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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
Mayor Tries
Three Cases

Three cases were tried in police
court today, with Mayor Protein F.
B. Hight presiding in the absence of
Mayor Henry T. Powell.
Clarence Williams, alias "Hog
Bear, faced two charges. In one he
was charged with assaulting Willie
Rice with a deadly weapon, namely,
a rock, and inflicting serious injury,
and was sent to the roads for twelve
months. In the other he was charg-
ed with stealing food valued at fifty
cents from William Taylor, and was
given nine days, this term to follow
at the conclusion of the previous one.
Hal Martin was charged with as
saulting his wife, Josephine Martin,
and the warrant was amended to in
clude the woman also, and each was
given 60 days on the roads, judgment
suspended on payment of the costs
and on condition OF good behavior
for IL months.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
Local Pastor
Of Catholics
Sent To Dunn

Rev. Father 1.co q. DOetterl, 1Or
the past three and half years pas
tor of ST. Paul's Catholic church
here, has been transferred to the
Catholic church in Dunn, effective
Immediately, and he has already
gone to his new field, it was learned
today.
Father Doetterl will be succeeded
here by Rev. Father Cletus Helfrich,
lor some time chaplain of ST. LeOs
hospital in Greensboro. He has not
yet arrived to assume his duties here
but is expected Friday, and is to hold
his first services on next Sunday.
The Henderson church is served
by the local pastor, who also is pas
tor of the Catholic mission church in
RoXboro.
Father Doetterl came here in Oc-
tober, 1885, from Hendersonville
Before leaving to assume his duties
with Scored Heart church at Dunn
he was guest o. a number of mem
bers of the local parish at a dinner
at the Capitol cafe Monday evening
A dozen or so were present, and the
retiring pastor spoke in appreciation
Of his paStorate in Henderson and OF
the cordiality shown him. The church
at Dunn is understood to have a lar
ger membership than the one here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
Relief Costs
During June
Near Normal
$3O1 for Emergency,
$500 Hospitalization;
Over 100 Given AS
sistance from County
Funds

Relief costs paid by the county
were about normal in June, Miss
Clara Mae Ellis, welfare superinten-
dent of the county, reported to the
Vance Board of Commissioners Mon
day afternoon at their regular
monthly meeting for July. Miss Ellis
reported emergency expenditures
amounted to $3O1.17, with $26019
spent for disqualification, and no out
lay at all for pensions or burials.
The emergency relief went for
food, fuel, rent, medical services and
the like Work relief was given as
$56.32, with $2.45 spent on aid to the
blind, and with outstanding bills of
$28.7O at the end of the month.
Fifty-six families were provided
with commodity clothing in June,
and So received aid during the
month, with 40 on the lists at the end
of the period specialization was
provided for twelve persons, and 10
who, applied were rejected. Fifteen
inmates were being cared for at the
county home at the end of June,
where there were IL patients in the
Scott Parker Sanatorium. Service
but no financial aid was extended
to 545 persons in June, the report
showed
On the records for old age assist
ance from Social Security sources
were 24O persons, with 223 receiving
assistance from the aid to dependent
children fund. This was said to be
Al children in excess of the county's
quota. Eleven blind persons were
receiving aid.
1wenty-three juvenile cases were
handled in June, with eight juveniles
on probation and seven on parole.
There were II State PAROLES and
six adoptions pending.
Five child labor certificates were
issued during June. Ninety-five in
vestigations and visits were made,
and the welfare department staff
travelled 1882 miles in the discharge
of their duties. Seven visits were
made outside the county, the report
showed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
Many Cotton
Blooms Shown


The 1889 cotton crop in Vance
county has advanced far enough to-
ward maturity until young plants are
already in bloom, and number of
the early blossoms have been brought
in for display. The crop in this coun-
ty is fair this year, and is small. 1t
is understood many farmers are not
even growing their allotments un-
der the AAA apportionment
Much of the land that has in some
former years been planted to cotton
is this year being cultivated in to-
bacco, which has larger acreage
than last year, since there is no gov
ernment AAA restrictions on the
leaf crop.
One bloom found on July 2 and
another July 3 were brought to the
Dispatch office today, both from the
farm of T. J. Richardson, in the
northwest part of Vance county,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
Receipts Of
Post Office
Gain Further

Receipt of the Henderson post Of
flee continued in June to show an
increase over the corresponding
months of last year, with gain OF
$160.47. Last months business a
mounted to $4,079.20, compared with
$3,918.73 in June last year, Post
master J. R. league, announced to-
day.
For the first half of 1889, receipts
of the office have been $25, 5,O67 80
compared with $25,11082 for the
corresponding half Of 1888, a loss
this year of 1882.
One or two months early in the
year, which showed a heavy loss
under the like month year age
pulled down the record sharply, but
the other months have been showing
gains, and these have wiped out al
of the decline except the $43.52 re-
naming at the half way mark fol
the year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
Rock Spring Has
Two Sermons For
Evening Service

Revival services which got under
way last Sunday at Rock Spring
Baptist church at Townsville are at
tracing large and interested congre-
cations, according to Rev. S. L. Nor
gan, the pastor. The pastors son,
Rev. S. L. Morgan, Jr., is doing the
preaching, and two services daily
are being held, both of them in the
evening, one at 7 and the other at 8
o'clock. This system was used in
the revival at Rock Spring last year,
and was said to have been so salts
factory that it is now being pursued
further. The older Morgan preach
ed morning and evening on Sunday,
followed by his son Monday even
ing and since then The public is in
vited to all Of the services.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
"a White And
16 Colored
People Tried

White persons Ge1en~antS IN cOun-
tv recorders court in June num-
bered more than double the colored,
the monthly report of Superior Court
Clerk E.. O. Falkner revealed today
Thirty-three white men and one
white woman made a total OF 81,
while there were IL colOred men and
four colored women, for a total OF
so for the month.
Fees collected we're $449.O8' and
fines S164.35, for a total of $613.43
There were 80 convictions, includ-
ing four sent to the roads and two
to Jail, and "a who paid costs OF
costs and fines. Cases of three de-
PENDANTS were nolle prosed, and II
were acquitted.
Twenty-three, or nearly half, OF
the total of fifty, were involved in
one way or another in liquor char
ges, including 13 for possession OF
liquor for sale, six for being drunk,
three for drunken driving, and one
for transporting liquor.
Seven defendants were charged
with an assault with deadly weapon
four with larceny, three with break
ing and entering and larceny and
receiving, and two each with reck-
less driving, giving worthless checks
and murder. One defendant each was
charged with embezzlement, unlaW-
full fishing, operating an automobile
without proper drivers license, op-
Grating car after drivers license
had been suspended, non-support,
kidnapping, assault.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
CITY AUDIT rs NOW
BEGUN BY CHARNLEY

The annual audit of the books and
records of the City of Henderson was
begun today by accountants of the
Walter Charnley Company, of Char
lotte 1t is expected most of the re-
mainder of the week will be required
to complete the check-up. Mr.. Charm
ley himself is in charge of the work.
His firm has done the city's auditing
for many years. A summary of the
audit is usually published when pre-
pared by the auditors, and is expect
cd to be ready by the end of this
week or early next week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
ONSLOW is EXPECTING
MORE TOURIST BUSINESS

Kinston, July 5.-Residents OF
Jacksonville, Swansboro and other
Jnslow county communities today
predicted the county will get a
larger share of the increasing east
ern Carolina tourist business. Open
ing OF new brioge over new
river as Sneads Ferry has made the
picturesque coast around Swans
boro more accessible to motorists.
The bridge displaced ferry service
started several generations ago
Work will be started the first OF
next week to deepen and widen the
New river channel from the inland
waterway below Sneads Ferry to
Jacksonville. The channel will have
a depth of IL feet. Jacksonville
business men say the harbor before
the town will become a basin for
many yachts which now refuel and
reprovision at other North Carolina
points, and serve as a refuge for
small craft in rough weather. New
river is unique in that its source
and mouth are in the same county.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
r. F. D. GROUP HERE
AT SHELBY MEETING

Mr. and Mrs. John S. Milne and
Mr.. and Mrs. I. r. Tippett returned
last night from Shelby, where they
attended the annual convention of
the North Carolina Rural Letter Car
riers Association, which was held
there on Monday and Tuesday. Mr..
Tippett was delegate to the con-
vention from the district association
centering in Henderson, Mr.. Milne
has been delegate several times be-
fore. The convention voted to hold its
1910 convention in Rocky Mount.
Among the speakers at the meeting
was Governor Clyde r. Hoey.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
Board Defers
Adoption OF
County Budget

Action on the new 1939-40 county
budget was deferred until later
date by the Vance Board of County
Commissioners at their monthly
meeting Monday The board expects
to return ten days hence for further
study of the budget, but whether it
will be adopted at that time cannot
be stated now.
Many different items of the budget
as presented Monday were discussed
by the board. It's total was close to
the figure for the fiscal year just
ended, and little change is anticipated
at this time when the list of expendi-
lures for the year is finally and per-
manently adopted, possibly later in
July, or certainly not later than the
first Monday in August. Z
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05

In the allotment by the State
School Commission for the coming
year, the Henderson city schools will
have two less teachers than last year,
Superintendent E. M. Rollins said to-
day. Allotment of teachers is based
on attendance records for the pre-
ceding year.
The loss is charged to the elemen-
tary white schools of the city, which,
after the deduction, will have AZ
teachers for the coming term. Hen
derson high school will have the
same as last year, or IA, not including
Prof. w. D. Payne, the principal.
Colored schools Of the city gained
one elementary teacher for the COM
ing year, as the result of good at
tendance records. They will have 27
teachers next session. The Negro
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
Miss Taylor
New Head Of
County Home

Miss Lucy Taylor was elected
superintendent of the Vance county
home by the Board of County Com
missioners Monday at their regular
monthly meeting for July. Her salary
will be $50 per month, and she will
live in the county home and give
her full time to the duties of manage
ment.
Miss Taylor succeeds Mrs. Kath-
crime w. Stallings, who it was said
did not. have in an application for
the work for the coming year, but
who was understood to have prepar-
cd the expense list for the institution
for the year. Mrs. Stallings the past
year had a salary of 500 per month
The board received a report from
F. Nj. Dorsey, county tax collector.
that collections by his office in June
amounted to $4,824.6O, but this item
included $947.50 in privilege license
taxes, which were taken in during
the month.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
County Will
Advertise
Taxes Soon

Property on which taxes for 1888
are in arrears will be advertised ior
sale by the County of Vance on the
first Monday in August, the Board of
County Commissioners decided at
their monthly meeting for July on
Monday. The property will be sold
,at auction at the court house door
the first Monday in September.
The delinquent list this year is
expected to be about the same as the
|. past several years, with little in
crease or decrease
The City of Henderson has already
advertised delinquent 1888 tax ac-
county for sale, and will sell on next
Monday, the second Monday in July,
according to orders of the City
Council
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
City Schools Lose Two
Teachers For Next Year

high school, which is Henderson In
stitute, will have ten teachers, the
same as last year. This institution
serves the entire Negro school popu-
lace of the county as high school.
Allotments in the rural schools will
remain the same as last year, with
19 high school and SO elementary
teachers. The 48 elementary teach
ers in the colored rural schools will
also be the same as last year. There
are no colored high school teachers
in the county schools.
Allowing for the loss Of two white
elementary teachers and the gain OF
one Negro elementary teacher, the
county will have one less school
teacher than the past session. The
total in city and county white and
colored schools will be 1877 in all
Last year the total was 1913.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
HOLIDAY QUIET

Sanford, July 5.-The Fourth OF
July holiday was quietly observed
here with practically all business at
standstill. Many Sanford people
took advantage of the triple holi-
days and visited the beaches and
mountains over the weekend. The
Fourth of July celebration in the
neighboring town of Carthage at
tracted a large number Of Sanford
people, while many others attended
lne Standardization baseball gam
here yesterday or visited the muni-
cipal pool OF golf links.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page FOats

l. What is the scientific name for
"white ants?"
2. What is 3nuff?
3. Name the capital of Uruguay.
4. How mucn is 1-3 Of IL?
S. In what industry did the =. [. D.
tart It's organizing campaign?
6. What is the correct pronunciation
Of the word :loxious?
7. What is the name for a word or
phrase that reads the same for
ward as backward?
8. Who recently spanned Lake Mich
igan in a glider?
8. What is an interloper?
10. Can fish close their eyes?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1889
Fourth Of July Holiday
Quietly Observed Here

City and county offices were
closed for the entire day, as were
railroad freight offices, the banks,
the post office and retail and whole
sale establishments in general
Two or three baseball games were
played in the vicinity, and these at
tracted pleasure seekers looking for
thrill. Motion picture houses op
Grated as usual, with good crowds
The weather was not oppressively
hot, as the skies were overcast most
of the day, with rain threatening, but
not coming during the day.
It was one of the two or three
holidays of the year when virtually
all business of the community locks
up entirely for the full day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05

independence day was observed
quietly here yesterday, with no
serious or fatal accidents to mar
the day of rest and recreation, so lar
as was learned.
Most business was suspended en-
tirely for the full day, only the
restaurants and some other shops OF
q kindred nature remaining in op-
Grafton. Drug stores were open Tor
only a part of the time.
Many people were out OF the city
at beaches or in the mountains, visit
ing relatives at distance, or were
elewhere for outings. Many took the
afternoon at Balance Rock, where
there was a large crowd Of swim
mers in the lake.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05

DIR. A. D. Gregg, county health Of
ficcr, who has been treated IN nos
pitais here and in Charlotte for in
juries in an automobile wreck thre,
months ago, has been removed from
Maria Parham hospital to his home
on Young avenue, b:.t is still IN !;
LAST. Mr.. Gregg, injured IN the sam.
wreck, was removed to the HON
..cvcral weeks ago, ana mas SUI.
..cientIy improved to permit of re-
moVal Of her cast.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
JOSEPHINE ADAMS
HAS BROKEN ARM

Friends of Miss Josephine Adams
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Adams, will regret to learn that she
received a broken arm yesterday.
She was playing on bicycle in
front Of her home on William street
when the accident occurred She is
reported resting as comfortably as
could be expected.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05
HELD ON ASSAULT CHARGE

Dunn, July 5.-FranK Giles, young
Sampson county GARNER, was arrest
ed here Tuesday night and turned
over to Sampson authorities on
charges of assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill. He was
wanted in Sampson for an alleged
assault, which resulted in the loss
of one eye to l. F. H. Taylor, farmer
of hear Dunn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-05

Never look gift horse in the
mouth. He might forget that you
are, his new boss
Evening star., 1939-05-19

might be functioning despite whole
sale arrests of men and women de-
Veloped with announcement by Cor
oner Charles H. HerSch that he had
ordered exhumation of the body of a
young Italian boy who died in the
last two weeks.
The boys death was ascribed to
lobar pneumonia" the coroner said
but he died under circumstances
which aroused my suspicious I will
not be surprised if chemists find
arsenic (poison) in his body"
Ring Aides May Be at Large.
Detectives conceded some members
Of the ring still might be at large
despite the arrest of all the prin-
cipals.
Only two days ago a physician
who testified against a convicted
poiSoner was threatened with death
unless he stayed out of the investiga =
ton. A similar threat was received
by son Of Mrs. Carina Favato, after
she confessed three poison murders
a move that broke the case wide
open.
Assistant District Attorney Vincent
P. McDevitt prepared to ask a grand
jury for murder indictments against
seven of the more than 20 persons
now in custody. Mass arraignments
are expected to begin next Tuesday
with trials week later.
Less than half a dozen of those
arrested have been indicted so far
One. Herman Petrillo. was convicted
of murder with the death sentence
mandatory. Another was Mrs Favato
who dramatically halted her trial by
pleading guilty to poisoning her
common-law husband, her step-son
and another man.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Red Cross Gives Course
To Men Aboard Dredoe

Red Cross first aid instruction is
being given so men on the United
States Government dredge Talcott,
stationed in the Potomac River
working on the new airport.
The course, presented as a safety
precaution, is being given by Joseph
Kadene, volunteer instructor, twice
each week.
Members of the Motor Corps of
the District of Columbia Chapter of
the Red Cross, using chapter ambu-
lances and private cars, are busy
this week transorting patients from
St. Elizabeth's Hospital to various
functions about the city, including
bail game. White House garden
party and an afternoon boat ride
Saturday.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Traffic Clubs Outino

A day of golf swimming and ten
mis-, followed by dinner and enter
tainment in the evening is the pro-
gram Of the Washington Traffic
Clubs annual spring outing. sched-
uled for June at the Congressional
Country Club.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Jury Aequits 90
In Oil Refinery Strike
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, May 19.-Mass ac-
quittal Of SO striking oil union
&C. I. o. workers on charges of un-
lawful assembly was voted yester-
day by common pleas jury that
deliberated five and one-haf hours.
The charges grew out of a strike
called last December % at the Mid
continent refinery here.
An N. L. r. B. nearing on COM
plant OF unfair labor practices
against the Midcontinent Petroleum
Corp. opened yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Novelist Will Speak

Mrs. Edith M. Stern. novelist and
contributor to current periodicals,
will discuss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
on the Point of View" at the last
meeting of the season of the District
of Columbia Library Association, to
be held at o'clock tonight at the
National Archives Building.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Legion Joins Parade

The American Legion will partici-
pate in the Memorial Day parade,
it was announced today by Daniel
M. Goodacre, department adiutant.
Members also will attend services
scheduled at Arlington National
Cemetery, to begin at II am.
Evening star., 1939-05-19
Professional Widow
Held Without Bail
In Murders Probe
Rose 'Deuth Kiss Curinu
Held for Grond Jury;
Three Free Under Bond
BACKGROUND

money haze been traced to q
syndicate operating in Eastern
States, most OF them accom-
pltShed NTH poison F. B. /.
agents haze proof other murders
Uere planned and executed as
accidents" members OF the rino
sro,Dning or clubbing their pic
Tins, then finding" their bodies.
IN 1Odter or on highways. Total
number OF Dictims may reach 100.
sy the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA. May ia
stout, bespectacled woman, arrested
in New York yesterday after long
search for her as professional
widow" in the Eastern insurance
murder ring, was held without bail
toady for grand jury action on a
murder charge.
Judge Harry S. McDevitt refused
Rose Carina freedom on bail but
allowed it to three of her co-defend-
ants pending a further hearing.
Antonio Mastro, a barber taken
into custody with Mrs. Carina bv
agents of the Federal Bureau of
investigation, was held for another
hearing.
Investigators had questioned Mrs.
Carlna, whom they called the
death-kiss widow" all night in a
secret place after she was brought
from New York. Some investigators
indicated they were clearing a half
dozen new trials.
Displays No Emotion.
Mrs. Carina. in black raiment,
clutched handkerchief in court
but displayed no emotion when Po-
lice Capt. James A. Kelly accused
her OF the poison death of Pietro
stea = her former common law
husband"
Stea, grocer, died here in June,
1895. Capt. Kelly said chemists
found poison in his body when it
was eXhumed recently and that Stea
was one of three of Mrs. Carina S
husbands who died under suspicious
circumstances.
Kelly said MaStro, Mrs Carinas S
companion, apparently did not know
who she was Judge McDevitt held
the barber however, with the re-
mark: IF he was as careless as
that he ought to be held for his
own good"
Joseph Peppe was held in S25 900
bail for further questioning after
Kelly testified he might be linked
with the death of a deaf-mute sister.
Kelly asserted there had been a
substitution of insurance policies on
the girls life. He said her body
would be eXhumed.
"Peppe says God took her" Kelly
testified. "A lot of people called
Morris Bolber God We don't
know"
He said he had evidence Peppe was
"a constant companion of Bolber
and Paul Petrillo. both held on mur-
der charges and named as ringlead-
ers of the plots.
Hearing Set for June 2.
Mrs. Mary Gaglisrdi, an elderly
fortune teller" and Mrs Dora Sher-
men, widow of man whose body
was examined, were held in nominal
bail for hearing June 2. However,
Coroner Charles H. Hersch said
Shermans body showed no trace of
poison.
Capt. Kelly said he had informa-
ton Mrs. Gagliardi was an agent of
the ring who referred women with
husband trouble" to Bober and Paul
Petrillo.
A possibility the syndicate still