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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
City Will Pay $25,856
On Debt Service July |
$17 900 of Amount Is Principal Bonded
Debt; Committee To Investigate Purchase of
New Fire Truck; Also To Study Traffic

streets and to report back its recon-
mendations to the Council. This
committee consists of Aldermen M.
w. Wester as chairman, B. II. Hicks
and T. w. Ellis.
Licenses were granted for opera
ton of five-cent musical slot ma
chimes to j. B. Adams for one such
instrument, and to l.. G. Tyndall for
ten of them. The license is SIS year
for each machine.
A number of applications for Ii
cense to sell beer and wine were
granted.
An insurance liability policy from
cepted.
Attorneys secured from the Coun-
Gil a reduction from $4,000 to ST.
500 the valuation on the old Lough-
lin homeplace on Spring street after
it had been represented to the Coun-
Gil that the county commissioners
had acted in a similar manner
License was granted to ]. T. Cogs-
dale to operate a three-table pool
and billiard parlor on Garnett street
j. A. Miller, of Rocky Mount, ask
ed by letter to be permitted to paint
house numbers on curbS in front of
houses, collecting voluntary contri-
buttons from property owners
wherever he could A committee con-
sisting of the mayor and Alderman
B. H. Hicks was named with power
to act in the matter.
A deed was given to the city by
Mrs. A. j. Harris relating to a street
between Grove Hill and Stone Hill
streets. A committee consisting of
the supervisor of public works anC
the street superintendent was named
to investigate and report to the
Council on the matter
Several deeds covering rights of
way for sewer lines were presented
to the city and accepted
The Council reelected Mrs. Henry
Perry for another term as a trustee
of the Perry library representing the
city.
J. P. Zollicoffer appeared before
the Council in behalf of DR.. H. A.
Newell and E. F. Parham in a COM
plaint about sewer line that runs
through their property on Gholson
avenue. It was decided to obtain es-
Inmates of the cost of new sewer
,ne on Peachtree street to relieve
the situation and put the item in the
new budget.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
Civil Court
With Docket

Work was continued today on the
civil docket of Vance Superior Court,
with a number of cases disposed of,
but with the c. P. Robertson will
case, set for today, not reached up
to early afternoon.
Scores of witnesses had been sum-
mOned to appear in that case, and a
special venire Of so men had been
drawn from which to select the jury
for trial of the issue, which involves
an estate estimated to be worth from
100000 to 100000.
One marital litigation referred to
IN the Dispatch of Monday as hav-
ing been granted as a divorce was
not exactly that. The action of Mrs.
Ethel Powell Rogers against w. L.
Rogers was for alimony without a
divorce. The two issues placed be-
fore a jury were: !. At the time of
the separation had the defendant be-
come an habitual drunkard, as al
legged in the complaint? g. Did the
defendant offer such indignities to
the person Of the plaintiff as to rem
der her condition intolerable and life
burdensome, as alleged in the COM
plant? A jury which deliberated the
case decided both issues in the af-
firmative, but, action had not been
taken by Judge Walter j. Bone, pre-
siding, early in the afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
BoardN a1nes
A Principal
For Dabney.
M. H. Randolph To
Succeed B. A. Scott
Under A ction of
County School Body
At Meeting in Fore
noon; Record Given

At special meeting held today,
the Vance County BOaru of Educa-
ton elected NJ H. Randolph to be
principal of Dabney high school, ef-
fectve with the opening of the fall
term. He will succeed B. A. Scott,
who has been principal for the past
eleven years, and whose reelection
has been declined by the county
board.
Scott has been reelected three
times by the local school committee
for Dabney, but the county board
has refused to concur, and has en-
deavored, it is reported, to have the
local committee select some one else.
Last Saturday papers were filed by
Dabney citizens seeking a mandamus
to compel the county board to ac-
quiesce in the Dabney committees
reelection of Scott, and that issue is
set for hearing July 81 in Winton
before Judge c. E. Thompson.
Election of the new Dabney prin-
cipal was said to have been the onl;"
business before the county board to-
day. Randolph last year was prin-
cipal of school in Sampson county,
near Clinton Prior to that time he
was from 1928 principal of the
Tryon- -Saluda district school at
Tryon in Western North Carolina,
and recommendation from there
characterized his work as "outstand-
ing" Superintendent E. M. Rollins,
who is secretary Of the county board,
said Randolph was highly recon-
mended.
Randolph is a native Of Mecklen-
burg county, near Charlotte, and is
an A. &. graduate of the University
of North Carolina in the class of
1917. He is a World War veteran and
was French interpreter in the Amer
lean army in France during the war
Mr.. Rollins said the full member
ship of the county board attended
today's meeting, and that no votes
were entered on the record as against
the election Of Randolph for the
Dabney vacancy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
WHISKY CHARGES
BEFORE RECORDER
Suspended Terms Handed
Three Defendants for
Deal in Illegal
Liquor

Whisky cases were tried in county
court today before Recorder R. E.
Clements, with suspended terms be-
ing handed defendants.
Dlalais Coghill pleaded guilty to
possessing and transporting illegal
whisky, and was given nine months
on the roads, commitment not to is
sue upon payment of the costs, and
not violating the liquor laws for the
next two years. A truck used in trans
portation was ordered confiscated
and sold according to law
Tom Coghill faced the same charge
as did Dlalasis Coghill, and the judg-
ment III his case was the same hand
ed out in the other case.
Ernest ShortoWaS guilty of posses
sing and transporting whisky, and
was given co. days on the roads,
commitment not to issue upon pay
ment Of the costs and not violating
the liquor laws for the next two
years.
Lewis Hare, a Negro, was no,
guilty of assault with deadly wea-
pom.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27

Payment at New York banks July
1 of $25, ,856.25 of city debt service
obligations was authorized by the
City Council at its monthly meeting
Monday night. OF the total amount,
$4,000 represents payments on prin-
cipal in the retirement of outstand-
ing bonds, and the remainder is in
terest, including a small item for
fees in handling the transactions.
The payments include obligations
on maturing and unmatured bonds
issued in the past, and represents a
reduction in the city's debt.
At the Council meeting, Aldermen
M. Y. Cooper, T. W. Ellis and j. w.
Gill were named as commmittee
to investigate the purchase of a new
fire truck for the city, and to report
back to the Council
Another committee was named to
study traffic congestion conditions
on Garnett street and intersecting
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
New Salaries Created By
Council; Some Others Up
Fire, Park and Safety Commissioners Are New
Jobs Created, All With Small Pay; City Clerk $
Paw Reduced and Assistant Raised

Salary of the mayor was continu-
ed at 81 800 annually, plus an addi-
tional $500 annually as manager OF
the waterWorkS department. The
city attorney remains at 81 200 an
nually. The supervisor Of finance
and the supervisor of public works
remain at $500 year
The salary of the street superin-
tendcnt, now held by j. E. Hamlet,
was raised from 81 800 to $4,000.
IN the police department the chief
will receive $1,000 annually; the as
sistant chief 81 500; three sergeants
ST $3.50 and three 81 ,320, represent
ing a slight increase; and the two
desk Sergeants were raised to 1929
instead of the $720 they have been
receiving.
Only one change in salaries of
firemen was made, that being an in
crease of from $50 to $120 per year
for the assistant chief, who is also
a truck driver, for which he is paid
$3.50, or 81 500 in all. The salary
of the chief remains at $1,000, the
two truck drivers being 81 $3.50 and
the two assistant drivers being ST.
260 each
In the waterWorks department,
the bookkeeper's salary remained at
$3.50; two plant operators at ST.
26O each and the night plant opera
tor at $500 were also unchanged, as
was the ST $50 fer the superintend-
ent of distribution, and $500 for the
meter reader
Members of the City Council will
receive SIS each for each meeting
attended, as heretofore.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
B. & L. ACTIVITIES
HIT 5-YEAR PEAKS

Building and loan activities in
North Carolina scared to new five
year high in May, John B. Craven,
of Lexington, president of the North
Carolina Building and Loan League,
announced.
May loans totaling $2,377 900 were
SGT 900 above April, which was the
best month in five years One third
of the 1913 loans made during May
were for the construction of new
homes, amounting to $1,O88,OO0; and
296 loans, amounting to $513,OOO,
were made for the purchase of homes
The balance of 718 loans, to the a.
mount of $773,O00, were for repairs,
reconditioning, refinancing and mis-
cellaneous purposes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27

All discounts hitherto allowed
water consumers VINO pay their bllls
bv the tenth of the month was
abolished by the City Council Mon
dav night at its monthly Meeting for
lime The order is effective on serv-
ice after the month of June. That IS
the bills rendered as of the first OF
.July for June service will carry the
discount. but none will be allowed
after that.
The Council also created new jobs
to be held by its members ana at
tached salaries to each OF them. IL
likewise increased number OF city
employees salaries. All of these are
effective as July l, the beginning of
the new fiscal year.
The salary of City Clerk S. B. Bur-
well was cut from S2,4O0 down to
$1,000. and that of Assistant City
Clerk w. c.. Royster was raised from
$1,000 to S2,l00 annually. Salaries of
some police officers were raised
slightly. Waterworks salaries were
left unchanged
The three new cOmmlsslonerShlpS
created were those of commissioner
of safety, given to Alderman B. H.
Hicks; fire commissioner, given to
Alderman c. NJ Hight, and park
commissioner, given by Alderman M.
w. Westcr A salary of SIS monthly,
or 500 a year, was attached to each.
In addition, fixed salary of $3.50
a year was given to the mayor
protein, who hitherto has drawn no
pay. Alderman F. B. Hight is the
present mayor protein. The super
visor of health and the supervisor Of
public property, who have not before
drawn salary for those duties, Will
he Daid $50 annuallY
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
Citv Council Abolishes Discounts On Water Bills

continue improve. It's Empress Eugenio b
ysx last bouncing the avenue nat go
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
TOMORROW LAST DAY
FOR BERRY PICKING

The last load of berry pickers of
the season will leave from the post
Nff;ce Wednesday morning at 5
o'clock, according to an announce
ment from the North Carolina En-
ployment Office today. Transporter
ton will be furnished for the pick
ers both ways, it was said.
In spite of the fact that it is near
the end of the berry season, it was
believed that the pickers will be able
to do we'll, since the berries have not
been picked for the past two or three
days.
Up to one hundred pickers can be
used, it was stated, and the office
is anxious that all those interested
n going be at the post office at the
required time
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
CAN, YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page FOm'

From which country did the U.
S. purchase Alaska?
Can aliens enlist in the U. ;.
Navy? -.
Into which sea does the Dnieper
River empty?
Who was Sir Walter Scott?
Name the horse that won the el-
mont Stakes recently run at BEL
mont Park. N. Y.
/. Who succeeded Associate justice
Sutherland on his retirement
from the U. S. Supreme Court!
What body of water connects the
English Channel with the North
Sea? ;.
What is the correct pronunciation
: of the word mistrial?
t. What is a conduit?
o.. What was the former name OF
Ossining, N. Y?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
DR.. Graham Urges
Higher Textile Wage
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md build wider market.
Tyre Taylor, attorney for mills
opposing the minimum scale, asked
Graham what effect the wage height
would have on the farmer. Graham
replied:
GAS we add up all of these higher
wage standards all over the country,
the farmer will have better market,
and more money to pay, for instance
FOR that ten-cent increase in price OF
oVeralls at higher textile wages
might bring"
Emil Rieve, of Philadelphia, gen
raj president of the Textile Work
crs of America (CIO) told An0i CIV
20 toxtile industry and its workers
would be better served with a 40
cent-an-hour minimum wage rathe.
than 30 1-2 cents one.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
Around Town

Lions to Meet-The weekly meet
ing Of the Lions Club will De held
Wednesday evening at the Vance
Hotel at 7 o'clock
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27

Realty Transfer-Henry T. Powell,
commissioner, sold w. B. Hight
two tracts of land in Sandy Creek
township for $100 in the only realty
transfer filed with the Vance Reg
istry yesterday
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27
Freak Carrnf

f. M. Moody, route 3, Henderson
today showed a freak carrot gath
cd from his garden The carrot gath
triplets, having three we'll developed
roots
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-27

License issued-A marriage license
was issued ut the Vance Registry Of
flee yesterday to Blackstone, Va,
couple, Haynie Otis Robertson and
Mrs. Sadie Bell Morton.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-27

Mrs. w. F. Mattingly of st. John,
Wash, arrived Monday for a visit
with her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Kemp.
Lester ]. Swartz and sister, Miss
Betty, of Newport, Wn., arrived
early this week and are visiting at
the ]. F. Fennessy home.
Mrs. Charles Golden, of Longview,
Wash, with her little son and
daughter, is visiting in Libby with
her mother. Mrs. B. B. Withee.
Melvin Knudson, who has been
at Fort Lewis for several weeks at
tending R. o. T. c., artillery unit,
is expected to arrive home next Sat
urday.
Mrs. Mary Cunningham of Port
Fails, Idaho, IS guest at the home
of Mrs. A. c. Herbst She is here
to attend the pioneer picnic and to
visit with old friends. :,
George Ramlo was transferred
yesterday to the Clearwater forest
with headquarters at Orofino, Ida.
He will act as foreman on road
construction job at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas D. Long left
by train Tuesday evening for Puget
Sound where they expect to spend
the next ten days vacationing They
will visit Seattle and also Vancou-
yer, B. c.
E. H. Ginger of Occur d'Alene
Ida, is expected to arrive in this
city next Saturday. He will be the
guest of Mrs. A. c. Herbst and
while here will visit friends and at
tend the pioneer picnic.
! Mark off on your calendar Thurs
day, Aug 10. and then remember
! that is the date when the Catholic
ladies will give one of their excel
lent dinners on the lawn at the Ell
mer SWitzer, Sr., home. SERVING
will begin at $50 Adults SOC
special prices for children /
| Mr.. and Mrs. H. Ryding and thre,
daughters of Rugby, N. D., visitet
at the home of Mrs. Mary Becke
early this week. Mrs. Ryding i
Tie SlSlci Ol AiluIEW OdueI. Inc.
are on their way home from tn
fair in San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Shaurett
have as guests this week Mr.. .
Florence and Frank Florence 0
Charleston, Wash, and Mrs. II. {
McKever and son Lee of Coeu
d'Alene, Ida. The first three name
are father, brother and sister, re
spectively, Of Mrs. Shaurette.
E. l. Racicot received a Telegram
yesterday bringing the sad new
.llat MS sls,Vi ~. s. Bovts
had just passed away in Minneapc
lis. Mr.. naclcot returned 70 Liz
about three weeks ago from ths
city, having been called there
the serious illness of his sister.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-27

After August LIST initiation fee
will be Sl0.00.-Lumber and Saw
mill Workers Union No. 1881. 80
The Rev. Albert Hart left Tues
day for Chicago ON his annual vaca-
ton and also to attend a ministerial
conference to which he had been
called. He expects to be gone over
two weeks. Because of his absence,
there will be no preaching services
in the Presbyterian church July 30
or August G.
Guests at the Harry Brinton home
last weekend were Conrad Priess
of Missoula, Fred Hart of Laramie,
Wyo., and Don Peck of Missoula.
The three young men motored to
Libby from Spokane where they
have been attending r. e T. C.
camp at FIT. George Wright. Mr..
Hart is the brother of Rev. Albert
Hart of this city.
Word has been received by rela
tives that Bill Larsen, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Larsen, and Helen
Luxa, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Luxa, were married in Sc
attic July %, The young folks will
make their home in that city where
Mr.. Larsen is employed by the Boe-
ing Aircraft Co. Their many friends
in this vicinity wish them great
happiness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-27
LOCAL STUFF

Earl Switzer was business Wis
itor in Boomers Ferry the first part
of the week.
Elwyn Harris of St. John, Wn., is
visiting at the Wayne Kemper home.
He arrived Sunday.
James Blackford, Jr.. expects to
leave the last of this week on a
business trip to Helena.
Mayer L. Burg, special agent for
the Commercial Union Group OF
Helena. was a business visitor In
this city Tuesday.
A crew of U. S. geological survey
men from Missoula arrived in Libby
monday to survey ground near the
Zonolite mine
Mrs. Edwin Kemp, who under
went an appendectomy at the Libby
hospital last week, is reported as
convalescing nicely.
Miss Mary Virginia Mount is at
tending the Young Peoples c, f.
Leadership Conference at Seabeck,
Wn., this week. She was selected.
by Whitworth college to represent
that institution at this meeting
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-27
Pied-Bill Grebe Quick Mover

The pied-bill grebe is a solitary
bird that likes to sit on the water
among the reeds, but it is such a
quick mover that it can dive be-
meath the water swiftly enough to
dodge gun shot fire.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-27
GOVERNMENT. SIS. oOO. goo. 600

The cost of maintaining Federal,
State and local governments in the
United States for the fiscal year
ending next June is estimated at
$4,000. 100000, or $l45 for every
man. woman and child in the coun.
try
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-27
Early America

AT first the name America" re-
ferred only to the regions south Of
the Isthmus of Panama, gradually
it came to include the two Amer
icas.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-27
Swiftncss OF Time

The swiftness of time is infinite,
which is still more evident to those
who look back upon the past.-Sen-
eca
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-03
Halifax Tells
Aim In War

LONDON-Fereign seerstary
vi.eoust Halifax in q statement
on British war aims in the
house Of lords Thursday, said
BritsiB's first purpose - 10 de-
feat the German government.
The primary aifn of bsinE
engaged In war IL 10 win n. and
the first purpose We must hsss
IL the defeat u tho.s sho. BY
their repeated violation Of Euro
peaa order ard threats 70 free
dom. obliged u 10 take sp
AIMS" ~ said
~Definitioa Of war aims h NOD
. question concerning this Eov-
erBment alone. bat also the gov
ernnsents Of the deninions and
eur allies. The time may Vel
come when II siiI - pesslbis
and right 10 define in greater
detail the terms which would
be held 10 b. fulfiilfnent Of ms
purposes for which ss tsok up
arms
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-03
HOUSEWIVES
SET FOR SALE

Housewives did their sweeping
and busting more quickly than
usual Thursday morning. for ahead
Of them lay a day Of shopping
under the United Tacoma Day
plan.
Friday and Saturday they win
do the same thing do their house
hold tasks In Jig-tims. then 20
downtown TO take advantage u
the bargains" offered BY local
merchants.
Dozens Of stores were the gath
sring places for not only Tacoma
shoppers. but for Southwest WASH
lngton as we'll The light morning
rain brought out umbrellas and
slicksrn
During this annual three-day
sale. merchants are offering goods
at under the market prices. made
possible by the upward trend IN
business conditions.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-03
WIRE SERVICES
GIVEN WARNING

CHICAGO Federal and state
prosecuting attorneys today joined
in . formal warning" To three
major wire services 10 cease lsas-
ing their facilities TO distributors Of
race betting Information under the
threat Of conspiracy prosecution.
Letters 10 presidents Of Amsrt-
can Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Illinois Bell Telephone Co.. and
Western Union were signed by u.
8. District Attorney William J.
Campbell and states Attorney
Thomas J. Courtney.
Campbell, speaking for himself
and Courtney, said he considered
the letters a final warning" and
that failure 10 comply would BE-
considered tanismount 10 e0nspir-
scy to violate federal and state
laws
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-03
JAPAN REPLIES
TO j. s. PLANT
THE ORIENT

The influential Japanese Insti-
tute of the Pacific. whose leaders
include Gen. Nobuyuke Abe, the
Nipponese premier. said in a state
ment today at Tokyo that America
must realize hostilities are going
on in China and that peace time
privileges" are inapplicable.
The statement was issued as an
answer TO a recent luncheon speech
by Joseph Clark Grew. American
ambassador. on his return from a
vacation In the United States.
Grew said japanese ought TO
realize that the United States In
dissatisfied with actions OF the
Japanese army In China. The In
stitute Of the Pacific today con-
graduated Grew on his frankness,
but said Japan's viewpoint must
be considered.
Former Premier kenkichI
Yoshlzawa, a director like Abe
Of the institute. said he be-
lieyed the Japanese govern
ment appreciates the serious
ness of American problems.
and expressed confidence the
foreign office would do its
best TO improve relations.
The Japanese cabinet Is pre-
occupied at present with prob
lens concerning China. particu-
larry the proposed establishment
Of a Japanese-dominated central
Chinese government" under Wang
ching-Wei.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-03

Field a half century ago. died
Thursday nj 10.
PITY years ago he wrets The
Arkansas Traveller
The vhlts.halfnd author became
seriously ~ week ago.
Ne had been living with his
daughter. Mrs, BELLE Latham King.
and eosnpIstsd his Last hook early
this year. '~f'hs Autobiography 81
the Devil iiataus side ~ H."
Born AZ Nashville. Tenn. pes.
~. 1861. tbs son u pianiaiian
ownsr. Head began his writing
career - . reporter for the Frank
In. Ky. Patriot. at ~.
lie paid for an education II
FsophoEsn college BY sstting type
fSr the school ns~spnpsF ard ihsa
roamsd The country faf = fs~
years until he ssttisd dawn II
Little Hoek. ARK. On the staff ~
the Arkansas 0axslss. There ha
founded, with phlle d. issnham.
me Arkansas Traveller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-11-03
C0ULEE WORKERS RACE
AGAINST COLD WEATHER

GRAND COULEE - Hundreds
Of workmen at Grand coules dam
raced against winter today. striv-
ing to get all possible concrete in
forms before bad weather arrives
to hamper .abor
Another record for concrete
placement wss set last month.
when 530.53s cubic yards Of ce-
ment were poured. At the present
rate of placement. most Of the
concrete work viii be done by late
1910. Engineers estimate the en-
tire project about 80 per cent
completed.