Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
City, County United
For Centennial
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concerns will have floats in the
parade, and entries will also be made
by both the Seaboard and the South
of-toWn interests.
Six or sever bands will also APP
pear in the line Of march, includ-
ing the Henderson high school band,
the Junior high school drum and
bugle corps, and bands from EPSON,
oxford and Rocky Mount higa
schools, and others.
The parade will moV through the
business section Of the city and other
parts of town, and is expected to be
viewed by many thousands Of resi-
dents Of the city and county and
visitors from outside.
One of the really outstanding feat
ures, perhaps the most outstanding
one, will be the Century f Prog
ress' pageant to be given three even
ings. Some seven hundred will ap-
pear in the cast. including the Hend-
erson high school band and other
musicians. The spectacle will por-
tray the beginnings Of the nation, of
the city, Civil War scenes, events at
tendant upon formation of Vance
county, agriculture and the great to-
bacco industry cf the section, coming
Of the first railroad, the old Raleigh
& Castor line, which reached Hen
derson a few years before the small
town was incorporated, and other
events, including the progress of the
city and the county in recent years.
Merchants will display historical
exhibits in their windows during the
entire period of the celebration, and
at the same time there will be his
torical exhibits set up in the Planters
Warehouse, a block off Garnet
street, the city's main thoroughfare.
An elaborate exhibit Of the Ameri-
can Association of Railways will 81
so be included in the warehouse dis
plays.
TIE Seaboard Railway is bringing
to Henderson for one entire day,
Tuesday, an exhibit of its diesel loco
motives, its Silver Meteor passenger
equipment, a new streamlined Pull
man and one Ct the newest and most
modern freight cars soon to go into
the railroads. service. This will be
parked alongside William street, Just
north of the underpass and opposite
the Henderson high school, and will
be open for public inspection from
10 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Churches of Henderson will each
have homecoming services at II a.
m. Sunday, and in the evening will
join in union services in the First
Baptist church, with programs APP
propriate to the occasion.
A parade Of pets has been arrang-
ed to be held Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock, moving through the city's
business section, and for which
prizes will be offered to the best en-
tries. This will be followed by the
speaking at II a. m.
Ten or more State highway patrol
men have been ordered here for the
main events of the celebration to
augment city police county and coun-
ty officers in handling the crowds.
The Centennial program is being
financed by private funds, augment
ed by contributions from both the
city and the county. More than So
600 is being expended in staging the
event.
Mayor Henry T. Powell is. general
chairman of the Centennial under
taking, and serving with him on the
executive committee are Chairman
S. B. Rogers, of the Vance Board of
County Commissioners; j. H. Bird
gers, who originated and first sug-
gested the idea of the celebration
several years ago; Mrs. S. T. Peace,
representing the women of the com
munity, and one of the oldest fam
lies of the city and section; ana
Henry A. Dennis, editor of the Hen
derson Daily Dispatch.
Numerous committees are also ac-
tive in handling different parts Of
the program. Sam Afford is finance
chairman; Mrs. Edith O'Lary is chair
man of the spectacle committee: c. @.
Seifert, special events; Fred B. Hight,
publicity; J. w. Sanders, exhibits; J.
c. Kittrell, hospitality, and Rev. s.
C. ReaVis, homecoming.
Some five to seven hundred indi-
viduals are active in preparing for
various portions Of tfk program,
most of them in the Century OF Pro-
gress" pageant.
Relieve if or not. there are, ac-