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CHRIST ?OB CHRIST
in I »■»<»*»
•ItIt; BEST INHERITANCE: Where-!
lore Lev : h:it:i u.> part nor inherit-1
a nee with '.-ret.uvn: the Lord is|
k:> inheritance. ace. rutPg as the Lord j
thy God pr ..n>eu —Deut. 10:9.)
Shortci Ballots
Lengthening >•:' tonus oi county!
ofliccrs i? jji'Lvthitig tnat works i
both ways, i: :vd'.ices the bulkmess j
of the balio* that w:il be voted on
in the May pru.u.ry and thus elim
inates some nuisance. But at the1
same time it tends to put beyond
the reach o; tlio people the ease and
. , !
certainty ana the irequency with
which they hitherto could keep
c;ose tab on tne conduct oi their i
public officials.
Just as eight years is too long
lor a bad man to be president of
the United States and four years
is too short a time tor a good man
to hold the ottice. so it is that four!
years is a nrghty lung time to have I
to put up with a county office i
holder who conceivably could merit •
demotion or otherwise become,
persona nun grata to the electorate. J
The people themselver made the [
change and have no one else to!
I lame if they are displeased with :
the flavor of the reii-h be-ng served!
up to them. The courts merely j
decided that the constitutional j
amendment was applicable iirrme-1
C'ately instead of waiting two years, j
If the people dislike what they j
have done, they have but to re-1
member that in this instance, as
in so many others, a group of tax
eaters has made suckers of them
in persuading voters to approve
these changes. It smacks strongly
of the aroma of political plots
secretly hatched and cunningly
executed in the deep recesses of
the machinations and maneuverings
of so-called court house rings.
The new and shorter ballot, while
ottering some consolation to the
harassed voter on a hot summer
day, does." nevertheless, bear the
earmarks of a byproduct of a sys
tem.
Real War Near
You may June been surprised and
pleaded with 1:1c comparative mild
r.e« oi the war in Europe -;o far. All'
of us have. The "blitzkreig" of
lie: r- ill tier .n Poiand and the abor
tive Russian drive on tiny Finland
have furnished the spectacular
phase ot the struggle thus far, with
the greatest economic damage re
sulting from the naval blockades.
But Hitler did not for nothing
build what hi. is pleased to term
the mightiest army ever assembled.
He thinks he po;ses.-e.;$ superiority
Vi aim» and will not be satisfied
until he has given it a thorough
test. Loss of human life is of little
concern to him, so long as he is
not doing the dying, and so long
as he may get away v.ith it with
out a revulsion of popular feeling
at home.
The aggressor nations have been
quite successful thus far, with [
small cost in casualties, as major |
wars go. What they have accom
plished so lar, however, it but a
part of their diabolical plans and
ambitions. Dictators, as well as
kings and presidents, appear to
have an unquenchable thirst for,
power and more power. How it 1
comes is a minor concern, so long j
as it comes.
It may be that sea blockades and
sieges may continue to be the
choicest weapons for both sides. But
the probability and the weight of
argument i.= to the contrary. When
spring conies it will likely be a dil
i'erent story and a more tragic
spectacle. War, real war, with its
sacrifices, its cruelties, its suffer
ings and its desolation is coming,
unless the signs fail. Europe will
feel the terrible, crushing shock,
but the rest of the world, including
the United States, though far re
moved. will have its cross to bear
r.rtd may as well make up its mind
to that effect and be prepared when
the blow falls.
A Lovely Toy
At the beginning of February, the
X o r t h Carolina Unemployment
Compensation Commission had on
hand a balance of $19,193,036.4(5 as
a sort of reserve or nest egg from
which to draw in the event
emergency arises. That is what is
left after $12,919,068.78 has been
disbursed to men and women tem
porarily or permanently out of jobs
during the past two years.
In the period, collections from
employers' payrolls in North Caro
lina amounted to $31,428,143.71. and
the sum was raised to $?2,112.105.24
by addition of $683,961.53 in interest
i-aid by •.lie United States Treasury.
So vast is the organization re
quired to administer this project in
r.orth Carolina that it has been
i ecessary to erect a five-story
building in Raleigh to house them.
vVhat the payroll is we have no
idea, bui it is enough. And that isn t
all. There is another army in Wash
ington that concerns itself with
this same adventure in sociology.
Whether each distrusts the other to
the point of finding it necessary to
keep constant check on operations
has not been established.
And why do you suppose the f ed
cral government makes it compul
sory that State commissions keep
their balances oa deposit in the
United States Treasury? O! course,
iney don't need any money in Wash
ington. and are just offering this
-orvice as an accommodation to
State agencies and by reason of in
jecting a littie lite into our banking
.nstitutions by furnishing them a
bit of competition.
Such a handsome sum as a mere
S19.193,036.46 is not to be sneezed
at—certainly not. What a wonder
fully fine toy it is to play with. And
tnese boys and girls who have
ingratiated themselves into Uncle
Samuel's good favor must have
something with which to amuse
themselves. Some of these fine days
you might find their elder brothers
in the Capitol nodding their heads
in approval of certain moves to
bite off pieces ot this big hunk for
this or that purpose. It at least
offers a tempting morsel when some
one or some group conceives the
iaea they are underpaid and should
have their salaries increased, and!
ran point with so much pride to the
vast reserve they have set up.
Seriously and solemnly. ladies j
:ind gentlemen, whether you ever j
thought of it or not, here is where
p. lot of your tax money goes. And I
for what purpose? Well, you answer I
Lhat one.
His Time Coming
"Libby" Ward's announcement 11
lliat he is not a candidate lor gover
nor in this year's Democratic pri
mary was not very surprising.
There might be advantage in the
ijig field of candidates already light
ing for the tavor ot the voters, but
it is not difficult to see some dis
advantages. If you happen nut tu
have the most "It" or political
"oomph"—whatever all that is—
you will be lost sight of entirely, and
that would be tragic both to a run
ner's fortunes and his future and
to his morale.
Mr. Ward's rise in political fa
vor lias been rather rapid in the
past tew years. He has climbed be
cause of his ability and his personal
ity, and without meteoric bombast,
sensation or excitement. That is the
sort of advancement that is endur
ing. And is the kind that will carry
him i'ar, for he is a young man in
years as well, with a promising
future beckoning.
Libby was wise, we think, in
steering clear of the present melee.
He is barely beyond his mid
tnirties, and if he waits eight years
until it is again the East's time to
name the governor, he will still be
on tiie sunny side of the forties,
which is a better time to shoulder
such responsibility.
For some years now, Mr. Ward I
has been secretary of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee,
lie knows the ropes. Why not, then,
let him be State chairman when
Gregg Cherry relinquishes the of
I ice? He has demonstrated his abil
ity to organize and to get things
done. Something of this sort would
give him a further boost toward his
goal.
■Libby Ward has renounced am
bition tins year, but his time will .
foiue. It would not be surprising to
see him in the content, come 1948.
That's a long time away, but it will
come, and men have waiud longer
than that for their turn—even here
in North Carolina.
lod«2>
TODAY'S ANN IV ICRS A RI ICS
1756—Aaron Burr. Revolutionary
soldier, senator from New York, 3rd
Vice President, tragic figure of his
tory. born in Newark, N. J. Died
Sept. 14, 1836. *
1785—Elizabeth Patterson Bona
parte. the Maryland belle who mar
ried Napoleon's brother, born in
Baltimore. Died there, April 4,
1879.
1818—William M. EvarU, famous
New York lawyer, senator and wit
of his dav. born in Boston. Died Feb.
28. 1901.
1832—John B. Gordon. Confeder
ate lieutenant-general. Georgia gov
ernor and senator, born in Up on
jounty. G«i. Died Jan. 9. 19i)4.
1833—Janes E. B. Stuart, «amed
Confederate cavalry leader, born
n Patrick county, Va. Mortally
vounded on battlefield, dying in
Richmond. May 12, 1864.
1836—Thomas O. Selfridge, noted
laval commahder, born ■.! Boston.
^)ied Feb. 4, 1924.
1865—Charles . W. Wallace, ihr
Jnive'sity of Nebraska's noted
.eactier and Shakespeare investi
,ator. born at Hopkins, Mo. Died
vug. 7, 1932.
TODAY IN IHSTOKY
1778— Historic treaty with Figure,
negotiated by Benjamin Frankh.i,
net of major importance to the new
ountry, concluded.
1788—Massachusetts the Oth Slate
:o ratify tlie Constitution.
1-815—President Madison grants
Jaratarian pirates a pardon for ser
. ices rendered the American cause
n the War of 1812. First railroad
,ct of tiie country when New Jer
ey's As.-enioiy grants rights to
• ohn Ste\en "to erect a rail road."
1820—80 Negroes vail Iron: New
York on the "Mayflower ol Liberia"
o settle in Africa.
1332—L. S. frigate "'Potomac",
under Presidential orders, attacks
Malayan town in Sumatra in retalia
tion for treacherous attack on Ainer
can ship previous year.
1918—Federal registering and lin
ger printing of male Germans ue
jins itvroughout U. S.
1929—Lindbergh lands in Canal
Zone inaugurating air mal: worn L'.
S
TODAYS BIRTHDAYS
U. S. Senator Hubert M. LaFol
iette. Jr. of Wiseontin. bom at Madi
on. 45 years ago.
Erneii Grucnmg. governor oi'
Alaska, born in New York, ;>3 years
:igo.
Dean emeritus Annie V.' Good
rich of the Yale University Schoo;
af Nursing, born at New Bran wick.
\T. J.. 74 years ago.
Christine M. Frederick, home
making authority, born in Boston. 57
years ago.
Prof. Walter P>. Pitkin of New
York, noted psychologist and author,
born at Ypsilanti. Mich.. 62 years
ago.
Eldridge R. Johnson ef N. J.,
founder of the Victor Talking
Machine Company. bo»*n at Wil
mington. Del.. 73 years ago.
TODAY'S IIOKOSCOPE
Parents should endeavor to direct
the mind of today's child into proper
channels for. with a proper training
this day turns out a powerful na
ture. well centered in its action and
ivith broad views. 1!' the mind
should become perverted, however,
the impulses will lead to extreme
riciousness, and finally to deliber
ate lust.
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Hack Page
1. ?3alsa.
2. No.
3. Morpheus.
4. The voting age lor both males
md females is 21 years in ;ili states
5. Plant tree.
(>. Wellington.
7. Baseball.
ci. Those which have a spinal col
umn.
!). Mount Aconcagua.
10. Texas.
! What Do You
Know About
! North Carolina?
By FUND H. MAY
: 1. How much less was the vote in J
the sccond Hoey-McDonald primary
j than in the first? |
i 2. The terms of how many prison-1
! ers were effected by Governor Mor
> rison's order of June 29, 1923?
4. Who did Hannibal Godwin de
i feat lor the Democratic nomination
in 1906?
; 5. How much was the salaries ot
i State employees reduced in 1931 and
j 1933?
i 6. W hen was the first telegraph
line across the state provided for?
ANSWERS.
1. In the- second primary .36.096
• Invi'i votes wore cast than in tho
I first primary.
i 2. Thi; order el'tec led 959 prison
ers by c.imiv.uting their terms to in
rtetorm rate sentences. Prisoners who
had served less than one-half of their
| ntcures had one-fourth of their re
| mainin'4 time taken off. Those who
! had s"rved more than one-half of
i their s< ntences had one-third of their
[ remaining time taken off.
3. In ISM the State had 386.000
acres planted to cotton. In 1926 just
, fifty years later, the acreage had in
' creased to 2,023.000 acres. During the
past several years the acreage has
' cropped below the one-million acre
mark.
i 4. Hannibal L. Godwin of Dunn de
feated Congressman Gilbert B. Pat
i terson. ol Max ton who had served
tuo terms, beginning in 19'i3. Con
grcs-r.ian Godwin won the nomina
, lion and was elected. He remained
n con :r"ss until 1920 when lie lost
;he nomination.
"». T ie legislature of 1931 made a
' reduction of two per cent and the
! •£ slaturo of 1933 made another re
liuctiop, bringing the total reduction)
io 32 prr cent 'for employees in State
institution • and 38 per cent for those
| who worked in State departments.
fi. In January 18^7 a charter was
granted to Samuel B. Morse, and as
| . ociates "lo construct and carry on
i the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph, by
him invented and patented, through
•hi.- state, on the route leading from
| the City of Washington to the City
• f New Orleans." One provision of
the charter was "that a wire shall be
I extended through the city of Raleigh,
' ; lid a telegraph station kept at said
i city."
15-10-20-25 Years j
— Ago — j
(Taken from Daily
Dispatch Files)
February 6. 1935.
Cinderella, a puppet play, in a pro
logue and five scenes, will be pre
sented tomorrow afternoon at four
o'ciock at tiie H. Leslie Perry Mem
1 orial Library. In planning and pro
I ducing this play the library is fur
j ther carrying out the idea of cultivat
ing a hobby which was introduced
I ;"i Book Week last fall.
February 6, 1930.
Friday, Feb. 21 was agreed upon
by the Henderson Tobacco Board
oi Trade at a meeting held today as
the d--;te for the closing ol' the season
on the Henderson market.
February 6. 1920.
What was perhaps the "rawest"
weather of the winter, certainly one
of the worst visitations of it, grip
ped this city and section Thursday
morning, following the rain and
mist of Wednesday and the biting
wind that blew ail night at a high
rate of speed. Sidewalks and streets
were coated with ice, and were al
most impossible of use except in
cases of necessity.
February G, 1915,
A »4>ian for the absolute banisli
I .iieit of illiteracy from the city of
1 Henderson and the surrounding dis
I tricts was laid before the members
• of the King's Daughters and the
r Civic League. These organizations
I are to be paid one dollar for each il
| literate white person in the city,
i above the age of 21, who is taught
I to read and write.
SALLY'S SALLIES
. Registered U. S. Patent Oftic#
w IK1 fr I
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jtor DoH'r
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UUtrlbuted by Kio* Feature* 6radical*. I*«
What happens doesn't matter—it's how you take it that counts.
the loan ranger
Asks Stand
Of Candidates
On Education
Morehead City, Feb. 6.—Issuing a
challenge to all candidates for public
office to make public their stands on
education, Prof. Guy B. Phillips, of
the University Education Department
said in an address here last night
that "it is not sufficient to review
the past developments in education in
North Carolina. Education, which
must depend upon public support,
must be presented in an effective
way and must present a program of
progress."
Professor Phillips, executive sec
retary of the North Carolina School
Board Association, . addressed the
Schoolmasters' Club, the local Par
ent-Teacher Association, and school
board members in the Fort Lincoln
Hotel.
He proposed a five-point program
for education which calls for legis
lative action and "for activity by the
profession within the present frame
work of the law and organization.
"I propose", he said, "that can
didates for public offices be asked*
to take a positive stand'on tfre fol
lowing issues: (1) length of school
term, (2) a comprehensive curri
culum adjustment program, (3)
teacher welfare, (4) administration,
and (5) federal aid in education.
"The united forces of the PTA, the
School Board Association, the North
Carolina Education Association, and
many other organizations can by co
operation accomplish for this period
what Aycock and his associates did
at the beginning of the century—
namely, focus the attention of the
entire State upon the necessity for
doing something significant about the
education of North Carolina boys and
girls. North Carolina is ready for a
forward march in education", Pro
fessor Phillips ceclared.
"While much of the talk of poli
tical leaders now centers around the
development of education in this
State since 1900 and while this is an
interesting and encouraging chap
ter, it is much more important that
the program for 1940 and the future
be given some emphasis.
"The State continues to lace the
challenge of the development of its
resources and must meet the com
petition ol. the modern world by pre
paring a more capable citizenship",
he said.
TWO SISTERS FOUND
MURDERED IN HOME
Oliver Springs, Tenn.. Feb. 6.—
(AP)—Two middle aged sisters and
a negro servant were found shot
to death yesterday in their home
lere, Sheriff Bob Smith reported.
The victims were Miss Ann
Richards, 48, and her sister, Miss
Margaret Richards, 46, and Leo
nard Brown, 16-year-old negro
louseboy.
Miss Mary Richards, 47, libra
•ian in. the high school here and a
■ ister of the two victims, discovered J
.he bodies when she returned home i
;rom school, officers said.
TEXTILE WAGES RAISED
Philadelphia, Feb. 6.—(AP)—The
Philadelphia joint board of the Tex
ile Workers Union of America (C.
. O.) announced today agreements
lad been reached with 15 manufac
urers in the city increasing the
^ages of 7,500 workers from 7 1-2
o 10 per cent. The increases, ex
acted to add $200,000 a year to
layrolls of the 15 companies, are
o be effective immediately.
'Estate Of Paint
I Manufacturer Is
Left To Workers
i
Ambler, Pa., Feb. 6.—(AP)—The
■ late J. Harvey Gravell, paint manu
! facturer whose generous gifts to em
! ployes at various Christinas times
I earned him the sobriquet "Santa
Claus of Ambler," left the bulk of
; a 83,000,000 estate to 24 key em
ployes.
Gravell, president of the Amer
i ican Chemical Paint company, with
I plants here and New Castle, De
• troit and Toronto, Canada, died
t December 8 at the age of 68. Three
! years ago at Christmas he won na
tional acclaim by paying off $100,
000 in personal debts of employes.
In his will he said it was his in
i tention "to place the control and
; ownership of my estate, and the en
: terprises which have produced it,
I largely in the hands of my business
I associates and employes who have
been engaged with me in the oper
ation and management of the busi
nesses."
He directed the stock of his busi
ness be placed in trust for the 24
employes for 10 years. After that
they will own the stock outright.
MEDFORD RESIGNS
Oxford, Feb. 6.—(AP)—J. W.
Medford has resigned as deputy to
Frank Hancock, a member of the
home loan bank board, effective
March 1. He will become an assis
tant vice president of the Mercan
tile Commercial Bank and Trust
Company of St. Louis, Mo.
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
In The Superior Court
North Carolina
Vance County.
Elsie Powell Hall, Plaintiff
vs.
John Leslie Hall, Defendant.
The defendant, John Leslie Hall
will take notice that an action en
titled as above has been commenced
in the Superior Court of Vance
County. North Carolina against him
to secure an absolute divorce on the
grounds of two years separation; ,
and the said defendant will further I
take notice that he is required to |
appear at the office of the clerk ol i
the Superior Court in the courthouse j
at Henderson, N. C. on the 1st day
of March 1940 and answer er demur
to the complaint in the said action,
or the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in
said complaint.
This the 30th day of January 1940.
E. O. FALKNER,
Clerk of the Superior Court of
Vance County.
A. A. BUNN, Plaintiff's Attorney.
30-6-13-20.
INSURANCE — RENTALS
Real Estate—Home Financing
Personal and courteous attention
to all details.
AL. B. WESTER
Phone 139 McCoin Bids
B.H.MIX0N
(Incorporated)
Contractor and
Builder
"Builds Better Buildings"
Alno Wall Papering. Paining,
Roofing and Teroiit* ,
Sx termination.
Phone 7
l
WANT ADS
BELCANO PRODUC TS 1-2 PMC],
while our suppiy <;j-ts. V. ..
VERY SMALL DOWN I 'AY.UK.\:.
Tires, Batteries. Tubes. Ail /<■
Liberal trade in on vn;:r <«
tery. Come t'» see us. farolin.-i T:.,
and Battery Store, next to A & !
Store. ci-:
KINDLE FIRES WITH 01 L> NB
papers—they aro 60 per cent vow.
quick burning. lCc per bundle: 3
bundles for 25c. Get them iit Daily
Dispatch Office. 27-U
ONE GOOD. USED \DI)|{KSsSf»
graph machine for sale. Excellent
condition. Call at our oil ice
examine same, if interested. Hei -
derson Grocery Co. (i-2:.
aO PERCENT OFF ON OUH EXTiRE
stock of Belcano Products.
ard's. 5-2ti
FOR RENT: 5 ROOM LJ'&J Aiii.
apartment, conveniently located i
business section. Cal! 1.19. (i-lt;
FOR RENT: SERVICE STATION,
close in on Oxford highway. E>
l oom unfurnished apartment. ;j!oi
from posi office. Phone 34 MY. R.
L. Mustian. 6-1 ti
FREE POPCORN! SAVE ONLY
two of the Coupons which vm1 "
find in each Box of our Fresh De
licious Popcorn th.it you purch;<-e
and receive One Box Absolutely
Free! Can't you taste the dilig
ence? Gold Seal Soda Shop.
I HAVE FOR SALE A NIC!
of cross bred pigs ;md shoats ;<* r.-.y
farm, also a nice lot of pure brod
spotted Poland China pis
shoats and several pure Iliac.:
Essex gilts and a nice l«>t of pure
bred pigs. My prices are reas«i>
able. When you need pig v,,e
write W. W. Jordan, 22lr> Clark S'.
Henderson, N. C. I will d<>,iv
them. 6-it;
YOUR CLOTHES AHK MAGNKTS
for germs. Valet's sanitary metM
of dry cleaning not only >'•" '■ 'r"
all soil but destroys all ficnn life.
Leaving ti'icm clcan, fresh,
and sterile. Valet Cleaning C".
Phone 464.
we specialize in ALL
kinds of body and fender re
pair work. Motor Sales Co.
TWO UNFURNISHED 1,'onMS !'• '
rent. Water and light.- t •"/
Phone 701-W or see (I *
wood.
ALL STATE LICENSED BEAUT*
operators. Phone 200 for ;ippo,n'"
ment. Your patronage a| <
Bridgers Beauty Shop.
AT "THE PLACE OF VALl'*>
you will find a nice .-tor.,
and windows, sheet pn-i:.
board and tempered
Alex S. Watkins.
MALE. INSTRUCT!' >N. "
portunity for men we c
overhaul, install and 1 • ' . '
Conditioning and !'i
Equipment. Excellent (
men now employed to be"1 •
selves. Will not interfc <
ent job. Preliminary
home precedes iutea-vf
training. Write giving -* • ..
tion. Utilities Institute, <•■•|l'
patch.
FOR STOPPING LEAKS '
plastic or liquid ro<>;
Phone 33. "The Place
Alex S. Watkins. 1^
WANTED: R E L I A B L E
woman for companion
lady. Will pay reason.
Home on Dexter-Da! ' *
Write Horace G. Wilson.
Oxford.