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Henforamt Bally Utsjjatay Established August 12, 1914 Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by HENDERSON' DISPATCH CO., L\C at 109 Young Street HENRY A. DENNIS, Pres. and Editor M. L. FINCH, Sec.-Treas., Bus. Mgr. TELEPHONES Editorial Office 500 Society Editor 610 Business Office 610 The Henderson Daily Dispatch is a member oi The Associated Press, Southern Newspaper Publishers As sociation and the North Carolina Press Association. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled u> use tor republication ali news disparities credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper, and also the lo.al news published herein. All rights oi publication of special dispatches herein are also reserved. SUBSCRIPTION PRICES Payable Strictly in Advance One Year $5 00 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1.50 Weekly (By Carrier Only) 15 Per Copy 05 Entered at the post office in Hender son, N. C. as second class mail matter BUT REPROVE IX KIXDLY SPIRIT He that rebuueth a man. afterward shall find more tavor than he that tlattereih with the tongue.—Proverbs 28:23. Tuberculosis Wanes Vital statistics announced by the Slate Board oi Health for the first quarter of 1940 show an increase in both births and deaths, but more important, perhaps, than that mere fact is another, that tuberculosis does not appear in the listings as one of the major causes of death. In lew arenas of warfare on disease has greater progress been made than against the great white plague, which, though still abundantly pre valent. seems to be definitely wan ing. Smallpox and typhoid are others o: the dreaded enemies of physical ^ man that have been overcome, but through th«. centuries they have usu ally appeared in epidemic form rather than constant, persistent menaces. Tuberculosis is a stealthy, creeping monster that ordinarily has its victim in its clutches before its presence is discovered. Seru::.? have virtually annihilated smallpox and typhoid, ana both sim ilar and different methods of war fare have been employed against j other contagions, such as yellow fever, diphtheria and e\ en pneu- j monia in lesser degree. The fever! diseases have thrived more where unsanitary conditions have prevail ed. but all of them have been con quered by medical science. No preventive for tuberculosis has been found; attacks on that disease | are still oi a curative nature, and always the process is slow and tedi ous. Its inroads are so severe that j its scars are seldom removed entire ly. and patients rarely regain their j former robustness and vitality. But it is no longer a disease that brings certain and immediate death. Vital statistics tell the story of man's winning battle against the great white plague. The reports are so encouraging that it is probably notj too much to hope and expect that! complete victory will one day be the reward for humanity's struggle. A Cabinet In Advance A fantasy in American politics is offered fur whatever it is worth by Erwin D. Canham, Washington cor respondent of The Christian Science Monitor, in the suggestion that one or both of this year's presidential nominees present to the country well in advance of election day their slate of cabinet officers. Canham's Miggestion arises from what he calls the entire probability that certainly one, possibly both, candidates will be lacking in general national experience. It is most like ly that the Republican choice will be a newcomer to power and respon sibility in the national scene. The suggestion is given that nam ing of a tentative cabinet slate dur ing the campaign would enable the voters to make a better choice, cer tainly one more to their liking. Canham, moreover, goes a step further and names a non-partisan or coalition cabinet to work with a Republican president, should one be successful in November. For secretary of state. Herbert Hoover of California, is suggested because of his experience in do mestic and world affair's. Leon Fraser, of New York, would be sec retary of the treasury, since he is a prominent financier and former head of the Bank for International Settle ments in Basel. For secretary of war would be Col. Frank Knox, of Illinois, a former rough-rider and G. O. P. running mate of Alt' Landon in 1936. The nation's leading wo .man lawyer. Judge Florence Allen of Ohio, a Democrat, would bo in the cabinet as attorney general; For postmaster general is suggested Sen ator Carl A. Match, of New Mexico; tor secretary oi the navy. Governor Leverett Salstonstall, of Massachu setts. secretary of the interior. All M. Landon, of Kansas; secretary ol agriculture. Governor Harold E. Stassen, of Minnesota; secretary ol commerce, Wendell L. Willkie, oi New York, described as "most ably equipped to build the long-needed bridge between government and bus iness;" secretary of labor, Senator Charles L. MeNary, of Oregon, "whose state and region are very mature in labor relations, who is a mid-roader bringing to labor no prior commitments." The suggestions are not our own. but are those of a man who long has viewed and been lamiliar wills the Washington scene. It L a new kind of thinking, and stimulate? more thinking. Ol course, the scheme, like most such concoctions, has its advantage:* and its drawbacks. To be said in its favor is the fact that ability would be sought rather than merely the evening of political debts. That hi itself, however, from the eandi date's own standpoint, would cause some embarrassment later. The suggested cabinet slate consists mostly of Republicans and is offer ed for consideration of a Republican candidate. A different panel, anii with equally as much ability, coulu be trumped up for the use ol a Democratic nominee. The important aspect of the think ing is not a matter of personnel so much as ol something new in plan and procedure. One of its faults, no matter on which side the politi cal fence it were worked, would be that naming oi such a cabinet slate ii> advance might repel about as j much electoral support as it would attract. Another thing is that neither party is willing to accept respon sibility to running the country by a group of men not wholly of its own faith and precepts. And they can hardly i e blamed for that. There is no i .•''oability that either presidential no:: inee will accept the correspondent's suggestion. So there! is no need for generating excessive heat and excitement on the subject.; Whatever the objection- though.! there is an element of merit to it.' They Want To Know i Citizen? of Guilford county, in cluding it.- two large cities. Greens boro and High Point, have tunned an organization which they nave named Guilford County Better Gov ernment Institute. Its announced purpose and function is "to promote good government.'' By way oi doing that, the institute proposes "to secure adequate in formation so that its members may be fuily advised as to the adminis tration of their public affairs and the spending of their tax money: to encourage efficiency in the handling oi public business and to prevent i waste in the spending of public funds."' It is further stated that the association, which is composed of tax-payers, "believes that the citi zens ot Guilford county ought to have full information about their government," and believes "also that they have a moral and legal right to such information." An appeal to citizens advises them that each as an individual is help less: that he does not have the time or the experience to make a full in vestigation ot his various govern ments or to find out where his tax money is going; that even if he did have the time he would still be helpless, because his voice would lie as one crying in the wilderness. It is pointed out. then, that the in di\ idual, as a member of a strong organization of tax payers, can help himself. lie is told that such an association can obtain information and keep the individual informed about his public business; that when joined with some five or ten thous and others, the voice of the individ ual will be heard: "the voice of the individual will not only be heard when spoken through such an organ ization—it will he respected." A considerable space devoted to the institute and its objectives ap peared in Sunday's Greensboro Daily New.-;, but did iiiit make it clear just why the association was formed. A perusal of the statement could lead one to infer that thine is dissatisfac tion with the way things are going in Guillord: that efforts to obtain t.\ fotruation have not been fruitful and that a concerted effort is to be undertaken to yet at the facts. Merely as an assertion covering conditions in general, it might be said that the public is far too in dillerent about the handling of its at lairs l>y the men that same public has entrusted with vital matters. Candidates are elected about as much on person.'iijties and friend shins as on the basis of their actual qualifications to discharge the du ties they seek. It would .seem that office holders would be willing that their conduct be known to all and sundry who arc interested to that extent. The in tVrence in the Guilford county situa tion is that facts have been sought and not obtained. Can it be said that there are coun ties in North Carolina where offi cials deliberately or otherwise with hold information, and that the con duel of some is of such a nature that they prefer that the public be kept in the dark? If there arc such, what is the motive for such undercover goings-on? Do not such officials, if there are such, know that a policy of that sort gives rise to speculation, and even suspicion? Why should citizens be compelled to band themselves together after the ii.aimer of the Guilford County Better Government Institute in order to learn something about the handling of their affairs? Have we come to the point where, after pay ing taxes to support government, the selfsame tax payers have to shell out private funds in addition to fi nance an effort to learn what be comes of their taxes, and how the very men they vote into places of trust and responsibility arc manag ing public affairs? We arc only asking the question, not answering it. What Do You Know About North Carolina? By FRED K. MAY 1. What is the temperance symbol displayed on a temperance society meeting house in Richmond county? 2. !low many states have more (arms than North Carolina? 3. Who was the Cumberland coun ty native appointed by Presidents Tayloi and Hayes to important con sider po>ts? -!. How many persons are in the average size North Carolina family? 5. Where was one of the first monument* in America erected to a Revolutionary War woman? 6. Who was the North Carolinian appointed by President Sam Houston in 1836 ;t> attorney general of the Republic of Texas? ANSWERS. I. A wooden goblet turned upside clown on the roof of the Hexagon House, near Wagram. about fifteen miles from Raeford. The' Hexagon House was built in 1860 and was us ed as the meeting place of the Rich mond county Temperance and Lit-: erary Society. J. Mississippi with 311.683 farms and Texas with 300.967. 3. Henry Washington Hilliard, born in Fayctteville in 1808. He mov ed to Atlanta where he was admitted to practice law in 1829. five years later moving to Montgomery, Ala bama. In 1842 President Tyler ap pointed him charge d'affaires to Bel gium. He >erved six years as an Ala bama congressman, and in 1877 Pres ident Hayes appointed him minister to Brazil. He was unsuccessful as a Republican candidate for congress in I 1876. Died in Atlanta in 1892. 4. Latest reports, 1930 census, shows t.'ijlj persons make up the average North Carolina family. 5. At Guilford Battleground Park, near Greensboro, in 1902. This monument was erected to Mrs. Kereuhappuch Turner who rode horseback IVom Maryland to North Carolina to nurse a son severely' wounded in the Battle of Guilford j Courthouse in 1781. 6. James Pinckney Henderson, born in Lmcolnton in 1808. After practic-, ing law in his home town he moved] to MissNsjpni in 1835 where he re-' cruited a company to aid Texas in the fight for independence from Mexico. Later he returned to the United States and recruited another company at his own expense. Presi dent Houston appointed him attor ney general in 1836. The next year he became .-ecretary of state. Later he was sent as a special minister to | the United States to negotiate the annexation ol Texas as a state. Sue SALLY'S sallies Kcijitlf'rtH U. S. Patent Olfn '/(fei Wt RE 1 EN^EP ' viflAr Doe1) MHiMPl JJJ DislributH by Kinir r<aturM Syndicate. Inc. 4, least »„ -ncaeement should last til! the couple gets manned... - A WH!GH PRESSURE STUFF" [r>5 | ma ceeding in this mission he was chosen as the first governor of the State ol Texas. Today r x TODAYS ANNIVERSARIES 1564—William Shakespeare, the world's greatest literary genius, born. Died April 23. 1616. 1791—James Buchanan, Pennsyl vania lawyer, congressman, senator, secretary of state, 15th President, born near Mercersburg, Pa. Died Lancaster, Pa.. June 1, 1868. 1814—Stephen A. Douglas, Illinois senator and Democratic leader, orator and statesman, Lincoln's political op ponent, born at Brandon. Vt. Died June 3, 1861. 1834—Chaucey M. Depeu7, New York lawyer, senator, railroad presi dent and famed wit, born at Peeks dll. N. York. Died April 5. 1928. 1839—James B. Hammond, New York typewriter inventor and manu facturer. born in Boston. Died Jan. 27. 1913. 1840—(100 years ago) Henry Alon 7.0 House. Bridgeport. Conn, manu facturer and prolific inventor, born in Brooklyn, N. Y. Died Dec. 18, 1930. 1852—Edwin Markham, nnet. au thor of the famous poem, "The Man With the Hoe." l>orn at Oregon City. Oregon. Died March 7, 1940. TODAY IN HISTORY 1778—John Paul Jones, carrying the war of the Revolution to England itself, enters harbor of Whitehaven lands, spikes port's guns and fires several ships. 1635—Boston Public Latin School, country's first free public school, founded. 1789—Gen. Washington reaches New York City, then capital, amidst great rejoicing to take oath as first president. Senate appoints a com mittee to renort as to what style or title proper to give president, a sub ject of major importance in those days, before plain "Mr. President" der'ded upon. 1838—Steamers "Great Western" and "S!rius". first translantic steam ers on a regular schedule, both reach New York on same day. 187?—As Matt Y. Random, of N. C. takes oath as U. S. Senator, all States represented again for first time sincc Civil War. 1896—Edison's Vitas cope present ed as last act on Broadway vaude ville house bill—regarded as birth ol' the movies. 1898—President McKinley issues call for 125,000 volunteers lor war with Spain. 1918—The Foreign Policy Asso ciation founded in New York. TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS Edwin C. Hill, columnist, radio commentator, born at Aurora, Ind., 36 years ago. Shirley Temple, screen star, born at Santa Monica. Cal., 11 years ago. Andrews S. Rowan ol' San Fran cisco, "Message to Garcia" hero of the Spanish-American war, born at Gap Mills. Va., 83 years ago. Charles G. Norris of Saratoga. Cal.. :novelist, born in Chicago, 59 years ago. Leon O. Head, president, Railway Express Agency, born at Miiner. Ga., '61 years ago. Prof. Yandell Henderson of Yale, noted physiologist, born Louisville. Ky.. 67 years ago. TODAYS IIOIIOSrOPF Today's general quality is that of a generous nature. There may In great acquisitiveness, but it does not seem to be miserly, and there is a good chance that a reward for service will be gained in the latter part of | life. Travel is often indicated, and i in this there is generally success. 5-10-20-25 Years — Ago — (Taken from Daily Dispatch Files) . April 23. 1935. Extra drill sessions have been the order for the local militia units in the city for the past week or ten days as they prepare for the coining Fed eral inspection, which is to be held Th'ursday. May 2. A number of Red Men from this city attended the fifth district meet ing in Durham yesterday. .1. B. Gee, of Henderson, Past Great Sachem, responded In the welcome given by the mayor of Durham. April 23, 1030. Members of the Girls Glee club of Henderson high school will leave Henderson on Friday morning lor Greensboro, where they will com-J pete in the finals of the 11th annual I music contest for high schools. >pon- | sored by the Music department of North Carolina College for Women. April 23, 1920. A very attractive party was given | by Mrs. William B. Tarry on last Thursday, announcing the engage ment of her sister. Miss Elizabeth Tarry, to Richard B. Boyd, Jr., the wedding to take place in June. Completion of the bridge across Roanoke rivei at Goode's lcrry is expected some time during the month of July, according to an announce ment made Tuesday night. April 23, 1915. Daily practices are being held by the Henderson Hose Company at the | present, in preparation for the com- ! ing tournament at New Bern, which I this company expects to enter. Yes- i terday afternoon the distance of 150 I yards was covered in 33 seconds, and j the water connections were made an-a ; "Co-op Day" Is iTo Be June 5 Raleigh. April 23—Approximately 5.(H)0 farmers and farm women, re presenting every section of North ' Carolina and a portion of South CY.r i olina, are expected to gather in Ra leigh on Wednesday. June 5. for th-r , comb'ned annual meeting of mem bers of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association and patrons of the Farmers Cooperative Exchange, M. G. Mann, general man : ager of the two organizations, an . nounced here today. The event, which is held annually and known as "Co-op Day", will be i held in the City Auditorium and will get underway at 10 o'clock. Congressman Graham A. Barden of the third North Carolina district wili deliver the principal address, His subject will be: "How National Legislation and Farm Cooperatives i Can Aid the Farmer." A lull and detailed report on the 1 last year's operations of both the Cotton Association and the FCX will be presented to the assembled mem bers by Mr. Mann and the meeting will then be thrown open for a gen oral discussion from the floor. One of the highlights of the day , will be the induction into office of the directors for the coming year. The directors of the Cotton Associa tion will have already been nominat ed and voted on by postcard ballot prior to June 5. while the directors ol the FCX will have been elected in a series of district meetings. I, ANSWERS TO TEN QUESTIONS See Hack Page 1. Maurice Chevalier, i 2. The camel. .'3. It is not fortified at all, 4. Lindbergh. Frenchman. (>. One dollar bill. I 7. Philadelphia. o. Felix Frankfurter. !). John Muir. 1(1. Nor1h Carolina. The man at the next desk says that if the Italians stay on the fence much longer during the present European crisis Mussolini will need to equip his army with riding breeches. FORECLOSrilE SALE. By virtue of tiie power contained in that certain Deed of Trust execut ed by Robert Thomas and Lizzie Thomas, his wife, recorded in the of fice of the -Register of Deeds of Vance County. North Carolina in Book 117 at page 321, default having been made in payment of the debt therein j secured, on request of the holder of j the same, I shall sell for cash, by j public auction, at the Court House door in Henderson, North Carolina, to the highest bidder at 12:00 O'clock, Noon, oil Friday, May 24th, 1940, the following described property: It is that tract of land containingi about twenty acres at Greystone! which was conveyed to the said j Robert Thomas by the heirs of Peter Hawkins, bounded by the lands of the S. A. L. Railway. Thomas F. | Mead, George Hawkins, the C. B. Church land, now owned by Ghol- ; son and Hicks and others. See the! Deed from the heirs of Peter Haw kins of this date for a more complete description, and also the Deeds from Nancy Ball to Peter Hawkins. B. H. HICKS, BELLE H. PURVIS, Executors of the Will of T. T. Hicks, Deceased, Trustee. Henderson, N. C. April 23, 1940. 23-30-7-14 WANT ADS |Cir©t Results WOOD FOR SALE ( 1IK slabs and cl«y bl<»H. on Raleigh Road. blocks. Elrod Lumtj Phone PUT A NEW lit ,i >!•' home, repair tin p-. i side :iiiti out with .»i ; \ i, Throe year> in p i i payment.-. no iim; tape, quick ser\ic< kins. WANTED SMALL La about 20x30 inche.-. t SWEET POTATO PL.CC , s Nancy li. !! ;u.<i i Certified stock. Will . merit Wednesday. 2 t ders now. A. J. Chei i.. ! WK SPKCIAL'ZK i\ kinds ol body ami iVn» j pair work. .Motor Sal. - cy< VISIT "THE PEACE < ■ > i'or JilllMlUK A:, lei i ing. new flooring. new windows, cypi*ess weatherl new Lock wood Hardware CJyp uni Sik et Hue!.. 1 • Plaster. Dcvoe - co.it | .inr equal coats <«i a\ • i•; ,;r p ways glad to .-erve you. A Watkins. "Where qua lit) t< prices sell." I FOR SALE: TWO NICE , milch cow.-. Air.-. S.ni 'lownsvilie, N. C. FOR REASONABLE RENT room unluinished aparin;. cd for electric stove, \va;< . . . near post office. Three rmin furnished apartment in il . apartment house, llarn II 1 i■ one 341-W. R. L. Aui. ti; n. ;!.; it | A SMART NEW HAiR-LH1 OK A V ot uur other beauty .-eivo ;j ao wonders l'or your appearand-, l'iione 200 for appointment. ii d yors Uvuuly Shop. o-ti Li.T US REPAIR Vouii SC):i:i-,:.' windows una doors. We gu all work. We make window i ol all designs. We ai mai.f law cedar ciiests lor blanket.-. (I. ti. ! Carroll CaOmet Sii.ij,, Al"o11;, • y street. Jij-ln All keyed ads are strictly con fidential. Please do not call the office fo* their identity. HOTEL-R EST A U i i A N 'J' SUi'PLIKS. Eight National cash register . mu; filling station register, late n. nit . one eiectric peanut roaster. 1 l.i: «e and one small electric meat grimi er, two electric meat sheer.-. 1! n«at blocks, electric ice grinder. 12 white cafe stools with leather tup . lour good used office desks. Cak lunch room equipment: Roll wan: - ers, steam tables, coffee urns, eke tric toasters, electric griddle, v;': - lied china dishes 17,000 pieces, counter showcases, 4 good cak booths, used. Used Hoffman pn • - ing machine, two electric irmui.. RAILROAD SALVAGE CO. «29 S. Wilmington St. Raleigh. N. C. 19-fit ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTH ii. Having quaiiiicd as admin: ' of the estate of J. A. Norwood. de ceased. hi to oi Vance Counlv. Carolina, this is to notify all person-; having claims against- the • said deceased to exhibit them to ' undersigned at Townsville, C. "n or before the 23rd day of April 1!M'. | or this notice will be pleaded in b.i': i of their recovery. All persons inde ed to said estate will please immediate payment. This 2.'i)c3. <>l April, 19-40. MRS. J. A. NORWOOD. Administrator of Estate of J. A. Norwood. 23-3(1-7-1 1-21-23 KXKITTORS NOTH I-:. 1 have this day qualified as <:■■■ cutor of the estate of my sister, hdti't F. O'Ncil, deceased. Iai<- "i Vanco i County, North Carolina, this i notify all persons having el.iin; 'against the estate of s:iid decc j to exhibit them to the undei ! on or before the 23rd day ot A pi ■ 1941. or this notice will be pl< ad 1 I bar of their recovery. This 23rd day of April. I!"1' m. .i Executor of the Estaii -i Miss Edna F. O'Ncil. 23-30-7-11-21-28 Political Notices ANNOINCEMKM. I hereby announce my < ;i<: '>■ for election to the Coun'> !'• Education, subject to t (he Democratic Primary < • Your vote and support greatly appreciated. JOHN D. I-'" B. H. M1X0N (Incorporated) Contractor and Builder "ftitilils Heller <• Also Wall Papering, P;< Roofing and Termite Extermination. Phone 7.
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