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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
OLDEST HOUSE

Our oldest house standing today is
the present "keslcr Funeral Home
building. This WAS built around
1850 by an ancestor Of Miss Gusslc
Blacknail Of III City. AT that time
II stood where the present First
Baptist Church NV is, and the en-
tire block from Winder to Orange
md from Garnet to Chestnut was
lis yard. Facing Garnet Street.
in front of the house was a circular
driveway, with large lockwood BUSH
eS on each side, and our County His
torian says that if this could be re-
stored. the value of the City would
be greater firm a scenic standpoint.
than it is with the Post Office and
the many buildings that are there
now.
Around 1870. this was the home
of Col. A. b. Andrews. a grandson Of
John d. Hawkins of our County. At
that time Col. Andrews was general
superintendent of the Raleigh and
Castor Railway. One Of his sons is
Mayor of Raleigh t day. Later. for
many years. this place was the home
Of DH. John Hin Tucker, ST..
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
Part List Of
Churches Of
Vance Given
Six or More Denomi-
nations Represented in
Group Scattered Over
Area. .

The following is a list of the
churches in Vance county. with the
date of organization. | also have tn,
names OF the firSt pastors, and Other
items about them.
Baptist. Middlcburg 1881. Island
Creek 1920, Rock Spring 1885, Den
ter 1906, Poplar Creek 1886, Kittrc!I
1898, Oak Ridge 1873. New Bethel
1872. New Sandy Creek 1898. Carey
1883.
Methodist: AIiddleburG 1854, Drew
ciy 1922. Tabernacle 1912 (but there
was a meeting house there in 1T84p
Hargrove 1911. MarroWs Chapel 1925.
Herman 1858. Kittrell 1880. Cukes-
bury 1874.
Protestant (noW Nicthodist) Spring
Valley 1905. Harris Chapel 1857.
tnion Chapel 1929, Rehobeth 1928,
Antioch 1869, GiIlbWg 1894.
Presbyterian. YoUng's Memorial
1891, Nutbush 1857, St. Andrews
1912, BrookSton 1900.
congregational Christian: Fullers
Chapel 1900. Antioch 1895. Liberty
1888.
Episcopal: St. John 1854. Trinity
1914.
want histories of Tar River. Shoe
co, Spring Valley, Silver Springs.
MiddIcburg Episcopal, Flat Rock,
Rock Spring Methodist, Catholic, and
my others | have not mentioned.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28

ont western border OF the present
Eiranri!I. county was cut off into
Orange county, which. as the years
Went by, was cut up into many west
crn counties.
In 1864. a jail and court house for
old Granville county was started at
Harrisburg, which a the eastern
edge of OXford, but plans were
changed, and the buildings erected
at oxford, starting that city. Thei"
present court house was finished in
1910, which event they celebrated
with a Centennial in 1910. Soon after
the court house was moved to OK
ord, the eastern part of Granville
county claimed it was too far from
their homes, so, in 1888, this eastern
section was cut off, starting Butte
county.
Around 1880, this Butte county was
divided into Warren county, named
for General Warren, of Revolutionary
came, and into Franklin county, nam
ed for Benjamin Franklin.
BY 1880, the City of Henderson
had grown SO much that our Repre-
sentative at Raleigh asked that 9
iifA county nc IOllIltQ Will IltlIQVi
son as the county seat. The first plan
was to name it "Gilliam' after our
Judge Robert Gillian. (The old Gil
liam place is about six miles north
east Of Henderson, back of the pre-
sent Hunter SatterWhite place, ans
the old house burned a few months
| ago). The Gillian name did not ge'
enough support, so the name OF
"Dortch' a suggested, hoping to
get the support of the delegates from
the east, as he was from that sec
ton. This, too, failed.
. Then they changed to "Vance", for
u wartime governor, ZebulOr
Baird Vance, who was also that year
a retiring senator. This carried thu
proposition overwhelmingly, and ;
vote was ordered in the affected dis
trict.
Previous to this election, lawyers
and prominent men Of Oxford heic
many meetings, and did much speak
ing against the proposition, but thC
vote, l am told, was about 1891 II
favor of the new county, with oniy
- voting against it.
This new Vance county was about
three-fourths from Granville county
with small sections in the east anC
south from Warren and Franklin
counties.
The Henderson Centennial is, il
part, a celebration of the sixtieth an.
niversary Of the forming of Vance
county.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
FIRST MAYOR

am told that Henry BUrWell was
our first mayor. He was living here
before 1884, so this is probably true.
The first record book in cur present
Clerks Office starts in December,
1855, at which time Lewis II. Kittle
was Mayor, c. H. Wyche, Treasurer.
VIM. H. Rowland, Secretary, Hardy
Harris, Town Constable, DR.. George
". Rowland and George l. Reavis
Commissioners. George Reavis NOV
ed away, so A. II. Alley was appoint
ed a commissioner in his place,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
GOLF COTRSF

This community has an excellent
golf course located on the old Brodie
plantation just west of Henderson.
James Hawkins Brodie was the
moving spirit in the establishment of
this recreational center and gave
very gener, usly of his means and
time to this enterprise. Today a
modern country club is located on
the golf course and is a center of
many social events held in this sec
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
H LOUGHLINS

David Castillo Loughlin, Sr. visit
ed our city to attend a wedding,
which resulted in his moving here
IN 1890. He was of English origin
with an ancestry for several genera
tons back. having been bareback
riders" Here he built a ring barn
and training quarters, as the chill
dren grew up they were trained in
the same profession. With result.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
Over 5000
Children In
The Schools
1,758 White and 2,O71
Colored in r ura |
Schools of Vance:
Origin of Education in
County Briefly Traced

In We olden days, following a Gus
tom brought over from England.
tutors or g~OVernesseS were engaged
by each prominent family to teach
the children in the home. These us
uallV taught some Of the children of
the poorer families in the neighbour
hood. Also often children were sent
to their kinspeople to go to the
schools at that home. This custom
was continued down to around 1900.
The public school system was
started about 1870 in North Carolina.
In 1912, John Bullock. of Williams
boro, was elected president of the
board of school directors in Gran
Vile, Sc he probably is our first
'coUnty superintendent. During tho
next eighty years, small one or two
teacher schools were scattered over
the county, but these have 10Y been
consolidated into high schools, to
which the children are brought by
trucks.
The State of North Carolina now
has aiken over the support Of the en-
tire school system Of the State.
Mlddleburg high school has eleven
teachers. Townsville high school has
nine teachers. Dabney high school
has thirteen teachers.
Zeb Vance high school has eleven
teachers. Aycock high school has
twelve teachers.
The total enrolment of the county
schools today is 1883 white, 2,O7l
colOred children.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
EARLY RACING

Around l890-l900, Wesley w.
ReaVis lived back of the present
"Charles Store building, and was a
dealer in fine horses. He had a
white stallion named Henry Ward
Beecher', which was quite a fast
t%rotter, and who won a lot of races
at the State Fair at Raleigh, and
races at other tracks in this section.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
County Was
Formedback
In Year 1881
City Of Henderson
Grew so Rapidly Leg
islature Was Prevailed
on To Make 1t County
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28
GREYHOUND DOGS

On North Garnett street are two
iron foreground dogs. All my life
| have heard that these dogs run to
the fire every time they hear the fire
bell
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-06-28

ton as it is reached. And they sell
1t at the rate of 200 to 800 piles per
hour.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Switzer, Sr,
son Bill, and friend Bob O'Donnell
OF Owatonna, MINI, drove into
Spokane Sunday morning to spend
the day in the city.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Two Given
One Year Sentence

William w. Drake and Ashley j.
Carr, Troy, received one year in
the state prison at Deed Lodge on
plea of guilty of grand larceny
in district court here last Friday.
Both men we're picked up a short
time ago for stealing powder from
mine near Troy.
L. B. McCracken, the third man
arrested, was arraigned on the same
charge but pleaded not guilty. He
was placed under $500 bond. Smith
McNeill of Troy was appointed by
the court to act as his counsel
Thomas D. Long acted as the coun-
sci for the others, being appointed
by the court. .
The two prisoners were taken to
Deer Lodge Monday morning by
Sheriff Frank Baney, Troy Police
Chief Martin Swanson and Mrs.
Baney
The remainder of the court term
was taken up with preliminary pro-
bate and civil matters. Judge Dean
King presided.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31

Douglas Saunders visited here
with his mother, Mrs. Webb Napier,
last week. He left Saturday for
Camp Murray to resume his duties
with the army.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Naughty Susie
Moved Far Awoy

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK. <
Old Susie and her three cubs no
longer roam the Going -the-Sun
Highway in Glacier National Park
endangering park visitors. Susie was
trapped this week by park rangers
and with her cubs moved to re-
mote section of the park where she
will have to root for herself and her
cubs instead of begging from auto
mobiles. q
Susie first made the headlines
when she showed up early this
spring along the highway west Of
Logan Pass with her triplet cubs, but
when tourists began to fondle and
tease her cubs she turned mean
and inflicted injuries on several per-
sons who required medical atten-
ton, thus making more news.
She will have a long walk to get
back to civilization and park Of
ficials believe that she will not at
tempt such a trek with her young
cubs.
The Punishment of Susie and her
attractive cubs to a remote section
Of the park where visitors will nc
longer be able to see her. says SUI
perintendent d. S. Libbey, is just
another instance. where the failure
|of visitors to heed warning signs
not only deprive other visitors o.
seeing interesting bears, but also
has resulted in injuries to innocen
visitors who encountered Susie.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Three Reasons
Why The kootenoi
Is Muddy

There seems to be a difference OF
opinion in some quarters regarding
the cause for the muddy condition
of the Kootenai river at this time.
Last week this newspaper quoted
George H. Duvendack, administra-
tive assistant of the Kootenai Ma
tional Forest, who advanced as an
explanation the condition of large
areas of burned over forest lands
in Canada. He maintained recent
rains had started heavy erosion on
those lands and that the top soil
was being carried into the Kootenai
Deputy Game Warden Darlington
thought he had different explana-
ton. He said a company was car
rying on dredging operations at TT
Steele and that he was convinced
that was the cause of the muddied
condition of the river.
Grover Anderson of Gateway has
a third explanation. Mr. Anderson
wrote this newspaper and said
i am writing this letter to ex-
plain the cause why the Kootena
is so muddy. I don't want to dis
pute Mr.. Duvendack. His theory is
all right, too.
THE East Kootenai Light anc
Power Company is flushing ou'
their storage pond on the Bull river
The sediment and debris fill up tht
pond to such an extent that ii wa:
going into the penstock and caus
ing trouble in the wheels. wa!
told there were thousands Of ton:
of this milky like. substance going
through the gate And from thu
Bull river into the Kootenai
Thus we have three perfect,
good explanations for the phenome
non of muddy Kootenai at thi
time of the year. Take your choice
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Sondpoint s
Libby 0

The Standpoint Tigers clawed
Libby badly and more firmly fixed
themselves on the top Of the Idaho
Montana league by administering a
6 to 0 shut-out to the Libby team
at Standpoint last Sunday Two
pitchers, Olson and Won Duden,
worked for Standpoint, both with re-
markable success, and Libby was
allowed a scant four hits. Mean
while Brown, Libby chucker,
pitched a nice game, allowing nine
hits but tanning nine also, Field
ing support was a bit erratic and
only three of Sandpoint's runs were
earned. With this win Standpoint
virtually cinched the championship
Of the league and also left the rest
Of the teams in three-Way tie for
second place. Libby travels to Sa-
gle next Sunday and then returns
to the home field on August 10 for
the last scheduled game OF the
league season.
A movement is gathering momen-
tum among the sponsors and fans
of both baseball and softball to
work out a scheme for lighting the
local athletic field A few fans who
went to Standpoint last Sunday were
amazed to see the fine condition of
that field and also that it was
equipped with lights for night ball.
We won't be surprised to see the
Libby Recreation Park blossom out
next spring with fine lighting
equipment and greatly improved
field. With the enthusiasm gaining
as it is, something is sure to hap
pen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Much Activity at
Insulation Mine

The Universal Zonolite Insulation
Company mine is busy place these
days. There is growing demand
for the company's product and a
great deal of it is going into build
lngs being put up for defense pur-
poses, such as airplane factories,
says John Myers, local manager.
One order received this week calls
for 20 carloads of the mineral, most
OF which will be distributed
throughout the Middle West. Ad-
dltional men have been added tc
the payroll recently, about 35 now
being employed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
State Man
Investigates
Game Matters
Spends Week in County
Gathering Information for
Future Activities.
TO CONFINE WORK TO
PRACTICAL PROJECTS

]. A. Parsell, chief of the Robin
son-Pittman activities in Montana
left Libby Monday morning after
spending a week in Lincoln county
making a preliminary survey Of big
game conditions.
During the time spent here Ar.
Parsell covered the greater part
of the territory and has drawn sew
eral conclusions which will be used
in the organizing of staff to study
game problems.
Mr.. Parsell said he found only
one serious condition in this county
and that is the range condition a.
the Graves creek region. The ranoE
is seriously overfed, the deer hay-
ing eaten all of the usual feed, have
now started on the feed that they
would ordinarily not touch. He saA
that both deer and elk are reluc-
tant to move from their home
ranges.
According to Mr.. Parsell, restora-
ton work will take up the main
part Of the program. One Of the
first steps will be the placing 0f
adequate sailing plans on the high
summer ranges. He said he saw
hundreds of deer on this trip that
were in the loWlands where they
absolutely shouldn't be, at this time
of the year.
MIR. Parsell said it was his opin-
ion, after checking, that the game
department should throw open the
winter range section Of the Wolf
creek game preserve, in order 10
keep the game off that particular
section as long as possible. In this
manner they will be able to come
back to the range during the dead
/ Of winter when they should be feed
] ing there rather than eating UP ev-
erything during the fall
Thr gentleman said he -seriUnslJ
questioned whether elk should b
propagated in this section. He b.
lieves that the deer are better fol
this section and that elk constitute
very definite problem to farmer
when they become too numerous
He gave as an example the SkAl-
!. kaho region where he estimated Z
4 total of 800 head OF elk, 500 d
. which ate off private lands during
Y the past winter thus raising prob
:. lem that becomes more serious ev-
: cry year.
d Mr.. Parself stated that the pur
pose OF this survey and the wori
n to be done will be to give something
e to the public that will be practica
G and that will help in keeping thu
q wildlife always here for the bene-
7 fit of the people. In the very neal
|. future more intensive work will b.
! done, a census of wildlife taken ane
q material planned for practical man
agement. Study will be larg'
Q part Of the program and Mr.. Par
y sell emphasized the fact that Their
e will be no hasty conclusion
s. reached everything will be thor
oughly sized up and facts obtaine.
n first.
} Several men will be sent in her
n this winter who will get started Of
the project and the following win
ter larger crew will 60 to work
Mr.. Parsell will also spend quite
bit of time in this locality super
viSlnr the work
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
No Increase
Here In Old
3
Age Pensions
State Asks Larger
Sums Be Paid But
County Short of Funds.
RAISED AVERAGE TO
$40 MONTHS AGO

The newspapers of recent days
have been carrying an item from
the state welfare board recommend
ing that counties increase the
amounts paid in old age pensions.
When asked concerning what action,
il any, was being taken by Lincoln
county In response to that request,
Paul Church, county manager OF
the department of public welfare,
said no increases could be paid
here. Some monthes ago the coun-
ty increased payments in this re-
spect so as to average $40 month.
No more than that can be paid, he
said, for the very good reason that
the county even now has been UNI
able to keep up its share of old age
assistance and is in debt to the
state in that respect.
A circular recently sent out by
the state board Of public welfare
says.
AT a meeting of the State Board
of Public Welfare held today, the
Board considered the increase of
Old Age Assistance and requested
all counties to make such increase
in conformity with laws enacted by
the last Legislative Assembly. An
increase in appropriation Of $780,
10000 was made with this object in
view, and additional funds were
provided to supplement county poor
funds
These increases cannot lawfully
be made by flat changes by the
Board-either in the form of per-
centage or by adding fixed sums to
individual grants. Old Age As
sistance grants must be based on
the need OF the recipient This Il
required BY both the Federal So
cial Security Act and the Publi<
Welfare Law. All County Welfare
Departments OF the State have beer
requested to review old age assist.
ance grants in accordance with the
need OF the individual, taking into
consideration the resources that the
respective counties may have tt
meet their shares.
Since the Federal Government
contributes so per cent Of the
amount paid in old age assistance
any increase must be approved BY
the Social Security Board. Further
the present test case now pending
in the Montana Supreme Court may
affect the amount available to TIL.
various counties. For those rea
sons the Board cannot at this tim,
determine or fix the amount of in
crease.
The Board believes that presen
grants are too low and that the ris
ing cost of living makes it almos
impossible for these aged people t
live and that the allowances mus
be increased with the least possibl
delay.
The Public Welfare Board viii
devote its best efforts toward thi
end in order that increased grant
may be accomplished as quickly a
possible.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
NYA Helpers
Wanted at Hatchery

Graham Caldwell, superintendent
of the Libby fish hatchery, issued
call for young men between the
ages of II and "a to apply for NYA
work at the hatchery.
Much landscape work is being
done out there by members of this
group and several places are now
vacant. Those who apply must be
out of school.
The work is not heavy and the
amount of pay is fairly good for
the type of labor. Applicants are
advised to apply at once.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Beavers Build Dam,
Create 80-Acre Pond

Our Lincoln county beavers are
pretty good dam builders but they
will have to expand their operations
if they hope to equal the records OF
their cousins in ole Mississippi.
Down in Kemper county, Miss,
an ambitious colony Of beavers built
a dam 1000 feet long. The dam,
which is three times longer than a
football field, damned ur Black
water creek and created an 8O-acre
pond.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Send Special
Edition Far and Wide
The Kootenai is outl

The Kootenai is out
The special edition which you
will find with your paper is pub
Ished with the idea of rounding up
various stories and scenes and
making them available to those who
wish to show folks from other sec
tons of the country just what a
beautiful place Lincoln county
really is.
Notice the odor of the paper 1t
was sprayed with pine oil and is in
keeping with the green ink which
denotes the greenness that nature
has placed all around us.
Extra copies of this special edi--
ton are available at the Western
News office at five cents per copy
to those who care to send them to
friends and relatives.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Single Mill
At Troy
Destroyed by Fire

TROY, July 29.-Fire completely
destroyed the single mill Of the
Montana Made Single Co, owned
by Ed. Fanslow, Thursday after
noon.
Origin of the fire was unknown,
although it apparently started IN q
pile of shingles, spreading to the
building which was blazing IN q
few minutes. The fire department
was unable to save the building
The property was insured.
Mr.. Fanslow, who is waiting fol
insurance adjustment, hopes to star
re-operating soon, although hi
plans are indefinite.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
The standings are as follows:

The Lions and A. r. Of l.. will
meet this evening in another league
game and Saturday evening the
Helphrey team will play the Mite