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Sifttiterfimt iaih| Sisjmtrij Established August 12, 1914 Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by HENDERSON* DISPATCH CO., INC at 109 Young Street HENRY A. DENNIS. Pres. and Editor I M. L. FINCH. Sec.-Treas., Bus. Mgr.1 TELEPHONES Editorial Office 500 Society Editor 610 Business Oft ice 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 lor republication all j news dispatches credited to it or not! otherwise c.cdiieu in this paper, and also the local neus published herein. All rights ot publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. SUBSCRIPTION PRICES Payable Sirktty in Advance One Year 35 00 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1.50 Weekly (By Carrier Only) 15 Per Copy 05 Entered at lb*4 post ui'fice in Hender son, N. C. as mvoiiu ci iss mail matter. | CHR'ST f 09 ALL-ALL FOR CHRIST _ _ ~~~ B£ LOYAL: Kvon so let your light shine before mm: that they may see your good worss. and glorify your Father which is .:i liec.ven.—Matthew 5:16. CONFESS BY DZLDS AS WELL! AS BY WORDS Evc.y one therefore, who shall Co:-.: •> oefore men. him' will I also ci>nie.-s my Father who is J in heaven.—Matthew 10:32. Today i TODAYS ANNIVERSARIES 1784—San -el Wuolworth. New York author or " The Old Oaken Bucket." born at Scituate. Mass. Died Dec. 9. 1842. 1808—Salmon P. Chase. Cincin nati lawyer, enator. governor. Lin coln's secretary oi the treasury and chiet justice oi the Supreme Court, born at Cornish. X. H. Died May 7. 1873. 1834—Horatio Alger. Jr.. New York city author of 119 boys" books, the most popular ot hi> generation, born at Chelsea. Mass. Died Julv 18. 1899. 1840—(100 years ago) William C. Winslow. Boston's noted P. E. clergyman and Egyptian archaeolo gist. bom in Boston. Died Feb. 2. 1925. 1857—Justin H. Smith, historian, born Bo>cawen. N. H. Died New York. March 21. 1930. 1853—Joseph G. Minot. national ly-known Boston worker in the field oi crippled children, born in New York. Died June 19. 1939. TODAY IN HISTORY 1733—Gen. Oglethorpe lands at Charleston. S. C. with hi? first band of 150 English settlers bound for J Georgia. 1840—Long Island steamer '"Lex ington" tool-: fire near New York and burned with loss of about 140 . lives. 1ST"—Ice gorge on the Ohio river I does great damage to Pittsburgh 1 and Cincinnati. 1908—Staunton. Ya.. first city in J country to adopt city manager form of government. 1913—Federal Judge Robert W. Archbald barred forever from holding office by U. S. Senate sit ting as a court. 1918—The South undergoes the: worst blizzard in its history. 1936—U. S. Supreme Court or ders processing taxes returned. 1939—U. S. House chops SI50,- : 000,000 from Deficiency Relief Bill.! TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS U. S. Senator William J. Billow of South Dakota, born at Moscow,: O.. 71 years ago. Dr. Francis fcl. Townsend. origi nator of the old aged pension plan, j born at Fairbury, 111., 73 years j ago. Harold G. Campbell, New York city's superintendent of schools, born in Scotland. 56 "years ago. Elmer Davis of New York, au thor and broadcaster, born Aurora, Ind., 50 years ago. Kay Francis, actress, born at Oklahoma City. Okla., 34 years ago. Dr. Harold Stonier, executive manager of the American Bankers Association, born at San Jose, Cal.. 50 years ago. Dr. Frederick A. Kolster. noted radio engineer, born Switzerland, 57 years ago. TODAYS lIOROSCOPt: Today's tendency is to a fine and genial dispo: ition. Turned in the right path tfiere i • the making of a student of philosophy, with a turn to mysticism. There is danger, however, that a certain weakness of character may • run away from control and lead to dissipation un less curbed. ANSWERS TO TEN QUESTIONS See Back Puge 1. Wave -cngth. 2. Examination oi a body to de termine the c::use of death. 3. Antarctic egions. 4. Myron C. Taylor. 5. Canada. 6. The Platte. 7. Di-ab'-o-lizm: not di'-a-bo Jizm. 8. Jupiter. 9. General of the Armies of the U. S. 10. Hubert. _ What Do You Know About North Carolina? By FRED H. MAY 1. How many uvrm$ nas i cu phy served in the North Carolina leg is lature? 2. When was the first comity in North Carolina named t'oi a private citizen? 3. How long was Zebulon i3. \'ance in trilitary service before he was elected governor in 1862? 4. In what way may election pre cincts be established.' 5. Who was the oldest man over ap pointed to the North Carolina Su preme Court oeneh? 6. When did the North Carolina legisiatuie endorse the covenant ol the League of Nations? ANSWERS. 1. Including his first term m I5*i)7 he has served iourtcen terms. Ho was speaker ot the House ot Representa tives in the special session ot liU4 and the regular session i t liUr. In the I89i> session he was reading clerk ot the Senate. 2. In 1777 when Burke county was formed from Rowan. it was named to." Dr. Thomas Burke, of Orange county. Dr. Burke served a.- a dele gate to Continental Congress. and later became gov ernor ot the State. 3. In th Spring of lot)I he organiz ed the "Hough and Ready Guards" in Buncombe county. The company, elect ed Vance as captain, and other of ticers in Asheviiie A;ay 4. 1 Go 1. i'r.e company ieit shortly atterwards lor Raleigii where it was placed with the Fourteenth Regiment, North Carolina Troops. Captain Vance remained w th the company until that fail when he was elected colonel ot the Jtith Norm Carolina Regiment, with wiiicn outfit he remaineu until just betore !ii> ai auguratioa as y.>ve:nor oil Septim ber 8. 1862. 4. Power tor tstabiishing precincts is vested m the coun'v board of elec tions. This ooard may "establish. de fine. provide, rearrange and <.v. b :ie election urccinet.-." 5. Nathaniel Bovden. oi Salisbury. Ho was appointed in lc!Ti at tae age of 75 years, t!<-• served only two and a halt year- before h:.» death. He a soldier in t;.e War oi li>l^. the son of a Revolutionary War sold. and had a son who was m the War be tween tlie Staes. 8. In a joint resoiut: »n Much 4. 1919. the constitution • .• c.ei.: at >•! the League of X; lions vv;;.- endorsed as was also thr great work •>; Presi dent Woodr.-w Wiison and L\-Pres> dent William Howard Talt lor ti.i League and World Peaiv. OTHERS VIEWS I . S. AM) Tilt WAR To the Editor: It takes an alert mind to keep up | with the rapid ehage of events. Almost a year ago we read •'Amer ica for Americans'. "Embargo act i passed". "Strict neutrality pledged | by all American countries." That was 1 good news. A chance to stay out ol | the war. The rank and file of the i American nation were pleased. But i the muniatioii makers, who value j dollar moi\ tnan human lives, do- j creed that the neutrality and em- 1 bargo law should not stand. U [ wiuld interfere with their business of murdering people. Their "whip the devil around the stump" plan "cash and carry", "no loans to any warring nation" has now been .-.wept aside. Our presi dent sends money to Finland and war material carried on American ships, is promised: light into the j heart ot the boiling caldron. It seems to me and I am sure many others will s?'.*t the same viewpoint, that we are already in the war. when 32.000 American volunteers are en route to Finland to help them The much wanted pleas for peace by Mr. Roosevelt and the Pope amount to sheer pretense, a eam oflage to the peoples of the world. Actions speak louder than words. Another patent fact is that all the j help given by the United States is placed where the aims and hopes of Catholicism will be furthered—pos session after conquest. Those nations who in times past practically took what they wanted, are condemning those which are do ing the same thing now. Why should the pot cull the kettle black? When Japan gets China in hand she will ue ready for our Pacific Islands. A part of our forces will be sent to hold them. Every nation would be glad to see this nation go down, specially those in Europe. The guns that we are sending abroad will be turned on us in times to come. The great fight between "right and wrong" is at hand and "right will win". Keep out of the fire. He who taketh to the sword (or furnishes one) shall die by the sword—even the United States. RAY A. ROWLAND. Kittrell. Jan. 11. 1940. Kiwanis Has Report On Year's Work Yari u's reports on activities during 1 were presented in some detail to t'ne Ii«.-nder i n Kiwanis club Fri day evening at the club's weekly din ner gathering. Jasper B. Hicks reported for the student loi ti fund that loan - lu>d been made to several students during the year, and W. C Cute. , sccretarv ircasurer, reported tnat the club's finances were in good condition. AI. C. Miles was appointed the club's "old man hapoy" lor the com ing year, and it will be his duty p* ivOtp track and announce ;:t the meet wigs tiie birthdays of members as they occur. The clui:. planned to observe dur ing the week of January :li the sib er anniversary of Kiwanis intarnationa!. with, special emphas's on Kiwanis programs and objectives. The Friday night meeting was at tended by percent oi' the members. A very exhaustive report on 1 i'39 was presented by C. E. Greene, who was president during the year. He showed that 13 members had ;i pet ted attendance for the year, and the club average was fckj.ti percent. He listed all meetings held and detailed the programs that were given, nron ng tla speakers. lnter-clu; meetings v .ieeol"J. and the varied social ac:i\ :i:e> of the year were enumerat ed He reported the club had 24 separate committees in charge of dit to! out activities, and that every mem :.u h. d - v d on one or more of TIo groups. .Men turn was also made of the un derprivileged child work, including tiu buys' summer camp and th? milk :uik;. and al.-o 4-U club aid and olhpr uiuifi Ui \it14s. Civic co< vera t ion on the part of the c'rb included sponsoring of a movement lor marking the? centen 11.al '-i :! :uuMs:-ii in HM.'V safety jj;<t• (»i wt.-'ii iii the school.-, oflorts to haw Routr 1 widened and aid to the Red Cross Roll Call. Bohemia And Austria Are Penetrated (Continued From Page One) the Scotland. Scotland-Northern Ireland cable. Explosions and lire swept a -hipi»uild»n*» plant ;it Northwitch in western England. 5 Officials said sabotage was not involved. Nazi Haider Downed. In today's aerial operations, the air ministry said a lighter patrol shot down a Nazi raider off the -o'ltheast eoa-t o! Scotland. Later t!:ree German planes flew over a Norfolk port and a plane believed »o be a Germ; n craft was seen fly ing low off a sou'.hea-t coast cort. Three Royal Air Force fighters went in pursuit, but the invaders fled toward the English channel. In addition to the scouting flights, the air ministry said "security pa trols were maintained over Helgo land Bight" and northwest Germany • is surveyed. Germans Claim Two The coastal command sighted three German destroyers Thursday, ii announced, and dropped bombs el< " to the craft. The German high command an nounced two British planes were shot down, one on the western front yesterday and one when eight British craft attacked Ger man destroyers. The Berlin com munique indicated the plane-de stroyer light occurred Friday, the British :--aid it was Thursday. Belgians Dig Against Nazis tieigian soldiers, who obviously feel the cold, start worK digging a irencn through a railroad siding near the German border. American doughboys probably would have helped themselves to a little of the coal and kept warm. Leaves of all B"ly:ian army officers have been cancelled, in fear of German invasion, and a rationing system is planned for l he population. (Central 1J ress) ~~ "NOTHING OF IMPORTANCE HAPPENED ON THE FRONT TOPA . Agents Home From Meeting At Raleigh College St::tit»n. Kal igh. 7an. !ij. i :—The 280 farm an :i homo agents of j I the Agricultural Exkn-ion Service1 were back 0:1 the job in the 100 j counties today after ;; week at Stats.' college in coniVivntv <•!! a program of "A Richer Uural Life j in North Carolina." Tiicy voted the conference by far the bos! they ha e ever held, with mure constructive: discussion and planning than at any • similar meeting of its type. The agents carried with them a j pledge of the Extension Service to , support the Southern governor's j campaign for balanced prosperity in the south during the next decade. They heard J. B. Hutson. assistant AAA administrator warn that a more diversified system of farm I ing is imperative in 1940 to conn- , teract the effects of "an inevitable I decline" in tobacco income. The Extension workers heard! themselves hailed by a number of •peakers as "the leaders in agri cultural education for the past 25 | years." these speakers including Dr. C. W. Warburton. director of Extension for the IJ. S. Department of Agriculture: and K. Flake Shaw,: Guilford county farmer and coun ty commissioner. Eleven counties v. ere awarded) certificates of recognition lor eain-j ing more than 90 percent of their; ■ioil building payments under the AAA program in 193!!. The counties 1 and their farm agent: arc: An>nn. ■J. W. Cameron; Periquimans, L. \Y. J Anderson; Hyde, A. J. Harrell; Tyr-j fell, II. H. Harris: Scotland. E. O. '• VIcMahan; Hokt, A. K. Knowles; i Mecklenburg. Oscar Phillips; Stan-j ly, J. E. Wilson; Cabarrus, U. D. j Goodman: Union. T. J. W. Broom:! and McDowell. S. L. Homewood. Now that Stalin has sent the »*en- 1 oral who whipped the Japs to lead the Russians against Finland, that Mongolian war takes on the status : of a spring practice game. European diplomacy, ^avs «-■ >■ ed:-' torial. should get down to b>-tac'»*«. At the moment, it seems it has gotten down to the uso of brass knucks. t Ousted Commissar Mikhail M. Raganovich With the simple announcement that he had been "transferred to an other post," Mikhail M. Kaganovich was ousted as Commissar for the Soviet aviation industry, a key post. The move was seen as part of the large-scale shakeup jf the army and air l'orca resulting from fail ures in the Finnish invasion. (Central rrcse) Major Battle Seems Imjvinent Between Finns and Russians • Continued From T One) render within 48 hours, or the Ger mans j>re coining.'' In the Salla sector, one report from i Danish nev/.-pjipcr correspondent -;iid ^lie red army had at least 40, fjOO men and had been bulging up i'lore in the past lew days. He said [he Finns al.-o were reinforcing and preparing an attempt to encircle the invaders. A Swedish correspondent said large numbers of Russian troops were be Actors Train as Officers Four well known British actors of stage and screen who are Iear-ine- th an of war and who will soon emerge as full-fledged officers, are pictured during drill at an officers training camp. Left to right: Guv Middleton Franlr i.jwton. Nisei Patrick and Giles Isham ' ing dropped by parachute from planes. Similar tactics were reported on the Karelian isthmus yesterday, but the Finns said their marksman | had picked off many of the invaders J in mid-air, and had over-powered I the others as they touched earth. Liquor Sales In December All-Time Top (Continued From Page One) | 1939 sales exceeded those of any pve i vious year. ' December, 1938. sales totaled $876. ; 183.10, and 1938 sales totaled $6. 829,645.65. As usual, Durham led the ABC counties in liquor sales, reporting $162,658.55 worth sold in December, and Wake was second, with Decom I ber sales of SI30.565 10. Other coun i ties reported sales as follows: Beaufort, $29,343.05: Edgecombe, I $57,015.90: Johnston. $41,719.63: Lenior. $34,251.95; Pitt, S60.771.10; j Vance, S32.619.90: Wilson, $51.922 25; Wanvn> S14.776.65; Franklin. SIG, ! 150.65. NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL J PROPERTY UNDER EXECUTION. North Carolina, Vance County, i W. J. Hartley, trading as Auto Ser i vice Station. Vs. E. E. Bridgers. By virtue of an execution directed to the undersigned from the Superior ; Court of Halifax County. North Car | olina. in the above entitled action, I will, on Monday the 15th day of .Tan | uary 1940, at twelve o'clock noon, at the Courthouse door in Henderson. I Vance County, North Carolina, sell to i the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy | said execution, all of the right, title j and interest which the said E. E. . Bridgers. the defendant, has in the , following described property: One (1) Bay Marc Mule. Three (3) Black Mare Mules. This the fourth day of January.! 1940. L. L. SWANSON, Sheriff of Vance County, North Carolina. NOTICE. I have this day qualified before the | Clerk of the Superior Court of Vance County, North Carolina, as Executor under the last will and testament of , the Late Mrs. Clara Beacom Houff, I and this is to notify all persons hold | ing claims against said Estate to' , present the same to the undersigned within one year from this date, or j this notice will be pleaded in bar i to any recovery. Person; indebted to 1 said Estate are requested to make j prompt settlement. j This the 15th day of December, 1939. JERE P. ZOLLICOFFETi,. ' Executor Under the Wiil of the Late Mrs. Clara Beacom Houff. | J. P. & J. H. Zollicoffer, Attorneys. 16-23-30-6-13-20 James C. Cooper Real INSURANCE Service Phone 204 -.1 Henderson. N. C. B H. MIXON , (incorporatedj v oiitraclor and i Builder i " tiudno Utile* Bmidinus" aIho Wall Papering, Painting, Roofing and Tera.ite Extermlnat'on. Phone 7 I Get Results WE SERVICE AND Hi makes and model* >>! . radios. See lis for m-i • ■ j<-. Goodwyn. LOST: ONE SCREENED !: . on Dabney road. Ii fuui. return to Dispatch mi'.c. Green, Harris Cro - i: FOR RENT: STORE IJUii. . Cornei William and 'A ;:n See S. T. Peace-. . .... BLOOD TESTED liA hatched weekly. Boo,. .. . del'.; now. barred Hampshires one day to v.-. old. Henderson Hatcher;.. William St.. phone o'.-T. FOR SALE TWO GLASS* ca.-;es, one lsat t«" i;e . Appiy at Newman it >, Grocery Store, South Ii FOR RENT NINE ROO . in:*. Noi tii Will.'; u. i location. See C. H. i.< Citizens Loan & Realty (_<•. WE REPRODUCE ANTl';' 1. iiogany or wanna tub- . nuinogar.j up to i :m-. Will nidKe yell any r :>ic y sire. Prices rea enable Equipment and Spi y C1,. N. c. - - 7C!i RENT: TWO LO'.v.> I'l Oi";t, iiUjOil'. n ; i.'.iiil. j- .. ut.urnisfccd. Front and ,<j« . . tj mice. i'i'.oiiC G16-\v. i'*-..' LOST: I3I-FOCAL EYECIE. , \y\ Wiii.oui i iins. m o;av: < abie reward to finder. X ' John D. ti w, 11 i Ci'iurc.i phone 3G1-W. ML STATE LICENSED in.A ~i~Y operators. I'lion*. 2«>o i<.i ment. i'oiir |>;.tioiiji>" ap,-.. L'r'dgers Beauty Siioo. i,-u 1 HE VANITY iiK.'J'TV Shop will open in Building Monday, with jir... H. A. L)av!h, Jr. as mana,r-T. Souvenirs 'j i n n to a., visitors Lionel ay. ! ,\; rienced operators. FOR RENT: TWO FIVE-Room hoiue^. Zoilicofk-r lAtiH". • nc five-room in.us.-. Virginia A1 B. Welter. pho'V* 1 WANTED: SMALL FURM apartment or two rxm;? and near business >cci < ;jj. Ad< O. Box No. o. 3--2r. ' FOR RENT: SERVICE ?:7.\TI« close in on Oxford . F and three room unfurm-heii ments, block from post offitv. sirable two room l'urni.-iied apurt ment, Charles street, rheme .14!-"' R. L. Mustian. 13-1: DON'T TRADE IN YOUR BATTr'RY operated radio—let u- convert • an all electric for you. Loughlii; Ooodwvn. we specialize" in all kinds of body and fender re pair work. Motor Sales C'o. NOTICE. Having C;uu]i!ied ns Exrcutw:- ■ the Estate of H. T. Sh..'»k.». rieci.n-a. late of Vance County. North Car"1.'" . this is to notify ail persons h;: : claims against the Estate of said de ceased to exhibit tin- • to the under signed. or to his Attorneys at Hen derson. N. C., on or before the $' ■ day of January. 1911. or this m>:ice will be pleaded in bar of the ir .r covery. All persons indebted t i!: - estate will please make imn> -iia'e payment. This the 6th dav of Januarv. 1 L. J. SHANKS. Executor of the Estate ol H. T. Shanks. Gholson & Gholson, Attorneys. 6-13-20-27-3-10 i>UHLL ur HU.VII.MM Ii.\I iw Having qualified before the Ci« of the Superior Court of Yarxc County, North Carolina a- ad' n trator of the estate of Mrs. Ktr.ii: MeAIlester Knott late of Midd.t burg, N. C. All persons having o. '" ; against her estate are hereby p..: ' fd to exhibit them to me duly \«. ,r* at my oi'TIce in the Seaboard K !v Building, Halifax St.. Raleigh. N 1 on or before January 7th. 1941 o notice will be pleaded in bar • ' ' recovery thereof. All persons aid" e d to said decedent are henay notified to make immediate pay. to me. This January (>th, 1 fl4i». E.'lJ. McALLKSTKh. Administrator of the E: t::t<- < ' Mrs. Emma MeAIlester Kn Pittman, Bridget's & Hick.-, Attorneys, Henderson, N. C. 6—13—20—27—3— 10 FOItEt I.OSI KK NO'l i< I Under and by virtue of power < " tained in a certain deed of executed by S. H. Cheatha: . '< G. Cheatham and Marie C"Ii- ■ ' his wife on the 7th d iy of l> 1936, and recorded m tin* ■ the Register of Deed> "I V County in book 18! at page fault having been made in ii: ment of tin; debt therein via. i the request of the holder ot th" T will sell, by public .-'uctioii. ' highest bidder, for cash, at ti - house door in Henderson, County, N. C. at 12 o'clock, n"" January 30th. 19-iO. the : real estate: Being in Watkins Town-hip. V County, bounded on the North i y ' lands of J, T. Wrenn estate. East by lands of Hallie lie n the South by the lands < i A'1'"'' Newton, and on the wot by J Wrenn estate and I). T. Wrcim. - on the Rahobeth and Dickers">n ; and containing fiTty-nine and tenths acres more or less. Ions as the old Joe D. Cheatham !'' This 30th. of December, T. b. KITTliLLL, Tio* —