VOLUME XL GAZETTE 2 CENTS PEE CDs’—$5. YEAR LEAkSVILLE NOKIM CAROLINA . SATURDAY JANUARY, 6. 1»23. I PUN 1 LINES IN UNITED STATES New Ywk-Chicago Will Be First of Dirigible Routes. AIRSHIPS WILL BE SMALL Combination of German Technical Skill and American Capital Back of 8cheme—Will Provide Modern Com fort* and Can Travel at 87 Miles an Hour—Service Can Easily Be Ex tended to Any Part of the United 8tates. ▲ plan for the establishment of numerous new air lines In the United States with the combined technlenl skill of Germany and American cap ital was brought back to Berlin re cently by Herr Schuette of the Scliuette-Lanz dirigible works, one of the most extensive concerns of the Germans during the war. Herr Schuette declares that plans are practically perfected for the open ing of a line from New York to C1U cago with a craft of German design having capacities of from 110,000 to 160,000 cubic meters. Working out of such cruft In Germany was for bidden after the war by the, treaty. Hence the proposal to build and op erate them in America would result both In the development of American air lines, which is much desired there, and at the same time preserve Ger man interest in continuing the devel opment of air navigation. Herr Schuette declared that the air ships of the capacity planned for the New York-Cblcago line are as small as can be built and still give satisfaction. They afford passenger space enough to make the business a paying one and give room on board for all modern comforts. The plans show restaurants, smoking rooms, sleeping and living compartments, baths and promenade decks. The speed is reckoned at 100 kilometers per hour and could be in creased to 140 kilometers or about 87 miles. Can Extend Service. Herr Schuette declared that the ser vice can easily be extended to any -pert of the U nl ted • States If the propae repair shops and landing stages are constructed. The methods he proposes would permit landings In the center of cities hy overhead stages. He suid that once a country with the resources and Ingenuity Of America takes ad vantage of the steps attained by the German builders, transatlantic lines would be within the realms of possi bility and round-the-world lines would be the next development. Until recently when at the inter national uir convention restrictions were withdrawn flying liad suffered greatly In Germany. Now, however, planes can pass over countries of powers represented at the convention, but building of the larger types is still forbidden by the rules drawn up at the conclusion of the war. Airplane lines . developed greatly in Germany during the summer and, while many of them did not connect with outside lines, they did much to keep the interest of plane builders alive. Perhaps the biggest development was the establishment of the route from Koenigsburg to Moscow. This is considered so important that it will be kept up throughout the winter while many other lines are abandoned. The London to Berlin line, just now being got into shape for operation, Is another big achievement of the year. To Connect With Other Line*. “What we have lacked heretofore," said Major von Tschudi, one of the most important figures in Germany’* air activities, “was connections with other lines. This luck was not alto gether due to political reasons. It Is true that flying over some “countries was forbidden, out, as in the case of the Berlln-Moscow line, the distance from Berlin to Koenlgsburg was not made by air because It was considered more convenient to passengers. A number of reasons lay behind the lack of co-ordination among the*various countries, including lack of subsidies for opening routes through territories where good connections could be made. The wuy is in sight now, however, for connections with the French line from Paris to Warsaw, touching Prague and Strasbourg and with the line from Breslau to Budapest via Vienna. The Idea of state subsidies lias been recog nized by the German government, but thus far the service has not been given great impetus by the money received. “Good organization and connections with lines to other countries, however, combined with improved planes, will make vast Improvements in coming years.” (By Associated Brens) ,. OTTAWA Jon 5.—The Bear River, No/* Scotia, brand! of the Great War Veteran's Association recently bought an old residence in Bear River and started to tit it up |ts a club house. .< ■ r'- ... ' >; ■, -JjgljfKag —& GIRL HAS QUEER PET r Mile. Martlie Dumont, (laughter of the mllltnry attache of the French em bassy ut Washington, has posed with her Rrnaillan monkey, the only one in this country, perched upon her shoulder. The little animal Is an af fectionate and playful pet. AUTO FEVER HITS MEXICO CITY Motor Show Booms Partly Due to Revolution Joy-Riding—American Gars Lead. Mexico City, Mex.—The automobile show Is continuing to hold the interest of the public. American cars predom inate. The exposition Is being held in the lobby and foyers of the unfinished National theater, the. great marble structure which wns started in the time of Porflrio Diaz and which was to excel any other playhouse In Central or South America In beauty and archi tecture. The remarkable growth in the im portation of American and European cars in recent years has been a source of wonder. Previous to the revolu tion there were but few automobiles In Mexico despite the fact.that at that time roads were in fairly good condi tion. In 1913 the only cars to be seen Vere a few European-fiiodels, -the prop erty of a few rich families.' Dissolving Salt Raises Ship. Norfolk, Va.—Capt. L. P. Power of the schooner Cumberland Queen and his wife, given up for dead in tlie wreck of the ship, arrived in Norfolk one day recently. The ship, after grounding twice, anally sank, Power said, in the deep water. The captain and crew were taken to Charleston. Then the salt cargo, with which the vessel was heavily laden, dissolved and the light ened ship bobbed up again, to lie res cued by the coast guardsmen. TOWN WILL NOT HAVE TO PAVE HAMILTON ST. It appears from the affidavit filed by chairman Frank Page ol the Highway Commission in the D. W. Harvey and C. J. Gilley Suit, over the promise made by Leaks ville town as to paving Hamilton street; that the state will have to pave that street and the town will not have to assume this cost. Mr. Page’s affidavit reads: That he is chairman of the State Highway Commission, and presided at the meeting of said Commission held in Raleigh, N. C. on October 27, 1922. That answering the affidavit of C. R. Mclver filed herein, says: That at said meeting the facts in regard to the statement of A. D. Ivie, referred to in the affidavit of C. R. Mclver before said meet-, ing, were not as stated by said Mclver,' but the statement of the said Ivie- was that if the Commis sion thought the Town of Leaks ville ought to pave Hamilton and Washington Streets that the Town Id do so. That the said statement was rrot understood or accepted by the Commission as being a condition precedent to building the road b> way -of Hamilton Street into the Town of Leaksville, but was accept ed and understood by the Commis sion as set forth in the answer of these defendants in this cause. Signed Frank Page Sworn to and subscribed before me, this the 18th day of December, 1922. Signed H. A. Gray, Deputy C. S. C. ' • ■ ., ._ ?hone your Subscription to Gasetta TURKS LEAVE HALL T PEACE CONFEHECE Affairs Reported to Have. Almost Reached A Crisis (Bv Associated Press) LAUSANNE,Jan. 6.—The Turkish delegation to the near east confer ence, left the meeting hall as a protest against allied insistance up on the establishment of all Armeni an national .home. Accounts differ as to what actually happened at the meeting, but the Turks action is pointed to as indicating affairs were reaching a crisis. LEAKSV1LLE HIGH DEFEATS DANVILLE HIGH 20 TO 23 Leaksville High School fought her way to a 23 to 20 victory over the strong Danville High School team on the Basket Ball court at the Central Y. M. C. A. Thursday night. Thegame was replete with thrills, and the final results were in doubt until the time-keeper blew the whistle for the end. Though the game was fast and exciting, it was greatly warred, from the specta tor’s point of view, by an excessive number of penalties Danville re ceived slightly the greater portion. Danville was strong and refused to admit of defeat until the bitter end. Their, entire teamkept up a fine fighting spirit, and displayed a high tye of Sportsmanship throughout. ,The work ofCampbell at Guard was especially noteworthy The Leaksville team was fast and guarded unusually well. There was not much to choose between the individual performances of the players. The two Hill guarded in a spectacular manner; Baughn jumped well at oenter; Whichard excelled in shooting; and Hodges played all over the court with dazzling speed. Church of the Epiphany, Leaksville 1st Sunday afterEpiphany 10:00 A. M. Church School No Morning Service 5:00 P. M. Special Epiphany ser vice. Known as Candle light or Feast of lights. ....St. Luke’s Mission, Spray.... 1st Sunday after Epiphany 9:45 A. M. New Year Service, Holy communionand sermon. Special Music 7:45 P. M. Special Epphany ser vice known as Candle light or Feast of lights Christmas musec repeated. Special address, . Saunders School House . . . . 3:00 P. M. Rev. W. J. Gordon will preach. -SEEN THROUGH ENGLISH EYt; Traveler Declares American Womsr. Splendidly Domest,cated and Versatile te a High Degree. An entertaining way for the Ameri can woman to see herself as she is seen is to follow the comments made by the Manchester Guardian’s corre spondent in America, Muriel Harris: In her home the American woman Is domestic almost In the German sense. There is no handing over the kitchen entirely to the cook, for Instance. There Is no hard-and-fast line which leaves this to the maid and that to the mistress. Domestic crises are more frequent even than in England, but when they occur It Is no special tragedy, because the mistress of the house is practically always able to fill in the gap without shaking the founda tions of the household. American women can nearly all of them cook and sew and do anything In the house from managing the furnace to seeing .thut the electric fuses are In order. In our sense, she is far more domes ticated and less well educated than Is the European girl. The rather casual education of the girl gives full play to any versatility -she may have, and there are, correspondingly, brilliant Hashes In her, as also unexpected fail ures. To the foreigner, it Is odd to see her scrubbing her own sink—a very nice white sink, by the way—and at tending assiduously lectures on French —all with the same enthusiasm. It completely dispels the ldea> of the luxury-loving, restless woman that In Europe she Is commonly regarded as being. Phone yottr Subscription to Gazette, SITS COIN HIS HIGH FOOD VALUE II. S. Crop Could Supply Cereal Calories for 400,000,000 People, Declares Expert. MOST OF IT FED TO ANIMALS Trad# Commissioner of Department of Commerce Says Corn Furnishes Cheapest Cereal Food Prs duced In This Country. Washington.—The corn crop of the United States would supply all the so called cereal calories for over 400,- . 000,000 people, according to Dr. J. A. i LeClerc, trade commissioner of the De partment of Commerce. The 20,000,000 starving or under- j nourished Russians could be supplied with all the cereal part of their diet needed from 5 per cent of America's annual corn crop. Is the opinion of Doctor LeClerc. "The corn crop of the United States during the last ten years has averaged over two and three-quarter billion bushels,” says Doctor LeClerc. "Fully 90 per cent of this Is fed directly to animals. Of the amount consumed by hogs and cattle, no more than 10 per cent of the food value Is returned In the form of animal food for human consumption. There certainly can be no greater economic problem than to prevent a good human food from being unnecessarily consumed by animals. Wheat and Corn aa Human Food. “During the prewar years 1909-18 over 80 per cent of the wheat crop of the United States, or approximately 470,000,000 bushels, were used in bread. Of corn, however, only 3 per cent of the crop, or approximately 85, 000,000 bushels, were ground into meal or flour suitable for bread purposes. It Is thus seen that while this country’s corn crop Is over three and one-half times greater than its returned wheat crop, less than one-flfth as much of the corn as of the wheat Is consumed directly as food. “Each year the people of this coun try consume about fifty pounds of corn per .capita as a human food. The ItaHans, on the other hand, eat about 50T>er cent more than we do, or pounds per capita. The Rumanians and the people of the other corn-grow ing countries, e. g., Hungary, Russia, Jugo-Slavia, grow considerable quanti ties and consume large amounts of corn. Food Value High. “Looking at corn flour, corn grits and meal from the standpoint of their composition and-food value, it may be asserted from the results of Depart ment of Agriculture experiments that grits and meal have the same nutri tional value as rice, and that corn flour and soft winter wheat flour have es sentially equal food value. Grits can therefore replace rice in the diet, and corn flour replace a portion of the wheat flour, without decreasing the value of the food one iota. In this country, broken rice has often been as much as 33 per cent more expensive than corn grits; at present wheat flour (clear grade) costs about twice as much ns corn flour. Corn flour and corn grits are the cheapest cereal foods produced in this country and are avail able not only for home consumption, but for export. “There is an encouraging feature in the probable effect of feeding corn grits to so many children of Europe. Due to the unfortunate condition of certain sections of Europe, there has been a very large and unusual demand for corn grits. Through the activities of the American relief administration about half a million children in Poland, 200,000 In Austria, 50,000 in Hungary, and now 3,000,000 in Russia, are being fed at least one meal a day containing either corn grits or rice as the cereal portion of the diet. Thus it may be seen that a tremendous propaganda for corn grits is being carried on by the American .relief administration in feeding almost four million children. This should mean the elimination to a large extent of that prejudice against corn which has in the past character ized a portion of the population of Eu rope.”' WEARS NECKTIE 38 YEARS OLD Oregonian “Sport*” Cravat at Daugh ter's Wedding He Wore First at His Own. Albany, Ore.—Fred P. Nutting, ed itor of the Albany Democrat for more than, thirty years and now residing in Portland, where he Is connected with the United States Internal rev enue service, gave away his daughter, Miss Violet, in marriage here to Hub bell Toung of this city. He wore the same necktie which he wore at his own wedding, September 16, 1883, and which he has worn at all weddings he has attended In the Intervening 38 years. When Mr. Nutti8g wns mar ried, a friend presented him with the necktie^ to be worn on the occasion. It was decorated with hand-painted flowers. DICTIONARY GREATEST AID i 1 1 ..11 ■ 1 Miss Katherine Selak, twenty-six years old, has the distinction of being the yottngest woman to hold such an important government position as that of chief of statistics of the bureau of internal revenue. Miss Selak declares that the dictionary has been the greatest source for her education, and she depends on it more than any reference book. Photo shows Miss Selak perusing Mr. Webster's big book. BOYS FIND PEARLS IN RIVER Gems Worth $800 Start Whole Town Fishing Clams in Thames at London, Ont. London, Ont., Canada.—Finding of two fresh-water pearls, which a whole sale Jeweler declares to be worth $500 and $300, respectively. In the Thames river within the city limits, has result; ed In so much excitement that local financiers are considering the organi zation of a company to establish a commercial pearl-flshlng Industry. The pearls, said to be the largest ever found in Canada, were taken from clam shells with which the bed and shore of the Thames river betweefi the city and Sprlngband Park are thickly strewn. The pearls were found by small boys wading in the edge of the shallow water. The larger pearl weighs more than 12 grains and Is a perfect sphere. The smaller pearl has not sjulte as good a shape and has a band around the center that does not polish as smoothly as the rest of the surface. MOVIES FLOURISH IN BRITAIN English Producers Speed Up Efforts to Combat American Film Market. London.—General Improvement in Great Britain’s film Industry Is claimed by moving picture makers, referred to In England as cinema producers. Four years ago 96 per cent of the films shown in the United Kingdom were of American manufacture. The figure now has dropped to approxi mately 75 per cent and British pro ducers are confident home-made films will come into their own. While film-making in Englund still is in its industrial Infancy, invest ments in tlie work are increasing. It Is estimated that £5,000,000 (normal value $25,000,000) Is invested in the cinema industry, with between £2,000, 000 and £3,000,000 in production. Makss “Pearls” of Fisn Scales. Heathsville* Va.—In Flceton they have employed a French woman, who is engaged in making imitation pearls from the essence of fish scales. She Is said to have made some fine speci mens c