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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
TRAINING SCHOOL
is OFF TO START
Good Enrolment With Three Church
es Represented at First
Methodist Church

Fifty persons enrolled Sunday night
in the two classes constituting the
training school for Sunday school
workers being held this week in the
First NJ E.. church. Five denomina-
tions were represented, it was stated
today by Rev. r. e. Brown, pastor
of the host church.
The Methodist Protestant and First
Presbyterian congregations are joint
sponsors of the school. Several rural
churches were represented.
Two courses are being offered. One
of these, Teaching of Children" is
taught by Mrs. H. M. Wade, in charge
of children's work of the North Car
olina Conferences Sunday School Board
of the M. E. Church, and the other,
Evangelism in the Church School, /"
taught by Rev. r. w. Bradshaw, con-
ference secretary of Christian Edu-
,eation.
Sessions tonight and through the
remainder of the week will begin at
7:3O o'clock AT 1920 p. m. each even
ing a Commute worship period will
be held. Tonight the worship period
will be in charge of Rev. Mr.. Brown:
tomorrow night Rev. T. j. Whitehead,
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
church, and Wednesday night by Rev.
James A. Jones, Presbyterian pastor.
Thursday night Mrs. Wade will he in
charge, and Mr.. Bradshaw will be in
charge the final night, Friday.
Those starting tonight will have an
opportunity to obtain credit for the
school, as one absence is permitted,
provided it is not Friday. Every teach
err in the Sunday school is invited, and
those teaching groups of IL years OF
age and up are urged to take the
course on evangelism by Mr.. Brad
shaw. It is stated that there is moth
ing UNCONVENTIONAL about the school
and those of all other denominations
who are interested are invited to take
advantage of the two courses.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
LOCAL ROTAR|ANS
TO[EAD MEETING.
Kittrell Presides, Jones To
Speak at Chapel Hill
Tuesday Evening

r. G. Kittrell will preside and Rev.
James A. Jones will be the CHER
speaker at the group two inter-city
meeting of Rotary clubs at the Caro-
lima Inn in Chapel Hill tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock. Both men
are of Henderson, Mr.. Kittrell being
a past president and Rev. Mr.. Jones
present president of the local club,
as well as pastor of the First Pres
byterian church.
The meeting in Chapel Hill will in
clude the clubs of Henderson, Oxford,
Roxboro, Durham, Chapel Hill and the
new one recently organized at Yam
ceyvilIe.
Mr.. Kittrell is district chairman
and will preside, but later will turn
over the program to Harrington
Smith. of Chapel Hill. Mr.. Jones will
speak on the spirit and function of
Rotary.
One of the features of the meeting
is to be the showing of a motion pic
ture by r. l.. Lindsay, of Durham,
taken by him during trip to Europe
in the past summer.
Some 80 members of the Henderson
club have intimated they would go to
the Chapel Hill meeting, and the gath
ering will take the place of the regu-
lar weekly luncheon session of the
club here. A similar number of Ok
ford Rotarians are planning to at
tend the meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
TWO DEFENDANTS
IN COUNTY COURT
Recorder R. E. Clements
Sentences John S. Kirk
for Drunken Driving


Two defendants were In county
court. today for short session before
Recorder r. e. Clements.
c. - Fuller was charged with reck-
less driving, and the court accepted g
non pros upon payment of one hall
the costs and $500 to the prosecut-
ing witness, H. x. Phillips.
James Macon, Negro, convicted OF
being drunk, had prayer for judgment
continued upon payment of the costs
In Saturdays session of court, Gar
land Jones, Negro, was convicted Of
being drunk and trespassing, and
prayer for judgment was continued
upon payment of the costs and show
ing good behavior for the next SIX
months.
Harry C. Long was convicted OF
reckless driving, and prayer for judg-
n1ent was continued upon payment Of
a fine, of $25 and costs. He noted an
appeal and bond was set at 5000.
John S. Kirk was fined $50 and
costs of court for driving an auto
mobile while intoxicated. His license
was automatically revoked.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
CARL EDWARDS GAR
GOES INTO RIVER
Driver Goes Asleep Sunday
Morning, Wakes up Head
ed Into Tar River

Carl Edwards had a narrow escape
from death Sunday morning about /
o'clock when he went to sleep while
driving his AUTOMOBILE from Frank
linton to Henderson and nosed dived
into Tar River.
Edwards was aroused as the car
bumped along just before it ieaped in
to the river, about 20 feet deep at
the point, and in some manner leaped
from the car into water about waist
deep, and turned to see the vehicle
disappearing beneath the water.
G. M. O'Lary, of O'Lary's Garage,
pulled the vehicle out Sunday, after
his helpers had dived into the cold,
muddy waters to attach a cable,
Edwards was not hurt in any way
in the accident.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
POST OFFICE. WILL
MOVE ON THURSDAY
Will Go Into Remodeled
and Enlarged Building
Last Of Week

With the new post office virtually
completed, the post office organiza-
ton will move back there next Thurs
day night from temporary quarters
on East Montgomery street that have
been occupied for 10 months. There
will be many finishing touches to be
applied after the organization goes
back to the old quarters, remodeled
throughout and doubled in size, but
Postmaster j. r. league said today
they would move regardless.
Final mails will be dispatched from
the temporary quarters on Thursday
night, and business houses and 9TH
ars will receive the mornings mail
Friday, October 1, from the new
quarters.
The transfer is being made at the
end of a month and the end of a
quarter, thlh, greatly simplifying
bookkeeping for the post office clerks.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
VOID At TACHMENT
JOHNSON HOLDINGS
Attorneys for Both Sides
Sign Agreement To Lib
crate Property

BY consent of counsel for the plain
tiff and defendant, attachment pro-
ceedings instituted by County ABC
Officer L. A. jackson, against Gar
land Johnson have been dismissed and
vacated, it was stated today by e. O.
Fall1ner, Clerk of Superior Court.
jackson was injured when truck
alleged to have been driven by john
son ran over his leg as he, together
with fellow officers, were attempt
ing to search the truck on Orange
street at night some weeks ago.
John cid not stop after hitting the
officer, and was later declared an
outlaw. He surrendered to officers in
Louisburg, and is now awaiting trial
in Vance Superior Court.
The agreement was signed by Kit
trell and F1ittrell, representing the
plaintiff, who is asking $4,000 dam
ages in a suit filed, and Gholson and
Ghoison, representing Johnson in the
suit.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27

Dabney Grange Mtt,ting
The Dabney Grange will resume
its regular meetings Tuesday even
ing.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
JAS. ALBERT CLARK
PASSES IN RALEIGH
Young Man, 10, Lifelonn
Resident of City, Was
Ill for Month

James Albert Clark, 10. native
lifelong resident of Henderson, ana
in the State hospital in Raleios 0ea
$50 a. m. Sunday after an illnesa q.
one month. o.
Surviving are his mother. Mrs T..
Mitchell Clark, and four sstoss
Misses Edna, Mildred, Magazine ol,
Margaret Clark, all of HIand srs a,.u
His father, the late c. A. Clark La
been dead about one year. mas
The deceased was born Januar,
1913. He was a student at the time -
his death.
Funeral services were held 81
o'clock this afternoon at Cokeshur
Methodist Episcopal church, and IN
terment was in the cemetery tbora
Services were in charge of Rev u
c. Richard, pastor Of White Memo
rial M. e. church at South Hendor
son, of which the deceased was
member for the last ten years.
Pa1lbearers for the services wero
announced as follows: James Cris.
som, William Hoylo Ronald Clark
Willie Fuller, Her-ert Ranes and
Lonnie Clark.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PUye -Four

/. In printing, what is nonpareil type?
2. Who wrote the famous old comedy,
1.-THE Rivals?D
8. Name the father of Noah as re-
corded in Genesis.
4. What is creme de menthe?
5. In zoology, what word is used OF
animals that appear during the
half-light of dawn or twilight.
6. Name the important British island
possession off the south coast of
China
z. Who was James Whitcomb Riley?
8. What are hononyms?
8. On which bank of the Mississippi
River is the city of New Orleans,
La.
10. Who were the Hittites?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
.BAPT|STS SELECT
FIVE NEW DEACONS
Will Serve Terms Of Six
Years; All Are Reflect
ed by Church

Five decons of the First Baptist
church were reelected in a ballot cast
by the congregation Sunday morning,
all of them being already members of
the board and all chosen for terms Of
six years. They were: r. J. Turner.
AL. B. Wester, w. B. Daniel, Jr., +. E
Pinnell and H. w. Anderson.
The five were selected from field
of ten recently nominated for the
places.
The church has total of 16 deacons
there Icing two vacancies and the
other nine being as follows: 7. F..
Stewart, G. e. Greene, John s. Milne,
E. c. Morris, j.. @. Gardner, J. r.
league, Mrs j. T. Alderman, J. G.
Kittrell and John M. Hughes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27

Nicholas X. Roerich of New York,
author, explorer, born in Russia %
years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
NEGRO TENANT HAS
GOOD CORN YIELD
Seven Acres on w. j. AsstOn's Farm
Near EPSON of Unusually
Fine Quality Grain

Theodore Crews, Negro tenant on
the w. j. Aston farm near Epson.
this year, raised seven acres of corn
believed to be as good as any pro-
duced in this section. One huge ear
IL 1-2 inches long was on display here
today, and count was said to have
revealed LOO grains on the ear.
Most of the crop was reported to
be of a quality about the same as
the ear displayed here, and the years
production was considered by many
as a high tribute to the colored mans
fine farming.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
THREE MEN HURT
AS CAR OVERTURNS

Three men, all of South Henderson,
J. T. Mitchell James Joyner and
Henry Campbell, overturned Saturday
night about 8 o'clock at Gillburg in
an automobile belonging to Bill Bragg
injuring the trio. James Joyner being
the most seriously injured and was
being treated at Maria Parham hos
pital today. All the men required at
tention at the hospital.
Deputy Sheriff E. A. Cottrell in
vestigated the accident, and said the
car failed to negotiate a curve. The
automobile was badly damaged.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27
COUNCIL IN USUAL
MEETING TONIGHT
Will Likely Order Start Of 1886 Tax
Collections for City; Routine
Business Up

Matters mostly Of routine business
nature faced the Henderson City
Council tonight at its regular month
" meeting for September It was ex-
pected an order would be passed in
structing the city clerk to proceed
with the collection Of 1887 taxes, the
receipts having been virtually COM
pleted, with the exception of corpora
ton excess items.
It was anticipated that the meeting
would be rather brief, unless business
developed that was not generally
looked for today.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-27

License Issued-A marriage license
was issued Saturday at the Vance
Registry's office to Johnnie Short, and
Myrtle Lee Robinson, both of Route s.,
Henderson
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
Returns From Hospital

II. L. Fuller, who has been under
going treatment at Maria Parham
hospital for the past two weeks, has
ret,lrned IN his home in the Bobbitt
community.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
HEALTH STANDARDS
OF NEGROES GOOD
State Health Board Colored
Doctor Finds Condition
Above Average
COMPLIMENTS SCHOOLS
With But Few Exceptions They Are
Adequate and Sanitary, DIR.
Hughes Says After In
spectiOns Here
COMPLIMENTS SCHOOLS

DR.. Walter ]. Hughes, colored doc
tor of the State Board of Health staff,
has just completed an extensive sur
vey of health conditions among the
people of his race in Henderson and
Vance county, and before leaving to-
day left report of his finding with
Dr. A. D. Gregg, Vance county health
officer.
DR.. Hughes said that ION the whole
the personal appearance and general
health of the school population APP
pears to be beyond the average" He
also observed that with but few ex-
ceptions, the schools of Vance county
and Henderson are adequate and the
premises sanitary"
The health agent Observed health
work in the schools, gave lectures and
interviews and held conferences, and
made physical inspections of the stu
dents and some Wasserman tests for
syphilis in the Negro high school,
which is Henderson Institute. School
hygiene and tuberculosis were par
ticularly emphasized, with special re-
ference also to- communicable diseases
adequate nutrition and posture.
LII mug lCPOlC C0 q SOOO oCoI VI
malnutrition in the high school," and
said there should be done tuber-
culosis skin testing"
He also urged more intensive edu-
cation of adults, which he was unable
TO undertake because of a lack Of
time He is expected to return during
the spring to carry on a more inten-
siva health campaign in the county.
During his stay in the city and
county, DR.. Hughes gave % lectures,
which were attended by 1896 elemen-
tary students and 1854 high school
pupils. Forty-five teachers attended
the lectures and $50 adults were
reached in this method. Six health
conferences were held and 1854 ply
steal inspections were given, along
with 159 Wasserman tests.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
Toys Given
Now Exceed
1896 Total
Response of Com
munity Has Been
Generous; NJ a n y
Women Helping

Toys contributed by Henderson peo-
pie for underprivileged children now
exceed the totals provided last Christ
mas, Mrs. w. D. Payne. in charge of
the WPA project, which is cooperat-
ing in the undertaking, said today
The toys were collected early last
week by the Boy Scouts and taken to
the WPA sewing rooms, where they
are being repaired and others are be-
ing made for distribution to needy
families on Christmas Eve day-Fri-
day.
Mrs. Payne said that the eight re-
Sular employees of the WPA sewing
room have been augmented during the
week by some 50-odd women of the
city who volunteered their services
More than 1000 toys and other gifts
have been provided, and Mrs. Payne
sa ID she believed there were sufficient
numbers now to meet the require
:nents.
The community has been generous
as well as the volunteer workers, it
was stated, and Mrs. Payne expressed
the gratitude of all those assisting
for the help that had been given.
The Salvation Army, the Boy Scouts
the welfare department and the So
cial workers of the mills are cooperat-
ing, together with the WPA unit.
Under direction of the Salvation
Army, the Boy Scouts will distribute
the gifts on Christmas eve day.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
SCHOOLS DENTIST
BACK NEXT WEEK
DR.. Guy v. Harris To Treat
Children in City Dur
ing Vacation

DR.. Guy " Harris, school dentist at
tached to the State Board of Health
staff, who has been working in the
white schools of Vance county during
the fall, will return here next Mon
day to resume his service to children
in the schools, it was announced to-
day by DR.. A. D. Gregg, Vance county
health officer.
Dr. Harris will spend next week in
the health offices and children to be
treated will call there, it was explain
ed. This is icing done because the
schools will be closed for the second
IF their two weeks holiday during
Christmas and New Year seasons.
DR.. Harris has already visited all
of the rural schools except Zeb Vance.
He has also completed his work at
North Henderson and South Hender-
son schools. He has not been to any Of
the other schools in the city.
Since the dentist came here in the
fall, he has been occupied a total of
eleven weeks out of the sixteen allot-
ted to Vance county white schools. He
has five more weeks to finish his
work here, and next week in the
health office will be one of the five
Sometime during the winter or ear
ly spring, a colOred dentist of the
State Board of Health will come here
for a stay of four weeks to work with
the colored school children. He is ex-
pected to be at the Central colored
school in Henderson to serve children
from the city and county.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
WEDNESDAY, DECEMB Err %, 1897
ONE CONv|CTEDOF
DRUNKEN DRIVING
Mayor Problem Cooper
Presides Over One Case;
Minor Charges Heard

One defendant was convicted of
drunken driving, and another was
found not guilty of reckless driving
in city court today.
Mayor Protein M. Y. Cooper pre-
sided over the trial of T. r. Champion
who was convicted of driving an au-
tomobile intoxicated, and was given
80 days on the roads, commitment not
to issue upon payment of fine of
$50 and costs. His license to drive was
revoked for one year.
Mayor Henry T. Powell presided
over the remainder of the docket
Robert Edgar Switzerland was
found not guilty of reckless driving
Lewis Johnson, Negro, convicted of
assault, was given 80 days on the
roads, commitment not to issue upon
payment of the costs, and keeping the
peace toward the prosecuting Witness
Josephine Branch.
Plummer Carroll, Negro, was dis
charged when tried for threatening
to kill.
Vernon Rogers, Negro, paid 81 and
costs for being drunk.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
SHOPPERS HAVING
BEST OF WEATHER
More Ideal Conditions IT,,
First Half of Week
Hardly Possible

Another day of ideal weathor
ed Christmas shoppers TODAY r &C.
commented that perhaps nevor was
there been three days of moro ~ ndu
weather for those visiting the st toeal
and shops than has been SERVED O'es
by the weather man the first hole ~
this week. ' OF
All day long for the three d.
there has scarcely been cloud
the skies A bright, warm SIN ~ II
shined the entire time, and tho to maS
perature was just cold enough f. oa,
zest and mercy to those going q o1',
their shopping duties
What ever may be the weather r,o.,
offerings COR the rest Of the week -
Guiding Christmas day, certainly ~, u.
one cou' complain about what y,
had to give SO far this week To-.
shoppers were oiven a "breako tho,.
perhaps had not expected and sur0l',
better than they had had in a lorp
time at this season of the year.
1894-Capt. Dreyfus of France found
guilty of betraying state secrets.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
AssOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
Many Rose Stores Made
Bigger During The Year
Three New Ones Opened wo in North Carolina, One
in Tennessee: Additional Stores To Be Added in
1898: Others Will B Greatly Enlarged

new store" will te opened at Green
Vile. N. c., in the spring
The letter said that 1--WE do not ex-
pect to open a great many new stores
in 1888. but we wish to put forth every
effort to improve our business thro-
ugh moro efficient management and
better merchandising
The Rose company ends the Year
1887 with 1903 stores. It's greatest year
of expansion. by way of opening new
stores. was 1886, when 13 new ones
were started. During 1887, however,
the company has concentrated on i'm
provements. remodelings and enlarge
ments to the end that all stores would
be as modern and as efficient as pos
sible. 1t is assumed, from the lette,
that much the same policy will be pur-
sued in 1888, with the addition of a
few stores here and there
In 1886 the company did more than
S5,000,9CJ gross business, and will go
well over last years figures in 1887
totals. With its home offices here, the
company furnishes employment to
some $50 individuals in Henderson
alone. 1t operates in North Carolina.
South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee
and Georgia. The concern was launch
ed with the first store opened in Hen
derson in the spring of 1915 by p H.
dent and general manager of the
company. All executives have their
offices and homes here.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22

A large number of stores In the
Rose 5-1O-25c Stores Company chain IN
five southern states, and with head
quarters in Henderson, were enlarged
and improved during 1887, and three
new stores were opened, said lette"
mailed by the company today to all
of its managers. It was a year-end
review of the activities of the COM
pany.
New stores were opened at Fair
mont and Canton, N. c. and at Frank
lin. Tenn, and the store at Whiteville
which was des' .oyed by fire some
months ago, has been reopened.
Stores at Mullins, S. c., Martinsville,
Va, and Hartman, Tenn, were NOV
ed to new and larger locations.
Stores remodeled, enlarged and i'm
proved in an extensive manner includ-
ed those at Oxford, Rockingham
Framville and Marion, N. c.; Frank
lin,. Va, Newberry, S. c., and Bristol,
Tenn, with less elaborate alterations
and improvements in stores at Moores-
vile. Thomasville Winston-Salem, N.
c., and Winnsboro, S. c.
Complete luncheonettes and foun-
tain departments have been installed
in the Newberry, S. c., and Bristol,
Tenn. stores, and grocery depart
ments have been added at Bristol ano
at Winston-Salem.
The statement said that additional
buildings have been leased adjoining
stores at North Wilkesboro and Lee
banon Tenn. and these two units will
be remodeled the first of the year. In
each instance the size of the present
store will be doubled. A very fine,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
PROGRAM PLANNED
BY COLORED GROUP
Pageant at Institute, With
Community Tree and
Singing of Carols

A rather elaborate Christmas pro
gram is being planned for Christmas
by the colored citizens of Henderson,
it was learned today.
A big pageant will ,te presented out
doors at Henderson Institute in the
late afternoon Christmas Eve day
and a community Christmas tree will
be had in connection with that pro-
gram. The Colored Women's Fedora
ton Clubs are sponsors.
In addition to this, a group of the
best colored voices available will band
themselves together and drive about
the city around the midnight hour Fri
day to sing Christmas carols.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
Curb Market Thursday.

The curb market will be helo on
Thursday, and there will be no mar
ket on Friday and Saturday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
No Service.

The regular mid-week service neld
at the Baptist church will be omitted
this evening.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
THREE DEEDS WITH
THE VANCE REGISTRY

Three realty deeds were placed on
the records of the Vance Registry, al
of them covering property near the
city.
D. B. Satterwhite, ct al, sold Ira
Hendricks, ct al, for $40 and consider
atoms two lots in the I. J. Young pro-
perty.
Jaseper B. Hicks, trustee, conveyed
numerous lots in Parker Heights to J.
H. Bridgers, tr. for $1,000.
j.. H. Bridgers, trustee, sold J. H
Ranes, for $500 lots in Parker
Heights.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
LANCSTON WARNS
ABOUT PACKAGES

Chief of Police ]. H. Langston to-
day sounded a warning to Christmas
shoppers against leaving packages in
their automobiles without locking the
doors of the vehicle
Several complaints have come to
him of shoppers losing their package,
out of automobiles while visiting the
stores.
The loss could be stopped, the chief
feels, if the public would take the nee
essary precaution.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-22
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PUye. -Four

l. In which country is the Jucar river?
2. How did Major John Andre meet
his death?
s. What is the name for a ribbonlike
saw stretched in frame, adapted
Tor saving curved outlines?
T. VINO wrote the novel ANNA Kare-
nina?"
.. What is myopia?
o. name the Delegates to the U. S.
Congress from Alaska.
= TOW many Presidents of the U. S.
We're born in Virginia?
O. Wnat Is the opposite of Deism?
49, 49, astronomy, what word defines
"a Inc relative brilliancy of stars?
~ WAT does the Latin phrase "Dei
: Gratia" mean?