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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

A most successful dance was held last evening at Waverly Inn when the Sigma Tau Beta Sorority spon- Sored it's annual February Frolic. Miss Louise Patrick was in charge of arrangements for the affair and was assisted by Miss Evelyn Morris Sey.
 Those attending were: Louise Pa- trick and Frank Egan, Florence Kulman and John Sugrue, Evelyn Lusas and James Overton, Mildred Noren and Fridolf T. Nelson, Mir.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
Weddings
sULLIvAN-DONNELLY

The wedding of Miss Mary Don- nelly, daughter of Mrs. Catherine M. Donnelly of Fuller street, to John Sullivan. son of Mrs. Cath crine Sullivan Of Baldwin street, took place this morning at 8 o'clock at the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
Coming Events
FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY Feb. 5.-Dinner dance by Sts. Peter and Paul's Recreation asso- ciation at Three Cups Inn. Meriden. Feb. 5-Northfield club dinner. The Elton.
 Feb. 5-Policemen's Biennial ball. State armory.
 Feb. 6-Lithuanian I. P. club din- ner. Eemunas hall.
 Feb. 8-"Cloisrered"-Motion pie ture-Waterbury Council Catholic Women-Strand theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
St. Margarefs Bingo
 Party This EUening

A bingo party will be held at St. Margaret's parish hall on Willow street this evening. Many valuable gifts have been secured. Twenty five games will be played and .sev- eral specials will also be conducted. The bingo party will be under the auspices of the Rosary Confrater- nity society with Mrs. Philip A. Kropp and Mrs. William Meehan fin charge assisted by other mem bers of the society. All parishion- CTS and friends are invited to at- tend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

 LECTURES TONIGHT

Colonel Victor Page. state super visor of aviation classes, will speak to the members of the local branch of the aviation course given under the auspices of the Waterbury WPA educational and recreational proc gram, at the regular session this evening at Crosby High school. The lecture will start at seven o'clock and Miss Edna Harmon, local Su- pervBor who made the announce ment this morning, stated also that the public Is invited to attend this evenings class.
 Colonel Page will speak this eve ming on Conventional and Uncon- ventional Aircraft and will outline several basic points in connection with the latest aeronautical im- provemcntS. He has lectured here on several occasions as part of the state wide program of the aviation division.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
Contract Bridge
CORNELL CONTRACT CLUB

Top scores in the Wednesday aftcrnon session of the Cornell Contract club were: Mrs. c. Spell man and Mrs. F. c. Erk. 154h; Miss Mary Hutchinson and Mrs. Henry Mccarthy, 150; and East and West Mrs. Ambrose Guilfoile and Mrs Thomas Riley. IA: and Mrs. Frank Mahon and Mrs. James Hcaley, l43.
 The standing to date Is a8 fol- lows: Aubrey Collins, 420H. Bolan -Standiford, 4l5H; Hutchinson Nc Carthy, As; and Dillon Doyle, 4l4M.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
Couple Rendered
 AnniUersary Party
.-Petrolle, New Haven. 'nV.VV

Mir. and Mrs. J. Kolins and family of Woodlawn terrace were recently rendered a surprise party by their friends. the occasion being their 25th anniversary. Among those present were MT. and Mrs. Max Silverman, Mir. and Mrs. Dickstein MT. and Mrs. Wolk, MT. and Mrs Wolk, MT. and Mrs. J. Bromberg. Mir. and Mrs. Stutman, MT. and Mrs. P. Weinstein. MT. and Mrs. A. Goodwich, MT. and Mrs. J. Gold man, MT. and Mrs. Willer. Mir. and Mrs. A. Rivkin, Mir. and Mrs II :. Goldberg, MT. and Mrs. A. Aber- stein, Mir. and Mrs. Lebon. Mir. and Mrs. Zackheim, MT. and Mrs. Per sky, MT. and Mrs. Silver, Mir. and Mrs. Greenblatt of this city and Mir. and Mrs. Wasserman, MT. and Mrs. Sobel, Mir. and Mrs. Cohen oi New Haven, Mrs. Rose Peltz, Mrs Grace Friedman and Miss Green blatt.
 Miss Katherine Newton. daugh- ter or NAT. ana MS. CidIk n. w. Newton of Columbia boulevard en- tertained at her home Tuesday at pantry shower for Miss Kath- arinc Crane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Crane of Kenii- worth street whose wedding to Richard Burdett takes place on Feb. l3. Mics Newton's guests were Mrs. Harold White, Jr, Mrs Arthur Stein, Jr.. Miss Cynthia Thompson. Mrs. Leroy M. Gibbs. Mrs. Arthur T. Crane, Mrs. Clark II. w. Newton, Mrs. Henry L. wood. Mrs. Alien Tucker and Miss Lucette daunt. 'rt
 MT. and Mrs. Edward J. Finn of Nottingham terrace arc spending several days in New York.
 Misses Blanche Dcsscreaux of Harper's Ferry road and Miss Ann Egan of Beccher avenue have re- turned after spending few days with friends in Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04
CONTRACT BRIDGE
 By VIM. E. MCKINNEY Secretary of tho American Bridge League

Triple Squeeze Succeeds Decarers Long Trump Suit En ables Him to Force out Threat Cards in
 Three Other Colors
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

Mrs. George L. White of Randolph avenue is spending few days in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

Miss Helena Grenier of South Main street has returned after spending the week end ill Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-04

MT. and Mrs. William Donahue of Newark. N. J., recently visited with relatives in this city.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
benson, ABBOTT
ARE BOUND OvFR
Bond for Hudson's Slayer !,
$4,000; Abbott Under
$4,000 Bail

Magistrate F. B. Hight, in g., n..r
minary hearing, ordered Grover r1oil-
son and Early Abbott held for v ne'-
Superior Court to answer charoo @uct
murder and accessory before tho g.. VI
today, and set bonds of $4,000 for 10y ,ac'
son, and $4,000 for Abbott, after e..
ing probable cause to hold tho 1a a.u-
benson is alleged to have shot rs
Hudson about two weeks ago in ~ l.u
*'Bloodfield" section, South uond lle
son. with a shot gun, almost instantI.-
killing him on the porch of the bon.o
of Lula benson Dalehite whilo AN
bott held shot gun on the Dalobi.'
woman to prevent her intercedinu n 'I.ye
the Staying. WI"
benson was charged with asSo,,
on his brother, and Hudson was r. 49,
pear as a witness in the case Thi.
was said to be the cause of hard Co.,,
ing between the men. The shoot;ur
occurred shortly before midnight
Abbott has been held in Crar,,;r.
county Jail at Oxford, and benson bno
been confined to the county iail boro
Previous to the trial, neither men hnI
asked for bond.
Bond was not immediately arrancoa
after Magistrate Hight set the fionros
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
TOBACCO DAMAGED
BY RAIN EFFECTS
Leaf Deteriorating in Fields,
With Thousands of Dol
lars Loss

According to warehOuSemen who
have travelled the county, and grow
ers from many sections, thousands of
dollars of damage has been done to
growing tobacco in the fields in this
county during the past week or so, as
the result Of the incessant rains.
There has been no definite estimate
as to what the aggregate loss may
be, but it is the consensus of opinion
that it will be heavy.
Some growers have been hit harder
than Others, depending on the pro-
gress of their curing with respect to
the total acreage to be harvested.
Most farmers who tobacco still in the
fields have suffered in greater or les
ser degree as the result of the rains.
Heavy PRECIPITATION caused the leaf
to fire" which is a process of decay
and deterioration. Many leaves on
plants in most fields have turned
black and withered beyond all value
or salvage, and in some instances to-
bacco still on the stalk has been aban-
doned virtually in it's entirety. Some
growers say that even the leaves that
did no turn slack were so saturated
with water that they would not stand
curing.
Before the rains came to excess,
the crop in the county was as a
whole looking fairly good, despite a
poor start last spring because OF the
unfavorable weather and growing con
ditions. Farmers were hopeful and in
the main optimistic. But many of
them have now suffered heavy losses
from the rains, and the damage will
greatly curtail not only the size of the
crop in this area, but likewise cut
down the financial rturns of the far
;ners.
Curing is in progress and moving
on toward completion, although some
tobacco will likely remain in the field
for pulling and curing even after the
date for the opening of Middle Belt
markets on Thursday, Septmber 16,
little less than two weeks hence.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
NEW GULF STATION
HAS GOOD OPENING
Greets Scores of Visitors and
Presents the New Serve
All Station in
Full Dress

Scores jOf visitors attended the
opening Wednesday of the new Serve
All Service Station located at the cor
ner of William and Mitchell streets.
Souvenirs were given to all callers and
many expressed themselves as being
well pleased with the new station and
it's facilities for serving the motoring
public.
The Serve-All has just recently been
rebuilt and enlarged, and is now one
of the largest and best equipped sta
tions in Henderson and this area. The
very newest equipment of every kind
has been installed and the station is
now in position to render every serv-
ice to car owners promptly.
Good Gulf gas and a full line of
Gulf motor oils are sold at the Serve
All, also United States tires and bat
teries for all cars and trucks are sold
and serviced. Services which may be
had at the new station include lubri-
cation, washing, polishing, battery re-
charging, vulcanizing, storage and
road service. All departments are in
charge of experienced service men who
know their job and are anxious to
please.
The personnel of the Serve-All is
given as follows: r. E. VanDyke,
sales manager, Norman Edwards ope-
rating manager, others include Eugene
Edwards, Elmo Edwards and Horace
Fuller. The station is owned by J.
w. Jenkins, local Gulf agent and
United States tire distributor
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03

Patrons of the schools here who
NAV have had the idea that texts for
their children during the coming term
would cost them nothing, except for
rentals in the high school, were some
what disillusioned by statement to-
day from Prof. w. D. Payne, principal
of the Henderson high school, ex-
planning the new set-up.
It is true that actual texts will he
furnished free in elementary schools,
from and including the seventh grade
on down through the first. But sup
Elementary texts that are required in
all grades will have to be provided by
the parents, but can be rented if pre-
ferred that way Any parent can pur-
chase books for his child if so pre-
ferred. and the books will be private
ly owned.
In the high school basal texts can
be rented, and supplementary books
will likewise have to be rented or
purchased outright. The rental costs
are low, however.
Prof. Payne said he thought the
explanation was proper, in order that
there be no misunderstanding or
misconceptions of the plan under
which the schools will operate this
year.
1t was made clear that the arrange
ments are those prescribed by the
State Tex. ook Commission and not
set up by the local school authorities.
Mr. Payne's statement follows:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
LEGION PROGRAM is
DEFERRED FOR WEEK
State Officials Unable To Be Here
Next Week; Flag Pole Erect
ed at Hut Site

Formal opening of the new Amer
lean Legion hut on South Garrett
street has been deferred for a week
because outside speakers and guests
invited for the occasion could not be
here next Monday night, he date for
tn posts regular monthly meeting,
and when it had been hoped to have
the formal opening of the new hut.
Announcement of the delay was made
today by ]. G. Cooper, post comman-
der.
The new State commander, Hector
Blackwell, of Fayetteville, has been
invited for the occasion.
1t is planned to make of the oc-
casion a reception also in honor of
Mrs Hodge A. Newell, of Henderson,
new State president of the Legion
Auxiliary.
A field gun has just been received
and placed in front of the building,
and within the past few days a flag
pole has also been erected on the
grounds.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
Henderson Daily Dispatch

depository.
S. High school books will lie rent
ed by the pupils as they have been
for the past two years. Each pupil
who rents his high school books will
carry his money to his teacher and
receive the books from here.
Any pupil who wishes to buy books
in high school may carry his money
to his teacher or come to the Vance
county book depository and buy them.
This explanation may help our par
ents to unders tthdna cmfwy etaoinn
ents to understand that all books are
not free" books for the session of
1898. None of the high school books
are free. In the elementary school
supplementary books must be rent
ed for a small rental fee by each child
Approximately so cents for each
child)
Note that all basal books, i. e., the
books that each child is required to
have, are furnished free in the ele-
mentary grades.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
EDUCATION BOARD
OPENS SCHOOL BID
Move for Supplying Negro
Building in Dabney
Made by Group

Bids for the construction of a new
Negro school in Dabney township
were opened by the Vance Board of
Education this afternoon, but tabula-
tons were not available until latter in
the day, as the session was not held
until mid-afternoon.
Indications were that the new
building would be of frame construc-
lion, I, ut adequate for the needs of
The coloro.. scnoo. population of the
township. Just when work is to start
was not learned this afternoon.
The new structure will replace one
hat was burned last spring.
Another new Negro school is now
n process of construction at Kittrell,
replacing one that was burned there
turing the arly part of the year. This
IS on q site acquired from Kittrell
College, and adjoins the national high
way. It is of brick construction and
is being built at cost of some $16,-
000
At the meeting of the education
board this afternoon, E. B. Taylor,
new member, was sworn into office.
He succeeds the late John W. Floyd,
who died about a month ago. He was
selected by the Vance County Demo
cratic Executive Committee, and will
serve until next years elections, when
he will be before the voters for a
term to fill out the remainder of the
unexpired term of Mr.. Floyd.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
COLLEGE STUDENTS
TO HE AR SERMON
Hale Will Bring Annual
commencement" Ser
mon at Baptist Sunday

The annual commencement" SER
mon service of the First Baptist
church, prior to the opening of school,
will be held Sunday morning at II
o'clock. This is the fourth year for
such service, which has proved so
popular that it has been placed on
the regular schedule of the church cal
endar of activities. Approximately so
young people of the First Baptist
church will go away to various schools
this fall, in addition to those who
will attend the local schools. The pas
tor will preach on the topic II Would
like to Learn That" The public, as
well as the young people and their
families and friends, is invited to at
tend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
School Book Conditions
Explained By Mr.. Payne
Supplemental Texts Must Rented or These and Otn
ers Nav Be Bought Outri ght Where Desired; No
Free Books in High S chool, But Are Rented

/. The State will furnish basal (note
term) basal books to each child in
the first seven grades. These books
are furnished without cost to every
child in North Carolina.
The question may arise, Can a
child buy his own books?" Yes; any
child who perfers to do so may buy
his own books by bringing the money
to his teacher or by coming to the
Vance county book depository, which
is located beside the Henderson Daily
Dispatch office. The depositary will
be open every day the first two weeks
of school.
2. Supplementary books" will Lot
be furnished free to the elementary
grades. Every child is not required to
have these supplementary books, but
they should be in each room avail
able for the use of every child.
These supplementary books are
readers that the child should read
during the school term. There are
three separate readers to be used In
each of the seven elementary grades.
Each child will be expected to pay a
small rental fee for the use OF these
supplementary readers. (This is rul-
mo of the State Textbook Commits
5iOn.)
Note: Here again each child who
prefers to do so may buy his own IN
dt,ld.ual supplementary readers by
bringing his money to his teacher or
by coming to the Vance county DOCK
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
TAX COLLECTOR IS
TO Be APPOINTED
/
Commissioners To Act Mon
day; To Draw Jury For
October Court

A tax collector for Vance county,
who will devote his entire time to the
collection of taxes and nothing else,
is to. be elected by the Vance Board
It County Commissioners next Mon
day at their regular monthly meet
'ng for September, and the new Of
icial is to take office when the new
1897 tax lists are turned over for col
lection as of the first of October.
There are several applicants for
the place, and indications are that
the soard, at least at the outset, will
not be. unanimous as to it's choice.
Some one of the candidates is expect
ed, however, to receive a majority
vote of the five members of the board
during the Monday session, unless
for some reason the action may be
deferred.
When the new office is set up, the
sheriff will be relieved of all respon-
utility whatever for tax collections
and will be free to devote his entire
time to the enforcement of the law.
The county commissioners several
weeks ago passed a resolution ask
ing the County Board of Education
to vacate the office of the superin
tendent of county schools in the court
house, which has housed the school
offices since there has been a Vance
county, so as to make room for the
tax collector. Indications are that the
school board will resist the removal
order.
In addition to the election of tax
collector, the commissioners will be
faced with the necessity of drawing
Jury for the October term of Vance
Superior Court, which will convene
about the middle of the month for
two weeks, for trial of both criminal
and civil matters.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
PEGRAM APPEALS
FROM HEAVY FINE
Convicted Possession Whis-
ky for Sale, Fined $50.
and Costs; Bond 5000

Wayne Pegram was fined $50 and
costs in county court this morning be-
fore Recorder r. E. Clements when
he was found guilty of a charge OF
having whisky in his possession for
the purpose of sale. He noted an ap-
peal, and bond was set at 5000.
A mol pros with leave was taken by
the state in the following cases:
Lillian Lewis, Negro, charged with
assault.
F. L. Marrow, worthless check.
Samuel Richardson, possessing lille
gal whisky for sale.&
John E. Shaw, abandonment.
Roy Tucker, abandonment and non
support.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
MIDDLEBURG CHARGE
BEGINS LAST LAP

After a strenuous summer of Chris
tan education, Vacation Bible school
and revivals, the last lap of the year
is being begun in earnest. Services
at Cokesbury church Sunday will be
at II o'clock, sermon by the pastor
at Chapel church, at $3.50 o'clock; and
at Middleburg church at o'clock. At
Middleburg the. recently organized
young peor/e's choir will lead the sing
ing. The public is invited to attend
the services.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS
1. How many lawyers were mem
bers of the Constitutional convention?
2. Were the members of the Consti-
tutional convention called delegates
or deputies" and is there any distinc-
ton between the terms?
ANSWERS
1. There probably were "a, out OF 90
who had at least made study of law.
2. Some of the states called their
representatives delegates; some'
deputies; and some, commissioners
the terms being often mixed. In the
convention itself they were always re-
ferred to rs deputies" Washington
Tor example, signed his name as dep
uty from Virginia" The point is SIM
ply that whatever they called them.
selves they were representatives OF
their states. The general practice OF
historians is to describe them as dele
gates" .-A n
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See F0ge -Four

1. Name the most famous of Dante's
works.
2. What are the regions surrounding
the South Pole called?
g. Name the largest of the anthropoid
apes, that inhabit forest regions of
West Africa
T. Who was Thomas Gray?
5. Is pair of twins two or four chill
dren?
6. What is the Introductory music of
an opera called?
7. What is the biblical name for
Egypt?
8. Name the capital of Kentucky.
II?
10. What does pomiform mean?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
AUTO OVERTURNS ON
RALEIGH HIGHWAY

Deputy Sheriff E. A. Cottrell re-
ported that an automobile overturned
this morning about $50 o'clock on the
Raleigh Road at Pine Tree Lodge, but
did not injure three men riding in it.
Deputy Cottrell said the vehicle be-
longed to julius Beal, of New York,
and that rhe auto skidded and over
turned on it's top.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
COOPER GUILTY OF
DRUNKEN DRIVING

James w. Cooper entered a plea
of guilty to driving an automobile
while intoxicated in the city, and was
fined $50 and costs by Mayor Henry
7. Powell Wednesday morning, after
the regular court session. His license
was revoked for one year.
Mayor Powell had one case today,
Ham Gill was charged with being
drunk, found guilty, and was fined 81
and costs or 80 days on the roads.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03

Deed Is Fiied-A deed to 76 acres of
land on the Dabney road was filed
yesterday at the Vance Registry's of
flee in which Willie B. Harris and
wife sold the land to Robert Gill
Young and wife for $40 and consid-
erations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
SHORT CIRCUIT is
CAUSE FOR ALARM

A short circuited electric wire in
an Alexandria avenue. South Hender-
son, home called firemen out this
morning shortly before 10 o'clock.
Fire Chief E. T. Shepherd reported
no damage.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-03
The American
Constitution

Questions and Answers Pertaining
to the Constitution From s'The
Story of the Constitution" by the
u. S. Sesequicentennial Commits
sion, Representative Sol Bloom
of New York, Director General.
Evening star., 1937-11-10
DUPONT CIRCLE
UNDERPASS HIT
Connecticut Avenue Merchants
Association Protests to
Commissioners.

The Connecticut Avenue Merchants
Association passed a resolution last
night protesting to the District Com
missioners the proposal to construct
an underpass on Connecticut avenue
through Dupont Circle.
A committee of three-composed Of
Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, E. c. Graham
and H. L. Rust-was appointed to pre-
sent the statement of opposition.
Principal opposition to the underpass
was that it would tend to divide the
Connecticut avenue shopping district
in two parts and that it also would
keep many prospective customers from
the shops by routing them under
ground for two blocks-one on each
side of the circle.
Alienation of the traffic condition
on the circle by construction of the
underpass on Massachusetts avenue
was suggested as an alternative to the
tunnel on Connecticut.
November 80 was set tentatively as
the date for the one-day gift show
bazaar to be given by the association
at the Mayflower Hotel. Between 40
and so shops are to have their wares
on display in booths, one for each
shop.
Miss Ethel Ehlen. fashion expert.
gave talk on style fashions and mar
keting methods. and later answered
the questions of the members present
on their individual problems.