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Evening star., 1936-03-15

profitably without slaves and 1t
couldn't have been operated very
long with them.
After the war there was period
of desolation. The area was practically
depopulated. Then rich deposits of
iron pyrites, or fools gold, were found.
An extensive mining development
started in 1890. Miners were brought
in from West Virginia and Pennsyl-
vania. They purchased small farms.
which they worked in conjunction
with their labor in the mine. A mine
family could add to its income with a
garden plot, a pig and a cow-little
more.
A new woodland began to cover
most of the territory. In 1919 the
mine was closed. The miners strug-
gled futilely with their worthless
farms for a few years. Then most
of them left for the West Virginia
and Pennsylvania mines again. A
few remained. getting poorer and
poorer each year When the Re-
settlement Administration appraisers
surveyed the territory last year they
found only a few struggling cora
patches. There was one team of
horses-and no tractor-in the whole
area.
| Some of those who have sold their
almost worthless farms, Resettlement
Administration officials say. will be
able TO find jobs in the park. They
will be given preference. Others, If
! they want to continue farming, will
be helped to purchase land on which
| it will be possible to make a living.
Here the majority couldn't possibly
meet the taxes. And there was little
possibility of selling the land for any
! price until the Government entered
| the picture.
The National Parks Service has
been able to secure an exceptionally
/ high grade of w. P. A. workmen.
Many of them have been living in the
immediate neighborhood for genera
tions. In order 20 provide as much
work as possible, everything possible
has been done py hand and most Of
the equipment has been manufactured
on the spot. A great deal of native
ingenuity has been displayed. Fol
| instance. the stoves for the Office ano
| the workshops have been made out
of old gasoline cans, and they function
admirably. The workers have revived
an old technique which they remem-
bered as small boys about Civil Wal
times-the making Of shingles by
hand by means of froe. curious
log-splitting tool, and shaking boarc
which holds the wooden slab while il
is being shaved into shape. They
made both froes and shaking board;
themselves. The C c. c. workers
besides clearing underbrush and con-
structing bridges, have built some
good roads.
Evening star., 1936-03-15

will be to arouse an interest In the
history of the area, with the fascinat-
ing story of the vanished city of Dunn
fries as the background.
Search for Interest.
Mr.. BriScoe is engaged in tracing
out eaeh step. The lichen-covered
headstones are buried in bramble.
He is patiently decipering the names
and looking up the records of the
forgotten worthless who sleep there.
Among his finds has been the long
vanished Missouri Mills, an important
industrial enterprise in this part of
Virginia early in the ninteenth CEN
tury. 1t once was a big slave depot.
Remnants of the old pens still can
be found. Doubtless the territory once
soon as the season opens up he will
conduct an intensive search for village
sites.
The ChopawamSic Park area will
include approximately 10000 acres.
The Resettlement Administration has
options on 1890 and has closed its
deals for 1890. Nearly 1000 al
ready were owned by the Government
as an unused part of the Quantico
Marine Barracks reservation. Options
have not yet been obtained for about
5000.
A total Of sf25,000 has been allo-
Gated from the $4,000, 900 land -pur-
chase appropriation of the Resettle-
ment Administration to acquire the
property and cover the incidental
expenses. Plans call for spending
1922 900 for development of the area.
Due to reduction in funds, however,
only $4,000 is actually available.
This does not take into consideration.
however, the large item of c. c. c.
labor.
There are three C. c. C. camps in
the park, with approximately 500
men working under the direction
of Army officers and National Parks
Service personnel. In addition there
are 225 Works Progress Administra-
ton benefciaries. recruited from the
neighborhood These draw their pay
from the $4,000. Thus work is being
provided for about 700 men.
The Resettlement Administration
to date has purchased the homes and
farms of A families. In the entire
$4,000 acres there are about 100
families. Some of the land was utterly
worthless for agriculture. A good deal
of it was abandoned years ago. Once,
in the days when Dumfries rivaled
New York, it was rich tobacco land.
The soil was worn out by the time
of the Revolution. 1t rested for a
generation and again was planted
to tobacco. 1t was worn out again,
The Civil War released the slaves,
simply Fastening the inevitable aban-
donment. It couldn't be operated
Evening star., 1936-03-15
FLORIDlANS TO MEET

The Florida Democratic Club of
Washington, organized recently for as
sisting Floridans in voting by mall
will meet at $50 pm. tomorrow in
the willard Hotel to ratify q consti-
tuition and bylaws.
Organizers said Florida experiences
its first major test Of absentee voting
laws during the coming year and that
the club intends to give all eligible
Flcridans an opportunity to express
themselves in State and national elec-
tons.
Evening star., 1936-03-15
COAST GUARDSMEN PAID
TRIBUTE FOR RESCUING a.
Members of Charlevoix, Mich,
Station Are Commended for
Saving Fishermen on Ice.

40 . - ASNA AA@N@A SAA ~NS'
By the Associated Press.
For faithful and loyal devotion to
duty under circumstances which called
for the highest type of courage" all
members of the crew OIL the Char
levoix, Mich. Coast Guard Station
were commended yesterday by Board
OF Inquiry.
Four fishermen of group of five
stranded on floating ice in a raging
snowstorm and high sea on Lake
Michigan were saved by their efforts,
with the resulting death of one Coast
GuardSman. Boatswain's Mate Earl
Cunningham, and the fifth fisherman,
Claude Beardsley.
Coast Guard headquarters an
nounced that the Committee on the
Award of Life-Saving Medals would be
urged to grant posthumous medal
to Cunningham and medals also to
George KelderhouSe, Quentin f. Quinn
and William P. Woods, all of the Char
levoix crew.
Evening star., 1936-03-15

street northwest, SO miles, second Of
tense, 80 days.
Clinton Richard. l347 q street.
northwest, IS miles. IS days.
James I. wahler. 3606 Brothers
place southeast, IS miles, Is days.
Evening star., 1936-03-15
HOME HYGIENE CLASS
VACANCIES REMAIN
Red Cross Chapter Announces
Schedule of Meetings to Be
Held Twice a Week.

There are still a few vacancies In
the morning and evening classes in
home hygiene and care of the sick,
organized during the past week, it
was announced last night by the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter of the
American Red Cross
The morning class meets from 1890
am. to 1890 pm. Tuesdays and Thurs
days and enrolment will close March
II. The evening class meets on Mon
days and Wednesdays from 7:30 to
$50 and enrolment will close March
18.
Both classes will be held at the
chapter house, 1880 Z street, with
Miss Caroline E. Thomson as in
structor. Detailed information may
be obtained by calling National $500,
branch 245.
Evening star., 1936-03-15
RUSH BUS PLAN FAVORED
Direct Run From Tenley Circle
Gets Commission o. K

Gets Commission o. K.
Direct-to-town bus service from
Tenley Circle during the morning
rush hour was authorized yesterday by
the Public Utilities Commission on
application by the Capital Transit Co.
The buses will follow the route Of
the Bureau of Standards bus line and
the routes Of the Chevy Chase bus
south of Van Ness street and Con-
necticut avenue. The fare would be
the same as that on the "local" Chevy
Chase service. which Is the street car
token faro
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
PALMER BAILEY FOR
OUSTING OF ALIENS
Fourth District Candidate For Con-
gress Writes His Suggestion
to the President

Palmer E. Bailey, of Raleigh, who
has already announced his candidacy
for Congress from the fourth district,
in which Henderson is located, is cir
culating copies of letter he has writ
ten to President Roosevelt under
date of February g. suggesting that
the unemployment problem in the
United States be attacked from the
angle of deporting aliens who are il
legally in the country at this time.
The letter states that there are ten
million aliens unlawfully in the Unit
ed States at this time, and that is
about the same number of the pre-
sent unemployed. If they were all de-
ported, it would leave that many jobs
or as many as are employed for
American citizens who are without
employment
They are now eating the bread
which belongs to our own people" MIR.
Bailey stated, adding that if they
were gone and "our people" given
their places it would "brcak the back
bone Of, and maybe end, the deprcs-
sion.''
II understand that Bruno Richard
I1stupLultlull 10, anu was, oiic " ''|nN
unlawful aliens Mr.. Bailey wrote
the President, adding that "if the
government and the Congress had
done their duty and dcportcd these
unlawful aliens, Hauptmann would,
in all probability, have gone with
them, and little Charles Augustus
Lindborgh, Jr., would have been alive
and safe in his mothers arms today,
the country would have been saved
its most terrible criminal shock, and
the parents of this precious child
would have been relieved of the nee
cssity of bowling their heads, in UNI
speakable sorrow, toward the grave
for the remainder of their lives"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
DISTRICT LEGION
MEET ON FRIDAY
Delegation To Go To Dur.
ham; H. E. White Is Dis.
trict Commander

H. E. White of Henderson. dis+rio,
commander of the eighth district ~
the American Legion is maxine fino1
preparations for the annual cathorir,,
of posts Of the area in Durham nav,
Friday night, and expects TO take
large representation of Legionnaircs
from this city.
The meeting will be held in thn
new Legion hut in Durham, sta,t.
ing at 7 o'clock in the evening
dutch dinner will be served
Josephus Daniels, Jr.. state com
mander of the Legion of Ralcirh i.
to be present and speak at the mco,-
ing. Paul Robinson, vice district com
mander, is also expected to sneak
MI White will preside A roundtahlc
discussion of proHlcms of the variou.
posts will be led by J. NJ Caldwell
of Raleigh, state Legion adiutapt
Each post is expected to make = re-
port. and ID. p. McDuffee is to rcport
for Henderson.
Posts in the district are located ot
Henderson. Chapel Hill. Durham. OK
ford and Warrcnton.
Each post has been asked to notify
Mr.. White Immediately of the num-
ber Of its members expecting to al
tend, so that arrangements NAV no
made for their accommodation.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
Legion Will
Aid Vets In
Their Bonus
Free Service With
Application Blanks
Offered; Go to Dis
trict Meeting

A large supply of application blanks
on which rcsuest may be made fol
bonus bonds have been received by
Henderson Post, No. 60, Of the Amer
lean Legion, the commander, G. w
Furqueron. stated at the monthly
meeting OF the post Monday night
and arrangements were made to as
sist free of charge all veterans of the
World War, whether members OF the
post or not, in filing their applica
tons.
Blanks may be had at the office oi
either Mr.. Furqueron CT Henry Il
White. post adjutant. 1T was decided
that some members Of the post would
be on hand at the Legion hall every
night for week, starting tomorrow
night, to assist all who desire this aid
L. A. Latta will be there tomorrow
night D. p. McDuffee Thursday night
G. w. Furqueron Friday night, ]. w
Jenkins Saturday night, and H. e
White next Monday night. T. I. Gill
lam offered to notariZe the applica-
ton blanks without charge to the
veterans. All ex-service men arc urg-
ed to fill out their blanks as soon as
possible, so as to obtain the baby
bonds" with which the bonus will be
paid, whether or not they are cash
ed. The tonds may be cashed at any
post office, or if held until 1915 will
bear three percent interest. :.
The committee ON the 1886 cxposi-
ton promised q report at the, next
meeting of the post. J. w Jenkins is
chairman.
H. f. White, adjutant, announced
146 paid members of the post, only
one under the quota for the year. MIR
White also announced the district Lee
gion meeting in Durham next Friday
night He is district commander. A
large delegation from this post is ex-
pected to attend.
Sam Afford gave a demonstration
of fingerprinting at the meeting, as
fingerprints are required on all APP
plication blanks. He demonstrated
how fingerprints are made.
The meeting was attended by 40 Lee
gion members, and it was announced
that IS. N. Powell would be in charge
OF the program for next month.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Seven Destitute
Children Will Be
Taken from Jail

A considerable amount OF the time
of the Vance Board of County Com
missioners at the boards meeting
Monday for February was taken up
in discussing somed opposition to be
made of the seven destitute children
now being hello in the county Jail. 1t
was thought that arrangements could
be made curing today for getting all
of them out of the Jail.
The children were taken to the jail
for shelter and food when their moth
er and the children were taken by
Sheriff J. E. Hamlet last week and
the mother charged with failure to
provide for them. 1t developed that all
of them were illegitimate, together
with two others not at the home, one
of whom was said to be married. The
family was found living in an old de-
1apidated shack near Middlcburg,
with practically no food and virtually
no clothing, and with only pine straw
aS BEDS despite the bitter cold that
prevailed. The mother is now in
Jubilee hospital expecting to become
a mother for the tenth time.
Working with Mrs. e. r. Austin,
Welidic ppcilIlCcil"cii'' e''" 'Hc oiiNi-
if, the board expected to get some
Of the children in private homes and
some of them in the colored orphan
age at Oxford. They were taken to
the Jail because there was no other
place for Them to he cared for in the
emergency.
The commissioners attended to d
mass of detail and routine Monday,
but little of outstanding Importance
or interest, other than the case of the
seven destitute children.
A jury for the March term Of SUI
perior court was not drawn, and the
board is expected to return to do
that within a few days.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
MAY PLANT TREES
UPON WATERSHED
Boy Scouts To Have Hand
in Project; State To
Furnish Seedlings

Boy Scouts are to have Il hand III
a scheme for planting of seedlings on
the watershed of the city near the
North Henderson mill village, accord
ing to e. II. Dixon. who is chairman
of the civics committee of the Scout
organization.
Mr.. Dixon revealed today that an
offer has come through the State De-
partmant of Conservation and De
velopment to furnish a large quantity
of young trees for tranSplanting in
the area Of the city's watershed
Mayor Irvine B. Watkins said that
he had been approached about the
matter, and that so far as the city
was concerned it would be very agree
able, but that the city did not own
the entire watershed, and the consent
and permission of property owners
would have to obtained if the trees
were planted on their land. 1t is an
ticipated that the work will start as
soon as preliminaries can be cared
for.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
SCOUTS TO ATTEND
RALEIGH ''C|RCUS"
About 1000 Boys From Oc-
coneechee Council Sche-
duled for Parts

Boy Scouts of Henderson are to go
in numbers to Raleigh Friday night
of this week for the great Scout
circus" for Occoneechee Council,
which is to be held in the Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium. It is anticipat-
ed that some 1900 Scouts from over
the territory will he in attendance
and take part in the demonstration.
Governor Ehringhaus is to be one
Of the speakers at the event.
Prof S. M. Crowdcr, of the Hen
derson high school faculty. is train
ing the local Scouts for the stunts
they will offer at the time. A first
aid demonstration is planned by the
local troops.
Prof. w. D. Payne, principal of the
Henderson high school, who is chair
man of the Henderson Boy Scout
Council, is making arrangements for
the visit of the boys to the Circus, :
and anticipates that there will be a
large representation from all local
troops.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
Market Is
TORun Ub
T0Feb. IA

AT a meeting of the Henderson
Tobacco Board of Trade today, it
was decided to extend the selling
season of the tobacco market for
another week. Next Friday, Feb
ruary 2, had been agreed upon as
the closing date, but that was set
back for another week to Friday,
February ii.
Extremely unfayOrable weather
conditions of the past ten days
extending the season for another
week Because of the sub-zerO
temperatures at times and snow
most of the time in the last week
or ten days, farmers have been
prevented both from preparing
the remainder Of their crop for
market and in getting here to sell
it after they had prepared what
they did actually bring in.
All growers were asked to take
notice Of tho change. Last week.
the Oxford market extended its
close to next Tuesday, February
II, and, while nothing has been
heard from Durham. it is expect
ed that probably both Durham
and Oxford, the other two large
markets of the Middle Belt, will
extend their seasons as Hender-
son has done.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
COLD RAIN TAKES
PORTION Of SNOW
Mushy Conditions Under
foot Continue; Colder
Weather Promised

A cold rain that fell all day Mon
day and all last night and most Of
today carried away a large portion
OF the snow that has been on the
ground here for Il week or more. The
temperature. however, was so near
the border line of freezing that dur
ing the night slcct still chung to the
trees. wires and lodges Of houses.
Streets were sloppy and trcacbcrOua
because of the Slush, and traffic was
still interrupted.
To add to this discomfort, a dcnsc
fog settled over the section during the
night and much Of the forenoon to-
day. At one time during the forenoon.
it appeared that the sun was about
to break through the clouds, but it
never did entirely.
The weather forecast was for a
fresh cold wave, with possibly more
snow or Sleet.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
WEATHER REDUCES
TOBACCO OFFERING
Mondays Total Is 148, 152
Pounds, Selling at Aver
age Of $13.57

Offerings on the Henderson tobac-
co market was greatly reduced III
Mondays sale as the result of the
snow and the bad condition of the
rural highways, it was revealed in the
report today of sales for the first day
of the week. A total of 1852 pounds
was sold for $40, 116.30 at an averagN
of $1357 per hundred pounds.
Very little tobacco was on sale to-
day for the same reason-due to the
bad weather. 1t was understood the
days offerings were so slight that no
bills will be made for the day singly,
but be retained through Wednesday S
sale.
The Henderson Tobacco Board of
Trade decided at a meeting today to
defer the closing of the season here
for another week, closing on Friday,
February IA, instead of Friday of this
week
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
RECORDER TRIES
81 DURING MONTH
Fines 1922 and Fees 1885,
SO; 26 Convictions and
Nine Discharges

Thirty-scvnn defendants were tried
in recorders court during January,
according to an official report today
by Clerk of Superior Court E. o.
Falkner. Fines assessed during the
month amounted to 1922 and fees
$685., or a total Of $70896.
Of the 81 defendants appearing in
the court, 26 we're convicted in one
way or another, with seven sent to
the roads, II paying the costs, two
Bound over to superior court, two
taking an appeal, and nine discharg-
ed.
In January last year 40 cases were
tried and fines amounted to $258.17
and fees to S454.50, or a total of
$71267.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
K|MBALL CHARGED
IN MANSLAUCHTER
Was Oliver of Car That
Fatally Injured Teddy
Shearin In January

V. l.. Kimball, Of Townsville, has
been summoned to appear i'll Gran-
vile county recorders court to an
swcr TO II charge Of manslaughtcr, the
charge growing out of fatal auto
mobile accident in which Teddy
Shcayin, Of Townsville. met death
while cnroutc to Durham hospital
for treatment.
KimhaIl is free under n $3.50 bond,
according to local officers.
Kim Ill was driving the automo-
bile i'm which the dead man, his faith
or. Edward Shcarim and brother Mel
win Shealn was riding. The automo-
bile crashed into n parked truck near
the Granvillc-Durham county line
January II.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
HOLDEN PURCHASES
SINCLAIR BUSINESS

George w. Holden, Of Charlotte. has
purchased the Sinclair oil distributing
interests in Henderson of j. W. Pat
terson, who is now engaged in the
automobile business in Oxford. hav-
ing purchased the Cooper Motor Com
pany sometime ago.
Mr.. Patterson will move his family
to Oxford in the near future.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
Marriages Treble
January of 1885

Marriage licenses issued by the
register of deeds of Vance county
in January numbered IS, or more
than three times the ten licenses
in January of last year. The NUM-
Der was the largest for any Janu'
arN for which figures are imme-
diately available, or back beyond
1928.
Another unusual feature was
that licenses to white couples far
Outnumbered those to cOlOred cOu-
pies. numbering FL whites and II
cOlOred. The ten in January, 1885,
;ncluded three white and seven col
Ored. just why there was such
squirt upward this January was not
clear.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
ARMORY PROJECT is
AT STANDSTILL NOW
Efforts To Be Made To Speed Up
Definite Action on ApprOpria-
ton for Building

The project for the erection of two
armories in Henderson for the use of
the military units here is inactive at
the present time, but some definite
move toward final approval of the
project is looked for shortly, it was
learned today. Inquiry will be made
at Raleigh in the next few days as
to the exact status of the application,
which has been approved locally and
also by State authorities. Final ap-
prevail in Washington is awaited, and
is expected in time for work to Begin
possibly sometime in the spring.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
ONE PERMIT GIVEN
FOR NEW BUILDING

Only one building permit was is
sued during January, Fire Chief e.
T. Shepherd reported today That
went to the estate of the late e. l.
I<ittrcll, covering erection of store
house on Chestnut street, to the rear
of the Rose gin. The amount given
in the permit was $500.
In January last year there were
four permits for a total construction
cost of $4,000.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

l. What is the name for a ship aban-
doned at sea?
g. In which country is the city of
Milan?
g. Give the source of the expression,
Everything is left at SKIES and sew
ems"
4 What is a codicil?
s. In which ocean is the island of
South Georgia?
6. Who was Justus Won Liebig,
7 What is a dip-circle?
g. Who wrote the Christmas story
called 1.-THE Haunted Man?"
g. What is the common name for
methyl alcohol?
TO- In which war was the Battle of
South Mountain?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-02-04
THREE CASES TRIED
IN THE AFTERNOON

Three cases were tried before Re-
corder r. e. Clements in recorders
court yesterday afternoon, after the
morning session had been taken up
with the trial of Richard Corbitt
Walter Mills, Negro, was found not
guilty of charge of bastardy.
Betsy Durham, Negro, was charg-
ed with neglecting to provide for her
children, and was sentenced to jail
for 10 days.
Herbert Twisdale, white, was fined
So and costs for being drunk.
There was no session of the court
TODAY. there being no cases set for
trial