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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
JOHN PEGRAM|, 68,
DIES At HIS HOME
Well Known Resident of
Greystone Section Dies
After Long Illness

John Wesley Pegram, aged g.,
died at him home on Henderson
route 2 this morning at 10 o'clock,
after an illness Of several months
His death was unexpected.
Funeral services will be held
rom Carey's Chapel church Sun
day afternoon at o'clock, 't:th
burial in the church cemetery. The
officiating minister was not an
nounced. Mr.. Pegram had been a
very active member Of Careys
Chapel for a number of years.
Besides his widow, MI. Pegram
is survived by three sons, Hubert A.
John T., and Bryan Pegram, all Of
Henderson route 2. Three sisters,
Mrs. Hattie Stallings and Mrs.
Stephen Hughes, of Henderson
route 2, and Mrs. A. B. Faulkner,
of Henderson route 4, survive him,
as do four brothers: L. T., c. E., w.
e., and w. G. A.. Pegram, all Of
Henderson route 2.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
KELLER WILL ATTEND
STATE LEGION EVENT

Chapel Hill, Aug. 25.-One hun
dred and thirty-six rising high "cnooi
seniors from 40 cities and towns
throughout the State have been
selected by the State American
Legion to attend the first Tar Heel
Boys State to be held at the Uni
versity of North Carolina August II
20 September 3, it was announced
here today by Burgin Pennell, Of
Asheville, State Commander Of the
American Legion.
Planned for the purpose of train
ng the youths in citizenship, the
,essiOns will feature instruction in
government with Governor Clyde
R. Hoey heading the staff which in
cludes a number of state and uni
verSity leaders.
The program is being conducted
" the American Legion with the
cooperation of the Institute of Gov
rnment, the University Extension
Division, and the Department OF
| Athletics and Physical Education of
The University.
The boys will register in Woollen
Gymnasium between two and four
o'clock Sunday afternoon, August
| 27, when they will be given physical
examinations and be assigned to
looms in Mangum and Ruffin Dor
nitories.
Harry L. Keller, Jr. will attend
rom Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
Six More Ladies
Get "Tickets' For
Courtesy Driving

"Traffic tickets" for courtesy
driving, awarded by city police
through the courtesy Of the Steven
son theatre, emitting the driver to
an admission to the Stevenson, were
issued to six more Henderson ladies.
Those who were given ''traffic
tickets are Mrs. J. w. Jenkins, Mrs.
w. A. Wright, Miss Lou Adams,
Mrs. j. c. White, Miss Lucy Anne
Hester, and Miss Gladys Sorenson.
While the city police are bearing
iown on traffic law violations,
handing out traffic tickets, citing
drivers to the city clerks office for
payment of ST., the Stevenson has
;een fit to reward those who are
careful, and to impress upon all
motorists that careful driving has
It's reward, with tickets to a thea
re performance.
S. S. Stevenson, Jr, manager of
the theatre, plans to continue to
award ''traffic tickets" through city
olice for the next 80 days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
NEW YORK WOMAN
SEVERELY INJURED
Miss Ruth Lysen Sustains
Fractured Skull in Wreck
Near Norlina

The condition of Miss Ruth Ly-
sen, of New York city, was said to
be fair this afternoon at Maria
Parham hospital, where she is being
treated for a severe head injury
sustained Thursday afternoon about
5 o'clock when an automobile in
which she was riding, wrecked be-
tween Norlina and Ridgeway, some
IA miles north of the city and OH
U. S. Highway No. L.
Alfred F'orstel, of 879 Tenth Ave-
nue., driver of the automobile, was
not injured.
Miss Lysen is said to have sus-
tanned fractured skull in the acci-
dent.
Informal ton received from the
scene of the crash was that Forstel,
who was driving, attempted to right
the automobile after u skid on wet
pavement, crashing into an embank-
,nent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page FOM,

1. Name the capital of the Re-
public Of Latavia.
2. How many ounces are in a
Troy pound?
3. In which country is William
c. Bullitt the United States An
bassador?
4. On which continent is the Con-
go river?
5. Who was voted the most valu-
able player in the American League
for 1888?
6. Name the first Secretary Of
the Treasury under the Constitution
of the United States
Z. What was the lowest de-
nomination United States coin the
Government ever minted?
8. What is the correct-pronuncia-
ton of the word satiate?
9. Of what kingdom was Fred
erick the Great king?
10. The word strike is conspicu-
ously used in which two sports?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
BILLY SWITZERLAND
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Forced Off Highway Near
Louisburg; Crashes Into
Ditch; Arm Broken

Billy Southernland was said to
be resting comfortably today at his
nome on Young street, where he is
being treated for broken left arm
and a lacerated right arm, the in
juries being sustained last night
about 10 o'clock near Louisburg
when an automobile that he was
driving for forced off the read and
crashed into ditch.
Switzerland was enrOute to
LOuiSburg at the time Of the acci-
dent. He is said to have been forced
from the road by an automobile
passing another on a curve, forcing
Switzerland to take to ditch to
prevent a serious. accident.
Neither of the other vehicles
topped.
Southerland's automobile was
considerably damaged in the crash.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
County Tax Rate Fixed At 8Oc, Same as Last Year

loss of about half a million dollars
in property valuations resulting from
the 1899 listings.
With the adoption Of the budget
and the fixing of the tax rate 7he
tax books will now be written up
in final form and taxes will be COM
puted and receipts prepared This
work will Sbe done we'll in excess OF
the date for the settlement with the
tax collector for 1888 taxes and the
turning over of the new books to
him for collection.
Some thousands of dollars of taxes
have already been paid by corpora
tions and individuals who have an
ticipated their obligations and taken
advantage of the heavy discounts Of
fered for early settlement Of ac-
counts. The exact figure on these
items was not learned today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
Leave after Funeral

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Boothe, and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Boothe, Jr., Of
Muscogee, Okla, Mr.. and Mrs. ]
Patrick Boothe, of Stamford, Tex,
and Mr. and Mrs. Gust Boothe, of
Washington, D. c., left this NOR
ling after being here for the fun
raj of their mother and grand
nother, Mrs. Belle E. Boothe, who
yas buried Thursday afternoon in
oxford at the side of her husband,
he late DR.. Patrick Boothe Mrs
,oothe was the aunt of Mrs. E. l..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25

ment in Elmwood cemetery. The pas
tor, Rev R. E. Brown is expected to
be in charge, though he is now away
on vacation, and is understood to be
at the Ocean Grove, N. j., camp
meeting, where he and his family
went last Tuesday.
Active pallbearers will be selected
from members of the Henderson high
school band who will attend in a
body.
The tragic accident came as a
distinct shock to the entire COM
munity. The boy had delivered a
newspaper route for the Durham
Herald for the past two years, and
James Cooper, manager of the pa
per's circulation here, said today he
was one of the most energetic boys
he had ever known.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
HARRISON SPEAKS
AT LIONS MEETING
Head of New High scboo,
Course Tells Civic
Club of Work

The weekly meeting Of tbe
Club was held Wednesday evcninS S
at 7 o'clock at the Vance hotoI l''s W
Talmadge Hoyle winning the at,onn mlul
ance prize re and the drawing WV,
won by W. G. Royster s was
The club will meet Septcmhor
with the KiWanis and Rsr,'oer Rotsr,, |
in a joint session at Pool Roc;, f CiuoS
K. b. Harrison, a member Of i'tll. nl
Henderson high school facnltv VI M lne
the speaker Of the evening, aHd NJ w. was
cusseo es f. ms WoTk TX at the school for ,p tbo
coming year. Mr.. Harrison is tSo Ol ane
ordinator of the vocational-ooo,,eco ~,v Co.
tlonal course that is to be jnSt;t'to5 lUpa,
at the school this year. '' ''0'eo
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
COURT RECORDS IN
ERROR ON WILKINS

The Henry M. Wilkins convicted
in city court yesterday of defraud-
ing the North Carolina Unemploy-
ment Compensation Commission of
money by failing to report wages
earned on WPA and reported in the
Daily Dispatch as Negro, is white
person, it was pointed out today
The Daily Dispatch gathered its
information from the warrant issued,
and the record in the office of the
city clerk, which listed Wilkins as
colored.
The city clerks record was chang
ed when it was shown to be in error.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
Charles Vandyke Killed
AS Bus-Bicycle Collide
Bus Driver, L. M. Robinson, Under $500 Bond
Following Tragedy on Andrews Avenue; IS
Year-Old Lad Delivering Papers at Time.

Charles Edward Vandyke, a.
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Vandyke, was fatally injured
about $50 o'clock this morning
when the bicycle he was riding and
a Greyhound passenger bus were in
colli-ion on the Andrews avenue
extension. in front Of the Bridgers
.orlst establishment.
The youth Was engaged in de-
livcring his paper route for the
Durham Morning Herald. He was
uShed to Maria Parham hospital,
but died about the time he arrived
mere.
Two cclored women who were
passengers on the bus were in
iured. One OF them, listed as Bea-
trice Jones, Of Chicago, ILL, was
taken to Jubilee hospital with back
and hip injuries. The name Of the
other was not Immediately learned,
but she was understood to have had
a foot injury.
The driver of the bus, L. M. Rob-
inson, was at liberty under $500
bond on charges of reckless and
careless driving and manslaughter.
F. S. Page, proprietor of the lunch
room operated in the bus terminal
here, signed his bond. The war
rant was issued on orders of B. p.
Wyche, prosecutor in county re-
corder's court, and was sworn to
by Sheriff L. l.. Swanson. and hear
ing for Robinson was set for. next
Monday morning in recorders
court.
The bus was bound south for
Raleigh, and was routed out An
of work being done on the national
highway south of the city. The bus
that was involved in the collision
was the second of two moving out
of the city at about the same time.
The first one had passed and ap-
parently the driver of that one
never knew of the collision.
The bus that was in the crash
came to stop in a gutter on the
left side of the highway. 1t was
not materially damaged. The lads
bicycle was reported to have been
virtually demolished.
The boy is survived by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E.. Vandyke,
the former an automobile salesman
with the Motor Sales Company, and
one small sister, Gloria Jean Van
dyke, all of this city.
The youth was born in South
Hill, Va, December 8, 1924, but had
lived in Henderson all of his life
since about a year after his birth,
both his parents being natives of
this county.
He was a member of the rising
Junior class of Henderson high
school, and was known as one of
the best students in the class. He
was also member of the First
Methodist church here, with which
he affiliated several years ago, and
was quite active in Sunday school
and young peoples work.
The boy was a member of the
Henderson high school band, and
won the distinction of being select
ed for the all-State band.
The funeral will be held at the
First Methodist church Saturday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, with inter-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
Aero Clubs
Model Show
Next Sunday

The Henderson Aero Club model
flying contest, rained out last We'd
nesday, will be staged Sunday after
noon at o'clock at the old ball
park, according to J. E. Elrod, presi-
dent of the club.
All boys who have entered the
contest have been urged to have their
planes ready to make the flights.
Interest has been keen among the
young model builders, and many en-
tries are expected.
A large crowd will attend the ex-
hibitiOn.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
HAZELHURST GOES
TO BUICK SHOWING

John l.. Hazelhurst, salesman fol-
company, local Buick
.eaIcrs is in + lint, Michigan attend
.ng the first dealer showing of the
lew 1889 Bucks. Mr.. HazelhurSt
eft Raleigh late Thursday night on
special train made up in Atlanta
carry Buick dealers to the new
juick showing The party will re-
urn via New York for a visit to
he Worlds Fair and will reach
saleigh early Monday morning.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
New Budget
Is Adopted
At Meeting
Same as That Ten
tatively Approved
Two Weeks Ago; Bud
get Is Balanced in
Face of Loss of Tax
V a lues S, Chairman
Says.

Vance countys new 1939-40 bud
get was given final approval and
the new tax rate was adopted At so
cents on the S10O tax valuation by
the Board of County Commissioners
at a special meeting held today. The
rate is the same as last year, ana the
budget was adopted at the same fig
ure as that tentatively passed. at u
meeting two weeks ago.
Chairman S. B. Rogers said the
budget was balanced, in spite Of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
NEGRO COUPLE IS
GRANTED LICENSE

For the first time in month, since
July "a, the Vance county registry
office issued a marriage license
Thursday to colored couple. They
were Junius Gaines, Of New York,
and Audrey Jones.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
P. O. S. A. TO ATTEND
SERVICE IN GROUP

The local camp Of the Patriotic
order Sons of America will meet at
the lodge hall Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock, and go in body to a serv-
ice to be held at Warren Plains.
after the service, there
will be a watermelon slicing.
Members Of the order are to be
accompanied by their wives.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
NEGRO CONVICTED
DRUNKEN DRIVING

Meralin Jones, Negro, route 4,
Henderson, was convicted in city
court today of drunken driving, and
Mayor Henry T. Powell sentenced
him to six months on the roads,
commitment not to issue upon pay
ment of fine of $50 and. costs. The
mayor also recommended that his
license be revoked for a period of
two years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
2 TRUCKS COLLIDE,
NEGRO is INJURED

Row Williams, Warren county
Negro. was being treated at Jubilee
hospital this afternoon for injuries
sustained a cut on the head early
his morning when two trucks col
lided in the vicinity of the pumping
tation, two miles east Of the city.
The names Of the drivers were not
learned.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25

Grass farming not only nails
down the soil and stops washing
but also crowds out weeds, rays
Enos Blair, agronomist of the State
College Extension Service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-25
MOUNTAIN GROVE
TO HAVE REVIVAL

The annual revival meeting at
Mountain Grove Baptist church will
begin Sunday, August 27, at 8 o'clock,
and will continue through the week,
with services each day at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon and at 745 o'clock
each evening. The pastor, Rev. E..
w. Greene, will be assisted by Rev.
C. E. Sullivan. of Woodsdale. Every
one is invited to attend these ser
vices.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02
Two Cases Heard IN
Criminal Court TODAY

Criminal court convened this
morning at $50 o'clock with
Judge William ". Albury presid-
ing and all officers of the court
present and small attendance
of spectators.
The case of Garvin Rayburn
was called and he was charged
with INDUCING in open profanity
and imputing a want of chastity.
He entered a plea of guilty and
was sentenced to pay a fine of
$40 or spend so days in the coun-
|ty Jail.
S. w Wheeler, charged with
the non-support of wife and min
|or child, was arraigned and the
charges read to which he entered
a plea of not guilty.
|: The following jury was empan-
|elled to try the issue: Samuel w.
T. Smart, Clarence Higgs, HI. N.
Tedder, Herman Richardson, Mar
cos A. Mesa, Jr., and Oscar Cruz.
Examination of witnesses was
started and was continued until
afternoon when the judge an
nounced recess and continue
ton of the case until tomorrow
morning at $50 o'clock.
Yesterday afternoons session
was occupied by the matter of
Armando Machin, who was found
not guilty on charge of aggra-
waited assault and was to be tried
on a charge of non-support of
his minor children.
Judge Albury settled the case.
After hearing the evidence he or
dered the matter placed on the
absentee docket and advised the
accused that he must pay SIS
weekly for the support of the
children and supply them with
clothes and the necessary medical
attention. He was advised by the
Judge that the orders issued
from the bench must be obeyed
to. the letter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02
Much Speculation Brought
About Relative To Status
Of Key Vests Charter
House Members Refuse To
Consider Housing Measure

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
$500, 100000 Housing Bill fell by
the wayside this morning as
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives refused to consider it.
This followed action late yester-
day in cancellation of considera-
ton of the Lending Bill by the
same group, and administration
leaders now appear to be in a
give up" mood, signifying no in
tention of keeping Congress from
adjourning at the will of MEM
berS.
Thus, in recapitulation of the
major bills that were included in
the Unjust legislation" as spon-
sored by President Roosevelt, the
final count appears to be two to
one in favor of Congressional OPP
position. The three must bills
were defense, neutrality and
lending. The first bill passed.
Then a coalition of solid Repub-
lican opposition and a good num-
Der of anti-New Deal Democrats.
sprang up to cause all manner of
grief to the White House.
The Lending Bill was left hang
ing until next session. Provisions
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02

had been stricken from it by the
Senate until it was less than half
its original size-but House ac-
ton yesterday ended ALL dispute
and further arguments on whe-
Their or not the country was ac-
tually in need of its provisions.
President Roosevelt appeared
calm in defeat, however is re-
ported as having informed the
press that the country would suf-
fer economically from the nom
passage of the bill.
Scenes in Congress today were
headlined by a Senate conference
fight on amendments to the So
cial Security Law. Various pro-
visions are up for discussion and
opinions vary, as usual. 1t was
freely predicted. however, that
this measure, too, would be held
over for another session.
President Roosevelt was giving
thought to the Wage and Hour
Law today. with especial en-
phasis on the protests made by
several mills in the South that
they would be forced to shut
down if provisions calling for
suggested wages were enforced.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02
Figure Turned The
Budget Upside Down
tny A.aociated press,

TULSA, Okla, Aug. 1.-THE
figure @9" turned upside down
may have cost Tulsa county sew
eral hundred thousand of dollars
in state gasoline and automobile
taxes, says County Engineer Dan
w Patton. &,
The taxes are apportioned to
counties on a road mileage basis.
Tulsa county, says he, has oil
miles. Imagine his surprise when
W. F. Latting. Tulsa county state
representative, told him. the
county was getting its share of
state money on the basis of GIL
miles.
ut would appear" moaned
Patton, ''that somewhere along
the line the figure 81 became
transposed and was recorded as
a g. / have no idea how long
this has been going on"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02
MCDANIEL
ARMY UNIT ON
LONG MARCH
SEVENTH CAVALRY BRIGADE
LEFT FORT KNOX THIS
MORNING ON THOUSAND
MILE TRIP
asrcclnl 10 The CItIsenl

FORT KNOX. Aug. 2. With
more than 1000 miles of high
way ahead, the Army's only me-
chanized force, the 7th Cavalry
Brigade lmechanized) left Fort
Knox, KY, this morning on the
longest march in its. brief history
to become, upon arrival at Platts-
burg, NJ Y. part of the First
Army under Major General Hugh
A. Drum in the largest peace
time concentration of military
units on the American continent
since the Civil War. The con-
centration will be followed by
maneuvers from August 18th to
9th.
Shortly after daylight, Briga-
der General Adna r. Chaffee,
commander of the force, a
cavaIryman, and son Of cavalry
man. a tough trooper stepped in
the old-tine horse traditions of
the Army, watched 500 snorting
gasoline propelled fighting ma
chimes and armored auxiliary We
hicles pull out past the initial
point il a fifteen mile column,
to take the road on the special
mission of putting the machine
age into the fighting soon to
begin on the shores of historic
Lake Champlain.
More than 100 combat cars, the
real steel steeds Of this modern
cavalry and % half-track prime
movers are not in the column but
are on their way loaded on IS
railroad flatcars, routed over Is.
different railroad systems in
three trains. This IS in the I'M
terest Of economy since heavy
track laying vehicles can be ship
ped BY freight cheaper than BY
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02
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Highest Temperature
During July Was 81

Monthly Meteorological
Summary issued by the
United States Weather Blu
reau in Key West covering
the month of July. shows the
highest temperature was 81
degrees recorded on July Is.
and the lowest was recorded
on July IL and was II de-
grees. Average Temperature
for the month was D3.6 and
normal is a3.5.
Total precipitation for the
month was sis inches while
the normal rainfall is 3.2e
inches. Greatest rainfall in
"a hours was liz inches on
July l. and measurable pre-
cipitation was experienced on
eight days during the month.
Prevailing direction of the
wind was southeast and the
hourly average velocity was
8.3 miles. Maximum for the
month was on July IL during
a squall when the wind
reached a velocity of 80 miles
per hour from the north
west.
Record for the month since
the establishment of the
weather bureau was Al miles
per hour on July 10 from the
southwest. There were 10
clear days. IL partly cloudy
and eight cloudy days during
the month.
Thundersiorms occurred on
IL days. solar halos on six
days and lunar halo on one
day. Sunshine was II per
cent Of the possible. while
the average is 20 per cent.
The sun shone on every day
during the month.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02
SIXTEEN DROPPED
FROM WPA ROLLS
FOURTEEN FoREMEN AMONG
THEM: TWO IN OTHER
CAPACITIES

Rex Wilson, field engineer Of
the Works Projects Administra-
ton. acting temporarily as area
supervisor in place of B. c. Mo-
reno, resigned. announced today
the release of IA foremen.
Mr.. Wilson said that investiga-
ton showed that the men to be
released were no longer neces-
sary to the efficiency of projects
on which they are employed, and
that orders from Jacksonville
made it mandatory that they be
released. The names Of the men
were not announced as they had
not-some of them received
their cards.
1t was learned from other
sources that Mrs. Linton Curry.
who had for long period been
in charge of the sewing room ac-
tivities, had been relieved from
her duties, and the position filled
by Mrs. Piedad PARA.
Another employe of long stand
ing on the rolls of the WPA. who
has been removed from his po-
sition, is Nestor Recio. head of
the commodity distribution de-
partment.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-02
COUNTY BOARD
MEETS TONIGHT

First regular meeting for the
month of August of the county
commissioners will be held at 8
o'clock tonight in the office of
Clerk Ross G. Sawyer, it was an
nounced this morning.
Mr.. Sawyer said there were
no matters of Importance to be
brought before the board, except
the final acceptance of the bud
get for the coming year. The
tentative budget has been dis
cussed and published several
weeks ago.