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Sterling Cotton Mills Will Resume Operation J. A. Moore President and A. H. Vann Treasurer- Frank linton Plant Bought in at ReceivershiD Sale-’ I H Bridgers Member of Board of Directors "k * Following a reorganization effected a - a meeting alte Saturday at Frank lin ton, the Sterling cotton mills there w ill be reopen on next Monday and w -iU furnish employment to some 400 operatives who have been idle since mills closed in receivership last November, it was learned here today. j. A. Moore has been elected pres ident and A. H. Vann treasurer of the new corporation. Both were con nected with the mills before the re ceivership. The reorganization meeting was held Saturday evening at Franklin ton after the charter papers had been filed late in the day with the secre tary of State ajt Raleigh. Mrs. Mabel Vann Moore was elected yice president of the corporation, she be ing the wife o fthe president and sis ter of the new treasurer. The three, together with Mr-s. Eleanor Vann Rose, sister of the treasurer, and J. ffi ARE INJURED _ IN 11 ACCIDENTS J. C. Watkins And Children Injured, Driver Hurt; Edwards Loses Arm Two seriousj automobile accidents occurred near the city during the h*avy rainstorm last night it was learned today, injuring six people. About 8 o’clock in the evening, J. C. Watkins’ car crashed into a park ed truck on the highway between Manson and Norlina it was learned. Mr. Watkins was injured, the extent could not be learned today. His daughter. Ann, aged 10, sustained a fractured leg and a lacerated face;? Another daughter, Helen, aged 2. was bruised about the face and sustained a fractured leg. James, a three year cld boy, was bruised on the head, but the ex'ent of his injuries could not he ascertained. Anthony G. the driver of the truck, from Mont clair, N. J., who was standing be- 1 side the truck a t the time of the’ wreck, sustained a fractured leg and 1 was bruised about the head. The inf jured are being treated at Maria Par ham hospital. The other wreck occurred near Union Chapel on the Raleigh road when a oar driven by Julian Edwards was sideswiped by a large van. Ed wards’ left arm was mangled in teh crash and was amjputated near the shoulder. The crash occurred about' 10:30 o'clock and Edwards was rushed to Marham Parham Hospital for treat ment. The driver of the van was not learned today. v . AROUND TOWN I - r— -- - One License Issued. -One marriage license was issued Saturday by the register of deeds, the papers going to Walter Jone 3 and Pidian JohnUon, colored, both of this county. House Is Sold.—ln the only real es'a'e deed filed Saturday with the register of deeds. Lester Rabil and others sold to Albert Rabil for $5 and other considerations a house and lot on Pettigrew and Walnut streets. Council To Meet. The regular monthly meeting of dhe Hnderson Ci'y Council will be held tonight, and will he ihe last regular meeting of the present Council before the new administration takes charge the first Monday ;n June. Cels Suspended Sentence. — Hoyt Hobgood was tried in police court to-' Commencement Sermons At Three Rural Schools Had Commencement sermons were Preachid in connection with the clos ing week program's in three rural schools in Vance county on Sunday. R p v. n. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the Methodist church, of th's city. P rf, ached last night at Aycock high school, wniie at the same hour Dr. -A- Ellis, pastor of the First Bap~ !i . st church, preached at Middleburg 1 school. Sunday morning at 11 o clock Rev. I. W Hughes rector ~f H, )l y Innocents Episcopal church 11,11 ' .preached the sermon at Towns ville. events during <he wct.k ,( ‘ a ture the finals program in all ’'' schools, while on next Friday in S ht 8 o’clock, Dr. Harold D. <>f the University of North ii,l, '‘ na ' will dleiver the commcnce address at Townsville high Sr 001 - Dr. A. c. Reid, of Wake College ,will deliver the ad at Middleburg at 8 o’clock. Tta 'i |Wil ion night wil ll>e tomorrow "alb. wester ~ Forins Os Insurance— ' ’ I* l '®, Casualty, Bonding. —Rentals— —~ Phone • 189-J H Bridgers, Hendersori attorneys constitute the new board of di rectors. ~A fter„ a P eriod of slack business, t e mills went into receivership last November, and several months ago were sold for taxes amounting to about $46,000, at the receiver’s sale. The property was once valued at close to around a million dollars. The m i P® were established many years ago by the late S. C. Vann of Frariklinton, manufacturer and phil anthropist. The reopening of the mills is ex pected to bring about moich better economic conditions in Frankliriton. The approximately 11 400 operatives ar e believed to represent a population in the mill village of close to 1,500 per sons. The revival of this once pros perous busines is looked upon as an other evidence of the revival of con fidence and the return of improved day on a charge of being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Dolly Hob good. He was convicted of the dis orderly conduct and assault charges, and sent to the roads for six months, commitment not to issue on good be havior and keeping the peace •12 months. Mrs. Hoyle Improving Mrs. Macy Hoyle, who has been critically ill in a Raleigh hospital is reported to be much improved .and is expected to leave the hospital in a few days. Before her recent mar riage, Mrs. Hoyle walT'Miss Berna de f te Woodlief, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Woodlief. TOBACCOMEN MEET Annual Convention of U. S. Association on June 29, 30, July 1 Tobacco men of the Southern grow ing belts have been advised by M. E. Oliver of Danville, secretary of the Tobacco Asociation of the United States .that the annual convention of that body will be held at the Cava lier hotel, Virginia Beach, Va.. on Thursdayy. Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30 and July 1. The meeting place was determined by a mail ballot among the members, the tabulation of which has , just be;n announced. Colonel A..8. Car rington, of Danville, is president of the association. Tobacco men alway s look forward to this meeting, as the Tobacco Asso ciation of the United States is the body that fixes the dates for the open ing .of the auction sales of leaf to bacco in all belts in Virginia North Carolina,. South Carolina. Georgia ah‘d Florida. ' , The notice announcing the 'conven tion dates closes with the paragraph: “This shuold be a very interesting meeting, as numerous matters of importance will be brought up, and it is sincerely hoped that our mem bership will attend one hundred per cent Information is also given in the let ter as to low convention rates, as well as plans for golf and other social and recreational features of the conven tion. It is expected that there will be a large attendance. Membership in the association is held by men in all branches of the to bacco industry, including warehouse men .dealers, commission men, buy ers and manufacturers. ~ Dr. Robert G. Sproul, president of the University of California born in San Francisco, 42 years ago. > evening at Aycock high school, when .' the program will be the form of -a ; play, “Giants of Fortune”. BULLDOGS 10 PLAY AYCOCK WEDNESDAY Game Be Played At League Park; Rings Down Cur tain For 1933 Season Henderson high school will ling down its 1933 baseball season's cur tain at League Park Wednesday aft ernoon when they play Aycock high school the final game of the season. This game was originally carded for last Tuesday but rain forced the game out. , 1 It was this Aycock team that mar red a mighty fine record piled up by the locals during the season, with a shut out here several weeks ago and the locals will be gunning for revenge whe n they meet here Wednesday. Garland Harris will probably hurl for the locals with Murat Kearney doing the ,i. , -■ - t HENDERSON, (N.C.j DAILY DISPATCH, MONDAY, MAY 22, 193? 1 CAROLINA’S 1933 CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK SQUAD — ,,— § This handsome group of huskies comprises the "track squad l that won for the University of North Carolina its 13th consecutive State Champion ship last week and topped its season “THE QUILL” Published by the Pupils of Epsom High School After one of the most successful years in it s history the 1932-33 ses sion of Epsom High School came to a close on; Frdiay, May ' 12th. Prof. A. C. Reid of Wake Forest deliver ed the graduating address, which was heard by a large audience. Following the address certificates were awarded to twentydfive pupils for successfully completing the ele mentary work. In the elementary grades Josie Butt Eaves, Young Smith Medlin, Grace Journigan Ver nice and Christine Eaves'were award ed reading prizes, and Irene Lancast er and Willie Overton were awarded prizes for deportment. For outstanding work i n history in the eleventh and tenth grades Helen Gray Kearney and Ruth Gill receiv ed l\e history awards; Sallie Mit chell and Josfeph Winn received reci tation and declamatio n medals, and Talmadige Edwards the medal for best all round students for the senior year. The P. T. A. prize, for test chap ter to be added to the history of Ep som High School was awarded to Helen Gray Kearey. Prof. J. A. Woodward delivered dplomas to the following members of the largest graduating class in the history of the school: Venora Dunn, Mary Nelle Evans Jessie Jones, Ruth Journigan, Helen Gray Kearney Ern estine Medlin, Helen Medlin, Sallie Mitchell, Annie Laurie Rowland, Al ice C. Sihith, Henry Dickerson, Tal madge Edwards, D, T. Hayes, John Jones urtis Stainback William Wil son and Hugh B. Wlinn. A certifi cate was awarded to Addie Leigh West. 1 The valedictory address delivered by Alice C. Smith brought the exer cises to a close. may day exercises Every child in the grammar grgade s took in the May Day exercises held on Tuesday, May 9th. The exer cises were attended by ji large of relatives and friends, and much credit is due the elementary teachers for this interesting feature o£ the c6m mencement exercises. The reading and declamation con test was held on Wednesday evening, those competing being: Virginia Las siter, Blanche Weldon Ruth Gill, Sal lie Mitchell, Mattie Lee Dickerson, Evelyn Ayscue. Alice, C. Smith, Joseph Winn Franklin Roberts, Jno. Paul Ayscue.. Robert Rowland and Morris Lancaster. The judges award ed first places to Sallie Mitchell and Joseph Winn but all participants ac quitted themselves with credit. The music recital wa s enjoyed by music lovers an dreflected much cred it upon the teacher, Mrs. W. A. Hoyle. Sallie Mitchell also gave her recital and receiveJT a music certifi cate . ' CLASS DAY EXERCISES Senior Class Day exercises were 'held on Thursday evening, May 11th, and were a sattractive as any similar exercises ever held at Epsom High School. Senior s entered through two daisy chains carried by the Juniors. Annie Laurie Rowland, Class Presi dent, gave the welcome address, after which a three act play was given, class took part, represented the day Act I. in which all members of the before commencement and prepara tions were being made for graduation exercises. Tom Wilson took the part of cur janitor, Tom Green. Act II Featured the history of the class. In response to a request by the class historian Helen Gray Kear ney t.o be told the history of the class for the past four years, Joseph Will, as Father Time .first showed the seven stages in the life of each indi vidual so that youth might learn the value of time. Members of tihe class passed in review representing the following: Mother and child. Childhood High School age. Lovers < Middle Age Old age Death The Spirit of Learning, Estelle Stokes, described the wonderful land of Learning .and presented the mem bers of the clas s with graduation fruit.' The clas shisrtoryy was then read. An Act 111 the Prophetess, Jessie Jones assisted by the class Mascot Elizabeth Davis, gave the class pro phecy and as she did so each member o fthe class appeared at “Graduation Gate” jsrqtjcijjfir.g the fe&tuig ft, a gro- by beating back the big threats of Duke and Virginia to carry off top honors and the title at the Southern Conference Meet at Duke Saturday. The 1933 team was likewise unde Sing Their Swan Song Tomorrow : '.J jjgtflk-#?;.--' • • •:••• •vfcx-AfrWMMrV | • | . r * W. SHHai <H cRocFFu ito-9 . PITCHEEI/ - > -CATCHER- ■ ■ ■■ —■ ■■ ■ m. i __________________ Chapel Hill, May 22—Pitcher Joe Griffith arid Catcher Normain Mfc- Caskill who form one of the best batteries a Carolina baseball team I has had in years, will likely , work j their last game, for the Tar Heels whe n Carolina and Duke close the | LEWIS SETS RECORD FOR MILE RACE Beats Old Mark Nearly Six Seconds In Conference Meet Saturday Hubert Lewis set a new Southern Conference record for the mile in the Southern Conference. Track meet in Durham whe n he stepped the distance for Duke in 4' minutes 21.2 second, bettering the old record set by Eliot, of North Carolina in 1926, by nearly six seconds. The race was one of the features of the meet in which Captain Billy Lauck of Virginia, was doped to win. Lewis is a local boy being the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Lewis. On the merits of his performance Saturday, Lweis has been invited to the National A. A. U. races to be held in Washington, D. C., May 30 and to the races to be held at the Chicago World’s Fair on June 15. He could not accept the invitation to Washington on account of examina tions, but has accepted the bid to the World’s Fair, it was said. Remits PIEDMONT LEAGUE Charlottte 4; Durham 9. No other games scheduled. NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 3-2; Cincinnati 1-4. Brooklyn 6-3; Chicago 7-6. New York 1-4; St. Louis 7-6. Only games scheduled. ... AMERICAN LEAGUE Sit. Louis 8; New York 4. Detroit 0; Boston 2. Chciago 6; Washington 6. Only games scheduled. phesied for them. Ruth Journigan gave the last will and testament, and Helen Medlin, class poet, recited the class poem. Talmadge Edwards, as Giftorian, presented each member with an appropriate reminder of high school days. A farewell song by the Seniors completed the exercises. COMMENCEMENT PLAY The high’ school play, “One Minute of Twelve” on Friday-evening brought the commencement program to a close. The parts were well taken by Mary Pern ell, Ruth Gill JCd wards Virginia Lasister, Bettie Glyn Jones, Buelle Evans, Grace Thomp son, Tom C. Wilson, Elli s Thompson, and George Blake. Considering the weather an unusualy large audience enjoyed the play. > On behalf of Epsom high school I wish to express appreciation to the Editor and staff of the Henderson Daily Dispatch for their kindness, in printin gour school news. HELEN GRAY KEARNEY, Editor In-Chief. - i,TfrriTfW seated for its dual meet schedule, which included tough intersecfional tilts wiiih Navy and Penn State. Caro lifta also won the Southern Confer ence outdoor ohamtpionship in* 1926 1 season with a gam e here Tuesday aft ernoon at 4 o’clock. Griffith 'bested Bobby Coombs 2-1 when the teams met the first timie thsi year and Tuesday's is expected to pro duce another mound duel of the same splendid proportions. ALL-STARS TO PLAY PUROL PEP TEAM > ■ Game Carded for 3:45 p. m. Tuesday at > League Park; Bowen to Hurl The Henderson All-Stars open their 1933 season here tomorrow afternoon at 3:45 o'clock at League Park, play ing the Purol Pep team of Rocky Mount. ... The Stars are said to be in good shape, having been drilling for the past several days, whipping their team into fine style. The visitors, tomorrow, are said to have a strong semi-pro club and are expected the locals plenty of trouble when they hook up. Gene Bowen, star twirler from last year’s All-Star aggregation, will be on the hill for the locals, it i s thought with A. Boyd, team captain, occupy ing some other berth on the nine and holding himself in readiness to take oyer the hurling duties if Bowen should falter. Good crowds is expected to turn out to witness the Contest since a fine brand of baseball will be played by these two semi-pro clubs. PIEDMONT LEAGUE Club W L Pet. Charlotte 15 11 .577 Richmond 15 il2 .556 Greensboro 14 13 .519 Winston Salem 14 15 .483 Wilmington 12 15 .444 Durham 12 16 .429 NATIONAL LEAGUE Clu»*: W L Pet. Pittsburgh 20 10 ,6d7 New York 17 13 .567 St. Louis 18 15 .545 Brooklyn 14 13 .519 Cincinnati 15 16 .484 Boston 16 18 .471 Chicago 14 18 .438 Philadelphia 11 22 .333 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chib: W L Pet. New York 18 11 .621 Washington 19 14 .576 Chicago 17 13 .567 Cleveland 18 14 .563 Philadelphia •. ~.. s 14 14 .500 Detroit . ’ 12 ”18 .4*o St. Louis ...... r - il4 19 .*424 Boston ............ t ... 10 19 .345 BARACA CLASS TO HAVE FISH FRY The members of the First Metho dic Protestant Baraca class virill hgve a fish fry tomorrow evening at 6:30 c'clcY* at the Old Rock Mill, it was announced today. All members are requested to be present, this being the end of a recent membership contest, conducted b£ the class,. _____ and 1930 and the indoor title in 193 and 1931 ,an dihasn't lost a dual meet i.n the South and only two in the North since R. A. Feitzer became cdacft in 1921. ' * WEST END TEAM F TS RALEIGH 5 i , Local Golfers Win Handily Over Capital City Team 52 1-2 to 22 1-2 „ West End Country Club golfers trounced Raleigh Golfers here last Saturday on the West End Country Club link s 52 1-2 to 22 L 2 with very little trouble. They will return the miatch ?ori June 3, it was said. Summaries of points wan and pair ing ,with the visiting golfers listed first, follow: Tom Mott U 2 vs. J. H. Brodie, 2 1-2; WJ. B. Caviness vs. O. T. Kirk land 3; A. E. Finley vs. Lee Aver se 3; Forest Heath 2 1-2 vs. C. O. Seifert 1-2; Curtis Knott Vs. Jesse White 3; Joh n Coffey ,vs. T. W. Mc- Cracken 3; Dr. Forester 1 1-2 vs. E. G. Glenn, Jr., 1 1-2; H. C. Starling 3 vs. J. C. Cooper; B. H. Spears 2 vs. Wilson Smith 1; Neil Salmon 1 vs. Charles Carter 2; J. C. Fields, vs. E. F. Shaw 3; A. H. Grimshaw, vs. Nathan St raus e 3; F. B. Hlall 1-2 vs. C. Booth 2 1-2; Hiarvey Correll its. Jack Watkins 3; Ralph McDonald i 1-2 vs. R. E. Clements 1 1-2; Rob ert Porter 1 vs. J. W. Jenkins 2; Jack White vs. S. H. Wfetkhi? 3; J. E. Fryer vs. William Webb 3; W. A. Gridgeforth vs. Sam Watkins 3; J. T. Hilton vs. J. G. Weibb 3; J. F. Creswell 3 vs. J. T. Cheatham; E. M. Taylor 3 vs. Dick Lewis; S. 1 H. Howell vs. John Harrison 3; Fred Wheeler 2 1-2 vs. Y. H. Robertson 1-2; R. H. Dear.styne 1-2 vs. 'W. K. Phillips 21- 2. xj. I J 1807 —Historic trial of Aaron Burr for treason formally began in Rich mond, Va. Unexpected Blows Are the Hardest .Whether physical or financial, the sud ,den blow you do not expect always seems to Strike with greater force. Your tax bill or mortgage interest, while undoubt edly heavy enough, doesn’t seem nearly so burdensome as would an unexpected bill of several hundred dollars for re pairs to your home or your car. Fire might damage or destroy your home, wind might tear the roof off your house, there might be an explosion a block away that would wreck your property, burglars might select /30;^p\ you as their next vie tim, your car might be WmjfSs wrecked by a careless HsaHtsi / driver. Evade these heart breaking setbacks with insurance. Let’s talk it over. Insurance Department Citizens Bank & Trust Company W. H. Fleming, Mgr. Phone 199 PAGE THREE AIL-STMFEAT Mitchell Leads Batting At tack; Team Plays Rocky Mount Tuesday The Henderson All-Stars topped th*j Creedmioor team here Sautrday after noon at League Park 9 to 4 with Jack Mitchell leading the batting assault on the visitors with four hits out of' five tiips. Bowen and Boyd pitched the win for the locals, ollowing eight hits. The Stars wil play Rocky Mount here tomorrow afternoon at Leaguo Park. The box score: j Creedmoov Ah R HPoAE Rogers ss 4 0 0 2 3 1 Roberts 2b 5 1 2 6 3 0 \V\ Rogers If .4 11 1 0 0> Bullock c 4 0 1 4 11, Overby 3b 4 1 2 0 0 t Clay lb 4 0 1 4 0 Q-> Mangum p 4 0 1 0 1 O ' Belvin rs 3 0 0 2 0 0- Stainback of 4 0 1 5 0 0 ! Totals 36 4 8 24 8 3' Hendernan Ab R II Po A E- Fox rs 5 11 1 0 1' Scoggins ss 5 0 11 5 0 Mills;lf 4 2 1 12 0 1 O ' Mitchell cf lb 5 14 1 0 0 : Insco? 3 b .... 3 0 0 0 0 0 B. Kelly 3b 2 0 0 0 0 l| Davis 2b If 4 1 0 4 3 Oh Maynard 2b 1 0 0 3 2 0 S. Kelly c 4 2 2 7 3 1 Bowen p cf .3 2 1 0 0 Os Totals 39 €(11 27 16 3“ Score by innings: , ' : R Creed moor 003 010 000 —4. Henderson ‘ ... i ....... 221 101 20x—9 Summary—Double plays: .Boyd to Manyard to/ Mitchell; Scoggins to; Davis to B6yd. Two base hits, Rob-, erts, Mitchell, S. Kellv. Three base hits; Overby, Fox, Mitchell, Bowen.l Left on bases: Henderson 10; Creeds! moor 7; Hits off Bowen: 6 in 6; Boyd 2' in 3. Struck out by Bowen 6;; Boyd 4; Mangum 4. Base on balls off Bowen 1; Mangum2. Hit by pit-* cher: by Boyd, (Rogers); by Mangum (Davis and Bowen). Winning pitcher Bowen. Umpire : t Rogers. Todays femes - "J .; PIEDMONT LEAGUE Richmond at Durham. ’ 1 . ,v Wilmington at Greensboro v Winston-Salem at Charlotte, ' ( 1 ' r ; r AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland at New Yor]j. Chicago at Boston. * St. Louis at Philadelphia. Detroit at Washington. NATIONAL LEAGUE fl Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. New York at Cincinnati, j Philadelphia at Chicago, Boston at, St. Louis.
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