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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
NJ. c. FAR|S DIES
At DEWITT HOME
Former Vance County Man
Was Virginia Resident;
Funeral Here

M. c. Faris, 63-year-old farmer Of
Dewitt, Va, but for many years a
resident Of this county, died at his
home in Virginia at o'clock Monday
evening after an illness of some
months with tumor of the brain.
lie resided for large part of his life
IN the Carey's chapel section of
Vance county, but had lived at De-
Witt the past four years.
Funeral services are to be held
from Careys chapel Baptist church
1T o'clock Wednesday afternoon in
charge of Rev. E. R. Nelson, of this
city, a former pastor, and interment
will be in the church cemetery.
Mr.. Faris was a native of Green
vile county, Virginia.
Surviving are the widow, two
daughters, five sons, most Of them
residents Of the Dewitt community;
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
ESQ Men In
Five Units
Participate
National Guard Ar.
mory Is Scene of OPP.
Grafton; Night Work
Included B e f or e
Breaking Of Camp
Saturday; To OBJ
serve Thanksgiving.

Intensive military training is
being given some $50 National
Guardsmen constituting the five
units in North Carolina of the 105th
Medical Regiment, which are en-
camped at the National Guard Ar
mory here for a week of maneu-
vering as part Of the increased pre-
paredness program of the Federal
government.
In addition to the service COM
pany, the regimental band and the
headquarters staff, all of Hender-
son, other units in camp are the
hospital unit from Madison, the
ambulance company from Edenton,
and the collecting unit from Will
mington
In their maneuVers, the soldiers
are using aerial photographs Of the
surrounding territory made recently
and worked up by Lieutenant John
Randolph league Of Henderson In
addition to drills, construction of
tented encampment, and hard study,
the men will engage in night
naaneuvering during the week.
Every effort is being made to make
tlle pellOO Oh training DIS near war
like as possible.
An officers school was conducted
Monday afternoon by Major T. S.
Kittrell, of Henderson, of the quar-
termaster corps. Special Thanks
giving services will be held at 8
o'clock Thursday morning under di-
rection of Bishop Robert E. Gribben,
of Asheville, of the Episcopal do
cese of Western North Carolina
who is lieutenant colonel and chap
lain of the regiment.
So far the men encamped here
have been in the best of health.
They are quartered in the Armory
building, using their cots for sleep
ing. High ranking officers in atten-
dance are guests in homes of other
officers living in Henderson, since
there is not room in the Armory for
all of them
Colonel Hodge A. Newell, of Hen
derson, is in command Of the regi-
ments encampment here, with Col
onel Harry R. Melton, of the fourth
corps area, who is stationed in Hen
derson.
Many courtesies have been shown
officers of the encampment since
they have been in the city. An in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
Medical Regiment Troops Are
In Intensive Maneuvers Here
Scout Dinner And Program
Attended By 1875 Persons
Rev. Mr.. Gardner Chief Speaker, With Court
Of Honor Following; Eastern Star Ladies
Serve Dinner at High School.

out. Troop 81 put on candle ser
vice symbolic of the tenderfoot in.
vesture, with IA boys participating
This was in charge of Eugene Pat
terson, Scout leader Nathan StrauSe
chairman Of the Court of Honor, wa:
in charge of that part of the pro-
gram.
The dismissal was by the scou
oath.
The dinner was prepared anc
served by ladies of the Eastern Stal
chapter of Henderson. 1t was tur-
key dinner, with all the trimmings
AT the speakers table sat members
of the Scout council ana their wives
together with the presiding officer
and the speaker.
1t had been planned to have cleo
ton Of new officers of the Scout
council for the coming year, but il
was thought this would prolong the
program, and was deferred until d
later time
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
Thanksgiving
Is General
HolidayHere
Most Businesses Will
Take Off All Or Part
Of D a y; Tobacco
Market And Schools
To Suspen d To-
morrow Afternoon.

Thanksgiving Day Thursday will
be observed here as almost a COM
plete holiday for business and 9TH
er activities, it was indicated to-
day Most business concerns will
take off a full or part day, and city
and county offices are to be closed.
Banks, railroad freight offices and
other places will have a full holi-
day.
At the post office there will be a
partial holiday, as there was last
Thursday, the first Thanksgiving
of 1889. That part Of the postal SER
vice that did not take off last week
will this Thursday.
All white and cOlOred schools of
the city and county will suspend
tomorrow afternoon for the remain
der Of the week, resuming next
Monday morning, with the excep-
ton of the Dabney school, which
will not take any holiday at all, on
account Of efforts to make up lost
time in its delay in opening in the
fall.
The Henderson tobacco market
will suspend sales Wednesday af-
ternoOn for the rest of the week,
and will resume Monday morning.
The North Carolina Virginia
football classic at Chapel Hill will
attract many Henderson people for
the day, while others will take to
the woods and fields of hunting ex-
petitions, and others will simply
have day of rest and relaxation.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
Hearings On
Abortion Case
Before Mayor

A preliminary hearing was given
in city court today before Mayor
Henry T. Powell for Rachel Haley
Parham, Negro woman, and Alex
Francis, who have been held in
Vance county jail since Sunday a
week ago in default of $4,000 bonds
in connection with the death of
Ollie Mae Cooley, 25-year-old white
woman, from the results of an abor-
ton.
Inc defendants faced two charges
each
The Parham woman is charged
with performing an abortion upon
Ollie Mae Cooley with intent to de-
stroy an unborn child, and with fe-
loniously killing and numbering Oh
lie May Cooley.
Francis is charged with aiding,
advising and abetting in an abor-
ton upon the body of Ollie Mae
Cooley, and with the murder of the
young woman. Bonds for each de-
PENDANT are set at $4,000 for their
appearance in Vance Superior
Court, and, in default of bonds, the
two were remanded to Jail
The Cooley woman died last
Wednesday at p. M, after being
admitted to the Maria Parham hos
pital the preceding Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff j. c. Inscoe, who
with Assistant Chief J. E. Parks,
took the Negro woman and Francis
into custody, has stated that his in
formation was the abortion took
place at the Parham woman's home
on Pearl street sometime on Wed
nesday, Nov. Is. The Cooley wom-
an became seriously i'll Saturday
and later died at the hospital.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28

Some 1875 persons attended the Boy
Scout dinner held Monday evening
at o'clock in the cafeteria of the
Henderson high school, with Rev. E
Norfleet Gardner, pastor Of the First
Baptist church, as the chief speaker
His theme was "Why the Boy Scout
Organization Is an Asset to the Com
munity."
Following the program a Court of
Honor was held, and special stunt
program was offered by the several
troops of scouts.
M. w. Wester. chairman Of the
Henderson Boy Scout Council, pre-
sided at the meeting, and the in
vocation was by Mr.. Gardner. A
toast to parents was given by Mrs.
Church.
A feature of the Court Of Honor
was the presentation tC Bill Wester
of a medal for his achievement as a
scout, his rating being scored on
points for various activities carried
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
FOUR CHARGES UP
BEFORE RECORDER

Four charges were disposed Of in
county court today with Recorder
R. E. Clements presiding.
Fred SatterWhite was charged
with assault, but the prosecuting
witness was permitted to withdraw
the charge upon payment of the costs
Claude Bentley was given 80 days
on the roads for being drunk, dis
orderly and trespassing, and he must
stay away from the home of Mrs
Mae Patterson Bentley
Fred Pearce was given 80 days on
the roads for being drunk
Ralph A. Gross was not guilty OF
reckless and careless driving.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
Tobacco Sales Ahead Or
Last Year By 7 Million
$346, AIS More Money Paid Out; Season Sala.
21,784,928 Pounds For $3,518,927.52 at A.
erage of $16.2O.

Sales on the Henderson tobacco
market for the 38 days Of operations
this fall are 7,419,610 pounds ahead
of the like period last fall, with
$346,415.69 more money paid out,
Fred NJ Allen, sales supervisor, an
nounced today.
Sales Of 691,826 pounds Monday
for $119,926.88 for an average Of
$1735 per hundred pounds ran sea-
son totals to 21,784,928 pounds for
$3,518,927.52 at an average of $500
per hundred pounds.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
BISHOP GRIBBIN is
AT HOLY INNOCENTS

The Rt. Rev Robert E. Gribbn
D. D., the Bishop of Western North
Carolina and also the chaplain of
the l05th medical regiment, will
preach at the 10 o'clock service at
Holy Innocents Episcopal church on
Thanksgiving Day. The church con-
5iders it a privilege to have Bishop
Gribbin in the parish and the COM
munity and cordial invitation is
given to all who choose to attend
the service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page FoM5

l. Where is the British crown col
ony, British Honduras?
2. What is the name for the main
cabin of ship?
3. When it is 2 o'clock p. m. (E.
S. To- in New York city, what time
is it in Denver, Colo?
a. What are the colors of the flag
Of Costa RIGA?
5. Which two Presidents of the
U. S. were born in the same city?
6. With what sport is Ducky
Pond associated?
7. Where is the Juba river?
8. Name the Secretary of State
in the Harding cabinet.
9. What is the correct pronuncia-
ton of the word vociferate?
10. What event does the ballad
'Marching Through Georgia" COM
memOrate?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
YULE HOLIDAYS AT
N. c. STATE ARE SET

Raleigh, Nov. 28. = Christmas
holidays for students at N. c. State
college will begin Wednesday after
noon, Dec IS, and extend through
Monday, Jan. l, Dean of Students
E. L. Cloyd announced today. Stu
dents will register for the winter
term Jan. 2.
The holidays for faculty members
will begin Dec. q and they will re-
port back to duty Dec 20.
Fall term examinations will be-
gin Thursday, Dec. 7, and end Dec.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28

three brothers, E. c. Faris. Hon.
derson; E. M. Faris, Norfolk. and
w. Faris, Of Durham; and four y .''
tiers, Mrs. John R. Gordon and mrr
Myrtle Williams, both of LaCroelo o.
Va, and Mrs. Lottie Buckncr and
Mrs. Opal Edmonds, both of RoanoI l@
Rapids. ''0Ne
MIR. Faris was a member Of ho
Baptist church most Of his lifo ans
held his membership at Caroy's
Chapel when a resident Of that CON-
munity.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
Leaves Hospital

Horace M. Robinson, well known
register Of deeds Of the county. was
removed from Maria Parham hos
pital yesterday to his home on
Young avenue. He has been i'll about
two weeks, and for the past several
days was at the hospital but has
now recovered sufficiently to be able
to return to his home.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
Chest Group
Meets Later
In The Week

Nothing definite was done at a
meeting of officers and directors of
the Community Chest at called
session last night in the Kiwanis
quarters in the l1orner building. c.
B. White, head of the drive last year,
said today.
Mr.. White stated that another meet
ing would likely be held Ilter IN the
week, and further efforts towards a
chest drive would be made at that
time.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
TRAFFIC VIOLATORS
PAY FINES TO CLERK

Five motorists paid 81 traffic nnos
into the office Of the city clerk, rec
ords there revealed today.
Those paying the fines were s. b
Hughes, LinWood Lewis, G. NJ
OLary, Charlie Bobbtt, and T. v
Bobbitt.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28
Sewing Room
Closes For
The Holidays

The American Red Cross sewing
room, in operation here for the past
several weeks making garments for
use in the war torn countries of Eu-
rope, closed this morning for the
Thanksgiving Christmas holiday sea-
son, and will reopen the first week
in January, Mrs. f. R. Austin, REQ
Cross chairman said today.
The sewing room meets on Tues
days and Thursdays.
Work has been progressing at a
rapid clip, with many garments be-
ing made. Nothing has been sent
from the local office, pending the
arrival of Red Cross tags for the gar
ments, Mrs. Austin SAID.
The press Of Christmas activities
is the big reason for the closing of
the sewing room until January.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28

For 38 selling days last fall flo
market had disposed Of l4.365 e,o
pounds for $3,172,5l183 at an .,
age of Spot per hundred pounds
The market suspends tomorrow, r
the remainder Of the week for t ~
Thanksgiving holidays, and viii sb o,r
considerably more than % miir1n
pounds sold by that time. There ' u';lI
be at least two weeks more Of sa @ai
before the suspension Tor the Cbril+
mas holiday period.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-28

WILLIAMSBURG Land SOld-Frank
H. Hicks and wife sold r. B. CroWder
so. 7 acres of land in WILLIAMSBURG
township for $40 and considerations
in realty deed filed with the Vance
Registry yesterday
Evening star., 1939-07-02
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News of the Phatec World Its Interests and PeopeReew of
the Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings

mailing letters and collecting
stamps such pleasant affairs.
international postage in the
days following the invention of the
postage stamp and its adoption by
practically all countries was ex-
tremely complex In 1868 Montgom-
cry Blair, then Postmaster General
of the United States, suggested an
international conclave to work out
uniform postal laws. A meeting in
Paris resulted, which led to con-
siderable reform. Eleven years later
an official international organiza-
ton was founded to be the perma-
nent court of appeals in all postal
relations. The first postal congress
was the idea of Heinrich Won
Stephan, who directed its meeting
at Berne, Switzerland, in 1874. Uni
versal postal rates, regulations and
colors were drawn up at that time
and as new developments in the
world bring up new postal prob
lens these are settled by the union.
Congresses are now held at inter-
vals no longer than five years, and
the union includes in its member
ship every country in the world
but few minor stamp-issuing en-
titles.
Many stamps have been issued
in honor of the various congresses,
and Switzerland, in 1924, commem-
Grated the golden jubilee of the
unions founding with a special
stamp. Won Stephan, father of the
Universal Postal Union has been
portrayed on German postage
France has issued a propaganda
stamp to aid the work of the Ma
tional Alliance for the Increase of
Evening star., 1939-07-02

to most Washington bridge players
since he conducted the first major
tournament held here several years
ago, has advanced a new idea to
the Laws Committee of the Ameri-
can Bridge League, which has the
task of preparing revised set of
rules for the game beginning Janu-
ary 1, 1910. 1t concerns the much
discussed proposal to change the
valuation of the suits, change
which is not meeting with much
enthusiasm, especially among rub
Der bridge players. Mr. Needham
says the suggestion is not original
with him, but credits it to B. N.
Katzen of Pittsburgh and gives it
his Endorsement.
The suggestion involves changing
the value of all minor suits contract
tricks from 20 to 30, except for the
first trick, this to remain at 20. The
change" Mr.. Needham says, seems
to fulfill all requirements. In par
ticular it is very simple, yet it has
the decided advantage for duplicate
play of making it necessary to find
a major suit contract whenver the
same number of tricks can be won
in that as in a minor. If the minor
Isuits were to be put on a complete
parity with the majors there would
be entirely too many tie scores in
duplicate games" Mr. Needham
adds, while I still feel that it is
desirable to drop the zero from all
scores and thus save the bridge
players of the country from having
to write down countless ciphers, this
is not very important point
Warren G. Linton of Abingdon,
Pa, takes very decided position
Evening star., 1939-07-02
AutOmOtive Briefs

In a ceremony at the District
Building on Friday, June %, the
Ford Motor Co.'S 27,000,000th car
was officially welcomed to Washing.
ton and presented with special Dis
trict of Columbia tags No 27,000,000
A group of Washington Ford deal
erS and officials, headed by Eayl D.
Bottom, manager of the Alexandria
branch of the company, were greeted
by Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen,
William Van Duzer, director of traf-
fic. and Maj. Ernest w. Brown, su-
perintendent of police. The car,
which has visited many of the coun-
try's major cities since leaving the
Golden Gate Exposition, is now on
its way to the New York Worlds
Fair.
Evening star., 1939-07-02

American motorists appear to be
driving smaller automobiles than
they did in 1887. They are also
demonstrating a tendency to re-
main on the highways in spite of
business depression, even If it means
the purchase of used car instead
of new car. Although fewer We
hicles were on the highways in 1888,
and although more of them were of
the smaller makes consuming less
gasoline per mile, the average driver
apparently used his car more fire.
quently, creating an increase In gas
oline consumption per vehicle.
These are some of the interpreta-
tions placed on official 1888 motor
tax, gasoline consumption and regis
tration statistics by the American
Petroleum Industries Committee.
1T is impossible to say whether
the motorists tax burden, which
has nearly doubled in the past 10
years, is responsible for the trend
toward smaller cars the committee
declares, but it Is not unlikely, since
excessive motor levies have had
similar effect in European countries"
The average motor vehicle oper-
ator in the United States last year
paid Federal, State and local taxes
of $51.13 on the operation of his
vehicle, the committee found.
State and Federal gasoline taxes,
which in 1888 totaled $32.O7 per We
hicle remain the heaviest motor
levies. paid by American motorists,
these levies representing nearly SO
per cent of their entire tax bill. The
average amount paid in State gas
oline taxes last year was $26.01 and
in Federal gasoline taxes S6O6.
Registration and license fees were
the next highest charges on motor
vehicle owners, costing $l3.l9 in the
average State last year. This 2 per
cent reduction in the amount paid
per vehicle reflects the increase in
small car registrations and a de-
crease in the use of larger cars.
Federal excise taxes paid on lubri-
eating oil, tire and tubes, parts and
accessories, and new automobiles
dilu luChS amounted 10 $Z.86 per
vehicle, as compared with s4.7l in
1887. This decrease was ascribed
largely to the enormous decline in
new-car sales. reducing the total
amount Of excise taxes paid on new
cars.
The balance of the motor We
hicle operators tax bill last year,
amounting to s299, represents mis-
cellaneous taxes and fees, such as
personal property taxes and local
automotive taxes and fees.
The national trend toward the
use of smaller automobiles is seen
in the decrease in the amount of
registration fees collected per We
hicle," the committee states. THE
Evening star., 1939-07-02
In Local Bridge Circles
Local Players Flock to Annapolis Meet
BY Frank B. Lord.

The largest Washington bridge their
home tables for attending the end
annual Carvel
nd state capital meet which originally organized for
napos Roads, the
local fans who participating the change evidently their
liking
Five of which
the which today
will be qualified for the finals be held this evening The defending
champions N.
both Washington There will special tonight for those
fall qualify initial
desire participate
md
Evening star., 1939-07-02
NEWS OF THE MOTORING WORLD
Doubling of Motorists Tax Burden Past 10 Years Seen
Cause of Trend Toward Smaller Automobiles

same trend was discernible during
the years 1888, 1884 and 1885, when
the worst effects of the depression
were being felt by motorists"
Rooms for Fair
Visitors Listed.
Visitors to the New York World S
Fair can solve the problem of OBJ
tanning hotel accommodations by
calling Room Assignments, an Or
ganization incorporated by New
York hotels to facilitate the work
of housing guests for Fair nights.
A telephone call to Murray Hill
2-8622 will make it possible to OBJ
tain hotel rooms at regular tariff
rates through the Room Avail
ability Board" on which are listed
available hotel rooms in New York
City.
New York hotels are cooperating
with business firms in the room as
signment service in order to avoid
causing Fair visitors the annoyance
of travelling from hotel to hotel in a
search for accommodations. The
service also obtains accommodations
in hotels of other cities, tickets for
theaters and sporting events, rail-
road and Pullman tickets, airplane
and steamship reservations ano ar
ranges for sightseeing tours of New
York, registered guides and the de-
livery of flowers.
Gas Still at
13-Cent Level.
Retail gasoline prices averaged
1922 cents per gallon on June /.
1899, as compared with 1922 cents
on June l, 1888, and 1916 cents on
May /, 1899, according to reports
from so representative cities reach
ing the American Petroleum Insti-
tute.
The cost to the consumer, how
ever, was increased by taxation to
1886 cents per. gallon on June /,
1899. as against 1856 cents a year
ago and 1856 cents a month ago.
The retail price in so cities has
"a va o6tSA 100 tAldll IT SCliCS pCl 6dl-
Ion every month of 1899 to date. In
stitute records show, although State
and Federal gasoline taxes, equiva-
lent to retail sales tax of about 40
per cent, have lifted the retail cost
above 18 cents per gallon.
Trucks and Buses
Aid Railroads.
Motor trucks and buses are en-
abling the railroads to give faster
and more flexible service, with the
result that railroads in many parts
of the country are extending their
use of highway facilities. More
than 5000 buses, operating over
$4,000 route-miles. a distance equiv
alent to 20 per cent of the total rail
mileage in the United States. are