davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
SALES Of LIQUOR
ON|NCREASEH HERE
$13,417.75 in July 1925
More Than Same Month
Last Year

Liquor sales at the Vance county
Abe store in July amounted to S13,-
417.75, it was announced today at the
Abe board offices today. This com
pared with $12,O96.50 in July last year
am increase of $1,321.25. The amount
was little more than $500 less, how
ever, than the '$14,253.75 of sales in
June this year.
For the seven months of 1887, the
gross sales of the liquor store (there
is only one in operation in Vance
county, amounted to $11O,612.75, as
compared with $97, 326.03 in the cor
responding period of 1886, a gain this
year of 13.286.72.
The largest single month of 1887
so far was April, with $17,854.5O, but
March, the preceding month, was al
most as much. with $17,578.75. The
biggest business for any month of the
first seven in 1886 was $18,5O845 in
January of that year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
FAMILY BUDGET is
INSTITUTES THEME
Meeting In LOuisburg Thursday week
Will Be Under Auspices OF
Welfare Body

Family budgets and other soclal
problems will be discussed at one
day institution to be held at LOUIS
burg on Thursday of next week' Aug
ust II, under auspices Of the state
Board of Charities and Public wei
fare, according to information re-
ceived here today.
The conference is one of series
being held at various points over the
State, and will embrace territory COW
cred by the counties of Durham, Edge
combe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston,
Mash, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake
Warren and Wilson.
This and other institutes will be un-
der the direction of Miss Anna A.
Cassatt, director of case work train
ing and family rehabilitation.
Two meetings already have been
held, one at Waynesville July % and
the other at Lenoir July 30. The
others will be held for surrounding
districts at the following places:
Albemarle, August 5; Greensboro,
August g.; Louisburg, August II; Eli
zabethtown, August 10; New Bern,
August 10; Edenton, August 20.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
ROTARY CLUB HAS
WEEKLY SESSION
DR.. Pennington, of Atlan4,
Ca, Gives Interestino
illustrated Talk

The weekly session Of the Bo,,
Club was held last night at 7 o,o,oI;y
at Vance Hotel with Dr. and I M"
Julian Pennington, of Atlanta n
Warren Weldon, of Oxford, and 1,n u'q
w. Jenkins, Jr., guests of the c1,s
Henderson has been placed in ' ~
trict 2 of the new 1S9th District ,, u.S'
clubs of Durham, Chapel Hi p pl.u
'boro, Oxford and Yanceyville wa,
r. G. Kittrell, this city, has been r aau
chairman, with Darlington Smith Na u.
Chapel Hill, vice chairman. io;u y,
meeting will be held here in Senton,
Der.
DR.. Pennington, who conducts . -.
cational clinic and clearing house ~
Atlanta, Ca, and Birmingham A.
for something over 100 large cornona
tons, gave an illustrated talk ON avn'.
and Your Otherself He pointed o W.
that one inherits traits from tho fox
err and the mother. He demonstrotoa
this by showing one part of the fsoa
then the other. His talk was most
enjoyable and informative.
DR.. Pennington has addressed coro
thing over 1000 civic clubs throunb
out the nation
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
GRANVILLE LIQUOR
VOTE IS PLEASING
Different Views of Neighbor
County's Election Are
Held Here

While prediction forecasts of the
LIQUOR election in Granville county
were nearly unanimous in the belief
that control proposal for the county
store would fail, the two to one ma
jority rolled up by opponents in Tues
days balloting was larger than had
been generally expected. But there
was satisfaction on the part of many
Vance county people at the result.
Observers saw two or three groups
of satisfied people here over the out
come, which was, of course. none of
Vance county's business directly.
One of these groups was that ele-
ment that voted dry in the Vance
county election two years ago, when
county-owned stores in Vance were
approved by approximately five to
one majority. Another was that ele-
ment that felt a dry Granville would
mean slightly more business for the
Vance county store, since the retail
establishment in Henderson is closest
Still another schoI of thought is that
which holds that control is the best
way of handling whisky.
Opponents of legal stores fought
much harder and more determinedly
in Granville than the foes of the
plan did when the campaign was in
progress in this county two years ago.
Some Oxford people here today ex-
pressed elation over the outcome and
one man pictured a bulwark at the
Granville county line that would halt
the march of liquor stores westward.
Person county defeated the liquor
stores idea several months ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
COMMISSIONERS TO
ATTEND CONVENTION

All members of the Vance Board
of County Commissioners are expect
ed to attend the annual convention of
the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners, which will he
held on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week at Wrights-
vile Beach. It is expected that the
county will defray the expenses of the
trip.
In addition to the five members of
the board, it is likely that several
other county officials will attend the
convention, as they usually do
The association nearly always al
ternates it's meetings from the noun
tains to the seashore, and this year it
is at the beach, which is near to Will
mington. The delegation here viii
probably leave Tuesday morning and
motor to Wrightsviile.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04

sounding in many sections, for Their
are those in every county who are
for one reason or another, against
Capitalization of powers in Raleigh
To these the Wilmingtonian's stand
comes as a call to arms and there is
more than a chance that the autho'
of the States first cbuna-y-conjaro'
liquor statute may be called upon t
bear their banner.
On the other hand, there are MANY
who believe that Mr.. Cooper was no
only entirely wrong in his views, bu'
that he went far teyond the bounds
of propriety in stating them in blum
language which would consign all
Raleigh's so-called "bureaucrats" tc
regions where no fireman is needed
But when observers recall the 'Be
lieve it or Not" comeback that Mr.
Cooper made in his own county
from Federal and State convict to
Chief executive of his city-there arr
few who dare brand Cooper TO,
Governor" campaign as an absurdity
or impossibility.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
AYSCUE FREED OF
MURDER CHARGE
Justifiable Homicide De-
clared in Staying of
Lucius Abbott

RAYMOND Red" Ayscue was freeo
in county court today at preliminary
hearing before Recorder r. f.. Gle
ments of a charge of assault with
deadly weapon, which was amended
to murder in open court the case
growing out of the fatal Woundlng OF
Lucius Abbott by Ayscue as the two ex
changed fire with shot guns at Ays-
cues home in South Henderson sat
urday afternoon.
No probable cause was found. 1t
was declared justifiable homicide.
Abbott died at Maria Parham hos
pital Monday morning about $40
o'clock.
Evidence was introduced at the hear
ing that Abbott was heard to make
the remark that he was going to kill
to kill Ayscue, his sister and his moth
er, who was the wife of Abbott.
Abbott was said to have driven to
Ayscues house, called to Ayscue and
fired upon him twice as he stood in
the door of his home with his small
children playing around his feet. Ays-
cue secured his shot gun and opened
fire on Abbott, striking him in the
face and chest. MORALLY wounding
him.
Since the shooting, Ayscue has been
held in Jail without bond, but was
given his freedom following the hear
ing today.
The verdict was greeted with an
ovation in the filled court room.
The only other case tried was a
charge of reckless and drunken driv-
ing against Register Harris, route l.,
Louisburg. He was found guilty of
reckless driving, an dwas fined $40
and costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04

legislature for payment to the en-
ployes of the back salaries withheld
from them in depression days.
Young Mr. Eure, the handsome new
conner to State politics, who upset
Stacy Wade last year, hasn't said he
intends to run for anything, but most
politicians are always planning some
thing of the sort, and so it is not
stretching much to imagine him as a
possibility for further political adj
vancement Viewing the future with
a long range outlook, there are those
who see him as a prospective guber-
Material candidate about ten years
from now.
Senator Rivers may not have any
definite political goal at the present
time-certainly he has not indicated
that he has-but it is generally
thought that he will again be active
in his accustomed area.
Some would-be prophets have call
ed this Cotton Road celebration the
spot chosen by Henry Stevens for a
trial balloon ascension. These cry
stall gazers see him in the role of the
veterans candidate" for governor.
The Warsaw lawyer emerged from a
comparatively long period Of political
obscurity last year to give Sandy the
benefit of his golden tongued oratory.
Mr.. Scott, storm center of contro-
versy for his alleged spokesman" at
titude after becoming commissioner
of agriculture, has not announced OBJ
jective, but can be expected at least
to be anxious to have second term.
Judge Grady was mentioned as a
possibility for one of the Supreme
Court vacancies recently filled. Being
judge he quite properly has done
no overt act politically, but many be-
lieve he has hopes.
All in all, it was real barrage of
words with political intent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
g ACCEPTED FOR
SOCIAL BENEFITS
But IL Remain in County
Home; Nine Patients
Now in Sanatorium

Twenty-nine persons have been &C
copied, or recommended, for assist
ance under the social security act
from this county, Mrs. E. r. Austin,
welfare superintendent for Vance
county, informed the Vance Board or
County Commissioners in her monthly
report for July, made public today.
Twenty-Five of these were for old age
assistance, four as dependent chill
dren and three for aid to the blind.
Mrs. Austin also reported II in
mates in the county home and nine
patients in the Scott Parker SanatO-
rum for tuberculars at the end of
July.
During the month 81 families were
provided with clothing, 81 persons
were aided and applicants refused
aid were Il, while at the end of the
month % persons were receiving help
from the county. Eight persons were
provided disqualification in July and
there were two county pension cases.
Five juvenile cases were handled in
July, and two juveniles were on pro-
baton, and three juveniles on proba-
ton. There were also 10 State pa
rolees. lightweight child labor GER
tificates were issued in July, and 200
Investigations and visits were made,
with eight official visits outside the
county Thirteen hundred miles were
Travelled in discharge of duties during
the month.
Expenditures in July included $31O-
38 for food, clothing; fuel, drugs, doc
tors and rent, with So paid in pen
talization furnished cost $121, office
supplies $1,000, telephone $500 and
telegraph 1913. Unpaid bills at the
end of the month were only $24.57.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04

Continued from Page One.)
said. should include: Conservation
land, acreage limitation through SOM
means, and provision gof marketin
agreements or other devices to handle
SURPRISES.
Land conservation, he said, merely
was "good farming. The cultivated
acreage, he continued, should supply
the demand but not create big sur
plus to beat down prices" and wher
exceptionally good weathd- create
SURPRISES, marketing agreements o.
other devices should be used to keer
SURPRISES in line and hold prices up"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
AssoCIArED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
White Criminals 3 To I
In County Court Cases
~ White Is Colored in Re corders Court in July; APP
nrox;matelv Half of Defe ndans Up for Liquor Vlo-
lations: IS Perso ms Go To Roads

the farm colony for women and one
bound over to superior court.
Fourteen were charged with possess
ing liquor and Is with being drunk:
Six were charged with assault and
three with assault with deadly wea-
pom, four with trespass, three with
reckless driving, four with non-sup-
port, two driving without proper i
cense, two with larceny, and one each
with unlawful parking of an automo-
bile, receiving stolen goods, seduc-
ton, damaging public property, speed
ing, SANDER, aiding the abetting in an
abortion, engaging in the electrical
, business without a license.
The total number of Ga defendants
tried during July was trifle under
the figure for the average monthly
figure.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04

White persons entered as defendants
in the county recorders court in July
outnumbered Negroes three to one'
the monthly report of Clerk of Sup,
erior Court E. o. Falkner revealed
today. Total defendants were o.
with 40 of them white and Is colored.
Moreover, exactly 80 defendants, or
almost half, were charged with Of
lenses involving some form OF viola
ton of the liquor laws.
Fines collected were $2445O and fees
S5O1.36, total of $745.86, for the
month.
Fifteen Of the defendants were sent
to the roads and Is were found not
guilty and discharged. Twenty three
paid fines and costs, five noted ap-
peals to superior court, cases of four
were nolle prosed, one was sent to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PGye Four

/. Which is the leading cattle raising
state in the u; s.?
Wales?
8. What is the chemical name for
banana oil?
4. Which President of the U. S. was
shortest in stature?
S. In what year was the San Fran
cisco earthquake and fire?
s. What is an thermometer?
Z. What are the pigment primary col
Ors?
8. Who wrote the famous southern
plantation Song. ttOld Folks at
Home?" t~-4
>. what is primogeniture?
IL. In which state is the range of
mountains called Sangre de Cristo?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
CAREY'S BAPTISMAL
WILL BE TONIGHT

Carey's Baptist church will con-
duct the service of baptism in the
First Baptist church this evening at
8 o'clock, it was announced today.
This will take the place of the reg
ular mid-week service, and members
CT the church are invited to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04

(C'ontinued from Page One.)
able japanese electives in north
China to $4,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Lamb, of Wash
ingt9n, d. c., returned to Peiping aft
err t2N<ing refuge in a Buddhist tenn
pie. They said both Chinese and ia
pancse troops were looting the coun-
trYside around the Peopi Peiping.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
JUNIORS TO MEET
THURSDAY NIGHT

Some important business is, slated
to come before the Raymond B. Crab
tree council of the Junior Order in its
regular weekly meeting Thursday
evening at o'clock.
Councillor e. M. Powell is very anx-
ious for every officer and member to
be present.
The council will discuss a fish fry
to be held at some future date.
London, England, has College OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04

Manning an author, cutting off his
hands, or ears, or nose, was a critics
favorite way-if he was in power and
the unlucky author not.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04

One of the most interesting fea-
lures of modern taste is the renew Il
interest in color.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
Cooper Prospect
For Governorship

(Continue0 from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
Japan Blasts Path
Across North China
And Gains Control

CONTINUED from page one.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04
Cotton and Corn Outlook
Not Good, Hutson Declares

CONTINUED from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-04

London, England, has a College of
Estate Management
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

The action of Mayor Frank Hayes in
having blank paving bond bill intro
duced in the Legislature this year was a
good one. When and if it becomes neces-
sary for the city to take advantage of
this means, there will be no legislative
hindrance on technical grounds. And it
certainly looks as if the time and place
are being set for spending lot of money
on our city streets What with the
abandonment of trolley cars locally we
think it only right that all vestiges of
them 60. That includes not merely the
tracks, but also overhead wires and poles.
The city should not be obliged to foot the
entire cost of this removal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

But not entirely free. Parents testify
that there seems to be good deal OF
study still going on at home. And many
parents insist that that is all right with
them. They don't like to see the children
working half the night, but don't think
an hour or two of hcme work hurts them.
And then they know where the children
are in the evening, and that's something.
Some smaller cities that have abolished
or greatly lightened home work think it's
good idea. But some educators, and
also some parents, raise the question: Is
so much Supervised study really good
for the boys and girls? Shouldn't they be
learning to do their studying for them
selves?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
The Dog Has His Day

Conclusive evidence that mans most
faithful friend and companion, the dog,
is enjoying his heyday is seen on every
side. If it wasn't enough to find more dogs
being registered for licenses throughout
the nation, we would need only check up
on the records of the American Kennel
Club or to glance at the entry lists OF
the various dog shows taking place every
week to corroborate our first statement.
This is an age of dogs of many breeds
Time was when one breed dominated the
field exclusively.
We'd hesitate to say that was so today
although you will find several breeds
ENJOYING unusual popularity right now
The much-beloved cocker spaniel Is
leader so far as number OF entrants at
leading shows is concerned. But the ter
rier group probably rates as high as TINS
field dog. All sorts of incentive is offered
today to the dog lover to improve the
breed of the dog in which he or she IS
interested And it is worth noting that
the United States is just as surely forging
to the front in the field of champion dogs
as she has in all other endeavors.
Many people who regard dog as just
that and seldom if ever inquire into his
ancestry would be astonished at the line
age some of our American champions
boast. They would also be atonished to
discover how modern really are some OF
our almost exclusively-bred American
dogs when compared to other breeds
which we have taken for granted, but
which actually can be traced back Tor
centuries. good many people, too, scott
at the breed of dog, claiming that the
full-blooded animal is inferior to the
cross-breed Such is far from the truth as
nlany a man has found out. The dog is
today as surely on the ascendancy as the
sun is in the heavens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

And now the fun begins. We can just
hear some of those people who fought for
the name-Connecticut State College
having their say on the subject of Great
ing University of Connecticut. AS we
recall it an effort was made to call our
present state college by this title when
the subject of change was proposed
several years ago. However, then it was
decided not to include the term, "univer-
sity," and everyone finally came to
peaceful agreement on Connecticut State
College, which isn't a bad title any way
you look at it. Personally we don't think
the name means as much as the brand of
education dispensed. What we should do,
or rather what our legislators should do,
is make it possible for the state college at
Storrs to be developed properly. Money is
needed to make physical changes in the
present institution, If they are made and
the college is expanded to the point
where it may be ranked as state univer-
sity, it will be time then to consider
another change in name. But right now
we need to forget the name and center
our attention on the facilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23

Judge Wilbur r. Booth of Min
nesota sued to recover Is per
cent cut in his pay under the
1888 Roosevelt Economy Act.
In arguing the case before the
supreme court, william d. Mitch
ell, Hoover's attorney general,
maintained on behalf of Booth
that retiring jurist merely light
ened his labors, but surrendered
none of his privileges or consti-
tutional rights. He still remained
a constitutional Judge.
The government opposed this.
and in its first brief pointed out
that the above argument might
set a precedent whereby congress
at some future date could retire
a particularly unpopular judge,
by claiming that he was still a
constitutional judge, that there
be in violation of the Constitu-
ton.
Significant Opinion
However, the supreme court, by
unanimous decision, ignored this
warning. Justice Roberts, ar
dent conservative, wrote the
opinion in which he used these
significant words:
Congress may tighten judicial
procedure, though without
power to abolish the office or to
diminish the compensation under
it."
In other words, Roberts held
that a Judge still was in office,
within the constitutional meaning,
whether he was trying cases or re-
tired.
So now Roosevelt's legal advis-
ers believe the justices, unde
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Make Up the Program

It's about time that we were hearing
just what sort of spending program our
legislators are going to devise for the
state. We refer to the expenditure of those
millions that will be left after the state
has retired it's current deficit of approx
mately $14,OO0000. The question OF
how Sill, 100000 will be spent might
perplex some persons or even some
CORPORATIONS. But not big business
house like the State of Connecticut. 1t
could spend that $11 100000 tomorrow
and turn around the next day and spend
a like amount.
The whole trouble is right now that
we have million and one things that are
listed in the "must" column. Where to
begin and where to stop is something
that calls for bit of generalship on the
part of those who will be in charge of the
distribution of the millions. There are
several projects which seem to be def
nitely certain of attention. One is the new
school for the feeble-rninded. But there
are other institutions to be built The
present state hospital in NeWtoWn must
be expanded to full size.
And we can't overlook the state hos
pitfalls that have struggled for years to
cope with the times Both MiddletoWn
and Norwich are overcroWded. There is
only one way to take care of that situa-
ton; that will be done by charging the
Fairfield hospital to cut down the high
registration at the other two. Then they
must be brought up to date all around.
State sanatoria still demand aid. Other
institutions are in the field, too. And
what of the state college at Storrs? 1t
surely must get slice, a substantial one
out of the millions.
There isn't much left now and we are
just scratching the surface. 1t is no easy
matter to say what should be spent and
what shouldn't. We sincerely hope that
our officials and legislators to whom will
be entrusted the task and duty of appor-
tioning the money will inscribe them
selves on our honor rolls as upright and
honorable judges.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-23
Schools of Common Sense

The New York State Board Of Regents
has new slant on public school educa-
ton. They suspect that it isn't real edu-
cation If boys and girls who complete it
are lacking in common sense. At any
rate, they have ordered study to be
made with the purpose of finding out
what graduates have gained along that
line.
Investigators will question several
thousand young people, mostly now work
ing, who have left school within the last
few years and who did not 60 to college.
They will also question parents, former
teachers and employers of these graduates
to learn how they got along at home and
in school and how they are getting along
now in their jobs.
The inquiries already made show that
the graduates of certain schools are ex-
ceptionally adaptable, ready for advance
ment in their work, able to get on pleas
antly with employers and other workers.
The Regents want to know whether the
schools are responsible in these cases and,
if so, how they achieved the good results.
They want to know why other schools
failed to do the same.
The cultivation of character and men,
tai ability is probably more important
than the acquisition of knowledge. With
out the former the latter is less useful,
so perhaps character and common sense
are what the schools should teach.