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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
LENGTHY SESSION
BEFORE THE MAYOR
Two Drunken Driving Cases
Heard; Assault Cases
Drunks Passed Upon

A lengthy session of Municipal court
was held today before Mayor Irvine
B. Watkins in spite of the fact that
Easter Monday was more or less a
general holiday for many business
houses in the city.
Two drunken driving, drunk and
assault cases made up the majority
of the docket.
C. c. Knight was fined $50 and
costs for driving an automobile intox-
icated, and his drivers license was
revoked for II months. He was also
given a six months road sentence, SUI
spended if he does not drive an auto
mobile for II months.
Lonnle Chavls, Negro, was also
guilty of driving an automobile in
penalty as Knight.
Melvin Robertson was fined S. and
costs for being drunk.
CASTOR Wyche, Negro, Frank Bailey
and r. Norwich were charged with
assaulting and beating each other.
Norwich was dismissed, and prayer
for judgment was continued upon
payment of costs as to Wyche and
Bailey.
c. D. Poythress paid fine of S.
and costs for being drunk.
Joe White drew a fine of S. and
was required to pay the costs when
he was guilty of being drunk.
Fred Mcfarland, was guilty Of pub
lie drunkenness, and was fined SIS
and costs.
Andrew Jones, Negro, convicted OF
being drunk, was fined SIS and costs
Herbert Newell had to pay the costs
and a fine of SIS for being drunk.
w. G. Collins was fined $3.50 fol-
speeding.
Ray Hicks was guilty of drunk
charge, and was fined SIS and costs.
! Newton Bobbitt, Negro, was fined
! SIS and costs for being drunk.
Gilbert Smith was convicted OF
reckless driving and driving without
proper brakes. He was fined $25 and
costs, and his drivers license was re-
voked for six months. He must serve
! six months on the roads if he drives
! an automobile in North Carolina with
in the next six months.
!, Walter Evans, Negro, was charged
with pointing pistol at Lille Evans
Lille Evans was taxed with the costs
of the action.
Pete Baker was charged with ope-
rating a disorderly house. Prayer for
| judgment was continued for two
years provided he keeps all women
out of his room.
Robert Williams, Negro, was dis
missed on a charge Of assaulting and
beating Mary Williams
Frances Downey, Negro woman
charged with stealing SIPS from Nat
Hunt, was dismissed.
Hazel Johnson, charged with vag-
rancy, was called and failed to ap
| pear.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
Will Be Held Three Days at
Stevenson Theatre, Start
ing at 10 A. M.
Each Day
MISS NELL SCOTT
TO BE IN CHARGE
Grand Prize of Electric
Range Will Be Given
Away in Theatre at 8
O'Clock Friday Night;
Prizes Will Be Distributed
to Winners Each Day

At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
Daily Dispatch's annual free cooking
school will get under way at the
Stevenson theatre, and will last fol
three days-Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
All women of the county are invited
to attend.
Miss Nell Scott. of the Caroline
Power & Light Company's home eco
Monies department will be in charge
of the cooking school for the three
days it is in operation, and will de-
monstrate many new and old recipes
The kitchen equipment will be all
electric throughout.
Many local merchants are cooperat-
ing the cooking school program for
the three-day period, and will have on
display many electric devices and i'm
plements to take the drudgery out OF
cooking and to make life easier and
more pleasant for the housewife.
Each morning at the close of the
session, which will last for two hours
from 10 a. m. to noon-valuable
prizes, including many items of food
will be given away to those whose
names are called These prizes will be
furnished by the Daily Dispatch and
the merchants participating.
The grand prize for the cooking
school will be a new 1886 model cook
ing range, valued at $685. This will be
given away in drawing to be held
in the Stevenson theatre at o'clock
Friday evening. Only women of Is
years of age and over will be eligible
for this award. And the range will &c
only to the one present in the theatre
whose name is called. The winner
must be present in person in order to
receive the award.
For a number of years the Daily
Dispatch has sponsored these annua
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
FURTHER PROGRESS
ON LISTING TAXES
About 900 Names Enrolled
for Township and About
500 for City

Listing of taxes for 1896 continued
with q good response on the part OF
property owners through the past
week. The work is in progress thro-
ughout the county and in the city
with apparently a better response or
the part Of property owners.
C. S. Wester, who with E. w. Ad-
cock, Jr is listing for Henderson
township for the county, said approx
imately 900 names had been put on
the records through last Saturday
with something like $50 written in the
final day of the week. He said there
would probably be between $500 and
1000 individuals and concerns to list
for the township, and that quite g
number of new names were being adj
ded, including some property that had
not been on the books.
S. 3. Burwell, city clerk and tax
lister for the city, said today he did
not have exact counts on the number
of names enrolled for the city, but
estimated it at least as high as 500
He said there were some new ones
and that the total for the city proper
would likely run between 1000 and
$500 when the work had been finish
ed.
Under the law, listing has to be
done during the month of April. Near
ly half of the month is now gone, but
nothing like half of the property own
ers and individuals have listed, either
for the city or the county. All of
which is taken to mean that there is
every indication of the last-minute
rush that will occur toward the end
Of the month.
There is no information at this time
to indicate whether or not property
values will be increased as the result
of this years listings. There is no re-
valuation of property for 1886.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
Easter Holiday Period Is
Quietly Observed In City
Churches Attract Large CT owds Sunday Morning,
With Fair Weather Preva ling Part of the Day;
Many Businesses Take Full Holiday off Monday

Easter Sunday and the Monday holt
day today passed quietly in Hender-
son, with church services the out
standing event of Sunday and the par
tial suspension of business noted for
the Monday occasion.
Most retail establishments took a
full day off today, except the drug
stores and food concerns. Department
and clothing stores were closed, as
were city and county offices.
Large Church Crowds.
Churches attracted large congrega-
tions during the day, and members
and visitors heard musical programs
and sermons appropriate to the resur-
rection theme.
Church choirs gave anthems and
other numbers clarifying the Savior S
triumph over death and the preachers
emphasized the event as assurance
of Immortality for humans.
At the First Methodist church three
choirs-the adult, young peoples and
the children's-took part in the morn
ing's program and each had individual
numbers, with some members of the
groups having solos.
At the First Baptist church the
mems class of that Sunday school and
the men from the First Methodist
Sunday school gathered in joint ses-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
LIONS BIC EVENT
COMES OFF TODAY
Golf Tournament, ''Ladies
Night" and Dance At
West End Club

Lions came here today from many
points in eastern North Carolina to
attend the Henderson Lions Clubs
golf tournament, ladies night" and
dance at West End Country Club.
The golf tournament was concluded
this afternoon with many taking part.
The outstanding event for "ladies
night" will be the principal address
by Lieutenant-G Governor A. H. Gra-
ham, charter member of the new
Lions Club at Hillsboro.
Visitors were expected from Ra-
leigh, Durham, Hillsboro, Smithfield
Spring Hope, Warrenton, Wilson and
Goldsboro.
H. E. White, secretary of the local
club, will make the address of wei
come and v. J. Ashbaugh, of Durham,
past lieutenant governor for Eastern
Carolina Lions, will make the re-
Spouse. Neil Hester, president of the
Raleigh Lions Club, will act as toast
master District Governor Forrest G.
Heath of Raleigh; will be in attend
ance. @
Following the ladies night there will
be a dance with the Hollywood De-
butantes furnishing the music. This
orchestra has recently been engaged
by the Tantilla Gardens, Richmond
Va, and come highly recommended
In addition to the members of the
local club, all former members have
been invited to meet tonight in the
big event.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
EASTER BUSINESS
4 TERFERED WITH
Unfavorable S h opping
Weather Tends To Re-
duce Springs Volume

Spring business in local stores was
somewhat interfered with by unfavor-
able weather conditions, but at that
was of sizeable volume, and last Sat
urday saw considerable shopping in
progress in establishments in the city,
No information was availble as to
comparison with former years since
recovery was begun but it is believed
that the volume this year, in spite of
the adverse weather a part of the
time was above that for 1885.
New wearing apparel in evidence
on Easter Sunday indicated there had
been considerable buying, and indica-
tions pointed to more generous speno-
ing and a degree more of returning
prosperity.
Las: week, the final period before
Easter, brought very unfavorable
weather, with much rain and with
temperatures below normal for this
time of year. While the skies were
clear a part of the time Saturday.
there was a brisk cool breeze blowing
to make the outdoors anything but
comfortable without adequate wraps
which are more or less Objectionable
at this season of the year.
Spring buying that may have been
set back by these conditions prior to
Easter is expected to appear in the
new few weeks with the rising OF
temperatures as spring advances and
summer approaches. A continuation
of fairly good business volume is be-
lieved to be likely.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
MISS MABEL WYCHE.
INFERRED SATURDAY

Miss Mabel Richardson Wyche, who
died at her home near the city Fri
day was buried in Greensboro Satur-
day afternoon III Green Hill cemetery
the services being conducted at the
graveside by Rev. w. A. Stanbury.
Miss Wyche has lived in Greensboro
all of her life with the exception of
the three years she has been residing
at the old homestead near the city.
She is survived by a brother, who
lives in Baltimore, Md.
A number of relatives in this Sec
ton attended the final rites in Greens
boro.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
SQUIRRELS NURSE
CAT; ARE THRIVING

Forest Smith, near Epson, has a
cat that had four kittens, and, while
cutting wood near his home several
days ago, his dog killed squirrel.
Mr.. Smith noted that a nest was at
the top of nearby tree, climbed it
and found three baby squirrels. He
took them to his home, took three
of the kittens from the mother, and
for the past several days, the young
squirrels have been nursing the cat
and apparently are thriving.
Those who doubt this story may Wis
it Mr.. Smiths home and see for
themselves.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13

sion at the Baptist church at the end
of an eight weeks attendance contest.
Some of the churches held only the
forenoon services, calling in their
evening programs. In one or two in
stances however, the evening services
were held as usual.
Weather Mostly Favorable.
Most churches had virtually cap
acity congregations.
The weather for the day was much
more favorable than was at first ex-
pected. There was rain early in the
day, but by noon the skies had clear
ed and the sun shined practically the
entire remainder Of the day. Those
with Easter finery had ample oppor-
tunity to display it, both at church
services and in promenading during
the afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
Mrs. E. r. Austin to
Take Children to
Cripple Clinics

Mrs. E. R. Austin, county superin-
tendent of welfare, has notified eight
cripple children that they will be car
ried to clinics at Roanoke Rapids and
Goldsboro, she stated today. There
may be others to go
One of the children will be carried
to Roanoke Rapids Wednesday, while
seven will be carried to Goldsboro
Thursday.
This is the regular monthly clinic,
and Mrs. Austin usually has a num-
Der of children each month to carry
for treatment or examination.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
BUSINESS RESUMES
FOLLOWING HOLIDAY
Normal Activities Tomor-
row After Day Off for
Church Festival

Business will resume normal opera
tious in Henderson tomorrow after
the Easter Monday holiday.
Many establishments took a full
day off, including the banks and the
railroad offices.
The post office had no holiday at
all, since Easter Monday is not a gov
eminent holiday. There was the usual
city and rural mail delivery and nor
NAL service at the office.
All white and colored schools of
Henderson had holiday today.
John w. Davis of New York lawyer
Democratic candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1924 born at Clarksburg, w.
Va, 60 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
MAN BEING TREATED
FOR PISTOL WOUND

Claude Pendergrass, South Hender
son, is being treated at Maria Parham
hospital for pistol wounds received
Saturday night about II o'clock, and
officers are holding Edward Pearce
for the shooting.
According to Constable E. F. Muir
ply, who took Edwards into CUSTODY
the men did not have any words, but
their fathers had misunderstanding
during the afternoon. This was
thought to have caused the shooting.
The bullet entered Pendergrass
back and it was believed to have
punctured his right lung. The bullet
lodged within the body.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
Political Notices
FOR HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.

I hereby announce myself can
didate for nomination to the State
House of Representatives, subject tc
the Democratic primary of June 8.
I am sincerely grateful for the ex-
preston of confidence and faith that
the people of Vance county have given
me in the past. have tried to live
and serve in such way as to merit
the continuance of this confidence
and will appreciate your support in
the coming primary election.
0. S. FALKNER.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
TWO BOYS PARADE
AS TOM AND HUCk

Thaxton McGhee, as Tom Sawyer,
and James Robertson, as Huck Finn,
advertising the play, TThe Adven-
lures of Tom Sawyer, play to be
presented at the Vance Theatre
Thursday under the auspices of the
Child Welfare Association, attracted
considerable attention.
The boys were well costumed for
the parts, even to Huck's fishing
MOLE
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
Ask Aid in Work
at EPSON Cemetery

The cemetery committee of Liberty
Christian church, Epson, requested
all those interested in the cemetery
to meet there Wednesday morning to
aid in cleaning and identifying the
last resting place of many of the
church members
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
WINDOW SMASHED
CLOTHING STOLEN

Robbers hurled half brick into a
show window of H. & r. Clothing
store on Garnett street in the heart
of the business session during the ear
ly hours Sunday morning. and took
merchandise displayed there, accord
ing to police Officers rushed to the
scene, but the culprits had made their
getaway.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

matte representative at the Vati-
can?
2. Where is Lake Tanganyika?
5. Who were the first and last Emper-
ors of Rome?
4. Who was Maria Edgeworth?
5. What is a buoy?
6. Name the author of the novel,
"Bordertown."
Z. What is the name for the young of
an animal, when it differs from it's
parents in form and manner of
life?
8. What is candlewood?
9. Which President of the u. S. lived
to the greatest age?
10. Where is the city of Tangier?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-04-13
Dispatch Cooking School Opens Tomorrow Mornin
All Women OF Community
Are Invited To Attend

cooking schools. The one last year was
the best held up to that time, but it
is believed this years cooking school
will be even better and that the at
tendance will probably exceed any
that have gone before.
All housewives and women generally
of the community are invited to at
tend without price and without Oh
legation.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
L0WL,Y MULE
HAS SPOT IN
CANAL WORK

In the upper stretches OF the
canal zone, a world OF highly mech
anized construction. the visitor
notes a strange sight It is q cor
raj OF mules. haf-hidden in an open
ing in the trees.
In order to relieve unemploy-
ment, cetrain cections Of the canal
were built by men and mules. but
such was a purposeful departure
from modern construction methods.
But these animals are not in the
force account area. They are, il
fact in the center Of a strikingly
mechanized construction area.
Here, the patient and sometimes
obstinate hybrids are worked in
three shifts operating side by Size
with trucks, tractors and tampers
building canal cmbankments.
Specifications require that no
rocks be included in the layers OF
soil being tamped and built into
embankments. Because rocks and
stones must be picked out by hand
labor, and because mules pulling
flat metal sleds move slowly, the
animals are used to carry away the
rocks without the waste of gasoline
and motor power which would be
the case if trucks were used.
This one instance. however, is the
only case found where the machin-
cry Of today has not displaced the
Missouri Mule Of yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14

gulf
No serious trouble had been given,
at that time, to the possibility of
controlling the flow Of the temper
mental Colorado. 1t soon became
evident that the lands in Imperial
Valley were destined to suffer, both
from the increasing annual short
age of water and from growing as
sesSments made necessary in order
to maintain proper protective works
along the river in Mexico.
Start OF All American Canal
The first official record of an at
tempt to overcome the existing
handicaps incident to Mexican con-
troll of part of the system is found
in 1912. On March % of that year,
the secretary Of the board was in
structed to communicate with En-
gineer lockwood, who had made all
preliminary surveys Of the several
canal routes to the valley, and to
obtain from him such data as he
had. relative to an All American
canal route. 1t was determined
that lockwood had made such
survey. It embraced a course from
Potholes, near Laguna dam, through
the sand hills, and on into the val
ley south of the present location of
HoltVille. This survey had, at the
time. been discarded as impractical
due to the, then, excessive costs.
From this beginning the move
ment to route the canal north of the
international line grew in volume
and momentum. The demand for
conservation of flood waters Of the
river and a controlled stream flow
during periods of flood and drought
also grew in volume and on April
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Early Day Indians
Had OqVn Meth hOdS
OF 1rrigating Desert

wained Failure only spurred them
ON to greater efforts another year.
The hazards of what the early
Spanish explorers and the first i'm
migrants called the Great Colorado
desert were accepted as part of the
deal providence had allotted to their
environment Nature was careless
of her children of the desert. She
had provided few resources to aug
ment the labor Of their hands
While tribal inhibitions prevented
the Indians from being what we
would call, meat eating race, they
did avail themselves at times of
such wild life as was to be found on
the desert or in the river bottoms.
Desert deer, mountain sheep, rabbits
and ether brush animals were plen-
tiful. These were mostly caught
with the aid Of grass snareS, in the
case Of the larger animals. or with
deadfalls constructed to capture the
smaller animals Of the lOWlands.
WatertoWls were captured in sea
SCH and fish taken from the river
also furnished seasonal variety to
the menu. Tribal custom, however,
rigidly prescribed only certain per
iodS of the year for eaCn such vara0
ETY. Of game as food supply. g.
Likewise limited crop OF desert
and riYorbottCm berries and seeds
was harvested in addition to the
crops grown upon the cultivated
lands OF the valley. ~
Thus agriculture became the only
dependable source Of subsistence
and it was to this end that the
dauntless energy of our carly in
habit9ntS was dedicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
DRAGLENES
DOMINATE
WORK SCENE
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l2ast five or six years framing. A
nisstcp G" incorrect judgment of
distance, speed, or force. could
cause costly damage. Igo explain
ed. As one of the larger machines
cots almost $2OI0C0 his company
taxes no chances. The operator in
his high position has five levers to
handle by hand and two which are
operated by foot All the usual op-
arations, Tgo explained, are con-
trolled by two hand levers and two
foot pedals.
The larger size draglino as used
by Boyce Igo for major cxcava-
tion, is the largest manufactured
in the world. The cost OF operation
would sound like q daily banks
clearings. The fuel bill alone is
staggering. as the big diesel motor
burns up 700 gallons a day. The
huge 2-inch cable which pulls in
the bucket, scooping up soil, costs
about 500, and yet the machine
wears cut and breaks about three
cables each month No effort is
made to repair them. The old cable
hauled away and a spare, always
carried on the side Of the machine,
is pulled into place by caterpillar
tractor and connected. ~
Other Repairs
About every six weeks the $50
feet long hosting cable supporting
the 175-feet long derrick and car.
rying the weight of the loa,
breaks and thus necessitates rex
placement. The heavy metal teeth
on the front edge of the bucket are
literally ground into uSelessnesS by
the sand every three or four days
and must be replaced at 9 cost of
about $50. The draglines used by
Boyce-Igo are built by the Bucyrus-
Monaghan company of Chicago.
Imperial Valley boys who former
ly wanted to run a steam engine
and nowadays aspire to be avi-
atcrs, are changing their ambitions
and planning to become dragline
operators,
Imperial Valley press., 1936-06-14
Y II NJ 4 AR E A
pOPUL ATOM
TAX { s JUM ?

Yumas population has shown
strong gains within the past few de-
cades. A 1890 census shows the
population Of Greater Yuma as
1850 with a trading area OF 25.o1O.
The present population is es.imat-
cd at about 10000.
Yuma's school system. represent
an investment Ct 100000. includes
a union nigh school. three grammar
schocls and one parochial school.
Among the fraternal organizations
strong in this community. the Elks
and MaSCnS have constructed build
ings CT Imposing architecture Other
buildings in keeping with a city of
greater size include the new govern
ment building. county court house.
the city building, Carnegie library.
American Legion and Veterans Of
Foreign Wars buildings.
Clubs Are Active
The Kiwanis, 20-30. Women's
Delta, Business and Professional
Women, and other service and civic
clubs are active
Three moving picture house,.
three up-tC date hotels ana several
attractive auto camps are available.
A well equipped hospital. owned
and operated by the county. IS 10
Gated only a few miles from down
town Yuma. Churches of practi--
ally every determination have con
gTegations here
The city has Iifne niles CT paved
streets and Is miles CT finely gravel
cd thoroughfare.
Yuma is boJh n freight and pas
scnger division point en- the South
ern Pacific railroad, and is the cast
ern terminus gol the San Diego ara
Arizona railroad.