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By The Ap Feature Seryice-

Allene Cunningham, IT, shlned shoes in her home town of Wlch- ita so that she could go to Chi cago to study music. But after she went, her parents sought to break her contract with the ln- structors because they did not like the way she was living there. The court ruled she can continue her study.
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FOR RENT

NICE Broom apt, close in with lights, dishes, cooking utensils, cutlery, etc, hot water, bath, for SIT per month. Privilege of phone. Seaview Apts., phone 236. APARTMENTS, phone Blue 200. 4-ROOM furnished apartment Oil burner, hot and cold water, ? bedrooms, low rent. Inquire 407 South Franklin, telephone 172. FOR RENT-2-room bachelor apts.: Frigidaire, electric range, over stuffed furniture, $25. Write Elm pire BC 890
 FOR RENT-3 rooms and bath, steamheated. Klein Apts. Phone Blue 160.
 VACANCY, 4-room and bath, mod ern apt, Shabaldak Apts, Aug. A. Phone 642.
 VACANCY Spickett Apts. August l. Phone Green 515. FRONT OFFICE in Blomgren Building; August 1. Call. 284. 5-ROOM Apt. Blue 200. FOR RENT-5-room unfurniShed
 house 835 Dixon. Phone Red 470 VACANCY at the Fosbee. FOR RENTING office rooms ill
 First National Bank Bldg. Inquire
 at bank
 COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light, water, dishes, cooking utensils and bath. Reasonable at Seaview.
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MISCELLANEOUS

GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- nents, $4.50. Finger wave, 65c. Lola's Beauty Shop. telephone 2G1, 315 Decker Way.
 TURN your old gold into value, cash or trade at Nugget Shop.
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Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
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4-ROOM furnished apartment Oi burner, hot and cold water, bedrooms, low rent. Inquire 4OT South Franklin, telephone 172.
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FOR RENT-2-room bachelor apts. Frigidaire, electric range, over- stuffed furniture, $25. Write Elm pire BC 800.
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APARTMENTS, phone Blue 200.
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FOR RENTING office rooms ill First National Bank Bldg Inquire at bank.
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COZY, warm, furn. apts. Light, water, dishes, cooking utensils
 and bath. Reasonable at Seaview.
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FOR SALE

GROOM furnished house for sale. 1119 w. 9th St.
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FOR RENT-3 rooms and bath, steamheated. Klein Apts. Phone Blue 160.
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FOR RENT-5-room unfurnished
 house. 835 Dixon. Phone Red 470.
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VACANCY, 4-room and bath, mod ern apt, Shabaldak AptS Aug 4. Phone 642.
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FRONT OFFICE in Blomgren Building; August 1. Call. 284.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

nlentio CdIIoQ also de-
lkelv a - pfaecox" because they are
cond ly 10 affect young people. The
lirin ,,O mas has been rightly called
draw 'g g. death" because the patients
tere.t INTO themselves, take no in
aDns '' IN the outside world, and
one en- no. 10 hibernate. They sit in
oue,t POSITION and do not answer
desira HUNS rs show no initiative or no
ties - 20 take part in the activi-
p,a The substance which was first
that l., N these cases was insulin,
ducsp ,elnedy for diabetes which re-
The b,a sugar in the blood. When
low t tho sugar gets sufficiently
seva VIC body goes into shock of
shock ne,, character. After this
lsnetb period Pc has lasted a certain
store re- I'll u time it is possible to re-
10 giv ,ne blood sugar to normal;
Veins Ana sugar injections in the
quite l'o a the shock is stopped. In
shock ~a good many instances the
tpsbs i ta * the mind up and dis
i SO that it begins to oper-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

ate in more or less normal fash
ion.
More Remarkable Than InSulin
Probably even more remarkable
than insulin, has been the use of a
drug called "metraZoP'. This makes
very profound changes in the body
and usually results in a CONFUSION
if given in sufficient dosage. 1t is
used in dementia praecox because,
according to alienists, epilepsy and
dementia praecox are absolutely
antagonistic.
Metrazol upsets all the chemistry
of the body and produces a convul-
sion. The hope is that when the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

dealer: West. East West vul-
nerable)
Two No-Trumps was Vests
opening bid on this deal, and East
took it to 3-No Trumps.
With nothing to set up in his
own hand, North elected to lead
NE spade 10. South covered this
WIN the i, and continued the suit
"r TWO more rounds, when West
WENT IN with the A. His next three
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
MAKE A DETOUR

MANY a 6eclarer sees no likely
way to get the lead into the dunn
nv, where it is needed in order to
have a chance for his contract. In
some of these spots there may be
no direct entry there from his own
hand, but the trip across may be
made by means of a detour.
Throwing the lead to a defender
may oblige the latter to make an
Offering which will give the dummy
its chance to get in.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

ate in more or less normal fash
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

is so disturbed
that it may pos
sibly be shocked
into 6 e t tin g
b a C k on t h e
tracks.
The m e n t a |
disturbances in
W h / C h t h i s
method has been
most successful
are those called
the split per-
S on q | tiles" or
S C h i z ophen-
ics". They are
s O M e t j m e 8
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
HOlU Shock Treatment
Is Used for Mental M

Dy w nOGAN CLENDENING, M. d.
iro W. RECENTLY have been hear
VS., rs q great deal about a form of
~.a a.ii,ent Of certain forms of
I.4lal disease by which the mind
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

mind bogins to recover from the
CONFUSION, it will somehow throw
itself back into gear.
Both of these treatments are
very dangerous, but the condition
of the patient is usually so desper-
ate that death would be more well
come than continuation OF the de-
ranged state, and most people will
take the risk in order to take the
chance of a good result.
have seen one or two instances
of the operation of these methods
which are quite remarkable. and
reports from many sources indl-
cate that as much as SO per cent
of good results can possibly be eX"
pected.
N. P. c.: IT would like to know
what to do to stop my little daugh-
ter,s feet from sweating"
Answer: Soaking morning and
night in a cool solution Of formal
dehyde-one teaspoon to quart
of water.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
WRITTEN FOR CENTRAL PRESS
BY Shepard Barclay
The Authority Authorities"

plays were the diamonds A. K and
Q.
The question now was which suit
to choose, as between hearts and
clubs, so he selected the clubs. He
played the A and then the q, which
South won. South then cashed his
remaining spades. and set the con-
tract one trick.
West had a chance to force
South to lead to his tenaces. 1t
was apparent from North's lead
that he held nothing of value, so
Vests best chance was to have
given South the two spade tricks
and make him lead into the hearts
or clubs. On the last spade the
heart @ should have been tossed.
to gain an entry to the dummy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
MARKET PUBLICITY
HERE IS PLANNED
Advertising Program Out
lined By Chamber Com
mittee Thursday Night

Plans for publicity for the Hen
derson tobacco and cotton markets
and for popularizing Henderson as a
trading center were reviewed in some
details by the civic and tobacco pub
licity committee of the Henderson
Chamber of Commerce at a meeting
Thursday night, in the offices of the
organization.
The complete advertising program
was discussed and final plans approx
ed for the work of the next three
months Methods will be utilized this
year to promote the community as a
marketing center for tobacco and
cotton and also as a trading center
Widespread newspaper advertising is
to be part of the program, together
with direct-by-mail publicity through
out Vance and surrounding counties,
and brief daily radio program will
be had from WPTF in Raleigh at
6:O5 p. M, beginning Friday of next
week.
It was also explained that the
chamber has made provisions to ac-
commodate visitors to the city by OPP
Grating a large, comfortable waiting
room, a package checking room, with
ice water and equipped with rest
rooms.
The civic and tobacco publicity com
mittee of the chamber consists of G..
w. Knott, chairman, w. j. Aston,
Alex S. Watkins, B. H. Smith, c. G.
Patterson and G.. 0. Seifert.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
Townsville Farmer Dies
Of Injuries By Negroes
Three Negroes Held, One nd Possibly Both lmpllcat
ed By Clarence Bracy; F uneral Sunday Al lslano
Creek Church At 3 O'Clock

At Franklinton Lewis was dropped
and returned Immediately to Hender-
son to advise officers of the arrest
and confession, and sending them on
the hunt for the other two men. Cot
trell and Jackson continued on toward
Raleigh, but developed a puncture at
Youngsville, and transferred to the
car of Deputy Sheriff Holden, who
accompanied them to Raleigh.
Motive Was Robbery.
Bracy admitted the motive for the
attack was robbery He and lobe Hen
derson were going up the road toward
Townsville, he confessed, when they
decided "to kill and rob" Mr.. Will
hanson. He said lobe hit the far.
mer in the head with heavy dog
wood wagon standard as he slept at
his tobacco barn, and he, Bracy
struck him in the head once with the
same stick. He related how they di-
vided the money they obtained, and
he reviewed his whereabouts from
then until lie was arrested.
Feeling was high in the Townsville
section Thursday morning, but re-
moval of the three Negroes to other
iails averted any possible violence.
Sheriff J. E. Hamlet thought to-
day that murder charges would be
preferred against Bracy and lobe
Henderson, following Mr. William
sons death. No date had been set for
a hearing.
Funeral on Sunday.
Mr. Williamson was native of
Mecklenburg county, Va, where he
was born June 20, 1873. He had, how
ever, lived in the Townsville section
for the last 25 years He was amen
Der of Island Creek Baptist church
near WILLIAMSBURG for 25 years, and
funeral services were set to be held
there at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
with interment following in the
church cemetery. Rev. G. Van
Stephens, the pastor, is to be in
charge.
Mr.. Williamson is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Mary Twisdale William
son; the following children, Mrs. Fl.
I. Kearns, of Washington, D. c.:
Thomas L., George H., Ollie G. Will
hanson. Mrs. Charlie Howell. Misses
Lille Mae and Sarah Belle William
son. all of the Townsville section; one
half-sister, Mrs. Walter Critcher, OF
Henderson; and the following broth
ers: John H. and Roger L. William
son. of WILLIAMSBURG township; James
C. Williamson, Townsville; and the
following half brothers, Hill, Dorsey,
]. E. and George Washington Will
hanson, of near Henderson, and Rob
ert Lee Williamson, of Townsville.
Active pallbearers for the funera!
were announced as follows: Henry
Taylor, Jake Riggan, Robert B. Tay-
lor Edmund B. Taylor. Hoodie John
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
Simmons Buys
Gold Seal Shop

A. c. Simmons, of Aiken, S. c., has
purchased the Gold Seal Soda Shop
located in the Stevenson Theatre
building, popular meeting place of
Henderson's younger set, the change
in ownership becoming effective at
once, it was stated. L. G. Gilmore,
who has successfully managed the
shop for the past year goes to Ok
ford, where he has purchased an ice
cream business of his own.
Mr.. Simmons comes to Henderson
after a long connection with chain
stores He was at one time employed
by one of the Rose chain of stores
and is thoroughly experienced in serv-
ing the public.
The shop will continue to feature
lunches, sandwiches, fountain drinks
and ice cream it was said, assuring
patrons of the very best service at all
times.
The management extends cordial
invitation to every one to visit the
shop for any service it can render.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
WEEKS CELEBRATION
AT UNITED CHURCH
Negroes To Honor DIR. Cotton and To
Dedicate New Church
Organ

An anniversary celebration at Unit
ed Presbyterian church, featuring the
35th year of service by the pastor, DR..
]. A. Cotton, and the installation OF
a new church organ, will be launched
Sunday evening at that church, and
will continue through the week with
outstanding members of the colored
race taking part on the program.
DR.. j. E. Sheppard, president of N.
c. College, will be the speaker Mon
day evening.
Wednesday evening will bring adj
dresses by c. c. ,Spaulding, president
of the N. C. Mutual, Prof. G. E.
Cheek, of Warren county training
school, and Dr. E. E. Toney, of OK
ford
An anniversary banquet will be held
at Henderson Institute dining room
Friday evening at 8 o'clock, with
Prof. o. L. Robinson presiding as
POSTMASTER. There will be numerous
talks by we'll known Negroes at this
session. Among them DR.. J. A. Baxter
of this city.
Sunday morning at IL o'clock, the
pastor will bring the message, and
Ed Cullom, director of music at Wake
Forest College, Wake Forest, will be
at the organ for special recital
Sunday evening, Frof. Robert B
Johnson, of Virginia Union University
will present an organ recital.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
D. |. KEARNEY DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Former Sheriff In Ill Health
Several Years; Funeral
Tomorrow

David Lee Kearney, 67-year-old for
mer sheriff of Vance county, died sud
denly of a heart attack in his auto
mobile near Gillburg Thursday AFTER
noon about 5 o'clock as he and MRS
Kearney were on their way home
Mrs Kearney was driving ana they
had been spending a part OF the day
in Henderson, and were returning to
their home near New Bethel BaptlSt
church not far from Epson.
Mr. Kearney had suffered with a
heart ailment for several We ars, but
conversed with friends in Henderson
Thursday and appeared to be IN ABOUT
as good condition as usual. News OF
his passing came as shock to friends
here and in Vance and Franklin coun-
ties.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock from the
First Baptist church of Henderson, of
which he had been a member for
many years, and will be in charge OF
the pastor, Rev. A. S. Hale, assisted
by former pastor, DR.. II. A. Ellis
of Wilson. Interment will be in Elm
wood cemetery here. A quartette OF
the First Methodist church will assist
the First Baptist choir in music for
the services, it was announced.
The deceased was native of Frank
lin county, where he was born March
Is. 1871. He had been a resident of
Vance for many years, however, and
from 1926 to 1880 served as sheriff of
this county for period of two terms.
Before that he was a member OF the
Henderson police force four years.
Since retiring from public office, he
had farmed near Epson, and he and
Mrs. Kearney only recently had erect
ed a new residence there.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Ethel
Green Kearney, one brother, w. G.
Kearney, of Franklin county; and one
sister, Mrs. j. w. Burroughs, of War
rem county. His parents, both dead
many years were S. H. Kearney, of
Franklin county, and Mary Ann Full
Ter Kearney, native of Granville
county.
In addition to his membership in
the First Baptist church, Mr.. Kear-
ney was a member of the Junior Order
in Henderson.
Sheriff Kearney was widely known
throughout Vance and FRANKLIN cOun-
ties, where he had many friends. He
was a brother of the late Sheriff
Kearney of Franklin county, who died
suddenly while in office, collapsing
on the streets of Louisburg one Sat-
urday afternoon several years ago.
Pallbearers for the services Sat-
urday were announced today as fol-
lows:
Active = R. S. Dodson, Burrell
Smith, D. r. Dickie, Theodore Stain
back, r. L. Fleming, J. c. Gardner.
Honorary-M. L. Finch, Henry A.
Dennis, Robert M. Falkner, Elmer
Powell, M c. Miles, G. w. Adams, G..
w. Knott, r. G. S. Davis, Julian Moss,
Crawford Daniel, Gus Stainback, ]
B. Perkins, J. w. Sanders, w. B.
Daniel, Jr. Charles Fleming, w. j.
Alston.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02

I Ham Williamson, 65-year-old TAR
,oer of near Townsville, died at 11:3O
: m today at Maria Parham hospltai
lore of injuries Clarence Bracy, ~
ear-old Negro helper on the william
son farm. told officers in confession
we're inflicted by him and RoDert
lobe Henderson, who also helped on
the farm.
Mr. Williamson was found uncon-
scious at his tobacco barn THURSDAY
morning when he failed to report AT
the house for breakfast after tendlng
Tho fires at the barn during the night.
He never regained consciousness. An
nneration was performed Immediately
ofter he was brought to the hospital
Thursday morning, but doctors held
little hope for his recovery.
Arrests Are Made.
Rracv was arrested shortly after
O'Clock last night at Norlina as he
emerged from the county owned IL
ouor store there, and was immediate
Nv whisked away to Wake county jail
in Raleigh for safe keeping. He sign
ed confession, duplicating robe
Henderson who was arrested later at
the Williamson home two. miles from
Townsville on the Drewry road. An
other Negro named Alfred Henderson
was taken by officers at his home IN
Warren county, but there was some
doubt whether or not he was the man
referred to by Bracy merely as Hen
derson." lobe Henderson is in State
..=rison in Raleigh for safe Keeping
having been rushed there after his ar
rest near Townsville.
Rushed to Raleigh.
Deputy Sheriff E. A. Cottrell, Abe
Officer L. A. Jackson and II. M. Lewis
.;potted Bracy in the ABC store at
Norlina and watched him until he
came out He fitted description that
Lad been furnished officers. They fol-
owed him and took him away to
ecluded spot and questioned him.
when he admitted the attack. The
hfee officers then started with him
or Raleigh, going by way OF War
eflton and Louisburg.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
POSTAL RECEIPTS
SHOW GOOD GAINS
$4,O49 In August Is $4,000
Over Last Year; Years
Gain Is 81, 492

Receipts of the Henderson post Of
flee in August showed an increased
gain over the corresponding month
last year by comparison with other
recent months, Postmaster j. r. Tea
que announced today. August bust
ness amounted to $4,O4993 which was
S409.92 more than the $3,640.O1 for
August, 1887
The gain for the first eight months
of 1888 over the corresponding period
of 1887 was $1,492.76. The total for
the period this year was $33,222.74
compared with $31, 72998 last year.
For the calendar year 1887 the post
office volume was in excess of $51,
900, new high for all time. Every
month so far this year has shown an
increase over the same month of 1887,
so that if the record is maintained
during the remaining four months
this year, still higher all-time record
will be set.
The post office has set the unusual
and distinctive record of having each
month for the past several years
shown an increase over the cores
ponding month of the previous year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
Williamson Dies As Assailant Confesses To Grim
son and p. T. Harris.
Text of Confession.

The confession made by Bracy was
witnessed by Joseph Partin, E. A.
Cottrell, r. L. Atkins, L. A. Jackson.
He did not sign his own name, but
made his mark A preface to the state
ment said it was made of his own
free will and accord" 1t follows:
"While I was going up the road
with lobe to Townsville, we decided
to kill and rob Mr.. Ham Williamson
We went up to Mr.. Williamson's to-
bacco barn and found him asleep.
lobe hit Mr. Williamson in the head
with a heavy dogwood wagon stand
ard. and I hit him over the head once
with the same stick. After I hit Mr.
Williamson over the head I set the
stick down, and lobe told me to go
and get my clothes and suitcase out
of the tobacco barn and come back
there where he was / got my suitcase
and come back and lobe got the
money out of Mr.. Williamson's pocket
lobe gave me three one dollar bills
and some change. Then lobe told me
to run out there and catch Hender-
sons car before he left me. ran out
and got in the car and Henderson
carried me to his home. I stayed at
Henderson's home this morning until
about light, then Henderson took me
on the car and carried me down be-
low Burch's chapel. Henderson went
in some colored persons house and
left me sitting in the car. After Hen
derson came out, he drove me down
to some service station on a dirt road
and left me sitting in the car for
about an hour. Then he took me to
Norlina. He put me out at the ABC
store and gave me some money and
told me to get him pint of whisky,
and meet him back at the turn and he
would take me away I bought the
whisky and was coming out of the
me-"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
z NEGRO CONv|CTS
BREAK FROM GANG
Crew Working On Towns.
vile Road When Pair Get
Away During Storm

Two Negro convicts made .uo
cessful break for freedom yesterdo,.
afternoon about $3.50 o'clock sx no;Iay
from Henderson On the Townsu; ius
road. The Negroes made their breal,
during violent rain storm.
The group was in charge of 7. D
Startling, foreman, j. H. Gupton can
supervisor said
Charlie Wright, of Wilson cornt,,
serving "a months for Larceny anS
receiving, and Wilbur High, sent I'm
from Wake county, serving % months
for carnal knowledge of a female
were the convicts who made snc'
cessful break.
Bloodhounds were brought from
Wilson. but they could not be used
The rain that accompanied the storm
obliterated all trace of the escaneao
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
TO
ASSEMBLE MONDAY
Tax Books Won't Be Turned
Over Pending Audit;
To Draw Jury

Tax books for 1888 collections are
ready to be turned over to the col
lector, but will not be given to F. M.
Dorsey, in charge of that work, by
the Vance Board of County Commits
sioners at their regular monthly meet
ing next Monday because final audits
of the past years operations have not
been completed, it was said today at
the court house. 1t was expected the
reports would be completed at an ear
ly date.
With that business temporarily de-
ferred, indications today were that the
drawing of juries to serve at the GRIM
inal and civil terms of Vance SUI
perior Court in October would be per-
haps the principal matter for the
board, other than the usual routine.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
SERIES OF SERVICES
AT KESLER TEMPLE

Services for Sunday at Kesler A.
NJ E. Zion church were announced
today to be conducted by visiting
evangelist, Kathryn r. Player, of
Jamaica, New York, and the topic for
Sunday mornings service will be
"Life Abundant and special services
will be given in the afternoon. At 8
o'clock service will be conducted
for women and girls only, the subject
being Behind Closed Doors, and at
5 o'clock, a service will be held for
men and boys only, the subject being
Men Wanted.
Sunday evenings subject will be
"Put Your Garment On"
A cordial invitation has been issued
to all who wish to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-09-02
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

1. In which state is Rainbow Natu-
raj Bridge?
q Name, the famous theatre in Milan,
Italy. -
3. Where did the famous "Pickett's
charge" occur?
4. What form of government has Fin
land?
5. Name the birth stone of November.
6. On which ocean does the Southern
American country Peru border?'
z. Who discovered the carbon arc for
electric lights?
6. In which city are the United States
Botanic Gardens?
8. Name the arm of the Mediterran-
can which separates Italy from the
Balkan peninsula.
10. What is the literal meaning of the
name Philadelphia?