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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
Office
Income Near
$500 Ahead
May Receipts 49,
865.98, or $394.63
Over NJ a y, 1887;
Good Gain for Year

Receipts of the Henderson post of
ice for the first five months of 1895
lre $791.11 ahead of the correspond.
ing period last year, Postmaster ]
K. league announced today, with
very month of the year showing ar
nci case over the same month of 1897
Ind with the same record of an in.
crease each month having been main
aimed for nearly two years..
Receipts IN May were 1885 SO, o,
S394.63 over the $3,471.35 in May last
year. For the five months of 1888 the
receipts total $21,192.O9, compared
with $40, 400.98 for the corresponding
period last year, a gain of $791.11 this
year.
The continued. increase of the posta'
business in the face of a. slump in bus.
mess is taken as an indication that
the slump itself is not so pronounced
here as elsewhere, and that an in
creasing number of business con.
Germs are operating in the city to con-
tribute to the gains shown.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
Perry Library To
Close on Saturday

Miss Betty Moore, interior decora-
tor and radio commentator of ma
tional prominence, made a splendid
talk Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock in the Henderson high school
auditorium.
Having your Color Personality
as her subject, she ably discussed col
or as relateG 70 ones personality, and
to ones he he. In illustrating her
lecture, Miss Moore displayed a min
iature house, complete in every de-
tail and beautifully finished. 1t is an
exact reproduction of Americas Lit
tie House, which stood on the corner
OF 18th street and Park Avenue, in
New York, and had thousands of Wis
itors.
Miss Moore told how the history
and customs of various countries havd
affected the development Of color APP
probation.
The audience was enthusiastic over
the subject, and the tiny house espe-
clally appealed to them.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
MISS M'DEARMAN
TO LEAVE LIBRARY
Accepts Much Bigger Work
at Hagerstown, Md;
Quits State Office

Miss Mary Louise McDearman, lib
rarian of the H. Leslie Perry Memo
rial Library here for the past eight
years, rendered her resignation at a
called meeting of the library trustees
Wednesday afternoon, and will relin-
quish her work here August Is to be-
come librarian of the Washington
county library at Hagerstown, Md
Miss McDearman has also resigned
the presidency of the North Carolina
Library Association, which she has
held since last October and in which
she had more than q year more TO
serve of a two-year term. She will be
succeeded in that capacity by Meade
Fl. Willis. of Winston-Salem, who IS
president.
Miss McDearman's resignation as
librarian was accepted by the trus-
tees, Mrs. j. H. Brodie and Irvine 2
Watkins, to make recommendation
for her successor. They will report ct
a later meeting
Miss McDearman goes to the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
LIONS CLUB, MEETS
AT SPRING VALLEY
Delegates to State Conven-
ton Named; Club Backs
Safety Drive

The Lions Club held its regular
weekly meeting last evening at Spring
Valley NJ. P. church, with the church
auxiliary serving supper. Attendance
was 1887 per cent of the membership.
Alvin .Nuckles won the attendance
prize, and Hubert Palmer the draw
ing The club went on record in sup
port Of safety drive to be staged
room.
Sam Afford, Sol Hayes, Milton
Hight, A. G. Hoover, J. T. Richardson
md H. E. White were named as dele
rates to the state convention at
Wrightsville June 9-1O.
j. L. McMullen had charge of the
program.
Sam Afford presented silver spoon
@ Clarence White for his, new daugk-
er. John Church also presented gifts
To Mr.. White
!. J. T. Richardson won the informa
ton contest.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02

With only a few short hours remain
ing before the Democratic primary
voting begins on Saturday, candidates
and their friends busted themselves
today with last-minute arrangements
and appeals for the suffrage OF SOW
ereign citizns. Indications today were
that heavy vote would be cast in
Vance county.
Many hard-fought contests will be
partially or entirely settled in the
'balloting Every vacancy existing ex-
cept one, that of clerk of superior
court, is being fought for, in most
instances incumbents seeking re-elec-
ton against opposition.
Voters are called upon to decide
between three candidates for the
State House of Representatives, two
for register of deeds, three for sher-
iff, three for judge of the recorders
court, three for coroner. nine for three
county commissioner posts. and four
candidates for three places on the
County Board of Education They will
also be asked to pick one of three men
seeking the office of Henderson town
ship constable, and on the State
ticket between two candidates for
United States Senate and two for
State utilities commissioner.
Not until the past week or ten days
has the county campaign assumed
heated and exciting proportions But
the last-minute drive finds candidates
and their friends on tiptoes and di-
recting their every energy toward gar
nering as many votes as possible.
In advance of the voting, it appear
ed that there might be a possibility
of one or more run-offs, since in q
number of cases more than two can
didates are seeking the same office
The runner-up in each such instance,
where there is no choice in the first
primary, has the privilege of demand
ing a second primary. Whether thai
will develop, in the event of candi-
dates failing a majority, will be a
matter for the second high man.
Pollholders in each of the thirteen
precincts of the county have been
supplied with ballots for county, town
ship and State tickets, and tomorrow
they will erect the voting booths al
their stations in readiness for the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02

A contest to determine the 25 safes!
drivers in Vance county and adjacent
counties will bes..i at noon tomorrow
and end June II, it was announced
today by w. Y. Hosier, safety director
of the Carolina Motor Club AS a part
of statewide campaign to determine
the safest drivers in the Carolinas
there will be a public safety meeting
held in Henderson on Thursday night
June Is.
This campaign in Vance county is
sponsored by the Daily Dispatch, Ca
Dina Motor Clob, Rotary, Lions and
I<iwanis Clubs, American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary, Parent
Teacher Association and the Business
and Professional Woman's Club
At the safety meeting June 16, the
% citizens who prove the best safety
records over the longest period of
time will receive merit awards from
the Carolina Motor Club in recogni-
ton of their efficient and safe driv-
ing.
Any person, male or female, who
has never been involved in an auto
mobile accident causing personal in
jury or property damage in excess of
$25, and who has never been con-
5icted of reckless driving or drunken
driving, may register at the office
If the Daily Dispatch. There is no
cost or obligation whatsoever con.
nected with signing the Safe Driving
Applicanation at the Daily Dispatch
office.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02

of County Commissioners ana
an increase of $1,000 to mob. .equest
county's appropriation eoual - the
by the city. - that
Miss McDearman came to tho =
library June 16, 1880, and hoe cry
the library grow to much lareron s'sn
tions in it's service to tho ~, pro-
the county. She said She preforro "'ii
remain here but that a second y, %
from the Hagerstown library tr, otlel
was so attractive she could NOT 49,.
it down. She said she regretted 49,, ~ !
much to leave North Caroline 10y
and had hoped to carry IN ~
work as president of the State 7 = ra -.
Association. She is an expert il -.
rary work, and last summer woa ~
degree in library science at CoIun,h;n
University, New York. 10
She is native of Rocky Mount
where her mother and other relativos
reside.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
Contest Planned To Find
Safest Drivers In Vance
EIigbles Invited To Call Dispatch Office and Reg
lister or Mail in Coupon; No Obligations Entaled;
Merit Awards To e Presented Winners

At the close of the campaign the
applications will be turned over to
the awards committee, which will in
and Kiwanis Clubs, Jr. Chamber of
Commerce, American Legion, Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary, Parent Teacher
Association, and Business, and Pro
fessional Woman's Club and the Daily
Dispatch. These applications will he
checked and the % drivers who have
operated their automobiles safely the
greatest number of years will receive
appropriate awards. The awards will
be presented at the public meeting
June Is. ss
Every one who can qualify as a
safe driver is urged to call by the
Daily Dispatch office and fill out an
application so as to show the people
of the Carolinas that Vance and adj
joining counties have their share of
safe, sound and sensible drivers.
Last year 40,303 persons were killed
in traffic accidents in the United
States, including 1923 in North Car
olina Over 1890 were injured.
Since 1922 the Carolina Motor Club
has carried out a permanent safety
program and the contest to determine
the safest drivers in this community
is certain to produce some excellent
driving records.
Any one unable to call by the Dis
patch office to fill out official regis
tration blank may use blank printed
below and mail it to the Henderson
Daily Dispatch.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
Last-Ninute Drives For Primary Are Under WAY

Hagerstown library after a second of
fer had been made to her, following
refusal of the first one. Washington
county, Maryland, has population
of $4,000, and Hagerstown itself has
population of $4,000. The library is
unsupported, and also has an en-
dowment. The annual budget is a.
round $4,000, compared with $4,000
for the Perry library here. The lib
rary serves the city and the county
in much the same manner as the
Perry library does here.
In her new field, Miss McDearman
will have staff of six workers un-
der her The Hagerstown institution
is one of the oldest county libraries
in the United States, and one of the
first five in the country to inaugurate
a service to rural communities
The Perry library was donated to
the city and county by Mrs. Henry
Perry and the late Colonel Henry
Perry, parents, and Mrs. Flora Nc
Kimmon Ferry, widow, as memorial
to the late Henry Leslie Perry, fol
many years an attorney in Hender
son, and operates on budget of S.,
600 annually Of that sum, $4,000 !:
given by the City of Henderson and
81, 600 by Vance county. Last year re
quest was made of both the city anc
the county for an increased approp
ration, which was not granted, ant
the request will be renewed this yeal
when the budgets are framed. Mrs
E. o. Young, Mrs. Hattie F. Plummel
and Miss McDearman were named Al
a committee by the trustees Wednes
day to appear before the Vance Boarc
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
THREE ARE HURT
ENROUTE TO DANCE
Young Ladies and Man In
jured When Auto Over
turns on Dabney Road

Three persons were being treate !
at Maria Parham hospital today TO-
injuries sustained in an automobile
accident last night about 1920 o'clock
on the Dabney Road, about two miles
west of the city, and three others su-
stained cuts and bruises not serious
enough to command hospital atten
ton when q car in which they were
riding, enroute to the Guy Lombardo
dance in Oxford, overturned and was
badly wrecked.
The injured are John Hawley, Jr.
Of Goldsboro, said to have been the
driver Of the car, Miss Annie Lou
Jeffords, of Pikeville, and Miss Jessie
"Footie" O'Neil, of Selma.
Others riding in the car were Miss
Dick Massee, of Selma, and Wylie
Deeds and Ira Smith, both of Colds
boro.
DR.. w. H. Furman, attending ply
sician stated that Hawley had injuries
about the head and neck, Miss Jeff
ords, injuries about, the face and back
and Miss O'Neil's face was badly cut
No one is seriously injured.
Miss O'Neil is well known here, hav-
ing been crowned Miss North Caro-
lima" in beauty contest sponsored
here some years ago.
From information gathered, the
party was enroute to an Oxford dance
and took the wrong road at the in
tersection of Garrett street and
Dabney road. The accident occurred
at the point where the macadam
pavement on the stretch of road lead
ing to Dabney ends. The automobile
went down an embankment it was
said and crashed into a tree. It was
demolished
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
Big Vote Seems Probable
In This County Saturday
Many Hard Fought Contest May Be Settled in Demo
cratic Election Chief In terest Centers in Local
Fights; Lines Are Being frightened

start of the battle of ballots Satur-
day morning.
Here. as throughout the State. the
polls will open at a. m. and will close
at D. M. This is a trifle shorter time
than has been the case heretofore
when the polls opened at sunrise and
closed at sunset. But a new State law
changed this. The balloting this time
will last only u hours. The start will!
be about two and a half hours later
in the morning and the close will be
nearly half an hour sooner in the
evening, amounting to something like
three hours less voting time than
heretofore in Statewide primaries.
Some hundreds of new names were
added - &c rc2istl alton lists dur
ing the period when registration
hooks were open. from May z TO Ma,
II. inclusive. Most of these were
transfers nec.ssitated by rem" Val Ut
citizens from one precinct to another,
or of new voters who will cast their
ballots for the first time.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
HANCOCK SPEECHES
TONIGHT, FRIDAY

/ This evening from 6:45 to 7 o'clock
Maj. L. P. McLendon, of Greensboro
will speak over statewide radio
:hook-up in behalf Of the candidacy
of Frank Hancock for U. s. Senator
from. North Carolina, and Friday even
ing from 10 until 1920 o'clock Frank
Hancock will make the closing speech
.of his, campaign over statewide
radio hook-up, friends of the candl-
date pointed out here today.
Hancock is seeking the seat now
held by Robert r. Reynolds, OF Ashe-
vile, who is a candidate for re-nomi-
nation. -------4i-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
SWITZERLAND GUILTY
OF DRUNKEN DRIVING

w. r. Switzerland, WPA foreman
and former assistant chief Of police
OF Henderson, was convicted of drunk
en- driving in county court this morn
ing before Recorder r. e. Clements
and prayer for Judgment was continu
ed upon payment of fine of $50 and
costs of court, and his operators IL
cense was suspended for IL months.
Marvin Ross, Reuben Smith and Walt
er FARRELL were charged with larceny
of chickens. Ross was given four
months on the roads, and the state
took mol pros with leave as to Smith
and farrell.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
JOHNNY HUGHES TO
GRADUATE ON JUNE. a

Cadet John Maurice Hughes Of
The Citadel, Charleston, S. c., son Of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Hughes, this CITY
is among those expected to be grad
uated at this famous school, the Mil
tary College of South Carolina, at the
annual commencement exercises on
Saturday, June I.
Hughes has been an outstanding
boxer for this school during the year
he has been enrolled.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
II MEMBERS ADDED
IN BROWN REVIVAL
Methodist Pastor Held Meeting At
Elm City Church During Past
Week; Is Back Now

Rev. r, e. Brown, pastor of thu
First Methodist church. held prayer
services at his church Wednesday
night following his return from Elm
City, where he was engaged all las.
week and through Sunday in re
vival meeting in the Methodist church
Rev. N, g; Yearly is pastor. there.
Mr.. Grown reported II accessories
to the church as the result of The
revival, with the services well attend
ed throughout.
In his absence last Sunday, Mr.
Browns, pulpit here was served by
DR.. j. H. McCracken, of Durham, re
tired Methodist minister and presiding
elder Of the North Carolina Con
ference.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
QUARTERLY MEET AT
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

4 The First Christian
church held it's second quarterly con-
ference Wednesday, night !. with, the
Rev. J. E. Neese, pastor Of the church.
presiding. Forty-one members were
present. 800
Deacons reported the church in
good financial standing. A commun-
ion service was planned for Sunday
morning at IL o'clock.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-06-02
Hurt In Fall

MISS Florence Brown sustained in
Juries last evening when she fell down
concrete steps leading from the home
OF Mrs. Leon Wick, on William
street, to the street. She was in
Maria Parham hospital at noon today
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-12
The Spectator.

Age has given way to YOUTH am now the Snecta
tor Even with all its wisdom Age could not cone with
the steadily rising problems of youth Your present
Spectator and his loyal staff mbued with the enegeres
ne hope and the promise of the youthful will be in at
tendance at all of your events will be keeny and silently
hservant when visiting your clubs and churches and MI,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-12
MISS EDWARDS
TO TALK HERE
Cannute Frankson To
Be On Program

The Detroit Council of the Ma
tional negro Congress is present.
ing Miss Thyra Edwards and Cau-
mute Frankson AZ a Dinner mect-
ing Monday. November II at
Brewster Center at 1890 p. M
Miss Edwards is vice president
az tho National Negro congress and
field representative Of tie North
American Commi,eo 10 aid Span
ish Democracy. Mr.. Frankson has
Just returned from Spain aud will
relate his experiences there. He
is from Grand Rapids and was
formerly vice chairman " the
Michigan division Of the Negro
Congress
Music will bc rurni~hed 10y Clos
ter currents Glce club and the
Melody Lads
Special tables have been rc,erv-
cd by The Youth Progressive Tub,
Human Relation Council. Detroit
Inter Church Fellowship The Scy-
AIDES and Bethel A. c. r. league
No. and other organizations
Attorney Robert Evans will ac.
as master Of ceremonies
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-12
Sidney Williams To
Speak At Plymouth

Sidney Williams. industrial score
tary Of the Urban league IN St
Louis, Mo. is scheduled TO deliver
lecture at Plymouth Congrega-
tional church, Garfield and Beau
bien. sunday evening. November
ls. subject. Getting Jobs Through
Organized Pressure.
In ST. Louis. Mr., Williams re-
Gently conducted a successful cam
paign To place Negroes in higher
paid and unusual positions in
white business establishments. al
so to secure for them recognition
aa skilled labor by the American
Federation Of Labor.
In his lecture here. Mr. Williams
will discuss the technique he used
10 secure these results.
The talk will he followed nv 4
period OF questions and discussion.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-12
Lothrop Branch Has
New Library Books

Absorbing as fiction Is the story
OF Fanny Kemble, actress and abo-
litionist. Fanny Kemble. Pas
sionate Victorian" by Margaret
Armstrong. As the member OF an
illustrious family OF English act
ors. she carried on the tradition
In England and later in America
While in America she met and
married a young Philadelphia,
Pierce Butler. who was the owner
OF two southern plantations. and a
large number OF slaves. Willie
on a visit to these plantations.
Fanny saw some OF the horrors
OF slavery, and did much to allevi-
ate conditions there, although the
Butler plantation had the reputa-
ton OF being humanely run. The
lack OF understanding between her
self and her husband causd a rift
which never healed.
Perhaps Mrs. Trollope. who came
TO America in 1892 was the first
OF a succession OF English writer's
who come to this country see little
to praise and much TO criticize in
It's institutions. and go home TO
write about. Since Margaret Hal
sey has written with Malice To-
ward Some" the score Is prabab-
ly even. Mrs. Halsey Is married
to professor, who went to Oxford
University ae an exchange profess
sor. The English gentry are not
popular with Mrs. Halsey. She SAYS
she hopes her husband ge.s an
exchange with a plumber.
The McKenney sisters grew up
in the era before the women's clubs
undertook to censor the motion
pictures for the younger genera
tion. They had liberal educ ttion
by way OF the stage, the cinema,
and the novel. There Is much hi
larity in every chapter. You Will
want to read their exploits aloud
In MY Sister Eileen" by Ruth
Mckinney.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-12
Open HOUSE AT.
ST. ANTOINE Y
Interesting Program
Has Been Prepared

Raymond S. Scruggs. secretary of
Boys Work at ST. Antoine Y. M.
C. A. announces that one OF the
most outstanding events ever pro-
NOTED by the Boys department Of
the "Y". will take place Friday,
November IL, Armistice Day, when
the entire facilities OF the Y. NJ. c.
A. will be thrown open to receive
the 9S6 boys now enrolled In the
ST. Antoine Boys department.
This will be gala day in The
lives os all "Y" boy members.
Plans have been made to register
each boy as he comes to The BALD
ing, at the same time he will he
assigned to the particular club or
group in which he Is interested
There will be general interest
groups, woodcraft club. model air.
plane club, art club. glee clubs,
drum and bugle CORPS. swimming
clubs, gymnanstic groups. ping
pong clubs and many other groups
to attract boy who Is full II life
and energy and who wants worth
while activities in which to en-
gage.
The open house program on Fri
day will be particularly interesting.
There will be gymnastics In the
big ~" gym, and swimming in the
crystal pool of the Y. NJ. c. A. The
Charles Young Post OF the Ameri-
can Legion will put on an cxhibI-
ton with its Band and Drum and
Bui lie Corps. For the first Snw
boys who register there will be
free ice cream. The junior section
OF the program will be finished at
500 o'clock and then the senior
boys in the department will hold
forth with red hot Branch
basketball game followed by dane
Ing TO the music OF outstanding
orchestras. The tax for the senior
section OF the days program will
be 15c.
Every "Y" boy member Is invit-
I'd and urged to come out for open
house in the Boys department.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-12
Appeal Made To Wolverine Baptist
To Aid Nashville Publishing House

The Rev +. l.. Todd, OF Battle
Creek. president OF the Wolverine
State Baptist convention, appeals
to the Baptist churches and con-
gregaions throughout the state TO
contribute funds in the campaign
to pay off Indebtedness on the
Baptist Publishing House In Nash
willie, Tenn. The Rev. Mr.. Todd
letter reads as follows:
Nov. eth, 1898
Co-workers OF the Wolverine State
Convention:
As president: I wish 10 express
my appreciation for the fine CO.
operation you gave in st. Louis.
during the session of the National
convention which was not complete
in st. Louis, and for htat reason the
convention voted TO hold extended
session in Memphis, Tenn. Dec. Z.
and s, In order 10 complete the
$4,000 TO pay Off the second mort
gage on the publishing house in
Nashville, Tenn.
II we can raise $4,000 by De-
cember 80. we will save $4,000 on
the publishing house Michigan
feels that she has a definite part in
paying off OF this mortgage: and
for that reason voted In the exc
cutive board October % in Detroit.
to ask each Baptist TO give one
cent for each year Of the freedom
OF the Negro: and bring money
collected to the session in Mem
phis, Tenn.
IL you find you cannot attend the
session IN Memphis. that YOU send
money 10 the secretary, Rev. +. A..
William. 6343 Redwood. Detroit,
or 10 my office. 32i y. Michigan
avenue. Battle Creek Michigan on
or before December 1. Official re-
ceipt will he gwen. and credit will
be given each church In the state
minutes. Rev. s. d. Ross OF De-