ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
Judge Parker Presides
As January Court Opens
R. J. Jones Foreman of Grand Jury Serving At
Criminal Court; Brief Charge to Jury by Court;
About Score of Cases on Docket for Trial
Judge R. Hunt Parker, of Roanoke
Rapids, resident judge of the third
district, returned here today to pre
side over the one-week criminal ses
sion of Vance Superior Court, mak
ing his third court in this county in
three months. He had as his goal the
absolute clearing of the criminal
docket of the county for the first time
in years, and began work to that end.
A new six months grand jury was
chosen, with R. J. Jones as foreman.
This body will serve for the subse
quent March and June terms of court.
Solicitor E. R. Tyler prosecuted the
docket for the week.
EL O. Falkner, clerk of superior
court, estimated that approximately
20 eases were on the docket for trial
the most important of which woiv>
attempted breaking charges against
H. M. Lilly, former WPA chief here
and an abortion charge against Wil
liam Thompson, which was tried at a
special term of court in December and
resulted in a mistrial.
Lilly is accused in connection with
an act of alleged attempting to enter
the home of Rev. J. Everette Nees 1 .
pastor of the Congregational-Chris
tian church on Rowland street on a
night last cummer.
There are a number of other cases
on the docket, but these two were
said by the court clerk to he the most
outstanding in popular interest. It 's
expected they will be taken up early
in the week.
After the grand jury was constitut
ed today, Judge Parker delivered his
charge, which covered the technical
ities of grand jury duties. It was
rather brief.
Meeting the usually large number
of requests for excuses from jury
duty, Judge Parker let off a number
of men with the understanding that
they must return for jury duty later,
either in March or June. That was
true of some drawn on the grand jury
and others in the list of 50 summoned
for general jury duty during the term.
It has been several years since the
criminal docket of Vance Superior-
Court has been entirely cleared. Two
special terms of court were held in
the county last year in an effort to
dispose of all business, but it was
found impossible. The special terms
held were in February and December.
Regular terms were in January,
March, June and October. The last,
three named were for two weeks each,
the second week in each instance be
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ing for civil matters. Judge Parker
presided at the February and Decem
ber special terms and the regular
October verm.
In returning here today, Judge
Parker exchanged courts with Judge
Walter J. Bone, of Nashville, who was
scheduled to hold this term. He is also
due to be here for the regular March
and June courts.
The g.and jury drawn for duty to
day was as follows: R. J. Jones, fore
man, A. A. Stainback, W. T. Woody,
William L. Riggan, J. It. Rowland, L.
F. Boyd, John Woodlicf, J. D. Whit
ley, Sol Hayes, O. W. Weldon, V. E.
Knctt, C. S. Averett, C. D. Mabry, D
L. Hamm, John D. Williams, E. B.
Newton, G. T. Robertson, E. B. Par
rish, R. H. Duke, C. D. Allen.
Called but excused were Garland
Greenway and G. B. Blum, let off for
duty in June, and George A. Harris,
told to return for duty in March.
Pleads Guilty To Forcible
Trespassing; Chicken
Thief Gets 90 Days
George Rowland, charged with at
tempting to break and breaking the
front door in the night time of the
home of Miss Elizabeth Dorsey on
South Garnett street, pleaded guilty
to forcible trespassing in city court
today before Mayor Henry T. Powell,
and was given six months on
roads, commitment not to issue upon
payment of the costs of court, repans
to the door and remaining of good
behavior for the next two years.
Johnnie Perdue w&s fined $1 and
costs for being drunk.
Amiel Kaukars pleaded guilty to
the theft of clothes from Robert
Smiley, and was given sixty days on
the roads, commitment to issue if he
is found in the city after 6 o’clock
tonight.
Paul Pilton, Negro, was guilty of
being drunk, and was fined $1 and
costs.
Ed Thomas, alias Thomas Fuller,
pleaded guilty to a charge of steal
ing chickens and was sent to the
roads for ninty days.
TWO COUPLES GIVEN
MARRIAGE PAPERS
Two couples were granted license
to wed Saturday at the Vance Regis
try office, one of them a colored cou
ple.
Lewis Sikes, route 3, Henderson,
and Nita Wallace, of South Hender
son, secured license to wed. The col
ored couple was Alexander Christmas
and Lula Mae frteece, both of Kit
vreil.
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A Capella Group Appears In
Program; Dr. Earnhardt
Talks Briefly
• The A Capella choir of Louisburg
College gave a sacred concert in the
First Methodist church here Sunday
night, heard by a large congregation.
Both male and female voices made
up the musical organization.
The choir was accompanied to Hen
derson by Dr. D. E. Earnhardt, presi
dent of the college, and for four years
pastor of the First Methodist church
here. Mrs. Earnhardt was also with
the party.
Chorus numbers and two male quar
tette numbers made up the program
The choir was seated on the pulpi!
rostrum in front of the church
.auditorium.
In a brief talk during an intermis
sion in the program, Dr. Earnhardt
told something of the college, the
presidency of which he accepted three
years ago, and which he has put on a
firmer foundation. It has increased its
enrollment more than 200 percent dur
ing the period, and the seemingly
hopeless debt of the institution had
been reduced to ncaidy * nothing. Its
student body now numbers around 450.
Dr. Earnhardt said the college was
the oldest junior college in the Unit
ed States, having originated the year
the American government came into
being. It is owned and controlled by
the North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Church.
THREE HERE ARE
AT MW FEED
Stone, Teague And Hamlett
Attend Democratic Din
ner In Raleigh
Three Henderson Democrats at
tended the Jackson Day dinner in
Raleigh last Saturday night and were
much pleased with the address Iby
Governor A. B. (Happy; Chandler, of
Kentucky. The three were Postmast
er J. R, Teague, Democratic County
Chairman M. H. Stone and former
Sheriff J. E. Hamlett, now member
of the city police force.
In the Dispatch Saturday it was
erroneously stated that D. P. Mc-
Duffee, former State senator of this
city, would attend. The list of the
four was furnished to the Dispatch
Saturday afternoon by Chairman
Stcne. Mr. McDuffee had previously
stated he would not attend, and he
did not go.
The name of the former senator
was included, inasmuch as it was
supposed that the party had gotten
together later in the afternoon to
make the trip, and since the list was
furnished by the county chairman.
Mr. Teague bought one of the $25
tickets. Mr. Stone as chairman was
presented with a $25 ticket bought by
J. Bailey Owen. Mr. Hamlett used
a ticket that had been assigned to
Mrs. Geneva Teiser, who raised
n.uch of the money. Vance was al
lotted SIOO to raise for the dinner,
and a total of SB6 was obtained. All
the funds over and above the cost of
the dinner was to go to the Demo
cratic National Committee to apply
on its debt.
With the national debt around $40,-
000,000,000, those boys who broke into
the mint certainly were optimistic if
they expected to find any money.
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four
1. In which ocean are thd ' Falkland
Islands? ,
2. From what sort of trees is bark
obtained thlat is used in making
quinine?
3. How is 1935 written in Roman
numerals?
4. Name the Mayor of a large east
ern city who was recently attack
ed on the steps of the City Hall.
5. Into what body of water does the
Gulf of Aden empty?
6 What is extradition?
7. Which letter of the English alpha
bet is most used?
I 8: Are seals fish?
' 9. Os what country is Kaunas (Kovno)
the capital?
1 10. Name the author of the novel
“Richard Carvel."
JUST ARRIVED
A CARLOAD OF
Choice Young Ji
Tennessee fflpL
All well broken and
Pricer Are Right. 1
C. W. FINCH
Ralph and George Finch, Managers
MRS. ROBENA HOUPE
PASSES IN IREDELL
Relative of R. A. Blaylock Dies At
Elmwood Saturday Night;
Funeral Is Today
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Blaylock ani
their daughter, Mrs. George Harris
and Mr. Harris attended the funeral
at Elmwood, in Iredell county, todav
of Mrs. Robena Houpe, 75, aunt of
Mr. Blaylock, who died Saturday
night at the home of her daughter,.
Mt-s. Willie Mae Thompson, an only
child, at Elmwood. She was a native
of Iredell county and formerly resided
at Statesville. She was a member of
the Methodist church.
Mrs. Houpe’s husband died many
years ago. She was a daughter of Wil
liam a Gaither and Mary Ann Blay
lock Gaither. Surviving besides the
daughter are two brothers, Charlie
Gather, of Gastonia, and Frank
Gaither, of Charlotte, and one sister
Mrs. Nell Carson, also of Charlotte.
Mrs. Houpe’s mother di?d at the
age of 92 in 1929. Four years later a
son, William A. Gaither, Jr., died at
Rockingham, and two years after
‘hat another son. Robert A. Gaither,
died in Charlotte. Two months ago
the last son, Odis Gaither, of north
Iredell, died suddenly while riding
with his son in an automobile.
REV CLYDEYATES
AT FIRST BAPTIST
Kannapolis Pastor Heard By
Large Congregations
On Sunday
Rev. .J. Clyde Yates, pastor of the
First Baptist, church of Kannapolis
orearhed twice Sunday at the First
Baptist church here, and was heard
by la "go congregations both times, it,
was said. He came to occupy the
pulpit for the day, as the church is
without a pastor at this time.
Mr. Yates was accompanied to the
city by his two oldest daughters and
they left by motor after the night
service to return to Kannapolis. Mr.
Yates had to be back for a meeting
in mid-morning today. While here
they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.
A. Blaylock and family, Mr. Blaylock
being an uncle of the minister.
While a student at Wake Forest.
College, Mr. Yates served the Bap
tist church at Norlina. He has since
held pastorates at Statesville, Bes
semer City and the present one at
Kannapolis.
STATE DIRECTORY
IS A MAJOR WORK
Compilation of Data on State Indus
try Most Elaborate Ever Of
fered, Is Belief
A copy of the North Carolina In
dustrial Directory .find Reference
Book, issued by thp Stkte Department
of Conservation and Development has
been received here. A mere cursory
examination of the book, which con
tains nearly 1,000 pages, impresses
one at once with the magnitude and
scope of the work.
Plans of several years on the part
of the department, find culmination
in the .printing of this volume, which
is very elaborate and comprehensive.
The book is being sold at $7.50, and
many interests in the State have
made purchases, it is stated. As a
reference book on industry in North
Carolina, it is invaluable. Nearly
every imaginable question on this
subject is answered, and the store
house of information contained in it
is practically limitless.
The department plans to re-issue
the volume from time to time to
bring it up to date in its subject mat
ter.
Many .months Oif laborious effort
have been devoted to compiling the
tremendous mass of data contained
in the book. Every business estab
lishment in .the State appears to be
listed, with information as to the
number of employees, the character
of its product and other facts.
Cop»ri»hl. 1939 Kin, ftjturn Syndic,!,. Inc World R.jtm Reurvid
When winter flannels and other wool
ens are washed, a teaspoon of glycerine
in both suds and rinse water helps to keep
them soft and fluffy
LITTLE BOY BET
Eunie Gray Grissom, 2, Hur
ried This Afternoon At
Fuller’s Chapel
Eunie Gray Grissom, two-year-old
son of Mr. and Mij. J. C. Grissom,
was buried 'this afternoon ait 3
o’clock at Fuller's Chapel church
cemetery, following funeral services
at the church.
The little 'boy died Saturday night
at 11:45 o’clock -at Maria Parham hos
pital of burns sustained eight day 3
ago when he fell into a tub of boiling
lye water a.t the home of his parents
in the Bearpond section. He had
been in the hospital since the time of
the accident.
Services were conducted by Rev.
Mr. Carter, pastor of the church.
The little boy is survived by his
parents, , brother, J. C. Grissom, Jr.,
and his grand parentis, Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Grissom.
Active pall-bearers were announced
as Rufus Clayton, Marshall Grissom,
Edgar Grissom aind Carl Grissom, all
young boys.
Honorary pallbearers were an
nounced as Robert Moss, Thurston
Coghill, J. E. Briggs, Harold Crews,
Leroy Wood and S. C. Edwards.
TOURISTS LEAVE $2
FOR DOCTORING DOG
Run Down Pooch North of City, But
Pay for Treatment; Ask for
Word About Canina
Ldst Saturday evening a oar of
Now York tourists pulled up at the
police station in the municipal build
ing on Garnett street, and handed
out the door a small dog they said
they had struck with their car seve
ral miles north of the city.
Police Sergeant J. D. Peck met tho
car and the dog was handed to him.
He turned it over to Fireman D. L.
Newman, with the request that it be
taken into the building to be cared
.for.
The people in the car appeared
very much distressed by the fact they
had wounded the dog, and gave Peck
s.° to care for the pooch, providing for
the services of a veterinarian. They
also left -a penny to buy a postal card
on which they could be advised by
mail at Miami, whither they were
bound, ej3 to how the dog got along.
They gave the names of Mr. and
Mrs. F. Ballenger, of New York, and
said they were going to Miami.
What happened to the dog was not
learned today. Mr. Newman said it
got away from a pen -at his home
about noon Sunday.
The concern of the tourist couple
as to the sac-ts of the dog so impress
ed a prominent minister of the city
that he mentioned it in his Sunday
morning sermon as an act of kind
ness. The minister said the tourists
felt they could enjoy their trip south
so much more if they knew the dog
were recovering. He was at the
fire station at the time the New York
party drove up and put the dog out —
with the $2.01.
EXHIBIT WILL SHOW
LATEST STORE FRONT
Profit-m'aking possibilities of mod
ern store front lighting and colorful
new -building materials -are effectively
illustiated in a special exhibit of
twelve model store fronts to be shown
from two large display trucks to be
held in the Seaboard Service Station,
Garnett g.nd Montgomery Streets, on
Friday, January 13, from 11:30 a. m.
to 6 p. m., it was announced today.
The Chamber of Commerce, sponsor
ing this one day showing in the in
terest of commercial property im
provement, invites all the business
men in Henderson and surrounding
towns to view this educational exhi
bit.
These miniature store fronts and
window displays, comprising this ar
chitectural exhibit are said to be
complete and accurate in every detail,
and to embody the latest develop
ments in design, construction and il
lumination as applied to various types
of retail stores.
This special store exhibit is on a na
tionwide tour and is said to have at
tracted widespread interest among
merchants wherever it has been
shown. It contains many saving
and money-making suggestions of
practical value to every store owner
and manager the sponsors say.
Save Our Shirt Boards
And Win $5 <*> In Cash
With every package of laundered shirts we send out,
one shirt will contain a printed board featuring the ad
vertisements of various local merchants. An extra let
ter will be placed in one of the advertisements on each
board. Save these boards and when you have enough
boards containing enough extra letters to spell
“Henderson Steam Laundry”
bring us the boards and receive $5.00 in CASH.
Phone 508.
MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1939
New Building For 1938
Is $94,450; Above 1937
Exceeds Previous Year by S2OO, Totals Show;
October Was Biggest Month Last Year, With
$24,800; November Also One of Best Months
New building in Henderson during
1938 was $94,450, according to reports
today by Fire Chief Cooper Ellis. The
amount was just SOO more than the
$84,250 in 1937.
A number of building projects in the
city had not been issued permits at
the end of December, and had these
been included the increase over 1937
would have been much more. The
work was going on, but building per
mits merely had not been issued.
The total for December was $3,000
and represented a residence for that
amount on Clark street extension be
ing erected by K. H. Newman. In
December, 1937. total building was
$350, slightly more than a tenth of
the Decemebr, 1938, figure.
October, with $24,800, was the big
gest month in 1938, with $12,750 in
November taking second rank. In Oc
tober 13 permits were issued and in
November there were three. Apri',
with three pertnits, was also a rather
9 WTO Jy|w
Specials That Are Timely
and Money Saving Values
Wash Suits, Outing, Sheeting
l||*pccpc Outing, sheeting and play
** l cloth included in this event.
A real buy at this clear-
Boys’ wash suits and chil- ance pr j ce 0 n this material,
dren’s dresses, were sl.
Cut to half price— y
—
I J* « Brooms, good heavy four
Ladies Olioes striri brooms,
Odd lot ladies shoes, all rl
broken sizes, some sold as s® /
high as $2.85, now—
sl pal? | B e d Spreads
Attractive bed spreads,
good heavy 81 x 108
WVial spreads, all colors. Regu
ff UUI lflctlCrictl lar $!.98 sellers, now—
All wool material cut be- qgjj Jpg#
low costs for quick clear-
ance. ■
Efird’s Dept. Store
In Henderson
large month, with . new construction
aggregating $13,000.
For 1938 a total of 44 permits were
issued. In 1937 the total was 31, so
that building was much more active
the past year than the previous year.
It is estimated that probably as
much building was done in the city’s
suburbs as that in the city proper. The
narrow confines of the city limits ex
clude much of the residential con
struction work every year that goes
on here, and which is in localities
rightfully and economically a vital
part of the city.
Legion to Meet Tonight.
The American Legion will meet to
night at 7:30 o’clock at the Legion
hut, on South Garnett street. Com
mander A. B. Young, will preside over
the session. It is hoped that a large
number of members will be present.