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The Washington times., 1938-06-09

siN-EARL GoDwIN-HIGHLIGHT
IN THE NEWS AS GLIMPsED BY RE-
PORTER GOODWIN OF THE WASH
JNGToN TINES EDITORIAL STAFF,
HEARD AT THIS EARLY MORNING
PERIOD MONDAY THROUGH sATUR-
DA1 '................... .WMAL
d. MUSICAL AND VARIETY
7:o0-kATE sMITH-Kay Kyser pro-
lessor of the Musical Glass and Dance
VIII have the tables turned on him when
ne u quizzed about musical matters by
hate Attractive Gwen McCleary. Des
Molnes actress, will make her bid for
national prominence in a playlet .WJsVI
=, 7:oO-RUDY VALLEE A realistic
commencement" talk addressed to grad
s yates OF the nations schools will be
made by franklin P. Adams, humorist
ana newspaper columnist. Frank Craven
will star in a one-act play by Milton
Seiser titled "The Lamplighter of Queer
ieeI' '''.'''" ".'....'.''" '".'.'.'. "hC
soo-GooD NEws-Robert Taylor
Hevives an M-G-M film epic when he
presents condensed version of Hell
plvers" supported by Robert Young and
Maran' new singing star Of the pro-
gram, will swing "Serenads in the
Nisht' ..'............ ..s.,...,..W .WRCI
S:se-MUsIC BY-D'Artega takes the
spotlight on the series, which regularly
features Benny Venuta, blond mistress
q melody and the tenor voice Of Don
Neio ''.'.,.s. .s.........'' '...,'.,. "OL
s:oo-MUsIC HALL-Bob Burns comes
back to the program after a two weeks
vacation, and BinE Crosby will have
Claude Rains, Gladys George and Efrem
Zimbslist on hand as guest stars to form
q welcoming committee for the first citi-
zen OF Van Buren, .................W WRCI
s:OO-THE SCENIC sHcw-Edward
Rocker, youthful baritone, will be the
featured vocalist on an all-Pennsylvania-
talent show. Also heard on the show
Will be Governor George H. Earle, of
the Quaker State, and the music Of Rob
srt Golden's Pioneers ............W WJSVI
DRAMA
S:eO - PULITZER SERIES - Barbara
Weeks, we'll known radio actress, will
play the title role in Anna Christie
Eugene ONeilrs Pulitzer Prize winner
of 1s21-22, which will be presented by
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s:Os-LoBBLIEs Reporters Hawley
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
Short But Thrilling

Breaths we're held and work
suspended Monday in Liberty
Loan Annex when fire broke out
behind Engraving and Printing,
but the excitement soon died as
quick responding apparatus smoth-
cred the flames. .WPA clerkettes
are wondering who caused their
fall from grace" inasmuch as
washroom signs formerly reading,
ladies" have recently been
changed to "women!". Audrey
Robinson of Internal Revenue will
shortly love, honor and perhaps
obey young man from the wilds
of Idaho. It's a package of girl
at the home of Lawrence Cook,
D. C., government.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
LEGAL NOTICES

COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA. June 8, 193S-Public hear
ings having been held by the Commits
sioners of the District Of Columbia in the
matter of closing streets, roads and alleys,
considered in connection with the dedica-
tion of certain area for highway purposes.
all as hereinafter described, and the said
Commissioners being satisfied as to the
equity, justice and advisability Of said
closings and dedications, and that the same
are in the public interests and not detri-
mental to the interests of abutting prop
erty owners. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the said Commissioners have pre-
pared the following order: Ordered: That
pursuant to the provisions OF Public Act
No. 307; approved December 10: 1882.
trict of Columbia, as shown in green on
plats filed in the office of the surveyor
Of the District of Columbia, and numbered
as Maps 2040. 20s2 and 20s4. is hereby
ordered CLOSED: same to take effect
on and after July 8. 1898. the title to
the land comprised in said area so closed
to revert to the abutting property owners,
as shown on said maps; the street road
described as follows: 1. Closing of Trum-
bull Circle and part of Taylor Street west
of Trumbull Circle, Northwest and in con-
west of 18th Street. north of Piney Branch
Parkway. and east of Rock Creek Park:
and also the closing Of parts of old roads.
all in the above described territory. 2.
ClOSlHB part OI oOLn SJreeb DeLWeen Wnlu0@
haven Parkway and T Street, Northwest.
3; Closing part Of Brookland Avenue:
N. E., between Michigan Avenue and
Bates Road. closing Bates Road. N. E..
from Porto Rico Avenue (proposed) 20
Sth Street (proposed). and closing part
of an alley in Square 1891; and pro-
yiding also for dedication Of land for
highway purposes in this section. includ-
ing the extension and widening of Taylor
Street from its present western terminus
at 7th Street; N. E.: westerly to the
for the extension of a proposed street
northwesterly from Taylor Street N. z,
to the westerly boundary of Parcel 1925,
and for other street area to be acquired
by dedication in this section" Any and
all parties interested must file objections,
II any. to said closings in writing before
the effective date of above order: other
wise said order shall become effective on
July g. 1888, as aforesaid. and said street.
road and alley area shall on and after
said date become closed in accordance
with the provisions of said Act. MELVIN
G. HAZEN. GEORGE e. ALLEN, DAN I.
SULTAN. Commissioners of the District
lof Columbia
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
'Twas All a Big Fib!

AS expected here, Civil Service
Commission has NOT ordered ma
ior bosses in other agencies to
rate workers low in efficiency,
though some major bosses nave
told employees such ~. Dusky-eyed
Rose Marie Petta Of Federal Trade
led a hike to Fort Totten yester-
day, sizzling hot dogs and tastily
toasted marshmallows ending the
f1In
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
Marlene No. S

Flash: Julia Prather. Loans and
Currency, is the fifth Clerkette
to be invited by this corner to
stop by the cosmetic counter of
Goldenberg's, Seventh and K,
N. w., and receive one of those
new, zippy and speedy-selling Mar
lene beauty kits, which are now
all the rage and "just the thing"
for any young thing to keep in
her desk for refreshing purposes.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09

panist Emma Withers providing
vocal entertainment E. Walter
Kits, of Navy Yard, will have lit
tie budgetary troubles hence, for
he's slated to wed a pretty book
keeper shortly And Irene Shep-
pard, Internal Revenue, is to be-
come Irene Davis.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
Hope of HeaOen
Daily Short Story
By TOM BARRY

ID ELATIvES friends and neghbors of Noreen OHara and
IL Francis K MCGEE feared for the worst prayed for the
best and resolved keep their fingers when the pair
were wed day quiet ceremony performed by the Rev.
Timothy McShane, lifelong spiritual adviser of both.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
Another June Sealing

Joe Dougherty of Loans and
Currency will affirm minister's
question shortly, as will an attrac-
tive department store clerkette . {.
The House has passed a bill allow
ing overtime pay within Post
Office after much battling by
Railway Mail Association "A
Gallinger waiter is tabled Go
lightly. It's a boy at the home
of the Thomas KennedyS, Treas
ury well-knownS.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
Cable, Then Rhythm

UFWA's Local 10 meets tonight,
g. 532 Seventeenth N. W., with a
recital by Local BIS Capitol Hill
Choir tabled. Elizabeth Griffith,
of Indian Affairs, shortly will be-
come Mrs. Stanley Pach Civil
Liberties Union June 10 (Sunday)
will sponsor a sail aboard the
steamer Southport, 10 g.. M, for
benefit Of its Bail Bond Fund"
with games, music, swimming and
"a surprise. Call CT. 9438 or Wal.
1855 for reservations at $3.50.
Farm Credits Lewis Craven will
snub bachelorhood not many hours
hence.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
It's sAlD0ys Good

Now that warm weather is
on us, appetite value of High
Ice Cream has come into its
own. Therefore we are mail
ing to some contributors slips
emitting them to quart bricks
of the tasty commodity upon
presentation at any High
store. There's a High
unit, incidentally, dispensing
packaged sweetness at 1884
Wilson Blvd, Colonial VII
lage, Va.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
Can't Be Equaled

Original Velati Candy
Stores today will present one
pound boxes of their delicious
chocolates or caramels, on re-
quest, to:
Peggy Sullivan, GAO (grad-
uating in law).
Rodney Knowles, Reclama-
ton.
Godfrey Wickware, AFGE.
Candy will be presented at
either store, $40 Ninth st. N.
w., or 500 Fourteenth st.
n. W.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
Tvo Agencies Hiring

PWA is hiring punch card
operators for the Statistics Section
and typists for general placing, the
usual drag being vitally necessary.
however Procurement is also
reported accepting applications of
puncherS "Old New Dealers"
among young Democrats are def
nitely favoring the Farley policy
of no meddling with the primaries
as against the Administration S
ire-provoking tactics Mrs.
Ishbel MacDougall yesterday be,
came the first and only grand
mother within Compensation Com
mission.
The Washington times., 1938-06-09
THE END

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The Washington times., 1938-06-09
It's To Be a Whizz

Flash: Don't miss the Non
Classified Associations epic swing
shuttle tabled tomorrow, 10-1. at
the Annapolis. .GPO Post. Leg
ion, will celebrate Flag Day Mon
day at the Hayloft, 1925 Massa,
chusettS N. w., with Administra,
tive Assistant Russell Herrell Civ,
ing a short address and Daniel
Mahoney, Art Rind and Accom-
The Washington times., 1938-06-09

"a baby!" That was the clar-
ion call to arms. 1t was the bugle
summons that sent platoons of
the gentler sex scurrying in the
general direction Of their presum-
ably stricken sister.
They came bearing gifts, these
comforters; they came with b
tear or two to shed, but weren't
given a chance to shed them. No
chance at all. because Mrs. Frank
MCGEE urged, albeit impolitely.
that they mind their own internal
business; that she wanted no SYM
pathy and needed none; tha +
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
ESCAPED CONVCTS
TAKEN AT k|TTRELL
Two Negroes, Who Broke
From Gang Thursday,
Taken By Posse Friday

Charlie Wright and Wilburg High,
two Negro convicts who broke from a
road gang on the Townsville Road on
Thursday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock
at Kittrell, after they had been trail
ed over four miles of county roads to
the intersection of county road and
the Raleigh Highway.
J. H. Gupton, supervisor of the 10
cal camp, said the men were at lib
erty about 80 hours.
Tie escapes were taken into GUS
tody when they reached a barricade
formed by officers at the road inter
section, and the convicts were arrest
ed before they could get out of the
automobile in which they were rid
ing.
The convicts were riding with
Charlie Green, a Negro, who was re-
leased from the local camp Aug. ,26,
and Negro named Young. Young
owned and was driving the car, Cup
ton said. Young and Green claimed
they were just giving the Negroes a
cliff.
Officers participating in the cap
ture were Sheriff J E. Hamlet, L.
A. Jackson, ABC officer, c. c. Harris,
j. D. Peck and w. M. Reid, city
policemen, j. H. Gupton, and two
guards from the prison camp.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BEGIN TO DEPART
Large Proportion Of 1888
Class Of High School
To Go Away

College students from this city and
section begin the coming week to de
part for the various institutions o.
higher learning that they will attend
during the coming year. Some Will be-
freshmen and others will return tn be-
come upper classmen in their institu-
tions.
The first contingent of considerable
numbers will leave tomorrow for Mars
Hill and all of them being graduates
of the 1888 class of Henderson high
school, except one. Five will go to-
morrow and another will leave on
Monday.
Students for other institutions vii,
be leaving almost daily now for the
next week or two. The larger uni
versities and colleges will get under
way about mid-September or a little
later. Most of the junior colleges
start sooner.
Prof. w. D. Payne, principal Of Hen
darson high school today estimated
that nearly half of the 1888 gradual
ing class of 103 in that institution
would continue their studies in col
leges or universities during the COM
ing term. He did not know exactly
what the others would do.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
". H. BURGESS, e,
PASSES IN WARREN
Funeral At Liberty Church
Sunday S P. NJ, And
Interment There

After two years of declining health
and being confined to his bed for the
past two weeks, Walter Huffman Bur-
CESS, 52-year-old farmer of the Hayes
Vile township section of Warren
county, died at his home at 1:20
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Burgess was a native of Halifax
county, where he was born May 6,
1886. He had lived at the place of his
last residence some five years or
more. A complication of diseases
caused his death.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Bes-
sic Ayscue Burgess, and the follow
ing children: Mrs. Henry Finch, Mrs.
Sidney Hayes, Misses Rosa Mae and
Louray Burgess, Joseph, Glenwood,
Thomas, Elwood, Maynard and Cliff
ford Burgess, all of the EPSON COM
munity, and eight grandchildren.
Funeral services were announced to
be held at o'clock Sunday afternoon
at Liberty Christian church at Epson
with the pastor, Rev. S. E. Madren, in
charge. Interment will be in the
church cemetery. Rev. H. H. Barnett
Baptist minister, will assist in the
services.
Active pallbearers for the funeral
were announced as follows L. H.
Hayes, H. s. Hayes, D. N. Hayes, o.
L. Hayes, G. F. Stone, o. w. Rem.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
MISS WOOD[|EF, s.,
DIES IN L0U|SBURG
Sister Of Matthew J.. and E.
F. Woodlief, This City,
Be Buried Sunday


Miss Sallie E. Woodlief, So, sister Of
Matthew j. and E. F. Woodlief, this
city, died at her home in Louisourg
this morning at o'clock, after an i'll
ness of six weeks. She suffered q
stroke of paralysis.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from
the home on Kenmore Avenue, Louis
burg, with Rev. j. D. Simons, pastor
of the First Baptist church, of Louis
burg, in charge, and interment Will be
made in Perry's Chapel Baptist
church, near Franklinton.
In addition to the two brothers in
Henderson, Miss Woodlief is survived
by the following brothers, U. G..
Woodlief, of Louisburg, with whom
she made her home; H. G. Woodlief,
route 4, Louisburg, and o. T. Wood
lief, route 2, Franklinton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
SERIES OF SERMONS
BY REV. Mr. HALE
First Baptist Pastor Back
From Vacation; Plans :
Four Sermons

Rev. Albert S. Hale, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, has returned
from his vacation, and has announced
a special series of sermons for the
opening of the fall season Sunday.
the church to evening services.
Sunday morning at II o'clock, the
annual commencement sermon" will
be brought. This comes prior to thu
young people of the church leaving
for college. The topic will be Poured
Into a Purpose" and cordia! invi-
tation has been issued to the young
people, their parents, teachers and
friends to attend.
The Sunday evening service will be
held at 7:30 o'clock at which time
series of september Sunday Even
ing Sermons" built around vacation
experiences and observations.
The subjects for the four Sunday
evenings follow:
II Saw Corrigan."
II Work in a Distillery"
"The Forks of the Road-Right or
Left"
"All Fed Up"
The members and friends OF the
First Baptist church are cordially in
vited and urged to attend both SER
vices Sunday. Visitors are welcome.
The Lords Supper, which is usually
observed on the first Sunday in each
month will be moved up until the
second Sunday, the pastor said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
Sheriff Continues Probe
Into Williamson Staying
Not Satisfied All Angles Ar Cleared; Bracy Fails 10
Identify Third Man Def nitely; Funeral Ut
Victim To Be Hell h Sunday Afternoon

satisfied the truef acts about the
satisfied the true facts about the
continue the investigation for several
days. He has a suspicion that others
might be involved, or that Bracy may
not have told his full story in his
signed confession.
Mr.. Williamson will be buried Sun
day afternoon at o'clock at Island
Creek Baptist church, of which ne was
a member, following funeral services
there.
Bracy was being held in the Wake
county Jail and lobe Henderson in
State Prison, both in Raleigh. Both
these Negroes were employed at the
Williamson home in helping harvest
the years crops.
Bracy said he and Henderson each
struck Mr.. Williamson over the lead
with heavy dogwood wagon stand
ard, and then robbed him Of his
money. Bracy was arrested firs:, be-
ing nabbed at Norlina as he erEerg-
ed from the liquor store there with a
bottle of spirits he had bought, evil
IDENTIFY with money taken from the
person of Mr.. Williamson after the at
tack.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
Jones, STURGES IN
TALKS TO K|WAMS
Number Of Guests Meet
With Club AS Summer
Season Is Closed

Talks by Rev. James "A. Jones on
the recent Mortified, Mass, religious
conferences, which he attended last
month, and by Captain c. B. Sturges.
commander of Company c, local in
fantry unit, on the North Carolina Ma
tional Guard tournament in Missis-
sippi in August featured the weekly
luncheon meeting of the Henderson
Kiwanis club last night.
The club had several guests, includ-
ing outside players on it's soft Dall
team for the summer, and two boys
who were councillors at the Kiwanls
sponsored boys camp at Camp Bal
ance Rock in mid-August.
w. r. Bruin announced an inter-
club meeting with the Oxford XII
wants club would be held here Friday
September 16, in Henderson with the
local club as most. He said the place
of the meeting would be announced
later.
Alex S. Watkins was in charge of
the program. He presented Rev. Mr..
Jones, pastor of the First Presbyte-
rian church, to tell of the Mortified
conferences, and CAPTAIN Sturges,
in comments on the National Guard
army maneuvers in Mississippi Both
were of unusual interest to the mem
berS.
w. r. Turner, president of the club
presided at the meeting, and the
guests were Nicholas Chavasse and
Henry Mangum, Jr., counsellors at
the Balance Rock camp for boys, and
E. c. Hunt, Jr., Edgar Marvin Ed
wards and A. A. Stainback, Jr, who
played soft ball with the club during
the summer. Rev. Mr.. Jones and Cap
tain Sturges were also club guests.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03

A meeting was held Friday night in
the Council chamber of the Mun;cipal
Building of committee recently de-
signated to study the possibility of
constructing municipal swimming
pool here. The meeting was attended
by WPA representatives and other,
and free discussion was had of plans
and possibilities, and also of methods
of financing the project.
At it's last regular monthly meet
ing, the Council appointed a COR
nlittee consisting of Aldermen M. "
Wester, t. w. Ellis and M. Y. Cooper
to consider the proposal and repo
back on their findings
Mayor Henry T. Powell attended TIE
meeting, but said today there YVES
nothing that could be made public 50
far as the committee had developed
no conclusions as yet.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03

Sheriff J. E. Hamlet announces
today that he was continuing his IN
vestigation into the fatal clubbing O.
]. Ham Williamson, prominent north
ern Vance county farmer at his to-
bacco barn early last Thursday morn
ing. He stated that no date had oeen
fixed for the preliminary hearing, anc
that formal charges had not yet beer
entered against two Negroes ard a
possible third taken into custody IN
connection with the clubbing OF Mr..
Williamson.
Clarence Bracy, 20, confessed that
he and lobe Henderson each sluggec
Mr. Williamson over the head and
then robbed him, fixing robbery as
the motive for the crime. Mr.. William
son died at Maria Parham hospital
Yesterday, never regaining conscious
ness after the attack.
Alfred Henderson, a third Negro
was taken before Bracy in Wake coun
ty Jail Friday afternoon, but Bracy ap
peared uncertain as to his identity
end said he had never seen the third
man referred to in his confession.
Sheriff Hamlet said he was not
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
Some Business Is
To Have Labor Day
Holiday On Monday

Some business will suspend for the
day in Henderson next Monday in re-
cognition of Labor Day, a national
holiday. Otherwise, so far as has been
learned, business will be transacted as
usual.
The monthly meeting of the Vance
County Board of Commissioners will
be held as usual.
The post office will take full holi-
cay, except that the stamp and gen.
eral delivery windows will be open
for one hour from 10 to II a. m. There
will be no rural or city free deliveries.
Railroad freight offices will be clos
ed for the entire day, and all banks
of Henderson will take full holiday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
JURY CHOSEN FOR
RECORDERS COURT
Will Serve at Jury Trials To Be Held
Next Friday; Eighteen
Drawn In All

Jurors to serve during the monthly
one-day session of recorders court
for jury cases was announced today
by Clerk of Superior Court e. O.
Falkner. They were drawn from all
parts of the county, and are being
notified to be on hand on next Fri
day. September 9, for the one-day SEES
sion. These jurors are drawn by re-
quest of defendants who prefer to risk
their fate with SIX men rather thar
one.
BY townships, the jurors are:
Henderson--Walter Ed Hight, J. H
Wright, T. L. Bobbitt, j. F. Mills, F.
B. Hight.
Kittrell-S. P. Brummitt, A. G. Illus
keith, j. r. Brummitt.
Williamsboro-W. T. Hope, Ferri:
wilson
Townsville-G. B. Brewer.
Middleburg-F. M. White.
Sandy Creek-H. G. Ellington, w
A. Bartholomew.
Dabney-I. D. Hart.
Watkins-O. H. Parham, o. H. Hall
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
City And County Schools
To Start Next Thursday
Teachers to Meet On Two avs At Junior High School,
Colored Teachers To Me ct Wednesday At Inst;
tute; Enrollmen On Thursday

White and colored schools of Hen
derson and of Vance county will start
their terms on Thursday of next
week. when students will report in all
grades for registration. They will be
enrolled and furnished book lists, and
will return on Friday equipped with
their texts, when lessons will be as
signed, so that active class work will
get under way on Monday.
A two-day meeting of white teach
ers of the city and the county will;
be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at
the Junior high school in Henderson
and on Wednesday the colored teach
ers will meet at Henderson Institute,
with Mrs. Leila B. Yancey, colored
supervisor, in charge.
Superintendent E. M. Rollins said
today that final preparations for the
opening. had been made for virtually
all schools Buildings that required
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03

it have been repaired and altered 49,,
all OF them have been renovated dr.
ing the summer vacation period '
The biggest school job in the COUNT.
during the summer season. has haos
the construction of a $4,000 addit;O,
to the Middleburg school, providiu''
four additional class rooms. larna
auditorium, library quarters and -,
office for the principal. Furnishinr
are being arranged for these ouarter,
and are expected to be in readiness h.,
the opening. "
A large attendance is looked fon
at all of the schools, and authoritis,
would not be surprised if there is :,
considerable increase over the figure !.
for last years openings.
Faculty lists have been comnleted
and the possible exception of one ~
two members of the Henderson hioh
school faculty, and these are expected
to be arranged for by the opening
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-03
BALANCE ROCK TO
CLOSE ON SUNDAY
S. M. Crowder, Director,
Thanks Public For Patro-
mage During Year

Camp Balance Rock will bring an
other successful season to a close
Sunday, it was announced today.
The picnic grounds and swimming
lake will be closed from that date
through to next Summer, S. M. Crowd
er, director, has said.
The director expressed his apprecia-
ton for the response the public has
given the camp during the year, the
patronage making it possible to ope-
rate the resort.