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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
Tobacco Poundage Quotas
For County Are Received
Growers Being Notified By Card; Average Estimated
At Over 800 Pounds Pc Acre; Sanders Says lie
Thinks County Has Fared Very Well

il clear however, that the committee
was not assisting in fixing the pound
age for individual farms.
The county agent said notices were
going into the mails to growers
throughout the county advising them
of their allotments. The cards are
coming in we'll in advance of the
start of the auction season on the
Henderson market and in the Middle
Belt, though in a few rare instances
preliminary marketing cards have al
ready been issued to a few growers
permitting them to sell on the earlier
markets. So far as known, however,
there, there has been very little of
this. The Middle Belt markets open
Tuesday, September 10.
Curing is about completed in this
county, and growers will have large
quantities of their leaf ready for the
auction floors when the season gets
under way here. The crop is generally
light in weight, but of good color
growers say and fair prices are ex-
pected when sales start.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
HARRISON MAKES
ANSWER TO SUIT
Reply Filed in Court Against
$4,000 Asked By Mrs.
B. A. Scott

An answer has been filed in Vance
Superior Court by r. G. Harrison to q
suit for $4,000 started several weeks
ago by Mrs. B. A. Scott. Mr.. Har-
rison, executive vice-president of the
First National Bank in Henderson.
and chairman of the Vance County
Board of Education, was sued for
damages by Mrs. Scott for remarks
she alleged he made about her, init
mating she had been ordered off the
grounds of the pubic school at Jack
son when her husband was principal
there.
Mr.. Scott has for some years been
principal of the Dabney high schoo.
IN this county There had been some
delay in his reelection for another
year, but he has now been reelected
In his answer, Mr.. Harrison said
that any remark he may have made
were spoken in an official capacity
and without any wrongful intent or
purpose of a damaging nature.
The litigation is on the civil calen-
dar for Vance Superior Court Wheth-
er it will be tried at the October SEES
sion of court or later has not been
earned.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
ANSWER IS FILED IN
SUIT FOR $4,000
Wesley Robertson Declar-
ed To Be Drinking At
Time Newell Accident

DR.. H. A. Newell, through his attor-
neys Gholson and Gholson, has filed
an answer to a suit for $4,000 lodge
against him by Wesley Robertson. who
alleges that he was permanently in
jured on the afternoon of Dec. %,
1887 when he was struck by an auto
mobile. the property of DR.. Newell,
ard driven by his son, H. A. Newell,
Jr.
The answer declares that Rober-
son was walking down the middle of
the highway and when Hodge Newell,
Jr., attempted to pass him on the
right, Robertson darted into the path
of the automobile, striking the side OF
the left front fender. The answer
further sets out that Robertson was
drinking heavily at the time.
On Dec. %, 1887, the answer con-
tinues, Robertson was paid $32225 in
final and full settlement of all dam
ages, assuming the liability for the
accident and relinquishing all claims
against DR.. Newell.
The answer was filed with e. O.
Falkner, clerk Of Superior Court, yes
terday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
TARIFFS OF STATE
DRAW FEDERAL IRE
Restrictions To Trade At
State Lines May Result
In Federal Regulation

Restrictions at state borders, which
have been q source of much annoy
ance to automobile travellers, are now
beginning to bother Uncle Sam, &C
cording to w. c. Gates, branch man
ager of the Henderson office of the
Carolina Motor Club, following sur
vey conducted by the club and AAA
headquarters. Mr.. Gates pointed out
that there are no barriers to incon-
venience motorists entering the Car
olinas and there is also a generous
reciprocity agreement covering com
mercial vehicles.
"The Federal government" the
Carolina Motor Club official was ad-
vised, els interested in the problem
primarily from standpoint of trans
portation of commodities, but, of
course, the motorist, as well as the
shipper and trucker, has been ad-
versely affected by the tendency of
states to build up restrictive walls at
the border.
1T was primarily through COM
plants of farmers that the Federal
government become interested in this
matter. Farmers, particularly those
living near a state line, have found
it extremely costly-if not actually
prohibitive-to move their goods into
states which do not grant reciprocity
for commercial vehicles.
'The port of entry laws, first in
vented five years ago, have now been
adopted in nine western states. Leg
islation governing weights, sizes, and
eOlliDment also have interferred with
truck movements of farm products
GAS a result of the farmers COM
plants, the Department of Agriculture
is now studying the whole problem,
with view to working out a program
of legislation which will promote free
internal trade. It is becoming increas-
ingly clear that unless the states re-
verse the trend toward interference
with the movement of motor vehicles
across state lines, strong impetus will
be given to the agitation for Federal
traffic control.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
BRYAN TO CONDUCT
SWIMMERS COURSE
Qualified Examiner To Give
Tests At Camp Balance
Rock Next Week

w. Y "Bill' Bryan will conduct a
life saving school at Camp Balance
Rock, beginning next Monday and
continuing through the week.
Free transportation will be furnish
ed to boys and girls desiring to take
the course by the Rotary Club, en-
barkation point being Ton Ton Se"-
vice Station at the corner of Granite
and Garnett street. All were asked
to be on hand at o'clock.
During last school, Bryan passed his
examiners course at an aquatic school
at Duke University, Durham, held I'M
Ger the supervision of Charles A. Mix
field representative of the American
Red Cross. Bryan was also among
a group that passed a course instruct
ed by Mr.. Mix and Ray Eaton for
aquatic instructors that was held at
the University of North Carolina.
Bill has served as life guard at
Camp Balance Rock for the past five
years, and during that time, he has
rescued forty eight persons from pos
sible drownings, it has been stated.
Bryan is intensely interested in
his work, and has given the past five
summers work at Balance Rock
without cost, except for meals served
him there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
Registration Books Open 2
Weeks, September 3 to
IL, Inclusive, For
Voters
ELECTION OFFICERS
J. CHOSEN FOR WARDS
=
Council Meeting Friday
Night Is Brief, With Little
Else Done Except Passing
Of Ordinances; Taxicab
License Transferred Be-
tween Riggans

A bond issue election on Wednes-
day, September %, was called by the
Henderson City Council in an or
dinance passed Friday night at ar
adjourned meeting of the Council, the
purpose being for the electorate to
pass on the question of issuing $685.
600 in municipal securities to match
a PWA grant of $4,000 to make out
a 100000 sum for construction OF
a modern sewage disposal plant.
The ordinance fixed dates for regis
tration books to be open as Saturday,
September 3, through Saturday, Sep
TENDER II, from 9 a. m. to sunset, and
with the registrars to be at the polling
places on the three Saturdays.
The formality was also gone thro-
ugh with by adoption of another or
dinance ordering the issuance of the
ed an ordinance passed last Monday
night at the regular August meeting,
that resolve having been insufficient
to meet requirements.
Application for the $4,000 govern
ment bounty has already been filed
WPA officers in Atlanta, and is I'M
derstood to have been approved there
and forwarded to headquarters in
Washington. Work will begin imme-
diately after the election, if the voters
decide in the affirmative.
Election officials, the first-named
being the registrar and the other two
the judges of election, together with
the polling places were designated as
follows by the Council for the four
city wards:
First ward-H C. Anderson, regis
trar; j. ". Nuckles. H. C. Pace, judges
of election; municipal building.
Second ward-E. A. Latta; H. A.
Grissom, L. T. Harris; Farmers Ware
house.
Third ward-Charles Davis, Elmus
Pegram, w. D. Massee; at Big Hen
derson Warehouse.
Fourth ward-J. r. Carter, Jr., j.
r. Powell, c. F. Tankersley, Jr., at
High F'rice Warehouse.
The Council voted permission of Al
Riggan to transfer to his brother, G..
D. Riggan, his taxicab license for OPP
Grating in the city. This was the only
business before the board other than
the bond issue matters.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27

Poundage quotas for marketing OF
Vance county's 1888 tobacco crop
were received today at the office of
County Agent ]. w. Sanders from
State AA offices in Raleigh, and
were being distributed to growers as
rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Sanders, who is director OF
AAA control work in the county,. said
he estimated the allotments would
average safely above 300 pounds to
the acre, and it appeared to him, on
the whole, that the marketing assign
ments would be satisfactory to grow
ers. He said there would, of course,
probably be some instances in which
adjustments would be necessary, and
that efforts would be made to satisfy
all farmers as far as possible.
Mr.. Sanders and the county AAA
committee, consisting of T. B. Par
lam, Jr., M. T. Greenway and r. B..
Taylor, spent two days this week in
Raleigh comforting with State officials
about the quota allotments. He made
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
Citv Sewage Bond Election Called For September
H. P. .POYTHRESS, n.
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Passes Following Ons,.
ton; Funeral Held Late
This Afternoon

Funeral services were hold -
o'clock this afternoon for tho
Henry Prize Poythreas, A. from 'a a..
home at the corner of Char,oa MS
Clark streets. Mr.. Poythress diod
o:O5 o'clock Friday afternoon ~ M ~
ria Parham hospital of comnlcqti~ w.
following a serious appendicitis ~"
ration severN days ago. Until str ~
en-, he had appeared to be in his rsn",
good heath ""'
The services this afternoon wa,o :;
charge of Rev. D. E. Earnhardt nno4
ldent of Louisburg College. formos
pastor of the First Methodist cbnrot
here, of which the deceased wac
member for 80 years. ASSISTING ".
Rev. A. S. Hale, pastor of the Frst
Baptist church, in which his wifo
and daughters hold membership Tn.
terment followed in the family Mot "
Elmwood cemetery. Choirs Of tha
two churches were in charge of the
music.
MI. Poythress was a native of this
county and was born March 7 1907
He had lived al his life here. SIR
viving are his widow, Mrs. jamie n.
more Poythress; two daughters
Misses Mary Elizabeth and Anna
Poythress, and a brother Charles
David Poythress, all of this CITY. His
parents were j. S. Poythress, who
died 20 years ago, and Mrs. Marv
Elizabeth Pirie Poythress, who died
eight years ago.
The deceased was student for
three years at Trinity College, now
Duke University, during his young
manhood. For many years he was a
business partner with his late father
and was a we'll known Henderson
man.
An operation for appendicitis ear.
lier in the week proved unavailing for
the aiment, and he gradually grew
weaker until the end.
Following are pallbearers as an
nOunced:
Active: E. o. Falkner, r. B. Car
ter, H. M. Lewis, Robert Switzerland,
Will Stewart, Herbert Ellis, Hugh
Jordan, and H. w. Anderson.
Honorary: J. H. Bridgers, ]. B.
Hicks, A. A. Bum, E. T. Shepherd,
N. D. Holloway, A. j. Davis, Tai
Beckham, E. G.. Shaw, I. J. Young,
] p. B. Council, D. C. Loughlin,
AL. B. Wester, j. M. Hughes, Dr.
w. H. Furman, DR.. E. H. Fenner,
DR.. T. S. Register, DR.. H. H. Bass
I. B. Watkins, j. p. Zollicoffer K
l.. Burton, Badger Harris, Herbert
Houghtalling, J. r. league, G. w.
Knott, Joe Switzerland, H. p White,
j. H. Kelly, and E. w. Wilkerson,
G. E. Greene.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
Vance County Weekly
Extension News
Sponsored by Sanders, County Agent j. Richardson,
Assistant County Agent; and Hattie F. Pummer
Demonstration Agent.

grow and gather nitrogen out of the
air. and when plowed under, the le-
gume plants add huge quantities OF
nitrogen and organic matter to the
SOIL he continued.
Different bacteria are needed by
different legume crops, and so it is
important to see that the proper in
oculation is given field to be plant
ed to these soil-building crops, which
include clovars, lespedeza, vetch, Aus
trian winter peas, and the like.
If a field is to be sown to lespe-
deza Blair explained, it may be in
oculated with soil from a field where
lespedeza, has been growing recently
Don't attempt to get good results from
soil where no lespedeza has been
grown for two or three years.
If plenty of soil is available from
another field, scatter from 20 to SO
bushels per acre over the field to be
and sow the legumes.
If inoculated soil is scarce, treat
the seed with thin syrup of cheap
molasses or sugar and water. Enough
seed to sow an acre may then be mix
ed with one to three bushels of soil
and then sown Immediately.
Take up only the top eight inches
or so of bacteria soil, and be care
full not to get soil containing disease
germs or noxious weed seeds. Com
mercial cultures of bacteria may be
obtained, Blair added, and it is much
better to use these than undesirable
soil.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
OXFORD MINISTER
TALKS TO K|WAN|S
Chamber Secretary Also On
Program; Meeting Held
At Plank Chapel

Members Of the Henderson Kiwanis
club held their last rural meeting of
the summer Friday evening at Plank
Chapel Methodist church at Bobbitt,
with ladies OF the church host. Rev.
M. r. Banister, pastor of Oxford's
First Baptist church, and Fred Allen,
secretary of the Henderson Chamber
of Commerce, were the speakers. The
program was in charge of G. p. Tan
ner.
Thirty-seven members and six
guests were present, the latter includ-
ing Mr.. Allen, Rev. Mr.. Banister, and
Dick Galloway, Jack Mitchell, "Son-
ME- Cooper and Bill Bryan, who were
councillors at the recent encampment
of % under privileged boys at Camp
Balance Rock, near here, as guests
of the club.
The meeting was at o'clock, and
was presided over by c. E. Greene,
club first vice-president. A goodly
of citizens of the community
also attended.
Mr. Banister talked on "The Luxury
of Choosing" and pointed to how
liberty of choosing" the various
things in life relieved the monotony
SO prevalent in repeating.
Mr.. Allen reviewed the first month
of the Chamber of Commerce and out
lined the work laid out for the next
three or four months. He voiced APP
probation for the support and coop
Grafton being accorded by the business
people of the community in the work
under way.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
-FOUR CASES TRIED
BEFORE THE MAYOR
Negro Charged With Kid
mapping, Found Guilty Of
Assault On Female

Cliff Wimbush, Negro, was charged
in city court today before Mayor
Henry T. Powell with kidnapping the
grand daughter of Mamie Chapman
and assaulting Beatrice Boone, fore
ing her to go with him in an auto
mobile against her will The charge
was amended to assault on a female
and Wimbush was given six months
on the roads. He gave notice of ap-
peal, and bond was set at 5000.
Charlie Sneed Pleaded guilty to be-
ing drunk, was fined 81 and costs.
Judd Bobbitt, guilty of being drunk
was given choice of 80 days or 81
and COSTS
Fred Pierce, of Zebulon, was con-
victed of drunken driving, and was
given sixty days on the roads, com
mitment not to issue upon payment of
a fine of $50 and costs of court. Hi,
license to drive was revoked for one
year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
D. |. CANNON GOES
BACK TO RALEIGH
Power Company Manager
Given Promotion; w. B.
Bailey Is Successor

D. L. Cannon, for some years man
ager OF the Henderson office Of the
Carolina Power & Light Company
has been transferred to Raleigh gen
eral headquarters office, and has been
succeeded here by w. 3. Bailey, who
comes to Henderson from the com
pany's Clinton office. He has been
with the company about Is years.
Mr.. Cannon has already transfer
led to Raleigh, though has not finally
checked out of the local office Mr.
Bailey, however, is in charge.
In Raleigh, Mr.. Cannon will be in
the company's personnel department,
and will so have part in direction
of the safety work. He was in the
Raleigh office before coming here.
and has a long service record with the
company. His return to Raleigh is
understood by friends here to be a
decided promotion.
MI. Bailey's quarter century service
with the company antedates the
World War, in which he served in the
Navy. His job was waiting, however
when he had finished serving his
country, and since that time HI has
been S2cated in different company
offices in Eastern North Carolina. He
is being given a cordial welcome to
Henderson.
During their stay here Mr.. and
Mrs. Cannon have come to be widely
and very popularity known. They
have made a host of friends in the
city and the regret over separation is
mutual between the Cannons and the
community.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
Board Blamed
About Tobacco

Continued from Page One.)
to James B. Hutson in Washington
can bring relief, these growers say.
They declare themselves in full
sympathy with control, willing to vote
it again for the general welfare, but
they perceive in an unchanged op-
Grafton for 1889 great injustices to
some of the eastern counties which
have their living by the craft of to-
paccO.
Eminent men in Pitt, Edgecombe
and Green have been quoted as say
ing that good tobacco is IL cents I'M
der the 1927 average. and the loss
of 10 cents a pound is tough.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
ENROLL NEWCOMERS
FOR HIGH SCHOOL

First signs of the rapid approach of
school days again will be evident in
the reporting of children to the high
school Monday and Tuesday mornings
for enrolment for the coming year in
the case of students who have come
to the city to live since last spring.
Prof. w. D. Payne, principal, renewed
today his previous announcement
that he would be at the school from
9:3O a. m. to II a. m. both days to re-
ceive and classify students who will
attend from other localities for the
first time this year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
LOCAL JUNIORS AT
OXFORD GATHERING

Two preachers led Henderson's dele
cation to the district meeting in OK
ford last night of the twentieth dis
riot of the Junior Order. They were
Rev. T. ]. Whitehead. pastor of the
First Methodist Protestant church,
and Rev. J. E. Neese, pastor of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES church G. L..
Finch, assistant State secretary of
the order, was also in the party. All
are prominent in the local council.
The local unit was we'll and ably re
presented. State officials attended the
gathering, which embraced Vance,
Warren, Franklin and Granvillt coun-
les. J. L. White, retiring district de-
DUTY, was host with his own council
in Oxford.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
N. C.. STATE FACULTY
INCREASED BY TEN

Raleigh, Aug. 27-Addition of IL
professors and instructors to the fac
ulty of North Carolina State College
was announced today by Col. j. w.
HARRISON, dean of administration
They will begin classes at the tart
of the college term Sept. Is.
Five of the newcomers are being
transferred from the University unit
at Chapel Hill to complete the shift
of engineering teachers as planned
under the consolidation act designat-
ing State College as the States tech
biological training center.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

1. In which European country is the
Isere River?
2. What is faro?
3. Which state in the U. S. is named
after the brother of Charles II?
4. With what sport is the name of
Kay Stammers associated?
s. On what river is the city of Mem
phis, Tenn?
6. How often is population census
of the u. S. taken?
7. Name the mytho ogical creature,
half man and half horse.
g. In which city is Madison Square
Garden?
}. In which state is Mammoth Cave?
10. Who signed the death warrant of
Mary, Queen of Scots?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
REV. MR.. WHITEHEAD
CONDUCTS SERVICES

Rev. T. J. Whitehead, pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant church here.
will leave Sunday afternoon for Den
ton, North Carolina, where he will
days.
In the absence of Rev. Mr.. White
head, his pu pit will be occupied next
Sunday by Bruce Wilson, of Louis
burg college.
There will be no service Sunday
evening at the Methodist Protestan.
church.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
TWO DEFENDANTS IN
RECORDERS COURT

Two defendants were tried in coun
~ court today before Recorder r.
E. Clements
Dave Richardson Negro, was guilty
If larceny of corn, and was sent to
he roads for sixty days.
Robert Ober, Negro charged with
non-support of his wife and child
was found not guilty.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
PROFESSOR LAKE AT
BAPTIST CHURCH

Professor Beverly Lake. of the Law
School of Wake Forest college, will
conduct the morning service at the
First Baptist church Sunday, in tht
absence of the pastor, Rev Albert S.
Hale, who is on his vacation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
SOIL INCUBATION IS NEEDED
WITH LEGUMES

Inoculating the soil with the pro
per bacteria is one of the secrets o.
successful legume production, accord
ing to E. G.. Blair, extension agro-
nomist at State College.
The bacteria enable the legume tc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-27
STATE DORMITORIES
ARE WORKED OVER

Raleigh, Aug. 27.-Students return
ing to State College next month will
find many improvements in the dor
mitories.
T. T. Wellons, superintendent of
buildings, reported today that work
men had practically completed a re-
novation program for the campus liv-
ing quarters. In addition, improve
ments have been made in number
of classroom buildings.
The ancient art of hawking is still
practiced in Egypt among the natives.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Women Hear Barkley
Senate Leader Speaks at
Democratic Clubs Dinner.

OF the dinner meeting last night. Mrs.
H. E. c. Bryant was the chairman of
the Nominating Committee.
The services at the Cathedral. which
began at 2 O'Clock. included prayers,
read by Dean Noble c. Powell, and 4
tribute from Mrs. Warren. She quoted
statement issued In 1921 by Gen. Jan
SHUTS at Pretoria. in which he said
that the failure to bring about peace
was not Wilson'S but that 1t was hu-
manity that had failed Wilson" she
said, stands for something unforget-
table because he appealed to the high
est aspirations of which the human
mind is capable" The services were at
tended by Bishop James E. Freeman
and by Bishop Julius w. Atwood.
Garden Clubs
To Give Flowers.
Some so representatives Of local
garden clubs met yesterday at the
headquarters Of the Washington Fed
Grafton Of Churches, 1751 N street
NV. and made plans for distributing
flowers in hospitals and for beautifying
alley dwellings by means of window
boxes. in cooperation with the fed
Grafton.
Mrs. Elizabeth w. Murray. chairman
of the hospital service for the fedora
ton, said flowers for the sick could be
distributed in hospitals. either by the
club members themselves or through
the federation.
Miss Eta Mai Russell Of the Juvenile
Court Committee Of the federation in
vited garden club members to make
contributions of both seeds and plants
to the window boxes to be placed in
Washington alley dwellings. 1t is ex-
pected Boy and Girl Scouts will be-
come interested in the plan for beauti-
flying the alleys and will assist by
making and painting the window
boxes.
Plans for general meeting for the
further discussion OF the project are
being made. A meeting will be held
in the near future at which representa-
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Trinity Group
Entertained.

Mrs. Einar Finn entertained at q
tea at her home yesterday afternoon
for the members Of the committee In
charge Of arrangements for the annual
Trinity dinner dance to be held at
the Mayflower tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Marcel Mallet-Prevost is chair
man of patrons, which include:
Princess Margaret Boncompagni, Mrs
J. H. Phelan, Miss Shelia Doody. Capt
and Mrs. Maurice Collins, Mrs. J
Thomas Blair, Miss Mary K. Dolin, the
class Of 40 and the class OF ~.
The Floor Committee for the dance
consists Of DR.. Charles Millwater, Mr..
Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Mr.. Theodore
B. Bogley. Mr.. William Lebling, DR..
Einar Flint, Mr.. Edmund Toland. Mr..
Raymond Rupert and Mr.. Frank j.
Brennan.