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NEUTRALITY DEBATED.
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$3.50 End TobIe, book trough styIe-------Sl.49 .49
SITS Modern Occasional TobIe e-----------S4o6
1895 Coffee TobIe with gloss top---------S6.45
$7.45 PorceIoin Top Kitchen TobIe
$2l.o5 Extension GoteIeg TobIe bIe----------S13o5
Sl7.o5 Duncon Phyfe DropIeof TobIe
$3.50 Rodio TobIe in woInut finish .78
$3.50 Console TobIe, woInut veneer-------S2l9
S5.98 Telephone Set woInut fnish-----S3.oo
S495 Lomp. Tobe, woInut veneer
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Record Temperatures This Y,

Highest, 76. on January. 8.
Lowest. 80. on January 8.
Tide Tables,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
WINTER HITS HARD
AND CITY SH|VERS
Mercury Drops to IL During
Night; Trace of Snow
Late Monday

Winter struck swift and hard in the
Henderson area today to bring shiv-
ers TO a whole community, and to
bring ont the heaviest of winter wear
and to force the stirring of furnace;
and stoves to the top mark in pro-
v.ding comfort FOR citizens.
The cold snap came quickly, with
the thermometer skidding from
maximum Monday of 46 to a mini
mum during the night of II degrees
There were two nights in Novembe.
With a low of IS degrees. but on Meth
er occasion was the frigid air so pene-
trat.ng and SO uncomfortable as las;
night, since this cold wave was &C
companicd by biting wind from out
of the north.
During Monday afternoon and early
in the evening there were snow fur
~;os thu indicated a heavy snow be-
ro~c morning But clouds dissipated
the skies cleared and the wind from
the frigid regions bore down with a
vengeance.
Bv early afternoon temperatures
had moderated slightly, tut there was
still plenty of cold air about. Weathec
news was slightly cheering In thai
forecasts were for slightly rising tenn
peratures in another 24-hour period
That army of folks who always look
with fear and trembling at the ap-
proach of winter were certain in their
minds today that what has already
come so early portends but one thing
- lOno hard winter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
DENTAL CLINIC NOW
AT AYCOCK SCHOOL
Over Half of Time Allotted to County
Used and About Half of
Schools Visited

DR.. Guy Harris, dental expert OF
The State Board of Health, is about
half through with the 16-woek dental
clinics being held in the white schools
Of Henderson and Vance county, DR..
A. D. Gregg, health officer, stated
today. This week is being spent at
he Aycock rural consolidated school
1--WE miles east of the city.
Dr. Harris has already visited and
'reated children in the Townsville
and Middleburg rural schools, and al
o at the North Henderson and South
Henderson schools. He still has tC
visit Zeb Vance and Dabney schools
in rural communities, and Central
Junior high and West End and Clark
street schools in the city proper.
After the first of the year Negro
dentist attached to the State Board
of Health will come here for a foul
weeks clinic among the colored chill
dren of the city and county schools
Definite dates have not yet been fixed,
Dr.. Gregg said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
County Tax
Collections
Are $R22,2O5
Commissioners Get
Report; q Prison
ers in Jail; Const-
able Named

F. M. Dorsey, Vance county tax
collector, reported to the Vance Board
of County Commissioners Monday
afternoon at their monthly meeting
that he had collected total of $22,-
2O5.95 in taxes during the month of
November. Several other credit items,
such as fees, rebates and the like
added a few hundred dollars more to
make a total of $22,37313 written off
the list.
Mr.. Dorsey has been serving as
county tax collector since the 1887
on October 1. 1t is the first time in
the history of the county that tax OBJ
legations have been handled in this
way, the work having been charged
to the sheriff heretofore.
w. S. Strange, county jailor, report
ed to the commissioners he had 27
prisoners in his custody at the end Of
November, and said that during the
the month total of sol Jail days were
served by prisoners committed to his
keeping. M
The board received and accepted
the resignation of ] D. Peck as
Townsville township constable, who
joined the City of Henderson police
organization this week. B. A. Nor
wood was named as constable in
Townsville to finish Peck's unexpired
term.
The commissioners also drew a jury
to serve during the January term of
superior court for trial of criminal
cases, but the names had not been
Transcribed today. AS was announced
Monday, the board at it's forenoon ses-
sion Monday reelected Samuel M.
Watkins as it's chairman and B. H.
Perry as county attorney, and elected
Brooks P. Wyche as prosecutor in
the recorders court.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
MR.. FLEMING DIES
AT DUKE HOSPITAL
Was Resident of Henderson
20 Years; Funeral, Burial
In Burlington

w. H. Fleming, 45-year-old insur-
ance executive, died at 9:30 o'clock
this morning in Duke hospital in
Durham after an illness of five weeks,
three of which were spent under
treatment at the Durham institution.
He suffered from an infection Of the
blood stream that resulted from a re-
cent illness.
Mr.. Fleming, was "a resident of Bur-
lington since late) summer, was for
nineteen years a resident of Hender-
son. He had been in a critical condi-
ton for a week or. more, and little
hope for his recovery had been held
by physicians and members of the
family.
The body was taken to Burlington,
where funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon from his resi-
dence at o'clock, in charge of Rev.
I. w. Hughes, rector of Holy In
nocents Episcopal church of Hender-
son, in which the deceased held mem
bership. Interment will be in the Bur
lington cemetery.
Mr.. Fleming was a native Of Ala
nance county, and was the son of the
late DIR. P. H Fleming, for half cen
fury a minister in the Christian
Church, who died last summer, and
Mrs. p. H. Fleming, dead for many
years.
Surviving are the widow, who wa
a native of Edenton; three brothers,
j. S. Fleming, of Goldshoro; J. H.
Fleming, of Raleigh, and H. Jennings
Fleming, Of Greensboro, and one sis
|. ter, Miss Nellie Fleming, of Burling-
| ton.
Mr. Fleming was married in 1916
and for several years taught school.
| In 1918 he came to Henderson and
went with the Citizens Bank & Trus'
Company. He served in several capac-
tiles with the bank, including book
| keeper, teller, manager of the insur.
! ance department, trust officer, anC
| vice-president. He resigned last sum
mer to open an insurance bushes:
here, and at the same time went tc
Burlington to take over management
| of an insurance concern there. He anC
Mrs. Fleming moved to Burlington ir
late summer, but came back here fire.
| quently when business claimed Mr.
Fleming's attention. They were bott
prominer y identified with social af
fairs in the city, in addition to Mr.
Fleming's business relationships.
The deceased was for some IL year
or more a captain on the headquar
ters staff of the 105th Medical Regi
ment here, under DR.. H. A. Newell
colonel in command of the organiza
ton. He was known as hard workel
in the organization, and as a capable
and efficient officer.
Mr.. Fleming's serious illness wa
known to his friends here during tn
past week or more, and number O.
them had been. to Duke hospital, fc
visits during his confinement there
He was widely known to a host o
friends in this city, and large mum
bers planned today to attend the fun
eral and burial in Burlington tomor
row.
Pallbearers for the funeral had no
been learned here this afternoon
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
FIRST CONCERT IS
SET FOR JANUARY
All Programs of Coopera-
tive Music Group After
First of Year

Announcement was made today b,
the committee in charge that the first
of three concerts arranged by tho
Henderson Cooperative Concert Asso.
citation will be given in January, and
not in December, as had been hoped
There will be two after that, presum-
ably in February and March, but
dates have not been definitely learn
ed for any one of the trio.
the concerts have been arranged
through the Columbia Concerts Cor.
poration of New York, following g
campaign for the sale of memberships
which was conducted in November
Admission to the programs will be
limited to those who bought member
ships covering the entire series, the
price of which was So
At the close of the campaign, the
committee designated the artists
wanted here, and only the fixing of
the dates remained. This had to be
fitted into schedules the artists had
elsewhere as well as here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
P.O. s. A. CAMP HERE
OBSERVES FOUNDING
State President Henry A.
Styers Speaks; c. F.
Tankersley, Presides

Henry A. Styers, of Lexington, state
president of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America, traced the founding and
growth of that organization during
the 80 years of it's existence when he
spoke before the local camp last even
ing in observance of Founders Week
by the Henderson camp.
Charles F. Tankersley, Jr., district
president, presided over the session,
and ladies were invited for the meet
ing Some IS to 100 were present for
the occasion.
Mayor Henry T. Powell gave the ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of the city,
and C. B. White, president, voiced
welcome on behalf of the camp. E. o.
Falkner presented the officers of the
local camp.
During the evening the Hedgepeth
band rendered several numbers, and
the Ransom Street quartet was on
hand for vocal renditions.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the
refreshment committee served appro-
pirate refreshments to those attending.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
NEARLY 200. SETS
OF LICENSES SOLD
Motorists Getting State Plates Rap
idly; Over 100 City Tags AL
ready Sold

Nearly 200 sets of State automobile
license plates for 1888 were sold Mon
day by w. c. Gates, manager, at the
local branch office of the Carolina
Motor Club, where the tags are on
sale, he announced today. This ran
the total to around $50 to 700 since
the plates went on sale last Wednes-
day, December 1. All license tags may
be displayed on cars as soon as pur-
chased. and many have already mace
their appearance in the city.
At the office of City Clerk 5. 3.
Burwen, it was stated today that
slightly more than 100 city license
tags have been sold. These are sold
for flat price of one dollar for all
makes, models and types of motor
vehicles. There is only one tag.
Motorists are urged to get their IL
censes immediately so as to avoid the
last-minute rush that is expected to
be experienced as the dead line ap-
proaches on January I, after which
date all cars must display the new
licenses. ~----s
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
OXFORD is SEEKING
GRANGE CONVENTION
NeighbOr City To Make Bid for An
nual Meeting of Big Farmer
Organization

Oxford is going after the 1893 State
convention of the National Grango
according to word received here r.
day, and committees are already ~
work preparing their invitation A
Rotary club committee CONSISTING If
j. Y. Crews, F. F. Lyon and W
Yancey has been named and will con.
fer with other civic groups this week
The invitation to the Grange will
be pressed in the hope of winning tho
1888 convention. The gathering will
attract some 500 farmers and farm
leaders, and most of them will be en-
tertained in the homes of members of
the Grange and friends of the or
ganization should the convention be
awarded to Oxford. The Grange is
very strong in Granville and Vance
counties.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
COLORED DOCTOR is
WORKING IN COUNTY
DIR. Walter j. Hughes, of State Board
of Health Staff, Spending
Some Time Here

Dr. Walter J. Hughes, colored doc
tor on the staff of the State Board of
Health, working among the Negroes
of the State, is spending week or so
in Henderson at this time surveying
health conditions among the people
of his race. He was sent here by State
officials and is working in coopera
ton with the Vance County HEALTH
Department, DR.. A. D. Gregg, health
officer, stated today. ,tsE. AZ.
DR.. Hughes, whose work is UNDUE
among State health Organizations OF
the South, is talking with leaders OF
his race in this community to learn
conditions as they exist He will visit
many of the colored schools, and may
address some public meetings while
here in an effort to develop health
program among the Negro population
He is especially emphasizing proven
tive and treatment work for tuber
cular and venereal disease patients.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07

A meeting of workers at a dinner
affair last night at the Vance hotel
was told that advance gifts to the
Vance County Community Chest
mounted to S3,OO75O and they dis
banded at the end of the gatnerins
convinced that they could make quick
order of their efforts, starting TO-DAY,
IN raise the entire budget OF So,5oJ
for the chest.
Individual gifts were not read eX-
cent that two or three OF the larger
ones were listed, but the workers were
enthused over the prospect of attain
inc the goal by raising the remain
der of S2,342.50 necessary.
]. W. Jenkins, general chairman OF
the campaign, presided at the meet
;rg ond short talks were made by
6 r Peace and Rev. James A. Jones,
both of whom set forth the eno' an
swered objections that might De met
with and showed how the community
could do all Of its giving at one time
nv this method. While Henderson mas
never had a community chest before.
the idea has proved popular ana =
an answer to a lOng-felt need mere
leading to the belief that this week.
Gamma gn will certainly end in sue
cess.
Rev. Mr.. Jones gave the invocation
at the dinner. and Miss Frances Har-
rison sang two numbers, accompanied
at the piano by her brother, George
Mr.. Jenkins introduced ward chair
men and had brief statements from
cantains who have already been at
work. The dinner was in the private
dining room of the hotel, and was at
tended by workers representing civic
and social clubs and the churches o.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Fage -Four

/. What is chronology?
2. To what general family of animals
does the llama of South America be-
long?
8. What is the name of small hand
thrown explosive shell?
4. What state does Senator Guttey
CD represent?
5. Name the Chairman of the U. S.
House of Representatives Commit
tee on Labor.
6. What is ambidexterity?
Z. How many nations have been rep
resented at the Brussels Conference
seeking some action in the Slno-
Japanese undeclared war?
g. Name the author of the comedy,
"All's Well that Ends Well"
9. Between what two nations was the
Hundred Years War fought?
10. Where is the University of West
: Virginia?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
LEGION MEETING is
BRIEF; LITTLE DONE
Discusses Membership Drive and
Christmas and New Year
Activities

A small attendance and a short ses
sion marked the monthly meeting of
Henderson Fost, No. 60, of the Amer
lean Legion, held Monday night in
the Legion hut on South Garrett
street, and presided over by J. G
Cooper, post commander.
There was a discussion of a mem
bership campaign, and also of some
sort of a Christmas tree or program
and later a party New Years Eve
night. It is planned to have these
events for the entire membership, de-
tails for each being reserved for later
announcement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
OFFICERS CAPTURE
60 GALLON STILL

A sixty gallon capacity steam illict
liquor still was confiscated and de-
stroyed yesterday afternoon about
o'clock in the Fairport section of Kit
trell township by County ABC Off
GERS L. A. Jackson and ]. c. Cham
pion along with four beer boxes with
a capacity of 1900 gallons, and four
barrels with capacity OF 240 gallons.
Officer Champion said that the out
fit had just made run, and had left
the scene.
The officers wrecked all the equip
ment used in the operation of the out
fit. ~.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
RaDtiSt Meetings

The First Baptist church announces
three brief meetings on Wednesday
evening as follows: the monthly
church conference; the Sunday school
workers Council the meeting of the
B. P. W. workers to which any of the
young people of Senior and Interme-
diate ages are invited. The service
will begin at 1880 o'clock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
Chest Pledges Are Over
$4,000 AS Drive Starts
With Dinner Conference
Workers Take Field To Ach ieve $3.50 Goal Set for
First Campaign of Kind Henderson Has Had; Out-
look Promising fo r Achieving Success

the city and the county. A number OF
workers from parts of the county at
tended, since the chest program Is
countrywide in scope.
No reports were available today OF
the success workers had met with in
their first efforts following the dinner
meeting, but some statistics are ex-
pected to be ready by Wednesday. So
licitors were determined to call on
their prospects as early as possible, to
close the campaign speedily.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
All Grades
Higher
OnTobacco
Prices Run Up to SIS
In Monday s 395,2l4
Pounds S a lie A.
$2O.26 ~

Sales on the Henderson +oh
market Monday amounted 70 '9 9oe C,
pounds, bringing $SO,O63.o1 for o o10'z4
erage of $2O.26 per hundred nnrn al ay-
w. Mcfarland, sales supervisor "'' r.
nounced today. This ran season al On
to around 10 IL million pounds SAFES
Mr.. Mcfarland said that ~o
grade advanced in prices MondaY very
pecially the better grades On '' .e eS-
was one load of Pip pounds of 10
bacco that brought $885.14, an ar w.
age of $41.91 per hundred DEVIL %iel-
ranged up to $55 per hundred pounds
Another load weighing 1888 nnm,,a,
sold for $4O0.5O, an average of S5411 TS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-12-07
Reported Improving

w. ] Journegan, who was injured
! about week ago when struck by an
automobile in the vicinity of the fair
grounds, was said to be improving
today at Maria Parham hospital.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
H|GHRANK EARNED
IN IS GAMES PLAY
Remaining Tits Won't Rob
CoIoniaIs, Beaten Only
Once, of Prestige.
By BILL DISMER, Jr.

~ EGARDLESS OF Whether IL 1al-
- ters in its remaining six
games, starting against West
u y minister tonight at Tech High
School, the current basket ball team
at George Washington will 60 down
as its first great" basket ball team
thereby giving future supporters of
the university a heritage similar to
those already passed on to alumni of
Georgetown, Maryland and Catholic
University.
For hallowed reminiscing G. u.
has its Mesmer, Dutton, Shea, Nc
Carthy, Meenan and Dillon-that
great combination which conquered,
among others, Stretch" Murphy's
famed Loyola of Chicago team here
in the Winter Of 1929-l930; Mary
land has its Berger. May. Chalmers,
Ronkin, Wilson and Norris-which
climaxed its greatest year by winning
the Southern Conference champion
ship in 1881. and c. U. has the cele-
brated "Reindeers"-Foley. Harvey.
Carney, Long and O'Donnell-Scourge
of all foes over a three-year period
from 1924 to 1927.
But up until now, within month
OF the time when the current Co
lonials will have played their last
game as q college unit, no G. w. grad
has remembered any team at which
he could point and say, with assur-
ance, That was the greatest George
vLTo III, 81, of oJl
Loy0la Troublesome Hurdle
DESPITE the looming menace Of
six hard games after tonight
against Loyola of Chicago, Long Is
land and Villanova at home, and
West Virginia. Geneva and Westmin-
ster away-the downtown school fig
ures to finish with showing which
hardly could mar the splendid record
of IL victories in IS games this Win
ter. Loyola of Chicago is most feared
by Bill Reinhart, brilliant coach of
the G. w. team, who unhesitatingly
states that it not only will be the
best team to invade Washington this
Winter, but probably the best in the
Middle WeSt-hotbed of basket ball.
Loyola comes here a week from to-
night, a fitting game for George
Washington's birthday anniversary.
Reinhart has had better offensive
teams than the one he now coaches.
and some of his products while in
the Far West, might have had better
defensive records, but for a team
whose general ability is we'll distrib-
uted among five above-average play
ers. it is doubtful if the quintet of
Hal Kiesel, Milton Schoenfeld, Tom
OBr1en, Ben Goldfaden and Jack
Butterworth can be topped.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
SECTION r.
Team Standings.

w. L. W L.
st Peter'g3 80 Is St Peter's4 X
st. Peters1 20 II st. Teresas 10 90
St. Dominie's- Q 8 st. Anthony's 1S 81
st. JOS 22 20 St. Peter's2 II 2S
Season Records.
High team set-St Peters & 1888
High team game-St. Peters 8, 573
High individual aveTage-Z. Aquilino
est. Peters 81 I03.
High individual game-z. Aquilino (st.
Peters 81, ISL
High individual set. Aauilino tst.
Peters 81. 412.
High strikes. Aauilino (St. Peters
81. 90.
High spares-Z. Aauilino (st. Peters
81. II.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
LEAD IN CUE MEET
AT STAKE TONIGHT
CranfieId, Rogers Play in
Key Games of National
Amateur Event.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, February 15.-With
= the national amateur pocket bill
nards tournament wide-open affair
again following the first defeat of the
1885 champion, Lewis Brooks of Phila-
delphia. attention will be centered to-
night on the meeting between Arthur
Cranheld Of Syracuse and j. Howard
Shoemaker of Douglaston, Long Island.
Cranfield, 20 years old. is the young
est player in the tourney and has a
chance to take the lead by winning
tonight. Shoemaker, now far behind,
has won the title 19 times in his long
career as a cue star Their meeting
follows a clash between another ex-
champion, Edward c. Rogers of Glen
Cove, Long Island, who took the lead
from Brooks last night, and Herbert
Courtney, New York State titleholder
Playing at top form while Brooks
was just shade of, Rogers handed
the Philadelphian his first defeat of
the tourney, 1870, and dropped him
into second-r lace tie with Cranfield
Each has four victories and one de-
feat, while Rogers has won five and
lost one.
Last nights other game saw James
Parks of Detroit turn back Ted Snyder
Of Brooklyn, 125-123, to break their
tie for sixth place.
Evening star., 1937-02-15
CARDINAL TOSSERS
ON TW0-DAY JAUNT
Meet John Marshall Tonight. Long
Island Tomorrow-Schmarr
Holding High Average. ..r

WITH record of 7 victories in Il
games, Catholic Universitys bas-
ket ball team opens a tWo-night stand
on the road at Jersey City, N. j., to-
night. meeting John Marshall College.
The Cardinals then proceed to Brook
lyn, where tomorrow night they meet
George Washington's lone conqueror
of the season. Long Island
Coincident with the teams interest
in keeping its record above the 500
mark is the individual work of Hermie
Schmarr highest scorer in local COLI
legiate ranks for the last two years
and we'll on his way toward being the
leader for the third consecutive season.
Travelling at a phenomenal clip, the
flying Dutchman has come within /
point of averaging 18 points per game
for his last six attempts, scoring 107
points within less than a month. In
three games Schmarr has scored more
than 20 points, ringing up % against
Baltimore U. in his last time out, 25
against Virginia Tech on January IS,
and 81 against Shenandoah on Jan.
uary 81. It probably is the greatest
individual scoring spree ever staged
by local player.