton offer promise of a degree of financial indepen dence for a larger proportion of city and county than has been known hereabouts in perhaps fifteen years. It will not do, of course, to possess ourselves of over-confidence. Such a com placency could conceiveably be come our worst enemy. But even a conservative outlook in to the future justifies a spirit ed hopefulness that should not be allowed to spend itself to nd avail. It is in this sort of atmos phere that the white way cele bration is being projected. It comes at a time when the psy chology of the situation fits as if it had been made to order. If we will just put this thing over in a big way and in a maimer that will be a credit to us, it will pay liberal dividends in the days to come. The opportunity is one that many communities would grab with both hands if held out to them. And we folks of Hen derson will be false to our town and to ourselves if we do less than that. The plans are in the making. The undertaking will cost a lit tle money. But the price will be but a trifle in the long run if we go about it and put it over as becomes a city that has the climate, the shipping facilities, the back country and the geo graphical setting that a kind Providence has generously toss ed into our lap. It is a challenge that we should not and must not fail to accept. TOCAV TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES 1593 —Izaak Walton, English writ er, famous as the author of the Com pleat Angler, born. Died Dec 15, 1683. 1788—Adoniram Judson, the Bap tist missionary who toiled in Burma for nearly 40 years, born at Malden, Miass. Died at sea, April 12, 1850. 1793—Solomon Juneau, French Ca nadian pioneer, founder of the City of Milwaukee, born near Montreal. Died Nov. 14, 1856. 1812—Egbert P. Judson, inventor manufacturer of explosives, called the first to manufacture dynamite in America, born at Syracuse, N. Y. Died in San Francisco, Jan. 9, 1893. 1819—William T. G. Morton, Boston dental surgeon-Discoverer of the use of ether as an anesthetic, whose life was embittered and impoverished by claimants for the discovery, born at Charlton, Mass. Died in New York, July 15, 1868. 1839—James N. Gamble, Cincinnati soap manufacturer, political reformer and philanthropist, born in Cincinnati. Died there, July 2, 1932. 1855—Cecil H. Peabody, noted Mass. Institute professor of naval architec ture, born at Burlington, Vt Died 1 in Boston, May 5, 1934. TODAY IN HISTORY I 1534—(400 years ago) Cardinal Ca jetan, Italian cardinal and scholar, ' who summoned Luther before his tri bunal, died. | 1831 'First train in country to be drawn by a locomotive— from Albany t to Schenectady, N. Y. i 1842—Historic Webster-Ashburton’ tready defining the northwestern, boundary question with Canada. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS - Norman H. Davis, HENDERSON, (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1981 '~~* l shall it be again? WORLD WAR DA V-BY-DAY By Clark Kinnaird CopyrfrM. 1»M, Cutrai hw r * , Kfl HRLfflSv Jw- / i Juft' 11 isp ...> ■■ • the lanu,v) plays at a The first of 500,000 troops to be deliberately sacrifiad in accordance with the plan of the Allies to use the Russian army as a “shock absorber” in relieving German pressure on the western front, was invading East Pros* sia, twenty years ago today, and walking into a trap. See Today is the Day Today is the Day t With DAY-BY-DAY STORY OF 4 THE WORLD WAR 20 Yetfi After 5 ft 7 V? Wll 1T CLARI CNNAIRD I « 2® 21 2% Ceprrtrtt. lIM Central Prera Anweitthm i. JL - 1 ■ ■ - ■ —>tX|77|2|l|29|3O|3l| Thursday, August; 221st day of Summer. Morning stars: Saturn, Mercury, enus and Mars. Evening star: Jupiter. New moon tomorrow. Why it is August: Originally the month was called Sextilis, and con sisted of 29 days. Julius Caesar, re forming the calendar .extended it to 30. When Emperor Augustus—who was born in September!—named it after him, because it was his lucky month, he took a day away from Feb ruary and gave August 31. It had to be as long as the month named for Julius Caesar to satisfy Gus’ vanity. THE WAR 20 YEARS AGO TODAY August 9th, 1914 —Grand Duke Nich olas, the Russian commander-in-chief, pushes his slowly assembling army, into East Prussia in the first phases of what is to be a vast attack design ed to draw German forces away from the western front. The Russian forces are defeated in an attack on Memel. They are sacri ficed —literally. The general staff has agreed to the British and French plan that the Russian army shall be the "shock absorber” of the Allies. Rus sian commanders are to be guided in their strategy to save Paris "at no matter what cost.” Grand Duke Alexander explains, “In terms of human liesv it meant that we would sacrifice some 500,000 officers and soldiers in our ill-timed offensive on the eastern front for the sake gs 'easing up the German pres sure against Paris’,- a far-away alien city whose name had no sentimental sound for our men and whose ulti mate meant nothing to the future of our country. ... “But orders were orders. Our sol diers died without a murmur ... Paris was saved by a hectacomb of Rus sians killed on the Masurian Marshes in East Prussia. Humanity at large preferred to remember that battle as ‘Joffre’s victory of the Marne.T’ The struggle at the Marne is ahead, of course. On this date the German advance is still halted at Beige But in the south the gray-clad forces are defeating and driving out the French army which captured Muhlhausen, in Aisace, on the 7th. The French of fensive, launched into the lost prov ince for political rather than strage tic purpose, is ill-prepared to cope with the superior German force. At sea Grmany suffers a loss: the submarine U-15 is sunk by the Brit ish cruiser Birmingham, in the first submarine attack on a squadron. GREAT DAYS August 9th 1642—. Harvard College, the first institution of higher learning in the American colonies, aenuired its' first loyal alumni. The initial grad uating class of nine received diplomas from President Henry Dunster who laid main stress in the curricula upon Batin. Greek and Hebrew. ♦"Harvard’s first president was forc d to resign and indicted by the grand jury as a. heretic, because he expressed doubts concerning the val idity of infant baptism.) August 9th 1718—The second Duch large, born in Bedford Co., Tenn., 56 years ago. Rev. Dr. David Philipson of Cincin nati, noted Jewish clergyman, born at Wabash, Ind., 72 years ago. Walter C. Allen, president of the Yale and owne Mfg. Co., Conn., born at Farmington, Conn., 57 years ago. Dr. Dunlap P. Penhallow of Wash ington, D. C., noted surgeon, born at Amhurst, Mass., 54 years ago. TODAY’S HOROSCOPE This day gives an impulsive dispo sition, disposed to rush into affairs and, too, often, soon falling out of them. The nature is affectionate and probably demonstrative ,but inclined to wail over troubles that are really good fortune may follow, through en too smal to notice. In many cases, thusiasm for a certain variety of work esse d’Orleans, Charlotte Elizabeth of Bavaria, wrote in one of her letters: “I must certainly be monstrously ugly. I never had a good feature. My eyes are small mj nose short and thick my lips broad and thin. These are not materials to for a beautiful face. Then I have flabby lank cheeks and long features which suit ill with my low stature. My waist and legs are equally clumsy. Undoubtedly I must appear to be an odious little wretch; and had I not a tolerable good character no creature could en dure me. I am sure a person must be a conjuror to judge by my eyes that I have a grain of wit.” Such ingenuous disclaimers from the Ruchesse were frequent. They caused admirers to come from far and near to pay court to a woman so charming as to be free from personal vanity! ' »<(s , \ ■ August 9th, 1859 —The first passeng er elevator was patented by Otis Tufts of Boston, who called it a "vertical screw railway.” It was operated by steain. It did not carry passengers down , (. a lift August 9th. 1930—An entire island sank into the sea—Anak Krakato, in the Malady Archipelago. (Many an island had vanished be fore it. Most notable: Atlantis.) NOTABLE NATIVITIES Izaak Walton, b. 1593. A London liner-draper who yearned for years for green fields, he retired at 50 to live in the country, was moved to write his reflections .penned a book about fish ing that made him immortal. It was The Complete Angler or Contempla tive Man’s Recreation, one of the most popular books of all time ... John Dryden, b. 1631, great English poet and dramatist. When he was poet-laureate, the English government was too short of money to pay him is SI,OOO a year salary ... William Mor ton, b. 1819, Boston dental surgeon who was first |o use ether as an anes thetic. Norman Davis, b. 1878 in Bedford county, Tennessee, American ambassa dor at Large ... Dorothy Jordan, b. 1910 in Clarksville, Tennessee, cine mactress ... Charles Farrel, b. 1900 in Walpole, Massachusetts, cinemactor. ASTRO-PROGNOSTICATION Zodiac sign: Leo. Peersons whose birthdate it is are found by astrolo geers to be deeply influenced by things spiritual and mystical. They are of contemplative nature, hesitant to act and lacking in self-reliance. They constantly seek to improve them selves, and find happiness only in note worthy achievements. They make loyal, inspiring friends and devoted mates. FIRST OF ALL ' < One of the most important of inven tors is virtually unknown! The first threshing-machine was devised by Michael Menzie, a Scotch striking 1.- 320 blows to the minute, did the work of 33 men with hand flails. • ’ J ANSWERS TO TEN QUESTIONS Back Page < ? 1. Shoulders of soil or concrete on either side of a surfaced highway. 2. The primitive form of chemistry, usually asociated with attempts to transmute base metals into gold. 3 Off the coast of North Carolina. 4. The Marx Brothers. 5. A female horse or other equine animal. 6. Republican. 7. Low countries. 8. Continent. 9. A horse shoer, or an officer in charge of the horses of a cavalry regiment. 10. Antwerp, Belgium. Latest Cleanup in Hollywood THIS \WAV HOLLY f \ p TOUhk / Iv EDITORIAB EXCERPT FROM “J OURNAB OF COMJMERCE” Caveat Emptor In perhaps no other important field are terests manipulate the assets for their purchases made in so slipshod a manner own advantage, companies can be wreck- as in that of insurance. In buying com- ed beyond repair before insurance depart- modities, real estate or securities the pur- ments, vigilant but frequently underman chaser wants to see what he is buying, or ned. can learn anything about it. If the at least know something about the relia- Insurance Commissioner of the State is bility of the maker, seller or broker. Un- easily fooled by false statements or hesi- consciously, perhaps, he observes the old tates to make trouble for a home institu- doctrine, “Caveat emptor”—let the pur- tion, supervision may become a snare chaser beware. In the purchase of in- rather than a protection to the public, surance, however, the average man often fails to excise this care. It is a tribute What the buyer of insurance needs to to the integrity and fairness of insurance know is what kind of men are running or companies that he does not suffer more actually controlling the company in which frequently for his lack of prudence. he considers seeking protection. This is something the average man can seldom But sometimes his carelessness results in learn, but he can learn with very little aimost irreparauife loss to mm. He tincis trouble the standing, character and ex- himseii in a I ailed casualty company and perience of insurance agents in his own obliged co pay workmen s compensation community, and he can select the one who to his injured employees tor years to appears to be the best qualified to look come or to satisfy judgments tor person- after his interests and he is entitled to al injuries, the policy on which lie de- ask him very searching questions about pended having become virtually waste the companies in which he purposes plac- paper; or he f inds the company m which ing his insurance and why he selects those he has life insurance insolvent and him- instead of others. self reinsured into another company with a heavy lien against his policy, when he Many of those who suffer loss from the may no longer be able to get new insur- few insurance company failures which oc ance. cur have themselves largely to blame. I'hey exercised about as much care as one Insurance company failures are not fre- who buys jewelry from a stranger who quent nowadays, thanks to generally accosts him on the street. They bought stronger financing, greater experience, insurance in companies unknown to them better laws to safeguard solvency and from agents in whose ability to protect improved State supervision. Neverthe- their interest they had no reason to irn- less the public is not safe in buying in- pose confidence—strangers, poor rela- surance blindly. When incompetent per- fives, agents whose reputations in their sons get the management of insurance own community would not bear investiga companies, pliant directors do the bidding tion. Sometimes they even quit the best of controlling interests, regardless of law of agents in order to do business with such or morals, or unscrupulous controlling in- people. “Verily they have their reward.” Protect what you have with Strong - Safe - Dependable policies. 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