ASSOCIATED PRESS &ND CENTRAL PRESS
$307,702.07
Paid Here
First Week
Henderson Market
Sells 1,401,028
Pounds of Leaf for
$21.96 Average
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The new auctipn, se tfing season got
tinder way on the Henderson tobacco
market this week with the sale of
1 401,028 pounds of leaf for $307,702.07
at an avlrage of $21.96 per hundred
pounds, according to official statistics
announced today by Fred M. Allen,
Jr., supervisor of sales for the mar
kot.
Nearly a million pounds was offer
ed on sale on Tuesday, the opening
day, when the average price was
$22.90 per hundred for actual sales of
506,444 pounds, and with $116,432.56
paid to growers ft>r their offerings
that day. Wednesday saw the block
of Tuesday cleared, with the sale of
408,200 founds for $103,360,591 at an
Average of $20.42 per hundred.
There appeared to be fairly general
satisfaction with prices on opening
day, though many growers hoped for
njore money than their offerings ac
tually brought. The price, however,
seemed to be about in line with the
markets that have previously started
their seasons, and were considered
fair,. in view of the admittedly in
ferior quality of'leaf in this year’s
crop.
Poorer grades-, predominated in the
offerings for the entire week, and
much damaged tobacco was °n ware
house floors.
As the week ended, new quantities
of leaf were already being brought in
for the sale on Monday. It is expect
ed that better quality of tobacco will
make its appearance on floors 'next
week, and that sales will see higher
average prices paid.
It is customary for first primingr
to come onto the market first at the
start of the season, and this year’s
opening was no exception to that cus
tom. Improvement in prices is an
ticipated from this time on. The
year’s crop is expected to be short on
account of unfavorable weather and
curtailment under the 1938 crop con
trol program.
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Three Convicted On Amend-
ed Charge Os Drunken
ness, Disorderly
' R. J. Corbitt, Jr., Elsie Faikner
and Fred McGhee were charged in c
county court - today before Recorder
i Pro-Tern S. B. Rogers with violation c
of morals law, the warrant reading i
“4id bed and cohabit as man and t
wife.” The charge was amended in c
open court to public drunkenness and g
disorderly, and each was found guilty r
of the amended charge.. Each was c
igiVen 30 days, commitment not to is- c
sue upon payment of, a fine of $lO
' and costs of court 1 .
The only other case tried at the ses- 2
sion was Mrs. Dollie Dean, charged j
with possession of non-tax paid whis- g
■ky for the purpose of sale. She was >]
given 30 days in jail,'commitment not
to issue upon showing good behavior g
for the next 12 months. The costs, f
were remitted.
NEGRO IS HELD ON
s
CHARGE OF FORGERY e
a
William H. Hicks, Lawrenceville, c
Va., Negro is being held in the city a
jail in default of a SSOO bail, and is
charged with forging the endorsement c
of: L. H. Daniel to a Farmers Ware- r
house check in the amount of $120.16 a
and cashing the some at Leggett’s De
partment Store with intention to de- c
fraud the store, v . :
.The Negro will be given a prelim- c
inary hearing before Mayor Henry T. s
Powell in city court, probably Mon- (
day. c
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REVIVAL SERIES,TO
BEGIN ON MONDAY t
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Revival services will be held next 8
week at Brookston church, with Rev. c
J. Cecil Lawrence, of Vjarina, preach- *
ing, the pastor, Rev. J. S. Kennison, *
announced today,, c
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the services each evening, begin- (
ning with Monday’s services at 7:30
o’clock.
. Returns, to Recoughtan
Charles N.~ Warrfen, who has been *
visiting here*' hs§ returned to Kecough £
tan, Va. *
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License Issued—A marriage license c
was issued yesterday at the Vance ]
Registry office to Essie Gr'ssom. 1
route 5, Oxford, and Vandie Simmons 1
route 4, Henderson. <
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B. H. MIXON I i
(Incorporated)
Contractor and
Btiilder 1
“Builds Bette* Buildings' *' *
Also Wall Papering, Painting,
Roofing and Termite
Extermination. . i
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Odd Facts In Carolina By Carl Spencer
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Will Pass On Tobacco, Cot
ton Complaints Os Dis
satisfied Growers
A local county committee to hear
complaints of tobacco and cotton
growers dissatisfied with their pres
ent marketing quotas has been named
in Vance county, it was learned here
today. An announcement from the
office in Raleigh of E. Y. Floyd,
State AAA director, said the com
mittee was named by the secretary
of agriculutre. The group consists
of the following:
Edward G. Brewer, Route 2,
burg, chairman; W. E. Turner, Route
2, Henderson, vice-chairman; Roy M.
Duke, Route 2, Louisburg, member,
and A. S. Bugg Warrenton, alternate."
These men are understood to be resi
dents of Vance county, but merely
served by rural mail routes jutting in
from these adjoining counties.
Mr. Floyd explained that each of the
100 counties in the State will have a
similar committee made up of farm
ers in the county. The committees
are all similarly constituted, with the
chairman, vice-chairman, member and
alternate. He also explained that
these bodies are established in ac
cordance with the marketing quota
provisions of the 1938 crop control
act .
The duty of the committee is to pass
on applications for review of sptton -
ohd flue-cured tobacco marketing
quotas, when properly presented,
should an error be found in the quota
originally established for a farm,
correction in accordance with the act
will be made immediately, it was
stated.
Floyd explained that when a grower
feels that his quota is not equitable
he can file a complaint in the county
agent’s office. When the local review
committee is informed of the request
for a review, it will set a time for
the grwer to appear and state his
case.
CHURCH CONVENTION
IN DURHAM JAN. 17-19
Durham, Sept. 17.,-(Special )~With
the Durham Ministerial Association
and the Durham Chamber of Com
merce as host sponsors, the third
North Carolina Convocation of, Chur-!
ches will be ljeld in Durham, January
17, 18, and 19 of next 'year, it is an
nounced by Dr. Trela D. Collins, sec
retary of the North Carolina Council'
of Churches.
Under the auspices of the North
Carolina Council, in behalf of 13 Pro
testant denominations, the 1939 con-,
vocation will bring to Durham and the
otate an array of Christian leaders,
said Dr, Collins, who will challenge
the interest and .awaken the thought
of Christian forces of the North State
Iky and clerical.
The theme of 'the third ‘Convoga-'
tion will be “The Living Church.”
Night Blooming Cereus
t Mrs. Nellie D. Bridgers, who ope
rates Bridgers. The Florist, on
lews avenue extension,«had two booms
on a night blooming cereus last even
ing. The flc\ver is unique in that it
blooms during the night time.
Hrtt&rrsmt Baily Btspafrfj
FUNERAL held for
ROBERT W. HESTER
Large Crowd at First Baptist
Church; Many Flowers; In
terment in Elmwood
Funeral services were held from tho
First Baptist church at 10:30 o’clock
this morning for Robert W. Hester
manager of the Stevenson theatre,
who died early Friday at Maria Par
ham hospital after being con.'ined
there a week. He had been in failing
health about six months. He was 36
years of age.
A large group of friends joined '•ela
tives in the final rites. Ther e were
numerous floral offerings from those
who admired the deceased for his
friendliness and geniality of disposi
tion.
The services were in charge of
Rev. A. S. Hale, pastor of the First
Baptist church, of which the deceased
was a member; assisted by Rev. R
E. Brown, pastor of the First Metho
dist church; Rev. James A. Jones,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, and Rev. I. W. Hughes, rec
tor of Holy Innocents Episcopal
church. Interment was in Elmwood
cemetery.
The Stevenson and State theatres
were closed for an hour from one to
two o’clock this afternoon in honor
of Mr. Hester. In front of the box
office was a wreath of flowers, to- 1
gether with announcement of the
closipg pf the theatre for the hour’s j
time, together with a clipping of the ]
story of his death, and. the picture, j
taken from the Dispatch of Friday
Mr. Hester had been with the the
atre for twenty years and had served
most of the time in Henderson, but
had managed theatres for the Steven
son company in Goldsboro, Raleigh
and Rock Hill, S. C. !
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Various Pastors To Bring
Messages At First Con
gregational Church
One week of evangelistic services,
to be conducted under the title,
“Preaching Mission,” will begin at the
First Congregational Christian church
Rowland street, Sunday morning:, Sep
tember 25, according to Rev. J. Ever
ette Neese, pastor of the church, who
announced today that all plans f,or the
mission had been practically complet
ed, and that a good attendance is ex
pected-;
* .Those appearing on the preaching
program for the week are: Rev. A. S.
Hale, pastor of the First Baptist
'church, Rev. James A. Jones, pastor
gif the First Presbyterian church. Rev.
T. J, Whitehead, pastor of the First
Methodist' Protestant church, Rev.
'J. D-. Cranford, pastor of Vance M-
Pv'. circuit, Rev. T. J. Worthingtou.
.pastor of-City Road, and Envoy Luth
er Mprlon, head of the Salvation Army
here. The pastor will also appear on
the program. ,
Interesting themes have been select
ed by the various ministers, and ever/
effort posibl is being put forth to ex
tend an invitation to the members o?
every church in the city.
Rev. Mr. Neese exprsesed hope that
this preaching mission will be the be
ginning of a spiritual awakening in
Henderson. ...
OF E HERE
Nearly One Hundred Attend
Dinner Friday Evening
At Vance Hotel
Nearly 100 members of the Hender
son and Oxford Kiwanis clubs held
an inter-club meeting in the dining
room of the Vance hotel Friday even
ing, with nearly the full membership
of both organizations' attending.
President W. R. Turner, of the Hen
derson club, presided, and the 'pro
gram was in charge of J. Harry Bryan
who put on a Kiwanis “Olympiad”,
consisting of many interesting and
amusing stunts by members of both
clubs.
After the opening singing “Amer
ica” and ‘‘God Save the King,” led
by A. P. Barnes, of the Henderson
club, ■qrith Miss Helen Kimball, club
pianist, .accompanying, the invocation
was by Rev. I. W. Hughes, of the
Henderson club. Club songs followed,
and then the dinner.
At the outset of the program, a
welcome was given the Oxford visi
tors by Jasper B. Hicks, and this was
responded to by J. W. Medford.
" It was the regular weekly meeting
of the Henderson club, and the Ox
ford Kiwanians returned a visit made
by the Henderson club to that city for
a ( similar inter-club meeting some
months ago.
The Kiwanis Olympiad consisted of
a total of 13 members.
In the first, the shot-put, C. O.
Seifert was defeated by T. S. Royster/
of the Oxford club, in the shooting of
a golf ball into a tub.
The discus throw was won by Mor
ris Parham, of the Oxford club, over
Travis Credit, of Henderson. The
broad jump, consisted in waist
measurements, in which J. H. Brid
gets, of the Henderson club, recorded
a 44 over the figure for Dr. Roy L.
Medlin, of the Oxford club. The ob
stacle race was measured by the
number of children in the family of
W. B. Hight, of the Henderson club,
with four children, and J. E. Pittard,
of the Oxford club, who had three.
The hare and hound race was a
contest as to whose head was baldest,
with D. K. Walker as the Oxford en
try and W. C. Poe for the Henderson
club, this going to Oxford. High hur
dles was to see who was tallest, with
R. W. Bruin of the Henderson club,
out-measuring Hal Fittard, of the Ox
ford club. The low hurdles was a com
petition between men of low stature,
and Charlie Finch paired with Ernest
Cooper, of the Oxford club, who won.
The ten-yard dash consisted in the
eating of crackers and then whistling
“Yankee Doodle”, with M. C. Miles
winning over T. S. Royster, of Ox
ford. The eight-man team relay race
consisted of eight men on each side,
with a match box being passed from
one to the "bther by sticking it onto
the tip of the nose, without the use
of the hands. Oxford Ron this.
In the pole vault number, A. p.
Barnes won out over John Watkins
of Oxford. The heel and toe race was
a measurement of feet, and B. a.
Daniel represented Henderson and
won over Oscar McFalrand, of Ox
ford. H. M. Robinson was winner
over William Fuller, of Oxford, in the
balloon race, consisting of a contes*
as to which could inflate and burst 1
a toy balloon first.
The aquatic event, called a three- ■
lap schooner rape, was participated
in by G. O. McPhail, of Henderson,
and Tom W. Johnson, of Oxford, and
won by McPhail. It consisted in a
race to drink three glasses o? beer
first.
The total in the Olympaid was
slightly in favor, of the entries from
the Henderson club.
Cotton Drops
8-11 Points
New York, Sept. 17. —(AP) —Cotton
futures opened quiet, one point, higher
to one lower, with operations largely
so a trade character. December eased
from 7.88 to 7.78, and shortly after
the first half hour was 7.81, with the
I list showing net losses of six to eight
points.
Futures closed eight to eleven
points lower; spot nominal; middling
8.25.
Open Close
October •. 7.84 7.74
December 7.88 7.78
January 7.86 7.77
March 7.89 7.79
May 7.84 7.75
July 7.83 7.75
Stocks Lose
Mid-Weekßise
New York, Sept. 17. —(AP) — Stocks
tumbled back to the mid-week lows
today under a wave of selling by
traders, who were unwilling to hold
over the week-end in face of the Eu
ropean war threats. After the remain
ing gains from Thursday’s'.broad rally
had been swept away, good buying
support entered the market for lead
ing shares, and the early losses, rang
ing to two or three points in out
standing issues, were reduced.
Transactions approximated 700,000
shares. .
American Radiator .. -.. 13 1-4
American Telephone J 135 1-8
American Tob B 81
Anaconda 31 1-4
Atlantic Coast Line 16 3-4
Atlantic Refining j. 20 1-8
Bendix Aviation IS 5-8
Bethlehem Steel ... 54 1-4
Chrysler 67 It 4
Columbia Gas & Elec .. i 5 3-8
Commercial Solvents 8 1-8
Continental Oil Co «-..... 8 1-8-
Curtieg Wright 4 1-8
DuPont 12S
Electric, Pow & Light 7 '3-4
General Electric 38
General Motors ; 42 li2
Montgomery Ward & Co 43
Reynolds Tob B 40 1-8
Southern Railway 9 5-8
Standard Oil N J ...... 50 1-2
U S Stee 1 53 3-4
Farmers Sign For
Payments Upon Cotton
(Continued from Page One.)
their 1938 cotton acreage allotments,
Floyd added.
If hail, drought, flood, insects, or
other unavoidable causes cut a farm
er’s crop below 60 percent of hia 1937
base production, he will get payment
on the full 60 percent just the ?ame.
This also applies to cotton that may
have been destroyed 'by fire after it
was harvested. : -
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1938
Students Os High School
Vote For Budget Proposal
Each Student To Pay $1.60 To Cover Admission To All
Athletic Contests, Plays And The Like For Whole
Year; Carries 485 To 20 In Vote
By a vote of 485 to 20, students of
Henderson high school have approved
the proposal for the budget system
for admissions to athletic contests,
class and other plays and similar
events at the school during the com
ing year. Each student will pay $1.60,
which will entitle him or her to at
tend all football, basketball and base
ball games, class plays and the like
during the current school year.
The vote accounted for all of the
508 students reported at the opening
of the school except three, and school
authorities believe that the near un
animous support of the student body
of the idea assures perhaps the best
season in the history of the institu
tion for sports and other outside ac
tivities. ,
Plans are already under way for
putting the system into operation as
quickly as possible.
The cost to each student is one
56 TENANTS APPLY
FOR NEW FSA LOANS
Ivey W. Day, Vance county super
visor for the Farm Security Adminis
tration, said today that 56 tenant
farmers in Vance county have ap
plied for the FSA loans with which to.
purchase farms with Government
money at a low rate of interest.
Throughout the United States more
than 2,000 loans ranging from $3,000
, to, $5,000 were made last year unde 1 *
the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenan*.
Act of 1937. From the $25,000,000 set
aside for this purpose for the fiscal
yoar beginning July 1, 1938, the Farm
Security Administration expects to
make more than 7,000 loans which
will spread over 700 designated coun
ties and allow for an average of abouc
loans per county.
“Applicants are given a wide choice
in selecting the family sited farms
they want to buy. The price of the
property must be in keeping with its
value as determined by the County
Committee and the FSA, “Mr. Bay
said. The three-farmer committee
tor Vance County is composed of Mr.
T. B. Parham, Henderson, Route No.
2, Mr. M. T. Greenway, Henderson.
fLoute No. 2, Mr. C. U. Samford. Hen
erson, Route No. 5.
No loans are made to persons- who
dan obtain adequate credit from other
sources.
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PLEAS OF GUILTY
ENTERED BY THREE
Three defendants entered pleas of
guilty in city court today to charges
of public drunkenness, and each paid
a fine of $1 and costs of court.
The defendants were W. C. Abbott,
Walter Vaughan, Jr., and a Negro,
Fred Harris.
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CAN YOU ANSWER j
THESE QUESTIONS? !
See Page Four
1. How long is the term of U S.
senators?
2. What does the college degree LL.B
stand for?
3. What state is represented in Con
gress by Senator Hiram W. John
son?
4. Where is the Adour river?
5. In which state are the Adirondack
Mountains?
6. How long does the Governor of
New York State hold office?
7. How many feet are in the U. S.
nautical mile?
8. What is the correct abbreviation of
the word merchandise?
9. On what river was the trial trip of
Fulton’s steamboat “Clern.ont”
made?
10. Have all or the 92 chemical ele
ments been discovered?
A Correction
The bread item at the top of the advertisement of
Dickson’s Grocery and
Market
Which appeared on this page Friday after
noon was incorrectly stated.
The item read as follows:
“Purchase one loaf for lc and
get one FREE.”
It should have read like this:
Purchase One Loaf For 10c
and Get One Loaf Free
This was a typographical error made by the Daily
Dispatch, which it regrets very much and hopes has not
caused any inconvenience or disappointment to patrons
of the store.
cent per day for the school year t
addition to athletic and class p,
the fee entitles every student to /?’
mission to four “pay programs”
subscription to “The Bulldog” I h a
high school magazine; contributions
to the Community Chest, SalvaX
Army, Christmas Seals, and a mo
left over for other things. Ule
The total amount to be
from the fund, if all pay, will be £
,T ”r. C - ,n he m ° ney wlu be app?.
tioned to the various organizations h„
a board or committee composed Z
members of the faculty and the stu
dent body.
An editorial in “The Bulldog” w
year, wheft the matter was brcW
up and worked out by a committee nf
students and faculty, said the ni a
would promote school spirit becant!
there would -be a large numbe?
students backing the teams and thl
clubs.' e
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5Q In Private, 135 In Public
Employment Here Dur
ing August
A total of 1,354 job placements dur
ing the month of August in the Ra
leigh district of the North Carolina
State Employment Service, in which
area Henderson is located, represent
ed an increase of 70 percent over
July, according to an official an
nouncement from the State office in
Raleigh today. Offices in the district
are located in Raleigh, Durham and
Henderson.
Placements in private employment
were 50 in Henderson in August, and
in public works projects were 135.
Registrations in August were 464. For
the district as a whole, the active file
dropped in August to 16.639 from 19,-
94<0, a decline of 17 percent.
For the State as a whole, the re
port' said, placements were the most
in August for any month in 1938, the
total reaching a figure of 12,290. The
figure is not exceeded by any Au
gust during the five-year life of the
agency, nor by any month since June,
1936, the statement said.
Private industry took 77.3 percent
of the total placements, a larger pro
portion than for any other one month
recorded since the establishment of
the service in 1933.
REALTY TRANSFERS
WERE TWO FRIDAY
Realty transfers recorded with the
Vance Registry yesterday were two,
both of them covering property in the
county.
Fred S. Royster, et al, sold William
G. Royster 71.2 acres in Dabney town
ship for $lO and considerations.
Frank H. Hicks and wife conveyed
150 acres in Wllliamsboro township
to Herman A. Davis, for $lO and con
siderations.
L.R. Gooch, Jr.
All forms
Insurance
908 Garnett St.
Phone 198