davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1937-02-04
Might Have Been Different

Foreman-Hurry up there, Joe.
Jockey, boss, but Rome wasn't
built in a day. you know.
Foreman-Maybe not, but /
wasn't foreman on that job.-Illinois
Guardsman.
Smyrna times., 1937-02-04
MARYLAND ITEMS

Alfred L. Tharp, Esq, and Miss
Emily ]. Goldsborough, of Easton.
were married on Wednesday after
noon in Christ P. E. Church, that
town.
The Methodist Protestant con
gregation of Chestertown have de-
cided to build a new church.
Millington occupies a high seat
in the way of schoolmarms: Miss
Vich Power and Miss May Black
iston at the academy, Miss Helen
Power in an adjoining district on
the road from Millington to Ches-
terville, Miss Anne Power on the
road from Millington to Smyrna,
Miss Peacock between Massey and
Sassafras, she is graduate of the
Normal School; Miss Jennie Nc
Whorter, at Massey, Miss Mary
Lease, assistant at Sassafras, Miss
Moffett on the road from Mann 5
Corner to the Cypress about hree
miles from MIlllngton.
A brilliant wedding took place
at Snow Hill on Wednesday morn
ing, the Rev. E. S. Mace, Of Selby-
vile, Del, and Miss Mary z. Rich
ardson, of Snow Hill being the con
tracing parties. Misses Katie and
Julie Bratton and Clara Collins. Of
Snow Hill were the bridesmaids,
and the Hon. William S. McCabe,
of Selbyville, Speaker Of the House
of Representatives of the State Of
Delaware, the Rev Mr.. Watkins, Of
Bishopville, and Charles H. Rich
ardson, brother of the bride. were
groomsmen. The Rev. ]. A. B.
Wilson oficiated, assisted by the
Revs. j. W.Easley and R. w. Todd.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
Rev. C.K Proctor Speaks;
Henderson Oxford Highs
In Annual Football Play
High School Hopes for Rec epts Sufficient TO Pay OFF
Athletics Debt; Civic CIR cups Sponsoring ARMS
tice Program, To egin With Parade

Rev. c. K Proctor superintendent of the Masonic Orphan
age at Oxford chief speaker for the celebration OF
Armsce Day Thursday it announced today by
Mayor Henry Powell chairman of the community committee
This observance of the end of
the World will the largest scale here recent
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06

gram was ordered sent by the local
bird club to him, the motion bein 2
made by DR.. D. T. Smithwick, of
Louisburg, and seconded by A. A.
Hicks, of Oxford. Mr.. Hicks while a
member of the State General Assem-
bly,, introduced the first resolution for
secretary of the National Audubon
Society, to which he has given most
Of the useful years of his life.
There were IS persons present from
Raleigh, five from Louisburg and
three from Oxford. Among those from
Raleigh were Prof. r. w. Green, of
N. G. State College, and Mrs Green,
the latter better known as Charlotte
Hilton Green, an author on bird life
DR.. John Gray, Of Raleigh, secretary
treasurer of the State Bird Club, was
also among those present.
Mrs. Green invited members of the
local club to meeting in Raleigh late
in November to an illustrated lecture
by DR.. Allen, of Cornell University,
who will exhibit sound motion pic
ture on birds, and also asked them to
a tea at her home.
Rev. James A. Jones, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, thanked
Mr.. Sprunt for coming here for the
lecture. With him was his father, DIR.
Alexander Sprunt, ST., of Charleston,
S. c., former pastor of the Presby-
terrain church here, and also a broth
er, Rev. James Sprunt, pastor of West
minister Presbyterian church in
Lynchburg, and the latter's wife.
1t was announced at the meeting
that signs have been erected by the
local bird club at all main entrances
to the city showing Henderson to be
a bird sanctuary.
The wording on each of these signs
is: Bird Sanctuary; Entire City by
Special Ordinance One is on the ma
tional highway leading in from Rich
mond, another on the same highway
leading in from Raleigh, and the third
on the highway leading in from OK
ford and the west. The signs are at
tached to the State Highway and Pub
lie Works Commission sign giving the
name of the city, its population and
its altitude.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
T, c. FINCH DIES
At HOSPITAL HERE
Was II Years Old and Dean
of Insurance Men Here;
Funeral Sunday

After an illness of month, the last
five days of which had been spent at
Maria T'lrham hospital here, Edward
Gustave Finch, 71-year-old dean of the
insurance, underwriting business of
Henderson, died at the hospital a.
11:55 o'clock Friday night. He had
been in feeble health longer time.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon at o'clock from the
family home on Andrews avenue, in
charge of Re- =. L. Spencer. pastor of
Mount Carmel Methodist Protestant
church, four miles east of the city, Of
which Mr.. Finch had been a life
long member, and in which he was a
trustee for so years or more. Assist
ing in the funeral will be Rev. A. S.
Hale. pastor of the First Baptist
church, and Rev. r. E. Brown, pastor
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church. Burial will be in Elmwood
cemetery here.
Mr. Finch is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Ida Fox Finch; three sons.
Clyde L. and Andrew ]. Finch both
of Henderson, and Edwin p Finch,
of Petersburg, Va: and three daugh-
Anderson and Mrs. w. D. Payne, all
of Henderson. Several brothers of the
deceased have died in recent years.
Mr.. Finch was a native of Granville
county, and was born March 10, 1856.
He had lived in Henderson for half
century. He was married October ~,
1887, in Henderson. George w. Finch,
his father, died 45 years ago and his
mother, Carolina Bradshaw Finch,
died 80 years ago. Both were of Boyd
ton, Va
Ever since it was formed some J.!
years ago, Mr.. Finch had been presi
dent of the Vance Coal & Lumbe
Company operated by two of his sons
and one son-in-law. For 81 years ne
was in the insurance business, nearly
all of that time with the same COM
pany. In his prime, he was consider
ed the leading insurance underwrite.
in Henderson, and his success in the
business was indicated by the fact
that he frequently won trips and other
awards of the company for volume o.
contracts written.
Pallbearers for the, funeral were an
nounced as follows:
Active-C. B. Finch, G. S. Finch
Parry B. Finch, Cliff H. Finch, Lat
w. Finch, DR.. o. E. Finch, of Ra-
leigh; George Finch and Ralph Finch
all nephews.
| Honorary-J. P. Zollicoffer, j. F
Mills, E. M. Rollins, B. H. Perry, j
3. Owen, w. A. Hunt, Charlie Basket
J G. Pickett, Gus Roth, Fred Roy
ster, C. D. Harton, F. M. Harvard, A
| A. Bum G. w. Adams, D. D. Hocutt
r. G.. Harrison, Roy o. RodweH
Maurice T. Greenway, S. P. Cooper, +
E. Marston, Eugene Falkner, S. L
Peace, N. B. Thomas, DR.. A. c. Vow
George A. Rose, ST., w. D. Massee
Lee Averett, S. ]. Lane, /. j. Young
j. J. Edwards, DR.. w. H. Furman
Charlie Hoyle, w. w. Currin, E. /
Fleming, G. w. Knott, ]. H. Bridgers
Henry T. Powell, L. r. Gooch, G. &
Harris, S. r. Harris, ST., c. B. Hight
J. T. Weldon, P. c. Smith, Ben Hedge
peth, Hamilton Stewart, ]. H. Cheat
! ham, w. B. Daniel, Jr., E. 0. Falkner
H. M. Robinson, j. B. Gee, l.. Z. ker'
| ncr, f. 3. Robards, DR.. r. L. UP
church, w. M. Coffin.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
TO HONOR GROUPS
Service Station Men, Aged
People and Football
Team Invited

A series of four sermons to be
preached by the pastor, Rev. ).
Everett Neese at the Congregational
Christian church this Sunday and
Sunday week will honor groups who
are not always paid special attention.
The minister announced his services
today, one of them to honor filling
station operators, one aged people
# owe 60 and another to the football
seam of the Henderson high schooi.
The first two sermons of the series
Of four will be preached this Sunday.
A personal invitation has been extend
cd to all filling station men to at
end the morning service tomorrow
when the subject will be, Goods Fill
ing Stations" =,
The second sermon Of the series VIII
be Sunday evening, at which time an
citizens over so are especially invited
rs spec.aI guests of the congregation.
The church will be appropriately de-
Grated and a souvenir will be given
10 ovarv one in attendance. The even
~, e,,tiect will be, "The Glorious Tint
Of Autumntide."
On Sunday next week the third and
fourth in the series of sermons will
he preached. At the morning hour, the
members of the Henderson high
school football team will be special
guests and the subject of the minis
ter will se appropriate to the occasion.
The public in general is invited to
the evening service on Sunday, NO
vember Ia.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
Seasons Tobacco Sales
Pass l5,225,97O Figure
SE|FERT TO HEAD
CHEST MOVEMENT
Officers To Meet Monday
Night To Decide on Di-
rectors of Board

c. o. Seifert, prominent bother of
the city, has accepted appointment as
president of the Henderson Commun-
ity Chest, and he and the other of
ficers will be called to meet Monday
evening to select a group of directors
from a list nominated at a recent
meeting. The other officers are E. f.
Parham, vice-president, and Sam AL
ford secretary-treasurer
The meeting Monday night will Sc
feet a later date for the meeting of
the officers and the full board of di
rectorS, to number about ten, it was
stated.
When the other meeting is held
probably later in the week, it will then
be decided who will head the actual
chest drive, also the date for the cam
paign, and the definite budget the
community will zee asked to under
write for the coming year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
K|WAN|S TOLD OF
WORKINGS OF CITY
Mayor Henry T. Powell
Speaks; President Miles
Tells of Convention

Mayor Henry T. Powell was the
chief speaker at the weekly luncheon
meeting of the Henderson Kiwanis
club Friday evening, telling of the
operation of the city's affairs. Presi-
dent M. C. Miles, who presided at the
meeting, gave a report on the annual
convention of the Carolinas district,
Kiwanis International, held at Char
lotte a week ago, and attended by
him and w. r. Turner. who has been
elected president of the club for the
year beginning January 1. Miss Mary
Harrison favored the club with sew
eral vocal numbers.
Mayor Powell gave a statement of
the bonded debt Of the city, and cited
figures as to how the money collect
ed by taxes and received otherwise is
spent. He gave a breakdown of the
tax dollar, or the tax rate, which this
year is $1.75 on the 500 valuation,
and showed where all of the money
went in carrying on the citys bust
ness affairs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
BIRD CLUB HEARS
ALEX SPRUNT TALK
Audubon Official Says Man
Could Not Live Without
The Birds
Good Crowd at High School AuditO-
rum for Program; Number of
Visitors Attend From Out
side Henderson

large numser of citizens gathered
in the auditorium of the Henderson
high school Friday night to hear the
address by Alexander Sprunt, Jr., di-
rector of Southern Bird Sanctuaries
for the National Audubon Society,
who spoke under auspices of the Hon
dersOn Bird Club. There were num-
Der of bird club members and en-
thusiasts here from Raleigh, Oxford,
Louisburg and elsewhere.
Civic and garden club members and
others were especially invited to the
meeting, and there were some 200 in
all present.
J. p. B. Council, president Of the
Henderson Bird Club presided, and
called on Miss Claudia Hunter, secre-
tary Of the club, to outline the accom-
plishments and the aims Of the club.
Mayor Henry T. Powell then read the
proclamation designating the entire
corporate limits of the City of Hen
derson as a bird sanctuary, follow
ing action of the City Council to that
end a month ago.
Mr.. Connell introduced the speaker
of the evening, whose address was il
Illustrated ny a number of lantern
slides showing many species of birds
and also scenes illustrating steps that
have been taken to protect the bird
life of the South.
Mr.. Sprunt declared man is Deepen
dent on the birds, and showed how
these feathery fowls eat and destroy
insects, rodents and other pests that
would make the life of man miserable
IL i o<,11. i
one-tenth of the crops and that rats,
if left alone, would annihilate man
from the earth. They help also to hold
down the supply of fish to keep them
from filling the oceans and rivers. He
showed how protective measures had
become necessary to prevent the ex-
termination of many kinds Of birds,
and of the work of the National Audi
bon Society in that direction. He said
the society had nothing against hunt
ing, but was seeking a closed season
on ducks to prevent their extermina-
ton by hunters.
Mr.. Sprunt highly commended the
City of Henderson for making its cor
porate limits a bird sanctuary, and
George w. Lay, of the publicity divi-
sion of the State Department of Con-
servation and Development privately
related the enormous amount of pub.
licity the city has already received
over the country, and especially in
Florida and other parts of the South
for the creation of the bird sanctuary
here
In his address, Mr.. Sprunt told of
the serious illness in New York of
DR.. T. Gilbert Pearson, native North
Carolinian, who pioneered in conserva-
ton work for bird life, and a tele-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
GEO. NJ. PATTERSON
DIES AT AGE OF 70
Father of Well Known Con-
tractor Was Canadian;
Burial on Sunday

Funeral services will be held at $3.50
O'Clock f,isnday afternoon for George
III. Do-4orsor, 70 who died at 1873 p.
m. Friday at the home of his son, A.
D. Patterson, on the Country CLUB
Drive, west of the city. The rites will
be at the Patterson home, and Rev.
l. w. Hughes, rector of Holy In
nocents Episcopal church, will be in
charge. Interment will be in ElmwoOd
cemetery here. Rev. r. E. Brown, pas
tor of the First Methodist church, will
assist in the services.
Mr.. Patterson died of a heart at
tack 10 hours after he was stricken.
Fie had lived in Henderson with his
son for the past year and half.
The deceased was a native of New
Brunswick, Canada, where he was
born September 81, 1867. He engaged
for many years in the general con-
tracing business. In addition to the
son here, the deceased is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Mary Dillon Patter-
son, and one daughter, Mrs Malcolm
II. Cook, of Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. Patterson was a past master ct
Putnam Lodge, A. F. A. M, past high
priest of the Royal Arch Masons, and
was a member of the Council Royal
and Select Masters, and also Knights
Templar. He was also past chancellor
commander of Franklin lodge knights
of Pythias.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PGge -Four

/. What is the scientific name Tor
white ants?"
2. Where is the Aisne river?
8. What is the distance across the
English Channel from Cape Grlz
Nez to Dover?
4. Can an alien be deported from the
u. S. for refusing to apply for
American citizenship?
s. Name the most famous of the seven
hills of Rome.
6. How much Negro blood has an octo-
room?
Z. Should olives be eaten with the
fingers or a fork?
What is paleontology?
g. Where is the region called Painted
Desert?
10. What is the state flower of Mis-
sissippi?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
More Than $4,256,S63 Paid
by Buyers for OFFERINGS
At Average of S27.99
Here
SALES DURING WEEK
l 3-4 MILLION POJJNDc
Nearly Half Million Dollars
Paid for Offerings; FRIDAY
Sale 444,154 Pounds for
$26.30 Average; 60 Per.
cent of Crop Here Believed
Sold

Sales climbed to higher levels IL
volume on the Henderson Tobacco
market during the past week with
1,76O,078 pounds sold. Buyers paid
$464,603.88 for TIE offerings at an
average price of $264O per hundred
pounds.
The weeks business brought season
totals to 15,225,972 pounds for a total
of So, 256, 863.03 at an average of $279q
per hundred pounds. Hendersons
weekend sale was 444 1854 pounds
which brought $116,817.58 at an av.
erage of $26.30 per hundred. All ware
house floors were cleared Friday for
an expected large break on Monday
In the corresponding week year
ago the Henderson market sold l..
607,482 pounds for $414,6O849 at an
average of $25.79 per hundred pounds
Season sales to that date were 49,
1O1 $40 pounds for $344749492 at an
average Of $26.29 per hundred pounds.
In round figures the market this
season has sold 2,125,O00 pounds more
than to this date a year ago, for $780,
600 more and at an average of $17O
per hundred pounds higher.
The figures were furnished by R.
w. Mcfarland, sales supervisor who
said that while some of the better to-
bacco sold during the past week
brought as high as Is cents a pound,
the great quantity of inferior tobacco
pulled down the average for the week.
Observers feel the market has sold
around sixty percent of the crop that
will be handled here, and some think
the season total this year will be close
around the 25,OOO,O O0-pound mark, or
about 100000 pounds in excess of
last years season total.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
TWO FIRE ALARMS
DURING THE MORNING

Firemen were called to Roses COZ
ton gin this morning about $3.50 O'CLOCK
where If did an unestimated damage
to seed cotton stored there 10 ue
ned, while one company was nc
place, an alarm came from .ne 100 100
rich apartments on Burweil av1n uea
where smoke gave cause for the al IN IL,
There was no fire, ACCORDING 20 rire
Chief Shepherd. Firemen ie1e moss,
connected at the cotton gin 70 Neep
the staple there wet, and to prevent
the spread of the tire.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06

made no move except to lower he:
head slightly and purse her lips:
Judge Charles Bell had previously
warned the spectators against max.
ing any demonstration, and dozens o.
uniformed special guards were sta
TONED about the court room to en-
force his order. AS the judge thanked
the Jurors and went through the us
.ua1 roukHe for Adjournment. Mrs.
Hahn looked up and stared fixedly al
the jury.
AS Defense Attorney Hiram Boil
singer polled each member of the jury
Mrs. Hahn blinked her Redeemed eyes
at frequent intervals. After the SEES
sion adjourned, she was quickly es-
corted from the court room to the
women's Jail quarters.
Mrs Hahn, tried on a charge Of
fatally poisoning Wagner to obtain
his small fortune, was also indicted
for poisoning George Gsellman, and
was accused of killing two other elder
ly men for the same motive.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
THREE DEEDS ARE
FILED ON FRIDAY

Three deeds were filed with the
registry yesterday
C. NJ Woody sold $50 acres of land
in WILLIAMSBURG township to F. H.
Hicks for $40 and considerations.
Cora Hoyle Davis conveyed 1O7
acres of land in the Aycock commun-
ity to c. E. Hoyle for $40 and con-
siderations.
Cora H. Davis bought a lot on
Church street from the Henderson
Dispatch Co., for $40 and considera-
tons
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06

the World War will be on the
anniversary occasion.
Civic, patriotic and other COM
munity organizations are uniting to
sponsor the celebration this year.
which will be featured by a parade,
the speaking, a high school football
game and the annual American Lee
gion barbecue.
The parade, which will start in the
lower end of Garnett street, will move
through the business section at 2
o'clock, arriving at the Henderson
high school by 2:3O p. m. for the in
door exercises, including Mr.. Proctor's
address. That program will conclude
in time for the game at $3.50 o'clock
between the Henderson and Oxford
high school football teams. The Lee
gion barbecue will he at the Legion
hut on South Garrett street.
All of the organizations sponsoring
the celebration and others as well are
to have places in the parade. All
military units in the city are to be
represented, including Company Z OF
the infantry, the 1O5th Medical Reg:-
ment Band and the Service Company
of the Medical Regiment, both locat-
ed here.
The high school band and the mill
tary band are to furnish music Tor
the football game. A military drill on
the athletic field at the high school
where the game will be played, will
be featured at the half, accompanied
Ey band music.
Stores Of the city are being asked
to close for the afternoon to permit
their employees to atterd the indoor
exercises and the football game. Petit
lions have been circulated seeking CO.
operation of the business people in
this respect.
Members of the committee in charge
of arrangements for the ArmiStice
celebration were much pleased today
that Rev. Mr.. ProctO-. had accepted
their invitation to attend and speak
at the exercises. He is known as one
of the finest orators in the State, and
frequently comes to Henderson for
appearances before various groups
and to preach at different times in
local churches. He is well known to
Masons, whose orphanage at Oxford
he heads, and also to Methodist peO-
pie in the city by reason OF the TACT
that he was for years a Methodist
minister before going to the orphan
age. Nearly every one in the city
knows him by sight and likes to hear
him on any occasion.
High school athletics authorities are
hoping for a large enough crowd for
the game next Thursday to net sui
ficient receipts to pay off their $3.50
debt that has been accommodating for a
long time. They are appealing to the
community at large to support them.
This years high school football
team has one of the best records OF
any the school has ever put out, and
has an enviacle record of games won.
The game Thursday with Oxford
brings together two Of the greatest
rivals in the State. Each of them had
rather defeat the other than any
eleven on it's schedule. Both will be
keyed to high pitch for this game
and determined to win BY reason OF
the fact that the Oxford team is play
ing and Mr. Proctor is the chle1
speaker for. the Armistice exercises, 1t
is expected that a number OF Ox1oro
people will be in attendance.
Assurances are given that the
Armistice program in the high school
auditorium will be concluded in time
for the start of the game that follows
immediately
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
MARRIAGE PAPERS
WE'RE TWO YESTERDAY

NJ marriage licenses were issued
w Of the Vance. Registry's Of
flee. ,,+l rr;s 90
Townsville, secured license to marry
Mary Loyce Blaylock' OF Henderson,
and a colored couple, John Braxton
If Wabasso, Fla, and Emma Harris,
80 Middleburg secured license.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
Hahn Woman Convicted
of First Degree

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-06
By Carl Spencer

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