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1 Society News] WORDLESS ll.v Fllen I). Masters Xo word can pass from mc to you, To light your cuiiuie mind, ] cannot tell you of the hope Anil solace ol' mankind. 1 know he'll nevr come—and why— At noon or closc of day: You know not death. You unly know Your master is away. 1 look beyond the starry vault, Where lle..vcnly homes a-wait; You keep each evening's vigil true, Till darkness blurs the gate. 15y kindly pat and mute caress 1 feebly try to show, In silence, how X share with you Life's tragedy and woe. Sometime you'll sleep. Perhaps youl'l have Avery lovely drcum; Co bounding down a lealy lane, A light with stary gleam. ]n answer to a whistled c. II— Forgetting wordless pain And days of battled loneliness—» To greet him—home again. WINTER VISITORS By F. U. M. Collier Cold and white, the snow lies deep. Dull.- are high, and wild ihc wind IJnad.- are blocked and neighbors far, l,..;e a galley slave I'm pinned C..>.-c within the walls ot home \\ atching snowbanks whirl to loem. Loneliness should be my lot \\i . i :l not I built a tray i»n :i v window in the fall Hoping birds would nearby stray A id taste the suet, crumbs and seed 1 :olt should be their daily mead. T. iy i-ame at once, the sparrow bold W in Kngl.sh slock or russet head, J :e starling and the blue jay gay With chickadee . nd nuthatch led. Let wind and frost unleash their worst My ua'ds forestall the shut-in's thirst. Mrs. Powell Here Mrs. H. K. Powell, 01 Spencer, is \ .-.ting her sister, Mrs. J. Harry 1; .mi, .it her home on Charles, street. •Mrs. Smith Improving Mi>. C. .1. Smith is said :0 be im i •. ii.u 1:0111 a heart attack which! altered about a month ago. She . at her home on Hamilton street. O. K. S. Meeting T::e regular meeting ol James HJ \\ v chapter 199. Dicier ol the liast- j 1 S' 1. vv til be held m the Masonic Monday evening at T.lln o'clock. A. adulters are urged •« be present. » Visits in Norfolk M I.. I J. Kobuison has gone to 1 N . • !!;. Va„ where she -a : 11 visit her ! • >•' its. H JJ. ana l!. L Hunter, lor ten ilavs. Uetiirii to tireenville I . and Mrs. .1, !!. Crozicr, oil (\ «•• •:i\ .ile, S C. have returned tit ' >■ 1 home alter a short v .sit to the 11. 15. Greens ol £enu street. I'hil.itlicus to Meet Tne C"i»nnell I'hilathca class ol ' • !•' rst liaplis' Sunday scho.il will it" Monday (Veiling >! !> ■•"el.•el. • ' the home nl Miss Mildred Hughes ! e Dabniy road. vv:lh Mrs. V • : II..::. 1 11 as joint hostess, it was 'iinied 1' ulay. Ketiirn from Trip '■ and Mrs. Jar.io- Dodd and ■ • :it. iN'anev. have returned to : aonie here alter -pending the , 1 : '..ice weeks .11 West Palm (teach. Klurid... Visiti 111; Aunt 1; II lloncyeatt. chief bo.-'n, I'. S. V y. Sail Diego. California is here ' :;g h s aunt. Mrs. D. M Vick, on t 'I lege street. Visit, Mis. W.itkins • l . s. 11. Hunt, of Annapolis, Md . 11 g.iest of her sister. Mrs. Alex S U'atkms. at her home on the Ox lord ro. d. ★ WITH THE COLORS * ★ ★★★★★ Prom Camp lJreckonridgc Ct'l. Andrew lliglit, ol Camu Bret-| l.i'inidge, Ky„ is visiting his mother, Mi . T. J. 1 light, while on Kirlough. ('■« In Orlando I'v I. Clyde Hedgepeth left today l"i Orlando, Kla. alter spending his Hirlough here with re I lives. Mrs Civile Hedgepeth accompanied him l» Orlando. Itclurns to California l.lijah Theodore Bcldmgfield. sca lnan second class, has returned to Mare Island. Californi . after spend • "U a seven day furlough with his mot her. Mrs. A. II. Baker, at HUl North Garnet! street. Returns to California Private James (i Fnlkncr has re lumed to Santa Monica. Cal.. alter visiting his aunt. Miss Lula Kalkner, and other relatives here. FLOWERS for evert occasion Phone 380 Day or Nl*ht bridgers The F,ortal PRISCRIPTION rilLINO l» A SUIOUS BUSINESS WITM^US Pmcriptlom metf im p«rt oI otm Th«f'« vfiy ye# b«f p »Ion Is * c4 om prMcripffo* mnAttk PARKERS VX' .» r . ui,. I Marian Martin —Pattern— 9054 Camoufl. ging linos make your hip.- look like practically nothing! Pattern !M) j4 lias, tmi, that becom ing .softness in the bodice that you like. It's e. .-y tn slip on or oil. as wit ness the all-wav button front... and, of course, .1 honey for quick pressing. ' Patern !lo."i4 comes in misses' and women's size.- 14, 16, 18, 20: 32. 34, 3I>, 38. 4(1. 12 44. 415. 48 and 50. Size :!(> rtiiuues 3 5 8 yards 35-in. Send SIXTEEN CENTS in coins for this pattern. Write plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS. STYLE, NUMBER. Send your order to the Henderson Dailv Dispatch. Pattern Department, 232 West 8th St.. New York 11. N. Y. Sanders Speaks at Dabney Club Meetj The nr.-1 meeting of the year 1!>4 ! >1 iiw- Dabney home demonstration club a.i- helil .? 1 the home »1 Mr.-. Hue!I Glover on Tluuxtay aiternnon • it 2:311 o'clock. The nice ling was presided over by tlie president. Mrs. W. 1. Horsey, and \\ - opened with the -inning "l "A nerica tile Heau lilu! after vv 11:«•: 1 the club collect was repeat, d Mrs. J. K Plummer presented J. W Sanders, .nirny .igenf. who spoke •n "Time foi Team Work", to a num ber of interested men and womeii. Mrs. Plummet then ,-howed .1 chart >f "lI.mie nailers Work for the Year" .vhieli wa- also very interesting. Mrs. Hayden Glover was 11 med •o hold the February meeting in the absence ol Jh<* home agent. IJefreshmeiits consisting of .-.uid wiches, •£ruit cake witii whipped cream, col fee. nut.- and mints were served by the hostess. Scout Troop Has Dr. Ciref"* Speaker Hoy Senilis of iicmp :5i held their weekly meeting Wednesday night in the ba-enieiit of the p. rish house <>1 Holy Innocents Kpjscopal church. The Antelope patrol was in charge of the program which consisted ol a talk bv Dr. A. I) Circgg, county health otficcr. Dr. Ciregg spoke on the merit badges — personal health for which he is counsellor. Dr. Glenn explained the causes r>| different diseases, and discussed the ways ol keeping a camp site s Hilary. Kev. .1. II Kins, local Scout com missioner. .vas also present. He dis cussed National Hoy Scout Week, February ti-Il!. He s;iid that the ad vancement commit U"»? wants every scout up f>>r some auard. Kach boy in this troop is expected to be up for some award. Fire drill w > held with everyone out in about one and one-half minutes. Next week's Scout meeting will be omitted because of exams to be held at the high school next week. Miss Johnson and Mr. MeCrimmon to Marry Wednesday The marriage of Miss Marin John son. daughter of Mi and Mrs. C. \V. Johnson, and Huv. John W McCrim 111011. son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. MeCrimmon, of Carthage. will take pi ce Wednesday afternoon, January 2V>, at a o'clock in 'he Fir.-t Methodist chinch. Friends of the couple are in\ itcd, O use'666 News Of The Churches Press Service of the North Carolina Council of Churches MOTIIKK OK I'KAKL HAKBOll VICTIM CONTRIBUTES TO JAPANESE AMERICAN'S Greensboro.—Included with the of fering of §41.GG sent by u Woman's Society of Christian Service from a Methodist church in Greenviile tor Christinas presents for American-born Japanese youngsters in the War Re location Center in Topaz. Utah, was a note which contained the following statement: "You will be interested to hear that $25 was contributed by a mother whose son was killed by the Japanese that Sunday morning at Pearl I.ar bor. She said that perhaps her heart might not ache so hard now. Sin lias borne up bravely all the time. It the world had more Christians l.lie her the war might end very soon." XOTKD MINISTERS VISIT THOMASVIl-l.K Thomasville. — The Main Slav; Methodist church here is bringing to the city a number of the coun try's most famous clergyVien Dr. Wyatt Aiken Smart, Emory University, spoke last Sunda> night to a 1. rge audience. Dr. Ilenr.v Hitt Crane, famous minister of the Cen tra! Methodist church. Detroit, will speak on Thursday, March 9. at 7.30 p. m. A special week of religious acti vitics will be conducted by the church. Sunday, March twenty-six, through Friday, March 31. ted by Dr. William L. Stidger, Boston University School of Theology. "Ministers' Day" will be observed during the week and other outstanding ministers wul bring messages. Dr. Lloyd U. DoimUs has been invited to participate. INSTITUTE OF RELIGION OPENS IN RALEIGH ON MONU W Raleigh. — The tilth annual In stitute of Religion will ouen at the United Church here on Monday, Jan uary 24, with Margaret Slattery. noted religious leader, author and lecturer. lie will speak on the in stitute theme: "Today's Tensions Bring Opportunities". Initi. ted and sponsored annually by the United Church, the institute has become a community project supported by people of all tile chur ches. Outstanding courses are of fered in connection with the institute program, a number of them sponsored by community groups such as parent teachers associations, the family lite council, departmets of the woman's Churches I Kill ST I'KESBYTF.KI.W William I). Melniiis, minister 0:45 church school. 11 Morning worship. Si'i mm;' stibj'.-ct: "Lights in the Darkne-s." | t>:4."> Young people ol Hi. c'lurcii. j Airs. II. K. King. speaker. 7:30 Evening worship. Sermon subject. "A '1 nunc Dependence." Monday: Sunday school council. Tuesday: •1 Senior Sen ice Scouts. Wednesday: 7 4.j Choir practice. HOLY INNOCENTS Rev. Kay Holder, re''1."" Third Sunday after Epiphany: The Holy Communion, ! a. in., eoipurate tor the youiij.' people tho parish. Morning pi ivi r and serr.ior., 11 .. m. The sen.ion subject: "hi. l.it tle Time." Tuesday, ,'.,.n. "j, C :cvsion of S' I'aul: J: e I oiy Cumai'.mioii, ;0 a. ni. Wedne-day, January 25: Interces sions, (> a. ill. Friday, January HI! (No Litany at neon). FIRST METHODIST Clll liCIl Hiram K. King, minister Sunday; 0:45 a. m. Church school, J. W. Sanders, siipcriiltendeiit. 11 a. m. Morning wor.-hip. Ser mon subject, "The Spirit of CJod." 7:30 p. ni. Young People's church lii.nr. Leader — Louise Trngdon. M»ss:me, "Christian Living." by Lu eill" Cothran. Monday. 7:30 p. in. Scout Troop No. 30. Wednesday: 7:30 p. m. Young people's choir. Thursday: 7:4a p. m. Senior choir rehearsal. WHITE MEMORIAL METHODIST Rev . \V. 15. Gregory, pa-tor 11:4a a m. Sunday school. 11 a. m. Morning worship, 7:30 p. in. Evening worship. Wednesday 7:30 p. in. Midweek prayer meeting. club, and the Citizen's Council for the United Nations. Speakers this year include: E. St. nley Junes, Erika Mann, J. V. Hyka, James H. Hebron, Li Ling Ai, and Rabbi Louis M. Levitsky. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MEET IS PLANNED Durham.—A number of North Car olina delegates are expected to be among the 1.500 religious leaders of 42 Protestant denominations who will gather at the Hotel Stevens in Chicago, February 7 to 12, for the twenty-second annual meeting of the Intern tional Council -of Religious Education. The theme of this year's session will be "Christian Education for the Postwar World". In the absence of Lt. Comdr. Harold E. Stasscn, pre sident of the International Council, vviio is on duty somewhere in the Pacific, James L. Kraft, Chicago in dustrialist, will serve as acting pre sident. , DISCIPLES PLAN FOIt MID-WINTER RETREAT Wilson.—Dr. Charles C. Ware, ex ecutive secretary of the 'North Caro lina Disci Pies of Christ, announces that special mid-winter retreat is planned for ministers of the denom-" ■nation at the Colonial Pines hotel. Raleigh, F ebruary 3. The meeting will take place during the se.-sions of the National Preach •ng Mission being held in Raleigh and the ministers will attend the morning seminars that arc to be conducted b\ Dr. E. Stanley Jones for religious leaders. INTERRACIAL COMMISSION RE FLECTS BISHOP PENICK HEAD Raleigh.—At the annual meeting of the executive committee ot the North Carolina Commission on Interracial Cooperation held ,n Raleigh this week U.shop Edwin A. Penick was re elected chairman for the ensuing year. President H. L. Trigg, of Eliza beth City, was reelected vice-chair man. Gurney P. Hood, State commis sioner of banks, and C. C. Spauld up. president of the North Carolina Mutual Lito^ Insurance Company, were also reelected to their positions of chairman of board of finance and treasurer, respectively. Two new members were elected to the excu tjve committee, these being President Francis L. Atkins, of Winston-Salem, • nd R. E. Jones, of Greensboro. FIRST BAPTIST K. Xorfleet Gardner, pastor The topic for the pastor's morn ing message will be "Romans: Faith is tlu* Answer," and the evening topic will be "What It Costs Not to He a Christian." Sunday: t!:3o a. in. Baptist radio hour. WPTF. SMS a. in. Sunday school. II a. m. Morning worship. (i:3(i p. in. Training unoin. W. M. t'. auxiliaries meet 7:30 p. m. Evening worship. Monday: 7:3(1 p. in. Shaw Philathea class w ill meet in the ladies parlor. Of ficers in the class will be hostesses. K:(iO p. m. Caire "Mills Philathea class will meet with Miss Mildred Hughes. Mrs. D. T. Hannon will assist ;.s hostess. Wednesday: 7:(ic p. in. Sunday school worker's council supper. Workers from Cra dle Roll. Heginner and Primary de partments will serve. All workers, including officers <>l classes and de partments. and teachers arc expect ed to a'tend. THE SALVATION ARMY. Envoy and Mrs. Charles Cooke. Sunday services: II) a. m., Sunday school. 11 a. m.. Preaching service. fi:."!!! p. in.. Y. P. L. Meeting. 7 p. m.. Open air meeting. 7:3(1 p. m. Salvation meeting. Why not go to church? ST. PAUL'S CATHOLIC CHURCH Henderson, N. C. Time of Masses: 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sunday 8 a. m 2nd and 4th Sunday, 10:30 a. in I Inly Days. SJ a. m. Novena devotions, Sundays, 7:45 p. rn. Rev. James II. King, pastor. GOXOREGATM >NAL CHRISTIAN Rev. .1. Frank Apple, paslor. 9:45 a. in.. Sunday school. John A. II.ill. superintendent II a. m. Morning worship, sermon bv the pastor, subject, "Heboid Your Cod." 7:30 p. in. Evening worship. Sermon by the pastor, subject, "Walking in the Light." Wednesday 7:3d p. m. Midweek prayer service, followed by choir OLD TIME RESIDENT REGAINS 10 POUNDS Rctonga Promptly Relieved Distress From Nervous Indigestion and Sluggish Elimination, She States. Feels Fine Now. Anions tli" hundreds of well known Carolina residents pi*:ii.-i»ia lictonfia lor the splendid relief 'I brought them is Mrs. IJessie Se.. well. lit C'hnreh St., and for thirty seven years a well-known and high ly respected resident «f CSrreostioro. Discussing her relief this noted vi lami/ed gastric tonie, Mrs. Sea well | happily declares' "I suffered so much distre.i; from I nervous indigestion and gas my 1 . 'ontach that soniclinR-s I felt like i could ii"' 1 .< dwp breath. Foot! I not seem to give ma any I strength and I felt so weak and un dernourished that I hardly had the heart to do anything. I had to take sueh strong laxatives that tlie.v seemed to upset me all over. My nerves were on edge. I seldom got a full night's sleep, and 1 to<t ten • r fifteen pounds. • Ketnnga happily relieved al' this stress from indigestion and gas. and I have regained ten poinds. Vne nervousness. constipation. an I rui.down feeling are also relieved. ;.nd I feel fine. I guess I am a'>out luc miivl grateful woman in Greens l.oro fo IJetonga." Itetonga is intended to I'.iievc c< stiess due t«> Vitamin B-l defici roiv. eonstipation. insufficieiv How 01' gastric juices m the stom ich. and 1 >ss of appetite. Accept no sub stitute. Utli n„ i it'jj i>»« i>b1,ii,tc(i at PAHKER'ij UHUCi STORE. Adv Mary Pickford Joins Polio Drive Mary Pickford's interest in children and their future as citizens finds a natural outlet in her position as Chairman of the Women's Division of The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Her adopted daughter. Roxannc, with whom she is pictured, above, gives Mary a ooignant reason for her militant effort on the Amer ican Health' Ft an!. Miss Pickford. appointed by Basil O'Connor, president of the National Foundation, has selected leaders in the fortv-eight states and in the territories to carry the women's fight against the children's enemy on the home front. The Annual Fund Appeal and "March of Dimes" in nationwide celebrations ot The President's Birthday occurs between Januarv 14 and 3J " practice at B:l"> p. i: . The public is cordially .nvited to all these services. HOLY TRINITY, TOWNSVILLE I Suiuliiy, Jan. 23. liven.ng Prayer and Seruiun, 3:3o p. ill. Visitors welconud. Methodist \ outh Conduct Scr\ ice The Young Pc. pie s clvirch .hour! will be observed .«! the I'.r-t Meth- ! idist church tomorrow night, when the Youth Division will conduct the regular e\ening service, a! 7 :{■' •'clock. Thj. voting people will have lull charge ol the service, tarnish ing the choir, ushers atul collectors, is well as the program. The serv ice pli.nncd is as follows: Organ prelude Call to worship. Louise Trogdon. Hymn. "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind" Prayer (the people seated and bowed) Clvral response The chimes Scripture reading. Rosa Mac Cog hill. Offertory anthem. "Lord C»"d. We Worship Thee" flinch) Hymn "Are Ye Able"."' Message. "Christian Living" - I. - •illc C ithran. Ilvmn. "Rise I'p. () Men o: Cod." Her.odiction and choral "Ann n" Organ postlutle. Tl)c public is cordially in\ ted t • 'his ..nil all ether services, ol the •lunch. lhi.» veil lilll—is going to l>e •ritica! period 111 the movement of /f" ^ pi '.duel■. market. predict- tin* S. Department of Agriculture. Thirty-! e new crop varieties ivero du.tr in.ted by the Male Kxpcr mem Si.u ..n- and the 1-Yder.d De partment I i-l year to help supply Ten thi ni.-and motor vchiclcj India n<>w use producer gas Mrs. Rogers Former Henderson Resident Mi - Art Rogers. \v: i- of Colont' Roger-. winner i>i the TiistmBiushci Scrviie Cross and hero lit man; bombing raid.-- against the Japs it the Southwest Pacific, went to schoo in Henderson, it \va- pointed out hen today. She is the former Miss Klsii li.iiit nd attended school here whei Iter father was telegraph operato of the Seaboard Airline Railway :i (tieystone. rhe picture of the couple witl their s'liall »on IV.ick. taken alter Col Honors returned from o crscas I his home in Greenville, l". C., ap peared .11 the Friday issue of !). Henderson Daily Dispatch. jTax Rate Of Vance Lower By State Aid Italeigh. Jan. — Although the State now pays the Lull tor operating schools and maintaining luutls—sw viiw l!);it wciv formerly carried by locai I xes—tne countywide tax rates of twenty-live countics arc higher than they were in 1U2U. This is re vealed in a sludv of tax rates in 19211 and "J41 made by "We the People". monthly publication o: the N'ortli Carolina Citizens Association. In Vance county the county wide rate was In 1U4X the compar able rate was till cents In 1943 the | r. te was TH cents. A good many lactors enter into the | changes that have occurred in coun ty-wide rates in the 1 Oil counties. The ' two mam reasons the counties have i not beep able to retain all ga.ns made hen the State too.; over schools and roads are 1—Nece.-s tv for county to levy lor '-he relict piogran. 2—Many counties h vc taken over the district debt serv.ee, which had formerly been carried by Uic local school di'ncts. Most of the counties gave sub stantial rcl.el t » taxpayers during ; the 1932-1933-1934 tax years. In | ir.any counties lax relief came after j the 1931 le»,slature had assumed the • obligation for the s:x months term I The local school districts secured ; still further relief ..iter 1933 when the State took over the operation ol -chools foi eight onths. the last two u! which had been ureviou.-ly pa.d lor by the districts. The ass .mption of the roads did not bring a- much property tax re lict as did the transler ol the school obligation, beca .se State assumption of roads carried with it the elimina ■ on of the allocation of *. portion of '.he gas tax to the counties. A countics have been able to reduce taxc- even below that ol the ear'y 1930':, when the major tax rc 1 ief cunie. NAVY RECRUITER TO RETURN ON MONDAY • Applications fr< m young men 17, who desire to enlist in th" U. S. Navy or Naval Reserve. w'l he ac I cepted Monday at the Post Offiec 'in Henderson (basemti'M otliee) b\ Petty of icier Louis II. Wilson. The recruiter will be in the !V>s! 1 j officc from 10:30 a. m. until •> p. in. I Explaining that "several eduea | tional progran-s are available in ihi ! Navy at this time," Wilson urjc: I parents of 17-year-old prospective i applicants to discuss with him. tlv II opportunities being offered Mieh sons under the Naval trade school ' I program. ' ! "There are ait trade schools, cov | ering every phase of enginecrini J (naval), six branches of aviatio "land numerous schools iu radio," tin recruiter said. Spring and Summer Style Show MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JANUARY 24-25 l ;islii<>: cicelies lh;il .1 mannish tailored suit anil tope >at is an indispensable part • : n.i);dy's wardrobe for .-print; 1044. If von like perlci -lion in tit and styling and pre '.it to make your choicu of l.tlnrc Ironi a complete assortment <>t line \v< olens. be Mire !• •< <■ tailoring representativ e here January •-'4 and 25. Once you own a T.\II OHKD suit, m thinu less w !! ever satistv you again: and w li t imporlant they are no more expensive ihan ordinal y su.ts. We look lorv.ard to the privilege of making you a suit and topcoat. E. G. Davis & Sons Co. THEY'RE HERE! New 1944 Living Room Suites With Steel Springs COME AND SEE THEM Also oilier items too numerous to mention. See Us Save Money R. E. Satter white 8c Sons Near Fire Station