North Carolina Newspapers

ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS Opening Os Schools Is Postponed " i YV i I 1 Not Resume Thursday, But Wait Until Monday Be cause of Snow. Because of the condition of country roads, making it virtually impossible for trucks to maintain schedules through the heavy snow. Superintend ent 10. M. Itollihs. of the city and county schools, today announced the schools would not open on Thursday of this week. January 2. as originally planned, and that class room work would be resumed instead on Monday of next week. January 6. The schools closed Friday. Decem ber 20. foi the Christmas-New Year holidays. The date for reopening was fixed for the day after New Year’s Day. In the meantime, four inches of snow fell on Sunday. December 22, when seven inches more fell last Sun and half of that was on the ground day. All traffic on the highways, even the paved roads, has been impeded by the treacherous condition resulting from the snow, despite the efforts of highway workers to clear the snow away. I.ittle efforts has been possible, how ever, on the secondary roads, and in most rural sections the snow still congests the routes that have to he Allowed by the sehonl bases in trans porting children to and from the schools. Mr. Hollins felt that there would he so many abs-ritees, because of this condition, that it would he useless to Undertake to resume school operations . at this time. Telegrams were sent today to all out-of-town teachers advising them of the delay in the opening. Bocal teachers were notified at home. ROBBERS FORCE WAY INTO DICKSON & CO. .Rubber# forced a lock on the rid*’ door of Dick-on and Company <*n Horner street during la t night and stole n quantity *>f cigHre»«es and pennies from the tore, the loss te 'iig estimated at s2a by C. I*. Dickson, uannger of the store. Officers are working on the case, but were not able to uncover any clues during the day ‘•LIffLE MI N" SHOWING AT , ' Till-: MOON TOMORROW 'Tdlftlc Women" one of inc old years finest motion pictures and now to staid the New Year off with one just ms fine “Little Men' op* ns at the Moon Theatre for a. one day showing. This splendid picture is taken from iMJUIsa M. Alcotts famous story aha Includes a marvelous cast such as Ralph Morgan, Frankie Darro and '/any others. Prices Right I'.i’Jl* Funi Roadster 1932 Kurd Tudor* 1931 Kurd Sport Coupe 1933 Kuril Tutlor 11)31 Kurd Kurdor 1939 Kurd 'l'udor | 1939 Kuril DeLuxe Tudor •with Imuli) 11*31 Plymouth Coupe I 1933 Clymuutli Coach All of i lie above cars in exlru '■ ;;ood eoiidii.iou. \\ e li!i\ " uther cars from $2.9.U0 up. Clements Motor Co. IMioiio \'M Fitqq! Fi?€6! In-uni now until .January 1, all our used cars from SIOO or more will carry 19,'J0 81 ate License Tags. 1'.)•”>•» Kuril Doliijxi' Conch IKurd Tudor Touring l’.k”,:; Pontiac Coach l'.bU Chevrolet Sedan IDBI Chevrolet Coach MOTOR SALES CO. Phone 832 ] CITY 10 WELCOME NEW YEAR TONIGHT ! Dance at Country Club Heads List; Watchers to Await Hour. Henderson prepared today to sayj l goodbye tonight to the old year 11)35 1 and to extend a greeting to the new i 1036. The New Year’s eve dance at the West End Country Cluh appeared to he the chief function of the evening. But. there will be other private watch night parties of one kind or another in homes and elsewhere. Ordinarily, there is « din of sound-, ing automobile horns, the ringing of j bells, blowing of whistles and the ex- j plosion of fireworks. Just how much j of that Ihere will he at midnight to ; night may depend to some extent on • the temperature. The excessively cold j weather at Christmas cut down the! fireworks displays very considerably.! and, with the v cry low temperatures J still prevailing together with a heavy snow impeding traffic, much the j same condition may prevail tonight. But radios will bring New Year’s Eve Light programs, and many peo ple will likely confine their celebra tions to listening in on the air. JACKSON DINNERS URGED BY BAILEY! Senator Sees Double Pur pose in Gatherings of Young Democrats In a statement sent to the* Daily i Dispatch 4<»r publication, Senator | Josiah W. Bailey gives his endorse- j incut to the idea of the Jackson Day , dinner January 8 to be hold over the ! fitnte under nu-pices <>f the Young I Democrat organizations. He points | it* a double purpose to !»*• served bv i he meetings, first, the inspiration of the gatherings, a ml, second, the rais in;; of funds to liquidate an old debt . >f the Democratic National Commit- j :ee. I Mi . Bailey’s statement to the Dis- ! patch follows: ”1 am deeply interested in the Jaek- , -•on Day dinners to be hfdd through out the State. Already forty-five din ners have been arranged for and I hope the number will he increased to one hundred. These dinners provide, he background for our campaign this ; .ear in which a great deal is at stake. They will serve two purposes: "I. To get a great many Democrats ■ together with a view to hearing the : President and receiving inspiration ! lor the political battles of 1936. We j should prepare to win the contest, to I carry North Carolina overwhelmingly * Democratic. that is for president, Congress, State, counties, cities and townships. Let us seek to win all along the line an overwhelming vie- j lory. j “2. The second objective is to pro vide a reasonable opportunity for con tributions to pay off the debt of our parly. We want to clean the slate of ihe old debt as the very first thing in th*> campaign. It is understood that the dinners will provide this op- j port unity byway of an extra, charge, 1 I do not think any one will object to the small additional cost, of the din ners with the understanding that this cost is delivering our party from a debt, from which it must be deliver ed in order to fight the battle effectu ally in this year, when we should spare uc pains or efforts necessary to bring aDout the return of our party to pow er after four years of very great and unusual service. Lot me sav that I Mrs. Bessie phoenix is doing such ex- i ’rollout work as president of the 1 Young Democr.il ic Clubs that 1 am sending a full record of it to Chair- j man Farley. Mr. E. C. Brooks, Jr.. | proved at once the wisdom of his se lection as coordinator of the older ] Democrats with the clubs. It is cer- : I tain that the dinners will he most sue- ! cess fill. “Let us go about our political du- ! ties this year with a determination to 1 make for the unity and the victory of 1 i our party. Let us forget our differ- 1 ■ ences of opinion in the common cause > of Democracy in the United States Lot us forget our differences in devo tion to th*' common objective of a better government, making for Ihe iwelfare of all the people." W. A. HUNT, JR. WRITES OF WARMER CLIMES A letter received from Ensign \V. A. Hunt. Jr., who is stationed at l*ong Reach. Cal., has (been received by Ills parents in tin* city by air mail, •nd he told of tlii> weather condi tions out there. Ensign Hunt wrote in his letter that flowers were in roll bloom out there, and that the thermometer stood around 65 to 70 most of the time. Henderson Daily DispatcK Low Temperatures Here Persist; Minimum At 4 Low temperatures persisted here today, the twelfth since the present j cold spell struck this city and section, i nrd the official Weather Bureau ther-j | niometcr reading early today was; ! four degrees above zero at 8 o clock. j : At that time it had been dropping at J ! the rate of about a degree an hour,' but from 8 o'clock on to noon there j was a steady rise to a maximum of j 30 at 12 o'clock. To a populace that has become j hardened to frigid weather, the four j I degrees appeared a trifle too low w [ far as personal feelings were a judge. : But there was no wind just a still, j cold. The low reading, however, was, j in line with other parts of North Car-! j olina for the early morning. Salisbury i ' reported an official reading at five, j degrees below zero and North Wilkes- 1 i boro was two below. Greensboro was one above. And with that frigid in ißooks in Memory Little Oser Boy Mrs. A. E. Oser, of Hampton, Va., formerly of Henderson has given the | H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library two ! hooks in memory of her son. Beryl, I who was killed last spring. Beryl was a regular patron of the i ; library and through her donations on i ] his birthday, December 31. his mother i will perpetuate his memory. This year the hooks selected arc ; ' "Children of the Handicrafts." by j ! Carolyn Sherwin Bailey, and “Find-'; | ing the New World,” by Walter Tay | lor Field. C. B. BECKHAM WAS CARRYING MAIL 1902 i Tomorrow, January 1. 31 years ago, 1 i C B. Beckham, well known retired | mail carrier, began his duties as car- ( i ri* r on route 1. Henderson, and on j January 2 he carried 2 post, cards j and one letter on the trip. T. 11. Hight was carrying route 2, and Deter L. D. Hester was carrier on route 3, these being the only routes ! from Hie city at the time. | On January 2. 11)12, Mr. Beckham i carried 20,000 pieces of mail, j He and Mr. Hight were appointed as Democrats by President William ! McKinley, and Mr. Hester was ap pointed by the president, as the lie-! publican. Mr. Beckham was retired on June 5. 1927 after 25 years and six months service. FRANKLIN SCHOOLS WILL OPEN JAN. 6 . l Franklin county schools have pnst- I poned there opening, it was announc ! ed today, until Monday, January 6. due to the inclement weather prevail ing over the section. The schools were supposed to open December 30, but | due to truck transportation, it was i felt the roads were unsafe for travel. Ohio Attempting Tariff Barriers i ' < . •: , I I ■ - - (Co’iMpv'.d Tom Page One.) hordes, thus escaping payment of the Buckeye commonwealth's three percent sales levy. Incidentally, the new tax is expected to raise consid erable revenue, but primarily it is intended to be protective. The "use" impose like the state sales tax, is at n <hrce percent rate, to balance the latter. Precisely cn the same principal a ; national import duty is collected on (Commodities from foreign countries 'to prevent them from competing at 1 an advantage with American prod | nets. FREE TRADE IS LAW Technically, however, the Ohio “u«o I tax" law may prove, upon a. court ■test, to be so camouflaged as not to ! classify as protective tariff legisln | lion. Ts not, it unquestionably is invalid. National protection is all right, but protection between the states speci ' fieaily is banned ty the United States [ Constitution. CALLS FOR INSPECTORS But perhaps fJ “use tax" is diffenert In theory, if not in principle. Ohio will not literally have ous-! tom houses, like the United Slates' government, to levy tribute at porks! of entry. j Instead, it will employ inspectors to “check bills of lading and company! records*” to make sure that the three percent, penalty has been paid on "commodities and tangible property" purchased outside Ohio and "used! consumed or stored” in the state j STATE TARIFF WAR? Ollier states which have adopted sales taxation arc watching Ohio’s! tariff experiment with keen interest.! Il Che Buckcyi* comiuonweulth “gets away with it" they’ll try it. Ohio has attempted to take the in- | I 'Lntive In trying to effect the split-up. j The attempt will he fought in the' I Supreme Court. j The decision is one of the supreme bench's most important. Big Incomes Drop And Smaller Ones Rise During 1934 (Continued from T»age One.) of 53,416 was reported in the number | of those with incomes between $5,000 j hikl H 0.000. ; Os 3,988,269 incomes reported for j the year, 1.750.834 were taxable The total income reported was $12,456,262.- 191. This involved tax liability of , $006,481,123. In 1933. there were 3,723,558 returns ! with L 747.744 taxable. These showed an aggregate income of $11,008,736.- 75+. with a tax liability »,f $374,120,469 formation was the official weather forecast for more snow tonight and tomorrow. Although the thermometer climbed , to 30 degrees at midday, very little j snow melted, except, in places where ; a warm sunshine beamed against a ! background of a solid wall or like conditions. There was no prospect of more than a very sma., amount of it ! molting away during the day. Highways have been cleared, but ; secondary roads and most streets in I the city were still congested today with most of the seven inches of ■mow that, fell last Sunday on top of I two inches that remained of the four inch fall of the previous Sunday. The warning to traffic was to stay off the streets as much as possible, and for automobiles to venture out. only where it was absolutely necessary. It was a move for safety and to avoid accidents. LOCAL MAN JAILED FOR OXFORD WRECK Oxford. Doc. 31.—(Special)—Robert Hicks, of Henderson, was lodged in j Oxford’s city jail Saturday afternoon ; on two charges, one of careless and reckless driving, and the otWr for driving an automobile while under ! the influence of whisky. He was tried I in mayor’s court yesterday morning 'at 9 o’clock. The charges resulted from a col lision of Hicks' truck with an auto ; mobile at the junction of Lewis and Hillsboro streets Saturday afternoon ! The automobile was overturned and badly damaged. Three Negroes, Rom mie and Hubert Hawkins and Ben | Day. had to e pulled out of the au-1 tomobile, which landed upside down, j The three Negroes received several ; cuts and bruises. No bones were J broken. Lindberghs Reach Liverpool, Eingland. In Trip From U. S. (UyiiHliUed irom rage One.) opened and the petite Anno Morrow Lindbergh, clad in a smartly tailored nit, glanced about with a worried look. She saw the waiting crowd, many of them dock workers, and as a cheer went ujj. she smiled. Then she ran quickly down the gangway with the bareheaded Lind bergh carrying his son, Jon, close be hind . Several thousand workmen were just returning from lunch to the Liv erpool *vok- s as the- Lindberghs dis embarked. Some cheered, some stood in silence. Members of the Importer's crew, be fore the little family appeared, said lie had told them he left the United Stall's to absent, himself and his fam ily during the execution of the con victed killer of his first son. WILL BE GUESTS FOR TIME IN BROTHER-IN-LAW'S HOME Cardiff. Wales. Dee, 31 (AD) A Member of the family ,of Aubrey Neil Morgan, brother-in-law of Mrs. Char i'S A_ Lindbergh, said today that, the Lindberghs would he guests in the Morgan Home. This relative said the Lindberghs would stay there “for some time.” Hauptmann Encouraged At His Chances (Coi.lirucd from Tago One.* once before the court when it hears the plea for clemency. No date was fixed for hearing Hauptmann’s petition, but members of the court were subject to recall by ; Governor Hoffman on short notice. , Both Fisher and Pope flatly denied reports Hauptmann has made a par tial confession. Fisher termed the report the “bunk” and Fopc said Hauptmann “has absolutely nothing to confess.’’ Campaigning Will Share Law-Making in Congress iConti I’iea from Dagc O’io.) tenting proposals for a. five billion dollar money expansion. There was talk of divorcing inflation from the ■ $2,000,000,000 soldiers bonus question, j and passing sound* onus bill designed to keep Whit*- House approval. They also sought to thwart the drive for th<> Fru/.ier-Lcmke measure to refin ance farm mortgages through infla tion up to $3,000,000,000. Representative Patman. Democrat, , Texas, author of the currency expan sion bonus bill, said he will compro mise, if necessary, on the payment method, but some expansionists indi cated they would eagerly oppose an | orthodox bond issue system of pay ments. j CAN YOU ANSWER ; THESE QUESTIONS? ■ See, Faye Finn' ; 1 Who was captain of the “Olympia” .it Llie battle of Manila bay? 2 Haw many eclipses occurred in 1917? 3 In law, what is derelict? 4 Who was the Spanish discorever . of Florida? 5 What is ambidexterity? 6 Os which state is Little Rock the capital? 7 Who wrote the comedy, “All’s Well that Ends Well?” 8 Os what country is Alsace-Lor raine now a part? 9 Who was Sinbad the Sailor? - 10 What name is applied to the small sect of Christian faithhealers founded in London in 1838 by John' Banvara. j ss Year Will Be Remembered For That, Citizens Bank Review Says. Genuine business recovery began in 1935, and the year will be remembered for thnl. paid a business review for 1935, ns issued today by Citizens Bank & Trust Company, which follows in full: Nineteen thirty-five will be remem bered -js a year of genuine business recovery. i The year began with industry and trade ; t ,t lower levels than those of 1931 n year which started well, but In which a pronounced downward trend developed in the second half, and which closed below 1933. In contrast, although the first half of 1935 brought only minor gains, the last six months saw the curve on the business chart rise sharply, crossing those for 1931, 1933 and 1931, so that the New j Year begins with business close to j 1930 levels. The greatest gains have been those! of the past two months. Largely in- | croasffi purchasing power, directly traceable to larger industrial pay rolls has made Christmas trade the bead since 1930, and later figures may show that it has exceeded the volume of even that very satisfactory year. Holiday sales a v e estimated at more than $4,500,000,000 and gifts in the luxury class have been more numer ous than in half a dozen years. Furs, jewelry and high priced automobiles are selling better than in years. Sales of house furnishings show marked gains, demand having been stiniulaf j <■(] ’v the progress of residential j building. Department store profits an j larger since operating costs, greatly j 1 reduced during the depression, have; increased less rapidly than have sales. The reasons for these gains are to be found in the reports of industry i Production of electric current has I been reaching new all time lvighs i ! week after week. Steel production has been increasing steadily since mid summer as the result of sustained au tomotive buying and larger orders for structural shapes. Total tonnage is .■xpeeferj to reach 53.31n00n Tt.OOn.OOO tons more than the 1931 total and on ly 0.000,000 tons below the tidal for 1931. (Strikes and the threats of strikes j have made the out put of soft coal ir-! regular indeed, but the year ended 1 with production above 1931 levels and! ‘dill gaining. The cut. of lumber is. declining, although still larger than in four years past. Car loadings are j ibowing their normal seasonal de- i line. Railroad earnings have been) distinctly better than in 1931. Corporate earnings for the fourth quarter will be the best since 1930. -bowing marked gains over 1934 and 1933. When business activity fell off ’ate ill the year. Earlier introduction >f new automobile models was in -omc measure responsible for Ibis gain, and it is too early to guess how ,p xt year’s business will be affected. For the first year in a decade resi dential building construction showed gain over the preceding year. The Mountain States made the best show ng. with the South Atlantic section ■e.cond. and the East North Central | bird. Detached dwellings dominated lie field but there was a strong re vival in the apartment field. Parti cularly gratifying is the fact that the bulk of the year’s building has been "fivatelv constructed and financed. Modernization and repair work was really encouraged by federal policy. Hie public works program cont inues j o lag. but Washington expects sub stantial progress in these next months. Automotive production for the year is now reckoned at 4.150.000 units— the best since 1929, and 45 per cent ■iitovc the 1931 total. Trucks set a new high in the fourth quarter. Export sales of American cars reached a total of 550.000 for the year, a gain of 29 per cent. Commodity prices rose through the vear, and rents and living costs with ' 'hem. They are now about mid wav j between the low of April 1933 and the | high of November 1929. Individual in comes—and income taax receipts-—in •reased. but the number of very large neomes was substantially reduced. Income and liquor tax receipts in creased during the year, whereas fed eral expenditures ran slightly below announced estimates. Government bonds, although lower than a. year ago. are still abov<‘ par, and recent Treasury financing has been alto gether successful. Utility, industrial and railroad bonds are all up, oven as is the general level of stocks. Life insurance sales, which lagged in the middle of the year, arc increasing again. Assets of insurance companies increased by more than $1,350,000,000 during the year. Colton and tobacco are cheaper than a year ago. the former because of shrunken exports and the latter !by reason of a larger crop. Wheat is up. The Department of Agriculture ha.s modified its crop control policy and shows a disposition to encourage pro duction of food and feed stuffs. The New Year 193 C promises well. American business is agreed on that. Ir Europe can keep the peace, the next twelve mouths should sec con tinuing and accelerated progress. TERMITES They Never Die. T.<‘t us inspect your buildings. We nro thoroughly equipped to rid your building of termites. We 'will inspect your buildings free of charge. C. K. Plancon Tbrtmte Specialist Warren ton, N. C. Telephone 64. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3 1, 1935. Old Time Winters Appear Returning As In Years Gone Persistence of t<ie severe winter weather that has gripped this city and section for nearly two weeks, with abnormally low temperatures most of the time, has recalled to many old-timers the hard winters of a gen eration ago. and has set them and others to wondering if the old-fash ioned winter has actually returned to stay. Heavy snows and low temperatures were not unusual for a large part of the winter season along about the turn of the century and earlier, and even for some years following that period. But more recent years have not. brought the scrcvc weather that the fathers knew and were accustom ed to. And back in those days they didn’t have the modern heating sys tems that arc so common at the pres ent time. The prevalence of modern heated homes and places of business may. however, be an influence in the think ing of the present, generation that the weather is no as cold as it used to i\e. But the thermometer has not changed, and it has not been in the habit of sinking to the depths that have .been common in the readings of the past few weeks. MEW YEAR’S DAY IS PART HOLIDAY Railroads, Banks and Post Office to Take Off Whole Day. A section of the business commun ity of Henderson will take its cus tomary *New Year’s day holiday to morrow. but there will be no general or widespread, cessation of business activities. All banks will take a full holiday. So will the post office, where every thing will ! <• closed tight for the en tire day. except, that the stamp and general delivery window will be open for mii hour from 10 to 11 a. in. There will be no city or rural free delivery. Mails will, of course, be dispatched as usual, and incoming mail will lie deposited in lock boxes. Both the Seaboard and Southern freight offices here will be closed for a full holiday. So far as was learned, city and county offices will be open as usual, and other business will run along as on any other regular business day. TWO REALTY DEEDS PLACED YESTERDAY Two realty transactions were plac ed on the record books of the Vance county Registry yesterday. D. P. McDuffie, Com. sold to C. B. Reavis two tracks of land in Sandy Creek township consisting of 25.5 and 27.75 acres of land respectively for $1891.11. A1 B. Wester, trustee sold to Q. C. Brown for $535 two parcels of land in 1 leiiderson township. First ii In Henderson HENDERSON. N. C. To our Friends: Emerging from the rush and jollity of a cheery Yuletide Season, we take this op portunity to express our appreciation of your business, friendship, and good will during the past year. The New Year gives substantial promise of business im provement and progress for our commun ity. With natural recuperative forces greatly aiding recovery, business is emerging from the depression. Banks of the nation are in sound condition, reen forced with the full confidence of the public. With such definitely encouraging j guide posts to better times ahead, we feel that saying Happy New Year is more than a greeting. It is a promise for 1936. In making your business plans, in sal* e Jy handling your finances, you will enjoy our complete facilities and helpful co operation. We invite you to make this bank your banking home throughout the New Year. S i n ce re 1 v, R. G. Harrison, \|'e ,J Executive Vice-President. i raffE | Henderson Boy Makes Good In Many Capacities at Roanoke Rapids. William L. Manning, high official in the Roanoke Rapids textile munity, and native Henderson yo ,■ i man. has been elected incident Jj j the Roanoke Bank & Tru.stT: o ,. ' according to information rc<>, v ,!,j i here today. He succeeded 8. T ! ' ' Uf(\ 'j of Henderson, in that orrp.,. w. . j Peace recently resigned the ( - dency of two of the Roanoke Rai.nj cotton mills and as treasurer of lv . i other of them, and also of the Mr. Manning is understood to h-,- . : .succeeded him as In aid of one of tie ; mills as well as in the bank posit Be ,! Mr. Manning has p.- u! years of ex perience at banking and is •,* present , a member of thy advisory committee 'of the Federal Reserve M a nk of m,.),. • mond. He goes to Kiehtnond inarlv every Thursday for the we.-kK- m. sw ings of the Federal Reserve 'Rani; board. Mr. Peace relinquished all hi. a<- tivities at Roanoke Rapids shoe' a month ago. and returned to his heiue here to live in virtual retirement from active business. Mr. Manning is a son of Mrs. T ;; i Manning, who now lives with hint Jt Roanoke Rapids, His fattier was th late Thad R. Manning, for mnnv years editor and owner of the | Pe derson Gold Leaf. He i,s a native of j Henderson, but has. roe many ycat been affiliated with the Roanoke Rapid; textile interests, and ha; climbed from the bumble beginning of a score of years ago to presiden' ■ | of the textile interests and of the I bank. He is a brother of Mrs. E . I Frank Harris, of Henderson. ; - wm . Spray Painting Paint Your HuiUling 1»y I spray method. 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