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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

The new 1887 tax levy for the City
of Henderson will be fixed by the
City Council at a meeting to be held
next Monday evening, the regular
monthly session for August. What the
rate will be is not even informally
hazarded publicly by Mayor Henry T.
Powell or any other city officials.
They parry the question, when asked,
by saying they cannot determine the
levy until the compilation of property
assessments has been completed
And that was not ready today
Unofficial guesses have had the
rate all the way from $3.50 to 81, as
compared with $1.25 last year. The
levy will likely be somewhere within
the two higher brackets, certainly
not under $3.50 and certainly not over
So, according to those who can be
persuaded to discuss it.
The Council has not yet adopted
its 1887 budget, and that must be done
Monday night before the tax rate IS
liked.
Every effort is being made to hold
the levy as low as possible, authorities
declare.
After Monday night, taxpayers will
know just what they are to be as
sessed for support of their city and
county governments, for the county
tax rate was fixed by the board OF
commissioners last Wednesday at 81
cents, drop of four cents from the
90 cents the past year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
Tobacco Curing Advances
/ Here As East Opens Sale
Growers and Business Poop lie Here Will Watch and
:. Manv Visit Markets in E astern Carolina Next
Week: Leaf Stocks G enerally Are Reduced

found this to be largely the case.
Most of the Eastern Carolina crop
has been cured, but not all. There IS
an abundance of leaf on hand and
ready for market, however, to cover
warehouse floors, and heavy breaks
are looked for on the openings.
AS is customary, many warehouse
men, growers and business men from
various parts of the Middle Belt will
probably attend the eastern market
openings for first hand inspections
and appraisals of prices and quail
ties of leaf.
Meantime, preparations for the
opening of the season in the Middle
Belt proceed apace, and everything
will be in readiness for the singing of
the auctiOneer three weeks hence
when first offerings are brought in.
The government report on stocks of
leaf on hand show 2,O25, $4,000 pounds
in the hands of dealers and manu-
facturers July 1, as compared with
2,176, 100000 pounds July 1, 1886.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
UNION SERVICE At
THE FIRST BAPTIST
Rev. E. r. Nelson Will
Preach; Next To Last
Service In Series

Four Protestant churches of Hen
derson will hold a joint service Sun
day evening at the First Baptist
church in continuation of the summer
Sunday evening union services in
July and August, and the sermon will
be preached by Rev. E. r. Nelson,
pastor of West End Baptist church
and several rural Baptist churches.
This will be the next to the last
service in the series, the final one to
he in the Methodist Protestant church
a week hence on the occasion of the
start of a revival meeting in that
church.
All pastors of the four cooperating
churches have preached during the
progress of the series, some of them
twice. And all of the services have
been largely attended.
The churches each summer join in
the evening services to give their
pastors an opportunity better to get
away for their vacations Many mem
bers are also out of the city at vari-
Gus times during the period, and night
services in the individual churches
have reduced attendance. The joint
meetings bring the members of the
different denominations together on
the occasions.
On last Sunday night the union
service in the First Methodist church
heard an address by Rabbi Fred 1.
Rypins, of Greensboro, of the Jewish
Synagogue Temple Emanuel. The
church was virtually filled.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
K|WAN|S TOLD 0F
COUNTY'S BUDGET
Chairman Watkins Small,
All Club Work AIso
Outlined by Groun

"A discussion of the Vance
budget and tax rate for the nou, SUsuhty
year was given to the Kiwan;u fiscal
Friday evening at it's weekly l,, club
meeting. Chairman Samuel NJ %'V ms
kins, of the Vance Board of C wat
Commissioners, was the snoo1, oouhty
pearing at the request of w c. :. apr
who was in charge of the nro Ha'eS'
for the evening. 0sfam
Mr.. Watkins explained tho uo,
the commissioners and how tbs IN ho. VI
functions. incidentally, he dir "oa'd
some wit at Register of Deeds u
Robinson and Clerk of the Srnn ~. W.
Court E. o. Falkner, both Kiwa ptn'of
growing out of the recent animal ol
vention of the State county comm vn-
sioners body at Wrightsville Roa"S
which they all attended. ''
Also appearing on the proprar, .
the evening were several n ol,'l
boys and girls of the county. Wiuin "u
Gill and Miss Eula May Adcock cno 1,"
of the recent 4-H short courso ~.
State College, Raleigh, which thew ~
CeHueO. AHcy reported about $50 Inv.
and girls attended from SO count;os
of the States 100. The two vounp nv
pie were guests of the club At tho
meeting Friday evening.
w. r. Turner, of the inter-club 70
lations committee, reported on the in
ter-club meeting to be held with tbo
Henderson Rotary and Lions cIuho
next Friday evening at Plank Chanel
church at Bobbitt, five miles east of
the city. 1t will be an outdoor affair
with the dinner. served by the ladies
of the church.
Mr.. Gates also read a letter from
the Carolinas district office about the
coming annual district convention to
be held in Charlotte in October. Elec.
ton of delegates was deferred for
two weeks.
The meeting was presided over by
M. G. Miles president, and attendance
was 80 percent of the membership
Guests included w. w. Houchens of
Richmond, Va, with M. L. Wood and
Mr.. Watkins, the speaker, with W.
G. Gates.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
FOUR DEFENDANTS
IN COUNTY COURT
Journigan Convicted Of
Drunken Driving; Two
Others Convicted

Four defendants were given hear
ings today in county court before Re
corder r. E. Clements.
Byde B. Beckham, charged with
transporting whisky, was found guilty
of possession of whisky, and prayer
for judgment was continued upon
payment of a fine of $3.50 and costs of
court.
C. M. Pully was guilty of possession
of whisky, and prayer for Judgment
was continued upon payment OF the
costs and fine of $3.50.
Roby Clark was charged with non
support, but his wife, prosecuting VIII
ness, appeared in court and Withdrew
the warrant upon payment OF the
costs.
Milton Journegan. alias Wilbur Jour-
nigan was convicted of driving drunk
and assault with a deadly weapon,
knife. On the driving charge he was
fined $50 and costs or 80 days on the
roads, and his license was revoked for
one year.
On the assault charge, he was given
30 DAYS on the roads, the sentence to
run at the expiration of the 80 day
sentence, suspended upon payment OF
the costs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
Ed HUDSON SLAIN
BY GROVER benson
Acting Coroner F. B. Hight
Conducts Investigation
Into Shooting

Acting coroner F. 3. Hight began
this afternoon conducting an inquest
in the death of Ed Hudson, who Grow
er benson admitted on the witness
stand that he shot last night about
1880 o'clock in the "Bloodfield" sec
ton, south of Mobile, Negro settle
ment, some distance from the south
ern city limits.
The inquest was held up momentar-
lily about midway the hearing await
ing the arrival of several key witness
cS.
Earl Abbott, an eye witness, said
on the stand that he saw benson shoot
Hudson with a shot gun
benson told on the stand that Hud-
son was advancing toward him with a
knife when he fired.
benson was said by officers to
have gone to the home of his sister,
Mrs Lula benson Dalehitc, and to
have shot Hudson as he stood near
the door, the shotgun load striking
Hudson just below the heart, and the
mortally wounded man fell, and roll
ed onto the front porch. He died
shortly after being shot and before he
could be removed to a hospital.
Deputy Sheriff E. A. Cottrell and
City Policeman Murat Kearney were
the first officers to reach the scene
of the shooting. Cottrell said he found
no one there except the dead man
and woman, who was i'll in bed in
the house. Shortly thereafter, a crowd
gathered at the home.
About noon today, Cottrell took
Early Abbott into custody, holding
him as a material witness. The Of
ficer said that Abbott was with Den
son at the time he shot Hudson.
Had Been in Jail.
Deputy Sheriff w. S. Strange said
he had locked benson in the city Jail
early in the night for assault on his
(Densons) brother. benson gave
tond and was liberated. About one
hour later, he was said to have shot
Hudson.
benson Gives Up.
Practically the entire county police
force rushed to the scene of the shoot
ing and began their Investigations.
benson was not at the scene of the
crime. but later sent word to Deputy
j. c. Champion, ABC officer, that he
would give up to him. Deputy Cham
pion took him to Vance county Jail
to await the coronerS inquest.
benson lived on the Raleigh Road
near the Tourist camp, about a half
mile from where the shooting took
place in the "Blood Field" section,
south of Mobile and along the S. A. L.
railway tracks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

fCnntin1ed from Page One)
lis offer the worlds first travel ex-
position by providing schedule that
will give the people of the nation an
opportunity to come to the Carohnas
and see with their own eyes our
sacred historic shrines,' writes MI
Roberts.
"The very uniqueness OF sucn an
oxnosition would attract world at
ten+ion. The kind of exposition l sug-
qest would crowd our small places
as well as our large resorts and take
prospective settlers, pensioners ana
builders to every section of the state.
Commenting on the results OF the
1886 Travel Tour Mr.. Roberts writes
eve know definitely of thousands
of people who have been dlrecteo -
the Carolinas by travel counseioIs
who came here and saw with tneil
own eyes. e,ro
zone of the biggest efforts oe1ore
the nation today is that of extending
travel seasons. The Carolinas offer an
all-vear season to the traveller ano
these seasons can best be developed
bv getting people here who are mos
influential in directing travel ana ge.'
ting the travellers here themselves
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
Large Representation
OF Business Concerns
In Disbatch$ Edition

BILE, and an effort is being made to
obtain the cooperation of all concerns
in the city, to the end that the effort
toward market promotion may be car
ried forward to make as strong inn
preston as possible on the growers
who are being asked to bring their
tobacco and cotton crops to Hender-
son for sale, and to buy their fall
merchandise and supplies of local
merchants.
Concerns that have not been called
on will be, according to plans, but
those desiring space are urged not to
wait for solicitors, but to notify the
office Immediately of their desire to
cooperate in the undertaking.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

A large and constantly increasing
representation of Henderson business
concerns is shown for the forthcom-
ing annual tobacco edition of the
Daily Dispatch. Virtually every pros
pect who has been solicited this far
has cooperated in the undertaking,
which is a part of the campaign of
promotion for the tobacco and cotton
markets of the city for the coming
season.
Two eight-page sections of the spe-
cial issue have already been prepared,
and one or two more will be gotten
out of the way next week. Production
is going forward as rapidly as posi-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL
Daily Dispatch bureau.
CT WXT.,UfAr TIAfn1


Raleigh, Aug. 21- Tossing of an
Apple, according to ancient myths,
caused no end of trouble and discord
among the ancients. Picking Of few
apples from a farmers yard has start
ed as merry a little political war in
Wake county as you'd choose TO see.
A son of Raleigh Commissioner s. j.
Ferguson swiped few apples some
body gave his name to coroner L. NJ
Waring who forthwith ana lmme-
diately prepared to visit the lad with
ali the rigors of the law. The matter
was tossed out of court on payment
of costs by the commissioners, which
should have ended the matter, but it
hasn't. The city official and the coun-
ty coroner are tossing verbal brick
BATS at each other daily in the pub
lie prints. It seems that Mr.. Waring
either did or didn't depending on
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
STATEMENT
Home Fire and Marine Insurance Company


CONDITION DECEMBER 3d. STATEMENT FILED
paid in $OOOOMW
previous 625SlD
Policyhoiders $2,234sOOS3; Miscellaneous
$S2759728; Total 2oOSSl
Poicyhoders 1927 O2O36; Miscellaneous
Written renewed during s2soe7ss45
o
$1869S7233 In Force I41a&fS
Mortgage 2Sg1@
Value Bonds and Stocks 557lOU
in Companys 1S1S
Deposited Trust Companies Banks interest 2SSl
Trust Companies interest 1aOOS
representing written subsequent
2S"
Receivable, 2U7@
5aS@|
$66S6S
Assets not admitted o
Total admitted Assets ........ .. $ss2a745
of unpaid S54A
premiums 2s7lS
etc. ~
Estimated payable Federal, county
municipal taxes due accrued 1S S"
charges o~
All liabilities 1854"
of all liabilities except Capital 2SO68Ss
Capital actually
Special
Surplus over all liabilities 2,565OS591
Surplus as regards poicyhoders - ss5O85a
Total Liabilities s66S75hD
BUSINESS CAROLINA DURING
Fire Risks written $2OO3SO9 S0"
All Premu z"O
Losses mcured--Fire 74O1 Paid os
snsurre other ...~l
President B. Levison ManS
Home Office 4O1 California San Francisco CAL
Attorney BONEY Raleigh "
Manager for North Carolina,
(seaD CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT
Raleigh, June 18TH 1851
DAN BONfY Insurance Commissioner, certify u
Marine Insurance Company DeparU
showing the condition CT said Company December
witness hand and official
DAN
Commissioner
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
REAVIS TO ATTEND
SANDY CREEK SUNDAY

Rev. l.. B. Reavis, former pastor of
New Sandy Creek Baptist church, will
attend the morning service at that
church tomorrow, it was stated today.
Rev. Mr.. Reavis has been attending
a seminary in Texas, and is now pas
tor of Memorial Baptist church in
Temple, Texas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

were asked when they applied Can
you play softball?'"
The RevenOoers have defeated the
Out-of-Workers three times in four
starts this season, it seems, and the
latter are determined to put stop
to that sort of thing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PGye -Four

1. What is the plural of four-in-hand?
2. What proportion of the earth's area
is in the British Empire?
8. Who wrote, "The Arrow of Gold?"
A. What is a mare?
5. Where was Alexander Hamilton
born?
g. Name the town in West Virginia
situated at the confluence of the
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
Z. In which baseball season did Babe
Ruth make the greatest number of
home runs?
8. In surgery what is a fissure needle?
9. What is creamery butter?
10. When did Iraq become an indie
pendent nation?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
5th Sunday Rally
Be At Flat Rock

On Sunday, August 9th a Fifth
Sunday Rally of all Methodist Pro
testant Sunday schools in the Vance
Charge will be held at Flat Rock
church, it was stated today.
Program for the rally will be an
nounced during the coming week, it
was said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

whom you believe) take some money
from Commissioner Ferguson in the
latter's last race for office and did
or didn't (again depending upon a
matter of veracity) spend it working
against instead of for the man who
put out.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

John L. Lewis, big Doss of the
CLIO is scheduled 20 speak in. North
Carolina soon. So far there has Been
no announcement that he will be in
troduced either by Governor Clyde
r. Hoey or by Dave Clark of Char
iotte.
Three fine special editions came to
this bureaus desk Friday. The To-
bacco Edition of the Rocky Mount
Telegram, Back to School Edition of
the Gastonia Gazette and the Trade
and Tobacco Edition of the Kinston
Free Press.
Guitar Moore, liquor board head,
bought $4,000 worth of liquor one
day this week, but he has become SO
accustomed to that sort of thing that
he didn't even think it was news.
Two of the five members of North
Cardinals Historical Commission who
were in office when it's first quar-
terly publication came off the press
in 1924 are still members of the same
board. The other three members are
dead
Those serving are M. c.. S. Noble,
Chapel HILL and Justice Heriot Clark
son. of the State Supreme Court.
Chairman Thomas M Pittman, Hen
derson; Frank Wood, Edenton, and
w. N. Everett, Raleigh.
The Unemployment Commissions
softball team, strengthened (?) by
some of the 80 young men who just
became employees, tangled for the
fifth time with the Department of
Revenues tossers, and for the fourth.
time came out second in a heat of
two. Score 10. to 6. It seems the Re-
venooers were unduly exercised over,
the alleged packing of the Unemploy.
ment softball squad
Safety Division of the Highway
Department displays large pictures,
designed to inculcate safety methods
in driving, on the desk before motor
lists get their drivers licenses.
On one is the inscription "Preser-
walton is the First Law. of Nature"
The picture shows a lady of more
than mature years working on her
face (Which Enthusiastically needs
makeup) in front of a mirror.
There's real feud on Between the.
Department of Revenue and the I'm.
employment Commission. Hot words
are being passed and there are more
than hints of dirty work at the cross
roads.
]'The Unemployment Commission
has just put thirty young men to-
work. said Bob Ward, chief of ac-1
counting division of the d. of r. "and
I understand the first question they
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

Do the best, the best you Know
but be it all on the side OF manllness'
courage and kindness.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

Deed RecOrded-A deed covering a
lot in Kittrell was filed for reglstra-
ton with the Vance Registry yester-
day. r. Clay Hedgepeth sold the lot
to M. B. Hedgepeth for $500.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

Postmaster J. r. league, of Hen
derson, who was elected secretary and
treasurer of the North Carolina Asso-
citation of Postmasters at their an
nual convention in Fayetteville last
Monday and Tuesday, has served as
postmaster in Henderson for the past
two years, and has a record for lead
ership in the Democratic party in the
county that is outstanding.
While his election came as sur
prise to his friends here, those who
know him best and who are familiar
with his abilities and executive traits
are confident the association made
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

wise choice in eIectlng him.
It has been during Mr. leagues
administration as postmaster that the
post office here has been doubled in
size and the enlarged building will be
occupied in the next few weeks with
the transfer of the office back there
from it's temporary quarters on East
Montgomery street, which it moved
into on Labor Day last year.
Mr. league is a memher of the
First Baptist church and chairman of
it's board of deacons, and has for
years been active in community and
civic affairs of various kinds.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

John L. Lewis, big Doss of the
CLIO is scheduled 60 speak in. North
Carolina soon. So far there has Been
no announcement that he will be in
troduced either by Governor Clyde
r. Hoey or by Dave Clark, of Char
lotte.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

Three fine special editions came to
this bureaus desk Friday. The To
bacco Edition of the Rocky Mount
Telegram, Back to School Edition of
the Gastonia Gazette and the Trade
and Tobacco Edition of the Kinston
Free Press.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21
Rowing Exposition
For State Sought

Continued from Page Oneo
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-21

Guitar Moore, liquor board head,
bought $4,000 worth of liquor one
day this week, but he has become SO
accustomed to that sort of thing that
he didn't even think it was news.
La gaceta., 1937-01-09

que al ceraz6n. Y este puede
traer constituencies desagrada-
bles Y POLO halagadoras para la
carrera de Herr Brosius. Y hue
&C, va Sc sabe, vendra la dicho-
sa Prensa de siempre dandole
aire a esta pequeha broma, ma
da mas que por tratarse de un
muchacho jud1o... Naturalmen-
tie, Herr Brosius teme a la Prem
sa y teme al escandalo. Tiene,
como todos los hombres de su
casta, un miedo hister1co a la
publicidad.
Y alli esta Ell hombre, perpie-
jo, carraspeando. Hrm!, excla
ma y vuelve a exclamar, hasta
tres vdoes. Y Sc echa atras, con
gesto nervioso, los puffos duros
de la camisa, que Sc lie han ba-
La gaceta., 1937-01-09
IT HIZO TABLAS
CON LOU AMBERS
Bea@hoId derrot6 d Carl
GugginO

New York, Enero EN- Is
pelea sostenida anoche en- la M
olson Square Garden, EnricC
Ventura, ell campe6n italiano de.
peso ligero, hizo tablas con e.
campe6n Lou Ambers.
Ventura, que pesaba 1864 Ii.
bras, anunci6 que retara Official
mente a Amlbers para que este
defienda su corona.
La mayor parte del pdblicc
expres6 descontento coli ell fallc
de los jueces, estimando que
Ventura meresfa la victoria.
En- las ultimas semanas Am
bers ha sido derrotado por Ed,
die Cool, de Filadelfia, y jim
my McLarnin, ell camlpe6n de-
peso weller.
Seis asaltos lie concedieron
los periodistas a Ventura, tres 6
Ambers y uno tablas.
En- ell segundo asalto Ambers
cogi6 a Ventura con una dere
kha a la mand1bula Y lie tir6 por
la cuenta de I'm segundo.
La gaceta., 1937-01-09

jado.
-i Vamos, Silberstein!-gri-
ta.- SQue themes, hombre? lie
vantate!
Pero Silberstein no Sc nue.
we nj da senales de vida. La VOC
del instructor cobra cast acen-
tos de ternura:
lie has portado muy bien,
Ihombre! Magnifico! iVamos,
arriba. no vayas a constiparte
La cara de Leon es del mismo
color pardo que la TERRA en- que
relposa.
-Pero, ipor Dios, hombre, 81
solo era una broma! Una bro
ma inocente. iVamos, SLIDER
stein, amiguillo, arriba !!
Y diciendo este coge amoro-
samente al misere Leon, al pc
La gaceta., 1937-01-09

= Los DIRECTORIES de la Liga lie
informaron al campe6n y su
manager" que ell acuerdo sera
mantenido.
Entonces Gould exclam6: Pc,
10 que a Braddock y a mi respec
a, la pelea nose verfi,ara, ssu
%contrato o sin cpntrato.' .
FL empresario Mike Jacobs
del Club Siglo Veinte, que N
prestado a Sdhmelhng $4,000
anvi6 a su aBogado, Sol Strauss
a la oficina de la Liga. ALI s.
lie dijo que nj el nj Jacobs pc
dian hacar NADIA legal para i'm
3edir ell boycott"
Jacobs coment6: Este ss UNI
ccsa terrible. Matara ell shout.
va cuando Luis peleo con Sch
melting, la campana en- voz bal;
rest6 a las taquillas mas de 40t
mil pesos.
John B. Fitzpatrick, de la M
Olson Square Garden, Pa resue
to investigar la situaci6n y dis.
cutirla con la Junta de difecto.
res.
La gaceta., 1937-01-09

-Veintiocho.. dice Leon,
Observation-Disclosures. iTrsin
ta!-Y cae, agotado por Ell
triunfo, tan largo como es, con
los ojos cerrados.
Brosius parece haberse vuel-
to de piedra. Carraspea tres We
ces, Y dice: lQue es este? Da
media vaelta alrededor del cuer
pc tendido del muchacho, y vuel
We a decir: lQue es este?
Luego exclama: iDemonioi,
" Sc para a observar a Leon,
tendido EN- TERRA, yerto cen ell
desmayo de su victoria con los
ojos entornados y las sienes per
ladas de sudor. Herr Brosius no
las tiene todas consigo. Teme
que Ell muchacho Sc haya esfor-
zado demasiado y sufra I'm alta
La gaceta., 1937-01-09
cuerpo y lie ofrecia un punts

cuerpo y lie ofrecia un punts
de apoyo para alzarse. Con es-
tie procedimiento, hasta uA
Lep Silberstein podia resistir
facilmente cincuenta fiexionss.
Lo gracioso era que Brosius,
absorbido en- sus propios movi.
mientos, no notaba NADIA. Ter
minadaS las veinticinco flexio-
mes, salta Y Sc pone en- pie con
mecanica exactitud. toca las pal
mas y mira ateaTado a Leon,
que abandona Embellishments
gu falsa posture y vuelve a al
zarse y doblarse rigurosaments,
eoncentrando todas sus fuerzas
ahorradas. Ell instructor da un
.paso atras y Sc pone la mane
hacienda pantalla sobre los o.
jos.
La gaceta., 1937-01-09
CUNNINGHAM CO2RERA
CON VENZKE DE OPO
NENTE

New York, enero EN- los
cuarteles del 106 de infanterfa
bajo bajo los auspicios de los
Caballeros de Colon, correaan
hoy los famosos atletas rivales
Glenn Cunningham v Gene
Venzke.
La competencia de los dos IA.
mosos corredores sera en- los
800 metros.
Tambien sera visto en- acci6n
Don Lash, ell mas famoso de los
eorredores en- las dos millas
Joe Met lusky, campe6n nacio-
nal de "steeplechase'', y Marty
|Glickman.