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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
CHAMPION OUT OF
PRIMARY CONTEST
Leaves Register of Deeds
Race Clearcut to Robin
son, Tankersley

Horace M. Champion, one of three
candidates for register of deeds in
the June Democratic primary in
Vance county, announced today his
retirement from the contest. The rea-
son for his action he gave as recent
developments of circumstances per-
tanning to my present work"
Mr.. Champion is sanitary inspector
for the county health department and
has been carrying on his work while
campaigning for the register of deeds
post
The other two candidates for the
office are Horace M. Robinson, who
has held the office six years, and is
seeking reflections; and G. F. Tanker
sley, Jr.. who entered the field short
ly before the deadline date on April
23 Tankersley was for many years
connected with the Southern Railway
here. and is a past State councillor of
the Junior Order, and prominent in
other fraternal organizations.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
many DEBTORS ON
FARMS ARE AIDED
Farm Security Administra-
ton Agents Have Many
Settlements

Settlements between farmers who
are debtors, and their creditors have
aided approximately 6,O89 farm ia
miles in this five-state region to stay
on their farms, Ivey w. Day, county
rehabilitation supervisor for the Farm
Security Administration in Vance
county, announced today. The infor-
nation came from regional offices OF
the FSA.
Farm debt adjustment does not al
ways mean reduction of the amount
owed" Mr.. Day explained. Very often
it simply means new repayment ar
engagements, with an extension OF
time granted by the creditor. Some
times such arrangements necessitate
a longer term lease for the farmer,
or a definite plan of farm operation
satisfactory to debtor and creditor
alike
The debt adjustment committee in
Vance county consists of Mrs. E. r.
Austin, welfare superintendent: Char
lie Basket and Tom Parham, Jr
Service rendered is without cost to
debtor or creditor Mr.. Day said, adj
ding that it is beneficial to both par.
| ClcS, lIIdSluUCIl DIS IL CudUlCS CnC Iar-
mer to go on with his operations, and
assures the creditor of receiving as
much of his investment as the farmer
, can POSSIBLY pay. The work is done
by the county committee and the FSA
supervisors, and consists of bringing
the debtor and creditor together to
| talk over their mutual difficulties
No action is taken unless satisfactory
to both sides, and the committee has
no power to force an agreement
+, Farmers who are not FSA borrow
J ers, as well as those who are, have
, received debt adjustment service from
the agency, Mr.. Day said. The regional
] report showed that almost half of The
| 6,089 farmers aided were FSA Dor
rowers, while 3,185 were not
In North Carolina, the farm deb
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
SHORT SESSION OF
CITY COURT HELD
Minor Charges Aired In SEES
sion Today Before
Mayor Powell

A short session of city court was
held today with Mayor Henry T..
Powell presiding.
Early Allen and Herman McGhee
were charged with breaking and en-
tering the home of Sam Hayes. They
were found guilty of forcible trespass,
and given 80 days in Jail each, COM
mitment not to issue upon payment of
costs and So damage to a window of
Sam Hayes.
Robert Brame pleaded guilty to be-
ing drunk, and was given 80 days on
The loads.
William Harlie, Negro, was convict
ed of assault, and was given 30 days
on the roads, commitment not to is
sue upon payment of the costs, and
showing good behavior.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16

it's size. 1 added up the number of
his license plate $685. which total
the number TWENTY SIX, which is
DOUBLE the number THIRTEEN.
I was about to forget to tell Miss
that I am going to name her little
gosling BINGO, if she has not already
named it. That is the name Bruce
Guerrant sent in to name mine.
And here is another nice letter
which I also appreciate more than I
am able to say, so much so that~I am
going to also read it out loud to you
all:
Henderson, N. c.,
May 10, 1888.
Dear T. Moses:
1 read your article in the Thurs-
days issue of the Henderson Daily
Dispatch in which you ask for addi-
tional information of the late DR..
Hester Now that I am a member of
that beloved family, having married
a grandson of the late DR.. Testers
brother, the late Captain Thomas D.
Hester, 1 am very much interested in
the Hester family.
I visited Mrs. Walter Edwards yes
terday, and when I mentioned writ
ing you, she brought out an old fam
lily Bible which was very yellow with
age, and said, "This was the late DIR.
IIESTER'S FATHERS BIBLE"
from which she read these birth
dates:
William Hester, born Dec. Is, 1884
Judith Hester, born Jan. 1, 1876.
Rebecca Hester, born Sept. %, 1909.
Francis Hester, born Aug. %, 1911.
Thomas Hester, born July 10, 1914.
Stella Hester, born Aug. 26, 1917.
Harriet Hester, born Mar. 10, 1921.
w. M. Hester, born Feb. 3, 1925.
James Hester, born Sept. Is, 1884.
AS you know, Mrs. Walter Edwards
is a daughter-in-law of the late Har-
riet Hester, sister of the late DR..
Hester. Mrs. Edwards has one
daughter Mrs. Norman Parham; two
grandchildren, Miss Mildred Stone
and Mr.. Walter H. Stone; and one
great-grand-daught Miss Barbara
Brinkley Stone.
Next Sunday, May 18TH, there will
be Memorial service at Flat Rock
Church and a monument in honor of
the late Captain Thomas D. Hester,
brother Of the late DR.. Hester, will
be unveiled ii the Flat Rock GENE
terry, where he gave the land to be
used for a burying ground. and as
sisted in the building of Flat Rock
church.
If you are further interested in ad-
ditional data, please accept my invi-
tation to attend this service and be
my guest for dinner.
Yours very truly,
MRS. T. P. HESTER.
And Old Moses wishes to state
that he is indeed proud of this kind
of invitation and hopes that by the
time this column reaches print Mon
day, that he and Mrs. Jones will have
attended the aforementioned service
and will have met and become &C.
quainted with a lot of the nice people
of the Flat Rock Church membership
and community. If we go you shall
surely hear about our trip
T. MOSES JONES.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
WHISKY CHARGES
IN COUNTY COURT
Recorder r. E. Clements
Prays Suspended Term
on Early Allen

Whisky charges were tried in coun-
ty court today before Recorder r. E..
Clements.
Annie Perry, Negro was convicted
of possession of illegal whisky for the
purpose of sale, and was given go
days in jail, commitment not to issue
upon payment of the costs, and not
be convicted of violating the prohi-
bition laws of Vance county for the
next two years.
Willie Williams, Negro, was charged
with possession of whisky for the
purpose of sale, but was found guilty
of possession only, and prayer for
judgment was continued upon pay
ment of the costs.
Early Allen was sent to the roads
for 80 days for violation of terms of
a suspended sentence.
Asa Williams was charged with CIV
ing worthless check, but the prose-
cutting witness, G. A. Workman, came
into court and withdrew the charge
upon payment of the costs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
SEABOARD ENGINE
SETS WORLD MARK

Locomotive No. 249, of the Seaboard
Air Line railroad, which pulls heavy
passenger trains on the New York
Florida main line run, has broken the
worlds record for steam locomotive
mileage by running 20049 miles in
single month, according to E. H. Roy,
superintendent of motive power in
Raleigh. The record mileage was
made in January on the crack New
York to Florida limited, the Orange
Blossom Special, which No. 249 pulled
daily between Hermitage, Va, a
northern suburb of Richmond, and
Baldwin, Fla. The previous record of
1890 miles, had stood since Novem-
Der, 1888, it was said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
BY
REV. ]. L. NEESE,
Visiting Evangelist at the
First Congregat onal
Christian Church.

I mean the answer to the question.
what use are you making of the
life which God has entrusted 10 you?"
God has given TO each Of you, Life"
for n definite and distinct purpose
When he bestowed that priceless gift
upon you He said, Occupy until I
come" Whatever gifts and talents you
have are his property. That fine sense
of proprieties, that keen perception Of
the fitness of things, which make you
a ready critic of the character and
conduct of others is an endowment
which if rightfully cultivated and ex-
ercised would lead you TO discern be-
tween right and wrong, Letween the
good and evil, between that which
makes life useful and helpful and that
which destroys and degrades. During
this week let us exercise our talents
by attending and taking part in the
C. angelistic services being conducted
in the city.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

/. Where is the island of ImbrOs?
g To which major league baseball
club does Dizzy Dean Belong?
3. What is the atmosphere pressure
at sea level?
4. Where is Indiana University?
5 What is the lie of a u. s. patent?
6. Who was recently elected president
of the American Society of News
paper Editors?
7. How long is decade?
8. Which is the smallest breed of
dogs?
9. In which state is Imperial Valley?
10. What is Koumiss?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
SUMMER SHCOOL FOR
COLORED CHILDREN

Summer school for colored children,
under the supervision of Mary Ida
Stamper at 1874 Andrews. avenue, will
start Monday morning, May %, at
o'clock
Pupils will re privileged to take
any subjects desired, either new work
failed work, or conditioned work. All
who intend to take summer work arc
requested to be present and on time
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
TWO COUPLES GET
MARRIAGE PAPERS

Two couples secured license to wed
at the Vance Registry's office Sat
urday.
Fenner Abbott and Gladys Rober-
son, both of route l. Henderson, were
given license. Arthur Ashe and Eliza
beth Sneed, Negroes, both of Hender-
son, secured the only paper issued.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
FOR CONSTABLE.

/ announce myself a candidate for
constas lie of Henderson township, sub
ject to the Democratic Primary June
4. If elected, will do all in my power
to enforce the law. Thanking you for
the loyal support of voters in Hen
derson township in the past, and ask
that you go to the polls June 4th and
vote for E. F Murphy. I will highly
appreciate your support.
E. F. MURPHY.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16

adjustment record to date shows that
settlements have been effected for l.
449 farmers. Other states in this re
gion are Kentucky, Tennessee, Viz
ginia and West Virginia.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-05-16
Political Notices

FOR SHERIFF..
/ announce my candidacy for
Sheriff OF Vance County subject to the
Democratic Primary June fourth.
Your vote and support will be great
lv appreciated, and if elected l pledge
you the service that this office de-
mands.
JESSE M. BAITY.
Evening star., 1938-07-29

volumes. Yesterday he raced in on a
line drive that sailed over his head
for two bases and scored two runs
Still, II he is ever going to learn the
only way is by steady play and, ap-
parently, that's the idea OF Messrs.
Harris and Griffith.
Travis, Though, Still Hits.
There isn't much use in going into
the gruesome details of that game in
Detroit yesterday. As mentioned be-
fore. Detroit got four runs of De
Shong in the first inning and the
Griffs craWled into their shells. At
one time the Bengals had carved a
l2-0 lead off De Shong. Dutch Leonard
and Joe Krakauskas The Tiger
pitcher was George Gill, who has con-
troll and fervent prayer. George
acted very broadminded when he per-
mitted the Mats four runs in the last
two innings. There was the feeling
he didn't have to do it.
Messrs. De Shong, Leonard and
Krakauskas won a moral victory,
though, when they held Hank Green
Evening star., 1938-07-29

have to come in and fight a guy,
or else-and John Henry rode the
else.
The Yanks are finding out Rookie
Pitcher Steve Sundra can kill
something beside egg omelets-
same being horsehide =. Young
Bobby Briggs has unsheathed his
racquets in no less than 18 tour
naments this year already.
Dan Daniel, who usually has
the straight dope in his World
Telegram column, says the Yanks
once turned down Gabby Hartnett
for $2,500 because he couldn't hit"
-. Haw! Dutch Clark of the
Detroit Lions will be starting his
18th season as a football player
when his team begins practice
this year And for the first
time in years the New York Giants
will play all their games in the
East.
Did you see where Jack Beck.
ct, pro 1T the Yeungtakah Club,
Evening star., 1938-07-29
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,


CLEVELAND, July 29-With the
f1fth-place Tigers growing at their
heels, the woebegone, bedraggled
Griffmen moved into another bristling
battle-ground today and, to be brutally
frank, they are to have the same
chance against the Indians as the
proverbial SNOWFALL in hades
All along. of course, the Griffs knew
their pitching was something less than
sensational but now the staff has the
club down. In the last two days the
Mats have been out of ball games
before they even were in them. The
Tigers. in sweeping the last two games
in Detroit, scored five runs in the
opening inning of the first battle and
four in the first inning yesterday.
The Mats have curled up and quit
cold. Not since they left the friendly
confines of Griffith Stadium has any
Washington pitcher shown he can
fool the enemy. During the three
game Detroit series, Bucky Harris
was forced to use 10 hurlers. Yves
Ferrell was knocked out in less than
six innings, Monte Weaver lasted only
one round and yesterday Jimmy De
Shong went less than four as the
Detroits mopped up, IL to 4.
Teams Spirit Is Bad.
The Mats invade Cleveland with
little to offer in the way of pitching
to face the Indians three aces, Johnny
Allen, Bob Feller and Mel Harder.
With his fingers crossed, Harris has
nominated Chief Hogsett and Ken
Chase for some of the duty. News
papermen aren't even interested in
asking who is going to pitch. The
answer ought to include a starter and
at least two relief men, but Bucky,
Of course, can't talk that way, pub
licly.
The Nationals, chiefly because Of
the pitching, are a pretty sad looking
club. Consistently behind from the
outset, they are listless The batting
attack is a haphazard thing, with
Evening star., 1938-07-29
EXPERTS J0lTED
BY BOSTON SURGE
Club Presses Yanks After
Defeating Chisox Twice.
Giants Finally Win.
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer


For years one of baseball's universal
beliefs-like three strikes are out
or putting mustard on your hot dogs
has been that a club entertaining
hopes of figuring in the money must
have strength down the middle"
Such being the case, it has become
increasingly amazing, now that Lefty
Groves wing is laid up for repairs,
how those Boston Red Sox continue
to hang right onto the Yankees and
Indians in the American League pen
nant party.
When this season got under way.
few thought the Sox had much of
a chance. The experts refused to
see Moneybags Yawkey's boys be-
cause of that middle line. And when
Grove went into drydock two weeks
ago. every one Immediately foretold
their finish.
But since that time, the Sox have
won seven and lost three, the latest
a double-header beating they handed
the Chicago White Sox yesterday,
1873 and 8-5.
Show Unexpected Strength.
Now, that middle line" runs from
the catcher out to where the center
fielder waits for fly balls. Back of
the mask and pads, the Sox had
Gene Desautels, who is strictly no
bargain. On paper, the pitching staff,
aside from Old Nose, was largely a
collection of young unknowns. In
centerfeld, Doc Cramer didn't figure
to be any world beater, but he has
been a most pleasant surprise, bat
ting 3l5 for the season and .341
in the last l0-game stretch since
Lefty's been gone.
But it has been at second base and
on the mound where things have been
popping. Manager Joe Cronin decided
to string along with young Bobby
Doerr at second last year, despite all
kinds of criticism. And the kid
finally has come through. For the
last month or so he has been travel
ing at a 400 clip, and for the final
10-game run since the Sox we're
counted out (by expert opinion) he's
been going at 1868 and fielding Al.
Bosox Boxmen Improve.
On top of that, the rookie pitch
ers have been fooling every one, for
which give a large assist to old Herb
Pennock, the one-time ace of the
world champion Yankees, WHO'S taken
youngsters like Jim Bagby, Emerson
Dickman and Dick Midki1f in hand
and taught them the tricks. The re-
suit is Bagby and Dickman, between
'em, have won 13 games and lost but 2.
(Sno ROSOY paOa A.121
Evening star., 1938-07-29

near Nutley, N. j., came up with
his FIRST ace the other day after
IS years of golfing? Must
have been the greatest day of his
life.
Lots Of folk think Henry Arm
strong has lost the boxing urge
and will have to be made to flgat
from now on . Anyway, he's
been so low at Pompton Lakes
Manager Eddie Mead has ordered
him on the road Tom Sweeney
OF the Worcester (Mass.) Evening
Gazette continues to bank out one
OF the best sports columns in New
England . . We see by Toms
paper that AL Schacht Is knocking
EN- dead up there-as usual . .
Some of the New York papers are
blasting the Boxing Commish for
refusing to recognize young AL
Hostak After all, they argue,
1t wasn't the kids fault Steele got
IN bad by running out Of . claal.
lense from Apostolt
Evening star., 1938-07-29
Nats' Morale Is at Neu L0U
As They Meet Indians After
Three-Canne R0ut IN Detroit

the boys interested only in getting
their base hit or two for the day.
The fielding would SINCE the eyebrows
of Uncle Clark Griffith were he pres
ent to look. The old gentleman. who
always prided himself on the defensive
qualities of his ball clubs, might even
have few sharp words to say.
1t follows, naturally, that the spirit
isn't much. The regulars-those who
really are regulars-are beginning to
feel as if there isn't much use in
getting three or four runs. Their
pitchers will lose the lead, like they
did in the Detroit opener But most
OF the time they don't have to worry
about such items as losing a lead.
They are too far behind after the
first inning.
Wright Like Dave Harris.
Harris definitely has given up on
Jimmy Wasdell, it seems. The tip-off
was when the Griffs arrived to open
their series with the Indians. Here
is the shortest right-field fence in the
major leagues today and yet Wasdell,
a left-handed hitter. still will sit on
the bench while Zeke Bonura plays.
Zeke collected two of the Mats IL hits
yesterday and it may develop that he
will pull himself together and finish
the season in good style Yet the odds
are against him. Bonura is much too
heavy and out of shape. Buddy Myer
isn't hitting the size of his hat (71a).
Sammy West has been struggling and
George Case has only one hit to show
for his last 13 official times at bat.
Harris has benched the veteran AL
Simmons and is playing Taft Wright
in left field. This Wright is a Pc
culiar person. AS a pinch-hitter he
is quite extraordinary but as regu-
lar he doesn't hit so much. He re-
minds you of Dave Harris, who did
yoeman work in 1888. Dave was a
great pinch-hitter but when he was
put in the lineup every day he was
just another ball player.
What Wright doesn't know about
outfield play still will fill several
Evening star., 1938-07-29
Four Night Games at Home Put Dodgers in Black
Big eof ond

Snowman Joe" probably would put
up all the potatoes himself if he
could guarantee Corrigan would
make his first personal appearance
IN the Lookout ball orchard.
Some of the schools in the South
which have been trying to be anna
teur (and stay in the football biz
will unite the bank roll and 20 after
the freshmen in a big way this
summer Business is off so per
cent at Tony Galento's joint since
Tony has been laid up and can't
get around to below greetings to
the customers.
Charlie Grimm probably will
have another big league connec-
ton next summer Around
Broadway they'll bet you John
Henry Lewis doesn't get to first
base in his proposed suit against
the New York Athletic Commits
sion-which is to say it'll never
reach the courts After oil,
the commish merely told John he'd
Evening star., 1938-07-29
BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, July 2s.-Ambers
and Armstrong may lay one of
those great big eggs from a finan-
cial standpoint In the four
night games at Ebbetts Field so far
the well-known Dodgers have
pulled in 117,369 fans and got the
club out of the red Jimmy
Johnston few to the coast to make
arrangements for Bob Pastors fight
with Make Rosenbloom next week.
Therell be more ex-Southern
Conference stars than ever doing
their stuff in the bigtime profess
sional football circuit next season
-. One expert writes the Yanks
are running the bases these days
worse than the Dodgers of old.
Joe Engel's Chattanooga ball
club is ready to start fund to buy
Doug Corrigan plane if anybody
will send in any dough Old
Evening star., 1938-07-29
YANKS THREATEN
IN NCANAD|AN GOLF.
Somervi|Ie, 6-Time Winner.
Favored Over U. S. Trio
With Him in Semis, 4
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Ontario, July 29.-Ths
slim, wiry figure Of G. Ross (sandy)
somerville stood in the way Of another
United States victory in the Canadian
amateur golf championship today as
the 33-year-old Londoner and three
young American golfers entered the
36-hole semi-f1nal round.
Somerville, six-time winner Of the
title and playing over his home course,
faces the toughest OF the invading trio,
Ven Savage of Magma, Utah, the
trans Mississippi champion, in one
semi-final match
In the other, Ed Kingsley, fellow
toWnsman Of Savage and runner-up to
him in the Mississippi, meets 2l-
year-old Ted Adams Of Columbia, Mo,
who is making his first appearance in
major tourney semi-final
Yesterday Sandy breezed through
two matches. He beat Jim Hogan Of
Jasper, Alberta. and 4, and then
eliminated Larry Bissell, Z and 6.
Savage, however, kept pace. He
whipped Gordon Taylor, jr., Of To-
ronto. 4 and 3. and turned back john
ny Richardson Of Calgary, 6 and I.
Evening star., 1938-07-29

berg to no home runs. In fact, they
made a bum out of High Up Hank,
holding him to a double and a base on
balls and a run batted in. Maybe
this success went to their heads. Any
way, Hank dropped slightly behind
the pace Of Babe Ruth in 1927, when
the Bambino set the home run record
of so In a season.
As usual Cecil Travis led the Wash
ington batting attack. Earl Averill
OF the Indians has pretty good lead
on Cecil in the race for the American
League batting championship, but
don't sell Travis short yet. The guy
Is getting his hits. In his last 1e
times at bat he has made 10 hits. The
Mats need a few more like him.
Evening star., 1938-07-29
Bosor Reveal No MdeLne Fa,v Ne,v T0ard Lead
Win, Lose or Draw
n. B. A. May Create New Boxing Division Soon
Andy Forkos Can't Breok Up Passing Attacks.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

NLEVELAND, 29-Noes
I When right it,
Il the
newspaperman at
the so-caled arsFeler
krakauskas Harris listened atenivey
loudly with their
thing like
wonder what baseball
up they
Is 81, Allen is 80 and S passing
The National Boxing
Ventlon the
sandWched between the light heavyweight
the
75-pounder
be called "crWeight the
pounds, will become light-heavyweight
1t Col of the B
strongly vos the division
opponents OF
departed his
fall
the little
Fzsimmons million
Fz like Wocot
smaller knocked
pound for pound?"
Evening star., 1938-07-29
HORNETS REGAIN LEAD

RICHMOND, Va, July 20 (P.-
Charlotte eased back into first place
in the Piedmont League by a margin
OF two percentage points last night,
defeating Rocky Mount, Ito, while
Norfolk was idle.
The Tars, who momentarily held the
percentage advantage after Wednes-
days games, to all practical purposes
are in a flrst-place tie. The Hornets
have won So and lost So and the Tars'
record is Sc wins and IS losses.