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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
s. NEW VOLUMES.
ADDED AT LIBRARY
Circulation '5,831 in Jan
uary; Membership Also,
Report Reveals

Sixty-three new volumes were adj
dad at the Perry library during Jan
uary, including Al Of fiction and q
If non-fiction, Miss Mary Louise Nc
Dcarman, Librarian, announced today
N making public her monthly report
Tif;y-six of the new books were adult
and seven Juvenile volumes. The Dun
har branch for Negroes had IL addi~
lions, two volumes of fiction and ten
non-fici ion, and including two adult
and ten Juvenile publications.
Circulation of the Perry |i-rary last
month amounted to 1881 volumes, an
actual increase of 1,474 over TIC same
month last year, when book truck
circulation in January 1887, was not
taken into account.
That amounted to 1896 volumes and
made a grand total for that month Of
1888. The Dunbar branch last month
had a circulation of 1882 an increase
of 1872 over the 1920 a year ago. The
Perry library loaned 3,119 volumes of
fiction and ZIP of non-fictiOn last
month.
The libraries were open Is days and
had combined circulation of 1908. AT
the EGIIy IlOl dty CAlC bNOAetSSS Ne~Ai y
circulation was 233 volumes, of which
46.5 percent were non-fiction.
The Perry library had membership
of Also at the end of this January,
the report showed, after adjustments
including the withdrawal of 80 names
here and 81 at the Townsville branch
and the addition of 1O7. The Dunbar
branch had membership of 1,0O5 at
the end of January, gain of six over
the 900 at the first of the month.
These included 272 adults and 733
juveniles.
The South Henderson branch had
40 readers and circulation of 779
in January, and the Middlebure
branch had a circulation of 220 for
the month. Both figures were included
in the totals for the Perry library
proper.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
WILDCAT VETERANS
TO INSTALLED. 10
Sandy Graham Will Assume
Duties as State Com
mander of Unit

Veterans of The lighting Wildcat
Division Of the World War will gath
er in Durham next Thursday Feb
r. ary 10, for the in$ts .;i,!- ! crrc
NOR IS for their state Of:.. T. ac
ding to an cement b., Jl'f > /;
Cahall, of Washington, d. c.. nation
al adiutant of the association.
The ceremonies will begin at p
with a meeting 1T the Wa 5hington
Duke hotel, ct which plans for y
Statewide membership drive will be
discussed, and plans will oe outlined
by the national board Fer the great
national encampmert 1T Camp JACK
son, Columbia, S. c., aext May.
The announcement says that many
prominent speakers and veterans
leaders will attend the cermCnies III
Durham next Thursday. The induc-
ton will take place in tn: evening
following afternoon conferences at
the Washington Duke. n dinner will
follow in the evening a. o'clo::k.
Former Lieutenant Governor A. H
(Sandy) Graham, of HillsborO, will Oe
installed as State commander along
with other State officers, and Mrs
Roy D. Smith, of Greensboro, will be
indicted as State president of the
auxiliary.
Every Wildcat veteran and his lady
or ladies are cordially invited to at
tend the gathering, it is announced
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
oil MEN DISCUSS
!. USE OF GAS TAX
Vance County Committee
Decries Diversion of Tax
to Other Uses

s. Gilnler Sparger, of Raleigh, sec
rotary of North Carolina Petroleum
Indus, ries Committee, addressed q
meeting of the Vance County Pet
rc;eum Industries Committee here las'
night in the court house.
Use of state income from automo-
tive taxes exclusively for highway IL
nancing. the purpose for which these
levies were imposed, was the Keynote
of the meeting.
+. T. w. McCracken was reelected a
chairman of the Vance county COM
tnittee. and he commented that "di-
version of automotivc tax income to
purposes unrelated to highways is one
of the most unjust and dangerous IL
nancial policies a state could adopt.
He added "it is unjust to motorlst
taxpayers tecause it means spending
for something else the tax money they
have paid for roads. 1t is dangerous
because it means neglect of roads,
with resulting increase of highway ac-
cidents. deaths and injuries
Officers of the county association
were named as follows: I. w. Nc
Cracker, reelected chairman; Guy II.
Pitt. vice-chairman; &C. l.. Mackey,
Secretary; J. W.. jenkins, George w.
Holden and W. B. Fayne, Legislative
committee; o. I. Kirkland and Lee D.
Marbury local affairs committee; and
e. G. Atkins and B. p Terrell, public
relations committee.
The meeting was we'll attended, anc
. received the full support of the Vance
county committee.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
NEGRO GIVEN TWO
YEARS FOR ASSAULT
Two Speeders Given $3.50
Fines and Taxed With
Court Costs

Tommie Williams, Negro, was sent
to the roads for two years today in
city court by Mayor Henry T. Powell
when he was found guilty of assault
with deadly weapon, pocket knife,
and inflicting serious injury.
r. H. Wilson paid $3.50 and costs
for speeding.
Isaac Falkner was given four
months on the roads for assault, COM
mitment not to issue upon payment
of fine of $40 and costs of court, and
keeping the peace towards the pro-
scouting witness. Nellie Inscoe.
Andrew Kenneth Adams, Negro
was guilty of speeding, and was fined
$3.50 and costs.
Wallace Currin drew fine of 81
and costs when convicted of being
drunk.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
I have this day qualified before the
Clerk of Superior Court of Vance
County, North Carolina, as Executor
under the Last Will and Testament
of Mrs. Maria j. Woodlief and this
is to notify all persons holding claims
against said estate to present the
same to the undersigned on or before
the 9th day of January, 1899, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of any
recovery. Persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make i'm
mediate settlement.
This the 9th day of January, 1898.
T1URSTON j. JACKSON,
Executor.
FranklintOn, N. c..
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04

their dollar losses are especially bad:
than to make goods 81. 1,OOO OOO,OOU
[ Excessive eating, drink
ing, and smoking 1900. .$50OO,OOO,OUO
g. Foolish investments
and preventable
business failures ........ OOOOO,OOD
3 Unnecessary contagious
diseases :. 80. 1900 1000 900
4. Preventable fire and
other loses ............ 1000, 100000
s. Ignorant buying of
adulterantS 1,4UuuuO'ooo
g. Expenditures on insane
and criminals (Which
could be eliminated by
sterilization) :. l,2OO,OUU,uUU
7. Appropriations for mis-
directed education $500. 1,2OO,OOOoUo
8. Distribution wastes (to-
day it costs more to sell
0. Wasted gasoline and oil 8OU,OUO'OOO
TO- Cosmetics, quackery 5oOOOO'OoO
i H. Miscellaneous ...... l,OUuUuU'uuo
The first thought is that the ellml7
| nation of this waste would throw
many people out of work, tut these
workers would be reemployed build
ing new houses and making use1ul
| goods There would be shift or en-
| plovment to worthwhile occupations
! rather than an increase of the Jop-
less. Debt and taxes would be reduced
thus cutting retail prices and in turn
giving everyone more goods than ne
=, now receives. No "dividing-up OF our
national wealth need be necessary II
we would only save the millions we
md
| food. clothing, and shelter Tor tnose
who are not getting their full share.
| Gigantic Fuel Waste.
| ra;,,;d,,o1 efforts are not much
helm in solving most natlonai pro
/ blems unless large group Oh peopie
ioin in. But even without sioop
movement here is a case wnera every
reader VIII cuts out one was'eiu,
habit. like the use OF llquor' any
spends the same money on q uselu'
nroduct, such as good furnltur'' rem
| Gifts himself and the entire natlOn'
Take our waste of gasoline ana Oh.
The 81, 100000 automobiles now pelng
used in the United States ana Canada
consume about 20,15O, 100000 gallons
of gasoline valued at $383O ,OOO'UOO
yearly. Of this amount, probably ~
ner cent. or about $780, 100000 is
wasted. When you add to this the oil
lost through leaky pipes, inefficient
humps. and other causes, the total Is
well over $800,OO0,O00.
But the money which you needless
" spend upon gasoline is not the en-
tire offense. You know that to stay
for short time in garage with the
door shut and engine running is sure
death. Inefficiency in burning gaso-
| line in automobile engines is hurting
the health of people every day. Fur
thermore, the fumes corrode metal
and eat off paint. A get-more-mileage
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
FINAL FIGURES ON
ROLL CALL $333.25
Doubtful if Sufficient Funds Will Be
Available To Continue High
! School Courses

Failure to attain the goal sought
may embarrass the program of work
in first aid training in the Henderson
high school under Red Cross auspices,
D. L. Cannon, chairman of the Red
Cross Roll Call last autumn, said to-
day. A large portion of the Roll Call
funds are retained locally to take
care of whatever project the local Red
Cross chapter may inaugurate.
Mr.. Cannon said today the final fig
ures for the campaign were $333.25, a
little over half of the $500 goal sought.
He said that many prospects who
were not seen during the campaign
may be called on later to donate, to
the end that the first aid classes in
The high school can be kept going
through the present school term.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04

192O-Allies demand that some 9OO
Germans be surrendered to stand trial
for war guilt.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
Signal Lights At
.Underpass Working

Traffic signal lights at the
Charles-Church street underpass
under the SeabOard Air Line rail-
road tracks were turned on this
afternoon, after work had been
completed, and three vehicles fig
ured in minor crash just in front
of the fire station. One car stop
ped for the light, another bumped
him, and third, delivery truck
of Wester's Grocery rammed the
rear of the second automobile.
Minor damage resulted.
The lights control traffic on
Garnett street, the city's main
thcroughfare, William street, and
entrances from Charles and
Church street into the underpass
territory.
The lights were erected by city
employees under the supervision
of w. M. Coffin, street superin-
tendent.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PGge Four

1. In which city is Montana State Uni
versity?
2. Who was nicknamed the Swedish
Nightingale?"
3. To whom was Col. Meyer Robert
Guggenheim recently married?
4. Between what two nations was the
Hundred Years War?
5. What is quicksand
6. Name the U. S. Secretary of the
Interior
z. How many ounces in Troy pound?
8 In what year was the Statue of Lib
erty in New York Harbor unveiled?
9. Who invented the shrapnel shell?
10. Where is Colgate University?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
JESSE FORD GETS
Is MONTHS ON ROADS

Jesse Ford had recorders court all
to himself today when he was tried
on two counts before County Judge
r. E. Clements.
Ford was given II months on the
roads for abandonment and nOn-sup-
nort. and in another warrant, Ford
was convicted of possession of illegal
whisky and was given an additional
term of 80 days on the roads, the lat
ter to run at the expiration of the
former
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
LITTLETON COUPLE
LICENSED TO MARRY

A marriage license was issued yes
terday at the Vance Registry's office
to a Littleton couple, Henry c. Nor
ris and Temple Matilda Carter.
1t was the only paper issued at the
office during the day.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
HEDGEPETH CHARGED
LARCENY OF $71

Hummer Hedgepeth is being held in
Jail in default of a $500 bond to an
swer charges of larceny of ST. from a
man named Strickland in the ware
houst district on Montgomery street
last November, Assistant Chief of
Police Charlie Harris said today.
Hedgepeth was taken into custody
last night by City Policeman j. D.
Peck and Deputy Sheriff J. M Nit
chell.
The office stcnOg expressed surprise
when she learned that the spot where
the Honeymoon bridge at Niagara
Falls fell was not known as Divorce
gorge.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
Third of National Income
Wasted, Babson Declares

tContmued 1rou, Page Ons.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
FIREMEN HANDLE
OXFORD ROAD FIRE

Firemen extinguished forest fire
on the Oxford road yesterday after
noon near Pineview Dairy, no dam
age resulting, Fire Chief E. T. Shep-
herd said.
;, The fire was beyond the city limits
but firemen responded and saved ad-
tacent property from damage.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-02-04
ONE REALTY DEED
WITH THE REGISTRY

A realty deed covering tract of Is
acres on the Gillburg-Bobbitt road was
filed yesterday at the Vance Registry
office H. B. Brummitt, ct al, sold the
land to S. B. Brummitt for 81 anc
other values.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
HEMINGWAY To
ARRIVE In CITY
THIS AFTERNOON
CRUISING FIsHBoAT Pillar"
DOWN FROM NO NAME;
PAID SHORT VISIT LAST
NIGHT

Ernest Hemingway, famous au-
thor, who resides on Whitehead
street, arrived in the city for a
brief visit last night, then return
ed to No Name Key to board his
fishing boat, Pillar. and con-
tinue to Key West for a more
lengthy visit
Mr.. Hemingway has been COW
ering the war front In Spain, first
in Valencia, then in Madrid for
the past year. He spent a month
in Paris, France, accustoming
himself to the more orderly noises
of civilization and later took beat
for Nassau From Nassau he went
to Miami. where he has had the
Pillar. and cruiSed it down to
No Name Key last night, where
he was met by Mrs. Hemingway
and motored to Key West.
Coming down on the Pillar" to-
day he wiz fish along the war.
and although it is not definitely
known just when he viii be IN,
il is believed he viii be here BY
four D. m
Mrs Hemingway was also IN
Paris with her husband and arrIv-
ed Thursday by plane
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
SCOUTS RETURN
THIS AFTERNOON

Members of Boy Scouts Troop
50 and 5. returned this afternoon
after a nights camp on the beach
at Boca Chica, and report having
a most enjoyable encampment
under the guidance of Scoutmas-
tiers Joseph Gates and Victor Lar
sen.
The camps were pitched. the
pup tents being arranged in a
semicircle, with the bottoms of
the tents packed with beach sand
TO keep out the winds and make
the interiors comfortable
~ Each patr9lr prepared their own
supper, land5owhen sthe viands
were disposedo members set to
work with . via. cleared the
camp. and later had drills and
exercises and then turned in.
warmed by the flames from sew
eral large button wood fires
There were q members of the
two troops in the camp. and they
reported having enjoyed them
selves immensely. in fact having
the finest time they have expert
enced al any all night camp since
they were organized.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
SANTIAGO MAYA
VISITING IN CITY

Santiago Garcia Nava, a resi-
dent of Havana, Cuba, and owner
Of property interests in Key West.
has been visiting here for several
days looking over his interests.
Seen at his hotel today. Mr..
Nava said that the property is
that land which was once occu-
pied by the Ruy Lopez Cigar fac
tory, which went out of business
some years ago.
He came to see just what was
the condition of the land sur
rounding it, and to gain an idea
of its value. in comparison with
the surrounding property.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
SURVEY SHOWS MANY FIJI PALMS
AND COCONUT TREES DISEASED

termediate leaves were stu green
IN many cases. The other bad
was infected internally. Ire pos
sibiIify Of the infection beng
caused by insects IS eliminated
by the fact that insect injuries
were not found In some Ct the
infected cases. The Florida AEr-
cultural Experiment Station ~
Gainesville Is At present ixolzting
The ORGANISMS ot one Of ne fin
palms. -
The symptams Of the few $3.50
nut palms included .sppsrenfly
normal trunk a collar q dead
leaf bases just below the crown.
dropping. yellow outer leaves
green intermediate leaves. No
fruit, dead flower clusters and .
dead or partially decsyed centrHi
spear or bud
OF the coconut trees wThlch ap-
parently have overcome tae an
faction there were peculiar collars
Of dead leaf bases below TIE hea1
The only fruits retained b thess
specimens were growing CT IT
youngest cluster
Another survey AZ the I'd q.
the rainy season IN the zzDzeI
Of this year is rec0mmende1 -
Mr. West
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29

In survey made by Erdman
West at the request of Plant Com
missioner Doctor Wilmon Newell
of the palm and coconut trees in
Key West it was discovered that
of 400 specimens of the Fiji palms
Pritchardia pacifiea) inspected.
over 20 individuals were observed
to be diseased 10 varying extent
of an infection unknown IN plant
literature, and Of 1900 coc0nut
palms, CCocos nucifersD only 10
large coconuts were observed 10
be dying. All other species Of
palms IN the city were free Of
infection.
An additional total Of 20 COCO
nut palms were observed TO have
overcome the infection which
killed the 10 coconut trees.
Through President Charles Tsy-
Ior and Secretary Ernest Ramsey
Of the Rotary Club a complete re-
port was made available. Copies
of the repor. have been distri-
buted to members of the Rotary
Club and TO The Citizen
Of the Fiji palms. N which
the infection has assumed con-
siderable proportions. il IS est
mated BY Mr.. West that 100 or
more individuals would have 70
be removed 70 cover the entire
city thoroughly. and all apparent
Is healthy palms Of that species
should be protected with pro-
phylactic wash. such as bordeaux
mixture $50 strength applied
TO the bud at monthly intervals.
Any copper spray Of equivalent
strength would be satisfactory,
though OF the coconut trees,
the 70 coconuts should be re-
moved and the heads burned
No spraying q coconuts Is recon
mended
Eighteen Of the Fiji Palm buds
were dissecfed- u specimens were
vlsibly affected. the young leaves
beng more OF less deczyed. black
ened. distorted OF completely
dead, the bud soft and deczyec
and ire outer and mature leaves
yellow and dying. though the IN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
TAX RECEIPTS
ISSUED SHOW
AIN INCREASE
COMPARISON MADE IN COL
LEcTIoNS BY CITY; PAY
MENTS CONTINUE COVER
ING TAXES IN KEY WEST

Comparison Of the numbers of
tax receipts issued from the office
of City Tax Collector Sam B. Pin
der shows that during the year
covering the taxes for 1896 there
were AIS receipts issued, while for
the two months of the current
year, that is, December, 1887, and
January. 1888, 362 receipts have
been issued.
Payments are keeping up, says
Mr.. Pinder, and the calls for re-
ceipts are Steadier than hereto
fore Possibly because of the
four percent discount allowed in
December and the three percent
discount which has been carried
on during January
During the present month there
have been some payments which
have swelled the revenues of the
office appreciably, and it is an
ticipated that others viii come in
to square up their Indebtedness
before February arrives. when
the discount viii be cut to two
percent
It viii be remembered by the
tax payers, said Mr.. Pinder, that
the four percent period of dis
count began with December, then
it fell to three during the present
month. During February it will
be two percent and IN March it
viii be one percent, and after
that the full amount must be
paid.
During the past few days the
largest payments have been re-
ceived from the Thompson Es-
tate, which amounted to $2.959.
Miss Elizabeth Lowe, of Miami.
paid on the office building used
by the Key West Electric Com
pany and the family home on Di-
vision street, S6O2.
The others Of the larger pay
ments made during the past few
days, was made on the Eduardo
Gomez Estate, and was approx
mately $500.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
Proposal Heard By City Council
To Operate Birdie Patti" Here
Presidents Birthday Ball
Tonight At Boca Chica

was made out to President Roose-
welt and endorsed by him The
President and other members Of
the Foundation have written Mr-
Schneider a number Of times
thanking him for helping IN the
drive through his Detroit theatres
Mr.. Schreiber's Masonic passport
has also been signed BY the
President. Coming back from 3
hunting trip the theater magnsts
once sent q large whole deer 70
the President Tonight At the
dance Mr. Schreiber win give MS
personal check 20 the fund which
IS his annual custom AZ al birth
day balls.
S Scenes all over Key West. but
especially of Raul's trained fish
of the Aquarium and Of sponge
fishermen returning from 3 trip
up the Keys VIII be shown
Still pictures Of the sponge
fishermen have been sent 70 the
photo magazine Life, and VII
be published in the near future
MIR. Schneider informs The Cit
zen. The fishermen in the group
are Lonnie SficlZney, James Glib
son. Willie Marshall and Com
mer."
Other pictures Of Key West are
of Bra Saunders, Mimi Malone
Mr.. and Mrs Chester Thompson
Captain Robert Lord Of S. s
Cuba and Archie Malone, mate O:
the same ship. Mr.. and HRS
Archie Thompson, Superintendent
Of Lighthouses William Demeritl
at the svisry IN his yard. CAPTAIN
James Moore Of the ferry Key
West, Captain VIII Roberts 0f thz
ferry Traveller. Joe ~arre1. 1eErz
engineer. bus driver Elwoud kes
Frank CarboneIl Captain c .
Harrington Of the S. S Florida
reporter Ed Gray Of The Cifizan
Skinner of Sloppy Joe's. whose
name is now famous IN 3 uurnbeE
Of novels, Luther Pinder. Chmiit
Atwen and many Others
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-01-29
MAKES REPORT
ON SALES OF
AUTO PLATES
APPROXIMATELY $1,000 SENT
TO TALLAHASSEE BY coUN-
TY TAX COLLECTOR FRANK
II. LADD

Approximately $1,000 have
been sent from the office of Mon
roe County Tax Collector Frank
H. Laid to Tallahassee, represents
ing sales monies Of automobile IL
censes since the sale was started
on December /. :. sse
Represented in this amount are
531 tags at $40 each. 102 al SIS
each, II at $50 each, IA at IS each
and the balance is for trucks and
trailers. About 800 licenses of all
kinds have been disposed of in
Key West.
This number, however, is just
a little more than half the number
expected to be sold, as it is esti-
mated that a few more than 800
cars, trailers and trucks are in
Monroe county.
Another thing which seems TO
have escaped the notice of car
and truck owners, and also owners
of trailers, is that though on jan
uary Is the time for the purchase
of tags was increased from that
date to January 81, there is to
be no more time after that date.
Therefore, as Monday viii be
January 81, and is the last date on
which the 1887 tags can be used
legally. Mr.. Ladd is of the opin-
ion that it viii not be long after
that date when an agent of the
motor vehicle department viii ap-
pear on the scene to size up the
situation