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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
WORK
WILL Be STARTED
WPA Contribution to Pro-
ject $1,684, With Spon-
sors Giving $6O3
WATER MAINS PUT In
WPA Gave $1,325 and City $1,95l, An
nOuncement Says; About 6,OOO
Persons To Receive the
Benefits
MAINS PUT in

Work began today in the remodel
ing and improving of the court house
yard and lawn, with a grant of $l,684
from the WPA and 5000 as the con-
tribution of the sponsors, who are
the Vance Board of County Commits
sioners, making a total expenditure
of $2,287.
Announcement from the second dis
trict of the WPA in Raleigh says the
project will employ one non-rellet
person and 10 relief persons.
The project embraces the grading
and landscaping of the lawn, planting
of shrubbery, building a concrete
drive and construction of fence
around the court house grounds. The
Job is expected to require several
weeks for completion.
The WPA also announced compile
ton of project of laying water
mains on several streets of the city,
which benefits some 5000 persons.
The WPA congribution on this work
was $1.325.57 with $1,951.84 by the
sponsors, the City of Henderson. The
total cost of the project was given as
$3,277.41.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
REMBRANDT" LOVE STORY
OF GENIUS, STARS LAUGHTON

Only out of the cOlOrful life and
loves of the worlds greatest lover and
painter of beauty could Alexander
Korda have drawn the extraordinary
canvas of motion picture beauty en-
lertainment that is Rembrandt" his
new film which brings Charles Laugh
ton to the Vance Theatre Wednesday
and Thursday in the greatest of his
many great starring roles.
Rembrandt" is the story of a
genius, of his struggles, his triumphs
in a world that would not fully un-
derstand him for a hundred years
after his time. Rembrandt" too, is
the story of the three women whose
beauty lighted his way-whose love
inspired him to paint as no man be-
fore or since
Gertrude Lawrence diseuSe, CO.
median and stage star of two contin-
ents-makes triumphant mot on pic
ure debut in this screen masterpiece.
And the haunting appeal of Elsa Lam
hester is fully realized in the import
mt feminine role of Hendrickje Stof-
fels
The film marks the top achieve
naent of Laughton, it's star, whose
Never-to-be forgotten performances in
Henry WILL" "Ruggles of Red Gap y
in "The. Barretts of Wimpole Street,
LES Miserables" and "Mutiny on the
Bounty" are all eclipsed by his mag
nificent impersonation of this tenn
pestuous Dutch genius of art.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Henderson Daily Dispatch
GEORGE ". HESTER
PASSES IN WARREN
Suffered Stroke Saturday
Night; Funeral, Burial
At Warren Plains

Following a stroke of paralysis
suffered last Saturday night, George
w. Hester, 81, prominent merchant OF
Warren Plains, died at his home there
about $40 o'clock Monday afternoon.
He had been in the mercantile bust
ness in Warren Plains for 35 years,
and was a leading citizen of the COM
munity and of Warren county.
Mr.. Hester was a native of Neck
lenburg county, Virginia. He is sur
vived by his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth
Rideout Hester, of Warren Plains;
two sons, G.. l.. Hester, of Charlotte,
and w. E. Hester of Tarboro; two
daughters, Mrs. E. r. OVERLY, of Ma
con, and Mrs. E. w. Sherin, of War
rem Plains; also one sister, Mrs. Sal
lie Jones, also of Warren Plains.
Mr.. Hester had been a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Warren Plains for virtually the en-
tire period of his residence in that
town, and for 30 years was a member
of the board of stewards of the
church.
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon at $3.50 o'clock from the church
with interment in the church ceme-
terry The pastor, Rev. o. I. Hinson,
of Warrenton, was in charge.
Pallbearers were not learned.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
TALKS OF
1887 EXPOSITION
In Hands of Committee; Ex-
pect Lease on Hut To
Be Here Shortly

Discussion of the possibility Of
staging the merchants exposition and
automobile show this spring was had
at the monthly meeting of the local
post of the American Legion Mon
day night, but no definite decision
was reached.
A committee is already function
ing in the matter of considering the
exposition idea, but was not ready
with a report Monday night. 1t was
understood the question of whether
to undertake the exposition or not
was left with the committee to decide.
The meeting was told by j. G.
Cooper, post commander, that he ex-
pected confirmation and a signed
lease almost any date from the South
ern Railway Company letting the
railroads passenger station at the
corner of Garnett and Spring streets
to the Legion for a period of years
for a hut. The Legion plans to re-
model the building and make it suit
able for its needs. Work is to start
shortly after the lease is received
from railroad officials in Washington.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
80 Percent
County Tax
Collected
Sheriff Reports 49,
PIT for March; To-
tai Is Around Sl44,-
900 Thus Far

Eighty percent of Vance county's
taxes for 1886 account have been paid
to date, it was stated today at the Of
flee of Sheriff j. E. Hamlet. COllec-
tons during March were reported to
the Vance Board of County Commits
sioners at their monthly meeting
Monday as being $8,277 %, to which
was added $119.25 in fees and $16.04
in rebate credits, for a total of 49,
4125 81.
The total amount to be collected, in
the list for 1886, and not including
the "allowed to list" group, was $780,
OS83O Eighty percent of that would
mean collections to date of approx
mately $144,O0O, with approximately
$4,000 still outstanding.
Back tax collections are continuing,
with steady payments being taken in
from month to month.
Accounts now unpaid and which
are settled for during the month of
April will bear a penalty of three per-
cent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
WOrkersAre
Back On Job
At 2 Plants
Bagging Mill Grants
Wage Increase At
fecting Some 500
Colored People

Five hundred colored workers en-
plOyed in the India and Carolina
plants of the Carolina Bagging Com
pany here went back to their jobs
today with an increase in wages
amounting to approximately II IL
percent after being idle Monday pend
ing completion of a schedule of pay
increases, which became effective to-
day, it was stated by E. F. Parham,
general manager of the company.
Mr.. Parham said all departments of
the two plants resumed operation to-
day, and that there had been no trou-
BILE of any description and everything
appeared to be harmonious today.
Some of the men asked for pay in
creases when they reported for work
Monday morning. They were told,
according to Mr.. Parham, that the
company had in preparation a scale
of increases, and that these would be
made effective today when they re-
turned to their jobs.
So far as could be learned, there
were no outside influences involved
in the idleness of the workers Mon
day.
Mr.. Parham said today the COM
pany gave all of the employees an in
crease in December amounting to
approximately the same as that made
effective today, which aggregated
around Is per cent, and which he
said was about as big an increase in
pay as any concern he knew about.
In addition, every worker was given
a Christmas bonus.
Thd company manufactures bag
ging and ties for wrapping bales of
cotton, and is the largest concern of
the kind in the South. It's product is
sold throughout the entire cotton belt,
much of it west of the Mississippi
river. The product is made largely
of jute imported from India.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Rev. A. S. Hale Will
Teach Study Course

The junior department of the Sun
dav school of the First Baptist church
will conduct study course beginning
this evening at o'clock. The title of
the book to be used is Guiding the
Junior Boys and Girls in the Sunday
School,"
All workers in this department and
all parents and children are invited
to attend. The meeting is to be held
in the junior department and the
pastor, Rev A. S. Hale, will teach the
book
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
'COLORED FAIR Be
HELD OCT. 25-3O
Corey's Greater Carnival
Contracted for Midway;
Bigger and Better

Robert Hawkins, president and
general manager of the Vance County
Colored Fair today announced the
dates for the annual event as October
$3.50, and that Corey's Greater Car
nival Shows will be on the midway
Hawkins stated that he expected
the fair to be bigger and better than
ever, and that the midway will con-
sist of the highest type carnival
shows of today.
Corey's shows carry six or more
rides, six or more shows and over Is
concessions, thus assuring fine mid
way for the event.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
TWO DEFENDANTS
IN COUNTY COURT

Two cases were tried at today's ses-
sion of county court with Recorder
r. E. Clements presiding.
The state took a mol pros in the
case of James Williams, Negro, charg-
ed with seduction.
William Smiley, charged with reck-
less driving, had prayer for judgment
continued upon payment of costs and
damages. He appealed, and his bond
was set at $50
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
T.,C. TAYLOR MADE
T.P.A. PRESIDENT
Other Officers and Dele
gates To State Conven-
ton Also Chosen

T. G.. Taylor was elected president
of Post /, Travellers Protective AS
socia ton, of Henderson at the annual
meeting held Monday evening at the
Vance hotel. Other officers were also
elected, together with directors and
delegates to the State convention in
Goldsboro, which meets May 1915.
Maurice Murphy, of Louisburg, was
elected first vice-president; w. b
Hight, second vice-president; and J.
M. Baity reelected secretary-treasur-
err. The officers and the following
constitute the board of directors: H.
T. Morris, J. M. Hughes, S. J. Lane,
DR.. White, of Warrenton, and Amos
B. Clements, of Oxford.
Delegates to the State convention
were elected as follows: H. T. Morris,
j. M Hughes, H. A. Jordan, Tom
Badger, T. c. Taylor, J. M. Baity E.
&C.. Shaw, D. E. Evans J. r. league,
James r. Buchanan, of Oxford; M. L.
Finch, j. B. Hicks.
night were r. P. Rawlry, State sec
rotary, and A. H. Holland, chairman
Of the board Of the State association.
both of Winston-Salem and Oscar
Patterson, of Greensboro, member
ship chairman for the western district
All made talks on the work of the
organization in the State.
The local post has present mem
bership of around 260, and expects to
have a total of approximately 300 10y
the time of the State convention The
post is at the present time third lar
gest in the State in members.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS2
See Fuge -Four

/. What is the name for vessel
that holds the wine used in the holy
sacrament?
Q How manv centimeters are in two
inches?
3. In what country was John Paul
Jones, famous naval officer In the
American Revolution, born?
4. What is a moratorium?
5. Who was Anne Hathaway?
6. What is the name for the cere-
mony of browning the sovereign of
a monarchical country?
7. Where is the geographic center of
the United States.
8. In law what is an heir?
8. When did the goth century begin?
10. To what country do the Balearic
Islands belong?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
RAIN HALTS DRILLS
FOR THE BULLDOGS

Heavy rains yesterday washed out
baseball drills at Henderson high
school, slowing down Miller's drive to
put the Bulldogs into condition for
the coming season.
Coach Bing Miller is now negotiat-
ing for a contest here Friday after
noon, but nothing definite was am
nounced today concerning the tilt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
CHURCH OFFICIALS
INSPECT PARSONAGE

Members of the board of stewards
and other officials of the First Meth
odist church inspected the new church
parsonage on Church street last night.
The monthly meeting of the stewards
was held at the parsonage and other
officials arrived at $3.50 o'clock after
the close of the board meeting. The
pastor, Rev. r. E. Brown, and Mrs.
Brown served the callers with Vice
cream and cake.
Walter Houston of Hollywood, actor
born in Toronto, Canada, So years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1887

1844-Robert Ellis Thompson ~.
noted principal of Philadelphia's Con
trail High School,, famed econoria.
born in Ireland. Died Oct. 10 100,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

1835-Harriet Prescott Spofford,
Newburyport, Mass, noted novelist,
poet and magazine writer, born at Cal
ais, Maine. Died Aug. II, 1921.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

Rear Admiral Albert W. Marshall,
u. S. NJ born at Greenville, Tex, 63
years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

Rev. Charles W. Kerr of Tulsa,
Okla, Presbyterian clergyman, born
at Slippery Rock, Pa, 62 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06
Around Town

Jaycees Meeting-The Junior Cham
Der of Commerce will hold it's weekly
session tonight at Z o'clock at Hill
top tea room, it was announced today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

Lions To Meet-The regular week
ly meeting of the Lions Club will! be
held Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock
at Hill Top tea room, it was stated
today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-04-06

License Issude-A marriage license
was issued yesterday at the Vance
Registry to a colored couple. Berry
Hicks and Elmcra Mcknight, both OF
Henderson,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
lSBlocks Inundated In New Orleans;
PLUG SandboiIs; Situation Not Critical

Of the Mississippi valley as the crest
of the nations worst flood rolled
past this city to menace water
barriers to the south, after grad,
ual recession Of flood waters SET
in at this point.
Nigh tguards patrolled the sea.
walls at Helena, Ark. where coast
guard cutters and ~ patrol boats
awaited an unprecedented crest OF
60.5 feet, expected there Satur'
day.
Officials of the emergency Red
Cross headquarters here already
have begun negotiations with fed
eral agencies to facilitate rehab-
ilitation Of evacuated areas.
1t is not known when the re-
building program will begin.
Weather Forecaster F. W. Brist
announced that floodwaters will
recede slowly.
Thus, refugee camps, housing
thousands of homeless families,
must be maintained. Officials es-
innate nearly $4,000 families, rep
resenting 10000 people, have had
their homes swept away by relent-
less overflows in the Memphis
area alone.
Loss to these people is approx
mated at $4,000, 1000, and they
must have help to rebuild,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
Corn Club Champ
Gets Prize Watch
District, State Prizes Also
To Be Awarded

d. w. Bennett, assistant county
agent, yesterday announced that
Buddy Hooper, member of the
Mills River All club. who, by
producing SO bushels Of corn at
"a cents per bushel, won the All
Corn Club championship for this
county for 1886, will be present
ed a gold wrist watch by the dis
tributors of nitrate soda, which
he used as fertilizer.
Buddy's record. said Mr.. Ben
nett. has been forwarded to State
College at Raleigh, and it will be
considered in connection with SIM
liar records from other counties
in the state for district and state
honors.
According to Mr.. Bennett, who
supervised the demonstration in
this county. All Corn Club MEM
hers are doing much to encourage
the use Of improved seed corn. of
balanced fertilizer and practical
cultural methods in growing corn.
Mr.. Bennett pointed out that
prizes. open to all North Carolina
III Corn club members include :
a wrist watch to each county Win
ner; a one-year scholarship to the
North Carolina State college COW
cring the cost of tuition, value
$50, in each district; and a state
wide prize of a four-year scholar
ship to the North Carolina State
college, covering cost Of tuition
for period of four years, value
$500,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
GARDEN CLUB
FORMED HERE
Sponsors Plan Two Or.
ganized Groups, One a
Luncheon Unit

Sixteen gardening devotees met
at the home of Mrs. Frank Station
on the Flat Rock road last night,
and decided unanimously that a
city the size of Hendersonville
could and should support a Ger
den club.
Organization was effected with
the election of DR.. w. W. Carpen-
ter as president, Mrs. J. E. Ship
man as first vice president, and
Mrs. Steve Camp as second vice
president.
1t developed that there would
be two groups of the club, one
meeting at a luncheon hour and
the other in the evening. Mrs.
Harley Shipman was made secre-
tary Of the luncheon unit and
Mrs. II. G. Love was elected Sec
rotary of the unit that will meet
at night.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 12.-
(UP).-United States Army engi-
neers said today they had plugged
successfully five large sandeoils
which had inundated Is square
blocks in the lower section OF the
city. The engineers said the STU
alton was not at all critical.
Meteorologist W. +. Mcdonald
last night said flood danger from
discharging tributaries into the
lower Mississippi river had al
most passed" on the basis Of fair
weather reports. -,
If forecasts for the weekend
are correct, Mcdonald said, the
danger of aggravation to the pres
ent Mississippi crest from the Ar
knasas, Red and Yazoo river pa
sins is greatly reduced Inc
fair weather predictions held ior
northern Louisiana. eastern AT
kansas and northern MISSISSIPPI
whose tributary basins now are
filling with Mississippi backwaters'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
Medical Relief
Unit ToBe Honor
Guests OF Legion
Ministers, Officials, Civic
Clubs To Be Invited
to Event

A meeting of the Hubert M.
Smith post Of the American Le-
gion Will be held on next Tuesday
night. February IS, at 8 o'clock,
at which time members Of the
Hendersonville medical relief unit,
which served in Louisville, will be
honored. 80
At the meeting, the Legion will
also express its appreciation TO
the people Of the county for the
cooperation received and the do
nations made for flood relief.
All members of the Legion and
Auxiliary are expected to attend,
and among invited guests will be
the Ministerial Association, repre-
sentatives of city and county
schools, Chamber Of Commerce,
Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. Mer-
chants Association, Red Cross
Medical Society, Nurses club,
county and city officials, and
others.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
KIWANIS HAS
SCOUT EVENT
Dinner Program Presented
by Troop | Members;
Directors Meet

About fifteen members Of Boy
Scout troop No. l, sponsored by
the Kiwanis club, presented the
program at the clubs weekly
meeting yesterday. r. S. Gibbs,
the clubs Boy Scout committee
chairman, presided, and Scoutmas-
ter Stephens introduced the boys
and directed them in series of
demonstrations.
The program was part Of the
community wide observance Of
National Scout Week leading up
TO a local campaign next Monday
for funds with which to operate
the six troops in the county this
year.
Kiwanis officers and directors
were entertained last night at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Ogle
in Druid Hills. Following dinner,
the February business meeting
was held.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
.RUMOR GEORGE
HAS EPILEPSY
Story on King Causes
Withdrawal of London
Magazine Issue

LONDON, Feb. 12.-(UP).-
"Around the stock exchange, as
well as among members of parlia-
ment, there are rumors that the
king again has been attacked by
epilepsy" the weekly news maya
zine Cavalcade reported yesterday
and its entire issue was imme-
diately withdrawn from news
stands.
The word "again," it seems, was
Objectionable, and the magazine
was put on sale last night after
the offending paragraph had been
BACKED out. ,
II long has been known that
King George VI has suffered from
q nervous ailment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
Big TEST IS
POSTPONED AS
SURVEY MADE
Administration Stratesists
Would Know Strength
and Public Opinion
BATTLE LINES BECOME
MORE SHARPLY DRAWN

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. (UP)
Administration strategists sought
today to delay a major test on
President Roosevelt's judiciary
reorganization program until af-
ter a thorough survey Of congress
sional strength and public opin-
ion.
Faced with threat Of senate
blockade against his proposals and
demands of liberal supporters for
notifications, Mr.. Roosevelt was
described as agreeable to delay
that might be used to enact that
part of his program included in
the justices full pay retirement
bill and possible other measures.
Administration veterans ex-
pressed belief that such proce-
dure might eventually favor the
presidents general detectives, de-
pending chiefly on reaction to a
series of debates all over the ma
ton. That the president would
Join the debate with a radio adj
dress was considered likely.
Congressional foes Of the plan
reported receipt Of thousands Of
letters averaging ten to one
against the reorganization, while
memorials for or against the pro-
gram were arriving in congress
from various state legislatures.
Taking advantage Of the pros
pect of delay, house Democratic
Whip Patrick J. Boland Of Penn
sylvania, started Is aides to work
on survey of congressional SEN
timent on the program which
White House sources said Mr..
Roosevelt would insist upon.
Two days of visits by congress
sional leaders to the White House
left the battle lines more sharp
" defined but the outcome Of the
controversy still in question de-
spite the administrations huge
majority strength.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
E. FLAT ROCK
ROAD ROUTING
TO Be CHANGED
Directors Give Notice Of
Appeal After Hearing
Held Here
WOULD MAINTAIN OLD
ROAD ALSO, IS SAID

Protests against the rc-routing
of the highway between Hender-
sonville and East Flat Rock were
heard yesterday afternoon at a
hearing at the courthouse, con-
Quoted by State Highway Com
missioners +. +. Allen, Ross NJ.
Sigmon and Frank w. Miller.
At the conclusion of the hear
ing, the three commissioners held
that the new survey was the only
practical route for the new high
way, and that this course would
be recommended to the state high
way commission.
Counsel for those parties OBJ
jecting to the new route served
, notice of an appeal to the state
commission, and hearing in RAJ
leigh will be given later this
month.
Parties objecting to the rc-rout-
ing and rebuilding of the road
were represented by NJ. NJ. Red
den and c. d. Weeks, and about
Is people were heard in objection
to the new route. Those favor
ing the new route were represent
ed by o. B. Crowell, and a num-
Ger of speakers were heard in
favor of the proposal.
AT the outset of the hearing, a
letter was read from the district
highway engineer, stating that the
old route had great many curves
which could not be Strengthened,
and that the old road bed was in
such condition that it would have
to be entirely rebuilt in order to
build the type of road desired by
the highway department.
Those attending the meeting
were assured by the commission
ers that the old route would be
maintained in good shape if the
new road is built.
The proposed survey for the
new road leaves the Greenvllle
highway Just south Of the Mud
Creek bridge, goes in a southeast
direction and touches the old road
about 100 feet on the east side Of
the Southern railway. 1t then
follows the course Of a power line
between the present road and the
Southern railway, and comes back
to East Flat Rock in the vicinity
of the Methodist church.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-12
Murder, Suicide,
Jury Finding In
Florida Deaths

Fl. PIERCE, Fla, Feb. 12.-
CUP).-A coroner's jury yester-
day returned a verdict of pre-
meditated murder and suicide IN
the deaths of Mr.. and Mrs. S. l..
Williams. members of a promi-
nent st. Lucie county family.
Their bodies were discovered at
their home, six miles southwest OF
here. Mrs. Williams was found ~
ing in a hall leading to her bed.
room, and in the investigation OF
her death, Williams body was dis
covered in a burning negro shack
nearby.
After a consideration Of evil
dence, the jury decided Williams
killed his wife, discharging both
barrels of shotgun at close
range, then went to a negro shack
on his farm, set it afire and, plac-
ing the muzzle of rifle in his
mouth, killed himself.
Relatives and friends of the ell
derby couple could give no explain
alton for the murder and suicide.