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ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS SERVICE Christian Conference Three Days Next Week Eastern North Carolina Churchmen Meet at Liberty Church at Epsom; Prominent Leaders of Denomina tion To Speak During Three-Day Meet Delegates from th e'erritory ropre. sen ted aie expected to attend in large numbers the lU~!b annual session oi , the Eastern North Carolina Christian Conference, which wil Ibe held at Lib erty Chnstian church at Epsom, or the Vancc-Pranklin county -hne or Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday o next week November 22. 23.'24. Sumi of the most piumincnt leaders in the denomihatrfon ujll atAerid the con ferece and speak. , The first session will be held Tue day mornmg at 10.30 o'clock, witi Rev K A WWhi’ten. pastor of th* Pirst Christian church in Henderson I In charge of the devotionals. Th* pastor of Liberty church. Rev. S. E Madren, will make the address of wei come, which will bo responded to b Rev. T Fred Wright. The annul lermon will then be pleached by th president of the conference. 7 Various committee chairmen wi jrport on the activities of the confe ifnce during the past year at differ ent times during the three.day cor Mention, including stewardship, rel gious literature. social reform an Evangelsm Reports from variot churches in the conference will al: be heard. Delegates to the general conventioi of the denomination will be a speci girder Wednesday morning, and will t Jollowcd by a report on foreign mi lons by Rev. Mr. Whitten and a address on “Our Mission,” by Re J. O Atkinson, of Elon College, mi sion secretary. Dr. L. E. Smith, pr sident of Elon College, will speak o “Our College' ar the Wcdnesdr morning session, while ine orphanap will be given that afternoon b ’Ch arles D. Johnson, superintended < I the institution, located at Elon. Following is the complete progra’ for the conference: FIRST DAY—NOVEMBER 22 Morning Se*ud<»i 10 30 Call to order by the president Song service. * 10:45 Devotional service Rev. F. A. Whitten. 11:00 Enrollment of ministers an delegates. 11:15 Address of welcome Rev. S E Madren. _11:25 Response to address of wt feme —Rev. T Fred Wright ? 11 35 Report of the Executive Cor Vlttee. J 11 40 Annual sermon President c Conference. 12 30 Adjournment. Afternoon Seaalon v 130 Sung service—Geo. M. M r Cullers. t 140 Devotional service—-Rev. T 1. Howard. . *1:50 Enrollment of ministers an' delegates. 2:00 Report of Committee on S'ew BARGAIN ROUND TRIP THANKSGIVING FARES, Between AU Points On The 4 SEABOARD And Southeastern Territory Alto Washington, D. C. Tickets Sold November 22.23 And Morning Trains 2tth [ Limited To Leave Destination Returning Before Midnight November 28th Stopovers—Hag gage Checked 25 Percent Reduction In l’ullnu»a Farrs For Information See Agent H E. PLEASANTS. DPA Raleigh, N. C Phone 2700 505 Odd Fellows Building Seaboard AIK LINE AAII.WAV » For Rent We have a number of desirable houses for • rent. Modem, good locations, and reasonable. Let us show them to you. Henderson Loan & Real Estate Company 1 4 . Phone 139-J. ' M’ ‘< J • ardship—Rev J. C. Cummings 2.20 Report of Committee on Reli gious Literature —Rev, H. E. Crutch field. Discussion. 2:40 Report of Committee on Social Reform —Rev. Herbert Scholz. Discussion. 3:00> Report of Committee on Evan gelism-Rev. J. E. Franks. Discussion. ... . 3:20 Reading of Church Letters. 3 45 Report of Committee* on En. ertalnment. 4 00 Adjournment SECOND DAY—NOVEMBER 23 Morning Session 9:30 Song service—Geo. E. Me 9:40 'Devotional service Rev. J E. Franks. 9:50 Reading minutes of previou day. 10:00 Reading of Ministerial report' 10:15 Report of Treasurer-W. J. Ballentine. 10:30 Election of Delegates to Gen ial Convention. 10:45 Report of Committee on For 'ign Mission Secretary. 11:30 Report of Committee on Edu. nation—Rev. E. M. Carter. X Discussion. 11:15 "Our College"- Rev. L. E tmith. president Elon College. 12:15 Miscellaneous business. 12:30 Adjoui nmnet. Afternoon Session 1:30 Song service-Geo. M. Me 7ulle:-s. 1:10 Devotional service—tßev Henry Hilliard. 1:50 “Our Orphanage”t -Chas D ohnson. supt. 2:15 Report on ‘Woman's Work diss Margaret Alston. 2:30 Report of Committe on Fi nance- Hen. K. B. Johnson. 2:45 Report of Committee on Ap •ointments. Prof. L." L. Vaughan. 3:00 Report of Special Commit’ee. 3:15 Report of Committee on Music Geo. M. McCuilers. 3:30 Report of Committee on Sun lay School and Christian Endeavor H. C. Stephenson. Discussion. 4:00 Miscellaneous business and ad journment. THIRD DAY-NOVEMBER 24 Morning Session 9:00 Song service—Geo. M. MtCul 'ers. 9:40 Devotional service—Rev. J. A Denton. 9:50 Reading of minuses of previou day. 10:00 Report of Committee on Home Missions—Rev. T. Fred Wright. 10:30 Licensure or ordination of candidates for the minister}*. 11:00 Reports of Special Commit tees. 11:15 Miscellaneous business. 11:30 Reading of minutes of thf day. • li:3s>CJ<ißtrig< devotional - service ll Hey., J. j. Johnson .* 12’fOO- Adjournfhetit* ■< v ,*. TO BURY MR. SPAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON Funeral services for the late John Fain Spain, who died Friday morn ing at his home near Middleburg, will be held Sunday ifternoon instead of this afternoon, it was announced to day. A change was made in plans for the funeral. The services will he at Middleburg Methodist church at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with in terment in the Middleburg cemetery, and the pastor. Rev. P. D. Woodall, will be »n charge. Within five years Russia hopes to have her economics developed so tar, that only goods required for th* l com pletion of her production are to be imported. *{jnttersrm Soily Srapnfrl) Probing St. Lawrence Pact FSBEHMKi - 1 *■* . mBK - •WrS ■ lT <1 *-W J , , u .a., as n peeped .niu the committee chamber at Washington win re solons are conducting a probe into the St. Lawrence waterway Pact with Canada. Senator William E. Borah, of Idaho (center), chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator Robert La I-ollette. of Wisconsip. are shown as thev listened intently to Peter G. Ten Eyck, president.df the New York State Waterways Asso ciation. give his reasons for opnosing .he ratification of the treat'- Tobacco Market Passes 8,200,000-Pound Figure Week's Average of $13.11 Puts Season Price Still Fur ther Above Last Week's Season Level; Market Take Two Days Next Week for Thanksgiving Sales on the Henderson tobacco market this week passed the eight million pound figure for the season, and saw the price average rise still higher than the season level at the end of last week. Sales for the week were 1.574.710 for 2066.525.86. for an average of $13.11 per hundred pounds, which brought season totals to 8.023.638 pounds, sell ing for $1,038,417.52, at an average price of $12.9-1 per hundred. That was five cents a hundred pounds higher than at the end of last week. At the end of the eighth week of the season last year the market had sold 800.000 pounds more than at this date this year, but money paid out so far this season is nearly $200,000 mor than last year, with the season average 3 1-4 c< nts a pound higher this year. Last Monday’s sale of 420,666 pounds was the biggest for any one day this year, and even then large quantities were left over as the mar ket blocked. The Monday sale brought in $60,466.06 and tne average price was $14.37 per hundred pounds. Tues day's sale amounted to 347.8 M pounds while on Wednesday the market sold 329.174 pounds for an average of sl3.- First Fall Story Hour Library Well Attended The first story hour of the fall was well attended at the H. Leslie Perry 1 Memorial Library yesterday afternoon ! In spite- of the rain one hundred ' twenty-two children | gathered in the assembly room to 1 hear Mrs. John Ijee Wester tell In-’ dian stories. Mrs. Wester in her tai'- ’ ented manner delighted the children with two Indian folk tales. Between the stories some of lhe new books' about Indians were shown to the girls and. boys. The story hour series always starts I the Friday of Book Week. This year the idea of Young America's Book Parade -the theme for Book Week is being carried out in the story hour. Stories about different periods of Am-, erican history are being featured The Indian stories told yesterday will be 1 followed the next four Fridays by i Colonial, Revolutionary, pioneer and Parrot tever Contracted From Handling Sick Pel By LOGAN CLENDENING, M. D. THE RECENT Illness of Senator Borah's wife Again has drawn atten tion to the danger of parrot fever. Thia Is a disease much like Influenza. ___________ which occurs In B human beings, ts due to a germ, and ts caught from sick parrots or i>arakeeta. The disease has been known to medical sci ence since 1879 The ttrst epidem ic described was In 8w 11 zerland. Three weeks aft er the arrival of a a h I p m ent of parrots Into the ——— -—: tittle town of Dr. (Jendening Uster, Switzer land. the disease broke out. Seven persons were af flicted and three died. Not much was heard of the disease In the United States until 1923. In this year an epidemic was described in Philadelphia. The first patient received an African parrot In July. 1928. The bird appeared to have a cold. The owner nursed lit’ allowed It to take food from her month, fon dled it and kissed It. This ;« the ’ usual way in which the due-jy ie i 44 per hundred Sales the past week were a quarter of a million pounds higher than the previous week and amounted to the largest volume for any single week of the season so far. Another big break is looked for Monday, with offerings tapering; off from Jhen on the remainder of the week, in view of the usual double holi day on Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. The crop that will be handled on the local market is be lieved to be from 60 to 75 percent marketed, though many more heavy sales are looked for up to th*- Christ mas holidays. No announcement has been made of the probable closing date for the Christmas season. “The Henderson tobacco market is keeping up its reputation both In pounds and averages." C. F. Tanker sley, Sr., sales supervisor, said today “For the week we sold 1.574,710 pounds, average $13.10. money $206.- 5,25-86. To date the market has sold 8.023.638 pounds, average $12.91, money $1,038,117.52. To this date in 1931. 8,- 830.526 pounds, average $9.65, fnoney $852,554.58. All floors are cleared for another week of only three days. The good grades are in demand, medium and common grades are about the Now is the time to sell." Civil War stories. Attractive red; white and blue tickets have been print cd and are given to the children for each story hour. A number of the children who attended the story hour yesterday got their tickets for next Friday. Others who wisli to attend the story hour may obtain tickets from the desk at the library. During the week a number of the school children have visited the, li brary by grades while others have come alone in the afternoon to see the displays, the jnew posters and brouse among the new books. Around fifty children have joined the library for the first time and others have cards to join. The new books for the children of all ages are particularly attractive this year. books will be kept for display through today and may be taken out Monday. transmitted. Tn August. the patient was taken sick with a severe head ache and fever. Symptoms of pneu monia developed with abdominal dis tention—the typical picture of the disease. Psittacosis, or parrot* fever, 1r caused by the bacillus psittacosis, first described In 1893. The symp toms in Infected birds are discharge from the nose and general droopi ness. During recent epidemics most • of the birds have cotne from South America. In Cordoba. Argentina, which la the center tor the parrot and parakeet trade, a great many cases were seen in July. 1929. In human beings the disease usu ally appears in aixmt eight or tea days after eximsure. I’ may start with a chill ami an achy feeling, fol lowed by definite signs of pneumo nia and intestinal disturbance. The disease lasts about « month or six weeks. Relapses occur. Curiously enough. It does not seem to ba con tagious from man io man. The lesson Involved is obvious It is. of course, natural for an owner to want to comfort and fondle n sick pet., but with parrots and parakeels this is dangerous Few cases occur simply from having ’he blrdfj I:* the house but. of course, in case th-y be. come sick with the symptoms men tioned shove, it Is mus 1 a kfer to re rnyve ORPHANAGE GIFTS ►DUE THANKSGIVING State Association Asks Us ual One Day's Income For Institutions Letters and circulars have been broadcast to Individuals, churches and other groups throughout the State by the North Carolina Orphan Asso ciation requesting one day’s income for. the orphanage of the donor’s choice, at this Thanksgiving season. Thursday of next week is Thanksgiv ing day, and in some of the churches special services will be held that day, with the offerings going to the or phanage. as usual. The appeal this year comes in the midst of pressing need on the part of these institutions, which are . caring for several thousand homeless chil dren. The State association represents all of the homes, including church and fraternal, and those who gave are asked to send their contributions to the orphanage of their choice. Citizens of the State are asked to the dignity and demand of the hour by each doing their level best to swell the orphanage treasuries at Thanks giving. Pastors of churches, Sunday school superintendents, city, county and State officials, lawyers, doctors, business men, lodge officials, com munity clubs, fa r mers and house wives. wageearners and all other classes of the citizenship are request ed to enlist in the effort to brine comfort and confidence to those into whose care the lives and destinies of thousands of North Carolina children’ I have been placed. Thanksgiving is one of the “special days” which, during recent years, comes to North Carolinians freighted with the spirit of good-will, of cheer fulness. of happy greetings fragrant with friendship tha means service where service may be needed. A gen erous spirit has been manifested to ward the various orphan homes of the State yid the North Carolina Orphan Association once again renews its Ap peal for liberal offerings for these beneficent institutions during the ap proaching Thanksgiving period. On or before Thursday, November 24, the day set apart by the President of the United States and the Governor of North Carolina for prayer and thanksgiving, every high-hearted cit izen of the State is requested to con tribute the income of a DAY to the orphanage of his or her choice. EARNHARDTTALKS 10 KIWANIS CLUB Contest on Henderson 20 Years Ago Also Feat, ure of Meeting With an attendance of 83 percent of the memoersnip, and with the pro gram in charge of W. R. Turner, T. W. McCracken and S. J. Lane, the Kiwanis club heard a talk last night by Rev. D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the First Methodist church on “The Holy Catholic Church ” A contest taht was staged had to do with stores in Henderson 20 years | ago and their location, with membeis I recalling interesting bits of history about the city as far back as that, j The club had M. W. Wester as a guest • in addition to the speaker. The term “holy catholic church" has I reference to the church universal, Rev. Mr. Earnha.dt said. Men can | not see this enurrh. he said, except i from the inside. Outside critics are of necessity incompetent. The church is outwardly divided but there is an inward unity. Tne various meet m the hymn book in that they sing the same hymns. They meet in the Bible and they meet in Christian experience. Though they profess different creeds in actual experience they have one creed. This is the creed of Jesus and consists in three statements of be lief: 1. The preeminence of God; 2. i The oneness of God’s people; 3. Spiritual power. The churches have a two-fold purpose: Making bad men good and good men better. STOLENAUiOAND THIEF RETURNED Harry Lampson Brought Back From Massachu, Setts, Held for Court Harry Lampson was held in default of SSOO bond for superior court when given a hearing before Recorder T. S. Kittrell today on a charge of the theft of T. P. Gholson’s, automobile a week ago today. Lantpsott was ap prehended in his home town in Mas sachusetts and was brought back here by Sheriff J. E. Hamlett. ’ The car had been dismantled to some extent by the stripping of the' spare tire, bumpers and other accessories, ap parently to buy gas along the way. Lampson pleaded guilty to the theft Dock Tucker and Robert Tucker were tried for hunting out of season and judgment was suspended on pay ment of the costs for both. Joe Roberson was declared not guilty of the charge of &n assault on a woman. Abraham Lincoln was postmaster of »New Salem, 111. from 1833 to 1835. • * Agriculture is- in Prance of more importance for the economics of the nation than industry. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, SALES TAX SEEMS GROWING IN FAVOR ’ (Oontinuec from Page One ) addition to the State's regular income iax. w r “I believe that most of the people in North Carolina, certainly in East ern North Carolina, are perfectly will ing to have a general sales tax and I am finding more and more who be lieve that it is the best tax that can be levied at the present time,” said John L. Skinner, of Littleton. Warren county, secretary of the State Asso ciation of County Commissioners, and iii close touch with sentiment thro ughout Eastern North Carolina. “Two years ago most of the people in the easj # favored a so-called luxury tax. that placed most of the tax on cig arettes and tobacco instead of a gen eral sales tax. But these now see that the so-called luxury tax would tax still more heavily their principal crop -•tobacco. So they are now turning over to the general luxury tax as the better of the two.” . Most observers here however be lieve that in order to get anything like the new revenue needed, the 1933 General Assembly will have to enaql a combination of both the general and luxury tax. since neither alone will provide anything like the new re venue desired Even without attempt ing to pay the accumulated deficit ol $11,865,000 out of income, it is agreed that the 1933 General Assembly will have to find approximately $10,000,-. 000 in new revenue in order to re move the 15 cents property tax and maintain the various State depart ments and institutions on anything like their present basis. There are some, of course, who maintain that the present 15 cents property tax is not excessive' or- op pressive, and that in the long run.it will cost the people of the State much less than a sales tax. These also con tend that, through the exercise of proper economy, the Stae could run for the next two years without adding an ynext taxes and without increas ing any now in effect. This thought is reflected more in the cities and larger towgs through the Piedmont western part of the State where the population is greater and hence where a sales tax would be felt more heavily. Present indications are that this group will be In the minority in the General Assembly, where the rural and agricultural sections are usually •dn the ascendency. How large a general sales tax wi? be necessary the produce $10,000,000 a year in new revenue, provided U a*, much »s needed? ? <>» less than 'i two per cent m m tax on gross sales and all incomes, in addition to the State’s regular income tax with perhaps a five ner cen*. sales tax on selected commodities in addi tion to the two per cent tax accord-; ding to reliable opinion here. During the 1931 General Assembly. Commissioner of Revenue A J. Max well estimated that the one per cent general sales tax proposed then would not yield more than $5,000,000 a year. On the basis of the amount of bust ness at the present time, a oe per cent general sales tax would not pro duce more than $4,000000 a year,, if that much Mr. Maxwell said today. "The two per cent general sales tax In Mississippi is producing slightly less than $200,000 a month or about $2,000,000 a year," Mr. Maxwell point ed out. "I should say that in North Carolina, under present conditions, a ■two per cent general sales tax of the sort in effect In Mississippi would yield MWffeeta -nOOO,OOO and $8,000,000 a ye«Lr fti although it might ■be /tfeHsMeratrty less than that How This Bank Grows Last week a depositor brought in a neigh bor and introduced him at this bank. new account resulted. This is a typical illustration of how this bank grows. To customers who recommend thi> i»ar.i' to their friends and associates, we de. ne to express our sincere thanks and appre ciation. It is always our endeavor t” conduct the kind .of a bank that dtp*’: i J ” ! will be glad to recommend. Citizens Bank & Trust Company Henderson, N. C, Capita] and Surplus $500,000.00 STARS TO AK ON THEATRE 8111 Famous Movie R a a, s<.„ •« enton Next Week Heeding the , public so: Huh. 4 ' •r. *.he Stevenson th -a ane* of ; lfc . , ' tk by internaTonally ~k b . ’- - appear. Tne ;i to open on Mundj> .. to vne legulai run for three day- Special atlentio!. . , . fact that th’ in mu - ranged to put < n a day. from 2 t<, 3 h p. m , duung a it,. . will be a special j : n -all. Heading the f.,;’, t , Features vaudtviih „ . , featured players of , y .. film "What Price G. y, ‘ Wilson, who ait- «>!f.;,-,_ effrt in stage tntrtt.,. n . Raw Recruit in S' m*..., team recenc y in. h•: •.» n - .. weeks of prcsentaT'.r, . .. j - f circuit of theatre. On this same bill entne •: ~ , Rhoades after a i .nt: v. ~ . Steel Pier, Atlantic Ci •. N 1 ./ and Allen, after twelve wt. it .< j Theatres, and other ( > • ■ . ■ a most unusual pre sen: . Sammy Srrl'h. C'»iuml>;= B • casting A’tist. will t» , console of the mlqh y ,<•>•.-, gan. On the screen w;H b ? . "Wild Giri,” with Cha-,* it- . Joan Bennett, and the .->2 v short subjects. Th* re v.;.: • vance in prices at any • nr- o.: special bargai hour.- at m < r,-- mentioned above, will pre-, ported. amount." In Mississippi not «.n’\ p<-. chants and manufacturn. : •*. two per cent tax on «h»n <;ir. come, but farmer-, doctor- <«.•• in fact, every one with an n < rr.. ' $1,200 a year or more mu-r ;>•<- •- tax, in addition to the Sta*. -.n * tax. licenses taxes, franchise• taxe- 4 r; so forth. This woulg aL«* b<- *h - - here in North Carolina it th.- -,n» type of sales tax .-houkl be Wife Preservers Sr / Small wooden shelve.- -t «* t T Bots to hang on the anil- o- ’a lonable. A scroll saw nir. !<• / tzed to make a chrmno; - ' which is just what or th» <irl friend would like