ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
Tobacco Sales For Week
Near To Million Pounds
Season Total Now 17,879,0 90 Pounds for $4,556,785.37
At Average of $25.46 Per Hundred; Market Closes
for Holidays on Wednesday, December 16
Despite rain and sleety weather for
a part of the past week, the Hender
derson tobacco market sold nearly
one million pounds of the golden weed
and gave promise of reaching the 19,-
000.000- pound figure toy the close for
the Christmas holidays.
Official figures announced today by
J. R. McDuffie, sales supervisor for
the market, showed the market hand
led 1 911,422 pounds during the week
for $196,140.11, at an average of $21.52
per hundred pounds.
This ran the season total to 17,897,-
090 pound s at the close of the week
bringing $4,556,785.37 at an average
of $25 16 per hundred pounds. For the
corresponding peiiod a year ago the
market sold 19,132,882 pounds for $4,-
213,261.21 for an average of $21.31 per
hundred.
The Henderson Tobacco Board of
Trade has decided to close for the
Christmas-New Year holidays on Wed
nesday, Dec. 16, and then to reopen
BIG INCREASE IN
LIBRARYLENDING
577 Over November, 1935;
New Volumes for Month
Amount To 104
A considerable increase in circula
tion at the Perry library in Novem
ber wa shown in the monthly report
made pui lie today by Miss (Mary
Louise McDearman, librarian. Thq
circulation last month was 4.694 vol
umes, a gain of 577 over the 4,117 in
November, 1935.
The Dunbar branch library for the
colored people also showed a gain of
233. with a circulation last month of
1.272, compared with 1.038 in Novem
ber last year. The total for both in
stitutions was 5.966 for the 23 days
the library was open, for a daily av
erage of 201, of which 45 percent was
non-fiction.
Non-fiction volumes at the Perry
library were 2.110 and fiction loaned
was 2.584 volumes. Adults borrowed
E.198 and juveniles 2,196. The Dun
hat library had a circulation of 249
fiction and 1.023 non-fiction volumes,
and adults borrowed 153 and juveniles
1,119 volumes.
At the end of November the Perry
library had a membership of 4,286
aftei 136 new names had been added
and 68 withdrawn. Adults were 2,881
and juveniles 1.405. The Dunbar
lr ranch had 886 members, with 26 ad
ded and none withdrawn during the
month. There were 244 adults and 642
juveniles.
At the Perry library 104 volumes
were added during the month, includ
ing 39 volumes of fiction and 65 of
non-fiction ,of which 35 were adult
,md 69 juvenile books. The Dunbar
branch received 25 new volumes in
November, three fiction and 22 non
fiction, all of them juvenile books.
No reports were received from the
'l'i wnville and South Henderson bran
ches.
1934 Clash at Wal Wal between
Italian;, and Ethiopians—leading to
the war.
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four
1 Name the smallest and most east
erly of the Great Lakes.
2. W hat is onyx?
3 In law, what is an indictment?
4 Name the greatest English natur
al) t of the nineteenth century.
f>. What is the twelfth part of a lir er
foot?
0. Who was Lorenzo Ghiberti?
7. What is inbreeding?
8. Who is the author of ‘‘Under the
Ton to Rim.
9. Which state is nicknamed the
“Prairie State?”
19. Where is the United States Mili
tary Academy?
SPECIAL SALE WINES
For Fruit Cakes
Rrandicd Wine—Blackberry
Half Gallon $1.25
Lunch —Beer—Wine
DEW DROP INN
Under Vance Hotel.
Vance Hotel
Eat Your
Sunday Dinner
and Supper
With Us.
Hours: 12 to 2 and 6 to 8.
Vance Hotel
after the holidays on Monday, Jan
uary 18. a vacation period of slightly
more than four weeks. Officials of the
board have been advised formally that
the Durhajn market will observe the
same holiday dates, and, while noth
ing positive has come from Oxford, it
is considered certain that market will
fall in line with the other two largest
markets of the Middle Belt.
It now appears that season sales
on the Henderson market will be well
over the 20,000.000-pound mark, or
slightly less than 1935. due to the
sharp and drastic reduction in the
year ’s production as the result of un
favorable growing weather during the
late spring and early summer.
Official figures for the week-end
>ale on Friday on the Henderson mar
ket showed a total of 314,464 pounds,
which brought $68,517.02 for an aver
age of $21.53. Price levels continue
high, and the slight decline in aver
ages is ascribed to the inferior types
of leaf offered.
ZOLLICOFFERS QUIT
AS CITYATTORNEYS
A. A. Bunn Rumored Pos
sible Successor; Council
To Name New Man
J. P. and J. H. Zollicoffer have ten
dered their resignation to Mayor
Irvine B. Watkins as city attorneys,
effective January 1, next, and will de
vote their entire time to the practice
of law, it was learned today. Their
successor as city attorney will be
named by the City Council at a re
gular or a called meeting prior to
January 1, and some gossip today
pointed to the possible selection of
A. A. Bunn for the place.
J. P. Zollicoffer. of the firm, said
today the resignation was prompted
by the fact that the office was re
quiring so much time that it became
necessary to give up the city connec
tion to devote full time to private
practice. He did say, however, that he
considered it a privilege to have been
associated with the city administra
tion during a period when a great
transition in the city's advancement
and progress had been made, and that
he was proud to have had a part in
the various undertakings. He declar
ed the present administration and
that of the past few years among the
most progressive the city has ever
had.
The Zollicoffer firm has served as
city attorneys for the city for the past
four or five years.
There was no outward certainty of
the election of Mr. Bunr* as city at
torney, but his name was mentioned
in connection with the forthcoming
vacancy, and there were other devel
opments that tied in with the possi
bility of his selection.
SOCIAL SECURITY
MEETING PLANNED
Local People Invited To Session At
Chapel Hill Next Monday
And Tuesday
A meeting in the interest of clarify
ing the social security tax set-up has
been called for next Monday and
Tuesday in Chapel Hill under auspices
of the University of Nforth Carolina,
and invitations have been received
here by a number of persons inviting
them to attend.
Various details of the social security
act, which becomes effective January
I, will be discussed, with a view to
explaining it from many angles. Bu
reau of Internal Revenue experts
from Washington will attend to make
addresses and lead discussions, and
several outstanding attorneys from
over the State will also be on the pro
gram Commissioner of Revenue A.
7. Maxwell and Attorney General A.
A. F. Seawell, of Raleigh, are also
on the program for speeches the sec
ond day.
Around Town
One Marriage—One marriage license
was issued at the Vance Registry
/esterday, and it went to a colored
couple, Nathan Melvin and Mollie
3rame, both of Henderson.
Auto Fire—Firemen were called out
j. H. Robertson’s automobile last
light at the corner of Winder and
Wyche street. No damage was re
ported by Fire Chief E. T. Shepherd.
Two Deeds—Realty deeds with the
Vance Registry yesterday were two,
involving property in the county.
J. W. Winston and wife sold to Wil
liam Hawkins for S6OO, 27 acres of
land in Sandy Creek township.
B. H. Hicks, trustee, conveyed to
J. H. Bullock a tract of 55 acres in
Middleburg township for $735 and
other considerations.
JURY DRAWN FOR
iRECORDER’S COURT
A jury for recorder’s court for duty
Tuesday, December 8, has been drawn
and announced.
The court has set aside one day
each month for the trial of jury cases
and a new jury is drawn each month.
Those to serve next Tuesday are J.
D. Williams, C. M. Hight, E C.
Powell, Lewis Harris, S. S. Steven
son, H. M. Polston, J. E. Hite, W.
D. Hoyle, C. S. Burroughs and E.
B. Wiggins.
Henderson Daily Dispatch
... And Santa Claus Is Just Around the Corner
These pictures might have been taken in any toyshop, where Christmas
things are on display, and where Santa Claus holds forth. They were
taken in New York Citv and they all tell their own story. Note the little
RECORDER’S COURT
SETS NEW RECORD
l
116 Defendants In Novem
ber; Fines and Fees Are
$1,605.10
One hundred and sixteen defen
dants were tried in the Vance county
recorder’s court in November for the
greatest number ever summoned be
fore that bar in a single month, so
far as records immediately available
show. The monthly report was made
public today by Clerk of Superior
Court E. O. Falkner, showing that
fines amounted to $3% 50 and fees
51,215.60 for the month, a total of sl,-
605.10.
Os the total of 116 defendants tried
67 were white, and nine of them were
women, and 49 were colored.
Twenty defendants were sent to the
roads, cases of 18 were nolle prosed,
eleven were found not guilty and dis
charged, two were sent to jail and
costs and fines were paid by the
other 65.
Exactly 40 of the totaal number
were charged with some form of
violation of the liquor laws, including
22 for being drunk, three for drunk
and assault, eight for drunken driv
ing and seven with possession of li
quor for sale. Ten were accused of
reckless driving and 11 with using in
decent language. Eight were charged
with driving without licene, nine for
driving with improper brakefa, two
trespass, six abandonment and non
support, eight larceny, five assault
with a deadly weapon, two assault,
one each for damaging personal pro
perty, disposing of mortgaged prop
erty, worthies check, seduction and
false pretense. Two were charged
with breaking and entering, three
with carnal knowledge of a felmale
and five with operating a disorderly
house.
The amount of combined fees and
costs was, like the total number of
defendants, apparently the greatest
for any single month on record, cer
tainly in recent years, although the
October total was close to the figure
for November and was $1,371.26.
Asks Assistance
For Family Whose
Home Was Burned
To the good people of Henderson:
This Mr. Keeler who lost his home
and every thing except a quilt by fire
Tuesday night, they need help they
came here last June from Ogdenburg,
N. Y., are among strangers, they are
good people, honest and are trying
to make ends meet. They lived in my
home, when they first came here. So
I feel like I know them and ought to
let others know their needs. They will
appreciate any thing to help them get
a start, they have four children that
need clothes, two girls ages five and
seven years; two boys ages three and
II years, also need beds and bed
clothes, heater and cook stove, table
and a few chairs. Things can be
brought to my home or Legg-Parham
Company, or call me and I will send
for anything for them. My phone is
425. MRS. R. H. CRAIG.
GIRL SCOUT NEWS.
The Girl Scouts of troop 1 held a
very informal meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. The work in metal which
was started at the last meeting was
continued. Some of the girls were
cutting the metal for bracelets, oth
ers were polishing it and the rest
were filing. Some fruit brought by
one of the scouts was passed to all
of the girls and the meeting adjourn
ed.
234 AUTO LICENSES
REVOKED FOR WEEK
Most of Permits Withdrawn Because
of Drunken Driving and Reck
less Driving
Daily Dispatch ltiirc;in.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
ll y J. C. D ASKER VILL
Raleigh, Dec. s—The5 —The driving per
mits of 234 automobile drivers were
revoked this week by the highway
safety division of the Department of
Revenue, bringing the total number
of drivers’ licenses revoked to date
to 7.308, it was announced today by
Director Arthur Fulk. Os these 234
revocations this week, 34 were revok
ed today.
Most of these 234 revocations were
made following the conviction of the
diivers for drunken driving, reck
less driving or combinations of
drunken and reckless driving ,the of
ficial reports show.
Since the drivers license law has
now been in effect more than one
year, the revocations of those whose
licenses were revoked a year ago are
now expiring every day. Accordingly
this week the revocations of 292
drivers whose licenses were revoked
a year ago this week, expired and
they may now make applications for
new licenses. No new* licenses will be
issued to these drivers, however, un
less they pass an examination issued
either by a highway patrolman or a
special examiner and pay the fee of
$1 now required of all new applicants
Director Fulk said.
Hull Asks the Americas
To Attempt World Peace
(Continued from Page One.)
fine their attitude toward war, and
that this action may not only demon
strate the happy position of the New
World, but, though designed pri
marily for our own benefit, embody
policies of world application and cor
respondent to the views and interests
of nations outside this hemisphere.”
Hull stressed the necessity of joint
action by the American governments
to influce the will to peace not only
in their own peoples, but by example
in the world at large.
Bombing of Capital
City Worst Yet
(Continued from Page One.)
still being frantically searched for the
bodies.
Two insurgent planes were sent
hurtling to the ground after a hot
15-minute dog fight between the Fas
cist squadron and government pur
suit ships which took to the air in
an effort to drive off the raiders.
During the late afternoon the insur
gents artillery batteries gained the
range of the million-dollar telephone
building and began to drop shrapnel
on the north side of the structure.
County Roads To
Share Road Fund
(Continued from Page One.)
greater part of this money on the
county roads, especially those traver
sed by school buses which axe parts
of regular school bus routes,” Way
nick said. “The fact is that we could
use at least $5,000,000 more to advan
tage on the county roads alone and an
equal amount on the State highway
system, but we are glad to get this
additional SBOO,OOO and it will help
just that much.”
It was learned from an authorita
tive source today that the highway
department requested this additional
$1,000,000 last spring, but that both
Governor Ehringhaus and Assistant
Director of the Budget Frank Dun
lap felt that it could not be spared
at that time and might reduce the
balance in the highway fund too
much.
New Prison Industries.
Establishment of several additional
girl at the extreme right of the picture in which Santa meets one of his
little friends. A few moments later she was trying out the latest model,
streamlined one-kid power automobile. (Central Press)
prison industrie in Central Prison
here as well as in some of the other
units of the State Prison system, is
regarded as likely in the near future
as a result of the grant of $200,000
made to the State Highway and Pub
lic Works Commission by Governor
J. C. B. Ehringhaus this week, with
the understanding that it be used ex
clusively to provide more work for
the prisoners not capable of working
on the roads. Both Governor Ehring
haus and Chairman Capus M. Way
nick, of the highway department,
made it clear that whatever prison
industries are eta'dished will be con
fined to making goods for the use of
the State only and that none of them
will be used in competition with pri
vate industry.
For more than a year now Chair
man Waynick has been making a de
tailed study of prison industries in
other states and in Federal prisons,
with a view to expanding the indu
tries in the prison here, he revealed
today. An effort has also been made
to study industries which offer a
maximum amount of employment
with a minimum capital outlay and
which will supply urgent prison
needs. The results of this study will
he carefully considered by the entire
commission before any definite de
cision is reached with regard to what
industries will be installed by the pri
son, Waynick indicated.
Gets No. 1 Card
John David Sweeney, Jr.
First social security card in the
United States goes to John David
Sweeney, Jr., 23-year-old unmarried
Princeton graduate who works in an
electric . store in Brooklyn N Y
Sweeney’s application was one of the
first sent in.
FREE TUITION NOW AVAILABLE
Six scholarships in presswork, sub
ject to immediate acceptance and
certain requirements. No scholar
ship available in other departments
which include linotype, monotype
and hand composition. Training’
available in these departments on
the usual terms. Why not be a
pressman or a printer? For full in
formation with reference to scholar
ships and training in other depart
ments, write V. C. Garriott, South
ern School of Printing, 1514 South
St., Nashville, Tennessee.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 193,;
THIRD OF GOAL IN
ARMY DRIVE IDE
About $750 Pledged or Paid
of $2,500 Sought for
Coming Year
Official reports this afternoon
showed that approximately one-third
of the goal for the annual Home Ser
vice Appeal of the Salvation Army
had been reached. J. R. McDuffie,
general chairman of the campaign,
said approximately $750 in cash and
pledges had been turned in to him, of
which about one-third was cash.
The chairman stated that compara
tively few 7 of the workers had report
ed to him on the result of their solici
tations, and some of those who had
reported gave only partial results of
their efforts o far.
Next Monday, December 7, has been
designated as the closing date for the
drive. The goal is $2,500, which is to
(be used in the support of the Salva
tion Army corps here for the coming
year.
Mr. McDuffie urged all workers to
contact their prospects and make
their reports Monday if possible. He
feels that the goal can and will ba
reached if all prospects are reached
and the response is as generous as it
is felt it should be.
ONE DEFENDANT IN
RECORDER’S COURT
Recorder R. E. Clements tried one
defendant in county court today.
John Hicks was given six months
on the roads for non-support, com
mitment not to issue if he pays $3.50
per week into the office of the Clerk
of Superior Court for the benefit of
his wife and children, and pays the
costs of court.
Genius, to some extent, is the cap
acity for feeling young.
York Air Conditioning Co.
Phone 3893
This section is fortunate in having
such a progressive firm, as The York
Air Conditioning Co., located 15 South
Wilmington Street, Raleigh, N. C.
They offer the best of service in the
way of air conditioning, refrigerating
equipment from theft smallest to the
largest installation. Dairy Plant
equipment, sales, engineering service
and supplies. They keep right abreast
of the times in the trade, and secure
the distribution of all new products,
that have been tried and found sat
isfactory. They make a continual
W. C. OLSEN
Engineer 5 Exchange Place Phono 2H ( >
With the laying out of subdivisions
the development of . suburban life
comes the realization that the work
of the civil engineer is a large factor
in the comforts of present day home
life. In this profession let us refer
you to W. C. Olsen, a civil engi
neer, who has greatly aided in the
modernization and upbuilding of this
part of the State.
He offers a most complete service
in engineering in all its phases, the
latest and most scientific methods of
constructions.
His work covers designing estimat
ing, no matter whether it is a town,
a city, or just a subdivision you de
sire plotted, you will find his services
most complete. His work in these
lines has always been found very ac
curate.
Just phone 2116 Raleigh, and you
10 BE Bl
Given Endorsement of R
for Recorder’s Court Oh
fice for Year
D. P. McDuffee was given ih
dorsement of the Henderson r ( ' n ’
sociation today to serve as , A *
ing attorney of the countv ,v'° Secut
court for the year
day, and the Board of County ?° n '
missioners is expected to elect u
formally when it gets h ‘ m
business of picking the ° ttle
attorney at its meeting
The bar’s endorsement wh oi,
a meeting held in the CT . ur ? * "
the court house during the f ( ° at
today. |lt was reported that McDrt?"
received eleven votes from the ,
yers, with eight for M. C. r-Wp„
one for B. P. Wyche. 1 e and
The county has had a prosccr
attorney of the recorder’s coun
a year and half. There is a son
del-standing or unwritten a -r Pf X'
among the lawyers that the X
rotate araeng them from year a,, '
The attorney is the choice of
county commissioners, but the h,.',
is expected to respect the wi*hX
the attorneys. }
T. S. Kittrell has served as p l(Kt ,
cutor for the court since the
was created in August, 1935. He w m
retire when Mr. McDuffee is forma,'
elected by the commissioners IMomLv
Mr. McDuffee served in the
Senate from this district in 19.33 ar.t
has long been identified with Demi
ciatic party affairs in the county jj r
Kittrell served a term in the State
Houe of Representatives some veai
ago.
Km 1L i
CHRISTMAS m
i
V
Also To Help Milk Fund;
Rev. R. E. Brown Speak
er Before Group
Members of the Henderson Kiwanis
club decided at their weekly luncheon
meeting Friday night to suspend their
Christmas week meeting, which would
be on Christmas day. and to donate
the cost of luncheons for that oc
casion to the Salvation Army’s cam
paign, amounting to better- than fit).
The club also voted to provide its an
nual Christmas milk fund for under
nourished children in the schools, and
this will he raised at the meeting two
weeks hence, December 18, the final
meeting before Christmas.
The ciub also decided to use th«
service of the Boy Scouts in carry
ing out any Christmas activities ren
dered the city during the holiday pe
riod. R. C. Brake, of the Lion's club
appeared before the meeting and
made request that the club do this
W. Hughes was In charge
of the program for the meetins
which included several vocal numbers
)by (Miss Harrison, accom
panied by her brother, George Har
rison, and also a talk by Rev. R E.
Brown, pastor of the First Methodist
church, on the subject, “What Is Your
Line?”
A report was given by Prof. W'. D
Payne on the interclub meeting re
cently held in behalf of the Boy Scout
movement.
J. C. Gardner presided at the meet
ing as president, and the attendance
wa.s 90 percent of the membership.
Guests of the club were Rev. Mi-
Brown, Mr. Harrison, Miss Harrison
and Dr. Brake.
TENNESSEE RAMBLERS ON THE
STAGE AT STATE Till RSI»U
The State Theatre next Thursday
matinee and night will present a
sjtage show that everybody knows
about. “The Tennessee Ramblers
who broadcast from Charlotte, N C
dailyi) The {picture for t h£t dat| p
is “Aiole Ranger Riole' with Gen'
Autry the singing sowfaoy. The
Ramblers also appear in this pictum
with Autry.
study of the markets of the
world and search for the P l l
ducts in the way of air condition!
refrigeration and plant equipme"
York air conditioning ha- won -
warm place in the hearts of the pu
lie through the excellent work t
have executed in every branc i 0
their services.
The manager is a man ot w! /i f ’
perience in this business. He i- w
known in this entire section “
excellent service as head of 'h: -■*
cern where quality has won llial) -
customers and friends. „
will be given any informal*")) y '■
sire in the engineering field. .- 9
He has built a reputation •'
work that brings an ever : 111:1 eaa , jj
patronage. He early realiz'd din
satisfied customer was tin. hes*
fluence for good, and as 1 ‘ j
quence is holding old custom
gaining new ones. , , c
There is no firm that ha
more for the modernization ot 1 ,
part of the State than this one.
evidenced by the popularity
progressive and latter day P (),lt >
won.
Aside from being a notewor* •’*>
gineer, he is a prominent citiz* n
is progressive and public sph> H he
his policies and interests |l ‘
building advancement of this *
Anyone wanting the services **
competent civil engineer can <°
better than engage W. C. Ol ’t-