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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
Sans SOuci Meets
Tuesday Afternoon

Mrs. Willis Blacknall was hostess
TO the Sans Souci Literary club on
Tuesday afternoon at her home on
Charles street.
Following the years subject, the
topic for the afternoons discussion
was In Thralldom to the Soil," which
showed by three papers the struggle
of the farmer to earn a living from
a crop and the sectional products of
the South.
Mrs C. S. Dodd had as her subject
Forty Acres and was followed on
the program by Mrs. D. P. McDuffee,
who gave "And A Mule" The con-
Guiding number was review of the
novel Call Home the Heart" by
Fielding Burk, which was presented
by Mrs. John Lee Wester. The entire
club joined in a discussion of the
topics.
During the social hour the hostess
invited her guests into the dining
room. Mrs. R. G. Young poured tea
at beautifully appointed table, while
sandwiches, pickles, and sweets were
served by Mesdames H. A. Newell, d.
P. McDuffee, w. M. Coffin, and E..
H Bradley Members of the club who
were present were Mesdames G. e.
Dodd, s. E. Jeanette, Frank Barn
hart, E. E. Nanny, r. C. w. Radford,
D. P. McDuffee, j. C. Mann, w. M.
Coffin H A. Newell, R. G. Young, H.
L. Gambler r. S. Johnson, and ]. L.
Wester Special guests were Mrs. E.
H. Bradley and Mrs. Sam Harris, Jr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
Hickshoro News
By Miss Florence B. Woody.

Roy Tippett, who had so faithfully
and pleasantly rendered service or
our Route, Henderson five, for twenty
years was transferred to a part of an
other Route No. 1.
We hate to lose Mr.. Tippett, and
wish him all success.
Miss Rebecca Shanks from here
who is in school at Greenville, spent
the weekend at Meredith College.
The Woman's Missionary Society
held it's regular monthly meeting with
Mrs. Claud Elliott Saturday, after,
noon, program in charge of Mrs. L. j.
Shanks. Subject, The Hymns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Hester and lit
tie daughter spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Tucker.
Mr.. and Mars. Fred Tippett and
Edythe were Sunday night guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Woody
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Hoyle, of Hender-
son, were Sunday night supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H Hicks.
A number of the ladies from here
went with Mrs. Plummer on her tour
over the county, Thursday. They re-
ported a fine time and such nice
lunch served.
Mrs. L. J. Shanks attended the PIT
A. meeting at Stovall Thursday night
Mr.. Bum, superintendent, made d
fine speech.
Mr.. and Mrs. M d. Woody were
Sunday night guests. of E. w. Stovall
and family of Stovall.
Billy and Gcrtie Stovall, also Evelyn
O'Brien were Sunday evening guests
of Miss Rosa Mae Woody of Middle
hIIrp
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under the direction and by virtue of
the authority of the judgment signed
by Hon. j. Paul Frizzelle, Judge of
the Superior Court in the October 1887
Term of Superior Court of Vance
County, in the action entitled "I. H.
Edwards, Jr. and wife, Lena G. Ed
wards, VS.. A. r. Edwards and wife,
Ida Edwards; Mary Lewis Edwards
Keller widow of p. N. Edwards) and
husband, John H. Keller; Andrew Ed
wards, minor, unmarried; Ida G..
Harris, widow; Margaret j. Grissom,
widow; Lizzie Edwards (widow of G.
H. Edwards); Clarence Edwards and
wife, Lois Edwards; Clyde Edwards
and wife, Lorena Edwards: Albert
Tho. Edwards, unmarried; Ethel E.
Buchanan and husband, Alex Bucl1-
anan; Kathlene E. Hight and husband,
Hugh Hight; Maurice Edwards, un-
married; Raymond Edwards and VIE,
Ada Edwards; Boyd Edwards and
wife, Elizabeth Edwards; George Lee
Edwards and wife, Mildred Edwards,
minor; Lille Mae Edwards Hardee
and Luella Jane Edwards, minor. un-
married" which judgment is of rec
ord in the office Of the Clerk of Su-
perior Cour! IF Vance County, the
undersigned Commissioner will offer
fer sale, and sell to the highest bid
der, for cash, at the Courthouse door
in Henderson, North Carolina, at 12
o'clock, Noon, on Monday, November
%, 1887, the following described real
estate:
Begin at Milford Road, a White
Oak tree, and run East 1923 feet to
a stone; thence North 1923 it, to
stone; thence S Sc e 1155 feet to a
Maple; thence 10 w IS feet to a
rock and Maple; thence S 25 e 1928
feet to stone; thence N 80 w 25O8
feet along the line of No. 2 to a point
in the Milford Road; thence along
the said Milford Road N 10 IL w
521 feet to a White Oak, the place of
beginning, containing 500 ores, ac-
cording to plat made by w. H. Boyd,
Engineer, Dec. IA. 1886.
This the 21st day of October 1897.
T. p. GHOLSON,
Commissioner
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under the direction and by virtue
of the authority of the Judgment sign
ed by Hon. ]. Paul Frizzelle, Judge
of the Superior Court in the October
1887 Term of Superior Court of Vance
County, in the action entitled 81. H.
Edwards, Jr- and wife, Lena G.. Ed
wards. VS.. Ida G. Harris, widow, Clar-
ence Edwards and wife, Lois Ed
wards; Clyde Edwards and wife,
Lorena Edwards; Albert Thomas Ed
wards, unmarried; Ethel E. Buchanan
and husband, Alex Buchanan; Kath-
lene E. Hight and husband, Hugh
Hight, Maurice Edwards, unmarried;
Raymond Edwards and wife, Ada Ed
wards; Boyd Edwards and wife, Eliz-
abeth Edwards; George Lee Edwards
and wife, Mildred Edwards, minor;
Lille Mae Edwards Hardee; and
Luella Jane Edwards, minor, unmar-
ried," which judgment is of record
in the office of the Clerk of Superior
Court of Vance County, the under
signed Commissioner will offer for
sale, and sell to the highest bidder,
for Cash, at the Courthouse door in
Henderson, North Carolina, at IL
o'clock, Noon, on Monday, November
%, 1887, the following described real
estate:
1. Beginning in the Milford Road,
corner of Lot No. 1, run thence along
the line Of Lot No. 1, S 80 e 25O8 feet
to corner of said Lot No. 1, stone;
thence N 81 E 314 feet; thence N 10
E SO feet; thence N rs feet E 1O4
#. to a stone; thence 81 E 528 #:
S 35 E 693 #. to a stone; thence S
Is w 297 #. to a stone; thence N 88
w 1890 it. to the Milford Road;
thence along Milford Road N 10 "a
w 256 #; N 20 IA w 785 #. to cor
ner of Lot No. 1, the place of Begin
ming, containing 7O.8 acres, according
to plat made by w. H. Boyd, En-
gineer, December IA, 1885, Less 2 II
A. heretofore sold to John H. Harris
and wife. 1899
2. Tract of land in Sandy Creek
Township, adjoining lands of j. H.
Edwards, the old Workman tract,
Clara Beacon, Kate D. Hoyle lot,
other lands of j. M. Edwards, and
others, more particularly described as
follows:
Beginning in, the Milford. Road and
White Oak on the East side of the
Road, corner for J. M. Edwards and
wife; thence East 81 poles to stone
and pointers, Edwards corner; thence
N so poles links to a stone and
Spanish Oak pointers in Wright's line;
thence N SO w IS poles links to
pointers Wrights corner in Wortham's
line; thence S l IL w rs poles to
pointers Wortham's corner; thence 9
3 IL E 155 IL poles to stone Wor-
tham's corner in Beacoms line;
thence S SS E 81 poles 9 links to the
center of the Milford Road; thence
along the road N ga w 38 poles 20
links N Is 3-4 w IS poles 10 links N
20 IA w AZ poles Is links, N 18. IL
w. 81 poles IA links to- the beginning,
containing ~ acres, more or less.
It being the tract allotted to Martha
E. Falkner, wife of Henry w. Falk-
ner by James Amos, r. w. Kearney
and ,Silas Powell, Commissioners, Au-
gust 4, 1888, in the division of the
lands of Elijah w. Rudd; see Deed
Book 9, pages 365-6-7, ETC., also Deed
Book 13, page SIT, Vance County Reg
istry
This the 21st day of October, 1887.
T. P. GHOLSON,
Commissioner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
ROOSEVELT SAYS MACDONALD
LABORED FOR FELLOWMEN

Washington, Nov. 0.-(AP)-Presi-
dent Roosevelt issued the following
statement today on the death Of Ram
say Macdonald, former prime minister
of Great Britain: s'@
because Ramsay Macdonald la
bored long and successfully for the
good of his fellowmen, he will be
mourned by those throughout the
world who call themselves liberals.
l am glad to have known him as a
friend and I deeply regret his DEATH"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
CHURCH SOCIETIES
ANNOUNCEMENTS

painting. When it's gone, back to the
footlights again for another stake.
So it goes. Hyde is soon to have an
exhibition of his work at one of the
major New York galleries.
They have an old house in Deerfield,.
Mass, constructed from the beams of
dismembered barn. In it they have
5year-old son, Peter, and a weird
and wonderful collection of strange
toys invented by Herman. Ihcic Mas
sachusetts home reminds visitors of
Joe Cooks Jersey ro.reat, with all
its vari9shted tricks, gadget3 ana
mites.
Herman always thought he might
be an inventor and succeed at it, with
painting on the side if it was proved
that his painting talent wasn't as
great as he hoped. But the last thing
he ever expected was to be laughed at
by several thousand night clue, pa
irons night after highland make
living out of it..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
Dexter News

Rev. Edward Greene filled the
vacancy at Dexter Baptist church
Sunday at II a. M and at 1880 p. M
Mr.. and Mrs. N. V. Barker, also
Misses Sadie and Frances Barker, and
Miss Mary Priscilla Harper, visited
Mr. and Mrs. Rode Frazier Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. G.. G. Satterwhite, returned
home Sunday after spending the lat
ter part of the week with her daugh-
ter in Durham, Mrs. Carlos Beck.
Mrs M. E. Wilson spent Saturday
night with her daughter, Mrs. r. S.
Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Williams, also
Mrs. J. M. Satterwhite were guests O.
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Sattcrwhite, O.
Henderson, Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Currin, spent
Thursday evening with Mrs. Willie
'Wilkerson.
Mrs. Horace Woodlief visited Mrs
c. M Greene Thursday afternoon.
Miss Josephine Barnes visited Mis-
Margaret Graene Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Blake Were
Saturday night supper guests OF Mr..
and Mrs Leroy Wilson.
Mrs. B. P Wilson, spent Monday
with her mother. Mrs. J. B. Ellis.
C. C. Satterwhite and Dewey Sat
terwhite spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Carlos Beck of Durham
Mr.. and Mrs Willie Wilkerson and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Mangum
Miss Sallie Satterwhite. spent sat
urdav night with Mr.. and Mrs G. e.
Satterwhite and spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Williams.
Mrs LeRov Wilson and Sallie Bett,
were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr.
and Mrs Morris Wilson.
Gerald Harper, spent SUNDAY az,
ernoon with Morris Harden ana James
Berry Wilson. M
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10

son of New England college profess
sor and wanted to be painter. He
went to Majorca when that island was
sanctuary for so many daubers, SCRIP
blers and professional expatriates, hut
he found that to live indefinitely even
in Majorca of personal---very. days
took a regular income.
So Mr.. and Mrs. Hyde cast about
for some easy way - getting together
money for another year of work and
play under sunny skies. For Sally
Burrill is a painter, too. Herman had
always tinkerNi with gadgets and
dreamed out small inventions-little
things which seomtimes make a. for
tune, like the cap for soft drink bot
ties and the wooden golf divot, al
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10

though he had never been able to hit
upon anything as commercially sure
fire as those two. He has almost the
passion for gadgets that Joe Cock dis
plays.
And it had struck him that bass
fiddles are essentially comic instru-
ments. He devised the monstrosity he
now uses in his act and he and his
wife worked out their routine togeth-
ed. They returned to America, got
an addition and were popular from
the start.
They don't really think of them
selves as actors. They certainly don't
consider themselves comedians. They
work at Glowing until they have
enough money for another spell of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
|rNfNeSN1l
York
By. a 81!
! GT. HG 80 CTy51R9kl
AEGEzs[1E 2SSEzsf< I'll

New York, Nov. 1O.-People of this
Town: There are the Herman Hydes.
At the moment they are the low comic
team at the French Casino, wher"
nightly they clown with the big basa
fiddle that crows like a cock and lays
the biggest egg on Broadway.
AS people of the theater Hyde and
his wife, whose stage name is Sally
Burrill are unusual Herman is the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
Britain Yet Is Differ
ing On Mcdonald
tContinued from Page One.)

heart attack after a long period of
poor health. His daughter, Sheliah,
his only companion on the voyage,
messaged the body would be taken off
the ship at Bermuda Monday and
returned for burial either in England
or at his beloved Lossiemouth, Scot
land. - TO
Relatives said Macdonald probably
will be buried beside his wife, Mar
garet who died in 1911, in the tiny
cemetery of Stynie in Kirk, in Lossie-
mouth.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
1 ;;"s :,' 'aa4- 4s,... SOCIETY NEWS -
COLCHESTER MEN.

r,..e men live with nothing under
Their waved ,o planks: they scan the
bu' cIouds with eyes ala s,o,,
elo"U the seas ti',e stare the SLOW
f'O' tides beat :, ..;,,, ,,,,,;+o
'i hours passing, shr''l with white
guns onds have a way with nets. a
way ;,vsrv catch lies cleaning m
Inc they sleep behind unbolted
doGrs' in their dreams 70: the
san omen stand with skirts whip
Inn ned by the gale
pet pet strong knees, hearing from
AS ont the east
o ,oyerjng threat of what can rip
oaohing upon the cliffs, a mon
..S No shape save the shape of
VII threatening sound,
Two the granite, treading on
' echoing ground. .
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
Garden Club Meeting.

The Henderson Garden Club will
moot on Thursday afternoon at 3
a,oock at the home of Mrs. J. Allison
rooner with Mrs. Cooper and Mrs.
Frank Harris as hostesses. Mr..
Casey, of the Goldsboro nursery, will
tolt on the culture of roses, and Will
Give practical demonstration of
their proper planting. Members will
nlease take note of the change Of
hnllr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
Townsville News
BY MRS. j. p. GUPTON.


Mrs. Graham larry has returned to
her home after spending a week with
her parents, in Kingstree, South Car
olina
Miss Judith Boyd, was the recent
guest of Miss Ethel Newell.
MISS Elizabeth Burwell has return
"a TO her home after visiting Mrs.
lnomas Carroll, in Washington, D. c.
Messrs Harry L. Williams, of Cleve-
,and, Ohio, and Frank Gupton, of
Mlddlcburg, were the guests of Mr..
ana Mrs. j. T, Gupton, Monday even
ing
Miss Ethel Newell spent Sunday
with Miss Frances Boyd
). P Gupton, Jr., of Roanoke
NdpldS, is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Gupton.
MISS Frances Boyd, a member of
tne faculty of Oak Hill school, spent
me weekend at her home near
Townsville.
Miss Virginia Greene was the guest
81 Misses Rosa and Alice Matthews
sunday evening.
Mf. and Mcs. Sam Adams, Jr., of
@cnmond, Virginia, spent the week
cid with Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Adams.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10

ISOLATION. Ninety per cent of the au-
tomobile owners of the country have
an annual income of less than $50 per
week."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
AMERICA HAS LOST GOOD
FRIEND. HOOVER ASSERTS

New York, Nov. 10.-(AP)-Former
President Herbert Hoover, friend of
the late Ramsay Macdonald, said to-
day "the United States has never had
a more sincere well wisher among
commanding statesmen abroad than
Mr.. Macdonald. We in America must
realize we have lost a good friend"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
Club to Meet.

Club to Meet.
THO sorosis Literary Club will meet
r,nrsdav afternoon at 3:45 o'clock
'.;th Mrs. E. G.. Flanagan at her
home on Young avenue, with Mrs.
flanagan and Miss Shannon Nor
ION as Joint hostesses.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10

1879-vachel Lindsay, noted poet
born at Springfield, Ill. Died tnere'
nnc & 1881
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10

Freddie Bartholomew, child screen actor, loves his
aunt and hardly knows his parents" so Freddie
stays with Aunt Mylicent and his parents Cecil
and Mrs. Lillian May Bartholomew, lose his Gus
tody. That's the latest decision in the legal en-.
Engagements of the boy screen actor, made in Los
Angeles court where the parents once more at
tempted to set aside custody rights of the aunt.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10

The Bartholomew had placed Freddie with the
aunt when the boy was three. Now Freddie is Is
and he earns nearly 100000 year in the movies
Freddie sends his parents 10 per cent of his earn
ings. They have no other access to him. They
came all the way from London to appear in Los
his parents and Aunt Myllcent, was taken
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
GALL PHONE 61O ON
ALL SOCIAL ITEMS

iHoSe hoOimg social items to
oe reported are asked kimdly
~. c al Dispatch phone CLIO,
t ta', no. 500. The society edi-
s s9r can n be reached only at
O od'9., E:0ery one havimg per-
G1.o items, parties and the
t f", IS urged to furnish the IN
7Tyh' a',1 to the Dispatch.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10

To New York.
Mrs Alex Cooper has gone to New
WI CITY to spend several days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
Choir To Meet.

Tho Presbyterian choir will meet at
church this evening at $50
o'clock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-11-10
At HOSPITAL.

At Hospital.
harrison L. Allen, of South Hen
hospital. - - -~' O. an
Evening star., 1937-08-08
ASKS POLICE T0 QUIT
De K0VEN GIRL HUNT
Aunt Of Missing American Dancer
Thinks Paris Officials May
Impede Return.
Ey the Associated Press.

Gs tar HseOtAbeSo fiesNs
PARIS, August Miss Ida Sack
helm tonight requested Paris police to
abandon search for the missing Amer
ican dancer, Jean de Koven, for fear
their activities might interfere with
the safe return Of my niece"
The 22-year-old dancers aunt dis
closed she had received a total OF four
ransom notes demanding the speedy
payment of $500. after Miss de Kove1
dropped from sight two weeks ago.
II have it ready and waiting" said
Miss Ssckheim, indicating she was at
tempting to establi contact with the
writer of the notes.
She said le girls parents or her
brother, Henry de Koven Of Brooklyn,
N. Y, would sail for Paris unless the
girl returns within the next few
hours
Police who traced the first telegram
received by Miss Ssckheir, ostensibly
from the dancer, saying she was well,
said IL had not been sent by Miss de
Koven. The ransom notes had bean
mailed from the Montparnasse quarter
or delivered by taximen who were un-
able TO identify the sender.
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Bandit RObs Man
As Wagonload of
PatrOImen Passes

A patrol wagon loaded with police
men passed William Bloodworth. 20,
Of 272o Twenty-eighth street north
east. at the very moment he was being
robbed last night.
He let the officers 60 by without
calling for help for a good reason
there was gun pressing against his
ibis.
Bloodworth later told police that q
9olored man, threatening him with a
gun, jumped onto his truck as he
slowed down in approaching the in
tersection of Rhode Island avenue
and Fifth street. The bandit held the
gun pointed at his side and ordered
him 10 drive to Fifth and S streets,
Bloodworth said
1t was en- route there that the patrol
wagon pa&sed by.
The colored man fed with 500
taken from Hicodvorth when the
truck reached the 9 street intersection.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

ferred upon the Federal Government
to regulate housing or to 'resettle'
populations
Sharp in Questioning.
OF keen intellect, and following
each case closely, Justice Van Orsdel
had reputation for the sharp ques-
tioning he invariably directed at at
torneys arguing IN his court He was
regarded as particularly able in deal
ing with land cases. a heritage of his
early days in the West.
In his social contacts Justice Van
Orsdel was cordial and friendly. He
was q past president of the Society
of the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, and was member of the Arneri-
can Bar Association, the Universal
Congress Of Lawyers and Jurists, and
the University and Chevy Chase
Clubs. He was affiliated with the
Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

mittee, will discuss labor conditions in
the United States during the National
Radio Forum tomorrow at $50 pm.
Arranged by The Washington Star,
the forum program is broadcast over
national network of the National
Broadcasting Co. and is heard locally
through Station WMAL.
Mrs. Norton will explain the So
called wage hour bill with which her
committee has been struggling for
weeks, and the effect it will have on
the countrys labor and economic sys-
tenn. The committee just recently
voted 20 substitute the Senate-approved
wage-hour bill for the House bill in
order to expedite action on this legisla-
tion, which President Roosevelt placed
on the must" list for the current ses-
sion OF Congress.
Mrs. Norton was elevated to the
chairmanship of tive House Labor
Committee several months ago follow
ing the death OF its former leader,
Representative william p. Connery,
pr, OF Massachusetts. She was for
merly head OF the District Committee,
position she held for six years.
The House placed Mrs. Norton on
thn Labor Committee. soon after her
election TO Congress, because of her
pro-labor views. The district shs rep
Evening star., 1937-08-08
CATHOLICS DECLINE
BID TO CONFERENCE
Archbishop Informs Denomina
tions ut Is Wise to Pursue
Different Lines of Service"

By the Associated Press.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, August l.
The Catholic Church today declined
the personal invitation of the arch
bishop of York to send delegates to
the second World Conference on Faith
and Order in session here.
In courteous response to the invi-
tation from the second ranking prelate
of the Church of England, Archbishop
Joseph Macdonald, Catholic prelate OF
this city, gave the conference his
blessing but said:
1T is wise to pursue our different
lines OF service independently"
The 400 delegates to the conference
from almost every Christian denomi-
nation except the Catholic, have been
working on the problem Of world
unity of Christianity
The Archbishop Of York's personal
invitation was understood TO be q
tactful effort to learn whether an
ofricial invitation from the conference
would be acceptable TO the Catholic
Church.
Unotficial Roman Catholic observ-
ers have attended the gathering. but
have not participated in discussions.