ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS SERVICE
Officers Are Re-Elected
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By The Henderson B. & L.
Irvine B. Watkins President
; and Ai B. Wester Secre
i retary-T reasurer
for Year
EARNINGS RATE HIGH
DURING PAST YEAR
State Officials Laud Work
of Association; Has Been
Instrumental in. Helping
Various Interests; Annual
Meeting of Shareholders
Held 3
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Shareholders of the Henderson
Building and Loan Association, at
their annual meeting last night, were
told in reports by Al. B. Wester, sec
retary-treasurer. that the associa
tion’s earnings in the past year
amounted to 6 1-5 percent, and that
the association now has 2,957 shares
in force.
All old officers were re-elected, ex
cept the attorneys, as follows:flrvine
B. Watkins, president; J. W. Jenkins,
vice-president; Al: B. Wester, secre
tary-treasurer; Irvine B. Watkins, at
torney. Mr- Watkins as attorney suc
ceeds R. S. McCoin.
Four new members of the board of
directors were elected by the stock
holders, these being Dr. I. H. Hoyle.
G. W. Knott. H. HI Robinson and T.
W. McCracken. thembers of the
board re-elecied * iWd’e: R- T. Tip
church. L. C. KerneV; Al. B- Wester,
C. P. Tanner, J. E. Hite, C. S. Wes
ter. W. T- Newcomb, M. Q. Miles, J-
W, Jenkins, Irvine B. Watkins; t J. H.
Wheeler, M. L. Finch, E. C. KittrelJ,
R. O. Rodwell, W. E. Moss, Bl H.
Hicks.
Immediately after the meeting of
the stockholders, the directors met
and elected officers for the year
The association i during- the year
made $lB 212.64 iii ldians, and ma
tured $58,300 in stock. No loan on
stock is for more than 90 percent of
the amount paid in, and no loan on
real estate is for more than 75 per
cent of the appraised value of the
property. The association holds no
second mortgages, it was explained,
and has made only one foreclosure
since its organization.
The twelfth series will mature at
the usual time with the payments this
month. All series since'tlie association
began business have matured in from
332 tc 334 weeks, it was stated. A
new series will open April 8. i
The lecent audit by the building
and loan section of the North Caro
lina Department of Insurance show
ed the association to have assets of
$140,556.99, with: total mortgage loans
of $129,050.
O. L. Roque, deputy insurance com
missioner in charge of building and
loans wrote Mr Watkins as presi
dent; •‘While this office has at no
lime e i'.evt'i'rpd any fears regarding
the solvency and safety of .manage
ment of your organization, yet. in
view of present unsettled financial
conditions, we deem if not improper
to advise ybu that a thorough ex
amination «f |he., affairs of your or
ganization discloses a highly satisfac
tory condition."
He also wrote that the interest
earning rate on installment stock was
•0619, while net earnings during the
past year were .05377 percent. In the
final paragraph of his letter, Mr. La-
Roque also wroie:
“While it is t rue that the affairs
of your association are conducted in
the same office with another organi
zation, our examiner is unable to find
any evidence of affiliation or min
gling of assets, and we have no rea
«on to suggest the slightest appre
hension as to the solvency of your
organization of the safety of invest
ment in your stock."
• The greatest riches are riches
.of the mind, insure the edu
cation of your child. Build a
special fund for the purpose
here...in a Savings Account.
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Citizens Bank
and Trust Company
Henderson, N. C.
'site fading bank in this section*
Christian Pastor
Will Leave
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aMNnr <&. .<v
: ; , REV. R. A. WHITTEN
FIVE ARRESTED IN ”
THEFTS FROM CARS
Will Be Given Hearing Be
' fore Recorder on Tues
day Morning
Five well known white men of the
community were taken into custody
late- yesterday on charges in connec
tion,'.with the theft of merchandise
fftdm freight cars on the Seaboard Air
Line railroad, it was announced to
day by Sheriff J. E. Hamlett.
The five are C. P. Lowry, Jr., Zeb
Lamb and . George Adkins, charged
with the theft of cigarettes, crackers
and cakes, and Melvin Grissom and
Jimmie Crawley were charged with
aiding and abetting in the thefts.
County officers and special agents
of the Seaboard cooperated in work
ing up the cases, and a hearing is
set for next Tuesday morning before
Recdrcler R. E- Clements in county
cour&i. a
The tbelts are alleged to have oc
curred/up and- down the railroad in
the vicinity pf Henderson or nearby
towns, and to have been going on for
a period of t’rnie.>
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pastors exchange
PULPITS' ON SUNDAY
Dr. Gerriwger At South Henderson
Baptist and Rev. Mt, Reavis
at-M. P. Ki Evening
An exchange of pupits by two/local
pastors has been arranged for Sunday
evening. Dr. L. W. flrerringer, pas
tor of the First Methodist Protestant
church, will preach at a young peoi
ple’s rally at the South Henderson
Baptist church, and Rev. L. B. Reavis,
ipastor of that church, will preach
in Mr. Gerringer’s church, it was an
nounced-
COMMISSIONERS TO
HOLD MEET MONDAY
The regular monthly-meeting of the
Vance Board of County Commiss’on
ers is scheduled to be held next Mon
day. Nothing was learned in advance
of the business to come up at that
, time other than the receiving of re
ports and the usual routine of countv
ffairs. y
Btapahlj
REV. R. A. WHITTEN
LEAVES HENDERSON
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First Christian Pastor Ac
cepts Call to Large
Portsmouth Church
TO RESIGN TOMORROW
Will Terminate Pastorate Here Soon
as He Can Be Released;
ed Call to IWtlunouth j
This Week | j
; Rev. R. A. Whitten, for the past
year and a half pastor of the First
Christian church here, will tomorrow
hand his resignation to the congrega
tion at the evening service, he an
nounced today. He has accepted a call
to the First Christian church in
Portsmouth, Va., which was extended
to hiip a week ago by that congre
gation, following a visitation he made
there several weeks ago. The Ports
mouth church, formally, extended the
call last Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Whitten is a native of
Georgi#, and before coming here was
for four yearg pastor of the Chris
tian church in Reidsville and of sev
eral country churches in that vicinity
and was for a time financial agent
of Elon College. He is well known
in denominational circles of his
church.
The pas'torate here will be terminat
ed as soon as; the local church can
release him, and not longer than 90
days at the outside.
As pastor at Portsmouth, Rev. Mr.
Whitten will succeed Rev. H. C.
Caviness, who left the church there
several months ago to enter evange
listic work. He will directly take over
the work handled by Rev. A. W.
Hurst, interim pastor ,and Chaplain
J. B. Earnest, U. S. Navy, who have
'been supplying the First Christian
•congregation until a regular pastor
could be engaged.
The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot said of
the call extended to the Henderson
pastor that “members of the local
church expressed the hope that he
will act favorably upon the Ports
mouth call, as they were much I im*
pressed with him when he officiated
here recently.”
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I AROUND TOWN
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No Mafrriage Licenses —No marr.iage
•licenses wer e issued yesterday by (the
register of deeds, and' no new deeds
were reported out today from itiba't of
fice • ' . , i
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Speaks to P. T. A—J C Kittrell
spoke to the Townsville Pare nt-Teat,h -
er Association meeting yesterday in
Townsville. Hit? subject was Laiw en
forcement and the effects! of alcohol
and drugs oft' the human system'.
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Speaks at Middlebt^rg—J C Kit
tl’d 1. of the Henderson bar, will speak
at the Middleburg Baptist church to
morrow mfondng in the place of the
pab'rny Rev. E. R. Nelson, who is
ill, fit was announced today.
Gets Road T erm—<Sriixty days on the
roads and*payment of the odstp was
the judgment im/pcsed in police court
today on Leroy WilMams, alias Diaddy
Will amis, colored charged with 'trans
porting liquor and having it for sale.
SHAW CHOIR HERE
TUESDAY EVENING
Negiyj Society of 30 Mixed Voices To
Sing At Henderson Institute <
Auditorium
The choral sodety of Shaw Unli
ve,rait ywiiill give a concert in the -new
*atu'di.|l\cal:u.m of H'| Herson Institute
nexlt Tuesday evening. The society
■has 30 mixed voilces. The group is
rated am ong the beet of such organ
iftaitclcins in Neigirio colleges. Th’is
group miakes a speciality of singling
Negro Work songs, ahd
ttbeir lighter classicte. They have
been heard frequently over radio sta
tion WtPTF in Raileigh.
Shaw University tils the pioneer in
stitution of higher learnilng in the
state for' Negroes. The Northern
Baptists have for years supported the
school. In recenio years the school
h>a>s been self-supporting. It is l hop
ed that the efforts of the choral so
ciety which i s touin:in|g the State will
help some deserving boy or girl re
man in school who, otherwise might
have to drop out because of finance.
All friends of Negro education are
urgently askc&l to attend this concert.
White friends who may wish to at
tend thils program, are especially wel
come .••‘The customary arrangements
win be made for them in case any
should attend., The society As un
der the direction of Harry Gil-Sunytthe
The choral society is counting to Hen
derson under the auspices of the local
Shaw dlub, of which Rev. L. P.
Gregg si; president. TUckets may be
secured ait Wimberley’s drug store,
colored graded school or the parsonage
of Shiloh Baptist church. J
MIDDLEBURG YOUTH
DEBATES AT WAKE
Wake Forest, Feb. 4—Using the
subject “Education and Life,” I. B.
Jackatm, of MAddleburg, represented
the Phniouijatihiediian literary society of
Wake Forest college in the annual
inlter-oocdoty. orattotr’k cclr.itesit; wttuch
.was a part of Sts »«th Founder’s Day
eaßertoiseiy.
Jackson is a son of Mr. and Mirs.
I. J. Jackson He is l a senior iXCrf
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SEVENTH GRADE
Picture Awarded to Central
School Room on Batis
of Competition
On the January 9, the ftrite day of
the fourth .school month, ah attend
ance picture contest wtas begun be
tween the 13 rooms of t®* o Central
School Rules for the conitest had
been previously worked;-.' out and a
copy placed in each of <-the 13 Class
iooms giving every detail of the con
test and announcing the prize for the
: winning room als a handsome framled
(picture. During the eadh)
(.room wtas: scored on the
ipoin)tis: atttendance 50 points; good
school conduct 25 points; and geheral
isdhool housekeeping 25 points .
The attendance item Was worked’
out on a percentage basils while' the
other two items were judged by
teachers, principal,, amid a cofpmi(t |iee
of three judges from the P. T A, The
judging committee (fpom the P- T. A. i
was Mrs. A. C. YcXv, and Mrs. AliiW
eon Cooper.' These Hdtes visited each
classroom once a week during the
contest; and scared them on certain,
dehtod te pod nits
. ;>The contest for t!he first month end
ed yesterday wtith the ending of the
Fourth school month,, and the picture
will be awiardeA to the “B” section of
the Seventh grade oft a tota;l score of
'BB poitats. The “A” tsecliOn of the
same grade runs them a very close
second with a total score of 87 l-4i
points; losing out only on the score
of conduct t the “B” section.
; During .the month the contest has,
been on there has been some ndtlcable
improvement in school attendance;
•One room increasing iit® percentage of
attendance 10.6 per cent over the pae
vious month. Only in two rooms
Was the attendance sligghitly dess than!
tihe Third school mlonltih, which end
ed on January 6. In the matter of
el‘(tendance alone Ifche contest has been
well worth while, but it is believed'
that the school hast also improved
generally on,-the other two itemfe, viz:
good School Ij conduct,) and general
.school housekeeping, 8t was Stated by
Prof. Frank M, Earnhardt,
p(al. *
The contest will be continued
through the next month With a new
set of judges from the P. T. A. In
additino to the benefit the school may
receive, it is also hoped that the pub
lie generally will become better ac
quainted Wiith thief problems the
school faces.
Winged Neighbors
By JAMES BEARDSLEY
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This column has its ’origin in the
hope that several o(f its readers will
awaken the ascetic beauty ’which sui N
rounds each and every one of us in
our everyday Life. Ornithology, or
the study of 'birds, is only an cgnphai
tuatifng bnanoh of 'that great study—•
natural history. Natural hilsitoiry stu
died correctly will help even; the must
practiced idealist among us.* : If hdlth
-B n :g idliseM'it will help: us vto become
aware of our own insifemilflicance.
This wiithiin itself is a liberal educa
tion. After all, the world Us just a
Wairt an God’s great universe. What
are wie? —-mere mJiJcrobes!
Our bird today the red-headed
wfoodpecker It is difficult ltd imag
ine a comlmon bird that has more
striking plumage. Its Germlan tri
color of red, black land white is con
spicuous in any pose 4 The colors are
displayed very well as it makes slhoft
sallies from, its perch after insects
Which it catches wtiith great dexterity
in mod air. Its absolute lack of pro
tective coloration makes it a frequent
victim of gunners and. nasty lalttle
boys with slingshots.
The red-headea woodpecker makes
its neats in hewn out cavities in dead
trees or poles. The male and female
alternate in the chibseling . job of home
making. In the finished cavttty upon
JawdueJt are . deposited font to Jibe
glossy white eggs v
This Woodpecker subsists chiefly
on worms, itnisects, acorns and nuts.
It is not denied that htey Cat cher
ries, fruit, and even other bird gegs.
Even we humans have our bad trai ts,
but thank goodness our good tralSts
outweffigh our bad. This is positively
true of the red-headed woodpecker.
One used to aiwakefoa me every sum
mer by its loud hammering
on the metal gutter outside my Win
dow. Even this annoyance saved my
mother the trouble of caMdftg.
Look for next Saturday's column.
I promise to stick closer to birds.
Don’t forget your Sunday afternoon,
walk.
STUNTS ENJOYED AT
KIWANIS GATHERING
Miss Grant Sings, With Miss Jones
Accompanist; Attendance Rec
ord Is 90 Percent
Members of the Kiswanfe dub at
their weekly luncheon meeting last
nftghlt devoted modt of their time to
Jtunlts of one kind or another.
Miss Mattie Gran,t who is dSrectiPig
the Cteurk kStreet school play now
being arranged, sang so rthe members
and was accompanied by Miss DoroL
thy Jones.
The attitndance wla» reported at 90
percent of the enrolled membership,
and the program w)as in chairge of
M. L. Wlood, D. T. Dickie and
Clarence E. Green.
; J Itjiiy is the only country i n Europe
where , muck rice id stowju _ *
Legislature Not Going
To Let Schools Suffer
* (Continued from Paste one.i
Institutions, in excess of the amounts
recommended by the budget, although
the committee has not yet passed up
on. £ these appropriations. There are
strong indications, however, that the
committee and General Assembly are
not going to let either the public
schools or the State institutions of
higher education suffer and that ade
quate provision is going to be made
for them. It is apparent, however,
that all of these institutions are go
ing to have to get along with less
than they want.
The approval of the appropriation
of $13,375,000 for the six months
school term is regarded by many as
being largely tentative, however,
since the belief is steadily growing
•that a State-supported eight months
school term will eventually be set up
and the appropriation increased ac
cordingly. This appropriation for the
six months term has hence been ap
proved only until the finance com
mittees bring out their new revenue
bill, which is expected to contain a
saj’es tax that will provide enough
exrta money to enable the State to
.maintain an eight months school
term.
Indications are, however, that even
if an eight months school term is de
cided upon that the same per cent
age of salary cuts will be retained as
recommended for the six months term
and that the teachers and superin
tendents will work eight months for
what they are now getting for six
months or for what the State is now
paying toward both the six months
and extended terms. The present State
.’appropriation is $16,100,000 for the
six months term and $1,500,000 for
the extended term, making a total of
$17,500,000 for both terms. Dr. A- T.
Allen, State superintendent of public
instruction, has already told the fi
nance committee that the State could
operate an eight months term on
$17,800,000, or for only $200,000 more
than it is now paying towards both
terms. Others believe that the eight
■months term can be operated for as
little as $17,000,000 a year, or only
about $3,000,000 more than is propos
ed for the six months and extended
terms in the new appropriations bill.
The advocates of the State-support
ed eight months term maintain that
it will relieve property owners of fully
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Henderson Daily Dispatch
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1933'
$4,000,000 in taxes now paid in the
special tax and charter districts and
reduce the cost of th e six and eight
months terms fullly $5,000,000 a year,
which will amply compensate for a
sales tax. They believe, however, that
the greater part of the revenue from
any sales tax should go to the sup
port of the schools, rather than to
lower the present taxes on business
and industry.
Primary Will Not Be Scrap
ed, But Law Will Change
(Continued trom rage One/)
touch the absentee ballot law, al
though repeal of the absentee ballot
is a matter that the General Assem
bly will have to decide upon before
it adjourns.'
A bill to repeal the absentee ballot
law has already been introduced in
the House, but has not come through
(committee yet. The joint election
laws committee has had re-referred
to it the Murphy-Bowie bill to repeal
the primary system and set up the
old convention system, but, while the
demand for reduction i ntlie cost of
elections is gneral, sentiment for re
tention of the primary is too strong
to permit the bill’s passage, it is be
lieved.
The chief features of the bill that
will be sponsored by the State Board
of Elections is that it proposes to list
the names of presidential candidates
on general election ballots in the place
of the names of presidential’ electors,
whose names will be on file in the
secretary oi state’s office. This does
not do away with the electors, but
will, it (is contended, s|impMy the
ballot. Tlrs system is already in
practice in Ohio.
About $22,000 would be saved in
cutting the number of registration
days from 7 to 5. Approximately $15,-
000 would be saved, it is estimated,
by reducing the number of ballots
that are required to be printed at
present. The existing law stipulates
that two ballots have to be printed
for each registered voter, while under
the new b’’.ll only about 25,000 in ex
cess of the number of registered vot
ers would be printed and distibuted.
Another change the bill proposes is
that the hours of voting be changed.
At present the polls are kept open
from sunrise to sunset. The new bill
sets the hours as from 7 a m. until
! p. m.
Indications are that the election
la.ws committees will have a \
time next week. In addition to V \ U " y
up the general - election laws bii] Ug
tpeeted to be introduced early in
week, it also has before ii th e m 10
phy-Bowie primary repealer ailrl Ur '
bill by Representative English a
Randolph to change the date of i.° f
first primary from the first Sat u , i
in June to the second Tuesday i, \
gust and to abolish the second Au '
mary. A sub-committee compos*/'
Reps. Ray, Gardner and MassenbJ
is now studying this bill and is g
pected to report back t 0 t f e *'
House committee within a few d- ' 1
There is expected t 0 be re hr'/'
little opposition to the English''?-, 3 !
and the one sponsored by tb* , 1
Board of Elections. Both of th//?
toas been pointed out, would effect U
considerable saving, without aboH , a
ing either the primary system q. /'
absentee ballot law. Many tne£ b S‘
of the legislature are strongly j„ ,
vor of reducing the costs 0 f th* J
maries and the election, but are 5t,,,/
ly opposed to doing away with th
primary system. Although 22 nanU 4
were on Murphy-Bowie bill, yu ' ( . h *
measure would fall far short’ o f a ni . a
jority in the House, a consensus of
opinion indicates.
Japs Beat
Off Attack
By Chinese
Chinchow, Manchuria, Feb. <i. ..
(AP) —The Japanese military bead
quarters here reported its garrison at
Chiumenkow in the Great Wall of
China repulsed the fifth Chinese al
- in e'ght days after three hours
of desperate fighting early today.
Heavy Chinese losses were reported.
/ The Rengo (Japanese) News .Agency
said Chinese troops in the Shihmrn
chai district westward from Chit,men
kow were reinforced by two
of Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang's bri
gades-
With the aid of these regular troops
dispatched to the North Chinx Mili
tary leader, the Chinese forces were
reported trying enveloping tactics by
attacking the Japanese garrison from
the east, north and west. Further
Chinese assaults were expected.