davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07

In the January term of Vance Su-
perior Court this afternoon, Judge r.
Hunt Parker, presiding judge, waded
through a number of cases passing
out sentences.
In the first case after the noon re-
cess, Marshall Simmons, a Negro, IS
given II months on tie roads for
breaking into d. T. Beckham's store
During the morning session Irving
King. white, was convicted of break
ing and nlStering and larceny and re-
ceiving, and was sentenced to Central
Prison, Raleigh for a term of not less
than two and not more than four
years.
Ryland Hight, white, on a similar
charge was given Is months in Jail.
Lonnie Evans, Negro, held on a
charge Of carnal knowledge, had his
case continued
IN yesterdays session Frank Evans,
white, was charged with being drunk
and possessing whiskey. He was re-
quired to pay the costs by the March
term of court
Mrs. LIME Pickett and Mrs w. c..
Carpenter, white women, were charg-
ed with receiving and possessing stol-
en- goods. They were required to pay
the costs by the March term of court.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07

Table shows a decrease in all cOun-
ties except Vance.
Fire wood: These ~ tobacco coun-
ties used an average of 1877 CORDS of
firewood per farm on 52,533 farms
a total of 826,784 cords: The average
per farm is based on 1880 Census fig
ures, last available on this item.
Please note the high average in Pitt
and Vance-18.8 and 1874 cords per
farm. Figures available show an in
creased use of wood in all counties
except Nash and Wilson. Wilson
County had high average of % cord
per farm in 1924, but dropped to 15.3
cords in 1929 1880 Census), while
Nash shows a decrease from 1874 to
40 cords per farm.
The annual harvest of 826. 784 cords
OF fire wood means an average of
80 cords from each acre of farm
woodland in this group of counties.
Under the present condition of emf.
over and burned woodlands it's douht
1ul If the Ian din this area is nro-
ouclng an annual growth equal 70 the
present fire wood harvest, leavinp
nothing for building repair, and re-,
placement. This condition can no in,
proved in two ways:
'a) Better management and pro-
lection Of the woodland at hand
(b) Plant trees on the 1875 25Q acros
of idle land. 60
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07
6O>Percent
County Tax
Is Paid Up
More Than Sll2,WO
OF $4,000 l. ev y
Settled For SO Far
i, On 1885 Accounts.

Approximately so percent or the
1885 tax levy for Vance county had
been collected through December 81
according to the report made TO the
Board of County Commissioners Mon
day afternoon by Sheriff j. E. Ham
1ett's office. In round figures, ABOUT
$4,000 has been collected, including
receipts by G.. W. Adams, county ac-
countant. prior to the turning over OF
The books to the sheriff in October,
and the list to be collected originally
was close to $4,000.
= The sheriffs report showed actual
tax receipts of $20,204.86 in December,
with added items including $184-67 i'll
rebates and $35.46 in discounts, max
ING q total credit of 500 628.74 against
the original list.
:. Total collections by the sheriff's Of
lice through December 81 were $751;
289O4. to which is added $319.84 in
discounts and $19467 in rebates, for
q. total of SCI ,91367. Mr.. Adams re-
ceived slightly in excess of $4,000 be-
fore the books were turned over to
the sheriff
,teived reports from other tax collec-
tors. B. H Perry, county attorney,
reported $236.74 for November and
1$440.59 for December, all on accounts
prior to 1885, and $622.60 in fore
closures, and reported that from May
to December. inclusive, he had col
1ected $6,61619 on back taxes. r. I.
Burroughs reported collections of
$30Ae5 on 1884 accounts, and A. A.
Bum, former county attorney report
ed collections of STAG 10 from his last
report December 2, to January 6, 1896
Costs added to the last figure were
.$11.25, running the total to $75735.
=. At their meeting Monday the COM
ImiSsioners received checks of 500
from r. j. Corbitt and $50 from W. S.
Eorbitt on street paving accounts on
the Dabney road paving project, and
voted to pay the salary of J. c. Cham
pion, deputy sheriff, through january.
Mr Champion has been ill and unable
10 perform his duties for several
months.
The board also granted several re-
Dates and admitted a Mr. Fits to the
county home
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07
LEGION CONFERENCE
IN DURHAM FEB. 7

District conference of the American
Legion will be held in Durham Feb
ruary at the Legion Hut, it was
stated here today, and will be in the
form of Dutch Dinner.
District Commander Josephus Dan
iels, of Raleigh has been invited to
speak, and large representation from
Henderson is urged. Members plan
ming to attend were asked to be pre-
pared to say so at the next post
meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07
16 PRISONERS HELD
IN COUNTY'S JAIL

During the month Of December a
total of 474 Jail days were spent by
prisoners committed to the county
lookup, and at the end of the month
there were 16 prisoners in the Jail, w.
S. Strange, jailor, reported to the
Vance Board of County Commission
ers Monday at the boards regular
meeting for January. The report is a
routine procedure.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07

IS Mao Tun, the author of the out
standing masterpiece of modern Chin
ese literature, to be published here
early in 1886, because of his revolu-
tionary activities, is living an un-
foreground life of misery and poverty
in Shankhai
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07
INCREASE SHOWN IN
VANCEFARML
Were 142, O33 Acres in 1885,
Compared With 1908
Acres i'm 1890.
HALF LAND IN WOODS
"a $50 Acres of Woodland Last Year;
Statistics Shown for Other COun-
ties in This Section
of State.
HALF LAND IN WOODS

An increase in farm lands in Vance
county occurred in Tie five years
s,on. 1880 to 1885, aces o.nt to a COM
Lilation Of the extersiCn service of
N. c. State College, Raleigh, and just
maGc public ftre.
In 1870 there were 1903 acres of
farm lands in tie county, and IN 1880
there were 142O33 acres. In 1885 there
were 1920 acres of farm land idle
in the county. Exactly so percent of
the farm land in the county is in
woodlands, :hc survey shows for 1885,
when there were 1851 farms in the
county.
Farms of he county annually con-
sumo 1874 cords of wood per farm,
and 47,122 cords are thus consumed
annually in the county it is shown.
The data was assembled with a
view to improving woodland condi-
tons in tl44.o county and IN a dozen
courties as Cre unit in this section.
The material as assembled follows:
Data on farm acreage, woodland,
idle land ETC., on the farms of ~
bright tobacco counties in the Upper
Coastal Plain: Edgecombe, Franklin
Greene. Halifax, Johnston, Lenior,
Nash, Pitt, Vance, Warren, Wayne,
and Wilson.
Total Farm Land: The 1885 Census
shows North Carolina with 1896, 3O7
acres of farm land an increase of L.
881, 204 acres. This is reflected in the
above II counties by an increase of
377, 243 acres or an average of 81 ,437
acres per county.
Idle land: The idle crop land on
North Carolina farms jumped from
1,07384O acres in 1880 to 1,247,515
acres in 1885. In the above counties
the idle land increased from 92836
acres to 185,259 acres, or an average
of 15,438 acres per county.
Farm woodland: aNturally with a
general increase in farm land there
was an increase in farm woodland
from I. 175. 800 acres in 1880 to 1873
972 acres in 1885, for this group of
counties, an increase of 338, 582 acres.
while the State as a whole shows an
increase of 1,768,3O9 acres-jumping
from 8,326,434 to 1OO9474 acres of
farm woodland.
Crop land: There was a slight in
crease in the crop land in actual use
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07

in North Carolina from 5,938,361 acres
to 6,049,936 acres, while there was a
small decrease in this group of to-
bacco counties from 1,254,773 in 1929
to 1,199,538 acres in 1884, as follows:
GrnIl I'm, Inn
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-01-07

Romance is the truth of magma
ton and boyhood.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02
CIVIL SERVICE, POLITICS AND POST.
MASTERS

Every once in a while a Congressman
rises up to tell the truth. Such an occasion
occurred in Cleveland, Ohio, the other day
when Representative Robert Ramspeck,
of Georgia, chairman of the Civil Service
Committee in the House, told the Ma
tional Association of FOstmasters that "the
Post Office appointment machine has
been the backbone of the spoils system in
every national administration =.
The gentleman from Georgia spoke
the truth. The fact is generally accepted
today and was generally accepted in the
administrations of Presidents Hoover,
Coolidge and Harding. There is nothing
political in the statement
Another statement that the Georgian
made is worth comment. He said, "When
first and second class postmasters are ap-
pointed, they never expect and the party
in power never expects them to undertake
to carry on their business of operating
post offices seriously" This utterance,
we believe, is also true and applicable to
all recent administrations.
The evil complained of should be
remedied. Our own suggestion would be
the abolition of all postmasterships that
are within the class mentioned by Rep.
Ramspeck. This would save the govern
ment some money. It1would also prevent
any party from reaping political, or other
advantage, by keeping it's appomtees in
office. - -.r-aI .sTon ,,e5taYrau. T..
There is, however, one. serious objec-
ton to such procedure It. would place
the post office business entirely in the
hands of civil service employees. Some of
these workers, confident in the security of
their jobs, are rather careless of their at
titude toward the public and, at times, a
bit disdainful of the average citizen who
patronizes their office. No political APP
pointee would long tolerate gruff, apathe-
tic and patronizing service to the public
by workers enjoying a vested right to their
jobs.
Taking it altogether, however, and
with judicious safeguards, the public
would probably benefit tremendously by
the abolition of all political appointments
in the postal service. One day it shall
come about but when no one dares to
prophesy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02
SENTENCES FOR CRIME

There is much in the theory of in
derterminate prison sentences for criminals
to commend its wider adoption, at least as
an experimental measure for the protec-
ton of society. The idea is that when con-
victed of a serious crime the offender
should be restrained until he gives evil
dence of a genuine intention to be good.
AS we understand it, under this plan
the criminal is treated somewhat as an in
sane person is treated. An insane person
is not sent to an asylum for a definite
period. but is supposed to be kept there
until his condition improves sufficiently to
make his release safe. If his condition
can not be so improved he stays for life.
There is a similarity between the
lunatic and the criminal in that both are
sick One is mentally sick, the other is
morally sick. Both can often be cured by
proper treatment. The condition of each
should be determined by experts before
turning him loose. At least that is the
theory of the indeterminate sentence
and it seems sensible.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02
TY COBB THE GREATEST

Picking the greatest figures in vari-
Gus lines of activity is mild but often in
teresting sport, and a jury of twelve old
timers some time ago INDUCED in the pas
time of selecting the outstanding baseball
players of history.
An average of the ratings given by
the individual jurors lists the heroes of the
diamond in this order: Ty Cobb, Hans
Wagner, Babe Ruth, Nap Lajoie, Eddie
Collins, Willie Keller, Al Simmons and
Iris Speaker
Seven of the twelve judges picked
Ty Cobb as the greatest baseball player of
all time, while most of the others gave him
second place. The opinion of Cobbs ad-
mirers was well expressed bXConnie Mack,
one of the judges, who said. ~ ~ ss q q
Picking the greatest player that ever
lived is easy, think. / pick 'Ty. Cobb He
was good fielder, the greatest base run
ner in the games history i the. fastest
thinker and the most consistent hitter.
How can you name anyone else?"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

paign may be very unwise later.
Quite recently talked with another
prominent statesman. belonging to
the other one of our two great parties.
He was equally frank but his way
of putting the matter was cynical. He
insisted that party platforms are not
to be taken seriously: that no one
really supposes that platform prom
Uses will be kept: and that such prom
Uses are not to be viewed as binding.
If these two political leaders are
correct the thoughtful voter is in an
awkward position. He finds the DEM
ocratic platform extremely vague.
with few specific pledges. On the
other hand the Republican platform
has in 1t promises that definitely
contradict each other. II will not be
possible to expand our exports and
collect the war debts and at the same
time give elaborate and perhaps in
creased tariff protection to American
agriculture and industry. Nor will ii
be possible quickly to balance the
federal budget and at the same time
give important financial aid to the
various groups to whom this aid is
promised.
What is the voter to do? First he
can remember that there are several
basic matters on which there is no
disagreement in principle. One is that
the government budget should be
balanced as soon as possible. Neither
party is very definite as to when and
how.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02
= :.
You and Your
Nations Affairs
Three Points for Voters
By ERNEST MINOR PATTERSON
President American academy OF Political and Social Science

Another point Of agreement Is that
many people are in distress through
no fault of their own and that they
should receive public assistance.
Public opinion has changed rapidly
during the depression. We now be-
lieve that the bankruptcy of large
corporations such as banks and rail-
roads is a public calamity even if the
trouble is due to fragrant mismanage-
ment. We believe that millions of
people out of work should in some
way be given help. We are not willing
to neglect the aged who are not able
to support themselves. These are inn
portant decisions but apparently they
have been made.
What are the differences between
the two parties? OF course there are
many but only three leading ones can
be mentioned. The first is that the
Democrats favor an extension of the
responsibilities of the federal govern
ment. reducing those of the states.
Larger controls from Washington are
urged on the ground that under
present conditions proper controls
can not be exercised by the forty
eight states. The Republicans believe
that so much centralized control is
unwise; that it would mean unwise
Capitalization Of power over intricate
problems; and that the states can
handle the situation much better.
Another point of difference is the
money question. The Democrats
merely praise what they call our
sound money" The Republicans.
especially Governor Landon. are
more definite in their advocacy of an
early return to gold standard.
Third and last is the difference
between the two candidates. Pres
ident Roosevelt is daring. is ready TO
experiment. Governor Landon has
not had experience in dealing with
national problems. but his record and
his public addresses thus far indicate
cautious temperament. disposition
TO go more slowly, to take fewer risks.
These are several of the most i'm
portant issues on which the voter
must decide. Probably it is fortunate
that they are so general. This year
we need not lose ourselves in details
but may cast our votes in accordance
with our attitudes toward few broad
questions and the personality of the
candidates. 1t is simpler and better.
hoe roro ~ fL;e
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02
Since investment dollars t

Since investment dollars to a great
extent are still numbered among the UNI
employed and as a result capitalists are
getting little return on their money, these
dormant funds must be forced into real
estate, especially in view of the coming
initiation Nowhere will there be a
greater demand for housing after the road
to the mainland is completed than right
here i'll Key West. There are investors
even now who are contemplating this field
with an eye to investments in acquiring
real estate and the building of homes.
Basicaly, the United States is not over
built, but under-built, and this little rock
at the tip of Florida is offering unlimited
opportunity for the investment of un-
employed dollars. In the next few years
Key West, once refuge for a prosecuted
people, will be a refuge for starving capt.
tai
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02
ssssssssssssssseoeesssss
Today In History

1835-First shot fired in battle
of Americans for Texan independ-
ence-Mexican soldiers and Tex
an colOnists skirmish for posses
sion of little field gun at Con-
gales. White, English-speak;ng
population of Texas about $4,000.
1836-Darwin's historic five
year voyage as naturalist of Brit
ish Government ship t'Beagle's"
scientific expedition ended.
1865-Gen. ROBERT E. Lee, sworn
in as president of Washington
College, Va. Il,
1889-First Pan-American Con-
ference started in Washington,
ID. C..
1932-Historic Lytton report
on Manchuria to the League of
Nations.
1933-The University in Exile,
with ten Observation-Disclosures
German professors, opened in New
York City.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02
KEY WEST IN
DAYS GONE BY
Here Just 10 Years
Ago Today As Taken From
The Files OF The Citizen

The Cuban celebration in Key
West in concentrating Of ~El
Critic de Yara" promises to be
one of the most elaborate demon
STATIONS ever witnessed in this
city. October 10 is Cnba's Fourth
of July" and is the { announce
ment of the freedom for the strug-
Cling patriots of Cuba from the
Yoke of Spain. al over that is
land the people will be celebrat-
ing while the people of Key West
will be joining with their friends
and neighbors in making merry
One of the greatest aggregatiOns
of Representatives from Cuba ever
gathered in Key West is expected
and many other nOtables from
other sections are expected
Among those invited are Major
General Leonard Wood, y. B.
Borden, of Fernandina, HOratio
Reubens and other survivors o.
the Battleship Maine. They along
with others who played prominent
parts in Cuba's struggles for free
dom are to be decorated with the
cross of merit provided by Cuba
Tor hep valiant sons and neigh
'bofs. According to Cuban Consul
Jorge Ponce the celebration will
over a period Of four
days, and win be one of the
greatest events in the history of
Key WesfG9f9b O. f--
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

Mrs John Solum0n Wha s-
fered injuries As rhe resE1 eE >
fall on the stair steps q her haamae
a few DAYS aGo h. SIN cult-us@
TO her bed II + believ-d fEZ
her condition T. Somewhat ~
proved
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02
TOday'S
Anniversaries

1737-Francis Hopkinson, law
yer, New Jersey signer of the Dec
laration of independence, musi-
clan. author, father of the author
of Hail Columbia" born in Phil
adelphia. Died there, May 8,
1891.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

and contradic
tory and l told
him so. He took
my re m a IS
seriously and
admitted every
thing but insist
ed that no great
party can con-
Scien tiously
make advance
promises on de-
tailed matters
because condi-
tions ch a n g e
very rapidly.
What seems to
be wise at the
eAI
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

1t has been suggested to The Citizen
that the names of all absentee voters be
published before elections in order to
avoid any future contamination of the
ballot This should be done and can be
done if there are no legal barriers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

After a man has worked hard all his
life and accumulated sufficiency of
worldly goods, he wants security above
everything else. He certainly does not
want socialists or communists to impair
that security by depletion through unjust
taxation
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

According to the wise boys who study
inscriptions of the past, the world entered
a new era last Wednesday, but so far we
haven't noticed any difference.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

Since they didn't do it again perhaps
the state will pardon the Pardon Board
st. Petersburg Independent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

1780-Junius Smith, Connect
cut lawyer, pioneer in ocean
steamships, father of the Allan
tic liner born at Plymouth,
Conn - Died .Jalf.' ~, 1858. - :
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

Sixteen years ago / talked with a.
man very prominent in political cir
Giles about the. platform just adopted
by his party. It was vague. indefinite
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

50 people were On Fl4@s A.
near Cape Szble des--z.s zzz n
want FOod and WE1- - 49,
badly The Go -
mediztely eommunicz-e6 Ez-1 -
fish companies 0perzHE 60 e
Cape Sable every Gzy. al fsZ4
that the reports Were E-1-z@=zz
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

1798-Gazaway Bugg Lamar,
banker, ship and cotton merchant,
Confederate agent, born in Rich
mond Co., Ga. Died in New York,
Oct. 5, 1874.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

The gas company of Key West
reports numerous instances where
users of the cOmpany's product
endeavor to get their supply by
unlawful means. Some have been
found using a rubber hose to tap
the gas pipe before it reaches the
meter. Others have obtained keys
which fit the meter cash boxes,
while in other instances schemes
have been devised to slow up the
indicators of the meters. The man
ager of the gas company say
these practices have become so
common in certain sections of the
city as to make it necessary for
the company to remove a large
number of meters and cut off the
gas supply. Manager Flynn had
one case tried last week in which
the defendant made good the
charges with all costs. Mr.. Flynn
says he is determined to break up
these illegal practices.
Captain r. w. McNeelv. COM
mandant of the naval station. and
in charge of the Seventh Naval
District, received a message from
Miami this morning stating that
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

1831-Edwin L. Godkin, famed
New York City newspaper editor,
among the cOuntry's greatest,
born in Ireland. Died May 81,
1902.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

Manager z c DslEE al
Sc0rekeeper & Y DzEE. 41z@E
that the C0zsr GEGrG Ee1m w2
was disrupced ~ rh@ So -
been reOrEzEzed and are Ezz&w
for the first Ezm= e ~ &1z9@
header tomorrow ThEy - -
Regulars IN the FIrS- - -
morrow zfternOon ? s'clsck - -
Army harrzcks- he secuzz 60
VIII be between the OzEzzs -
the American LeEiol 81 ~ -
grounds
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

The trouble with any office-holder is
that they get the idea that government
exists for their benefit
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

If the cycle theory of panics is cor
rect, the people of the United States are
building up the tower from which to fall
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

Not all the comic characters are to be
'ound in the funny papers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

The people of Russia, Italy ard Ger
many, like Balaam, can speak only what
is given them to say.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-10-02

The anti-New Dealers are getting in
to Jim Farley's hair, but with little eff
feet.