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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
COURTS, POLICE AND FIRE
DEPARTMENT

When I became Trial Judge of the
City Court, the method of payment for
service of this kind was based upon
the number of convictions secured in
the Court. If a defendant was not
convicted, no pay was given to the
trial officer. This I recommended to
be changed and a salary paid instead
for this service, as I believed no one
should be tried in this manner. This
the City Council did.
A few years after taking office, I
succeeded in getting the Council to
abolish the fee system of paying Off
GERS and placed them on a salary
basis. Prior to that time, police Of
ficer secured $1.50 for arresting per-
sons who were convicted. In many
cases, police officers are the only wit
nesses against defendant.
For some time there was a need OF
additional police in Henderson. Two
years ago we increased our force and
established a desk sergeant so that
better police service could be render
ed the public. Police training has
been given in schools and new life in
jected into the force. Since the in
crease of the Police Department, dc
rot recall of robbery of a place OF
business in the business section.
believe we have as good police force
as may be found in any city the size
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
EASTER HOLIDAYS,
WILL Be OBRERvED
Business Will Halt for Day
and Schools Will Also
Be Closed

Most Henderson business made pre-
paration today to pull up to halt on
next Monday for the Easter holiday
following the climax of the pre-Easter
season tomorrow Easter Monday sees
the third largest and most general
suspension of business of the calendar
year, being distanced only by Christ
mas day and the Fouth of July.
Practically all retail establishments
will take the day off, and all local
banks will be closed for the entire
day. The post office will operate as
usual without any suspension of SER
vice. City and rural free delivery SER
vice will go on as usual, and all win
dows at the post office will be open
for business for the normal operating
day.
Merchants have felt a revival of
business during the first quarter, but
the early Easter has cut short the
pre-Easter buying which they hope
will be remunerated for in part by a
continuation of activities as spring
weather becomes more pronounced,
Easter Sunday itself will find Hen
derson churches offering programs of
music and sermons by pastors in keep
ing with the resurrection theme. All
are expecting large throngs for their
services.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
GOLDEN ,BELT FAIR
BUYS ITS PROPERTY
Acquires 25-Acre Site from
Med Robertson and
Plans Expansion

The Golden Belt Fair, Inc, has
purchaser, IN it's own name and as its
own property the 25 acres of land q
mile east of the city, which the fair
has used for the past Is years OF
moro. c. NJ Hight, secretary of the
fair, said he and E. L. Fleming, pre-
sident. arranged the transfer, just eff
fected, and made the purchase from
Med Robertson, the former owner
from whom it has been leased for the
past several years.
Mr. Hight said that acquisition OF
the property meant that the fair
stockholders would Immediately start
plans for enlargement of the fair, be-
ginning next Fall and thereafter, with
a view to making the event the great
est institution of it's kind in this Sec
lion.
The Golden Belt Fair was organic
ed twenty years ago in Henderson to
serve the five counties of Vance,
Warren, Granville, and Franklin, in
North Carolina, and Mecklenbure
county, Virginia. 1t has operated an
nually since with the exception of one
year during the World War and one
year during the worst of the depres-
sion.
Last fall brought the biggest Mid
way of recent years, and Mr.. Hight
said amusements already signed for
next fall would provide still bigger
attraction, and that larger provision
would be made for exhibits.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
THIEVES ATTEMPT
STEAL MERCHANDISE
Woodlief's Store at Kittrell
Entered; No Loot; Of
ficers Find Still

Thieves attempted to rob the store
of B. B. and H. A. Woodlief in Kit
trell this morning about 4:40 o'clock,
but were chased away before they had
loaded a quantity of merchandise in
to an awaiting automobile by Mr..
Woodlief who fired upon them with
a shot gun.
The men fled, leaving their auto
mobile behind them. The car was re-
ported to officers herel asst night as
having been stolen, Deputy Sheriff
J. M. Mitchell statedt oday
Sheriff j. E. Hamlet Deputy Nit
chell and Constable r. l. Burroughs
went to the scene with Mr.. Bur
rough's bloodhounds. They picked up
the trail of the men, following it for
some distance. During the hunt, the
officers ran upon an illicit whisky
still, which they confiscated, togethr
with a quantity of beer and whisky.
The officers did not connect any
one with the robbery.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26

to be more in line for the post of as
sistant director of the budget than
anything else, despite the fact thai
Frank L. Dunlap, is at present hold
ing this office But those who have
figured the situation out in advance
for the governor, point out the fol
lowing facts:
1. In the closing days of the Cen
eral Assembly bill was passed max
ing Dunlap acting director of the Dl-
vision of Purchase and Contract, pend
ing the appointment of full-time di-
rector, and that it would be very SIM
pie for the governor to quietly sug-
gest to Dunlap that he would like
for him to take charge of this division
2. The salaries of these two jobs are
just about on a par, and could be
easily adjusted, since the governor is
director of the budget and hence can
fix the salaries of appointive officers
at almost any figure he may desire.
3. That there has been considerable
dissatisfaction among heads of the
various State departments and insti-
tutions with Dunlap's reign" in the
Budget Bureau. on the grounds that
uC Ids GOCAI lOO oIlO CNOAA
more autocratic than Henry Burke,
his predecessor
4 That some maintain Dunlap has
been more interested in building up a
surplus than in seeing that the in
mates of many of the institutions
were adequately provided for or in
seeing that more adequate salaries
were paid.
1t is further being pointed out that
it is very essential for a governor to
have an assistant director of the bud
get who is close to him personally and
politically and in sympathy with his
IDEAS For the assistant director is, to
all intents and purposes, the actual
director of the budget, in that COVER
nors are usually too busy with other
things to pay very close attention to
the budget bureau.
Accordingly, the post of assistant
director of the budget is regarded as
the ideal appointment for the man
upon whom the governor expects to
rely most for advice and counsel es-
pecially if the governor wants this
man to become his other "eyes and
ears" and to act as patronage ar
bitter.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26

CONTINUED from Page One)
something about this nuisance came
to the usual fruitless end. There were
bills introduced to amend the Consti-
ution so that local legislation would
be abolished. They died in one man.
ner or another-either in committee
or upon the floor. In the end there
was commission authorized to study
the matter and report between now
and the next biennial gathering of
the legislative clans.
A breakdown of measures intro
duced during the 1887 session reveals
that of 1913 Senate bills introduced
223, or 45.3 percent, were local meas
ures, while over the way in the House,
of 1913 bills tossed into the legisla-
tive mill, no less than 1856 or 637 per-
cent were local. sThus, of 1904 bills in
troduced no less, than 1869 were local,
giving a composite percentage of 5S.1
in all. "
In the 1885 session the figures were
equally striking There were $40 Sen
ate bills during that long siege. 312,
or 48 percent of them local. There
were 1911 House bills, 928 or 81 per-
cent of them local; giving total of
1,24O local bills out of 2,160, or the
same So per cent in all.
In the past the usual efforts to OBJ
tain relief have been in the form of a
constitutional amendment, which SIM
ply prohibits the legislature from leg
islating on purely local matters. This,
in the opinion of many, has been a
rule too inflexible and leaving too
much mo mans land" in the field of
legislation.
In the campaign to be conducted
by the local units it will be sought to
adopt an amendment which will pro-
vide:
l. That all Legislation affecting
counties, cities and towns shall be
general in nature and shall apply to
all units.
g. That legislation applying to in
dividual units may iee passed, provid-
ed such legislation is optional in ma
ture and will become effective only
when approved by vote of the unit af-
fected.
g. Which sets forth clearly and in
detail the general powers which every
municipal body in the State shall en-
1oy.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
Null May Become
Hoey Laisson Man

Continued from Page One.)
of the affairs of the State.
Most of the speculation heard so
far is to the effect that Null seems
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
Reported Ill.

Reported Ill.
Mrs. j. M. Robertson was reported
i'll at her home on route 2, Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
R. !. WALSTON DIES
At LOCAL HOSPITAL
Prominent Merchant of
County Was Outstanding
Drewry Citizen

In failing health about a year and
seriously ill for nearly week, Run
ME Thaddeus Walston, Sc, died at
Maria Parham hospital here at 8
o'clock Thursday night. He was a
prominent merchant of brewery and
long active in Vance county politics.
For many years he had served in sea-
son as registrar for elections, list
taker in annual tax listings, and as
appraiser in quadrennial property re-
valuations.
Mr.. Walston was a native of Greene
county, where he was born February
IL, 1881. He had, however, lived and
been in business at DreWry for the
past IS years.
Funeral services were held this aft
ernoon at o'clock at the Methodist
Episcopal church at brewery, and in
terment was in the Middleburg GENE
terry several miles distant.
Mr.. Walston is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Arlington Walston
one brother, D. C. Walston, of Wal
stonburg, and one sister, Mrs. J. E.
Arlington, of Norlina
Funeral services were in charge of
Rev. D. A. Petty, of the Middleburg
circuit, of which the Drewry church
was a unit; assisted by Rev. J. A.
Daily, of North Gates circuit, Gates
county, and Rev. P. D. Woodall, of the
Stantonsburg circuit, Stantonsburg,
both former pastors of the Middlesurg
charge.
Mr.. Walston was prominent in his
church. He was charge lay leader and
a steward of the circuit. He had been
a member of the Drewry church fiji
teen years. He was also a member of
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics at Norlina, and active pail
bears for the funeral were furnished
by that group.
The deceased had been justice of
the peace in Vance county for fifteen
years, and was prominent as Demo-
cratic leader of his township as an
election registrar, tax lister and ap-
praiser. His precinct was Nutbush
township. which normally votes
around thirty citizens, and the returns
there have usually been the first to
be reported, early in the day, for the
county, and one of the first in the
State. Mr.. Walston was engaged in
the mercantile business and farming.
Mr. Walston was a son of r. T..
Walston, who died 38 years ago, and
Louivinia Shackleford Walston, dead
13 years, both natives of Greene coun-
ty. He was married to Miss Mary Ar
rington November IA, 1900, in Soudan,
Va.
Pallbearers for the funeral were
announced as follows:
Active, chosen by the Norlina
Council No. 1877 Junior Order; homo
rary, j. w. Sanders, L. M. Bullock,
M F. Legg, T. S. Kittrell, E. o. Falk-
ner, j. E. Hamlet, H. M. Robinson,
C. M. Arlington, j. E. Arlington, p.
C. Arlington, Shade Hill, j. T. Filing
ton, ]. c. Watkins, J. Hope Bullock,
F. Fleming, and the following stew
ards representing the five churches of
the Middleburg M. E. charge: G. B.
Brewer, w. S. Richardson, E. c. Nor
wood, H. B. White, F. H. Spain, r.
T. Stewart, V. M. Breedlove, w. E.
Turner, c. ]. Fleming, ]. A. Adcock,
T. G. Stainback.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See FUye Four

1. Where and in what year did Presi-
dent Warren G. Harding die?
2. What is the relation of my son to
the daughter of my niece?
3. Who was the first man to fly over
both the North and South Poles?
4. Of which U. S. Territory is Juneau
the capital?
5. From which country did the U. S.
acquire the Virgin Islands?
6. Do bees have eyes?
Z. In the Book of Genesis, who was
Levi?
8. What is a malignant disease?
g. Which European country owns
Congo Free State?
10. Where is the island of Jolo?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
Municipalities To
Seek "Home Rule

CONTINUED from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
PINE TOP LODGE,
ROBBED THURSDAY
Highwaymen Use Sawed off
Shot Gun to Get $40
from w. F. Bishop

Armed with sawed off shot gun,
two apparently young men held up
the Pine Tree Lodge, Raleigh Road,
about 1 o'clock Thursday morning,
securing about $40 in cash from w. F.
Bishop, proprietor.
The men were driving a light coach
and held Mr.. Bishop at the point of
a gun when he came up to the auto
mobile.
The men made hasty get away in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
RECORDER CLEMENTS
TRIES THREE CASES

Three defendants were tried at to-
days session of county court before
Recorder r. E. Clements.
Tom Seamster was guilty of pos
sessing illegal whisky, and judgment
was deferred until March 80.
Joseph Hamilton was not guilty OF
failing to pay board bill.
John Reavis, Negro, was given four
months on the roads for assault and
using profanity. He appealed, and
his bond was set at 500, which he
gave.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
CONFERENCE SUNDAY
MIDDLEBURG CHARGE

Sunday, the second quarterly con
ference of the five churches OF the
Middleburg M. E. charge will be held
at Drewry church at 3 o'clock. Rev.
]. H. Barnhart, of Raleigh, presiding
elder, will preach and conduct the
conference.
The pastor stated today that he was
expecting near a hundred per cent at
tendance. He urged all stewards,
trustees, missionary president, gold
en- cross directors and chairmen of
Missionary committees to be present.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
TWO MINOR CASES
BEFORE THE MAYOR

Two minor charges were heard at
todays session of city court with
Mayor Irvine B. Watkins presiding
Wallace Currin pleaded guilty to be-
ing drunk, and was fined SIS and costs.
J. r. Carter, Jr., was discharged
when tried on a charge of blocking
the sidewalk
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26
FRIDAY. MARCH 26, 1887
the direction Raleigh Officers =,
summoned to the scene, but could n were
cover no clues. 0uiu I'm

1936-United States, Rrito;n
France sign treaty ending restrict; and
on size of navies and U. S. an lions
tain privately agreed to keen hfl-
others navy at parity. each
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-03-26

Couple Gets License-A colored cou-
pie, Rev S. B. Clanton, of Vaughan
and Alma Reavis, of route 1, Kittrell
secured the only marriage paper is
sued at the Vance Registry yesterday
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-12-02
Thanksgiving Guests

Thanksgiving Quests
Mr.. and Mrs. M. d. Cowlthorp
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gray on Thanksgiving Day.
Family Dinner
Members of the family were en-
tertained at Thanksgiving Dinner
at the home Of Mrs. Jake Sieben ON
Thursday. Her son, Norbert Frank,
of Redwood Falls, was home for the
day, and other guests were her
daughter and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Ertl and Mrs. Charles Mill
err.
Family Gathering Thanksgiving
Mr.. and Mrs. p. F. Mcnamara
entertained Thanksgiving Day at a
dinner for members of the family
in this vicinity. Their guests in
cluded Mrs. Christina Westlund and
three sons, Of Long Prairie, Lee
Westlund, of Nashwauk, and Mr.
and Mrs. William L. Otto, of this
city.
Guests Thanksgiving Day
A number of members of the
family were entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Kraemer and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Steiner at the latter's
home Thanksgiving Day. Guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. r. Shulz and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Stein
err, Mrs. Ed Northrop, Miss Janet
Steiner, and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Kraemer, the latter Of Dawson,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-12-02
Young Men Escape .
81 Injury In Wreck

Paul and Henry Gritzmacher,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gritz-
macher, luckily escaped serious in
jury in a dangerous automobile
accident Saturday night. While re-
turning to their home, south of this
city, from Glenwood. their fathers
car, which they were driving, tip
ped over.
Paul arrived home from St.
Peter Thursday for visit with his
parents, and on Saturday decided to
visit in Glenwood and bring his
brother, Henry, home with him that
evening. Both Of the young men
are employed by the Lampert Lum-
Der Co.
The accident occurred at about
7:3O Saturday evening, at the sharp
turn, five miles east of Glenwood.
The windshield was frosted and
with vision bad they came to the
corner sooner than they expected.
Both young men suffered slight
bruises and scratches. The car was
wrecked beyond repair. said Mr..
Gritzmacher.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-12-02
Mary Ann Shop, Wiener
Shoe Co. in New Home

With the completion of the new
Hilsdale building on Main Street,
the Mary Ann Shop and the Wiener
Shoe Co., transferred their stocks
of merchandise the forepart of the
week from the Wedge building on
Third Street, where they had been
located since their reopening fol-
lowing the fire in December. of
last year.
The new building provides ample
floor space for the display of a
large stock, and it is arranged in
excellent style.
Fixtures throughout the building
are painted in ivory. The Wiener
Shoe Co. occupies the south front,
and the Mary Ann Shop takes in
all the rest of the floor space.
A partition across the rear of the
building provides space for fitting
rooms. New fixtures have been
placed throughout the entire store
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-12-02

Holmberg were visitors at the
Wesley Martin home Friday.
Those who were visitors at the
Wesley Martin home Sunday were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Stegner and
family, Mrs. Paul Zerk and Vivian
Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Stegner and
family were Thanksgiving guests
at the Paul Zerk home.
Those who spent Thanksgiving at
the Simon Holmes home were: Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard Henry and fam
lily and Orville and Enid Martin.
Orville and Fay Martin were bus
mess callers in LaPorte Sunday.
Frances Blair was caller at
the Simon Holmes home Friday.
Mrs. Gust Emblom and daughter,
Virginia, were visitors at the
Thornbloom home Friday.
Mrs. Wesley Martin and daughter
were visitors at the Paul Jerk
home Wednesday.
Enid Martin was an overnight
guest at the Simon Holmes home.
Ralph Martin was a dinner guest
at the Paul Zerk home Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-12-02
R. E. BUSHHEY
COT HIS DEER
w. p. Arndt And Geo. Fish Also
Listed Among Lucky North
woods Hunters

Men with big guns, who had been
in search of deer, were all out OF
the woods by last Friday and many
of them returned in time for turkey
on Thanksgiving Day. Among those
to report with deer as the season
found the final blast of the gun
were Joe and Charley Miller and
Emil Ripka, who brought back
two, w. p. Arndt who got his, r. E.
Bushey, and George Fish. Pete
Michels brought his back last We'd
nesday.
Hunting took on happy COM
pick for Mr.. Bushey, who on the
opening day got a 174-pound buck.
He was in the heavy timber lands
north of Two Harbors, and says he
saw plenty of deer.
Another of the old timers who
got his was George Fish. Mr.. Fish
hunted with his son, Milton, on the
latter's private grounds where for
the past two years he got his the
first day. w. P. Arndt a 30-year
veteran, was among those present
when a deer showed his head
around the tree.
Other 80 year vets were Joe and
Charley Miller. who stuck in the
woods the full five days to get
their two. Mr.. Miller in reporting
the deer said that they had had
other tough seasons during the
past thirty years. "It's too bad they
opened the season, though" he said.
He dispelled the thought that was
advanced when the season was
open that deer would starve during
the winter from lack of feed.
Charley said he could find no evil
dences of lack of feed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-12-02

agent and the community elections
OF committeeman for the handling
Of the program for 1888 will take
place at these meetings. These
are scheduled as follows:
Monday, Nov. 20 at 200 p. M
Padua, Ashley, Raymond and
North Fork townships.
Monday, Nov. % at 7:3O P. M
Melrose City Hall: Grove and Mel
rose townships.
Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 200 P. M
Sank Centre Community Club
Rooms: Sank Centre and Getty
Townships.
Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 7:3O P. M
Freeport Village Hall: Mill, Oak,
St. Martin.
"Wednesday, Dec. 1 at 2:30 P. M
Belgrade Village hall: Crow Lake
and Crow River.
Wednesday, Dec. at 7:30 P. M
Elrosa hall: Lake George, Lake
Henry, Spring Hill.
Thursday, Dec. Q at 1000 A. M
Albany Parochial School: Albany
Krain and Pennington.
Thursday, Dec. 2 at 200 P. M
Holdingford School: Holdingford
and Brockway.
Thursday, Dec. 2 at 1880 p. M
Avon Village hall: Avon and Col
legeville.
Friday, Dec. at 200 p. M.-St
Joseph Village Hall: st: Joseph and
st. Wendell.
Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p. M
Paynesville hall: Paynesville and
Zion.
Saturday, Dec. 4 at 10 A. M
Cold Spring Village hall: Rockville
Wakefield and Luxembourg.
Saturday, Dec. 4 at 200 P. M
Eden Valley School: Eden Valley
and Munson.
Tuesday, Dec. 7 at 800 P. M
Fair Haven Village Hall: F. H
Maine Prairie, and Lynden.
Thursday, Dec. at 10 A. M
Community Room, Court House, St
Cloud, LeSauk, st. Augusta and St
Cloud.