ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS BEBytClTj
Colored Institute Suffers Heavy Loss In $25,000 Fire
Main Building Destroyed
With All Its Class Rooms
Auditorium and Music Quarters in That Structure;
School Work Will Be Resumed Monday by Using
Library, Gymnasium, Y. M. C. A., Other Space
Fire of undetermined origin, but
which started In the attic, destroyed
the administration building at Hen
derson Institute, a school for colored
children, here shortly after midnight
this morning. The loss, including the
building and its furnishings, was esti
mated today by Dr. J. A. Cotton, head
of the school, at around $25,000. It
wits the third dliaatrous fire the
tochnol has sustained in the last 15
years, and was the fourth fire of
consequence in the Henderson area
in as many days. The burned build
ing was partially insured, the exact
amount being undetermined today.
The building that was destroyed con
tained nearly all class rooms of the
Institute, together with iU auditorium,
the music department and the ad
ministrative offices. Very little was
saved, though students and others did
get out most of the records from the
office and dumped several pianos out
the doors.
Dr. Cotton said today that, despite
the serious handicap'imposed by the
fire arrangements would be made for
the resumption of class work next
Monday morning. The new gym-*
nasium. erected a year ago. will be(
pressed into service, as will the library
which adjourned the burned structure
but was undamaged, and also the Y.
M C. A building and other available
quarters. In this manner art effort
will be made to complete the work
of the present school term, which
has some six weeks or more yet to
run.
The property is owned and the
acluiol supported mainly by the Unit
ed Presbyterian Church of the North,
and is expected that, with insurance
available and such other funds as can
be gotten in hand, a new administra
tion building will be planned and
erected in time for the opening next
fall.
The Institutes enrollment is nearly
400. of which about 100 x.-t boarding
st ; dents. An ov>vv :'>>m the city
and county colored schools, mostly
children in the upper grades, are
cared for in school training by the
Institute, under an agreement with
city and county school authorities.
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Henderson
Grocery Company
Corner William and
Montgomery Sts.
pharmaceutical excellenence
The Logical Place
To have your prescriptions
dispensed is here.
Parker's Drug Store
The Rexall Store
Three Registered Pharmacists
and under that arrangement three in
structors nre furnished by State
funds. Iturnl children arc transported
from their homes in buses each school
day.
It was about 12:30 a. m. when the
alarm came in from the fire. Fire
men responded quickly, but by the
time they arrived and made their
water connections, the building was
burning fiercely, and there wa.‘ little
chance to save it. The dircct.on of
the wind carried the flames and the
sparks away from other buildings on
the campus, and firemen directed
their efforts largely to saving adjacent
property, including the library, which
was the building nearest to the burn
ing structure. It was not damaged.
The burned building was of frame
construction, and was one of the
structures erected when the school
was established here in 1893. It had
since been enlarged and extensively
repaired, however, and several years
ago the exterior was given a stucco
treatment. The school is more or less
a center for Negro activity In this
community, and has filled a big place
in the life of the colored people here
for many years.
Dr. Cotton said the building was
valued fct about $12,000, and that
equipment in it would probably
amount to about that much more.
Comparatively few people were at
tracted to the fire, probably due to
the hour, when most people had gone
to bed for the night, and the dis
tance from the main part of town.
W. S.GREEN STORE
LOOTED BY THIEVES
Quantity of Foodstuff Is
Taken by Robbers Who
Entered Last Night
Itobbcrs lust night entered the store
and flour mill of W. 8. Green In
South Henderson, adjoining the Vance
Mills property .and made away with
a quantity of groceries. Lard, cheese.
;ugar and other foods were the object
of the robbery, as such items as that
were missed, and in comparatively
small amounts. Several cartons of
cigarettes were taken.
Deputies J. L. Cash and G. N.
Tucker were called to the scene short
ly before 7 o’clock this morning when
the robbery was discovered as the
business was opened for the day. A
large crowbar had been taken ap
parently from railroad property near
by and the door prized off. The thieves
lhen helped themselves to what they
wanted.
Officers had little to work on today,
and no arrests hud been made early in
the forenoon.
LIONS VAUDEVILLE
AT THE STEVENSON
Will Be Given Next Wed
nesday and Funds Go to
Needy Children
The Lions' club vaudeville, which
will be staged at the Stevenson
theatre, Wednesday, March 23. In con
nection with the super-feature pic
ture. "The Champ," (This picture is
considered one of the season’s most
outstanding attractions. Starring Wal
lace Berry and Jacky Cooper,) prom
ises to be one of unusual entertain
ment value. You cannot afford to miss
this side splitting rip roaring comedy,
wiitten and performed by your local
Lions club.
Rabbi Wester will give you the
latest angles on marriage, which alone
is worth twice the admission. Chicken
Mixon will also give you a lecture on
the yps and downs of his life which
proves to be a scream.
Hon. Benjamin Bull Neck Moose
Face Hicks will do the announcing
throughout the performance.
Another added attraction will be a
comedy sketch by Waddell Gholson
and Bob Faulkner as tramps.
Sam Alford ‘‘the whiffle dust king.”
will endeavor to mystify you with a
few of his latest stunts in magic.
There are many other Important
ItenbcrarmßaUg Btapafri;
City Will Be Combed For
Jobs For The Unemployed
Unselfish Service
One of the finest things that Is
arising out of the unfortunate de
pression In America Is a new spirit
—the unselfish spirit of helping
fellow Americans.
In the War Against Depression
Campaign now bring waged by the
American Legion, the American
Federation of Labor .the Associa
tion of National Advertisers, liter
ally hundreds and thousands of or
ganisations all over America, are
cooperating to bring about just one
result—jobs for a million Ameri
cans.
SOWING TO FLESH
REAPS CORRUPT!
Subject of Sermon at Metho.
dist Revival; Rev. Mr.
Nelson Is Heard
Those who sow to the flesh will of
the flesh reap corruption, as the
Scripture says, declared Rev. D. E.
Earnhardt, the pastor, in his sermon
at the First Methodist church last
night in continuing the revival meet
ing now tn progress there. The ser
vice was attended by another large
congregation.
At the morning service today at
9:30 o'clock, the sermon was by Rev.
E. R. Nelson, Baptist minister, whose
text was from John 6:35, “I am the
bread of life.”
The pastor will preach again this
evening, when announcements are to
be made for the week-end and for the
Sunday services.
The subject last night was “Sowing
to the Flesh and of the Flesh Reaping
Corruption.” “Sowing implies aggres
sion.” the preacher said. Those who
•to evell are not content to go Into
their devcilmcnt alone. They are de
ermined to carry my boy and my girl
with them. If they are to land in
perdition they want plenty of com
pany. For that reason they are plant
ing the seeds of corruption among us.
They will strike the roses from the
checks of your innocent girl and leave
her to kill herself to find release from
her shame. They will gamble away
your last crust. They will trade you
jut of your fondest aspiration. I have
no confidence in the flesh. Without
•he grace of God we are below the
level of the brute.
“Flesh in the Scripture means hu
man nature apart from God. This
same human nature shot dice under
he cross glambiing for the robe worn
by the dying Christ. Have no surprise
’hereforc if the same human nature
carries on an orgy of devilment In
this community arid undermines every
church in town. Human nature cor
rupted and apart front find will dis
grace your home and then muzzle
every preacher in town daring them
*o open their months in defence of
common decency.
"The corruption spoken of is the
corruption of bodies, souls and in
ditutions and society. There is no
need for exposition on this point.
Every man in town knows that the
devil and his crowd will putrify every
thing they touch. Not only will they
•lo it they have done it. Men wear
tores on their bodies and scars on
their souls as standing monuments
to the purification of sin.
But here comes the cross. Jesus
invites the sinners, though vile to
itand under the blood. I see them
'oming by the thousands and their
leprosy spots arc cleansed as they ap
proach the fountain.”
Rev. Mr. Nelson, In his sermon this
morning, said Jesus gave bread for
the body and bread for the soul. He
brought light, life, peace, pardon,
bread, according to the human need.
Jesus saves men not to die today
but to live tomorrow, he said, adding
that St. Paul insisted that men are
saved in order to pass from the pre
sent bondage of sin.
"We may be saved also from the
by products of sin," he said, and “one
of these is anxiety. Jesus was troubled
but was complacent. God saves from
fear and timidity. Timid women and
backward men can be made hold and
powerful in righteousness. God saves
from doubt and supersititlon. If you
doubt you are a Christian, go to God
with your doubt, and he will make
you doubt your doubts. Superstition
will kill your faith, but faith In God
will kill your superstition.”
acts, such as banjo and uke solos,
singing and wise cracking through
the show.
This show is sponsored by the Hen
derson Lions club, and the proceeds
will go to the underprivileged children
of Vance county.—Reported.
Mendaiian heredity has been proven
to hold good in the case of mail over
and over again.
Charles Store
Ladlee’ fuH fashioned pure thread
silk chiffon and service weight
hose. -. Every pair sjq
guaranteed Oniy OtrC
This campaign is not seeking to
employ only Legionnaires or only
Union members. It la endeavoring
to hunt out the unfortunate jobless
Americans and to put them back to
«uork a regardless of color, creed or
party.
It’s a campaign that you and
every American should support.
And your reward? To light a fire
in just one cold hearth. That Is
sufficient reward for all of the ef
fort that can be put into this cam
paign.
Will you do your part by finding
jast one join- TODAY?
IDLE CONVICTS AT
GREYSTONE CAMP
Quartered at Old Structure
For Lack of Room Else
where In State
The State Prison convict camp at
the Greystone quarry of the Raleigh
Granite Company, which burned ear
ly Thursday, was used to house idle
prisoners for whom there was no
room at State Prison In Raleigh. The
camp was an old one. and until re
cently had been used for a force of
convicts employed in the quarry. None
of the prisoners escaped and none was
injured in the fire, which is said to
have started in a small guard house
near the main barracks which ac
commodated the prisoners. Informa
tion today was that the men kept
there were transferred to another,
camp operated by H.he State Prison;
near Durham, and gp*. to Raleigh, as
was understood Thursday.
George Ross Pou. superintendent of
State Prison, said that about 500 pri-.;
sonera were being maintained in i
these old camps because there was
nothing for them to do anywhere else.
“IT we had been able to go ahead
with the construction of the new pri
son plant as we had planned,” Mr.
Pou said, “wc would have been able
to take these prisoriers out of these
old camps. But for the time' being
there is nothing else for us to do
than to use these old camps.
HOW MUCH IS
too much:
If you are paying more for a service than
is necessary then you are paying TOO
MUCH.
* 4 *
Dig up your receipted bills for the last few months
covering lighting, cooking and refrigeration. What is your
average cost per month for this service? If your cooking
and refrigeration are done electrically through SEPARATE
meters you are probably paying too much. Our Combina
* tion Rate will, in most instances, afford exactly the same
service for considerably less money ... so don't pay more
than is necessary when the best there is can be had for less.
If yours is not an all electric home there is even more
reason why you should make a comparison of costs. In
your case i'. would not mean the same service for less
money, but more satisfactory service for less money. Why
such a statement? Because Electricity is not comparable
with any other fuel: No smoke or fumes; no blackened
utensils or smoke stained walls; no ashes, soot or residue
of any kind; no heat where it is not required; no waste
in foods as a result of excessive shrinkage.
Since electric service on our Combination Rate is bene
fiting others, why is it not reasonable to believe that it
will save money for you? If it will, you are paying TOO
MUCH for the service you are getting at present.
Residential Combination Service Rate
HOne of the lowest rates in the Caroiinas for combination
’uyhting, cooking and heating service.
CAROLINA
Power A Light Company
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SPEAKERS TO TELL
ABOUT THE PUNS
\
Will Appear In Churches
Sunday and at Club
Meets Next Week
RepresenDatives of the American
Legion, which is sponsoring the un
dertaking, and of other civic groups
cooperating, planned at a meeting
last night to comb the business and
residential sections of Henderson in
the next few days in search of jobs
for the scores of unemployed people
in the community who are anxious to
work but can find nothing to do. The
employment campaign is alsd to be
called to the attention of congrega
tions in the churches next Sunday
morning, and also again at various
club meetings in the city next week,
it was stated.
Representatives were present at the
meeting last night in the Henderson
Merchants Association quarters from
a number of civic groups. It was said
today that 122 persons had registered
for work, and that jobs had been
found for six.
Mayor Irvine B. Watkins presided
at the meeting last night, and, after
some discussion, it was decided to
place the residential sections in the
hands of ladies from the various or
ganizations, and to be under the
leadership of Mrs. J. W. Jenkins as
general chairman, and four captains,
as follows: First ward, Mrs. T. S.
Kittrell; second ward, Mrs. L. D. Wall;
third ward, Mrs. W. H. Fleming;
fourth ward. Mrs. R. C. Gary, all of
whom are members of the American
Legion Auxiliary. Under the captains
members of every organized group of
women in the city plan to work each
jlock systematically. Each person will
be given an opportunity to provide a
certain number of days of work, and
if they so desired may purchase
ticket books, which can be used to
pay for work.
Every organization having a meet
ing in the next few weeks is asked
-o have brought before it a speaker
who can explain in a few minutes the
plan adopted, so that all will be fa
miliar with the project. Telephone
calls to 205 or 581-J will bring such
a speaker, if there Is no one in the
organization familiar with the plan,
it is stated. It is expected to have
| FRIDAY, MARCH 18, lag ■,
Vance County As Whole
Well Within Its Budget
Three More Months of Fiacal Year Remain and E*
penditureg So Far $46384 of $61 t 639 Appropriat
ed; Unexpended Amount $17,482 on March 7
Wkh three months, or one-fourth,
of the fiscal year yet to run, Vance
county departments and institutions,
taken as a whole, are living Well -with
in their budgets, according to a com
pilation as of March 7, made public
today by G. W. Adams, county accoun
tant
Appropriations for strictly county
purposes amounted to $61,639.22, and
of that amount $46,884.62 has been
spent and there Is an unexpended
Bum of $17,482.39. Over-expensed items
amount to a total of $2,727.79, it was
shown in the report.
The report revealed that of the $31.-
429.97 appropriated In the general
fund, $22,184.59 has been spent with
$9,672.43 still left, and an over-ex
pended item of $427.05. No road fund
was appropriated, but an item of $2.-
300.74 has been expended, which re
presents an overdraft of that depart
ment and was for bills that were left
over and which had not been paid at
the time the State Highway Commis
sion took over the roads last July 1.
about three minutes devoted to the
subject in all of the churches next
Sunday morning. Speakers are to be
announced later.
It was said today that the public
is asked to remember that the Ameri
can Legion is not asking favors. This
is a patriotic and united endeavor
by all American people for the good
of all the people. United petion is the
only thing that will save the situation,
it is believed, since the country is in
a national emergency, the like of
which has not before been seen or
experienced in times of peace. No
citizen can say honestly that he is not
concerned. Neither can any one per
son or group change the situation,
not alone, but those active in the cam
paign believe that a million doing the
same thing at the same time can turn
this darkness into light.
It is made clear that the entire pro
gram in this campaign is to do simply
and directly the one thtng needed to
restore normal conditions. More than
7,000,000 are out of work. Many of
those millions, too, are said to be in
a condition of absolute destitution,
and many bordering on desperation.
Above all, they need jobs, not charity. |
The workers who will call upon every
citizen within the next two weeks are
giving their time freely to help find
and create jobs, and every individual
is asked to “do your bit and do it
now.”
of hC s9 9^J U, ' d a "
of $9,964.08, and has spent $"22571,
with an unexpended balance of 17'
637.38. In the salary fund the app^C
priations amounted to sl4 199y>
which $10,612.44 has been spent, wiS
$3,587.48 left. The health fund Wat
appropriated ip the sum of $6,047) 2s
and $4,460.15 of that amount has u..
spent, with $1,585.10 left.
The report also goes into muc L
greater detail In showing appropru
tions. expenditures and unexDemUs
sums. The $46,884.62 that has £
spent is several thousand dollars fe*.
than three-fourths of the years
budget, though three-fourths of the
fiscal year has elapsed. It would seem
from this that there is a prospect of
a surplus of some amount being saved
by the end of the fiscal year.
It was found that in eight genera
tions of the Bach family no less than
fifty persons showed eminence i n
music.
Stevenson
TODAY ONLY
GRETA
GARBO
“Mata Harr
—With—
RAMON NAVARRO
Added Comedy
Children .. J.. 10c; Adults lie
COMING
MONDAY TUESDAY
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—WALLACE BERRY
Coming Wednesday—‘‘The Champ”