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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-01
SOME ARRESTS ON
OLD LICENSE HERE
Many Cars Seen on Streets
With 1886 Tags On
Front and Rear

Several arrests were reported at
noon today by T. E. Cooke, State
highway patrolman here, of persons
who had failed to display the new
1887 State automobile license plates
on their cars. All were cited to APP
pear in local courts tomorrow, he
said.
Several other persons driving cars
with old licenses on them were stop
ped but it was found they had the
license plates in the cars and merely
had not placed them on their ma
chimes. They were allowed to proceed,
but with the warning to attach the
tags at once.
Cooke had warned Thursday that
he had orders from State authorities
to crack down on drivers with old
plates on their cars, and said that he
would do SO. And he made good today
on the threat
Most cars in evidence, however, had
the new 1897 tags displayed There
were quite a number in evidence,
though, that were still displaying the
old 1896 tags. Many of the cars owned
in the city were also displaying the
new 1897 city license plates.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-01
1886 GOOD YEAR IN
HENDERSON SECTION
Purchasing Power Lifted
and Helped Nearly Every
Line Of Business

Following is the year-end bus ness
review announced today by the Citi-
zens Bank and Trust Company:
The year just ended has been a
particularly good one for the Hender-
son district. Although many sections
of the South, including parts of North
Carolina, suffered from drouth, the
tobacco growers of the old bright leaf
belt escaped the handicap. The crop
was large, and the quality excellent.
The sharp increase in cigarette pro-
duction kept prices at satisfactory
level and the resultant increase in
purchasing power has helped every
line of business.
Increased purchasing power the
country over provides the best Of in
dices to the nations gains in 1886 and
justifies the expectation of continued
advance in 1887.
1t is true that industrial production
has not yet reached the levels of 1929,
but the country now knows that was
an abnormal year. There is SatiSfac-
ton enough in the fact that the out
put of steel ingots soft coal, electric
current and petroleum is we'll above
the levels of a year ago, that orders
for soft wood lumber are piling up,
and that car loadings are 30% above
the five year average. A few lines
notably plate glass, tobacco products,
petroleum and footwear-made a bet
ter showing in 1886 than lin 1929.
The automobile industry has led
the list, just as it did after the minor
depression of 1920 Production was
greater than since the peak year of
1929 and wages were more than twice
those of 1888. Building construction
increased less sharply, but contracts
ran third above the five year aver
age and even greater gains seem in
prospect. During 1886 about 26O, 900
new houses were erected. In 1887 the
total may reach 425,0O0 and CONNER
cial building and public works are
both expected to increase substantial
ly.
Indeed, there is general belief that
the new year will see much greater
activity in iron and steel, automobiles,
chemicals, building, furniture, cotton
textiles, glass and machine tools.
The farmers have had a good year.
Price increases on their produce have
offset the shrinkage in benefits from
governmental sources and purchasing
power is up. Lending agencies, fed
eral and otherwise, report market i'm
provement in mortgage payments and
a steadily broadening market for good
farms. This is the more remarkable
because the industrial gains of the
cities seem to have checked the move
ment to the land which developed in
the depression years. ~
This combination OF circumstances,
and the general confidence based
upon it, have encouraged an unusual
volume of pre-holiday trade. Christ
mas business was bigger than since
1929 and may have exceeded even that
record season in some sections Lux
ury goods, furs, jewelry, etc., have
been in active demand again and so
have shoes and apparel. The sharp
est gains, however, were in sales OF
furniture, floor coverings, household
appliances and radios
It is now reckoned that the aggre-
gate dollar volume Of the year.
| trade will reach $37 SOC, OOO 900 OIL
about 1496 more than the 1885 total
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-01
MISS CLAYTON DIES
SUDDENLY At HOME
Funeral at Union Chapel
Tomorrow for Bearpond
Young Lady

Miss Virginia Evelyn Clayton, IS,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.. Clay
ton, of the Bearpond section of the
county, died suddenly at the home of
her parents at 1890 a. m. today of
a heart attack. She is said to have
been a sufferer from the disease most
of her life.
The young woman is survived, in
addition to her parents, by five broth
ers, Herbert c. Harold c., Bobbie
Ted and Roger Clayton, and three sis
ters, Elsie, Ruth and Relcecca Clayton
Funeral services were announced
for 2:3O o'clock Saturday afternoon
at Union Chapel Methodist Protestant
church, with interment in the church
cemetery, with the pastor, Rev. C. L.
Spencer, in charge.
Pallbearers for the funeral were an
nounced as follows: Donald Edwards,
Norman Parham, Harold Crews.
Dwight Frazier, Walter H. Stone and
Marshall Barnes. Members of the
young woman's Sunday school class
will be flower girls at the services.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-01
TWO REALTY DEEDS
FILED YESTERDAY

Two realty deeds were filed with
the Vance Registry yesterday, one of
them having been made over 10 years
ago.
j. w. Speas, ST.. ct al, conveyed 80
acres of land in Kittrell township to
G. H. Woodlief.
In a deed made May II, 1926, T. G.
Horner and wife sold to Mrs. Tina
Joyner for $500 a lot on Zollicoffer
avenue and lot on a road leading to
COrhittS
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-01

You think there ia stul dareo,
even mere IN this hiding-place 2"
fhere's danger everywhere. A
rear getaway to London or else
wnere is impossible, because orr
friend Hutchins has taken s+ans
and every effort is being made r.
trace them. I must think It ont
put for tonight they had better re-
man where they are. shall stav
here for the present"
Yes. sir; but you win want
some food"
1 think I win wait for r.adv
Severlnge-she can't be lone. ana
l want to talk to her."
Very good-Pu law for +,,o
then. You'll excuse me, sir. but I
must go and see about gettine
some food for Miss Lawrence and
the children" ---A
Selden watched him 90. and tho,
walked into the central co,,rt '
wnere ne sat down on the old seal
by the chapel wall.
Colonei Graham's guess was cor.
rect. Lady Severinge, distracted
at the disappearance Of the chill
oren' apparently with the con-
nlvance Of their governess, and bv
the fact that Reid on whom she
had leant for support was in he'd
with fever. had sought the help of
the one man whom she thought
she could trust. She phoned Eric
Conndale and arranged to meet
MIN at the market town of Grin
told. She would not take the car.
Tor even the chauffeur might talk
She boarded a bus, and waited at
the "Wheatsheaf' in the square.
Co1ndale already showed signs
OF MS altered conditions and un-
restricted life. His face had a
bloated appearance. which the
hard life in the open air had kept
under control. He was none too
pleased at being summoned back
from London, as Hilda had been
afraid to tell him the reason on
the telephone.
They sat in small room facing
the market square, while he
listened to her story at first with
bored Impotence, but later with
interest. His vanit.. was fattered
by her obvious trust in his judg-
ment, and her distress. The pose
Of a strong man suited him admir-.
ably. Hilda had found that she
could not manage without him.
and when in trouble depended on
his sound advice and his good
strong arm. Such thoughts coursed
their way through his mind as he
listened.
what do you want me to do?"
he asked at the conclusion of the
recital.
II want to get out of it all.
Eric" she said imploringly. THAT
house will kill me, I'm certain, and
now that the children are gone I
don't know what to do, because if
something has really happened to
them the allowance will, of course.
stop, and we shan't have anything
to live on"
He hadn't thought Of that-this
was serious. Already he was in
lack Of funds and had meant to
ask Hilda for money.
1T would be madness to leave
just now, Hilda. In any case, the
children can't have gone far; we
don't live in kidnapping country,
and who in the world is going to
murder them? It's stupid-like
the babes in the wood with a
wicked uncle thrown in"
1.-THE detectives seem quite USE
less, Eric, and what is worse, they
don't seem to be making any eff
fort to discover the murderer"
ITO Be COntinuedl
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-01
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can nnd Miss Lawrence ana tne
children. or must / investigate the
library and the way from there to
the organ in the chapel myself 2"
James was struck all OF q heap
as the saying goes. He shrank
back against the wall and stared
at Selden.
Selden continued:
I'm not a thought-reader or a
Sherlock Holmes. but l saw your
face when we passed the library
door, and it gave the show away
Also. Mrs. Holden told me about
that curious organ loft without an
entrance. and the hollow panels al
the end of the library"
The staring eyes Of the butler
left the face Of the detective, and
queer smile came to him.
I've been puzzling ever since
the day of the funeral where 1 had
seen the lady before, and heard he1
voice-it was clever. sir, if 1 may
say So"
Then you win tell me-it's
quite safe with me, you know"
Il intended doing so, sir, but
waited till Colonel Graham haG
gone. You see, Mr.. Selden, we
were expecting Mr.. Reid to come
back and / was waiting up, but
the car sent message to say that
he was staying at Colonel Ora
hams house, and that frightened
me"
why, James-why were you
frightened?" Selden asked insist
emily.
The butler showed signs Of con-
fusion. II don't quite know-it
was a very dark and cruel night
I told Miss Lawrence, and she was
scared at being alone. I left her
in her room, but later on she rang
for me, and told me she could not
be there with the children. She
was very much afraid something
would happen, and seemed con-
vinced that Mr.. Reid would come
back, and that something had
gone wrong. She put q light in
the window, and asked where thew
could hide for the night. I took
them to the old organ loft-there
is a room behind the organ, as
you guessed.
1T is a fairly large room, but
when the inspector had gone in
tended letting Miss Lawrence have
the key of the library. and they
could go IN there" He paused
suddenly and look Of horror grew
on his face. But the blood
hounds! They passed the library
door, and went to that place."
Il am afraid I staged that" Sell
den said with a grin at the aston
ished butler. when I heard that
Colonel Graham was going to en-
ploy the hounds again, 1 knew
that a refusal would be suspicious.
So I took the precaution Of get
ting a coat of Miss Lawrence's,
which fortunately she had left be-
hind, and trailed it all along the
whole way to give scent so fresh
that the hounds could not fail to
follow. But the difficulty was that
1t had to end somewhere, and the
gates would not do, for, of course,
the scent would go on over the
bridge. l had to devise, on the
spur of the moment, something so
dramatic that the Colonel would
have no further ideas of following.
I chose this method. and it was
successful. I wanted to shake the
Colonel into telling me something;
but that" he added sadly, II failed
to do"
well. I never" James said,
nearly saying something stronger
and unsuited to butler.
Nov the question is the next
move" Selden remarked briskly.
THE children can't remain here
that's quite certain"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-01-01
CuAyTER 81

r pATFI.E ME. :. Ora
.on, Kent on repeating to Seiden
na',n ;" VENT along the dim corridor
a. n1 ~, ceverirge crypt wherein
o. 49,. had not been turned on.
.,ie I 80 a broken man. and had
t's ,,,ore fight left in him after the
w. ,4,o,,nds had followed the
V' "ant Of Sylvia's coat to the crypt.
.vbere is Lady Severinge?" he
"a If James at the gateway.
a 'TN,s place is like a house Of the
dead
.u,r ladyship has not yet re-
rsj-she went out this morn
shes either gone to see that
.,now Colindale, or she knows
nore about this affair than we
rink b" Graham grumbled. you'll
toIow this up, Selden?"
81 shall do so at once" the de-
tsctiye replied. 1--WE are to have
uneks here as a night Waterman
shortly.
Graham wrinkled his brows,
nuzzling out what the connection
could be, but shrugged his shoul-
ders and made for the door.
win you take the car, sir?"
lanes asked Graham politely. II
will phone the chauffeur"
Il think / will. Pom my soul.
this incident has upset me. I sup
pose it's that damned crypt"
James had gone to the phone,
for the garage was with the
stables on the other side Of the
lake.
Il suppose it is no good asking
you, Colonel, to tell me who killed
Sir Henry Severinge?" Selden said
very quietly.
Asking me? What the devil
DO you mean-how should I
know? 1 thought it was the job of
the police to find that out. What
a piece of impertinence!"
Selden was undisturbed by the
outburst. Why did you want to
keep Reid at your house last
night? Please don't tell me the
tale of his being NERVOUSNESS not
that type. Believe me, it is
serious"
The Colonel remained silent, and
Selden saw that an inward strug-
gle was going on in his mind. Per
haps he might have spoken, but
the sound of the car coming round
the drive by the lakeside for him
and the bright beams of the head
lights seemed to influence his de-
csion. He laughed harshly, and
held out his hand quite unex-
pectedly.
III think it over-if / can I'll
tell you. l believe you are trying
to do your best; I only hope you
are successful"
Selden stood and watched him
60, heaving a sigh. What a foolw
he said, not bitterly. but with re-
greet
In the meantime James had re-
turned If you don't mind, sir, I'll
close the doors-I generally do at
shutdown. James stood beside
Salden, deferential as ever, but
with an uneasy expression that did
not escape Selden.
DO so by all means"
The doors were drawn across.
bo.ted with heavy iron bars, and
then James turned a huge KEY in
the lock and put it in his pocket
with an air of satisfaction.
Feel safer now. Ell?
why yes, slr-there are a num-
Der OF valuables in the house. IF
you Will excuse me, sir, I'll lust go
round as | always do to see that
the shutters are properly fas-
tened"
Quite SO, James, but before YOU
90 that. will you tell me where
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-23
NEW GERMANY

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Doak, who have
been vacationing in New York, At
lantic City and Washington, are here
to spend the remainder of their vaca-
ton with Mrs. Doak's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Asa burst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Kamp visited
the latter's sister, Mrs. Milton Fisher,
Somerfeld, Pa. ..
Garland Hummell and Mrs. Ralph
Doak are patients in Memorial Hos
pital for appendix operations.
Those who attended the funeral of
the late Ralph jenkins, coming from
a distance, were Mrs. Mary jenkins
Keener, Edward, William and Fred
Jenkins, Mrs. Lulu Bland, all of Ak
ron, o.; Delbert and John Jenkins and
Mrs. Cora Lowery, from Cleveland,
o.; Mr.. and Mrs. George Patton, of
Akron.
Misses Leota Broadwater, Eileen
and Bernice Otto and Lena Winner;
Tom Merrill and Harry Murray spent
Sunday evening at the James Ste
phens home.
Howard Givens will be leader at the
Christian Endeavor meeting this Fri
day evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-23
Group Rally Planned by United
Brethren Church

An all day and evening rally service
will be conducted by DR.. Ray N
Shafer, Conference Superintendent
and his group of workers at the Loeb
Lynn United Brethren church, We'd
nesday, September 29th, beginning at
1890 o'clock. Speakers on the pro-
gram will be Miss Janet Gilbert, OF
Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. J. M. Knight, OF
Charleston! W. Va; Rev. E. Ray
Cole and Rev. T. L. Miller, both OF
Parkersburg.
Rev. E. A. Critics, pastor of the
Loeb Lynn church, announces that
churches in the Terra Alta and Noun
tain Lake Park groups are expected
to send representative leaders of all
departments of church work.
A covered dish dinner and supper
will be served in the Aid Hall. =
The first quarterly conference fol
the year will be conducted at Z O'Clock
by DR.. Shaffer, after which Miss Janet
Gilbert will bring the address.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-23
MARRIED

Ryan-Harvey-Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward Harvey, of Kempton, announce
the marriage of their daughter, Ger
aldine, to Mr.. Richard Earl Ryan, son
of Mrs. Jennie Meagher Ryan, of Bor-
den Shaft and Kempton, which was
performed Saturday evening at the
parsonage of st. Johns Lutheran
church at Red House, by the Rev. A.
K. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Harvey,
brother and sister-in-law of the
bride, were the attendants. The bride
was gowned in royal blue velvet with
accessories to match. The wedding GER
emony was witnessed by the follow
ing close friends: Mrs. Edward Har-
vey and Darl Harvey, of Kempton;
Misses Vera Barrick and Coda Davis,
of Kitzmiller.
Mr.. Ryan went to Kempton several
years ago from Borden Shaft. He is
now mine foreman at the mine of the
Davis Coal and Coke Company at
Kempton. His bride is a graduate of
Kempton hngh school, class of 1888;
is employed by the Buxton and Land
street Company. They have taken q
cottage and are spending the week at
Deep Greek Lake. Their home in the
futurew ill be Kempton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-23
GYPSY SMITH, COMING TO
BALTIMORE FOR MEETINGS
Evangelistic Campaign Will Be
Held In 5th Regiment Armory

Gypsy Smith, the greatest living
evangelist, has been invited by more
than two hundred ministers of Balti-
more to conduct union evangelistic
campaign in that city from Septem-
Der 26 to October 10, inclusive. The
meeting will be held in the exhibition
hall of the Fifth Regiment Armory,
where ten thousand people can be
seated at one time. A choir of nearly
one thousand voices will sing at each
service. The leader of the choir, Rev.
c. Carroll Bailey, has gathered the
outstanding singers from the choirs
Of Baltimore City churches, who have
been meeting for over a month.
The opening service will be on Sum
day afternoon, September 26, at 800
o'clock; thereafter meetings will be
held each evening, except Saturday, at
7:30 o'clock, and the other two Sun
day afternoons. On Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday of the first
week meetings will be held in Ford's
Theatre at ~ noon, so that business
people may hear Gypsy Smith.
At the Fifth Regiment Armory am
pie parking space is available and a
detail of police will handle the traffic
to and from the Armory. Arrange
ments have been made so that those
coming early to the meetings. can Sc
cure light lunch at the place of meet
ing. Any groups of twenty-five or
more going to Baltimore for one of
these services may secure special
rates from the railroad and can have
reserved section in the hall by re-
questing the same in advance from
Rev. Raymond W. Cooke, Ais Garrett
Building, Baltimore.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-23
who had refused to cooperate" with

who had refused to cooperate" with
am.
1t seems safe to state he is no longer
amused. The effect to date of the dis
closures has been to shake the conf
dence of a good many people who
were with him; to cause revision of
the speeches he had planned on his
Western trip; to queer the scheme of
Furnishing the Democrats who opposed
him on Reform of the Judiciary; to
enhance the strength of the opposition
and dimish his prestige, particularly
among Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and
the foreign-born. Nor does the stress
laid by his journalistic defenders upon
his past opposition to the Khan, and
personal tolerance" make his situa-
ton very much better.
The hope of his friends is that upon
Mr.. Blacks return way can be found
that will permit him to wiggle out of
his jam. However, they haven't found
it yet. If Mr.. Black is amenable, acqui-
escent and fades out Of the picture
without fuss, the President can, it is
held, count upon an easily diverted
people to forget the incident. But if
Mr.. Black is not amenable-if Mr..
Black beats his breast, prates about
the purity of his heart and insists it
is all a vile Glory plot" against the
President (all of which would be in
entire keeping with Mr.. Blacks char
acter) then things will be mess, in
deed. How Mr.. Black reacts when con-
fronted by White House request to
Ego way back and lie down" is the
most interesting question of the mo-
ment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-23

Pilkington's brother-in-law and sis
ter, DIR. and Mrs. Oscar Hail.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor have
returned from a ten day trip to At
lantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Holloway,
of Wheeling, spent the weekend at
their cottage.
Mrs. E. L. Winchell, who has been
i'll for the past several weeks, has al
most entirely recovered.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-28

craft rose to attack them. The Japan csc attack was apparently a reaction to foreign protests against the bombardment of civ ilians. The Japanese, however, avoided thickly populated areas
 Twelve Chinese craft were sue cessful in cutting out an equal number of Japanese planes, and for more than an hour they fough' a series of dog fights high in the skies, before the battle ended in draw.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-28
(By The Associated press,

(By The Associated press,
 SHANGHAI, Sept. 28-The Jap- anese, it is estimated by foreign military observers in North Chi na,will be mobilizing six hundred thousand troops for a possible clash with Russia.
 As the Japanese armies claimed advances on all Chinese fronts, the French army authorities in Tientsin, headquarters for the North China Japanese Epedition- ary Forces, reported that the full strengths of the Japanese in kor- ca and Manchoukou on the Soviet border, were being placed on a war footing, in the even that the Russians become embroiled in war.
 Tokyo dispatches said that the
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-09-28
Volunteer Fire Dept. Is Aim Of
 Nome Council

Swinging into action with a new motorized fire department, the Nome City Council last even- ing took steps to arrange for the remodeling of the Fire Station in order to house both summer and winter equipment. The Fire Com mittee was given authority to pro ceed immediately with the work and to have everything ready in time for the arrival of the winter equipment, coming in on the last boat from Seattle.
 In addition the subject of form ing Volunteer Fire Department received an enthusiastic boost last night, when the council ap-  pointed committee to work with Chief Laws in planning de- tails and making arrangements for public support, for this vital organization in Nome.
 The reviving of "Firemen's Ball' was suggested and the com- mittee is to make arrangements for securing the best date possi- ble this fall just before the last boat sails from Nome.
 With motorized equipment and fire fighting apparatus which has been brought uptodate under ap- proval of the Board of Fire Un- derwriters, Nome can, with an active and well trained Volunteer Department, expect some reduc- tion in fire insurance rates, it was stated. It was expected that fur ther details would be made pub lie as the plans for the formation of a Volunteer Department are completed.
 Under unfinished business (and the subject has been in that class ification for many years), the city council took action to sell the old
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