ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS ] Htfrritersmt BaUxj Bfapafrlj { MONDAY, JULY 2(5, 11)43
County Tax Rate Reduced Ten Cents Down To 70c
$10,000 Of Surplus Put
Into Negro School Fund
Reserve for Building Program After the
War; Budget of $235,035 Is Adopted
by the Commissioners
A tax levy of .-.eventy c nt
on tilt* $1011 property valuation
was adopted l>y the Vance Hoard
of County <'ornmis-ioiii'i'< loila..
At the same time Ule new ntid
Ktt for lit 1:;-1 1 \va - adopted
calling for an expenditure of
S2.».j,0:>~> for all purposes. T!i •
new rate i- a cut of on '.'lit*
fri.m the eighty cents Uvy im
posed for the last several years.
The tent;i ive budget w. - pre
•cried to the e mimigal >ner» at the r
moe! 'is 'he -!"st Monday • J . y
and wti* tentatively adopted ut that
tiir.e, with approval given
a trice'. ■' >y w;:ch lasted e
elHorablv less *:.I1 ;):■ !i
The coniiuioncrs d'd not allot :■!I
t f i he unci ' .• Xearn s •
bllilli !l".S t i. I! ■«.' . -kf.1 b-'
KNOW / by H£\
ONE .■V.EDIUM TANK
could be paid for if everq person
in Clarion Pa , (.Pop. 3.798)
bouqht it 5 i3 75 War Bond
(Buy Bonc/s Now.')
Voyal Crown Cola
Best by TasTe-lesT f
NEIII BOTTLING CO.
ifD'YOU
IMionc *241
Henderson, X. C.
the Y :i e (.'> :.'v Ueawi "I Ed.ioa
tl II. • ; ! 41 II t ivqill'-It'll
>i ..(UH'i ' S7ll.''iii smpiu*.
.ti l t: ... <• tils i>I .1 1 :t ee:it
t <• i • : t iio »l It \y l>c re
au-d . ii' .>,>i"i*.\i '•-■ iv i -
. Sli'.'11' !':>:wd t't ia'.t.'l'.
tlif ccn -lis applied t -• on
tirr tin i-...'.- M-h'-fl rate ..it to a
''fit :i'ln>n •- t 'a! can :y ate.
it'll :1: u.-.i .i 1 from .:iy .»ur
s \v:i« all i t t.10 rosen«• .jo m ;
..(vanniated : ' Nijt/o -choui
after t;:i iv.: This makes a
t.t.l o: S20.it ■ v.- :■] that fund,
s • e • .SI0,00(1 \v. - ' .is:dc las', yea.
: ' ■ the purpose.
T C'entr; 1 . id -trade school
in Henderson, ir-story brick
.- rucUstc ...» ut 73 years old, houses
th. n 1.000 •' ;o"t>. and two
>i.. » u was cotide nod t.••• school
..i tax r. te -ft ' ' >' was based
pi ptvty \ al ' ill S18.300,
ni'1 .'h tie i \ dilation is
e\| • *.■"i• : ' i l;e m-. * >l!l.'iil0.000.
Tlu I vy ..- ex|*ecuri t • produce not
• :i s 1 ".i. i mi. • hor reve
" , r p. «r !• :i'|- s •iirees.
I • i-vi i i that • pts !: 'til In
: laves \\ ill .. sit to $9,000;
tivni pri\ 1 jf.% licet •• $2,300: tax
j .• . It: $2 J.»'.7»: bar . > 1 re.-.la lc
lit'::. >7: :> tr"m -her
. -I. ite> !!• register
i vi . jti.7.1 : !ei., . i* 1 *■".*J\ <>: (it
r. t t S7.5(H». taxes c !
i- > -ij.jsr.s2.
iit n of n11 ute anticipated.
■ . '.it ■•. u .« si-.arj -
riuced and ■. - estimated at
: . -i i . .res i eluded
v :;ty : md< bud
4.*. adriiti n .! 817,070 iv
-i ' i . .• e . taxes. Als i
■ ! ■ v.-a 741 tor the total
inw biai.'.et. ::ci a:i ad.ii
U2S.48 as .. iv-erve for
■: I ,i t.ixts :i(ior ' .at head.
I'he '. \*o ite • t talc i 3136.165,
.. a the ttc r tv. adcied ;> to $98,
: . -.and • * : SJ.i.j.nS."). as
e ' tat iitnty budget t. r all pur
• .* i < 11 -
t' ■ o: . i d. ~ t7. " : | . find.
: 8(!3: - !ary : md. ■*- '.8 . health
' ;i S'J ! ■: d. ' s . »9.li.i0.
F T
(' en oxpens? t ' :. <U.!> vi; cip
utlay. 31.130: debt service. $49—
770.
< >: the . ire than $70,000 su plu«
• ■ le ii of tin- : -t : seal year,
' • ■ S40.000 v. b dsef.'d:
$!6.ooo was allocated 1 >r school
; ds tarinu ,l-.dy '. and $'J.oi»0
pitch w< nt tn the poor fund, health
: .;iid. ,s;.l:■ ry t'ur.d ». .d debt service.
• r $8,000.
"1 iie now 7'> cents tax levy the
lowest the county has hs»d in many
vc. rs. and i- one of the • -.vest
YOUR CHECKS
ARE DOING A
REAL
Paying by chcck will licio you,
and ii will help to win the war. Wo
invite you to opon a chocking
account with this bank.
» • • ® • • *
Citizens Bank & Trust
Company
Phone 199
Henderson, N. C.
—*
WfWBER FfOERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
In I. S. Navy
Gcr. e K. Brow : > >:i o£
Gi ; : e .md Minn o Brawn, c.il
orei. 1 Honder.->:i - a seward
m United St 'Vavy. At
the present time hi .» stutiu ed
«t Treasure Islami Calif. He
was i>iic ol tiic fii -1 i -h- sec
tion to enter the . r.i service.«
in t!v S'.i'e. Other r unties with
h.w Tlhaw towns t:ixcs b'.>
-ides tin county levy, wh
Vat'co ! . - :u- of tiitvo for any
• wn.-hi«». except T >W: sville lor raii
i "ad i>iii:<i-. tiii- item btui^ compar
atively . mat!.
Council May
Cut Taxes
At Meeting
Budget Also to Be
Adopted at Session
Tonight; Is Regular
Monthly Meeting
I he l!i4::--i i t ix r. ii for the Ci'v
Hondo, s. n v. ill be set and t i.
budget for the new liscnl year .. U
be adopt. <■ by ihr Mender.- n C it;.
O unci! i! M'Kt'lar t ■nlhlj n■«■> '•
II' n t til.lit A ' .X t (til; i II . Oil.I.
i; e ';i! cents ■ :i the SIM »ak -
!. 11 I.- in j>.- :,>10'. i.:i CUI'le .t levy
b' :ig SI.So.
duy ir Henry Powell (&id today
!l ullC'W <>1 II • out-liiluiuis i>U:|IU >s
t come Lei; re t night's incut in;,
other than budgetary ad iptions.
i ity aiittinri: ie> appeared to i
cc; '..:n of son e amount of tax r -
du >n, at least five ecnts and p-'.~
sibly ,cu.
'1 :io '.cntat.o l .iduot was before
tla Council t- June meeting ..
ill- .. i) at}". ..lid v. as tentatively
ad pted at ... • t including fri
ary increase - t< j ne »rly every city
en : >yo. Heavy dec ines in debt ser
v|( bligi'^vi ido possible tin
tax reduc '.it- pile .-alaty i:
■.•jea- .
FOUR GET LICENSE
FOR MARRIAGE HERE
Folir O'lll i . I.Ill- V. ;iiid tlllC
I colored, obi;, -.i d l.ivn i-s Saturday
| from llie* nn.-'.il duds to marry
in this eouniy. li.iv were:
George 15. . New York Cry
nnri Helen Kii/..heth Knight. i»i
Riverside Drive, Xew Yorlc City.
.lite.
Nathaniel I: iv. {lender- II. Il'iutc
12, ond Lou Branch, 1 lenders >n,
(toute -J. «-i i ed.
Johnnie I Uiyi .iiid I-.l.ie I5i;:cU
! wt li, colored, iiotl ! I leiidcrson.
John Huur • m| I:til 11 Ihiwkins.
colon(.1. imtii ! I !• -ndi>n.
Can you answer these «iui* ques
tions? Turn to I'ace 4 foi tin
answers.
1
1. Whirii two ini|Mirtnnt tinti
, I ought "The I' iikIm-iI Year's Win
2. Corrcc' tne following seiil.nec.
"I enjoy v..:idiiitiK among the ho
rary. '
3. What the VVKA?
■I. Naii" tin- co-l'resident ol 'iir
; Fieneh Cummi.tee of National l.ih
I .•ration.
5. Where is I lo;z> 'ijovian'.'
0. Name the mythological god with
two races.
7. With what industry w is Klinrt
II. Gary as-- ci.it*d'.'
II. Which tin meat octans is
. jaltiest?
!•. When is Lne"
10. Ho fresh Iruits contain any
pi •'en at I fats?
rKOTKCT VOI R IwMiOlt AM)
INVESTMENT IN
Insnre Now—Ask I's About It
Cost Same Now as Later
CITIZENS REALTY &
LOAN COMPANY
HOW'S
YOUR
HAIL INSURANCE
GROWING CROPS
Joel T. Cheatham. President
Phone 628
Vance Gives
Large Vote
Fci Quotas
1,710 Ballotr Favor
ihree-Year Quolas;
28 Vole for 1944
Quotas; 46 Oppose
\ ■ c milly farmer . \ ■ >" Itli*
01 (i y i:i t!io t'.»i.acco nia;'l.. tinj; qu< '.i
ri-i« iMiI a t"t..l ol 1.1 Hit
volt .M lavor of quotas- and -ili ua.
'■> . auain. t restrictions! on '<»o l!i»i
'■w.u' crop, it was ivp>>ru;t too. >
i>y J \\°. Sanders, county :: iti agent,
lwo challenger votes wiiv Ihroui.
• t iy ll.e judges be;.. -.i' of In
il: \ tj determine whether the
•. were qualified.
■•I' i- 1 ,T:?H votes l;.\ ■ iti5 ouoin-.
I,.'. ' wire for impo.-i i >n of quotas
i.. l'live-year period and J!', were
fi>. 'as for a onc-veai jen id only.
'[ vote by comin links (ng
mv. iii order for three-year ciuotas,
tos -year quotas, a::d against
I " *. i lollnw:
i > ii. v, 7;>, 1, 14; lit lei.- Hi. 2«:s.
i K.uii!I No. 1, 1 «••• •"»: Kii
• : v.. 2 and No. 3. 2. 1: Mid
. lV»i, 5, 1: Ntni Ii. !»i:. <i. 2:
Cue!; N >. I. 11... S.uin.v
\ •. 2. l-ill. I. 1 1 >>u n.-\ 11i*-.
' (one vole ilial «i l: Wa.
. ! i1!. Wil iai. iioio No. 1.
l.:«. 1 1 (one vo'.e elialii tu.edj: Wil
li ti in \o. 2, 88, 0, 6.
list ;ire\ ion- fcr,,!"'"iv.
. mo marketing <|ii >t:is. on July
.•i1'. V.ir.ev product i I 1 ,'ia.i
I : or ol tilln )I ... quota:.
l.iMiiiiK one;.i if quotas,
i ; votes; op;»o in/ .nv quotas,
i- i . lrom Inioui .lit i!i" to
. . t- ; indicate thai >■ proposal
it • ii>.ii Uet ■: ;* o t.: • ior .
t.., |)e; i.id earl i. > a large
. f. i i ,i K.i.imi y leleren
ii. A iv. .-third. in.ij1 y was re
>: :.c.l t'i c.iriy iht ike . n.
McGhee Held
For Court On
Theft Charge
in: a:i Mr;. v.viite man and
1 is in .i 1 in default <>1 .snoii
mi loilowmg trial in rcc inler's
.! Saturday « .1 charge oi steal
it..; .in ;.ilomobi!i valued ;.t .S501]
• 1:1 .). I-'ii.ukliu Mills, Jr., togelhcl
vim S75 in cash. The alleged then
(tturred la^t week. The defendant
«<!>.• accu.-o.i 1.1 vusses.sing the
">h knowing 1 to he stolen. Pro
-j.tolt* t ausa was . i.md in McGhee's
case and he \va.- bound over to the
October term u; Vancc Superio;
-*• illi'S.
1) 11 v Barhai:.. white, was trice
nioie Judge If. K. Clements 111 re
. clc r'.- court today on pcrjurj
r.-auge.- growing • :.t of the Mctilict
i'. Probable cai.-e was found ant
• wa- bound •.*. «-r to superior court
inder S.'JIIU bond.
Also on Saturday a hearing wa:
it. en Klijah Williams, colored, i:
.-•micclim w:th ?:;«• serious .-nootinj
• i his wife a wcrk ago near Middk
burg, lie was charged with an as
>ault with a deadly weapon. Pro
uable cause was found and he wa:
boil.id ' vcr t 1 .superior court with
1 p: i\ ilege ol b md. He is to appeal
ti coui again on August 7 for fix
ing til bond, pending outcome of in
;urie.- to his wife.
Kli.iii.'i I'eopit white, was chargec
with ..-sault a: Saturday's scs.-ioi
id c' url. and prayer for judgmi 11
was t nlintH(i tut payment ol tir
• co>t>. ..11a on 1 -million that he hast
glass. it-paired for Beatrice Carlo*
• lid the costs were remitted.
Trenton Bennett, colored, for 11011
support and ;. -ault, was found no
guilty.
Nathaniel Will-.ins, colored, wa
tried for assault, and prayer fti
r dgmeiit was continued on paymen
■ •I tlu- costs and lo Dr. C. II
Whitt.
l»oberi MeMon. white, was charge:
with opt 1; ling a motor vehicle with
out i.roptr license, and prayer to
judgment w; - c >ntiiiued on p.i.vmcn
ol ;In- cists antl 011 condition tha
lie obtain the license.
I11 addition to the Durham cliaigo
! other cases tir d at today's sessi >
of court were as follows:
William Ileniy Miller, white, wa
charged with speeding and prayt
for judgment w,.-. continued on pay
| iik nt ol the costs.
William llcnry Hawkins, colorcc
was charged will drunken drivin
an.* carrying a concealed wcapoi
; and was given six months on th
I roads. : uspended on payment of
$.">(! line and costs and his liccm
was rcv-iked for twelve months, an
il was required that he net viola!
' an.v law in North Carolina lor tw
['years. The fin'- was made payab!
I October 1">. 1913.
ONK TRAFFIC FEF.
A traffic fee <if one dollar wj
' jciid ('• the city <lcrk by .1. .1. Kd
| wards lor jnfiiictioi) of a tniffic <>•
; Jinance.
GRAMS GROWS THROl Gil
1 OTATOKS.
Several Irish pr>'atoes with wir
grn.-s growing through them wci
i displayed in thr Hrnderron Dispatc
j offi jc Saturday by S. V. Floyd, <
i Henderson route 4.
Brothers in Senile
Forsylhe. Q: M. 3 c <left) and Iliiey \V. Forty the. S 1/c, of tlic
l". S. Navy, saw caeh ether for the lirst time in fourteen months
recently when they were on furlauqrh vitllin? their mother, Mrs. Olive
G. Forsyythe. of r,2~ Chavasse avenue. They have both returned to
their bases in C;:liforiii.i. after vi-illn? nlatives and friends here.
Farmers Are
Needing Rain
Farmers in Vance county sjy li-.ev
<tiU need rain to complete maturity |
oi their crops, and contend that tut j
prolonged dry season i causing j
harp damage to tobacco hi parti
• iiir.
Prospect c\i'!' the weeh-n.l wcie
a>r .-1»«.vvers, l<tit i-m ■ . j
M-alleied s • " ■ til id t -i t» very
'i 'ill.
'• ••I.aero p'-ai t ; are s'ud to he
■'"•ni"" frceo Mid ri:nni'<-j op to
ee(l. Mlleh of the crop has heesi hal
ve ted. I-lit nion than 11:.1 • o! she!
year's yield is still in tin- fields ni
i' i- this for which fear. ..i e\- :
;ni. sed by urou cr.-.
Drunken Driving
Case One of Four
For Police Court
Charges ot d!"inkr»n driving and
h :\ inR v.'i hoiit ptoper license v.c.i
("inti.ined in < si** of four warrants
n whieh trial- were conducted hi
ilic-> court t iciav Ijv Mavor lien.;.
• .veil.
I) I . Mo' ere ,.n \ li'.e ir. se. v. s
t.u victim, and he was giv. >i -ixi."
i ys on the road-. and 1 incd $5 and
i-1end hiii liccnsc was revoked
f«.r n year.
Edwin Penn. colored, vva- eh:.' t.,.,n
with st<aliii.u .. c u t oil of cigarettes
troin B. M. Newman on last Satur
day. He was s. nt to the roads ur
• ixty days.
Lawn nee Baskervillc, alias Lnvv
icnce Hargrove. colored, was charg
ed with assaulting James Burton and
was taxed y.ith the costs.
Hcnrv Balthrop, colored, paid tr.e
costs for being drunk.
RECRUITING TRAILER
HERE NEXT TUESDAY
A recruitina trailer of the U. S.
Army recruiting service will be in
Henderson on Tuesday, August 3,
lot ■ ho purpose of procuring aviation
cadets, it was announced today b
the recruit station ;>t Durham. I
The trailer is ( > be parked near tiioi
po-ito!fice buildir;; during ii:> s y in,
the city.
.viart.1 mill—Created I'asei m'
■orp.-, will :>o in charge < l the unit i
•t: ( will I' • iinpa it-.I by Set--'
•e'lit l.ir c K. Wi iney.
All >•' uii'' me* i lot.\cn t'.je a*es j
of IT and eliginle I t.- enl:>t-|
nM-nt for ;i\ at Ion cadet ;i:'itiing a- d j
in \ sortne o >mii'ete inf >rmatijn i
from the recruiting officers.
' IW*I CASH*
•V!. Sidivv Willi .m . c l«-red. • • |
C*:• • » IMaiuim:;. I'll.. i« visitill'. 'ii- I
i*.. Hht, Mi .-. Alice Williams, al :i j
U '. i.or . treel.
GNE CLEAN
WORTH SIX WORMY
UYnvty thicken*. are good-f>r
n< ihirf*—they oat your food and
take your time and Ihon f:;; 1 to
pa> for Uk ir keep!
Or. Salisbury's Avi-Ton ij> jus!
>o 11 \ 'i i.i livlp brinu th.-c
"i«.ardor" birds back in iho profit
eolumn—I>in't was:.' ti!in> . • m ci
in ncy on w rmy birds—iisj AYI
TOX. removes both round w>nn
and <•(•(•;< worms.
PARKERS
•"i^exoM. TTtux State, J''j
A Member Dr. Salshury's Nation
Wide Poultry Health Service
MASONS TO BE HOSTS
AT FISH FRY AT PARK
Henderson Lodge No. 229, A. F. &
M., will entertain members and
their wives or guests Wednesday
light with a fish-fry at King's Daugh
ters' Park, it was announced today.
All n embers of the lodge, visiting
Masons, and their guests are invited.
About one-third of all the forest
'and <l,e llivted Ktato5 H on farms,
according to the U. S. Department
i)f Agriculture.
Next time you need calomel tako
Cnlotabs. the Improved calomel
compound tablets that make culo
mel-taking pleasant. Sugar-coated,
agreeable. prompt, and cHectlvc.
Not necessary to follow with salts
or castor oil. *
Use only as directed on label.
The STEVENSON
llf - 30<" - 35f
—Today-Tomorrow
m:;vs AX1) XOVELTV
EMBASSY
1'honc 192
«;; -»<">.• I'hiclren lie
T v-T:'i:i i"w—
1943's HEW KIND,
^ OF
' MOVlEi
A
;■ Joe! • . Charlps
-ARTHUR. McCREA-COBURN
. ' Uy Q*o>Uf* SUtlvu'
m MORE w
MERRIER ^
DON'T LET YOUR
TIRES WEAR TOO THIN
FOR RECAPPING
FABRIC SHOWING;
(IRE WEAKENED
It is generally too lato lor recapping when
the tire has worn down through the fabric.
Such a weakened tire bruises easily and may
become damaged beyond repair.
DANGER POINT
'/is" TREAD LEFT
A tire with 1-16 inch of tread left can
slill be recapped, but it is better to recap
long before this danger point is reached. Let us
check your tires before it's too late.
NEW TREAD 4
MIGHT NOT HOLD
WA^STFTi To recap a weak tiro is to wail*
« t\u 1 EiU rubber became a now tread
might not hold. We'll tell you when to recap
in time and give you a quality Job.
NEW TREAD
Will HOLD
CflVPn A new tread, or "cap/ is bonded to
» hU the top of the old tread — good for
thousands of safe miles, when inflated to 32 lbs.
and driven under 33 miles per hour.
BRING All YOUR TIRE WORRIES TO US
Master Tire Co.
Distributors Henderson, N. C;
SFRVE-ALL SERVICE STATION
120 ? William St. Phone GG:i
CITY SERVICE STATION
201 William St. Phone 7".B
C. P. SELLARS GULF SERVICE STA.
219 N. Garnett St. Phone 813
L. T. HARRIS GUl.F SERVICE STA.
S. Garnett St. Phone 1198-W
TOD MAY BE ELIGIBLE I
. lo buy <1 "Gr<d« |
Lk 1" lire. If »o, buy J
(he boat—
Mi U.S. ROYAL
H MASTER^IP®