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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
Tip Board
And Lottery
Cases Heard

Tip board and lottery cases were
lrieu at todays session Of city court
with Mayor henry It. Powell preSld
ing.
j. T. Coggsdalc pleaded guilty to
operating ana possessing III,
boards, and prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment OF the
costs, and fine Of $3.50. A sum o.
$40 seized at the time of the RAID,
was divided with Officer 1. l.
Powell getting 70 cents, the othef
going to the Vance County Welfare
Department as prescribed by law.
The State took nolle pros WIN
leave as to Plummer Edwards, Jr'
charged jointly with Coggsdale.
S. S. Stevenson faced two charges
OF operating a lottery one at tne
Stevenson theatre and the other al
the State theatre, both in the CITY
The state took a.nolle pros with leave
in each case.
Mr.. Stevenson today issued a
statement that dividend daysT al
the Stevenson theatres are TEN
porarily suspended"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
q Aldermen
ToBeNa1ned
On May Z
Whether Incumbents
Will Run Again I'm
certain; Registration
Books Open Seven
Days Beginning Fri
day, April 10.

judges and registrars for the an,
nual municipal election to be held
Tuesday. May !. were named by tnr
CITY Council Monday night at us
monthly meeting for March. AT the
same time dates were agreed upon
for opening of the registration books,
and it was decided that a new re-
gistration would not be ordered this
year. the Vance County Board. OF
Elections has ordered new enroll
ment for the county.
Registration books will be open
seven days. excluding Sunday, from
and including Friday, April 10. to
and including Friday, April 26. from
9 a. III. to o. M. each day except
that on Saturday. April 20. the books
will be open until 9 p. NJ. The books
will be closed for registration on
Saturday. April p, but will be open
that day for challenges.
Polling places and the registrars
and judges Of election IN the four
city wards were named as follows:
First ward. al the Municipal build
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
Vaughan Is
Life Member
Of Masons

W. R. Vaughan. OF Henderson, was
elected an honorary life member OF
ROYAL Hart Lodge, No. 497, A. F. q
A. NJ, at Littleton, and attended tie
session of the lodge, at which time
2 certificate of membership was pre-
scented to him by Grand Master j..
Edward Allen. of Warrenton. -
Mr.. Vaughan is the Oldest living
past master of the Littleton lodge, OF
which he was a member until he
moved to Henderson some years ago
as agent of the Seaboard Railway
here.
The meeting in Littleton was at
tended by large number Of Hen
derson Masons, and also by Exum
Bellamy, of Enfield, district deputy
grand master of the fourth district,
and Others from Enfield and else
where in this section Of the State.
The group attending from Hender-
son included J. L. Wester, c. L..
Mackey, G.. A. Lowry, Roy Dixon,
H. R. Mangum, Charlie ZapantiS, P.
J. T. RawlinS, J. NJ. Baity, Lueco R..
Harris, (. o. Falkner, Nj. L. Nc
Lemore and Junius w. Rogers, Jr.
Mr.. Vaughan is high priest OF the
Royal Arch MaSonS in Henderson,
and an outstanding member of the
fraternity in this city.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
House
Alterations
=
To Be Made
Council Orders Pro-
cedure To Make Way
for New Fire Truck
and Police Depart
ment; City Clerks
Bond Is Accepted.

Procedure in alterations to the FIRE
house section of the Municipal Build
ing to accommodate the new fire
truck and also to provide new quar-
tiers for the police department ana
the municipal court, were ordered
by the City Council al its March
monthly meeting Monday night.
The street department recently
was transferred from the quarters
that are to be used in the re-arrange-
ment of building to the old convict
camp east of the city. The police SER
geant desk, cells in the city lookup
and the municipal court, now on the
second story of the building, are all
to be chartered in the new rooms.
The work is to be done by city fire
men, street department and police,
with such additional help as they
may require.
A report of a City Council commit
tee recommending procedure at once
in making the charges was adopted
by the Council This group consisted
of Aldermen J. w. Gill, F. B. Hight,
B. H. Hicks and Mayor Henry T.
Powell.
The Council received and accept
ed a $4,000 bond for w. G.. RoySter,
city clerk, who was elevated to that
office from assistant city clerk sew
eral weeks ago on the death of City
Clerk S. B. Burwell.
A letter from Sam Afford, chair
man of the advisory board Of The
Salvation Army, G-l:ing donation
by the city to the Army's fund, now
being raised, was received and filed
without any action on the request.
The Council authorized transfer of
certain funds in local banks from
the name of the late Mr. BurWell to
the account of Mr.. Register, these
having been recommended by Wal
ter Charnley, an accountant, follow
ing completion of an audit after Mr..
BurWell'S death, so that necessary
adjustments and changes could be
made in Mr.. Registers name.
Application was received from M.
c. Adcock and Samuel Jones for
licenses to operate two taXicabs, and
it developed in discussions that the
matter was not before the Council
In the proper form, and the applica-
tons were merely received and filed,
pending proper arrangements.
The filter report and the balance
sheet for operation of the city water
works department was presented for
February by Mayor Henry T, Powell,
manager OF the department.
Assurance was given to J. w. Beck
that work would start in thirty days
or so on restoration of wall along
side the Beck property near the city
limits, where the Townsville high
way was, rebuilt and paved several
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
County Board
Has Several


Five or six complaints of proper
ty valuations were aired before the
vance Board of County Commits
sloners today sitting as board of
equalization. All of them, it was
said by board members, were against
values that were placed in the
quadrennial revaluation four years
ago, and the board took the position
it had no authority to act on them
because of that fact. Not a single
complaint was made against any
valuations imposed this year, and
over which the commissioners coull
nave exercised authority, it was said.
The board met at 10 o'clock and
sat until the noon luncheon hour
and adjourned for the day, without
transacting any other business. 1t
will return next Monday for the
regular monthly meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
Council Names Judges Registrars City Election

ing. Harry C. Anderson, registrar
J. Y. Nuckles and H. c. Pace, Judges
OF election.
Second ward. Farmers Warehouse;
E. A. Latta, registrar; c. H. Eppes
and H. A. Grissom, judges OF cleo
ton.
Third ward. Big Henderson Ware
house: Charles Davis, registrar; W.
D. Massee and George T. Pegram,
judges of election.
Fourth ward, High Price Ware
house: H. w. Anderson, registrar; II.
O. Falkner and Roger Powell, judges
of election.
There is no mayoralty contest this
wear. Mayor Henry T. Powell hold
ing over for another year of a two
wear term. One alderman is to be
elected in each of the four wards.
Those whose terms expire are; /.
H. Crabtree, first ward; M. w. Yves
ter. second ward; T. w. Ellis, third
ward: NJ. Y. Cooper, fourth ward.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
White Again
Seeks Seat
In Senate

w w. White, who was State Sena-
tor from the fourteenth district, COM
noscd of Vance and Warren counties,
IN the 1887 General Assembly and
two extra sessions, today announced
his candidacy for reelection to that
office. l. J. Young, who some years
ago represented Vance county in the
State House twice, announced for the
Senate TWO months ago.
In statement, Mr.. White said he
thought his experience helped to
duality him for the office, and point
ed to the fact that he is State Col
lege graduate, member OF the Junior
Order, the Presbyterian church and
the Grange In the legislature where
he served he was a member of the
committees on agriculture, public
roaas and counties, cities and towns.
This announcement creates con-
test for the State Senate. So far,
Irvine B. Watkins is the only can
didate who has definitely announced
for the House.
MIR. White made this statement:
To the citizens OF Vance county:
This being the year when Vance
county must furnish the senator from
the fourteenth district composed OF
Vance and Warren counties, / wish
to announce my candidacy for re-
elecllon from this district.
Having served in the regular ses-
sion of 1887 and the special sessions
of 1886 and 1888, l feel that the ex-
perience l have gained should enable
me to be of greater service.
I have delayed my announcement
as long as possible to spare the public
the nuisance of long draWn-out
political campaign, but SO MANY diff
ferent ones have asked my inten-
tons about running again that l wish
to make my position clear.
Should you, the people, see fit to
again honor me with the office. !
promise you the most efficient and
conscientious service of which I am
capable.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
Two Confess
Seven Auto
Thefts Here

A series Of automobile theftS that
have harassed city police and State
Highway patrolmen stationed here
for the past month or more have
been solved, with Troy Vernon, about
10, and J. d. Matthews, about II,
conressing to thefts OF seven vehicles
in Henderson during this month
alone, according to police.
All of the automobiles have been
recovered, it is said.
Police Sergeants c. c. Harris and
J. D. Peck, together with State High
way PauoLman A. l.. Taylor, acting
on a tip, brought the two young men
in. questioned them, resulting in their
confession to the thefts, it is said.
Sergeant Peck said the youths
would take automobiles from their
parking places on the streets, drive
them around until gas gave out, then
abandon them.
On March s, the youths took 1910
Ford Coupe from Mr.. White, who
resides at Clark and Charles street in
the Poythress apartments; on March
II, a 1884 Ford coupe Of Henry
Daeke, was the next vehicle, with
others being stolen as follows: March
ID, 1886 Ford coach, the property Of
Tom Newman; March Is, 1888 Ford
coupe, property of R. E. Clements;
March 10, 1886 Ford coupe, property
of N. P. Moseley. On March II, the
boys operated separately, with YER
non taking a 1889 Nash, the property
of Frank Bailey, and Matthews talk
ing Ford coach, the property OF
George Davis.
A hearing has been scheduled for
the youths for Wednesday morning
in city court before Mayor Henry I.
Powell.
Both are being held in Jail await
ing the hearing.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page -Four

/. What office did Robert H. Jack
son hold when he was appointed U,
S. Attorney General?
2. On what date will the twenty
first century begin?
3. Who said, MY kingdom for a
horse?"
4. What is H2O?
5. Name a large, flightless, Aus
tralian bird.
6. Did George Washington sign
the Declaration of Independence?
7. What is the male bee called?
8. Name the. capital of Norway.
9. Do comets revolve around the
sun?
10. Is the Louvre a group Of build
ings, monument, or a park, and
where is it located?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
MISS SMITH ACCEPTS
COLUMBIA POSITION

Miss Katherine Smith has resign
ed her position as junior stenograph-
er-clerk with the local office Of the
State Employment Service and will
leave today to begin her duties as
assistant to the manager Of the Co.
lumbia Music Festival of Columbia,
S. c., it was announced today by
George Bourdelat, manager Of the
employment office.
The place vacated by Miss Smith
will be filled by the State Unem.
ployment Compensation Commission
at Raleigh from civil service lists, it
was announced
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26

We culture taste in order 10 be able
o enjoy.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
C.. of C.. Committee
Charts Drive For
Added Industries

The industrial affairs con,,,.,..
Of the Henderson Chamber Of C ',,'ee
merce met this morning in brc.I.
fast session at the Capito! Gaia > %nI
William Bailey, chairman Of ~
committee, stated aftcrward, u'..
plans were made for ccnt.n,lino NC
gotiations with several indgs,,;,I
plants which are CONSIDERING ,nc .''
tons in Henderson.
No definite conclusion has boz,
reached with any of the pro, ror,;,.o
new industries, Mr.. Bailey said
All Of the members of the ira,.
trial affairs committee were prnsor.
including Mr.. Bailey. J. ". .ycn,ins
T. w. McCracken. G. p. Tannnr r
L. Carter and S. S. Stevenson =
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26

years ago. J. H. Zollicoffer appeared
before the Council in behalf OF Mi.
Beck and with him.
Licenses were granted to Joseph
Lee Hoyle for operation Of pool
room and for sale of beer on the
premises, the establishment t. be
located on Garnett street.
A taXicab liability insurance policy
was offered TO the Council by Algle
Williams, and was accepted after be-
ing approved by City Attorney A. A.
Bum.
A fee Of $685. was allowed 10 the
bond attorney firm OF Masslich q
Mitchell of New York for services in
supervising and approving a recent
reissue of $4,000 Of city securities.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
AROUND TOWN

Secure Licensc-Sherman Atkin-
~on, of Rockingham, and Estelle
Perry, of Henderson, secured license
TO wed at the Vance Registry office
Saturday, records there showed to-
day.
Two More Fines-Two more traf-
tic Tines Of 81 were collected at the
city, clerks office, records there re-
%ealeo To-Day. Those paying the
mes were Donald Evans and Mrs.
J. T. Kirkland.
DEED Observation-Disclosures q realtv
decd was recorded with the Vance
Registry in which Della J. Wind
ham, ct al, sold w. H. Perry. ct al,
a lot on Oak and Cherry streets in
me CaEoilna Buggy Co. subdivision
&c! %lo and considerations.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-03-26
HICCOUGHING AGAIN

Pique, O., March 26.-(APl-
Perry Nolls hiccoughs come at seven
year intervals. The 5o-year-old
poultry raiser is receiving hospital
treatment for an attack that started
zine days ago. Seven years ago he
suffered a 13-day siege, Seven
years earlier he had his first attack
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
OLIVES AND
THE WAR
Sacramento Union)

Queer, isn't it, the way war affects Ger
tain crops? Olives, for example In
Italy and some other European nations
in the Axis where the olive crop always
was large in normal times-now, with all
the men, or nearly all, gone to battle,
there are no olives and MusSolm ana ms
friends simply must have them. why
Olive oil is an absolute essential IN wal
operations: a wonderful lubricant for
the big guns. Not an olive to be had,
according to the California Fruit EX-
change authorities.
What did this do for California!
Olive growers are using kegs to STOW
away their wealth, or so says recent
report. Everywhere in the state where
olives are grown the crop is sold IN ad-
vance Unfortunately the prune growers
are not so pleasantly affected. Prior to
the war about 45 per cent of California
prunes were exported, but now it's dIt-
ferent Soldiers don't do we'll on prunes;
or maybe that's what they're feeding the
Greeks who are routing the Italians so
effectively. The result over here, unhap-
PLY. is discouraging for prune growers.
In normal times raisins were good
money crop about 50 to 40 per cent were
exported Now the Californians' and job
bers' attention is directed to VINE max
ing to use the crop. Reports INDICATE
Americans may become more familiar
with wine at their meals, as they are down
New Orleans way.
The federal government came to the
rescue in some crop troubles. Peach grow
ers have sold to date more than 24,O0O
tons.
Seven varieties of California pears have
been taken for relief and for shipment to
regions in this country where they are
scarce.
The domestic market for fruits, the au-
thorities say, is improving constantly,
but it could take only about 10 per cent
of the states crop this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

stealing. He wants opportunity 10
"people like myself who want Il
give their children a better cnahce
who want to build for the future OF
something substantial" He want
the fertie bottom-lands OF tht
Eagle and Herbert rivers thrown
onen for settlement (they are nov
q forest preserved, confident tina
dead-in- earnest settlers like him
self would find The ways neces
sarv to make living better thaf
YOU could plan for them
Certainly this is worthy OF tint
gravest consideration. Alaska, all
most totally undefended a rev
months ago, now has three navy ant
two army bases under rapid con.
struction and many supplementary
airfields and posts. 1t is assured
of a growing military population 1of
many years.
The higher percentage OF the foot
and supple of such soldiers thar
can be produced in Alaska itself
without the necessity OF the lone
water haul from the Pacific north
west, the better.
Russia is not stupid about suct
things. When she found 1t neces'
sary to establish a huge army II
Siberia. she sent with it settlers
to farm the land SO that the area
would be as far as possible SELL
supportin.
True, Russia had the advantage
in that she could ship anybody ou'
there at will wheter they liked II
or not. ,Bue the principle remain:
the same. and the mere offer o.
opportunity might produce Amos
as great and far more solid result
for the United States in Alaska.
Further, six months have gon'
by without measurable progress OF
the overland road projects to Alas
ka.
Canada Is IN the mood to CO
operate. And money spent on sucl
a highway is one of the few pro
posed defense expenditures which
would hemain of equal or increasing
value under normal peace time con
ditionS.
Thanks again, Paul Satko, TO
reminding us of big job that still
remains undone.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25

makes good and needed jobs for thousand
men. Or pick report of a good sermon or a
fine, statesmanlike speech by congressman.
Then spread this story. Tell neighhor.
Simply say to him, Il saw in the paper that
so-and-so has done this-or-that."
Sound silly? 1t isn't at all. Do you realize
that the whole nation-the 1S0 million of us
is merely the producf of all the good and
the bad that we do? And if more of us ac-
huely approve the good and unselfsh and
nctiuely deplore the bad, we'll encourage
more goodness and discourage the unsound,
the evil, the dangerous.
After all, the very reason for newspapers
existing in America is to bring you the record
of what is going on. You wouldn't be quail
fed to take part in governing the district,
the state or the nation you live in if you
didn't know what was happening or what
the news meant to you and your neighbors.
Try this crusade with us, will you? 1t won't
be much trouble, but if thirty million good
citizens just told one good thing to thirty
million others every day we'd have a nation
SO strong and with such spiritual unity that
nothing could break it.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Barbs

Cheer up! The first thing you
know, this will be last winter!
When you have a wife and fam
lily on your hands, you can't keep
them in your pockets.
The first shipment of l94l's first
headaches has arrived in N. Y.
from Argentine-58O0 cases of
champagne.
There are some who will say that
Tom Harmon ran Francis Schmidt
right out of his job as Ohio State
coach
Franklin d. Roosevelt got his
diploma from the Electoral College
but will continue to attend classes
for four more years.
You can keep the babys finger
prints off your wall paper by hav-
ing it all pasted on the ceiling.
Pull won't open the door to sue
cess nearly as well as push.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
HOW TO PREVENT LYNCHING
ChriStian Sclence MOnltOfl ]

II
Score one for the South. Quick mOblliz-
alton of thirty militiamen and five dfl-
GERS in a South Carolina town few days
ago resulted in the dispersal of mob OF
800 armed men, bent on lynching Negro
There was a time when little or no eff
fort would have been made to prevent the
brutal mob-eXecution of a black man IN
some parts of the former Confederacy
Indeed, lynchings have not always been
stoutlv opposed when they occurred IN
the North The point is that apparently
there is a growing understanding on the
part of the South's citizens that they
must stiffen the resistance of their sher-
ifs and jailers, and back them up with
the force of authority.
Some may ungraciously infer that the
threat of the anti-lynching bill, still
pending in Congress, is having its effect.
We prefer to believe that the South, like
many of us, is learning little more
about itself, and in this the Association
of Southern Women for the Prevention OF
Lynchings is doubtless playing an I'M
portant part. The falling off of lynch
ings in recent years seems to prove this.
Few have any quarrel with the aims
of the anti-lynching bill, but Federal
Government penalizing of counties III
which lynchings occur is not way to
heal the trouble. The cure must be basic
and education is clearly remedy.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
by Willis Thornton
News from the Ark

- IL
Paul Satko has earned the rlghe
to be heard whenever he speaks.
Satko is the unemployed Vlr-
ginia welder who built an ark,
trucked it across the country ana
sailed it from Tacoma to Juneau
Alaska, with his numerous family.
That was last spring. Now Sat
kos back on his first trip to the
States, his wife and seven children
snug aboard his ark while the log
cabin in the 122-acre homestead
tract awaits completion.
Satko came to the States TO
urge that the whole region OF the
Eagle River valley, 80 miles north
Of Juneau, be opened for home
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-25
Did You Know?

Saws were used in Egypt several
thousand years before the birth oil
Christ.
The salary of London's Lord May
or. which has been fixed at S5O,ooo
since 1875, was raised to $4,000 a
few years ago.
The first electric lighted train in
America was put into service on
the Pennsylvania lines in 1887
Many birds mate for life and
many keep within sight and hear
ing of their mate year in and year
out.
Jugoslavia has G327 miles of rail-
ways.
Trinity College, Dublin, Fire, was
incorporated by royal charter IN
1891.
Sir Walter Raleigh first intro
duced the potato into Eurape IN
1885.
There are l,024,000 persons by
the name Of johnson in the United
States.
In Oregon, you must be n prop
erty owner to vote.
There are 100000 Jews in Great
Britain and Ireland.