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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

portant revenue machinery bill under
which counties levy and collect taxes.
Marriage Bill Sponsors.
Senators. Larking, of Jones, and
Abernethy, Of Caldwell introduced
the i5ill today to raise the minimum
age limit for marriages in North Car
DINA.
Under the proposal, boys and girls
would have to be IS years of age,
though girls Is to Is could obtain a
special license
Last Thursday at Elizabeth City
Alice Hewitt, IA, of Norview, Nor
folk, Va. and the Rev. Frederick
Steele, of Matewan, w. Va, were mar
ried, as it was legal for her to get a
license in this State.
The senators put an $4,000 yearly
appropriation back III the blind aid
social security bill, passed it As to 6
on final reading and sent it to the
House.
After a short recess, the upper di-
vision then started debate on the
county option liquor bill, with Sena-
tor Gravely, of Nash, wet leader
absent. He was at home ill.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

for it, demanding that the capable
people" of North Carolina be given
the right to vote on the liquor ques-:
ton.
Opposition was expressed by Rod
man, of Beaufort, who said the So
called drys have had their chance and
failed He said his county had better
conditions with liquor stores than. it
did before
The House-passed county option Ii
quor bill would permit any of the 80
counties not now having liquor stores
to- hold referendums on the question.
A State board would control the coun-
ty system, not now under the State
supervision, and the revenue bill in
cludes seven percent sales tax on
liquor. Now the State gets three per-
cent sales tax.
Senator Gold, of Guilford, introduce
ed a bill to increase the pay of the
utilities commissioner from $4,000 to
$500 a year.
The Senate passed and sent to the
House the Gold bill to provide social
security aid to the needy blind
House members got from Repre-
sentative Bryant, of Durham, the i'm
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

Just as wet" as Raleigh and Wake
county, and that liquor could be OBJ
tanned there almost any time of day
or night either by driving out to one
of the many bootleg liquor stores"
or by merely calling one of several
telephone numbers.
The Mecklenburg county incident is
also focusing attention on the conten-
ton Of those favoring a State liquor
control law to the effect that there
is no such a thing as prohibition in
North Carolina any more and that
Just as much liquor is being sold and
drunk in the so-called dry" counties
as in the wet" counties The only
difference at the present time between
the wet and the dry" counties is
that in the dry counties the liquor
stores are operated by bootleggers I'M
der the guise of dine-and-dance en-
poriums, barbecue stands, filling sta
tions, and so forth while in the "wet"
counties the liquor is sold in county
operated and supervised liquor stores,
it is pointed out
1t is no longer question of no Ii
quor or legal liquor, as some of the
drys seem to think" member of the
Senate said this morning. Nor would
a Statewide referendum help the sit
uatlon any In fact, the only ones
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

who would benefit from Statewide
referendum would be the bootleggers,
who would be given just that much
more time to ply their trade-and if
the 'drys' should win in the election,
the bottleggers would be the real win
rers, since they would then be given
a monopoly on the liquor business in
the State. The question now is who
shall sell liquor in North Carolina, the
bootlegger or the State and counties
through carefully regulated and gov
ernment-supervised liquor stOres-a
lawless, racketeering element, or re-
sponsible people in legally established
stores"
The advocates of the State liquor
control system point out that under
this system those who wan liquor
must go to the liquor stores and buy
it personally, that they must also buy
it in the day time, since the sores
close at 6 p. M, and that they cannot
buy it on holidays or at night. But
under the present bootleg system
which prevails in Mecklenburg, Wake,
Durham, Guilford, Forsyth and most
of the 83 so-called dry counties, Ii
quor may be obtained day or night
but principally at night-from hun
dreds of Joints or may be ordered by
telephone,
Here in Raleigh, for instance, there
are at least four big-time bootleggers
who maintain delivery service any
where in the city, while it is estimat-
ed that there are IS or 80 others both
inside and outside the city limits who
do a cash-and-carry business at
somewhat lower prices. Most of these
liquor stores" sell only government
tax-paid liquor and hold Federal re-
tail liquor dealers licenses, since very
few take any chances with the Fede-
raj government by attempting to sell
blockade or non-tax paid liquor.
II know that conditions in my coun-
ty are very similar to those in Neck
ienburg, in that I know of at least
four places which sell liquor just out
side the city limits of the city in which
live and I am told there are many
more" another Senator from a Pied
mont county said yesterday. THAT
is why I am convinced that liquor
control is worth trying, at least. 1t
certainly cannot be any worse than
the present bootlegging system in eff
feet in most of the dry counties. I
intend to vote for the liquor control
bill"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16
Baseball Meeting Set For
Wednesday Night To Form
Bi-State Club For City
Win Clark President of Cir cult, Outlined Details to
Fans Here Yesterday; CT ty Must Post Forfeit Bond
By Noon Saturday; S ONE Equipment on Hand

in the circuit, and could well afford
baseball of this type.
League Park is in very good condl-
ton, and little additional work would
be required there to put it in the best
of condition. The city already has
road uniforms for it's team as well as
much equipment left from last years
semi-pro outfit run by Ed Powell.
This will be turned over to the new
team, thus cutting the costs of putting
a team in the field.
Henderson must act and do so in a
hurry in order to bring baseball here,
and the leading fans are urging the
cooperation of all citizens in the mat
ter.
Win Clark, president of the league,
was in the city yesterday talking with
representatives ard giving them an
outline OF w.. would be required
from the city to get into the circuit.
He pledged Henderson his best eff
forts in getting organized.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

; A mass meeting of baseball fans
has been called for Wednesday night
at o'clock at the court house to de-
eide the fate of organized baseball in
Henderson, since the city has been Of
fered a berth in the Bi-State league.
/. The purpose of the meeting will be
for the organization of the Henderson
club, the election of officers and d.
trectors, for Henderson must post $oOO
forfeit money with Win Clark, pres
ident of the Bi-State in Norfolk, Va,
by noon Saturday, or forfeit its
chance in organized baseball this sum-
mer.
The Bi+State plays Glass D baseball
with salary limit of $1,000 per month
exclusive of the managers stipend.
Interested fans here believe that Hen
derson could easily afford such team
and pay the entire costs out of gate
receipts. The city is much larger
than a majority of the teams entered
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16
THREE CAGE T|[TS
FOR GYM TONIGHT
Highs Play Louisburg Twice
and Hi-Speeds Tie Up
With Demons

Three games will be run off tonight
in Henderson high school gym when
Henderson and Louisburg high
schools tie up at $50 o'clock, and the
Texaco Hi-Speeds meet the Blue De-
mons in a nightcap event.
Henderson boys hold a win over
Louisburg, but the girls were defeat
ed in their previous meeting with the
Franklin county team.
The Blue Demons and Hi-Speeds,
local independent quints, have worked
up considerable rivalry, and will be
at each others threats from the open
ing whistle.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16
STOLEN HIGH POINT CAR
FITS DESCRIPTION GIVEN

High Point, Feb. 16 (AP)-High
Point police received a report today
a few minutes after they had pulled
in an automobile abandoned by flee
ing Caledonia prison farm despera-
does that the (Ford) automobile of
U. S. Newman, bearing North Caro-
lima license 243-497 had been stolen
from the business district.
Police said they had not been able
to determine whether the theft might
be connectd with the flight of the es-
capped convics
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

the dinners and thus all financial
worries done away with.
AT his headquarters here in RALEIGH
things are humming. Mr. Folger has
named a committee to assist him in
Statewide activity for the dinners.
On the group are J. Ed Butler. pre-
sident of the North Carolina Young
Democrats Clubs, as vice chairman
and chief aide to Mr.. Folger; Wallace
Winborne, Marion, State chairman
Mrs. w. B. Murphy, Snow Hill, State
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

from Commissioner of Paroles Edwin
Gill
"The seven prisoners participating
in the break at Caledonia are well
known to the parole office" Commits
sioner Gill said. I'm our recent survey
of the felon population these men
were classified as habitual criminals
and as dangerous men. Our study
disclosed that nc'e of them could be
considered for oarole. AS a result,
their applications Tor parole were de-
clined."
The seven prisoners who made their
escape yesterday, after disarming a
guard, cutting telephone wires and
kidnapping the warden and steward
are: Clyde York. S5, Mt. Airy, serving
Is years for various offenses, includ-
ing murder; A. w. Petit, 10, Char
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

CONTINUED from Pagee'onel
larity with the deer peepul" and the
amount of money they spend in hiring
workers at the polls which decide the
issues
On the other hand, this view runs,
in conventions only those who are
reasonably we'll qualified for the posts
are considered at all. It isn't a gen.
eral free for all into which ANYBODY
can inject himself who has cash
enough to pay the small primary en-
trance fee.
Of course, this view is opposed bv
many who feel that a convention
thwarts the will of the people and
puts selection of judges ana solicitors
in the hands of INSCRIPTIONS poll
ticians who will be even less concern
ed about qualifications than will the
voters.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

Jack Brodie is an escaped convict
who became a policeman! Brodie
escaped from a prison camp near
Ardmore Okla, in 1926. He had been
sentenced to 10 years for bank rob-
berry At liberty, he followed a
straight and narrow" path. He be-
came a policeman at ColfaX, Wash.
But he was under constant tension.
He feared that some day he would
arrest a man who would recognize
him. Thus he changed over to the
Washington state highway depart
ment and was employed by it for sew
en- years. Then, he decided to give
up and return to the Oklahoma state
penitentiary at McAlester to serve II
remaining months of his term. The
state pardon board has recommended
full pardon. Central Press.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

Highway Patrol office here about
IL o'clock today he had seen the
seven escaped convicts, sought since
their escape yesterday from Caledonia
prison farm, near Asheboro travelling
in the direction of High Point.
The Asheboro chief of police said
the men were travelling in a Ford V-8
car, which had been commandered or
stolen. The car was gun metal in
color and bore the license number
243-497.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

vice-chairman; and Miss Mae Oliver,
Sanford, vice president of the States
Young Democrats.
Local chairmen are being named
as rapidly as possible and each of
them will be assisted by a local COM
mittee composed of the county chair
man and vice chairman and the coun-
ty president and vice president of the
Young Democratic club of the county.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

ASHEBORO POLICE REPORT
FUGITIVES PASSED THERE
Greensboro, Feb. 16 (AP)-Ashe-
boro police notified Sheriff Joe Phipps
of Guilford county, and the State
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-16

and Walter Willard, 10, of Raleigh,
their hostages, to "get out and git'' on
side road about two and half
miles from Vass
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Victory Dinners
Are Outstanding

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Caledonia Felons
Have Bad Record

CONTINUED from Page One.)
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Escaped Prisoners
Leave Stolen Auto
Below High Point

{Contnued rro-a Page One.)
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Another Hike Of
State Salary Now
Sought In Senate

CONTINUED from Page One.)
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Raids May Boost
Liquors Passage

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Primaries Upon
Judges Will &C

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-20
$4,000 For
School Bond
Is Approved
Commissioners Pro-
vide Funds For Kit
trell and Dabney
Negro Buildings

Bonds in the sum of $4,000 was au-
thorized by the Vance Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners at an adjourned
meeting held today, the funds to be
used toward financing two new Ne
gro school buildings, one in Kittrell
and the other in Dabney township.
Both replace structures that were
burned last winter.
A resolution adopted ~ the County
Board of Education, which also held
a meeting today, estimated the cost
of the two jobs, q. $4,000. Total in
surance realized on the two structures
that were burned was $5,905.20. The
Kittrell school is to cost SIG, 125, ac-
cording to contract, and that at Dab
ney $9,622.4S, according to. contract.
Neither the board of education nor
the county commissioners transacted
any other business of consequence
during the forenoon sessions, both of
which were rather brief.
Most members of both boards at
tended their respective sessions.
Contracts for the new schools al
ready have been let and work is in
progress at Kittrell, and either be-
gun or about. to be begun in Da5ney.
It is hoped that both buildings can
be completed in time for use when
schools resume early in January after
the Christmas-New Year holidays.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-20
TOBACCO STRONGER
: FOR DAYS SALES
Average Close to ~ Cents
Is Predicted by Sales
Supervisor

Tobacco was even stronger on the
Henderson market today at the be-
ginning of the first full week of the
season than on last Thursday and
Friday, the first two days of the new
auction year, r. w. Mcfarland, sales
supervisor, announced this afternoon.
He said the price appeared to be
about one dollar per hundred above
last week, and predicted the days
average would be close to SIT, or
about S2675 per hundred pounds for
The days offerings.
Mr.. Mcfarland did not specifically
estimate the volume of the days ops
rations, but said the entire day
would be required to handle the
.'eak, possibly reaching to 100000
pounds or more.
Medium smoking grades and top
trades appeared to be stronger today
han the first two days of the season,
said the supervisor. There was much
good leaf on the floors and buyers ap-
peared willing to compete for it in a
manner that ran prices up to figures
satisfactory to growers.
Warehousemen have estimated that
moderate sales would be experienced
the first part of the week, and that
nv the end of the week sufficient
quantities will have been stripped and
prepared for market to heighten the
offerings perceptibly. They look for
a heavy break on Friday.
Some curing is still in progress in
the county, but this will likely be
completed this week. The crop is late
due to adverse weather conditions,
which is delaying the farmers in put
ting their weed on the floors for sale.
Following is Mr.. McFarland's state
ment about today's sales:
"The market today is even stron-
ger than. it was last week. Estimate
an average for today of around $1.O0
more than it was Friday. In other
words, estimate today, average at
about $26.75 for the whole.
sThe grades of tobacco which APP
pear to be stronger are the medium
smoking grades and the top grades.
Sales will last probably the entire day
cit is refreshing to the writer to
know that his preview averages as
given to the press last week were not
in the least exaggerated. In fact, they
were slightly less than Henderson's
official average of $25.71. The "'Sally-
hoo" artist of practically all the other
markets gave as their estimate, $500
more than they were in reality as
shown in their official figures to the
press yesterday"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PRES|DES AT COURT
Drunk ~ and Disorderly Cases
Heard at County Court
Session

Recorder r. E. Clements nro..,
over today's session of COUNTY on'.s'
passing out sentences on sev Uus|,
drunk and disorderly cases ''idl
Nick Kittrell, Negro, was convict.
of reckless driving and drivino , aG.eu
out a license, and prayer for ind VIII
was continued upon payment Of 9f'' al
costs. VI the
Jesse Ford went to tie roads g.
sixty days for being drunk III
In another warrant, Jesse Ford
charged with assault and Threatens; was
and was given an additionoI
months road sentence to begin ~ 81. OK
expiration of sixty day sentence i inc
posed by the court. He noted an a -"
peal. aee 'p-
Raymond Fleming was found ori,4,.
OF being drunk and destroying persor
al property, and was sent to tho ro r
for IL months. He noted an .no uauS
and bond was set at $500. fp'"i
The state took a mol pros in tho -,
OF Alton Evans, charged with Assault
and using profane language.
Bruce Jones, Negro, was given on
days on the roads when found pu,tv
OF assault and cursing, commitmart
not to issue upon payment of the cos+a
and showing good behavior towa ~
Mrs. A. B. Faulkner until Jan. 1000
A mol pros with leave was taken ~,
the case of Kimball Ellington, charged
with abandonment and non-support
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-20
U. S. CONSTITUTION
THEME OF SERMON
Rev. T.J.Whitehead Preach
es to Junior Order Mem
bers Sunday Morning

Rev. T. J.. Whitehead, pastor, of the
First Methodist Protestant church,
preached a special sermon to the
members of the Junior Order council
in Henderson Sunday morning, dis
cussing the United States Constltu-
ton by way of observance of the l5Oth
anniversary of the signing of the Con-
stitutiOn.
A number of members of the order
attended the services and sat togeth-
or in pews near the front of the au-
litorium, to the right of the pastor.
e. M. Hall, an official of the local
council, occupied a seat in the pulpit
and led in prayer.
Rev. Mr.. Whitehead told of the ardu-
Gus labors of the founding fathers in
drawing up the Constitution, and said
that its final form was agreed upon
only after much discussion and COM
promise, and said that it was ulti-
mately accepted by all of the original
colonies and has been the standard
and guide for the American people
since that time. He pleaded for loyal
ty to and faith in the Constitution as
a charter of liberty for the nation,
and called for it's protection and pre-
servation to that end.
While the name of the deity was
omitted from the Constitution, said
the speaker, it breathes the princi-
pies of righteousness and justice enun-
ciated in Christian doctrine. Ere
quently the statesmen who drew the
Constitution resorted to prayer for
divine guidance in the drawing of the
famous document, he said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-20
HENDERSON MAN IS
SLAIN IN NEW YORK
John E.. Smith, 26, Cut To
Death at Hicksville,
Long Island

John E. Smith, 26, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Smith, of this city, was cut
to death sometime last night in Hicks
vile, L. l., New York, where he had
been for the past two years.
Few details of the event were learn
ed here by relatives.
Funeral services will probably be
conducted here sometime Wednesday,
members of the family stated
The deceased is survived by his pa
rents, three sisters, Mrs. George Harp
er, Mrs. Leonard Eason and Miss
Halle May Smith, and two brothers,
Woodrow, of Henderson and Gilbert,
of Long Island, New York.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-20
MPLA|NTS MADE
ABOUT LUNCH HOUR
Different Periods Provided
At High School; Can't
Go Home

Complaints by parents about lunch
hours observed at the Henderson high
school have brought statement from
Prof. w. D. Payne, the principal, sent
them through students, in which the
high schools daily work schedule was
outlined and parents asked to give ex-
preston to their opinion as to lunch
perioos.
There has been considerable COM
plant about the fact that insufficient
time is allowed children to go to
their homes at the noon time for their
lunch, rather than having to pay for
1t at the high school cafeteria. The
school day commences at $3.50 a. M,
and the children are kept at school
until p. m, yet there is not time in
the middle of the day for them to 60
home for brief time for lunch. The
present hours constitute total of
eight hours the children are kept at
5chool, which is ia longer time than
Jay laborers are kept on their job.
Prof. Payne's statement to parents
follows:
HSomA few complaints have come to
me that the second lunch period here
at the high. school begins too late in
the day. We now hs.Ie two lunch
periods each day. The first period is
from 1920 to 1880 each day and the
second lunch period is from 1:20 to
1850. &
1t would be possible to have these
lunch periods from 1900 to 1890, and
from 100 to 1:3O each day. If we
should make this change, however, it
would mean that we could not have
our ACTIVITY or assembly period
until the last thing in the afternoon.
AS we now run the schedule the "Ac-
,ivity" period comes from 10:47 to
l1:17 each morning.
"On Friday Morning, September II
the students voted in assembly about
nine to one to leave the lunch periods
at the present times of 1920 to 1850
and from 1:2O to 1850.
II would like to know how many
parents would prefer to change the
lunch periods to the 1900 to 1890 and
100 to 1870 periods.
PLEASE indicate below which time
you prefer and return this letter to
the Home Room teacher of your son,
or daughter"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-20
STATE FAIR TOUR
u HERE ON THURSDAY
Group Covering Large Section of State
To Come to Henderson in
Late Afternoon

A group of Raleigh business men
touring large section of the State In
the interest of attendance at the State
Fair there next month are scheduled
to stop in Henderson on Thursday of
this week at 5 o'clock in the after
noon. The itinerary of the trip has
been received here, and calls for stop
by ~ party late in the afternoon of
the second day of the trip. The party
will come here from Louisburg, where
a stop is scheduled for 4:25 p. m.
After leaving Henderson, the visitors
will go to Oxford for stop and sup
per at $40 o'clock. The last stop of
the tour will be at Creedmoor at 6:3O
p. M, with arrival back home in Ra-
leigh set for 7:3O o'clock that evening.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-09-20
MISS PATTERSON is
BITTEN BY MOCCASIN

Miss Evelyn Patterson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Patterson, Burwell
avenue, was bitten on the right foot
yesterday by copperhead moccasin
while playing with a group of chill
dren around a hay stack at the home
Of Mrs Nat Boyd in the Townsville
section.
Miss Patterson was said to be do
ing very nicely today at her home.
She was rushed to Maria Parham hos
ipital immediately after the bite, and
was. given treatment there.