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ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS Committees Prepare For Start Os NRA Campaign For Henderson At Once %J. H. Brodie, General Chair. t man, Presides at Meeting Held in His Office Wednesday SAM ALFORD HEADS SIGN-UP CAMPAIGN Ward Chairman From Among Ladies Are Named for All Sections of City; They Will Meet Again To night To Start Work and Complete It Quickly A start was made at a meeting last night for the canvass to be made in this city in tne next few days in the T?ItA and chairmen for var ious sections were designated. The meting was held in th office of J. H. Brodie. general chairman v.hc presided, and Sam Alford was general chairman of the en tile pledge-signing campaign. Ward chairmen, all ladies, were named as follows: First ward. Mrs. R. G. Kit trfll; second ward, Mrs. J. S. Evan?; th rd ward. Miss Lillian Ghoson; fourth ward. Mrs. S. T. Peace. For North Henderson Mrs. Ellen Cooper ■was made chairman, with Mrs. H. E. Chavasse as chairman for South Hen derson. Mr. Alford today announced a meet ing of tliese groups to be held to night in the old Croatan club rooms tonight at 8 o'clock to receive instruc tions and working material, and he mgei that all of them attend, since the work must be completed this Wick. Last night’s meeting consisted cf th? members cf the storing commit tee, which is made up of three mem- | be-s each from th tßofary, Kiwanis and Lions c ; ubs. which were asked! ty Postmaster C. P. Wright to spon-1 tov the campaign, after he had been] requested by Washington NRA au-l t'hcritie« to take the initiative in get-| ting the plan under way here. It is hoped to have every concern j enrolled under the blue cag'.e and to, obtain the cooperation cf consumers DAVID TERRY Investment Securities Raleigh, N. C. At the present privP levels. I would • s'rcngly suggest the preferred stocK of Carolina Power and Light Co. Tor prices write, wire cr call Telephone 2367, Ralegh. Collect. IMPORTANT NOTICE I am pleased to announce my appoint ment as agent for Sinclair Refining Co. Products In The Counties of Vance, Granville, Warren and Franklin Sinclair gasoline and motor oils are the choice of millions of motorists who value superior qualities and extraordinary per formance. J. W. Patterson, Agent Henderson, N. C, 171 Have Signed Blue Eagle Here Postmaster C. P. Wright stated today that n total of 171 business concerns in tho city and vicinity had signed the various codes un der the national recovery net and have obtained blue eagles since the campaign began » month ago. The list is added to from day to day, hut most concerns here are now under the code and arc Py'ing thdr blue eagles at tlielr places of business. by getting their signatures to a pledge to patroize cocers Ihet have signed a code of some kind. blumcompleTing COTTON INSPECTION Has Been Supervising Acre, age Adjustments In Franklin and Warren Federal inspection of cotton acre age plowed under in th; government’s reduction program ha; almost been completed in Franklin and Warren counties, whore tho work has been in charge of G orge B. Blum, vocational agricullu e teacher in Middleburg and Aycock high schools in Vance county, he stated today. He found very few instance? of seeming irregularities in ‘h fulfillment cf the contracts. In Franklin county between 1,200 and 1,300 contracts were signed by growers, Prof. Blum said, while War ren had 1.661. Much of the cotton being plowed under is on tracts off the main high ways but the crop was plowed under just the same, the inspector said. Most cf Era certificates have been forward ed to Washington, and some of the nr ices of acceptance have been re 'urned. Cheeks are expected to fol low in the next few days or a week cr two. In addition to this inspection work, Prcf. Blum assisted in several town ship:; in this county in the sign-up campaign, and was in charge of the work in his territory, he said today. The i-portion work in Vance coun ty has been in charge of Prof. Jour negan, vocational teacher in the Spring Hope high school. Most of the job h re also has been finished, and the first checks are expected at an early date, although none had been received today, according to J. W. Sanders, county farm agent, in charge l cf the sign-up campaign in Vance county. Btspaidj VALUATION JOB IS ALMOST FINISHED j Commissioners Adjourn on Wednesday After an All- Day Session TOTAL BEING SOUGHT Figures To Be Ready In Few Days; Hospital Proposal Has Not Yet Come Before Board Again; Meet Monday Revaluation or property in Vance county was virtually completed by the Board of County Commissioners at a session held Wednesday. At that time property owners in Henderson town ships whose assessments had been raised in the revaluation process were given an opportunity to be heard in protest, and a number of them ap pealed for that purpose. It is understood the finishing touch es will yet have to be put on the job, and, in the meantime, the tatsk of adding up the entire valuation of the county is gorng ahead, with the hope that it may be completed in time for a report of some kind to be made to the commissioners next Monday, cr soon thereafter as possible, as to what the amount will be. The commissioners have already adopted the budget forth year, call ing for a 56 cents tax rate on the basis of a property valuation of sl6 COOOOO. as compared with a 40 cents tax rate on $17,500,000 valuation las. year. The total appropriations rave approximately a fourth more than last year. Neither figure includes the school item, where a consderable re duction is expected, in view of the State’s taking over support of the entice eight months school term. The latest proposal for the merger of the Vance County Hospital with Maria Parham hospital with the coun ty diverting the hospital appropria tion to the latter institution, has not come officially before the board for further formal consideration, it was said today. Whether the matter will be considered next Monday at the re gular meeting for September could net be learned today. DELEGATION NAMED FOR TOBACCO MEET Some Definite Plan Expect ed To Be Approved At Raleigh Next Week ■three delegates and' two alternates bn vs b?e n named here to represent Vance county at tho meeting of to bacco growers with Dean I. O. iScbaub at State College. Raleigh, next Wednesday, at was announced today. The meeting will discuss plans for improving tobacco prices this year ■and for acreage reduction :n 1934 A meeting for the purpose of selert ing the delegates was held in the of fice cf J. W. Sanders, county farm (agent, Wednesday afternoon. a,nd she three selected are O. S. Falkner, R. B Taylor and J. C. Kit trail, with iB. H. Perryj and W. W. Currin as alternates. Th>? selections were made from a (group cf delegates selected at a recent meeting here to attend any such (meeting that might be celled. Vance county was understood to be represented by a nuirjber of growers rt today’s mass meeting of tobacco growers held in Raleigh, but their names were not obtained. There will be little speech making ht next Wednesday’s gathering, ac cording to announcement, and it will at once get down to business in con. ■videoing ways and means of improving ''lb? Situation this year and of reduc ing tho crop next year. srs Principal To Be in School Office To Classify High School Pupils All Middleburg high school students are expected to be enrolled and classi fied on Saturday morning it was said today by C. P. Rogers, principal of the school, who Will be in his office on that date for that purpose. He stated that it would require only ? ( short time to enroll the pupils aind urged them to be there sometime dur ing the morning in order irtat they may be prepared to start work on next Thursday, the opening date of school. Around Town One Paper Filed. —One real estate paper was filed yesterday with the register of deeds. T. P. Gholson, com missioner, sold to Verlie W. Ellis and M. Y. Cooper for $475 the homeplace of the late W. T. Coghill in Kittrell township, containing 30 acres. Two Uqiior Cases Tried. —In police court today two defendants were tried t on charges of possessing liquor. One warrant named James Davis and he was sent to the roads six months In the other warrant Willie Fleming, was. accused, but was discharged. Both are colored. _ , ASAUTOSMLLIDE ! (Crash Occurs Near Mabry’s Store and One Is Taken To Hospital Two persons were injured, neither seriously, in the collision of two au tomobiles on the national highway north of this cley. near Mabry s store in mid-morning today. Both were tour i»t cars, ant: Doth cars were badly damaged in the smash-up. Joseph D. Wickes, of Tampa, Fla., driving a 1929 Buick sedan, and sev eral boys he was giving a lift, were traveling southward. As the car turn ed out from behind a wagon to pass, another car, driven by J. F. Kirly, whose wife was a passenger with him, approached and the crash occurred. The Kirlys are from Charlotte, and were riding in a 1933 Pontiac sedan. W. F. Bailey, highway policeman, who went to the scene of the crash, said no arrests had been made, pend ing efforts of the two to settle the matter. Mrs. Ktriy was injured, but at Maria Parham hospital it was said she had not been brought there. One of the boys in the Wickens car was also injured, receiving a badly la- summer holiday on a new set of than they were last fall. Play safe. • • milea£ A " . costing four times as much safetv JNiJIA We Are ° peratmg a few years ago ... Now is • * . * ItK) Percent Under certainly the time to replace • • value The (Blue Eagle worn, dangerous tires with • • price [WE 30 OUR PART | I I Pathfinders all around. No , # Working hours have been , • • good looks shortened t 0 40 hours per one can guarantee how long • • lifetime week, three new employees today S Still low prices Can guarantee added to our force, and pay last. We have your size. for all workers has been ad- Be Sure tO get Goodyear Aulbert Service Station O J \T l • • f* Centi?©i ocncicrsoii Vulcanizing Co# Service Station ,> Phene* 408 and 409 Two Negroes Identified By Girl In Attack Charge Bufus Kelly Said by Miss Vandyke To Have Been With Florida Bullock, Previously Identified, at Time Two Grabbed Her and Took Her Away Two Negroes, Bufus • (correct) Kelly and Florida Bullock, were in separate jo::s today for safe keeping following their identification by Miss Mary Lena Vandyke, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alf Van dyke. of the Lynbank road section of Vance county, some eight miles from Henderson, as Ihc pair who accosted her at her father’s home last week and carried her to the woods and then released her. Following the identification of Bul lock Tuesday, Kelly, who had been under arrest here, was drssed in clothing such as the young woman said one of the two wore when they attacked her, and was taken before her for identification Wednesday aft ernoon. She promptly said he was the other man. No date has been set for a preli minary hearing for the two men, it cerated leg. and he was taken to the’ hospital, where it was said he would be confined for a few days, s ■ »■ ” THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933 was said by officers today. The young woman is reported to be in a nervous condition and unable at the present time to appear at the trial. The speed ■ at which she improves will be a big factor in fixing the time for the hear ing*. In all, about 30 Negroes have beotf taken into custody at one time or another since the attack occurred more than a week ago, 15 of them here and about that man yin Raleigh, and one at Wake Forest. The two that have been identified are the only ones now being held. Considerable reeling resulted from the affair, and the girl was confined in Ma/ria Parham hospital here for treatment the night after the attack occurred. Doctors said she had not ben criminally attacked, but she had a cut on her left arm and a gash on her left leg. She said she had been struck a terrific blow in the abdomen by one of the men. She was left n the woods unconscious and later, half dazed was wandering but of the place whpn searchers came upon her. 119,482 COUNTY’S OBLIGATIONS DUE Part Has Been Paid and Ar rangements Are Sought " for the Remainder County uongauons ajreri»£r Q *„ ' 482.50 will fall due Sl9 '' few days or have become due past few days, and some of W been paid off. notifications office of G. W. Adams, countv 2? countant. showed today. ty Payment has just been made of «s 000 and S6OO interest to the Citizen - ; Bank and Trust Company on a S of $20,000. of which the $6,000 was the first maturity of four bonds fan',,! due m like amount each year un *X liquidated. This was due August 2 Y n N ffi haVe b6e S€t from New r 777 50 aa i kS ?S 00 ° principal and m interest due September 1. of which $7,000 is principal on hard surface pavement bonds and SI,OOO a serial bond on the county home bonds of the county. Renewal is being arranged for a thie^ 1 months $7,000 note at the First No fonal Bank in Henderson,, due August 18, with $lO5 interest In ad dition to these. S3OOO in interest is due in hew *.gir September 1 on various school obligations.
Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, N.C.)
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