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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23

would want se shoot the invader.
That's the way it usually happens
dramatically.
The poultry yards will be quiet at
>. M. Old hens will be fuffed up In
she shade OF fig trees. and roosters viii
doze ungaIlantIy on shady limbs.
Away off in the sky is speck.
Nature has given it uncanny eyes.
Half mile high. it can detect norsel
of food on the ground.
It lets out no battle cali, no warning
Instead, its wings fold. its neck dis
tends. its body streamlines-and down
ii plungeS.
Down, like feathered bullet, it dives
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23

IL alone. The national Association Of
Audubon Societies greatest organiza-
tion of bird specialists in the worlds
lust one of the agencies backing the
predators' New Deal
Many Americans. maRy wflo have
felt themselves sincere naturalists, are
Going 10 be diehaFds Farm folk espe-
cially are likely to go on shooting
HAWKS and owls for a decade or SO, or
until the news eventually gets around
and sinks in. You cant blame them
Habit IS a strong thing. and ii your
prize Rhode Island Red pullet were
sratched dramatically from under your
nose some sunny afternoon you too
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23

at the farrnyard Twenty feet up, wings
check its speed. feet open in great
clutching taions.
Faster, almost. than you can see u.
the raider picks UP tender chicken
and skins away out OF sight over tss
trees
Bird lovers, even as farmers, rise -
mitigation Kill the hawks. Il IN a
logical cry. But no longer. the scien-
fists at last are agreeing. Nature meant
for the hawk to kill the smaller birds,
and it is a serious mistake to interrupt
him.
And therein lies the key 30 the whols
situation-when you shoot hawk O
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23

- receive their just deserts.
Government agents if you
willard others who know most about
them. have developed some new clews
and theories recently, SO that rather
startling facts can be revealed.
The .siust deserts" of the notorious
nair is-protection! AS quickly as citi-
zens can oe made to understand it, the
bandit pair will be let strictly alone,
allowed to go right on with their busl-
ness of death and destruction.
The two killers are the hawk and the
owl, aerial raiders known and desplsed
for a century or more.
II is virtually an American tradition
for the farmers boy to get out the old
shotgun and shoot the hawk that IS
soaring over the chicken yard The
chickens themselves. rest assured, are
making him out gangster, cutthroat,
villain. murderer. and a fend
Even worse, in a way, is the night
time raiding of the owl That omlnous
Thing with the staring eyes steals baby
chickens, too, and goodness knows what
all else. He is-why he's terrible! They
say he SUCKS blood of horses in the
Carolinas. They say he calls for the
soul when a person dies In Texas. They
say he causes crops to fail in Callfor-
MIA, and they say he is harbInger OF
death in Massachusetts, They say.
SCIENTISTS within the past five or
~ six years, and more definitely within
the past year, have verified what they
thought they already knew-that hawk
and owl are most valuable If left strict
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23
BY Oren Arnold

A FTER many years of bold rob-
~ berry and killing. two notorious
a American thieves are about to
~ receive their just deserts.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1937-04-23


Finally, there is one more clinching
argument - predatory birds such as
hawks and owls get more rodents than
anything else, and rodents Especially
rats and gophers) cost American peo-
pie more in destroyed food than any
other agency. Killing hawk may save
the lives of two quail and two chickens,
but spare the lives of ten times as many
highly destructive rodent pests.
The owl especially is friend ct man
In the destruction of rodents, but = .
difficult to get most people 70 under
stand that, the scientists declare. Owl
takes over the night shift of aerial raid
Ing, when hawk is content 70 20 20
roost as respectable birds do
Two common barn owls win destroy
more rats, mice, and gophers in years
time than viii dozen cats. But the
two owls will also upset the emotional
stability OF the farmers entire family,
unless the people are exceptionally
wise.
Owls do about 90 per cent OF tase
ghosting that is done IN America n
barn owl is beautiful white creature,
with q wingspread OF three or foslr aees-
In a dim reflected moonlight Of your
attic, your garage, or especially n1 aM
abandoned empty residence, the bird is
an ideal phantom.
The barred owl = the ghost naoSs
likely to sshaunt" you Ga lonely roads,
as along the village cemetery. On
moonlit nights this fellow 9eeans TO
have an iasatiable curiosity % krsow
ssWHO - WHOO - WHOO-ARE-YOu-
U-U?. and ne usually follows hia qies-
ton with mirthless laugh.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
JOBLESS CENSUS is
NOT YET TABULATED
Final Records To Be Sent to Wash
ingtOn Friday, However,
from Post Office

Vance countys josless census under
direction of Federal authorities has
been completed but the final tabula-
ton will not be made before Friday,
at which time the records will be for
warded to the bureau in Washington
that is supervising the work, it was
stated today by Post master j. r.
league, who is in charge here.
Under the provisions of the act set
ting up the unemployment count, the
cards furnished by the government
were delivered by postal carriers on
Tuesday of last week, and were to
have been mailed back not later than
last Saturday. Something more than
1000 have been received, the post
master estimated
Mr. league said he was not permit
ted to divulge any tabulations as to
the local count, and that there would
be no classification or assortment To-
cally. He could state the total num-
Der of cards received back, however,
when that had been determined, and
it is expected on Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
SURVEY SHOWS DROP
COUNTY TAX RATE
Levy in Vance In 1928 Was Sl.55, as
Against SO Cents in 1886;
Is Now 80

The extent to which Vance county's
tax rate has dropped in ten years,
from 1928 to 1887, inclusive, is re-
vealed in a survey in the current num-
Der of the University of North Car
DINA News Letter, just out The sur
vey shows the records for all counties
of the State, giving the total tax rate,
broken down into divisions for schools
and all other purposes, in 1928, and
the same exhibit for 1886.
The figures show tax rae of S1.55
in Vance county in 1928, of which SO
cents was for schools and 81 cents for
other purposes. In 1896 the tax rate
for the county had dropped to SO
cents, including 81 cents for schools
and AZ cents for other purposes. The
record is still better for 1887, when
the tax levy is 80 cents.
In Warren county the tax rate drop
ped from $1.10 in 1928 to go cents in
1885, Granville county had a levy of
$166 in 1928 and S1.18 in 1886, while
Franklin taxed its property owners
$120 in 1928 and only 81 in 1885,
School levies were greatly curtailed
by reason of the State taking over the
support of the entire eight months
term, and also by reason of the fact
that the State also maintains all prin-
cipal roads and highways in the coun-
lies.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
CONCERTS GIVEN
HUGHES APPROVAL
Episcopal Rector Thinks CO.
operative Movement Is
Good Thing

Rev.. l. w. Hughes, rector of Holy
Innocents Episcopal church, today
added his endorsement to the cam
paign now in progress for financing
a series of three concerts to be Civ
en- at intervals during the winter sea-
son. Mr.. Hughes wrote as follows:
1.-THE opportunity for Henderson to
have permanent series of three out
standing concerts each year is being
presented by the recently-organl ed
Henderson Cooperative Concert Asso-
citation, which is running it's annual
campaign this week.
"This is an unusual opportunity for
the citizens of this community to sup
port an enterprise which will enrich
the cultural life of our city. Ten 9TH
err cities in this State have already
succeeded in putting over c11c>.e con-
certs, and with the support of every
one Henderson can also make them as
possibility, and take pride in calling
itself cultural center
II very heartily endorse this state
ment and the movement it speaks for"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
SCHOOLS TO START
HOLIDAYS DEC. II
Tentative Dates Call For
Resumption of Classes
January 3

White and colored schools of Hen
derson and Vance county will start
their Christmas holidays on Friday,
December H. week before Christ
mas day, and class work will be re-
sumed on Monday morning, January
3, according to a tentative schedula
hat has been worked out, Superin-
ten3ent E. M. Rollins said today.
It is thought in one or two in
stances some of the rural schools will
resume on Monday after Christmas,
or at least during that week. or may
run the first two or three days in
the week before Christmas day, so
as to make up for the Thanksgiving
recess of two days-Thursday and
Friday. This was not stated definitely
however.
All of the schools suspended this
afternoon for the remainder of the
week for the Thanksgiving holiday
period.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
PARKER Restraints
TWOESTABLISHMENTS

Judge r. Hunt Parker has signed
an order restraining the Wesley Hugh
es shack in North Henderson and the
S. L. Edwards filling station on the
Louisburg highway from operating, it
was stated today by County Prose
cutor D. P. McDuffie.
The operators of these establish
ments are to appear in Halifax coun-
ty court next Monday before Hon. j.
Paul Frizzelle and show cause why
the order should not remain perman-
ent.
Prosecutor McDuffie said that in
both instances, the operators have
been tried and convicted of having il
legal whisky in their possession for
sale, and both appealed from a record
er's court decision to Superior court.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
CUMMINGS FOR 1887
HAVE BIG INCREASE

Ginnings of this years cotton crop
to November II, as divulged in detail
here today, showed greatly increased
output in Vance's neighbor counties
by comparison with the same period
year ago.
In Warren county 1o,935 bales had
been ginhed for 1887 as against T.
1858 in the same period last year
Franklin county had 10000 bales this
year and 6,846 last year. Roheson
county stood at the head of the list
for the State, with 47,927 bales this
year and 36,984 bales last year The
State as a whole had ginned 628,953
bales this year, as compared with
433, 9O6 bales last year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
SHORT DOCKET IN
CITY COURT TODAY
Mayor Henry T. Powell
Passes Out Several Road
Sentences to Culprits

Mayor Henry T. Powell had short
docket in city court today.
Willie Mae Harlie, Negro, was not
guilty of destroying personal property.
Andrew Harris, Negro, convicted of
assault, was sent to the roads for 90
days, commitment not to issue upon
payment of SIS doctors bill, and show
ing good behavior and remaining away
from Louise Hockaday, and paying
the costs.
Cyril Carly, Negro, was given a
thirty day sentence for reckless driv-
ing, commitment not to issue upon
payment of SIS damage and the costs.
Robert Perry, Negro, drew a IL
months sentence to the roads for as
sault, commitment not to issue upon
payment of the costs and keeping the
peace.
Sylvester Wright Negro, pleaded
guilty to possession OF illegal whisky
for the purpose of sale, and was sent
to the roads for six months.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Fuue Fo~,

1. What and where is Papua?
2. What is the principal Industry ~
the city of Gloversville, n. -!
3. In astronomy, what is. the tnlro
Who was the author of "The Law
West of the Pecos?"
< To what body of water does the
term father of waters refer9
6. What famous address contains the
words: "Government of the people,
shall not perish from the earth?"
7. Which country was the first to
formally recognize the Independence
of the United States?
8. In which Chinese city has the In
ternational Settlement been endang-
cred by fighting between Cnlnese
Japanese?
9. Name the capital of the canton OF
Thurgau, Switzerland.
TO- What is sidereal time?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
FORMER GIRL FROM
VANCE WRITES BOOK
Miss Mary MCGOWAN Slappey Is
Daughter of Former Kittrel
School Principal

A former Vance county girl, Miss
Mary MCGOWAN Slappey, is the au-
thor of a new volume entitled Fire
losophy and Inspiration" published
by The Christopher Publishing House
of Boston, and a copy and review
of the book has been received by a
friend here.
Miss Slappey was not yet 81 years
of age, when she wrote the book but
has produced this volume, which COM
mentators have pronunced highly
meritorious. 1t contains several orr
ginal plays, a number of short stories
and several poems. The subject mat
ter is tased on life mostly in the Car
olinas, chiefly North Carolina, and in
the South at large. The book has met
with favorable comments from Port
land, Oregon, to Kashmir, India.
The volume of narrative, poetry and
drama greets the reader with fresh
ness of viewpoint that gives new value
to the high ideals that make life
worthwhile. One senses in it at once
the fine and generous tonic of youth,
which speaks, however, with the wis
dom of the ages. The fact that the
author was not yet 81 when she wrote
is more difficult to realize as the
stories and dramas of singular beauty,
voicing the progoundest truths of hui
man life, are read through.
Miss Slappey is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Slapey, now of Wash
ington, D. c. She was born at Kit
trell, in this county, November r.
1914, while her father was principal of
the Kittrell school. Her grandfather
e. @. MCGOWAN, of Elm City, was
prominent in his section of the State
in his time
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
DIRECTORY OF CITY
ALMOST COMPLETED
Will Show Population
Around $4,000, Charles
w. Miller Says

A CITY directory of Henderson IS
being worked up here by Charles w.
Miller, of the Southern Directory Com
panv. of Asheville, who has been here
with a corps of workers for several
weeks. He said this would be the first
standard directory the city has ever
had made.
Copies of the directory, Mr. Miller
said. will be placed in directory IL
braries throughout the United States,
giving the city nationwide publicity.
A population of approximately -
600 for Henderson will be shown in
the registrations, which include not
only the restricted Incorporated area
of only 1900 yards from the center
square in the city, but also the newer
residential and manufacturing dis
tricts most of which lie outside the
incorporated area.
The directory, Mr.. Miller said, Will
contain an alphabetical list of busl-
ness concerns and private citizens, Oc-
cupants of office buildings and other
business places, including complete
street and avenue guide, a complete
classified business directory and much
information of a miscellaneous char
acter.
The book will contain a new census
of the city and suburbs and in the
street directory the number of occu-
pants of each home will be stated.
This will be first population count for
Henderson since 1880, and citizens are
ery much interested in what the new
count will show the population to be.
.<Mr. Miller is the Asheville gentle
man who ran for State Auditor last
year. His father before him was head
of the directory business in Asheville
which he now heads. He expects to
complete the work of gathering data
in another week. and plans to deliver
the completed work by a~out Christ
mas.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
Still Coughing!

No matter how many medicines you
have tried for your cough, chest cold, or
bronchial irritation, you can get relief
now with Creomulsion. Serious trouble
may be brewing and you cannot afford
to take a chance with any remedy less
potent than CreomulSion, which goes
right to the seat of the trouble and aids
nature to Soothe and heal the inflamed
mucous membranes and to loosen and
expel the germ-laden phlegm.
Even if other remedies have failed,
don't be discouraged, try Creomulsion
Your druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you are not thoroughly
satisfied with the benefits obtained
from the very first bottle. CreomulsioniS
one word-11ot two, and it has no hyphen
in it. Ask for it plainly, see that the
name on the bottle is CreomulSion, and
you'll get the genuine product and the
relief you want. (Adv.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
CHURCHES TO HAVE
THANKS SERVICES
Different Hours Agreed on
for Thanksgiving De-
votions, However

Most churches in Henderson will
hold Thanksgiving services for their
members and the public, it was an
snounced today. Some will have their
meetings at one time and some an
other, but most of them on Thursday
morning.
The first of the series will be at the
First Methodist Episcopal church to-
night at 7:3O o'clock, at which time
special music ty the choir will be
Brown, will preach.
Holy Innocents Episcopal will have
holy communion at 1880 o'clock Thurs
day morning, followed by morning
prayer and sermon at 10 a. m. The
rector, Rev 1. w. Hughes, will preach.
Rev. James A. Jones, the pastor, will
preach at a brief service at the First
Presbyterian church Thursday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
At the First Baptist, the pastor,
Rev. A. S. Hale, will preach at SER
vices at 10 a. m. Thursday.
At all of the services offerings will
be taken for the orphanages in the
State supported by their denomina-
lions.
In connection with his announce
ment for services tonight at the First
M. E. church, Rev. r. E. Brown, the
pastor, sent this:
"Great God of nations, now to Thee
Our hymn of gratitude we raise;
With humble hearts and bending knee
We offer Thee our song of praise"
eve have come to the season of
harvest when the earth gives it's ans
wer to mans labor in terms of abund-
ance The earth has spoken and her
message is one of good will and boun-
ty. Let the spirit of Thanksgiving
lift our hearts in praise to him who
has crowned the year with goodness"
"Rejoice in the Lord always; and
again say rejoice. "-Phillipians "A.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
FIVE MARRIAGE
LICENSE ISSUED

Two white and Cthree colorad cou-
Piles were issued license to wed yes
terday at the Vance Registry's office
Gedie Hendrick, Oxford, route 1
and Elizabeth Lee, vMabry, Henderson
were given license, as were Clifton
Stokes, route 8, Henderson and Lizzi ,
Mae Harris route 5, Henderson.
The colored couples were George
Fuller, Louisburg, and Joanna Jones.
Henderson, Henry Person, route 2
Henderson, and Matte Bell Dunston,
route 1, Henderson, and Jesse Bob
bitt, route 2, Kittrell and Minnie Yam
cey route 2, Kittrell.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
Present Business
Slump Temporary.
Henry Ford Says
Continued from age mel

business man who plays the market.
He often mistakes his personal de-
preston for a business depression.
The stock market has no more real
effect on American business than the
result of a dog race in California.
A contributing factor to the pre-
sent pause" Ford said, "has been the
fact that money too long has been
principal commodity of commerce.
Money" he said, "has become a
business in itself, instead OF an ad-
junct to business Money is not
wealth. Wealth lis what money ouys.
But that has been turned upside
down. The present system has got us
twisted into producing things to BUY
dollars WITH. when what we need IS
a money system that will produce dol :
lars to buy goods with Under the
present system the tail wags the oos'
Money is just part of societys trans rams
portation system for moving soous
from man to. man; it breaks down WI s. SO
often that it is time our 1lnancial en-
gineers developed better mooel'
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
A. R. WALTERS IS
BURIED NEAR HOME
Prominent Watkins Town
ship Citizen Was Ill for
Three Weeks

Alonzo r. Walters, 62-year-old prom
inent citizen and farmer or vance
county, died at his home. In watkins
township Tuesday, and funeral serv-
ices were held for him this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at his residence, with in
terment in the family cemetery IN
Granville county.
Mr.. Walters was native OF Gran-
vile county, and was born August TO-
1875. Since 1905 he, had lived In the
Watkins community where he died. He
had been ill three weeks.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. LIZ
zie Walters, one son, AlOnZO i. walt
ers, and one daughter, Miss Lucy
Grace Walters, both residing at the
home; one brother, Arch II. Walters,
of Fuquay Springs, and two sisters,
Mrs. Paul Keith, of Fuquay Springs
and Mrs. Alton Wagstaff, OF Linden.
Mr. Walters had been member OF
Tabb's Creek Baptist church in Gran
vile county for 25 years. He was also
member of the Dabney lodge OF
Masons. He was for many years IN
terested in county political affairs,
serving term after term as registrar in
elcCIlOIS duu dlIlOdl1y lOA many JSe~A .
as tax-lister for Watkins township. He
was well known and highly respected
throughout the county.
Funeral services were held at 2
o'clock this afternoon from the home
and in charge of Rev. I. S. Richmond,
retiring pastor of group of Metho-
dist EPISCOPAL churches in the Vance
Granville section. Masons were in
charge of part of the services and
they furnished the pallbearers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
V|RG|N|AN GUILTY
OF DRIVING DRUNK
'x .s White Men Appeal
from Sentences for Pos.
sessing Whisky for SAIL

A drunken driver was cou
county court today beforo "T'cted in
X. e. Clements, and several o ttcorder
1endants were tried on uor ue-
charges. y" various
Dennis Byers, of Arlington v,
given sixty days on the ro. 49, was
operating a motor vehicle undoS lor
Influence of whisky, commitn,"e. The
to issue upon payment OF a fin not
$50 and costs, and his operatnr, e OF
cense was revoked for one veon IL
EARLY Ayscue, charged with assa.u
ing MS wife, went free when tho ~"
scouting witness came into com I pro-
withdraw the charge upon noT'.. 70
of the costs. p"Sineht
John Henry Mann, Negro, was oi,,.
sixty days on the roads for trasnaaa "
ing and damaging personal nrononss'
a civil case involving S2O5 danonyS.
was decided by the recorder in vh;e&
he ordered Ben e. Inscoe to nav that
amount to ]. c. Evans, and he die
missed counter claim of Inscoa,c
In Tuesdays court, Recorder NJ
ments sentenced Bonnie Aston. ali.,
Bennie Cook to 80 days on the rood
for stealing wood, commitment NO.
to issue upon payment of the costs
and not be convicted of violating .nv
law for the next two years. H. notod
an appeal and bond was set at s5o
Grover Crocker and Ryland HIGHT
were sent to the roads for six months
each for possession of illegal and ARC
whisky for the purpose of sale. Each
appealed, and bonds were set at S3OO
Robert Vann, Negro, was charged
with temporary larceny of an apto.
mobile and with false pretense, Int
was found not guilty.
Roger Driver, Negro, was charged
with delivering an automobile thai
had the numbers tempered. He was
declared not guilty.
The state took a mol pros with
leave in the case of Jesse Champion
charged with fraud.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-24
MARKET SUSPENDS
FOR BRIEF HOLIDAY
Tobacco Warehouse To Be
Closed for Thursday and
Friday Period

Sales were suspended on the Hen
derson tobacco market today for over
the Thanksgiving holidays, and will
be resumed on Monday. Final season
figures to the Thanksgiving season
were not available this afternoon, but
were expected to put the total around
100000 pounds with around 5 IA
million dollars paid out for an aver
age around 81 1-2 cents.
Official figures on Tuesdays sale
were announced today by r. w. Nc
Farland, sales supervisor, showing
146,848 pounds sold for $3O,584.39 at an
average of $2O82 per hundred.