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The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Congress
Today and
Yesterday
BY UNITED PRESS
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BY UNITED PRESS
CONGRESS TODAY:
SENATE:
Debates Guffey-Vinson coal
b.u.
Judiciary committee continues
hearings Cn court bill.
HOUSE:
Considers District of CoIun1-
b.a appropriation bill.
CONGRESS YESTE@3.Y:
SENATE:
Debated Guffey-Vinson coal
bill.
Received Frazier bill to aid
distressed home owners.
Received Lord Twccdsmuir
and party.
Judiciary committee heard op-
pCnSntS of court reorganization
plan.
HOUSE,:
Heard debate on sit down
strikes.
Received Lord Twccdsmuir
and party.
judiciary committee reported
favOrabIy Mitchell anti-lynchi.l;
bill.
Interstate commerce heard
;ndors cmCnt of federal rcgula-
tiLn of commercial air lines.
Rivers and harborS conn., tCt
approved amendment giving
Secretary of Interior authority
to spGnl funds previously au-
tkCri2cd.
Labor committee heard c. l.
u. and A. F. of L. views on IN
We ti"a.lCn of labor troubles in
ship building industry.
Rules committee gave right of
way to DiCkStein resolution for
investigation of I'M American
propaganda and bill to eXteESS
lending authority of disaster
loan corporation.
Rules committee heard teSti-
mony on proposed sit down
strike inquiry.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Roumania Cracks Down
On The Foreign Press

Bucharest. April /. -lU.P)-Sev-
Cral veteran foreign journalists,
including Americans, were eX-
PEELED from Roumania tonight af-
ter demands by Roumanian NaziS
that the correspondents be re-
placed by "Roumanian patriots
The NaN demanded that Prem
ier George TatareSCue obtain for
the patriots jobs of all kinds, in
Guiding Journalistic correSpon-
denCe.
Most of the foreign correSpon-
dents in Bucharest have been
Jews, Hungarians and Germans.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

proposition but now that the ma
chinery has been let up for the
settlement of these claims by the
state for the various couptleS,
There is no neeG Tor much more
delay. say -Ir Bartlett.
His summary Of the situation
follows:
The 1885 General A sembly
passed an act which directed the
governor to appoint fact finding
commission to receive the claims
of the various counties and to
make recommendations to the
1887 General Assembly as to what
should be done.
This commits ion was appointed
by Governor Ehringnaus and sat
in hearings at AShevllle and Raj
eigh during the last year and
heard the arguments OF the var
ious claimant counties. The COM
mission made its report to the
governor and General As emby
about the middle of February this
year. Six members of the nine
stated that they felt like there
was some merit in the claims bu'
that they did not feel that they
had had sufficient time to deter
mine the eXacv amounts but Sllg-
gested that the matter be refer
red to the incoming highway COM
mission with power TO act. Three
of the members of the cCmm sion
of n:ne made a minority report III
which they said several Of thl
counties were entitled to definite
amounts but did not see tit to
designate the amounts to Whici.
each county is entitled.
1t was no surprise that the au-
thoritieS were not Sati fled with
this type of report aid so with
the assistance of Governor HOcy
and members OF the house and
senate. House Ei.l No. 778 was
drawn up and passed by both
hCu eS of the General Assembly.
Judge Guy E-Hort Of klnSton,
chairman of the legislative COM
mittee of the Eastern Carolina
Chamber of Commerce and SeCre-
tary N. G. Bartlett have spent
most of the time during the last
u months in the interest Of the
project and useless to say they
are delighted with the outcome.
The suggestion j. made now by
them that as soon as the new
highway commission is appointed
and takes up its duties that the
counties that have meritoriOuS
claims ,hould immediately contact
the commission and secure as
speedy as adjustment as possible.
The total amount that will be re-
quired to adjust these claims has
been estimated all the way from
five million up to ten million dol
lars. More than q score Of coun-
ties joined in with the Eastern
Carolina Chamber of Commerce in
a cooperative movement which f.
made possible the legislation.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Negro Health
Week To Begin
Next Sunday

With national Negro Health
Week beginning next Sunday and
closing on April II. local colUred
residents have been planning to
fall in line with the program of
national headquarters.
Sunday. April 4, will be robil-
ization day with health sermons
in all Negro churches. with the
stress laid on health in the home
on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week have been set aside as COM
munity sanitation day and spec
ial campaigns day respectively,
while for the grown-ups, Thurs
day will be the day for classes and
discussions of adult diseases.
Parents will be invited to the
schools on Friday which has been
designated as school health Gay,
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

The passage by the General As
sembly of House Bill No. 778 by
which the State Highway COM
mission is authorized to adjust
claims which certain counties have
again.t the State for roads con-
str,cted prior to the establish
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Counties Should Press
Their Highway Claim S

ment Of the commission, is a
cause for congratulation, accord
ing to N. G.. Bartlett, secretary OF
the Eastern Carolina Chamber OF
Commerce, the sponsoring organ
iZation.
1t has been a long drawn out
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
SILVER TEA AT
LOCAL SCHOOL.
WELLATTENDED
Hundreds Visited and Adj
mircd Primary School
Yesterday

EXC!amationS Of admiration,
mixed will races Of envy, were
heard on every hand yesterday
afternoon and last night as hun
dreds of adults r.cSUiy parents,
inspected the local primary school
building and the handiwork of the
pupi = during the Silver Tea spon-
sored by the arentS-TCachcr As
sociation.
A continual stream Of people
passed thru the building in the
afternoon from four to six o'c'ocK
and at night from seven to nine,
and while there was no accurate
means of estimating the total
number of visitors, teachers cX-
pressed the opinion that the num-
ber ran into several hundreds.
The corridor in front Of the
main entrance was beautifully
decorated with potted plants and
spring flowers. Punch and waters
we're served on either side of the
entrance.
Each teacher was hl.tcss in her
own room, showing the parents
and other visitors thru the and
answering questions. Each room
was spotleSSly clean and in per-
feet order. Spring flowers in great
profusion were Ieen thruout the
rooms. Attractive displays OF
drawings. posters and other work
done by the primary grades boys
and girls this year were objects
of considerable admiration.
More admired than the flowers
and the handiWork of the children,
tho, was the building, itself, that
is. the interior of he building,
which many of the adults who at
tended the Silver Tea had never
inspected before.
How different from the school
I went to" 1T makes me wish l
we're a kid again" Children GER
tainly should enjoy going to school
in a building like this" and other
expressions of like nature were
heard on every hand during the
Tea.
The proceeds from the silver Of
fering taken at the door and from
the sale of cakes and candies will
be used in aiding INDECENT chill
dren and in making improve
mentS to the school.
The new lights installed in the
building this week were used last
night for the first time.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Aea1dnndSQQn
on 21laiM Sb1QQt
BY VIM KEITH SAUNDERS
By VIM. KEITH SAUNDERS

goldfish bowl in a friends home.
The stolen fish was partially
black, and the others in the bowl
were gold all over. But for that
one fact, the fish might never
have been noticed. AS it was. he
was noticed next morning by a
member of the family, who piped
up and said, "Oh, look, one of the
goldfish has had a baby"
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

A local girl, in a frivolous mo-
ment, snitched goldfish from the
pond in the Central Cafe window
one night recently and later that
evening slipped the fish, which
was strangely still alive. into a
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

overheard a group discussing
the numerous air catastrophes of
the wear the other day and was
amused to hear one individual
say:
Believe me. I'm going to Itay
on terra Gotta"
Two beds were broken down ct
the Virginia Dare Hotel Monday
night while the dance was IN
progress.
The person occupying one OF the
rooms propped the bed up in the
broken place with the wastebasket
and was able to sleep on it that
night.
The occupant of the other room
had to be transferred.
When you register at the Vir-
ginia Dare Hotel and enter your
room. you will find a shiny red
apple on the dresser with a card
reading Eat an apple on the
house. If there are two persons
there will be two apples.
1t is said that only one other
hotel in the State does this.
I'D like to see some Rheingold3,
please" said a certain young ma
tron. addressing a clerk in a local
department store the other day.
Il beg your pardon said the
clL.,., with a puzzled expression
on her face.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I meant rhine
stones" said the young matron,
who work. in a soda shop, Il have
so many calls for Rheingold beer
that the name slipped off my
tongue"
One mother in this town must
think her daughter stays stuffed
up with cold.
The daughter, who sleeps with
her mother, likes to take a few
drinks occasionally, but she does
not want her mother to smell it
on her breath. So, when she has
had a drink or two, the minute
she gets home she heads for the
bathroom and takes a little
Vicks on the end cf her tongue
and touches little to her nostril-.
Then when she gets into bed, her
mother, if awake, can smell only
the ViCkS
Smart, eh?
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Truth

Search for truth is Tire nObleSt
occupation of man, lis publication a
duty.-AIadame de Stael.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02

Mayfiower Descendants Society
The Society OF MayRower De-
scendants was founded in New York
city on December %. 1894.
The daily independent., 1937-04-02
Weather Statistics

April l, 1897
TEMPERATURE
April average ----58.90
Highest today ------64.00
Lowest today ------32.00
Average today -------48.00
Excess today Minus 1890
Yearly average -----60.60
PRECIPITATION In Inches)
Average TO rApril ------3.50
Amount today -------0.00
Total amt. this month 900
Total amt. since Jan. 1880
Yearly average ----47.50
Character of Day-Clear
w. H. Sanders.
Tides
Friday, April 2
Sunrise 5:52 Sunset 6:28
High Low
Orc. Inlet 1888 1850 $50 5:54
Cape Hat. 11:03 1929 5:22 5:24
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
K|WAN|S GROUP TO
DISTRICT MEETING
Local Club To Be Repre-
scented; Directors for
Year Are Chosen

A delegation of the Henderson XII
wants club was planning today to
90 to Charlotte for the annual con-
vention the last of this week of the
Carolinay district Of T<iwanis Inter
national. Delegates and alternates
have been named for the trip, and a
number Of them will likely make the
trip.
w. r. Turner, preeident-elcct; G.
E. Greene, first vice-p"es' dcnt-elect,
and j. Harry Bryan, second V,ce-pres!-
dent-elect, have been named as the
new officers of the club, ana these
are to make the trip TO Charlotte if
possible.
At the weekly luncheon meeting
last Friday night the club held its
election of directors, WHO will assume
their duties January 1 with the new
officers. DE e1 ors named at that
time are r. w. Bruin, a. A. Hardee,
George L. Leggett, G.. o. McPhail, E..
T. Creole, NJ l.. Wood and Jasper b.
Hicks. M. C. Miles, president during
1887, will become immediate past pre-
sident and an eX-officio member of
the l.oard The clubs secretary-treas-
urer will be elected by the directors
at their first meeting.
At its meeting last Friday even
ing, Mr.. Miles called attention to
plans now under way for the Com
munity Chest, and said the Kiwanis
club was cooperating. The program
for the evening was in charge of
James Bryan, and consisted of a talk
by Prof. Harrison, of the Henderson
high school on chemistry and its re-
lation to various professions. Dickie
Mitchell, of the dance studio, appear
ed on the program in a tap dance
number and was accompanied at the
piano hy Miss Margaret Gambler.
The attendance at the meeting was
SO percent of the membership.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
SETTLEMENT MADE
WITH THE SHERIFF
Tax Collecting Duties Re-
moved Wholly from
That Office Now
JAIL PLANS TALKED
Some Work Being Done Now; New
Court House Still Regarded
AS Possibility, But
Not Acted Upon

Final and complete settlement with
Sheriff J. E. Hamlet for 1897 taxes
and any other amounts charged to
him was made by the Vance Board of
County Commissioners at a called
meeting today. The meeting was ar
ranged at the last session of the
board, to be called when the audit of
the sheriff's records and books had
been completed
The audit was presented in detail
to the commissioners today, and was
all further responsibility in collec-
lions.
The sheriff no longer has the duty
of collecting taxes in this county, a
separate office for that work having
,teen created by the commissioners
and the new official, F. M. Dorsey,
having taken over his duties as of
October f.
From this time on the sheriff will
devote his full time to the enforce
ment of the law.
There was some talk at. the meeting
today about plans for improving the
Jail But in the background of con-
sideration of Jail matters hovcrs the
need for new lookup, and with that
the desirability or advisability for
a new court house and Jail combined.
The commissioners have come to no
final and definite conclusions about
the court house business as yet. There
was considerable talk of it at the last
session of superior court here, held
earlier in the month. Observers feel
that there is still a possibility that a
new court house may at some early
date be decided upon. Some opinion
is that the voters should decide on
the matter if a bond issue were pro-
posed for a new court house and Jail.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
Senboard Asks Rebate OF
$37Z. rs From City Taxes
Poyer Light Company Ii kewise Pays Under frotest
Civ Council Refuses To Reopen Claim OF L. M.
Crow Estate; Aranory Architect Asks 500

erection of the new National Guard
Armory here, but the Council took
the position it recognized no liability
and refused to grant the request for
payment.
A report from a Council committee
was accepted in the adjustment OF
sewer and water tap connections at
the home of J. r. McDuffie on
Granite street, disposing of the mat
ter definitely Only a few dollars was
involved.
A new ruling was made fixing a
parking limit of ten minutes on the
Garrett street front of the post office,
so that as many people as possible
could be accommodated in their calls
at the post office.
An automobile liability bond for a
taxicab owned by j. E. Hamlet was
accepted by the Council after ap-
proval by the city attorney.
The filter report and monthly bal
ance sheet for the waterworks de-
partment were presented by Mayor
Henry T. Powell as manager and
were ordered filed.
All members of the Council were
present for the meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26

A tax rebate of $377.75 on its pay
ments for 1897 taxes to the city was
asked of the City Council at its meet
ing Monday night by w. l.. Stanley
public relations vice-president OF the
Seaboard Air Line railroad. The COM
pany paid the city $807.75 in taxes Tor
1887, and the item for which re-
bate was asked was paid unuer pro-
test
The Carolina Power g. Light Com
pany, in paying it's $2,302.39 in taxes
the city, also protested $59.93 OF the
item under the heading of corpora
ton excess.
The Council had before it an appeal
from Mrs. Nellie Grow Perry and
Miss Hattie Grow to reopen the claim
for their brother, the late G. M. Crow,
who they have claimed died as the
result of complications from an IN
jury to his eye sustained while in the
service of the city as sanitary in
spector. The matter was discussed at
some length, and D. P. McDuffee ap-
peared as an attorney for the plain
tiffs and asked the question be re-
opened, but the Council voted to deny
the request
Action on the question of a milk or
dinance for the city was deferred I'M
til a later meeting when the com
mittee named at the September meet
ing reported it was not ready to make
recommendation.
Action was deferred on a request
from Superintendent E. M. Rollins Of
the city schools for cancellation of
water bills aggregating 500 alleged
to have run up in minimum charges
during the summer vacation of the
schools.
Mr.. Rollins had asked payment by
the city toward sidewalk and con-
crete steps at the new high school,
and this matter was referred to a
committee consisting of Aldermen F..
B. Hight, T. w. Ellis and D. c..
Loughlin for investigation and report.
H. c.. Linthicum, of the Raleigh
architect firm, asked the city to pay
him 800 as fee for services in the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
FAIR SUCCESS ON
FINANCIAL BASIS
Agreement With West
Shows Protected Asso-
citation for Its Part

In spite of the Tad weather that
gave the exposition only two really
favorable days, the Golden Belt Fair
last week was success financially SO
far as the local association owning
it was concerned, c. M Hight, sCcr2-
tary of the fair, stated today. This
was made possible by reason of the
fact that tho fair had an agreement
with the West World Wonder Shows,
which held Midway concessions,
whereby a flat sum was paid to the
association.
Mr. Hight said plans for a larger
fair next year are already under con-
sideration He. said the ground would
probably be enlarged, so that room
could be had for a larger midway,
exhibits and greater parking space.
The fair last week opened on Mon
day night under threatening skies,
and a drizzling rain fell most of
the time on Tuesday, and vir-
tually wiped out the Tuesday night
attraction. Weather conditions were
ideal, however, on Wednesday, which
was school day, and with an attend
ance estimated to have - record
for the Golden Belt Fair. While the
skies were overcast part of the time
there was no rain on Thursday, which
was another high spot. On Friday the
fair was virtually annihilated by
downpours of rain.
Mr.. Hight did not say how the West
company Jared in the face of the bad
weather.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
1888 CAR LICENSES
OF CITY ARE HERE
Black Numerals on Yellow Back
ground Same Design as State
Tags for New Year

New 1888 automobile license plates
for the City of Henderson have been
received here and have been stocked
at the office of the city clerk prepare
tory to their sale for the new license
year. The tags are of yellow back
ground with black numerals, the same
color scheme as the State.
The city increased it's order for tags
this year from 1,2OO, the number for
1886 and 1887, to a total of 1900. Near
ly 1000 tags have been sold in 1887,
necessitating a recorder for the plates.
The city requires only one tag, and
the price is flat 81 for all makes and
types of motor vehicles The new
tags are expected to go on sale the
first of December, the date for the
State sales to begin
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
Tobacco Sales Go Above
l2,O5l,OOO Pounds Here
Monday Sale 61O662 Poun DIS for Average Sales
Stop at 4:3O D. M for r emainder of the Season;
Warehouse Floor Are Cleared

Mr.. Mcfarland announced that the
hour for the end of sales each day
from this time on through the re-
mainder of the season had been
changed to 4:3O p. m. This is uni
form he said. throughout the markets
now operating in the State, and the
change was made because of the days
growing shorter and the approach of
darkness, interfering with the proper
Judging of tobacco on warehouse
floors.
Prices continued high today, it was
stated, and heavy breaks are expected
for the remainder of the week, as well
as for several weeks yet to come.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
YOUTH HELD FOR
ATTEMPTED RAPS

Emmett Stanley, Jr., 17-year-old
youth, was ordered held under $500
bond for his appearance in the next
criminal term of Vance Superior
Court today by Recorder r. E. Gle
ments when probable cause was
found to a charge of attempted rape
upon Mozelle Pegram, 12-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Peg
gram. Stanley went to Jail in default
of his t.Ond.
The only other case tried at the
session was Allie Journigan, charged
with being drunk disorderly and
cursing. He was found not guilty.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
SHRINERS TO STAGE
AN OYSTER ROAST

The Sudan Temple of New Bern
will put on an oyster roast for mem
daughters and lady friends Wednesday
evening at $50 o'clock at the Coca
Cola Bottling plant on the Raleigh
Road, it was announced today. All
Shriners living in this community are
cordially invited to attend
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26

Sales on the Henderson tobacco
market Monday totaled 61O,662 pounds
for one of the heaviest sales of the
season. and for this the buyers paid
$17S.95O.1O for an average of $29.3O per
hundred pounds.
The days sale ran the season total
to beyond the 12-million-pound mark
to 12,O51,316 pounds, which has sold
for $3,4O7 1896 at an average of $3.50
per hundred pounds.
The market was blocked on Friday
and again on Monday, but warehouse
floors were cleared late this after
noon, according to r. w. Mcfarland,
sales supervisor.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
WELL KNOWN NEGRO
WOMAN PASSES ON

Beulah Harris, wife of Simon Peter
Harris, a we'll known colored citizen
of Vance county, was claimed by
death Monday afternoon at 12:45
o'clock.
Funeral services will be held from
Brookston Baptist church, near Grey
stone, Wednesday afternoon at ?
o'clock with Rev. j. M. Burchette, of
Ridgeway in charge of the services.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
NEGROES FUNERAL
WILL BE THURSDAY

Ed Crews, Negro, who for the past
twenty years has been working for
Barnes Funeral Home, died about 4
o'clock at the home in the city, it
was learned today.
Funeral will be held Thursday aft
ernoon with interment in Blacknall
cemetery on the Townsville Road.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Fug!e -Four

/ What IS the name for a drama set
to music, as distinguished from
PLAYS in which music is merely In
citlental? - 4
2. What IS the current nautical term
for the middle of snip?
3. Who won the Rose Bowl tootpail
game in 1885? AIM a;oa
d. Who wrote the poem, "The Pied
Piper of Hamelin?"
5. Where is the paper money OF the
United States printed?
6. Where is the Lake of Como!
z. What is a cygnet?
8. Which state is popularity known as
the Beaver State?"
9. Where is the group of volcanic IS,
lands belonging to France, named
Comoro Islands? al
10. What is white light?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-26
AROUND TOWN

Lions To Meet4-ffhe weekly session
of the Lions Club will be held at 7
o'clock Wednesday evening at the
Capitol Cafe. III,
Deed Is Filed-A realty deed was
filed yesterday with the Vance Regis
try in which r. G. Faulkner and wife
sold Sallie Allen lot on the Hender-
son-Oxford Road for $40 and consid-
eratiOns
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-07

Santa Claus is coming to Ell
Centre next Saturday!
The Post-Press just received this
telegram from Old st. Nick himself:
Something has gone wrong with
my special Arctic Airnail system
carrying letters from FL Centro. Am
making special trip to visit you
Saturday, Dec. II to inspect the
wonderful supply of Christmas pres
ents in your stores. I will bring
along a big bag and the children
can bring me their letters person.
ally. They should be sure TO put
their names and addresses on the
letters SO l won't get them mixed
up. Make arrangements for me
and I will let you know later where
and how I will arrive"
Immediately after receiving the
telegram, the PostPreSs told many
of the downtown merchants and
they are arranging to welcome San
ia at their stores. Some are plan
ming on giving away lots Of nice
things to the children who come
to see Santa.
So write your letters now. and
plan on visiting Santa Saturday