ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
ITALIAN TENOR AT
THE HIGH SCHOOL
Giovanni To Appear Friday
Morning; Parents
Go Free
A program of classical music to be
given at the Henderson high school
Friday morning at 10 o’clock was an
nounced today by Prof. W. t). Payne,
the principal, who said that all high
school parents were invited free. The
program will be given by Giovanni
Sperandeo, Italian lyric tenor, assist
ed by Elsie Sperandeo, pianist and
accompanist.
The program is under auspices of
the high school music department.
In addition to the musical part of
the program, Signor Sperandeo re
lates briefly the story of his life,
which is declared “most thrilling, up
lifting, gripping, tender and amaz
ing.’’ He narrates in a style entirely
his own, dramatically and vividly. His
personality is described as “radiant,
charming and dynamic.’’ It is further
stated that “what Sperandeo has
achieved in the past 23 years, under
certain conditions, is nothing less
than marvellous and a great challenge
to the present generation.”
Following is the complete program
as announced:
1. (a) La Spagnola—V. Di Chiara,
(b) Serenade —Enrico Toselli, Givonni
Sperandeo.
2. Saltarello, a theme from “Italian
Symphony” —F. Mendelssohn, Elsie
Sperandeo.
3. (a) Little Mother of Mine —H. T.
Burleigh; (b) Sleepy Hollow Tune —
Richard Kountz; (c) Cosi Cosa, from
“One Night at the Opera"—Karper-
Jurmann, Giovanni Sperandeo.
4. A Brief Story of my Life.
'5. Others E. Shield, Giovanni
Sperandeo.
*6. Scottish Tone Picture —E. A. Mac-
Dowell, Elsie Sperandeo.
(a) La Paloma (The Dove)—S. de
Yradier.
7. La Donna e’ Mobile, from the
Opera “Rigoletto”—G. Verdi, Giovan
ni Sperandeo.
TRAINING SCHOOL
HAS GOOD CROWDS
Attendance each night of the week
so far in the Christian Workers
Training School at the First Metho
dist church has exceeded 30, it was
announced today ity the pastor of the
church, Rev. R. E. Brown. That
church, the First Presbyterian and
the Methodist Protestant are coop
erating and a number of people from
other denominations are likewise in
attendance. Those who would attend
prayer services tonight are invited to
be present at th usual 7:30 o clock
hour, which will open the two classes,
one taught by Rev. R. W. Bradshaw
and the other by Mrs. H. M. Wade,
officials of the North Carolina M. E.
Conference Board of Christian Edu
cation. The worship period at 8:20 p.
m.. lasting for twenty minutes, will be
in charge of Rev. James A. Jones,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. The school continues through
Friday night.
Wanted
To buy corn and do custom
grinding. Can also crush
cob and shuck for feed.
State Grocery Co.
Henderson, N. C.
Alex. S. Watkins
“The Place of Values” Offers
Lowe Brothers
Fine Quality Paint
One Plus One Semi-Paste Paint
A special value, per gallon $3.00
In 5 gallon kits
This good paint sells for $3.75 per gallon
in a nearby city.
One gallon, plus one gallon linseed oil makes
2 gallons of good paint.
“Where Quality Tells and Prices Sell”
ALEXANDER SPRUNT
BIRD CLUB SPEAKER
Former Resident of City, Now Os
Charleston, To Be Here Fri
day, November 5
Alexander Sprunt, of Charleston, S.
C., will address members of the Hen
derson Bird Club and others inter
ested here on the evening of Friday,
November 5, in the auditorium of the
Henderson high school, it was an
nounced today by James P. B. Con
nell, president of the club.
Mr. Sprunt is director of southern
bird sanctuaries of the American Au
dubon Society. His lecture will ifce il
lustrated, and the public will be in
vited to attend.
Mr. Sprunt is the son of Dr. Alex
ander Sprunt, who for years was pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
in Henderson, but who later lived in
Charleston alter serving here. More
details of the meeting are promised
in advance of the date for the com
ing of Mr. Sprunt.
surfacing™^
Part of City’s Program To
Repair Much - Used
Through Lane
Surfacing of William street has ! u een
started under a program of the City
Council to improve that thoroughfare,
one of the three main north-south
arteries of travel through the city.
A tar and gravel surface treatment
is to be given the street from Spring
street toward the southern end, to
Mitchell street, in the northern end
of the street, a block north of the
Vance hotel. At the present time the
work is in progress in the block be
tween Montgomery street and Turner
avenue, which is closed to traffic tem
porarily. The remainder of the street
will be treated by blocks, so as to in
terfere as little as possible with
traffic.
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CHAPEjJU. MEET
Interesting Program Had
Tuesday Evening at Dis
trict Gathering
Twenty-one Henderson Rotarians
attended the inter-city district meet
ing of clubs held at the Carolina Inn
in Chapel Hill Tuesday evening, this
being one of the largest representa
tions of any of the six clubs in the
division. Oxford sent 24 members.
R. G. Kittrell. former president of
the local club, presided at the meeting,
and Rev. James A. Jones, president,
and pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Henderson, was the chief
speaker.
R. L. Lindsay, of Durham, exhibit
ed a motion picture of scenes he made
on a trip to Europe during the sum
mer.
There were other features of the
program as well, and a total attend
ance of 110 was recorded.
The ball room of the Carolina Inn
was the scene of the gathering, which
drew Rotarians from Henderson, Ox
ford, Durham, Chapel Hill, Roxboro
and Yanceyville.
While the local club had a large rep
resentation at the Chapel Hill gath
ering, those who were unable to make
the trip held a session here at the
usual hour, 6:30 o’clock Tuesday even
ing to fill in the time for the regular
weekly meeting, at the Vance hotel.
Henderson Daily Dispatch
SCHOOL TICKETS TO
n. c. fairreceived
5,000 at Superintendent’s
Office for Early Dis
tribution
Superintendent E. M. Rollins, of
the city and county schools, announc
ed today he had received 5,000 free
tickets for school children to attend
the North Carolina State Fair in Ra
leigh twoweek s hence. The fair is
distributing 900,000 tickets to the pub
lic schools of the State, and children
who obtatin them from their teach
ers will be admitted free to the fair
on Friday, October 15.
Mr. Rollins will distribute the tick
ets to the several schools of the city
and the county immediately, placing
them with the principals. The prin
cipals will, in turn, apportion them
among the teachers, who will place
them in the hands of the children.
On each complimentary ticket is a
personal invitation from Governor
Hoey for all of the State’s school chil
dren to attend the fair on Friday, Oc
tober 15, the day set aside especially
for Tar Heel youngsters. There are
no strings atta'ched to the offer and
the children may attend with or with
out their teachers. The tickets, each
bearing the picture of the governor,
will be honored either way.
Joining with Dr. J. S. Dorton, of
Shelby, in expressing the urgent hope
that as many children as possible j
take advantage of the free visit to i
their fair, the governor said: “No !
fair is complete unless children have j
an opportunity to see the exhibits and |
enjoy the entertainment features. For ,
tv>«t reason, we are making it pos- I
sible for every boy and girl in North ’
Carolina to be special guests at the |
lair. We want to see the Midway full J
of youngsters on Friday of fair week.” (
SPRING FLOWERS !
ARE BLOOMING NOW j
Mrs. E. G. Everritt today displayed
a sprig of white lilac and another
of Japanese apple that were found
blooming at the home of Mrs. A. T.
McNeny on the Oxford road.
Blooming at this time of year is far
out of season for the spring flowers.
STATE TO CONTINUE
HIGHER GAS PRICES
Although Oil Company Hikes Its Ask
ing Figure, State Can Save
Money as Yet
Dnlly Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh, Sept. 29.—The State will
continue to buy gasoline for 36 coun
ties from the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey, despite an increase in
price of one half-cent per gallon, be
cause the Board of Awards believes
that to cancel the contract would re
sult in having to pay even higher
prices as the result of new lettings,
according to Capus Waynick, direc
tor of the division of purchase and
contract.
The board had a six-months cancel
lation option, which it could have ex
ercised this week, but it has voted
to continue the contract in force. The
original contract was let to Standard
despite the fact that it contained i
provision allowing the company to
boost its prices under a clause not in
cluded in the regulation bid form ol
the board. !
“The State has lost some money by
reason of the change permitting the
Standard Oil Company to boost its
price,” said Mr. Waynick, “The board
voted to allow this provision because
the bid of the Standard was aboui
one-tenth of a cent lower than the
next low bidder and board members
thought it worthwhile to take a
chance that the saving of the tenth
of a cent would more than balance
any subsequent increase by the com- j
pany,” said Mr. Waynick.
“It didn’t work out quite that way.
The State used approximately 350,009
gallons per month, on which for about
three months it saved about $1,050 by
reason of the low price. Then came
the increase and for the next three
months the State lost, or will lose,
about $1,400 per month, or approxi
mately $4,200 for three months. All
of which will make a net loss to the
state of around $4,000 because of the
clause permitting the Standard to
raise its price. The Board of Award
used its best judgment in accepting
the Standard’s bid.”
| Mr. Waynick then pointed out that
, if the Standard contract were now
cancelled and bids called) for, the
prices would in his opinion be con
siderably higher than the average of
15.19 cents per gallon to be paid the
Standard even with its half-cent boost
“So it was my judgment not to can
cel,” he said.
We don't know much about the
“moral climate” of which Mr. Roose
velt speaks, but for the last couple of
weeks the old-fashioned climate in
these parts has been perfectly swell.
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four
1. Name the thirteen original states.
2. Does dozen take a singular or a
plural verb?
3. What is the first name of the ra
dio singer, Lanny Ross?
4. IName the compiler of Webster’s
dictionary.
5. In surgery, what is necrosis?
6. Who played the role of “Mrs. Cop
perfield” in the motion picture,
“David Copperfield?”
7. Are the constitutional qualifica
tions for the Vice-President the
same as those for the President?
8. What are the eight parts of speech
in the English language?
9. Which city in the United States
has the largest area?
j 10. Name the author of “Java Head.”
Oiler Million Pounds Os
Tobacco Sold This Week
And Prices Remain High
Sales on .the Henderson tobacco
market today ran the""week’s total far
beyond the million-pound mark, and
pu the season total for ten sales days
slightly above the 3,000,000-pound fig
ure, according to market statistics
made available today.
Tuesday’s sales were 300.628 pounds,
which brought $79,526.86 for an aver
age of $26.45 per hundred pounds. Ad
ded to Monday’s totals, this made, in
round figures, 945,000 pounds of leaf
for the two days, selling at $270,000 at
an average of approximately 28 cents.
To Address Farmers
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M. G. MANN
MANN MESS
GROWERSSATURDAY
Meeting at Court House To
Hear of Cooperative
Program Here
A mass meeting of farmers of Vance
county has been called for 2 p. m. next
Saturday, October 2, in the court
house to hear a discussion of the Far
mers Cooperative Exchange. M. G.
Mann, of Raleigh, general manager
of the Statewide Farmers Cooperative
Exchange, with which the Vance coun
ty store is affiliated, will be the prin
cipal speaker.
The exchange is a Statewide pur
chasing and marketing organization,
organized in 1934. It was owned and
controlled by the farmers of the State,
and has made it possible, according
to its officials, for them to purchase
through their own stores open for
mula feeds and fertilizers and seeds
of known origin at reasonable prices.
Mr. Mann will speak here on the
development of the cooperative pro
gram in Vance county. Farmers, bus
iness men, stockholders and all inter
ested in the cooperative work are in
vited and urged to attend.
The Henderson store of the ex
change is now located at 126 Horner
street and is under the direction of
R. V. Hendron as manager.
fnnpal for the local store is pro
vided tby a group of farmers, who put
up like amounts. Sales of the store are
restricted to stockholders, except that
outsiders may buy up to a total of
fifty percent of the total volume of
sales.
Complete details of the exchange,
its program, its plan of operation and
other interesting facts will be pre
sented by Mr. Mann in his address
Saturday, it is stated.,
FOUR DEFENDANTS
BEFORE RECORDER
Recorder R. E. Clements had four
defendants to face him at today’s ses
sion of county court.
Ernest Tharrington, Negro, was not
guilty of abandonment and non-sup
port.
Allie Journigan, 77, was convicted of
being drunk, and was sent to the
roads for 30 days, commitment not to
issue if he remains sober.
Eugene Robertson and Joe Moore
were charged with assault, but the
prosecuting witness, Mrs. Omega
Clark, was permitted to withdraw the
warrant upon payment of the costs.
PICTURE FEATURES
NEW SAFETY TUBE
Spectacular demonstration of what
can happen to motorists when a tire
’ blows out is a feature of Paramount s
I newest release of Popular Science
newsreel which will be shown in Hen
derson tomorrow and Friday at the
Stevenson theatre.
Following crash of an automobile at
60 miles an hour, as the result of a
\ blowout with ordinary tubes, the pic
ture shows how a blowout under
, identical qp.rdumAiances wflith Goo
1 year Life Guard tubes, does not ev<jn
cause the car to swerve from its
course. ..
These remarkable tubes, one ol
newest contributions to safety on e
highway, are being displayed l° ca
by Henderson Vulcanizing Co., dealer
for Goodyear products.
roof~flrecalls
CITY FIREMEN OUT
A roof fire this morning about 7:30
o’clock at the home of J. L. E wa -
on Chestnut street did an estimated
damage of $5 before firemen e3 j_ "
guished the blaze, according to
Chief E. T. Shepherd.
Approximately 2,000,000 pounds had
been sold through last Friday for
$530,000 and an average of approxi
mately 27 cents.
Today’s offerings amounted to sev
eral hundred thousand pounds, and
were sufficient and some to spare to
put the season figure well beyond the
three million pounds estimated.
Prices continued firm during the
day, with growers satisfied with pay
ments by the tobacco companies.
Heavier offerings are looked for to
morrow and Friday, with prospects
that price averages will continue high.
WILDCAT SOLDIERS
TO GATHER SUNDAY
Scheduled To Meet Here
from All Over This Sec
tion of State
A great district meeting of veterans
of the 81st, or Wildcat, Division of the
United States overseas army during
the World War, has been announced
by James E. Cahall, of Washington,
national adjutant of the division, to
be held in Henderson next Sunday,
October 3.
Veterans of the division from Vance
and surrounding counties are to gath
er here for the occasion. No details
of the program were available today,
but an interesting program is under
stood to be in prospect.
A meeting of the district group,
comprising Vance, Granville, Warren
and Franklin counties met here the
night of August 19 and formed a dis
trict “den." At that time it was voted
to hold the charter open and to defer
the election of officers until the meet
ing scheduled for next Sunday.
At the time Mr. Cahall said plans
would ifce made at the October 3 rally
for sending delegations to the State
reunion of veterans of the Wildcat
division, to be held in High Point the
last week in October, and discussions
had also pertaining to the twentieth
anniversary national encampment to
be held next May at Camp Jackson,
Columbia, S. C., where the division
trained before being sent overseas in
1918.
In addition to its organization of
veterans, the division also has an
auxiliary, membership in which is
open to women relatives of the vet
erans.
1015 —Wireless telephone carried on
between Arlington, Va., and Honolulu
—an epoch in the annals of radio.
f/ ORDINARY
Changes a H TWBE . . Changes a
Blowout to a N ' Blowout to a
Life Guard
Slow Leak. (fC JvH Slow Leak.
See Screen Exhibit of
Goodyear Lifeguard Tubes
i •
Featuring spectacular demonstration of the safety fac
tor of Goodyear Lifeguard Tubes at
Stevenson Theatre
Thursday and Friday
In connection with their feature picture
“You Can’t Have Everything”
With Don Ameche and Loretta Young
t.
This is part of Paramount’s popular science color picture showing
in movies what can happen by b lowouts and how they can be pre
vented by having us equip your tires with GOODYEAR LIFE
GUARD TUBES. j
Henderson Vulcanizing Co.
Phones 408 and 409.
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMB ER 29, 1937
NEGRO GETS YEAR
ON ASSAULT CHARGE
Berry Hicks, Negro, was sent to the
roads for 12 months today by Mayor
Henry T. Powell in city court for as
saulting Elnora Hicks with a deadly
weapon.
The State took a nol pros in the
cases of W. R. Lanier and J. Richard
Faulkner, charged with reckless driv
ing.
T. G. Faulkner drew two 30 day
terms on - separate drunkenness char
ges, the sentences to run concurrently
Benny Finch pleaded guilty to be
ing drunk, and was fined $1 and costs
of court.
Emma Moss, Negro, was convicted
of stealing ten garments from Rose’s
5-10-25 c Store and having the same
in her possession. She was given 30
days in jail for the theft charge, and
90 days suspended sentence for pos
sessing the stolen goods upon good
behavior.
REALTY TRANSACTIONS
WERE TWO TUESDAY
Realty transactions with the Vance
Registry yesterday were two, accord
ing to the record books.
S. C. Edwards sold Tucker B. Staun
ton for $925.00 a tract of 19 acres of
land in Kittrell township.
Henry P. Young conveyed a lot on
Andrews avenue extension to J. W.
Jowry for $lO and considerations.
POWER HIGH
1934 Chevrolet coach .. $350
1934 Pontiac sedan .... 395
1935 Plymouth coach .. 395
1934 Ford coach 295
1933 Pontiac coach .... 295
1935 Chevrolet std. sedan 395
1936 Chevrolet coupe .. 495
Motor Sales Co.
Phpne 832 or 831.
NEGRO IS KILLED
1 BY GUN ACCIDENT
Institute Student Shoots Self
In Leg Tuesday When
* He Falls
Levie Manning, 18-year-old Neer
student at Henderson Institute an °
dently shot himself in the right w
above the knee Tuesday afternoon
about 4 o’clock at his home i n th
Drewry section and died on an onem
ing table in the office of Dr j t
XM e fau NCSr ° PhySlC ‘ an hcra
The boy’s father said that the youth
usually came home from school, and
came into the field to help harvest th
crop, usually bringing a shot gun with
him to kill game.
The boy was on his way to the field
when he tripped and fell, discharging
the gun into his leg. *
His mother and brother were in a
strip room about 15 yards away at
the time of the accident and rushed
to him.
Acting Coroner F. B. High! investi
gated the death and termed it an ac
cident, after viewing the corpse and
interviewing witnesses. The youth
died from the loss of blood.
1936 Pontiac coach,
with trunk 595
1936 Chevrolet truck .. 385
1931 Buick sedan 285
1931 Ford sport coupe .. 195
1931 Ford coach 195
1931 Ford sedan 195