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PAGE FOUR ijiniiiprfimt iaily iispatrl? Established August 12, 1914 Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by HENDERSON DISPATCH CO., INC at 109 Young Street HENRY A. .DENNIS, Pres, and Editor M. L. FINCH, Sec.-Treas., Bus. Mgr. telephones Editorial Oil ice 500 Society Editor OJO Business Office 610 The Henderson Daily Dispatch is a member of The Associated Press, Southern Newspaper Publishers As sociation and the North Carolina Press Association. , The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to use tor republication all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and aLo the local news published herein. All 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 Weekly (By Carrier Only) ... .15 Per Copy • • • • •*** Entered at the port office in Hender son, N. C., as second class mail matter f Oft GUIDE OUR WORDS AND THOU GHTS: Give ear to my words. O Lord. Consider my meditation. — Psalms 5:1. Today .... TODAY’S ANNIVERSARIES 1803—Ralph Waldo Emerson, es .-ayist, poet and thinker, whose ener g./ing personality still influences the American way of life, born in Bos ton. Died in Concord, April 27, 1882 1810 —William H. Channing, not ed Unitarian clergyman, author and reformer, born in Boston. Died Dec. 23. 1884 1835—Henry C. Potter, noted New York P. E. bishop of his day, fear less in behalf of truth and right, born at Schenectady, N. Y. Died July 21, 1908 1847—John A. Dowie, preacher, prophet and header, the much talked aoout founder of Zion City, born in Scotland. Died in Chicago, March 9, 1907. 1860 Price Collier, journalist t- aveler, born in Davenport, la. j Died Nov: 3. 1913 y » “ I 1862 —Eugene Zimmerman (Zim) cartoonist, born in Switzerland. Died March 26, 1935 1874 —r Gordon Johnston, noted soldier,-• born at Charlotte, N. C. Died March 8, 1934. TODAY IN HISTORY 1787 —Constitutional Convention begins sitting in Philadelphia. 1790 —Territory of Tennessee es tablished 1825—American Unitarian Asso ciation formed in Boston 1908—Act of Congress approved ' remitting portion of Chinese Indem-.! nity. 1917 Tornadoes from -Kansas to Alabama take toll of 300 lives 1918— German submarines begin transport, sunk by American destroy ers 1923 —Agreement -signed between U. S. and her forrrter Allies calling for payment of the American Army of Occupation on the Rhine—a bil lion gold marks to be secured from Germany and naid in 12 years. We got a few million. 1932—New York’s Mayor Walker on witness stand states he put a quarter-million dollars in safe at home and that he and his wife “just spent it.” 1938—Democratic “purge” starts in lowa. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS James J. (Gene) Tunney of Now York, onetime pugilist, born there 41 years ago Dr. John it. Mott of Yonkers, N Y famed-.Y. M. C. A. leader, born at Livingston Manor, N. Y., 74 years »go Philip Murray, United Mine Work ers’ leader, born in Scotland, 53 years ago John Holmes, president of Swift & Co., Chicago, born in Ireland, 48 years ago Mgn John A. Ryan of the Catholic University of America, Washington D C.,. Educator, born in Dakota Co Minn.,. 7.0 years ago Ignor I. Sikorsky of Bridgeport Conn., airplane '--builder, born in Russia., 50 years ago Dr. Selskar M. Gunn, vice presi dent of the Rockefeller Foundation, New ATork, borr in England 56 years ago Bill Robinson, actor-dancer, born in Richmond, Va.,'6l years ago CoL Henry Breckinridge of New ' ork, noted lawyer, born in Chi cago, 53 years ago John T. Winterieh of New York eaitor and bookman, born at Biddle - town,, Conn., 48 years ago, TODAY’S HOROSCOPE Today endows with a kind and noble disposition; Magnetic and fan ciful, -with considerable talent It is a day that usually leads up to posi tions of. trust and the person born to day will rise by his or her own mer its, perhaps to a considerable emi nence. It is not a day lor great wealth, though it promises success. You get what you pay for. Re member that the next time you feel like asking lawyer or doctor friends ior free advice The way those little European sea coast countries fear the Nazis pocket battleships you’d think their real name woulc£ pickpocket battle chips. , Miss Kimball Feted At Series Os Parties Miss Rose Kimball, bride-elect of next month, has recently been wide ly entertained in Warrenton, where she has been a member of the high school faculty. Miss Kimball’s mar riage to John Allison, of \\ arrenton, will be solemnized in the First Meth odist church in Henderson on June 17. Wednesday morning Mrs. Norwood Boyd entertained at a lovely bridge luncheon complimentary to Miss Kimball. Five tables were arrang ed for contract in the spacious Boyd residence. Miss Lillie Kimball, of Drewry, was high score winner, and Miss Alma Kimball won honor prize. The honoree was presented a piece of silver in her patterns A delicious four-course luncheon was served to the following guests: Miss Rose Kimball, Mrs. Virginia What Do You Know About North Carolina? By FRED H. MAY 1. Who was appointed Federal Food Administrator for North Caro lina in 1917? 2. Who was the Eastern North Car olina Democrat to refuse a nomina tion for congress in 1896? 3. How- many persons born in Georgia are living in North Caro lina? 4. In whose honor w-as Clingman’s Dome, highest Mountain in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, named? 5. What kind of an assembly was the convention of 1868 that adopted our constitution? 6. What brief discription did John Lawson write of North Carolina in 1701? ANSWERS. 1. Henry A. Page one of North Carolina’s leading business men and a member of the legislature. 2. Benjamin Browdie Winborne of Murfreesboro. Mr. Winborne was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention that first nominated Wil liam Jennings Bryan for President. 3. Census reports show 38,020. There are 26.645 persons born in North Carolina now’ living in Geor gia. 4. Thomas L. Clingman, born in Huntersville, North Carolina in 1812. He was elected to congress in 1843 and again in 1847, serving until 1858 when he was appointed United States senator to fill an unexpired term. 5. This convention was called un der the orders of General E. R. .S. Canby, military director of the Car olina district, following the adoption of the second reconstruction acts of congress. The convention was held in Raleigh January 14, 1868, and was called the Canby Convention. It was composed of 107 representatives, of whom 18 were carpetbaggers, and 15 Negroes, only 13 were conservatives. Carpetbag Congressman Deweese called this convention “That assem blage of corrupt and doubtful repre sentatives.” 6. Following his explorations in in land North Carolina in that year he wrote, “North Carolina is a delicious country, being placed in that girdle of the world which affords wine, oil, fruit, grain, silk and other rich com modities besides sweet air, a moder ate climate and fertile soil.” ANSWERS TO TEN QUESTIONS See Back Page 1. Iraq. 2. Glacier 3. Asteroids 4. Spain remained neutral. 5. Six feet G. Scotland 7. E-the’-re-al; not eth-e-re’-al. 8. 14.7 lbs. per sq. in. 9. Federal Trade Commission 10. Cincinnati Reds (National Lea gue). SALLY'S SALLIES -/ if IHWH f*■) ( I WOK-f BE A&IE S No doubt the tailor who asked for cash in advance has taken his # : ; r--- HENDERSON, (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1939 Pearsall, Mrs. H. M. Hardy, Mrs. Robert Thorne, Mrs. William Davis, Mrs. John Kerr, Jr.. Mrs. Hugh Holt, Mrs.. Clyde Rodwell, Mrs. Claude Bowers, Mrs. Joe Ellis, Mrs. Rul'us Jones, Mrs. Pettway Burwell, Mrs. Alpheus Jones, Mrs. Barker Wil liams, Mrs. H. T. Strang, of Roanoke Va., Mrs. H. M. Robinson, of Hen derson, and Miss Alma, Lillie, and Dick Kimball, of Drewry. Tuesday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, Mrs. C. T. Bowers received about 150 guests at tea at her home on Ridgew’ay Heights, in honor, of Miss Kimball. The guests were met at the front door by Mrs. C. R. Rodwell and led by Mrs. C. A. Tucker to the receiv ing line composed of Mrs. Bowers, Miss Kimball, Mrs. W. W. Kimball, Miss Dick Kimball, of Drewry, Mrs. Horace Robinson, of Henderson, Mrs. Turner Strang, of Roanoke, Virginia, Mrs. Virginia Pearsall and Mrs. H. M. Hardy, of Warrenton Mrs. C. E. Rodwell directed the guests to the dining room where tea was poured by Miss Mariam Boyd. Mrs. W. R. Berryhill, of Chapel Hill, Mrs. W. D. Rodgers, Mrs. W. R. Boyce, Mrs. Thomas Connell and Miss Ida Wmstead, of Warrenton, served sandwiches, cookies, nuts and bon-bons. Music was rendered during the entire afternoon by Mrs. R. R. Rodwell, of Warrenton Receiving in the sun room were Miss Ruby Connell, Mrs. W. A. Con nell, of Warrenton, Mrs. S. M. Con nell, of New York, Mrs. Edward Hedgepeth, of Chapel Hill, and Mrs. W. A. Wallace, of Spartanburg, S. C. Misses Mary C. Bowers, .Tane Peete, and Mary Arden Tucker bade the guests adieu in the lovely Bow ers garden which all of the guests visited before their departure. Another of the series of enter tainments for Miss Kimball was the bridge-luncheon given by Mrs. Vir ginia Pearsall Friday morning, in her apartment on Main street, in Warrenton, which was effectively decorated in roses, peonies, and other flowers. The honoree was presented a para sol, filled with dainty handkerchiefs fiom the guests. Top score prize was awarded Mrs. J. B. Bobbitt and Miss Lucy Bur well held the floating gift. Miss Kimball received a piece of silver Bridal tallies were used for scoring. Mrs. Hoyle Hostess to Philathea Class The Betti©. Davis Philathea class of thfe' Nrvrth Henderson Baptist church met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. E. A. Hoyle, in its monthly business meeting. MssASum Turner, the president, read the devotional exercises from PsaleUos 13p. Miss Esther Falkner led in pray&r. The,;cfitSs voted to give a Philathea class pin to the members who attend regularly, for the next three months. It .silso vdeiadQfl to have a chicken fry on TufKay; May 30, at the King’s Daughters Tark./ Aftet the business, a most enjoy able social hour was had. Mrs. Brink ley assisted the hostess in serving grape punch and cakes. Royalty Is Facing Cool Press Here 'Continued From r'age One I able to Hitleristic Berlin’s and Mus solini-istic Rome’s. Too late the Lindsays realized the nr stakes they had made by their up pishness and began holding press conferences to placate reportorial ism’s injured feelings. Reportorial ism already was sore clear through'. It’s ©war© that finally it scared the Lindsay, qouple, but that didn’t re store good will. Once on a Time. Back in the days when Sir Esme How’ard was British ambassador m Washington, newspaperdom enjoyed a call by ''-some mogul from London. The then Prince of Wales (now ex king of England) dropped in on us a couple of times. He chased from the Union Station down do the White House in an ordinary automobile, THE WORLD OF THE WEEK! ** %•■>*. '&&*'. I ? s'y' wy : ' y --^■wSnm §j|g|g? MUmmtts£3£*M, Hb!^ Jptfr f v ,vV J with nothing but a pair of cops toot ing ahead of him on autocycles. He didn’t obstruct traffic but he drew crowds. Prime Minister Ramsay Mc- Donald was a guest. He held a press conference as casually as any Amer ican cabinet member does. No news paperman had to have a passport to! get in. Troops didn’t block all the I streets around the British embassy, j His press conference over, Ramsay | went out to the upper Rapidan and j sat on a log to chat with President Hoover. He didn’t retire to a “court,” like Hyde Park, to eat hot dogs, in j seclusion, with ouir chief* executive. Railroad transportation wasn’t tied up. Suppose on the day that the king and queen are here, you want to take j a train, for the 30-minute run from j Washington to Baltimore? You’ll have to have credentials to get in. j Wasmngton’s Virginia suburb right! across the Potomac from Washing-1 ton, has many bus commuters who j need to cross Pennsylvania avenue; to get into town on royalty’s day. j They’re negotiating for a blimp to! •Ik I, ufflj 00 */ poitnw* SENERAL MOTORS TERMS TO SUIT YOUR* PURRS GET FIRST-HAND PROOF T THAT GENERAL MOTORS' SECOND LOWEST-PRICED IT 3 J CAR OFFERS THE BEST FOR THE LEA «T car on eart h is better A 10-MINUTE RIDE engineered none is so AND YOU'LL DECIDE packed with value. Every feature viB.T generaL mptors- * s t * le fi nest money can buy— yet' -s* “‘Tnd'sJn the hi * new 1939 Pontiac is WORLU s FAt * s priced right next to the lowest. To* the Greatest Demonstration Yon Ever Had-PHONE OR SEE YOUR NEAREST PONTIAC DEALER A negotiate the journey—three min utes by auto —probably 10 or 12 hours otherwise on that date, except by air. White House Influence. All this frets Washington’s and its neighborhood’s populace. It blames the White House for gumming up the works. But what the heck does the White House care? Its cars get through. The White House, I’ll say, is un popular with its local pageantry. All the same, local newspaperdom does have quite a widespread influ ence. The country generally doesn’t care a hoot for its traffic problems, but it is concerned, as to its problems wiih kings and queens. Three Admit Their Guilt In Slayings • Continued From Page One) charged was an “executive” of the widespread syndicate, was the first brought before Judge Albert Miller. Gazing straight forward as a clerk read the bills of indictment, he plead ed “guilty generally” to the murder n« ! T-fomnn Mandiuk, a baker. Man diuk’s exhumed body showed traces or lour poisons. . J|§ | Wilson Distilling Co., Inc., N. Y. Blended whiskew 90 Proof. The straight whiskies in this product are 4 years or more old. 27)£% straight whisKey, 72)05 grain neutral spirits. 17%% straight whiskies 4 years old, 10% straight whiskies 5 years old. FORECLOSURE NOTICE. Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed the 20th day ,of October, 1936, by Mrs. Grace • Louise McGinley and husband, J. E.! | McGinley, recorded in the Office of j the Register of Deeds of Vance ! County, North Carolina, - in Book 169, page 279, default having been made in the payment of the debt I therein secured and upon request of the holder of the said debt the un dersigned trustee will sell by public ! auction for cash to the highest bid der at twelve o’clock noon, on the' 10th day of Jurie, 1939, the following j described real estate: Begin at a point on Chestnut; Street'247 1-2 feet from the inter-j section of Chestnut Street and Zol licoffer Avenue (corner of George H. Davis’ lot) and proceed in a Southeasterly direction parallel to Zollicoffer Avenue (along Davis’' line) a distance of 160 feet to lot number 3, as shown on plat of J. R. | Young farm, recorded in book “A” Page 38, Register of Deed’s office’ Vance County, North Carolina’ thence in a Southwesterly direction along line of lot number 3,’ a distance of 52 1-2 feet: thence in a north westerly direction parallel to first line a distance of 160 feet to Chest-* nut Street; thence along Chestnut Street a distance of 52 1-2 feet to point of beginning. This parcel or land includes lot No. 14 and a part of lot No. 15 as shown on plat of J. R. Young farm recorded in Map Book “A”, page 38 Register of Deed’s office, Vance County, North Carolina. This the 11th day of May, 1939 I IRVINE B. WATKINS, ‘ j 11-18-25-1 Trustee, j WANT ADS Get Results FOR RENT:FOUR ROOM H'H'SiT one furnished apartment ■n,j’ unfurnished apartment Dr‘ \ V Yow. 'J- e. >u~ if EASTERN STAR~CHAPTEp Wl - T give bingo party at 8:30 fonielv w Masonic hall. Public cordially vited. Prizes will be given and r freshments served. Admission 25. ~ WE SPECIALIZE IN ALL K'N- c of body and fender repair \v >r k Motor Sales Co. 9 ~ r *. PIANOS FOR ANY HOME, MASOW and Hamlin, Chickering and Wm litzer, priced from $245 up w rt ' W. B. Guerrant, W. R. Murray C< Durham, N. C. - }K -j- iti FOR SALE: QUANTITY KTi j > drums in first class condition olina Bagging Co. Telephone'll - ts EASTERN STAR CHAPTER WILL give bingo party at 8:30 tonigm in Masonic hall. Public cordially > n vited. Prizes will be given and r e ~ freshments served. Admission 25c. FOR SALE: BOY’S ROLL-FAST bicycle. In good condition. If m terested call 887-J. 25-lt VACCINATE YOUR ~DOG FOR your convenience, we will be in our office evenings until 8 p. m to give state vaccine. Price so c which is refunded by county a C. Yow. 24-ts I OFFER SOME VERY CHOICE building lots on the sub-station drive, Oxford road, at an attrac tive price. Assistance to builders and cost of homes to buyers will be given if desired. W. M. Burwell Oxford road, phone 782-W. 25&27 BUY OLD AT ~UAILY Dispatch Office; 10c per bundle 3 bundles for 25c. 23-ts FOR SALE GOOD USEITIsTROL ler. Will sell cheap. Phone 763. __ 25-2ri PIT COOKED SLICED , or chopped. 24 hours daily. De ! livered, 75c lb. Vance Filling Sta ‘ tion, phone 474-J. New amplifying system installed. 25-3 ti $300,000,000, THE MOTH damage. Your only protection is proper cleaning and storing in genuine moth seal bags. Special prices. Phone 464 today. Valet Cleaning Co. “Modern-Scientific.” ' 22-6 ti GOOD VALUES IN NEW~LAWN mowers at $6.95, $7.75, $8.75. new lawn rakes and lawn hose. Alex S. Watkins. Phone 33. 25-1 VISIT OUR USED CAR LOT FOR j better values in used cars. Motor Sales Co. 25-ts NOW AVAILABLE FOR RENT— Five Room House on Zollicoffer Avenue. Rental $27.50 per month. Phone 722. 25-2 t OFFICES FOR RENT McCOIN Building—center of business—no stairs to climb—fireproof building. Heat, light, and janitor service fur nished. Apply Eric G. Flannagan, McCoin Building. thurs-tf FOR RENT: NEW FIVE AND SIX room bungalows. Four room unfur nished apartment; Two and three room furnished or unfurnished apartments. Desirable locations. Phone 341-W. R. L. Mustian. 25-1 SPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK, METAL Porch Chairs at $1.94 up. Home Furniture Exchange, 101 N. Gar nett St. 25-27-30 ALL STATE LICENSED BEAUTY operators. Phone 200 for appoint ment. Your patronage appreciated. Bridgers Beauty Shop. 14-ts A NICE STOCK OF LUMBER IN g&od medium grades. Also super channel drain galvanized and Bird •asphalt shingles. Alex S. Watkins. “The Place of Values.” 25-lti PAINT UP AND REPAIR NOW AND pay later in easy monthly pay ments. For a SIOO loan for 12 months your note will be $105.26 and monthly payments $8.77. No mortgage required. Alex S. Wat kins. 22-3 ti INSURANCE RENTALS Real Estate—Horae Financing I Personal and courteous atten tion to all details. AL. B. WESTER * Phone 139—McCoin Bldg. B. H. MIXON • (Incorporated) i Contractor and Builder “Builds Better Buildings ’ Also Wall Papering, Painting Roofing and Termite Extermlnafou Phone 7 I Inlaid Linoleum I Is Our Specialty. Laid by a trained expert, i Compare our prices with i others before you buy. Home Furniture I Exchange 1 101 N. Garnett St. Phone 80.
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