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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-20
CHAPTER TWO

"PFRFECT entrance" Fabienne
WHISPERED 20 no one in particular
when Nicky Bartlett came into the
drawing room.
His smile. beneath his neat mus
.ache. was q blend of anticipation
and realized pleasure. His eyes in
Guided ali of them as he went di-
rectlv to Gertrude de Ligne and
bent over her hand. Rising, he
spoke to Edna Willoughby, gave his
hand to Mark and then to Dick and
came to stand beside Fabienne, as
if that were his place.
She said Hi Teller, how'd you
know this was the psychological
moment to arrive ?"
He snapped open a paper-thin
cold cigarette case and held it out
to her. Something exciting going
on ."
Fabienne took a long time over
lighting her cigaret from his light
er. Then she blew straight
smoky column before she answered.:
We've been cut off without
sou. Or haven't you read the pa
pers tOday?"
ooh, THAT" Yes, Nicky did
things we'll Nicky did things in the
good taste that Gertrude talked so
much about, without always being
quite sure of what she meant. Ger
trude often got form mixed up
with taste.
we can't believe it. Nicky," Ger
trude said pathetically.
Should I offer condolences ?"
His question was for Gertrude, but
his glance was to Fabienne.
Not at all" She answered be-
fore her mother could speak.
Were all going to make some
thing of ourselves. A nice fresh
start with no filthy lucre to tie us
down. We're going to work. Dick
and me-"
Isn't she droll, Nicky? Darling,
it's getting on toward seven. Hadn't
you better dress for dinner?"
Why, mother! Poor folk don't
dress for dinner. However, I'll get
cleaned up. Played some good ten
mis- today, Niclzy, with Sue Auchin-
Gloss" Fabienne aimed neatly at
Che hearth with her cigaret and
made it. I'll put on something
dance-ish if you'll take me to the
Petite Taborine tonight, Nicky."
Last flare before she becomes
one Of the working Masses" Dick
explained.
"She's not serious about work
ing, is she ?" Nicky wanted to
know after Fabienne had left the
room.
"Of course not. She's piqued with
me because I'm solicitous about
her. 1 want her to get married,
Nicky, and know she wants to.
1 think the chiId's romantic. I think
she wants to be swept off her feet"
Gertrude paused for a moment and
then abruptly said something about
that days polo She hoped that
Nicky had taken the hint she had
put rather badly.
After all, it was time that Nicky
stopped allowing Fabienne to twist
him around her finger. He had been
counting Fabienne Gertrude
calculated hastily-twelve years.
Ever since the summer she had
taken the child to Maryland to visit
her dead fathers parents. They
were only twelve and sixteen then,
but already Nicky had been brow
beaten by her own willful daughter.
Marcus came in with a tray of
cocktails.
"Nicly, do you know the Pro
chefs? They gave a most amusing
party on Monday :" Gertrude
chatted amiably as if she had not
spent the past seven hours in
storms Of tears and anger. Now
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-20
SYNOPSIS

THE CHARACTERS:
rABIENNE SEYMOUR. rich. young
and beautiful
>IcKY BARTLETT. wealthy and in
love with Fahienne.
YESTERDAY: Gertrude, Fabienne's
ambitious mo,her, is distraught when
She learns that Grandfather Elihu
Willoughby leaves his entire fortune
to charity.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-20
,HTELL Bill GOODBYE <zG5
% s:::: s.: : ::;s::' dIAane BLIZZARD :Nt
sYNOPSIS
THE, CHARACTERS:


FABIENNE SEYMOUR. rich. young
and beautiful
NICKY BARTLETT, wealthy and in
love with Fabienne.
YESTERDAY: Fabienne persuades
Nicky to drive her to Wiloughby
house. the old Willoughby mansion
WHICH her grandfather has left as a
settlement house
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-20

White-beardcd and handsome, Jose
Lazara, said to be the wealthiest
man in Spain, is pictured on arrival
at New York, his first visit to the
United States. Senior Lazara is
said to have been the "angcl" be-
hind the revolt that made General
Francisco Franco master Of Spain.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-20

The Kaiser's favorite grandson,
Prince Frederick Wilhelm of Ger
many is reported victim of the
Nazi purge of royalty whom they
blame for the Munich beer cellar
explosion. The Prince was known
as an international playboy, was
once the swain Of barbara Hutton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
Committee For Council
Recommends Fire Truck
Cooper and Ellis Named Committee With
Power to Act; PWA Asked to Give Additional
Grant on Sewage Work; Tax Pleas Heard.

tax rebate on assessment of property
she owns at the corner of Garnett
street and Cooper avenue
r. ]. Corbitt wrote in and asked
that the tax valuation on the Little
Hotel on South Garnett street be
lowered from $4,000 to $4,000, say
ing that the county had allowed such
a request The matter was referred
to the mayor and the city attorney
for report. An appeal for tax re-
bate was referred to the same COM
mittee.
R. J. Corbitt, Jr., petitioned the
Council to permit him to run a cable
across South Garnett in front of the
Little Hotel to support a sign bear
ing the words "Welcome to Hender-
son" and with an arrow pointing tf
the hotel. This matter was referred
to the city attorney for report.
M. E. Howard petitioned the Coun-
Gil for permission to operate two ad-
ditional taxicabs besides the one he
is already operating. This matter
was referred to a committee consist
ing of Aldermen M. w. Wester and
B. H. Hicks for a report. Mr.. Howard
presented taxi liability insurance
policy in favor of the city, as requir-
ed by the city ordinace.
The balance sheet and the filter
report for the water department for
the month Of July were presented to
the Council by Mayor Henry T.
Powell as manager, and both were
ordered received and filed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
Parking Rules
Are Explained

Mayor Henry T. Powell today cx-
piained the parking laws and other
traffic regulations &or Garnett
street, after seven had paid 81 fines
for violating the ordinances.
Confusion has reigned in the
minds of motorists as to what to
do.
The mayor pointed out these rules
,cday:
Livery weekday, except Sat-
-irday, one hour parking on Gar
lett street from a. m. to 6 p. m.
On Saturdays, one hour parking
from 8 a. m. to 9 p. m.
2.-No parking in unloading
zones during hours Of one-hour
parking on street.
3.-Left turns from Garnett street
INTO Montgomery, Breckenridge,
Winder and Orange streets pro-
hibited during the one-hour park
Ing regulations are in effect on
iarnctt treet
After the parking hours on Gar
nett street, traffic may move and
park as it sees fit so long as there
is no double parking and parking
conforms with traffic lines drawn
ipon the street
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29

A recommendation that new fire
fighting apparatus be bought for the
Henderson fire department was made
to the City Council Monday night
at its regular monthly meeting for
August by the committee named
month ago to study the situation. The
committee consisted Of Aldermen T.
w. Ellis, j. w. Gill and M. Y. Coop
ar. The report was adopted.
A resolution was adopted there
upon naming Mr.. Ellis and Mr. Coop
er a committee of two with authority
to make a purchase Of a fire truck
from whatever company it thought
oest and whenever it thinks ad-
visable.
The new city budget has in it an
tenn of $12,50O for the purchase of
lew equipment for the fi-e depart
.nent, including hose, a fire truck
md other necessities.
The Council also adopted resolu-
ion requesting the PWA to make the
.ity a As percent grant on additional
expenditures of something over $6,-
700 on the sewage disposal plant now
under construction. The PWA gave
As percent of the original expendi-
ture of around $95,000.
A number Of minor business mat
ters were before the Council at its
meeting, and the session, which be-
gan at 8 o'clock, lasted until well
after II o. M A good portion OF
the time was taken up with COnSid-
Grafton of the budget and the fixing
of the tax rate, but the mass Of other
matters handled also occupied large
part of the evening.
Irvine B. Watkins appeared before
the Council and asked that the city
give the John B. Watkins estate a
luitclaim deed to small slice Of
and along South William street in
ront Of the lumber yard plant, and
he Council ordered the papers made.
A resolution was passed relieving
he city clerk of further responsibility
or uncollected 1888 taxes, since ac-
counts had been sold for arrears. At
the same time the city clerk was in
structed to exert every effort to COL
lect all delinquent tax accounts un-
til these were turned over to the city
attorney for foreclosure.
An ordinance was adopted approv-
ing unloading zones on Garnett street
as set up by the traffic committee.
N. B. Thomas wrote the Council
asking that repairs be made to the
driveway into his lot on Andrews
avenue to lessen the bluntness of the
grade, and a. committee consisting
OF. Aldermen T. w. Ellis and c. M.
Hight and Street Superintendent j.
+. Hamlet was appointed with pow
er to act in the matter.
The Council denied an appeal from
Mrs. M. G. Hoover, of Raleigh, for a |
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
MRS. v. c. EVANS
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Had Been Ill Several Weeks ;
Funeral Tomorrow At
North Henderson

Following an illness of three weeks
with a complication Of ailments, Mrs.
Zelma Anstead Evans, %, wife of
Wyatt C. Evans, died at Maria Par
ham hospital at 9 o'clock Monday
night She was a native of Franklin
county, but had been living in Hen
derson for the past twelve years
She was born October %, 1910.
Mrs. Evans is survived by her hus-
band, three brothers, Steany, George
and William Anstead, all of Oxford,
and one sister, Mrs. N. T. Wilkins,
of Henderson. Also surviving are
Mrs. Evans parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Anstead.
Funeral services were announced
to be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon at North Henderson Bap-
tist church, of which the deceased
was member. Rev. Mr.. Harrington
will be in charge and interment will
be in Rock Bridge cemetery at South
Henderson.
Pallbearers and other details of the
fuenral arrangements were not learn
ed this afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
Cotton Planters
Advised on Plans
AS to Compliance

College Station, Raleigh, Aug. 20
Cotton growers who have any
doubt as to whether they have
planted within their acreage allot-
ments should leave a portion of
their fields unpicked at the first
harvest, it was recommended today
by H. A. Patten, chief officer of
the State college AAA office. If
cotton fields are picked over one
time, a grower is subject to penalty
and loss of Agricultural Conserva-
ton payments even though the re-
naming cotton is destroyed to
ecualize allotments, Patten advised
"A producer has seven days to
destroy excess cotton after he re-
ceives notice from his county
AAA office advising him of over
planting," the Triple-A official
said. "A supervisor is sent to the
farm at the end of the seven-day
period to re-check the acreage and
thereby determine if the excess
cotton has been destroyed"
Patten said that occasionally the
re-check supervisor finds that an
effort has been made to destroy
excess cotton, but that an insult
flcient amount has been plowed
under to bring the farm into COM
pllance. In such cases, the farmer
IS allowed to destroy the additions.
cotton at the time the supervisor
is on the farm.
1T is important that growers re-
rain from picking until they are
certain that they are in full COM
pllance with acreage allotments'',
he field officer stated "It is bet
'er to leave small portion of the
cctton unpicked rather than lose
the Cotton Price Adjustment pay
ment, suffer the three cents tax
and have deduction made from
the Agricultural Conservation pay
nent".
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
City Council
Adopts Rate
And Budget
Total Budget $780,
'377.27, Exclusive of
$24, 900 Bonds to Be
Refunded; $1O4,OOO
To BE Raised from
Tax Levy for Year.

The tax rate for the city of Hen
derson for the 193940 fiscal year was
set by the City Council at its regular
monthly meeting for August on Mon
day night at $1.60 on the $1O0 valua
ton Of property, remaining at the
same figure as last year.
At the same meeting the Council
also adopted the new budget for the
fiscal year, amounting to S213, ,377.29,
less $4,000 of maturing bonds that
will be refunded After allowing for
income from various. sources, such
as licenses, police court charges and
fees, WaterWOrks revenue and other
items, the sum Of $104,00O is left to
be raised from the tax levy, which
was based on total property valua-
ton Of $6,5OO,OOO from 1889 listings
The new budget compares with a
total estimate of expenditures for the
past fiscal year of $184,74668, after
deducting $4,000 of bond obliga-
tions that were re-financed and not
paid for taxes.
The new calculations include the
water department, both bonds and
operating expenses.
Income for the coming year is es-
timated at $196,52635, including
some $4,000 from the water depart
ment
In adopting the budget in final
form Monday night, the Council
made several changes in the tenta-
tive figures first presented at the
July meeting. An additional $6,760
was put in for increased costs of the
sewage disposal plant and extern
sions, and including also sewer line
to be laid on Peachtree street. and
the street department budget was
pared down by $500, while main
tenance and repairs for the municipal
building were reduced from $3.50
to $3.50.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
City Tax Rate Unchanged At $1.60 For 1939-40
Abolishing
Left Turns
Is Proposed

Abolishing of that portion Of the
new Garnett street traffic regula-
Ions forbidding left turns off that
street was proposed to the City Coun-
Gil Monday night by committee re-
presenting the Henderson Tobacco
Board of Trade. The left turn bans
apply at intersections Of Montgomery
Breckenridge, Winder and Orange
streets.
The committee appearing before
the Council consisted Of C. w. Knott
and w. j. Aston, who said that the
restrictions would seriously inter-
fere with farmers bringing tobacco
into town for marketing here during
the coming season.
No specific action was taken by
the Council itself, but its traffic COM
mittee was entrusted with finding
a solution and given full power to
act in the matter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
City Seeks
Old Convict
Camps Use

An effort is to be made by the
Henderson City Council 10 lease
from the Vance Board If County
Commissioners for an indefinite
period the old convict camp ). ite
belonging to the county, out winch
las Deen used py the State II .gh-
way and Public Works Commission
prison camp ever since the State
took over maintenance OF aIl coun-
ty roads.
The camp is being abandoned
this week and removed to the new
convict camp at Gillburg, four
rifles southeast of the city
Mayor Henry T. Powell and Al
1erman 7. w. Ellis were given
power to act in negotiating with
me county. The property would be
used as place for street depart
nent headquarters, including ac-
:ommodations for the machine shop,
shortage Of all trucks ard such
)ther materials as may be neces-
ary.
The Council was told at its meet
ing Monday night that the city has
bond obligations due in New York
l amounting to S97750.
Both items are for interest, one of
them covering a charge Of $l57.50
on sewer bonds of 1923, and the
other being for S;84O for street
bonds of the same year.
T. H. Crabtree, who was elected
To membership on the Council by
the Council at a meeting several
weeks ago, was given the oath of
office Monday by w. c. Royster,
assistant city clerk, and sat with
the board for the first time Mon
day night. He was appointed as
of health, the same Of
flee held by F. H. Hayes, whose
place he took on the board after
Hayes resigned as alderman from
the ::'irst ward.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
NEGRO FREED OF
ENTERING CHARGE

Henry Whitaker, Negro, was freed
in city court today by Mayor Henry
T. Powell when he was given a
hearing on a charge of attempting
to enter the home of Mrs. J. NJ.
Finch during the day time. He was
declared not guilty.
Whitaker had been held in Jail
since his arrest about week ago
in default of $1,000 bond His fin
gerprints had been forwarded to
the FBI in Washington, D. c.
The Negro was described by Of
ficers Of being Of low mentality.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
Steve Brown Is Arrested
For lmpersonating Oman
Grave Digging Is
To Cost More Now

From now on it will cost You
$3.50 more to be buried than it
has been costing in the past, if
you are buried in ElmWOOd cclnc-
terry in Henderson.
This comes about by reason of
adoption by the Henderson City
Council Monday night of recon-
mendatiOns of the city cemetery
committee that the charge for
grave digging in the future be
$3.50 instead of the $40 hitherto
charged. This was one of series
of regulations for the conduct Of
the city-Owned cemetery submit
ted in revision to the Council by
the committee. 1t was claimed
That the old price was insufficient
to pay the bare costs of grave
digging.
The cemetery committee con-
sists of Mrs. Ellen Cooper, T. G.
HOrner, B. HI. Hicks and G.. nj.
Hight, the two latter being mem
bcrS of the Council.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
Final Changes Are Made
In Tobacco Sales Card
Conference Held in Lumberton Monday Eve
ming Results in Announcement of Permanent
Schedule for Warehouse Programs.

Following a conference in Lum-
herton last night by members OF
the Henderson Tobacco Board oil
Trade, final approval was given the
sales schedule of the Henderson,
tobacco market for the coming sea-
son. The conference was held in
I.umbertOn because it was a central
point in the Border Belt, Wnere
most of the Henderson buyers and
several local WaIehousemen are
now engaged in assisting with the
marketing Of the crop IN that area.
The delay in announcing final and
permanent shape OF the sales scne-
cuIe was necessitated by further
conferences with Warenousemen Hnd
buyers. and changes FROM the orig
inal form, agreed to some time ago
and already printed, were oc-
casioned by the decision of manu-
facturers and Warehouse!nen at a
meeting in Durham last Saturday to
change the opening date from
Thursday, September Z, to Monday,
September II. The change affects
all Middle Belt markets, and also
provided that Old Belt markets are
set back from Thursday, September
Il, to Monday, September Is. The
original dates were fixed by the
Tobacco Association of the United
States at its annual convention at
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va,
late in June, and the change was
asked by the manufacturers on the
ground that the unusually big crop
in the Border Belt would de~'0v
departure of their buyers from that
area.
Last nights conference in Lun-
berton was attended by B. H. Smith,
buyer for The American Tobacco
Company, and president os the
Henderson Tobacco Board of Trade,
now on the Border Belt; Fred NJ
Allen, Jr., sales supervisor for Hen
derson; Fred S. Royster, local ware
housemen, and others, were con-
tacted by telephone from various
points in the Border Belt section.
Mr. Smith as president Of the
beard and as acting chairman Of
the sales committee, following resig-
ration as chairman by R. S. John
son, buyer here for the Liggett &
Myers Tobacco Company, and also
or the Border markets, ordered
sales originally scheduled Tor
Thursday and Friday, September
and 8, eliminated, with sales to run
as scheduled from the opening day,
Monday, SEPTEMBER II, on through
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page -Four

/. Name the second President of
the U. S.?
2. What is the name of Anne
Morrow Lindbergh's latest book?
3. What is the local name for
the French quarter in New Orleans?
4. Where is the Firth of Forth?
S. What is the name Of the Of
ficial newspaper of Russia?
6. How many days are in a week
in the Chinese calendar?
7. Name the second largest state
n area IN the Union.
8. What is the correct pronuncia-
ion of the word dirigible?
9. Is the name of Donald Nc
Veill associated with golf, tennis or
track.
10. What is a bissextile year?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
Tells U. S. Commits.
sioner in Durham H.
Has Position in Hen
derson School; Brown
Was to Succeed B;nn
Miller Here.

Steve Brown, a Clemson oou
5. C., graduate, who told OJIisse' II e
Commissioners J. K. Mason in + n,, .
ham yesterday that ne mad ! :, nor;t Dur-
in the Henderson schools was sIhsluo', ha',
over to fedora. court under "e"d0 eon0
bond following hearing beforo foro
the commissioner on charges of
lmpersonating an officer, Rroua VI
was picked up by G. W car!."n grDmn
FB1 agent of Greensboro and '1oli' NJ
tective Larkin Woods, Of Dlrna,l, ~
following his return to that , cty
from Sdffolk, Va, where Browyn ny
said, he had been on business "l
Carlson testified at the com
mlssioner's hearing that Brown
posing as an FBI agent attached ~
the alcohol tax unit, made a sneoco
several months ago before approyi
mately 35 Durham welfare worker,
end told of. his Oman activities ~
rCnning down dangerous criminals
The FBI agent said Brown alSo
was able, through impersonatinp an
FBl agent, to secure the transfer Of
Nick Brown, his brother-in-law q
State probationer, from the Kin
ston probationary district to the Ok
ford office.
The transfer was arranged bv
Brown, the officer said, through
conversations with Paroles Com
missioner Edwin Gill. During these
conversations Brown allegedIy rem
resented himself as an FBI agent
A Steve Brown, of Durham, was
named during the summer here to
succeed L. L. "Bing" Miller rs il
rector of physical education at
Henderson high school. Miller's sue
cessor gave his school as Clemson
college, and told that he had had
experience as director Of physical
education in Greenville, S. c.
schools, was assistant physical
education director at Furman Uni
versity, and from 1896 to 1898 was
director of physical education in
Welcome high school, Greenville
S. c.
He is highly endorsed to the local
school authorities by his former
superintendent.
Superintendent E. NJ Rollins
when told of the charge against
Brown, stated that if he is the
Brown that is employed for the
Henderson high schools, he would
not be permitted to fill the position
leaving Henderson without a phySi-
cal education director until and
unless the place is filled.
Moral progress depends on increaS-
ing cooperation between man and
man.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
LOST COLONY LADY
WILL GO TO CANADA

Manteo, Aug. 29.-Rietta Bailey,
associate dance director Of Paul
Green's historical drama "The Lost
Colony" which will close its third
summer season at the Waterside
Theatre here Labor Day, was today
engaged to direct and teach drama
tics at New Brunswick, Canada, this
fall
Miss Bailey has been signed to
teach playwriting and dancing at
Mount Allison School for Girls, and
to direct the Little Theatre at the
University of New Brunswick, Sack
vile, New Brunswick. A native of
Georgia, Miss Bailey received her
masters degree from the University
Of North Carolina last spring.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
Baraca Glass To
Sponsor Program

Wade Manner and his "Sons of the
Mountaineers" will appear in person
at the Vance county courthouse
Thursday night at 8 o'clock, spon-
sored by the Baraca class of White
Memorial Methodist church, it was
announced today.
These musicians are heard daily
over radio station WPTF, and it is
hoped by the class that large num-
Der will be present. A big show with
plenty Of good, clean fun is promised.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29
GIRLS CLUB HOLDS
MEETING RECENTLY

On a recent evening the Junior
girls club, of the WPA colored rec
reation project, sponsored by Sallie
Floyd, met at the home of Lula
Mayfield on Chestnut street and
was delightfully."- entertained. Mints,
small cakes, and iced drinks were
erVed
The feature Of the evening was
quotations of Longfellow given by
lie members.
Present were Marcie Yergan,
annie Bell Stegall, Thelma Gumbs,
Bertha Mayfield, Josephine Thar
ington, Janet Hayes, Cora B. John
'on, Robert Scott, Jessie Obey,
Louis Green, Eugene Floyd, Sallie
Johnson, and Frank Taylor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-29

cut The season.
A final and official statement
authorized today by Mr.. Smith and
Mr. Allen showed opening day sales
1s follows: First Gales, Banner and
Farmers Warehouses;; second sales
t'ianter5 and Big Henderson Ware
louses.
Beginning with Tuesday, the
statement said, sales will follow
the schedule previously approved,
ard which is now in Tho hands cf
printers for necessary revisioNs.