Nazi Thrust Is Likely Stewart Says Hess Af fair Expected to Force Hitler to Bolster Home Morale. It, ( II XKI.I'S I·. STKWART Crnlral I'icss ( uliunnist y. ι : !j ΐ ■ ' i ι. .\lav :! IDismissing • In- theory that Rudolf Utegg ts a Hi;· I, ., ·,! i!'. Britain. that he was , . ■ ·· , r In liu dirty win!; in the :·«·!. .11. aiming tin· British ciill.i· ι . it decidedly isn't a • ι · it ■- 1 î Ado] I had want , .ι hoi se, it won Id have ij,. ' ... I lor h in ι io have t ried ι ι .. Britishly disloyal Dri ll ■ ' did a Norwegian Quisling in Ν : . aj and a French Laval in |. \ (îvrman Hess in Britain' ! iul io he suspected among Bri t,>ii the first oil', discounting |,i . ' in· in their midst. And, as •ii 1 .aid "it spy, it's hard to sei ,· ! .ι c an I><· any lise. II. interned, and, even if he I.i!,! .ιι,νΐI-mil; out, eali't transmit his κ ι ; . 'ii to Berlin. Furthermore, il i.e ill a Trojan horse or a spy, ΛιΙ· I: uiely would denounce him as ,1 ! I' ..itor, I" ingratiate him with ti t l'.i il· h. But Adoll doesn't do it. II.· 'h lands pat that Rudolf's a I, >, I (h i »i, though a nutty one. Kii'i ι ... ι il lies is. V.. il ι n. assuming that Herr II. genuinely seceding nazi, it .i.i "lied by Washington strat ci»i ' o!)-t rving the situation from ii tl i · * ; 111 » t . that tie's likely to prove tu I,.r.i· dune the British this service, ii i.i.iiiiim else—· I! .i.v turn out that he's forced Ad' It's hand. Ail·Ίι want to proceed with his ο■:■.·..:·· heavily in a hurry, to re ; !..n· possibly rattled German nu isn't there a chance that la . inch one of his jabs prema turely. and come a cropper, demoral i/■ : home folks' sentiment still U'i'i 1 If seen as a fairly good bet, «lid .· tainly is hoped for enthusias- I tii,!.1;.·. < inly, critics remark the hi i' ! should be prepared for an I eve: :;.-ha-ty fresh nazi sw ipe and lixcd '·ι knock it on the head. Other wise. i Adolf gets away with it. may-1 be in will counteract the adverse! (fro::, li! landnoint) effect of Ru- 1 dull" flight. Tin- question arises— How solidly are the Germans be hind 1· .cli! t ι- Hitler? Μι· ι oi the commentators, whose :tuf' I lead by the columns, say it*'S in ι " -11 · U to tell, because of tile l'en m -hip. Well. I have a near, elderly relu I ι. pent many years in Ger r : ι μιιγ foreign service. I can't ι...· · ; Ι>ι11 lie knows the Father-I land 1 ■ . the ground up. Rather re liai . :ι· retired and came back to i: ■ I'mted States. It was before the j ι· cut war but well on into Adolf's' ta ι· 1 ,i-d him. 'T n't there any Ger man i a ■ -1 i I ity to nazi-ism?" ι Γ ·· mid this story before, but it's t- 111 ils apropos at this juncture.) j "I Ι", ι .lily'.'" repeated the old gent.' "Y< plenty, and it's very bitter." j "Ti I'ti w hy." I asked, "doesn't μ : ι ■ ell-:Meaning assassin hump. All. !; oil'·" i Miller Well Guarded. "'· you .-ee." was tlie reply, "in II» ι place he's guarded to beat1 , :ull house. l'.'it plu- that." continued the old «'··· ι u 11| κ ι -1 Hitler were to be rid ·>..· ' in auto, past a big apartment building, liki· this - -" TI ·■ two ui us were passing one, in V.'.i-lnugtoii. in his flivver, at the time. "And -uppose that, from one of that building's windows, a shot were In be ι η ed at him, "It wouldn't matter whether it hit not. Mis escort, it it couldn't di-te: Miine from which window that i-hut ruine, imf|uestionably would biiti iι, ι M\ei yboflv in that house, to in - mm they got the right guy. "A massacre of the Jews would fallow. "Sub equently. if the assassin had His Ship Sunk · 8S3S?V , —■* Caot. William Smitk Skillor of the ill-fit ted Kgypt.an liner Zamzam was Captain Will , Smith. The -hip. bound from .Ic; -ry City. N. J., to Alexandria, Kgyp!, reported sunk by a nazi sea r:i de; . with the passengers, including Americans, and crewmen now -ale in German-occupied territory. finished Hitler, Goeriif*· or Gorbblos or Hinimler would succeed him. M wouldn't be any worse, because that would be impossible, but it wouldn't be any better, either. "So there'd have been all that slaughter, with no ensuing improve ment. "That prospect is enough 1o make your 'well-meaning assassin.' if he really is well-meaning and has good judgment, think twice betore he acts." I thought that was a pretty good diagram of conditions in tod.λ·'- Ger many. Rudolf Hess evidently doesn't like 'em. lîirtli of Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Ihirw.rd Hicks, of | Portsmouth. Va., announc tl.·· birth if a daughter. Vick it I.ee. on May; 20 in Portsmouth. They formerly resided in Henderson. Stock Market Extends Gains New York. May 21 .· (ΛΡ)—The Uoek market c.\ tended il.- uains to :iay as a group of nil shores went in .(> new 1 !)41 highs and many other leading issues followed the upward .rend. Advances ran from minor fractions lo around a point at the close. About 5(1(1.000 share- changed hand.-. American Kaditor ... fi 1-2 1 American Telephone ' 150 1-2 ! American Tob 1! 04 3-4, Anaconda 26 1-8 Atlantic Coast Line 1!) 3-4 j Atlantic Refining 22 5-8 j Bendix Aviation '34 Bethlehem Steel 71 Chrysler 50 5-8 Columbia Gas & Flee 2 1-2 Commercial Solvents 9 5-8, C' nsolidated ( >il 0 3 8 Curtiss Wright 8 Du Pont 144 Electric Power Light 2 Seneral Electric 29 1-8 Zîeneral Motors 38 1-8 Liggett & Myers Β 80 1-2 Montgomery Ward and Co 33 1-2 Reynolds Tob Β 29 1-2 Southern Railway 13 Standard Oil Ν j 37 5-8 'J S Steel 53 5-8 When President Washington urged Congress for a "respectable defensive posture" on the part of the United States he got a large army and navy x>th of which entailed an expense >f one million dollar- a year. IjUs Plunges Into Water Z.j ιnarrowly Lac :&£>e λ ·.·. .r tlK brief run to Havana. Though it was a brief run, it was a gay one. Everybody was i.. :· hol iday mood. June and Donald, Brooks and Natalie, were especial ly radiant, so that Mrs. Edmonds looked at them now and then, al most a little wistful. Arriving in Havana, Betsy saw mce more the effect of a great deal of money There were cars waiting Lo rush them to the best hotel, ivhere a suite of rooms had been ; •et aside for their use. Natalie was in her element. She had spent several .'.inters in Ha vana and knew her way around; i knew all the places that were "to be seen, or else," as Natalie ex- j nressed it. There were shops where I the women spent happy hours; tours of the provinces where the rien were fascinated by Cuba's un expectedly varied ii istries and igricultural achi-veiin nts. Ami at light there were .-upper clubs and he small side-stint be iegas that, :o the tourists, Weiv tai more inter •sting than the hi;:i;er. more Amer can versioi s of the ,-ame thing It was as they were leaving one >f these side-street places wry , enrly one morning that they ran into anotlier group of American visitors. There wciv ap .!< μ it s. laughter, the instant. < a ■ · ι.ι ι :> 11·-t'ie between fellow countrymen malt ing in a foreign pln<■<-. Anil tlu-n one of the men said ···(·.·< rly. "Why —it's Miss Carter i- ' ι " Startled, Betsy '■ ··.k··; up into the rather narrow vi ry good-look ing face be:it. above her. The man laughe'.l α little and .·. "Only, of course, it isn't. Miss Carter now, as it. used to be in it.ν '.(lice, 1 re member reading som·· ·■ ι >· excit ing th .lgs about you and your in herita ce of a certain island. Since I remc πbored you very v. ell as a former employe of min··. I ".as in terested." "Mr. Maynard!" stammered Betsy, and felt very awkv. ard as she acknowledged th·· man's eager greeting. "Of course I remem ber—" "Well, I should hope so," said Dirk Maynard promptly. "After all, it's been only a couple of months or a little more since you were em ployed in my office. We missed you when you ran away from us." Betsy's face was hot with color and she presented Torn and the two men shook hands. I)irk presented his wife, some of his companions; then here were wholesale introduc tions and Dirk's companions were obviously impressed to discover Natalie in the group. ' vVcli, well,'· said Dirk expan s.. !y when introductions iiad g >ne the rounds. "This calls for a cele bration. Come along, everybody. They have a planter's punch here that's pretty spci i:d " » "We were just leaving." said Na talie politely. "Oh, but you can't do that. Miss Carter—I mean Mr- 1'niinan, of course—and 1 are 1.1 . t'nends, and we haven't seen ι acii other in months," protested Dirk. "Surely you've time for om r I of drinks and perhaps a dai■■ Short of actual r>i·!· ress there was no way out of ι: ι ; Betsy found herself dancing th Dilk, who was terrifically i:.: :·.-!·■,I in hearing about the isbn : and the purpose for which it had been de veloped. A little later Betsy signaled across his shoulder to Tom. and Tom, his eyes dancing a«.ittle, came out on the tiny dance tlnnr and said pleasantly. "Mit. I if I ι :t in old man? That happens tu I.· a tunc the little woman and I an ra ther sentimental about." "Of course not. After all, lnve's young dream—" began Dirk, and relinquished her with a flattering sh'.'W of reluctance. (Tu lie ( (intinued) Payne Seeks M. A. Degree Henderson High School Principa I Has Recently Completed Thesis at UNC. W II Ρ vil. ΤΙΐ·'ι(Ι· : - son high I. ιι , udidati 1.1|· Κι.· degree of Mastei .·ι Arts in Educa lion fr.it · ■ , Γ. . ■ ·■ ι.' ν, ·. (';in i:i 1 ' · ] '> '· ι · cxei'CM' .Inn· 7 Μr. Payne iTct'Htlv 1 ; 111 and ba ι !> il! · '!.c ι ity high «'hnul (III ing ill' I Ί Γ ι ■ · l!C!7 til 1ÎKÎ2 Before con ing to Henderson, Mr I': >'ni' I i'l ! . ι·' (Ii lector .if at lilrti< • ■id tin·! ι ι ι ! 111 ; 1111 ( ί 11:11 i and ■•cienre , ' S' . .'ill id" ι;ι|ι t'.ilU'..', I >.i V tui!. Va., where he r.iarhed In >tba 11, basketball and baseball and girls' basketball and taught algebra, piano geometry. s..|id geometry. ri.liege algebra and trigonometry. Mr. Payne was graduated from Bridgewatei College, Bridgewatei. \'a . receiving the bachelor of arts de grec in 1927. During l!f24 and l!l:'~> lie was student assistant in physio ;t Bridgewater College. Hi higii school diploma is from the Dayton. Va., high school, where he wap graduated in 1022. Graduate work which Mr. Payne has completed in the University of (North Carolina includes "Philosophy1 end Modern Education." unde: Dean ! Francis Bradshaw: "Problems in ■ Educational Administration," und·. Dr. Roben J. Maaske. nov pre- d. ·· j of the Eastern Oregon 'Pearlier.· ('. ' ί lege; "Educational Test··· and Measurements." under Dr. Λ M. ! .h.rdan: "procedures in Education;,| ! Research." under Dr. Maaske; ■< >. t j gani/ation and Adniinistr ' η of Secondary f-.-hools." undei 1) 1! iri . L. Douglas^. now deal. ,1 the <■!:·.>! · i of education of the Univer- ty · : I Colorado; "Statistical Method in Education." under Dr. H. F Munch: "Organization and Administration ι.t Secondary Schools." under Dr. , Maa ke: "Curriculum Trends." un der Dr. S. E. Lund, now of the Uni versity of Tennessee: "Guidance and Administration of Public School . U ■ ' ,<:ition." ird ROBERT BRAML Gr/l.< TERM CN THE ROADS Κ · ·«-. ι Π: .-cl to ! ·ι· : ι; (i : : : : . · · ! î · ί;ι ν t !< ι· Λί \ fi l' · il. .mH • :îi ι ! ' jit »n ur.il he I · I M M . . Jll \ .1 . I) Λ. ! ,\>: l!î Ht*· I : I h. Il» Il, \ ■«·! i;· } i il·.; dnmr., !.. <| ; ΝΟΓΠ I l'ndei and by m the < Ί .ι111}ι·irit> t · ·! t .. : i< d 11 <■(. ι t.un deed ui T: u.-t · · i :· · ϊ·Ί« ·■ : 1 r 11<. . «!· ,. ·· · . . . . . ·■!.·.. lii.VJ. t' '},·■ undèi 1 ; - !«·«·. "f ι »·«· »!τ1 1ί ■ . . ·!. i ' : · .». - V.i ι it··· Heg • 11 > . f 1 · ! 11 '' ! . ι . : . ^ ΙΙΓΙ'ΙΙ II Kitic 111 '·" p 1$ ■»,·'! 11 · ·Ι ΤI ♦ · Utbt .r< Ill ι d t h» ' · ■!;> . 1! Il I 11 ; , ' ♦ Ί i ! ι L; .. Ill ι the U ι 'lis thereol and ι m · '. ι dec! : r 1 > act Ui-tl Li ι : it.' lit. :.!. tin un fit. 1 >igt)ed Tl II: It·» Ii «1! In fill · ale. i.î public .'lit' «II. ! ' ·: · . In hii;hc." ! bickfen. on Sat u da> t ; idda> . June 21.-1. 1 ! » 11. in l -iiî : ι μ Vu &im.i I '.m' ijot*» I < l-.i ι. ei i> Mil enbiu j, 1 ίmU-| : I'll \Y Ire» t 11. i leudei - M »n. Nul 1h C ·.. . ; 1h« ; il low hi;*' dt-iTIDc! ι. : 1 · i J"; ,,| pi..perty, vi/: 1. Begin ·t 1 Hi·· I·!: t · aie Intersec tion » » I William Street ci t ici Mitchell Street m I : : ♦ ■ ' · ι 111 ι it It . "η. untl run tliff .!■··.; . id Λί. ît I « 11 street Ν ( I « l'.: ·■»· I'. .» «·■ l" Mr.-. Annie M. Pb we 11 corner; thence along lit?!* line Χ â3 degrees i-, (il teet and 5 iiicht 111 ί ι | Mti. Λ11 Mattie New com b l'orner; i h en ce along lier li ηι· λ « i 1 L' » i«-;;i ci- W 1 â Ά t'cet to W ill κι ii - ti < · : î tu : icr « 1 h ·ι 1tfi t· ea L edge « il -.. (I 1 rfft S degrees W »îu feet to tht point «»i th<· beginning* Sec dt't'd i.' i· iî. Β Cr<>wder to Vance Fleming. 2. All ti t i.· 'vi.^ehold and kitchen 111 mil 11· ..nd lixturcr-. including bedv. bed.-leads, v. ii.-h -lands. bu I f:i us. chaii s. table-. tu\ e and or to\ i>. and any and ail per .mal property now m tua to 11 «. 1 hereafter acquired m lia· t.ld Ma.· -enbui .J, Hotel or at pit-ent "ht \ ,:u:nia Dare II .tel 111 the intei .-ection ol William ; nd Mitchell street-. Note The «il.· · de-cnbed real μ· roper t.y will be .-· id .-ub.icct to en ci > η ; b ra η ce "! ief ·π'ϊ ί > < ■ « ► ί : 161 Page 419 Vance Κ» y,ι try and the pur chaser . ppiyvcd iiy the maker and holder theie<>i. AI.--» -tib.j 1 *t-t t<< anv taxes til· other hen> a^airr-t the same. This the Jlst. day o! May, 1941. JASPKi; Π. HICKS. Tru.-tec. LM JH-4-1 1 Heads Kiwanis Λ Mark Smith President of Kiwanis Internationa!, Mark Smith, of Macon, (Ja., will preside over sessions of the service organization's 25th annual conven tion in Atlanta, June 15-19. Theme of the convention, which <1,000 dele gates from all parts of the I'nited States and Canada are expected to attend, wilj be "Vitalizing Democ racy Through Service." (Central Frees) Balance Rock Opening To Be Saturday Camp Balance Hock will open its 1941 sensu» S. ..nd. y, according to a recent uM.oiuirpinent, made b'y Bob Hari'i: > director of tin camp. The preliminary cleaning of the lake and camp grounds is being c m pleted tliis week, and the camp will be m fine shape for thr opening. No major changes have been made. The work has been supervised and pi: li ned by the active coiv.miltee of the Camp Balance Kock consisting ol T. C. "Red" Taylor, chairman: \Y I). Mclnnis, i^nd Λ1 B. Wester. Several camps have already been planned. The Bends rso:i Kiwanis club will · ponsor l ,eir regular boy -' camp during the fir I week in June, to be followed by π similir <· nnping period I r girls. The girls' camp is being planned this year for the first time. The camp will be open daily for swimming and picnicking. Keeping mash hoppers filled with plenty of fresh feed and toimtain with good el· . ι water will make tor better egg production, says C. J. Maupin, extension poultryman of Ν C. Stale College. COOPER BROTHERS TO BE GRADUATED Scott and Mill ι > | t r. sons ol' and Mrs. J. C. C'oi'i »'! ..f )1·ίκ1οι-οι. will receive I!. S. degrees at David son College gradual .·» exercises t· be held June ίλ Scott Cooper will receive his i!-.> Κ rue in Ir-ine- ad lanstration ah; Spanish, and Hill Co. ·ρι ι will recei- ι his degree m physic- l'.th hoy- : . ί ember- ni Kappa Sigma social Ira Hrmty nd both are officers in the 1 ii! un l!i >TC unit. Si Hint and jacks shouL! be kept in a 111 : ' i f t > rendition, not being al inwed !" 1 t ci une · 11 In r uverfat or I'll tlnwii 11 an\ 1 inn·. : y . Sam L. \\ ι i ! ι : 111 ι ■ ι λ i' Slate C'-iliege. The eh.el ·.· naval o|···:·..:;ons has .: Τ ·.;!·· admiral and r r ,.ι "■·,.> admn al of the »!>« " 1 Χ . ^ I MAY BUY READY- Λ | MADE CLOTHES, I ^ BUT I SURE HAVE I S MY COFFEE ] 1 \ CUSTOM CROPND ' SAME HERE, MY . WIFE BUYS THAT SWELL A&P COFFEE TOO! Custom Ground coffee is A&P coffee correctly ground for your own coffee pot. boka* , onouno "*o φ iïïUSSl 1 bokar coffee 2 iiSi 39 * Vigorous and Winey AT ALL a&p food stores ^bidbiJudiiL· !π The Thickening Fog of Mounting Household Expense Is The Beacon Light of ECONOMY Once installed you'll marvel at the inexpensive « year round service ot your Elec trical Appliances, operating on Cheaper-Than-Ever Elec tricity. Why not find out Now how little it takes to put YOUR kitchen on sound, Al 1.-ELEC TRIC Economy? Whatever your needs your Electric Deal er can supply them at prices and terms that will suit you! See Your ELECTRIC DEALER Or CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Electricity—A GREAT SERVICE—Yet It's CHEAP! NATIONAL COTTON WEEK WAR HAS CUT COTTON EXPORTS 85 PER CENT. If We Use More Ot The Products Made Trom One Of Our Leading Crops, It Will Mean: • MORE CASH FOR THE FARMER • MORE TRADE FOR THE MERCHANT • MORE ORDERS FOR THE MANUFACTURER • MORE PROSPERITY FOR THE COMMUNITY nCDD/ Κ II Ο WAT Γ yr //». tit, 4/