n ee d To Park Delivered To
City By King's Daughters
p oposal Made To Maintain Old Cemetery Section;
*1 i!v Gets $189.71 from D efunct Bank Distribution;
Cooper Avenue Wor k Is Arranged For
, , to the King’s Daughters’
'j' iv at the western end of
i was delivered to the
Oily Council hy the King’s
. organization Monday night
monthly meeting of the
■jj ’ ( ,j] , ,i tin' paper was received
)!.d subject to approval by
and • 11l
. , O j( V attorney.
! T i *.j ty last summer agreed to take
[„■< petty at a price of $1,500,
s!,' niotint of the mortgage outstand
,, the site, which consists of
acres of land, which was
r'.'joht mil at times has been used as
, itional center. The ladies* or
, t j n was una le to go through
vi»! ,, 'the financing of the project after
, paid several thousand dollars
down on it- , .
council adopted a proposal
j |( hy Alderman M. Y. Cooper that
f"', 1 , undertake the maintenance
upkeep of the old part of Elm
w vd (’oinetery for all owners of lots
ujVn who would pay six dollars a,
. fe: the service, or would pay a
jj'u sll :n of SIOO for the service per
tinently. It was ordered that letters
oont ain in this proposition be sent to
w n,'is of lots. But whether or not
thf y all accept the offer, the city will
maintain all driveways and walks in
:V old ns well as the new part of the
cemetery.
\ committee consisting of Aldermen
p c Loughlin and Fred H. Hayes
reported on an arrangement for the
improvement of Cooper avenue be
,w,,on Garnett and Chestnut streets,
whereby the city will lay curb and |
winter and sidewalks provided the
property owners will pay one-third on
~: Ic h side of the street. The Council
d the proposal.
An official city censorship commit
-I,c was appointed by the Council,
consisting of J. C. Kittrell, Mrs.
tkonro A. Rose, Sr., and R. E.
Clements.
The duty of this committee will be
to paws upon motion pictures or any
kind of amusement that comes to the«
city when there is any question as to
decency or other appropriateness.
STEVENSON
“PERFECT SOUND”
THEATRE
LAST TIMES TODAY
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“Popeye Meets Sinbad
The Sailor”
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WEDNESDAY
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Special
Jack Pot Notice
Wednesday, Jan. 27
SIOO.OO
To (he person answering the
first name drawn
If f'rst name drawn is not pre
sent, we will draw until some
one answers for $25.00.
Every Wednesday There
after The
Jack Pot
Will Be $25.00
Names will be drawn until some
one answers.
The STATE
Phone 817
Prices 10 and 25#
TODAY ONLY
Ralph Bellamy—in
“TIIE MAN WHO LIVED
TWICE”
News—Novelty
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
“down to the sea”
"tih Ly () n—Ann Rutherford
Comedy
•lac!. Lot Wednesday night SIOO.OO
information
| City Clerk S. E. Burwell reported
I to the Council tnat he had received
checks covering a 4 1-4 percent divi
dend on funds it had on deposit in
the old Farmers Sc Merchants Bank
at the time it closed April 15, 1924.
The checks covered all accounts in
the amount of $189.71, and left a bal
ance of $256.70 still in the bank.
It was brought to the attention of
the Council that nine water custom
ers living on North Garnett .street had
never paid the city for the water taps
put in at the time the street was re
paved several years ago, and it was
ordered that notic6 be given to the
customers that if payment were not
made in 30 days their water service
would be shut off.
Mrs. E. F. Ferry and Miss Hattie
Crow appeared before the hoard in
connection with a claim they main
tained was due by the city for their
brother, C. M. Crow, who recently
died. Alleged injury to his eyes wais
the ibasis of the claim. A committee
consisting of Aldermen M. W. Wester,
T. W. Ellis and D. C. Loughlin was
named to investigate the matter and
report back to the Council.
Fire Chief E. T. Shepherd submit
ted a list of 13 volunteer firemen to
whom poll tax rebates are annually
granted by the Council in return for
their services. The list was received
and filed and the rebate allowed.
One beer liense was granted by the
Council to John G. Gayles for the sale
of the beverage at the Garnett Street
Service Station.
| Balance sheets and filter reports
covering operation of the waterworks
plant for December were submitted
by Mayor Irvine B. Watkins, the man
ager, and were ordered received and
filed.
ROAD TERMSGIVEN
BY WATKINS
I
Number of Defendants On
Various Charges Given
Hearings Today
Several road terms were passed out
to offenders of the law at Monday’s
session of city court with Mayor Irv
ine B. Watkins presiding.
Sterling Turner, Negro, convicted of
stealing clothes from the J. Ed. James
Laundry, was given 14 months on
the county roads.
E. W. Pendergrass went to the
roads for 30 days for being drunk.
In another warrant, Pendergrass was
given 30 more days for being drunk.
A thirty day road sentence was
passed out to Ben Ayscue when he
was convicted of public drunkenness.
Owen Johnson, Negro, was convict
ed of being drunk, and went to the
roads for a 30 day term.
D. W. Vinson was guilty of being
drunk, and was sent to the roads for
30 days.
King David Rich, Negro, entered a
plea of guilty to being drunk, and
was fined $5 and costs.
James Satterwhite, Negro, was con
victed of assaulting and beating Lil
lian Lewis, and prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment of the
costs and keeping the peace toward
the woman.
Jack Griffin pleaded guilty to be
ing drunk and disorderly and using
profanity in a public place, and was
fined $lO and costs.
Holt Smith, Negro, paid $2.50 and
costs 'when he pleaded guilty to
speeding.
Jack Peace was fined $5 and costs
for being drunk.
Ernest Harris, charged with being
drunk, was fined $5 and costs.
Wiley Falkner, charged with being
drunk, was convicted and was fined
$5 and costs.
A. G. Brady was guilty of being
drunk, and was fined $5 and costs.
Ollie Davis, Negro, entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of being drunk,
and was fined $5 and costs.
James Henry Plummer, Negro, was
charged with operating an automobile
without proper brakes, and praper for
judgment was continued upon pay
ment of the costs and repairin gos
the brakes.
Harry Hayes, Negro, was guilty of
public drunkenness, and was fined
$5 and costs.
Henry Knight pleaded guilty to a
charge of being drunk, and was fined
$5 and costs.
Around Town
Lions to Gather —The Lions Club
will gather tomorrow night at Hill
Top tea room at 7 o’clock for their
regular weekly session.
Defendant Tried —One defendant
was tried at today’s session of county
court before recorder R. E. Clements.
John Moss, alias John Moore, was
sent to the roads for 60 days for be
ing drunk and disorderly And using
profanity.
HENDERSON, (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1937
Average Os
Tobacco fs
Above $24
Sale Is Light But
Average E x c e p
tionally Good For
Day’s Offerings
Tobacco sold on the Henderson
market Monday set. the highest daily
average for any day on the local mar
ket since Monday, November 16, it
was revealed in official figures an
nounced' today, Showing 164,278,
pounds disposed of for $39,224.38 for
an average of $24.12 per hundred
pounds.
Tobacco inn say the weed is in
good demand, that bidding is brisk
and that prices are following a trend
in keeping with that situation.
Monday’s offerings here were Smal
ler on account of the very bad
weather over the week-end, which
tended to keep growers away. The
rain was not so heavy today, but of
ferings were light.
Sales on Monday brought season
totals within striking distance of the
21,000,000-pound mark, with a cer
tainty now that the season total will
reach and exceed that figure.
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THESE charts plainly show how YOUR Electric rates
have dropped, thanks to repeated rate reductions
since 1925, and even before, and how the cost of
Electricity has GONE DOWN as Living Costs have GONE
UP!
Now there is a NEW LOWER RATE. ALL Domestic
Customers’ monthly service hills will reflect the benefits of
the NEW LOWER RATE which allows YOU to get MORE
for what you pay regardless of past or future use of our
service. n r-
Some will benefit more than others depending upon the
basis upon which they have been previously billed, how
ever, ALL are assured a definite saving.
If you wish an explanation of the New LOWER
Rate as applied to your particular case visit our
office or telephone for our representative to call*
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY
fUftir CHEAP ELECTRICITY IS C%eafiel STILL!;
LENGTHY SESSION
BEFORE,RECORDER
Various Charges Heard By
Recorder R. E. Clements
In County Court
Recorder R. E. Clements had a
busy session of county court Monday
with a number of defendants coming
before him.
Joseph Baker went to the roads for
60 days for pc-session of stolen pro
perty .
Floyd Edwards was sent to the
roads for four months for possession
of whisky for sale. He appealed, and
his bond was set at S3OO.
Annie Lee Davis, Negro woman 19
years old, was convicted of being
drunk and disorderly and with resist
ing a nofficer. She was given 60 days
in jail, commitment not to issue upon
payment of $5 and costs and behaving
for two years. In another warrant,
the Negress was charged with de
stroying property, and prayer for
judgment was continued upon pay
ment of the costs.
Marshal Simmons, Negro, was con
victed of assault with a deadly wea
pon, a knife, and was sent to the
roads for 30 days, commitment not to
issue upon payment of $5 and costs
and not be convicted of violating any
law in Vance county for the next two
years.
Jack Griffin, convicted of assault,
went to the roads for 90 days.
Clifton Patterson was not guilty of
a charge of theft of an automobile.
Robert Williams, Negro, was given
90 days for trespass and breaking and
entering.
Buster Hawkins, Negro, convicted of
being drunk and disorderly, was giv
en 30 days on the roads, commitment
not to issue upon payment of the costs
and showing good behavior for two
years. He must remain away from
the farm of Mr. Mitchell.
Perry Davis, Negro, charged with
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LAST SHOWING TODAY
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Actual scenes from the World War.
Road show production.
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LOWER Domestic Rate
i' Effective on all bills rendered on or after January 26,
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3c per KWH for next 50 KWH used
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costs, showing good behav *
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