Henderson daily dispatch., February 06, 1932, Image 6

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ASSOCIATED AMD CENTRAL PRESS SERVICE
Renewed Confidence In Henderson Urged At Meeting
Three Civic Clubs Join
For “Pep” Meeting Here
And Hear Several Talks
Mayor Irvine B. Watkins
and J. C. Kittrell Urge
Cooperation of All
Citizens
BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT
IS OFFERED SUPPORT
Inspiring Talks Made by
Dozen or More Speakers—
General Discussion Os
Problems Heard
Renewed confidence In Henderson
ahd Henderson institutions was urged
by a dozen or more speakers at a
’■pep” meeting of the Henderson
Rotary. Kiwanis and Lions clubs,
held at the First Methodist church
here last night. It was a joint meet
ing of the three civic clubs called for
the purpose of discussing present con
ditions and the outlook for the fu
ture. Cooperation in restoring con
fidence and hope of the residents of
this city, and to face the futdfe with
renewed courage was keynote of the
several talks heard. The addresses
followd a supper served to the mem
bers of the civic clubs by the women
of the Methodist church. The clubs
had as their guests members of the
board of county commissioners and
several visitors from Oxford and
nearby communities.
M. J. O’Neil acted as toastmaster
for the occasion after the meeting
had been opened by E. M. Rollins,
president of the Rotary club, and the
invocation had been pronounced by ,
Dr. H. A. Ellis, pastor of the First "
Baptist church. While the supper was |
being served a number of jokes were
related by members of the three
clubs before the more serious aspects
of the occasion were discussed.
Mayor Irvine B. Watkins and Joe '
C. Kittrell were the principal speak- !
ers for the occasion and both offer
ed inspirational words for the mem
bers of the three clubs and their visi
tors to consider. Following their talks
the meeting was opened for general
discussion of present problems and
more than & dozen short talks were
made by those present.
. One of the concrete developments
of the meeting was the decision of
the three clube to jointly sponsor the
Boy Scout movement in this city.
Following a talk by Dr. H. A. Newell
In which be dwelt on the Boy Scout
movement here, a motion was made
seconded and unanimously carried
that the three clubs join in actively
sponsoring the Scout movement.
In his talk Mayor Watkins outlined
the history of Vance county, relating
some of the obstacles that had to be
overcome before the county was i
founded. The manner in which the
founders of the county overcame all
obstacles facing them should be an
inspiration to the present day resi
dents .of Vance couhty, he declared.
Thg-itelp of all residents of Vance
county, including the farmers is need
ed in order that the present condi
tions may be overcome, he said. It
would be a good idea to get the wo- 1
men interested in the movement, he
declared, since they are the principal
spenders of the money in this section.
A greater measure of success could '
be assured if they were to become [
interested, he stated. The farmers of i
Vance county should also be asked to
support the movement and the busi
ness men of this city should show
Ihe residents of the rural sections
that they are also interested in their
problems, he said. This would also
help the suitation. he believes, since
the more people who become inter
ested. the greater the success with
which the movement will meet. Busi
ness men must conduct their con
cerns on a high basis, he stated, in
order to improve conditions and re
store better times.
Opportunity is now knocking at the
door, he said, but the latchstring is
within and the residents and business
men of Henderson must open the
Let Us Rent You
A House
Or help you find a tenant for the one
you want to rent.
Let us help you cheek over your fire in
surance policies and see that they are
properly written.
If you need a bond, or other form of Cas
ualty Insurance we would be pleased to
place it for you.
Henderson Loan &
Real Estate Co.
AL. B. WESTER, Secy, and Treat.
hiWai^hadow
n v
One of the un.-uug .Americans who
are risking their lives by sticking
to their jobs in the Far East^while
Euns rumble and thunder, is Miss
tilda Anderson (above), secretary
erf the College of Forestry, at Nan
king. University. In’; common with
hnany of her fellow countrymen
and women. Miss Anderson is
talmly carrying on her work de
spite the threat of bombardment
that hangs over the citv.
door if they are expecting better
times. The solution of all our difficul
ties. he said, is within and if ob
stacles are to be overcome imme
diate action is necessary. He urged
all 'citizens to boost Henderson and
to work together for the good of all.
Mr. Kittrell, who is District Lieute
nant Governor of the Kiwanis clubs
of this section, dwelt at length on
the various depressions which have
been faced and overcome by the na
tion since it was founded, and de
clared that the United States would
come out of this one even better than
any of the others. The wealth of the
nation has continued to grow, he de
clared, despite the several economic
crises which have been faced. Each
depression has left the nation better
prepared for the next emergency, he
stated. The country has more to work
for now than ever before, and should
give Americans the courage and con
fidence needed to overcome present
conditions.
Difficult times are sent to us for
some reason, he said, and it is up
to all to do their part in overcom
ing them. All must make the best
of the present and work together for
better times. Although billions have
been lost in shrinkage of values, he
said, today the American people have
mope to be thankful for than ever
before. Such things as love of rela
tives. and friendships cannot be
valued in a material sense, he de
clared and remain with us despite all
depressions. Material things are not
the most valuable, he contipugd.
Qne of the reasons for the present
conditions, he said, is the fact that
money has been placed before the
welfare of human beings, and not hu
man welfare first. Americans today
should think of the welfare of others
and work for happiness for them
selves and others. He urged coopera
tion of all residents of Henderson
and the community in an effort to
restore better times.
Following Mr. Kittrell’s talk Mr.
O’Neil made a short talk regarding
present conditions. Others who spoke
were John B. Crudup, Henry T. Mor
ris. Benjamin Hicks, T. S. Kittrell,
Fuller Parham. Dr. H. A. Newell. J.
H. Bridgers, Henry Powell, A. W.
Gholson. Jr., E. G. Flannagan, Dr. T.
S. Royster, B. H. Perry' and Morton
C. Miles.
Praise, like gold and diamonds,
owes its value only to its sacrity.
IfctthErannJlatiijSispnfrlj
CHARLES E. FULLER
DIESOFPNEUMONIA
One of County’s Best Known
Farmers Passes Away
On Friday
Charles Edgar Fuller, 63, “master
farmer” and one of Vance county's
leading and best known rural resi
dents. died at 4:50 p. m, Friday at
his home four miles south of this
city. He had been ill ten days with
pneumonia.
Funeral services will be held at 3
o’clock Sunday afternoon at Liberty
Christian church at Epsom, and in
terment will be in the church ceme
tery. The services will be in charge
of Rev. R. E. Pittman, of Kittrell.
pastor of Tar River circuit of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
assisted by the pastor of Liberty
church.
Mr. Fuller was a native of this
county, having been born in Vance
county July 10. 1868, and having re
sided in the county practically Ijis en
tire life. He had been a farmer most
of the time, but at one time taught
school, rfis father, Milton B. Fuller,
a native of Tennteaaee, died three
year ago, though his .mother, Annie
Nuthall Fuller, died when he was a
child.
Surviving are Mr. Fuller’s second
wife, Mrs. Minnie Green Fuller, and
the following children: Melvin B.
Fuller, C. Franklin Fuller, Irving M.
Fuller, Mrs. R. E. Vandyke, Mrs. S.
B. Brummltt. Misses Vepnelle Fuller
and Alyce Fuller all of this city or
city, and Mrs. E. Carlton Abbott, of
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. One broth
er, E. L. Fuller, also of this county,
also survives.
Mr. Fuller had lived at his home
place in the Plank chapel section for
19 years. He was intensely interested
in the improvement of the farmer's
condition, and was a frequent con
tributor to the Henderson Daily Dis
patch, the News and Observer and
other publications on that subject.
Several years ago he was selected as
Vance county’s “master farmer” in a
Statewide contest conducted by the
Progressive Farmer. He was a suc
cessful farmer, and ten years ago was
on of the leaders in the tobacco co
operative movement, lending his in
fluence and assistance to the under
taking in the hope o* finding a solu
tion of the farm problem as it relat
ed to tobacco. He was at one time
interested in the old Union Ware
house here. He was widely known in
his own and neighboring counties and
in various sections of the State be
sides.
Pallbearers for the funeral tomor
row were 'announced as follows:
Active: Thelbert Fuller, Clifton
Fuller, Edgar Fuller, Fletcher Fuller,
Rowland, and E. G. Daniel, Jr.;
honorary, Henry a. Dennis. S. P.
Cooper. J. C. Kittrell, H. B. Hicks.
Dr. W. H. Furman, R. C. Gary, R, I*
Kittrell. H. F. Mitchell, Dr. A. P.
Newcomb, A. A. Bunn, Vance Flem
ing, E. O. Young, N. H. Ayscue, J.
B. Alien, John L Stone, A. K. Rogers,
J. W. Sanders. E. C. Kittrell, T. P.
Stewart. J. F. White, S. V. Floyd,
Herbert E. Crews, George E. Perry,
W. E. Moss, A. H. Hoyle, J. W. Cog
hill, O. S. Faulkner, N. B. Thomas,
D. T. Dickie. J. L. Kelly. Colonel
Henry Perry, J. R. Rankin. P. C.
Smith, Alfred Plummer.
Two years ago Mr. Fuller had a
severe attack of pneumonia from
which he never fully recovered, and
that illness is thought to have weak
ened his resistance to the fatal ail
ment. He had been critically 111 for
several days prior to ms death, and
members of his family had despaired
of his recovery.
FARMMEETHERE
IS WELL ATTENDED
Vance County Farm Men
and Women Gather For
Outlook Meeting
A large delegation of V&nce county
farm men and women attended the
outlook : meeting called by County
Farm Agent J. W. Sanders and Home
Demonstration Agent Hattie F. Plum
mer, held in two sessions here yes
terday. Troy Ferguson and Mrs. Cor
nelia Morris, district agents, also at
tended the meeting and addressed the
morning session of the farm men and
women held in the courthouse.
Besides the morning session which
was for both men and women, in
dividual sessions tor the Vance farm
women and for the men, were held
in the afternoon. The men met in the
courthouse while the women gathered
in the Perry Library. Prospects for
the coming season were discussed in
detail and plans for the year out
lined.
The farm women ’ast year adopted
the live at home plan for their pro
gram and this year will take up home
furnishing for their project.
ONE CASE TRIED
IN POLICE COURT
One case was tried in policee court
here this morning before Mayor
Irvine B. Watkins, that being a
charge of disorderly conduct against
Lonnie BlacknalL He was ordered to
serve sixty days on the roads for the
offense.
Has Strokes of Paraijniia.
Josh H. Barnes Is very lit at his
home on the Oxford road, following
a stroke of paralysis suffered sev
eral dage ago.
Prohibition Speakers To
Be Here Next Saturday
Two Mast Meetings Will Be Held Here, One At Fir»t
Baptist Church In Afternoon And Another at The
County Courthouse at Ni ght; Two Speakers Heard
Speakers for the Allied Forces for
Prohibition will include this city on
the nation-wide tour they are making
to develop support for the 18th amend
ment. according to an announcement
here today.
Next Saturday Here.
Two mass meetings will be held
at the First Baptist church at 3 p.
m., and the other at 7:30 p. m., at
the ceourt house.
Two of the noted speakers who are
making the tour with the Allied Cam
paigners will talk at these meetings
.and all who are interested in pro
hibition wiil be asked to come out and
hear a frank discussion of what pro
hibition is accomplishing and what
Its friends must Go to meet the at
tacks beingjnade on the 18th amend
ment.
The speaker* Scheduled* to rfcake ad
dresses here are (Oliver W. Stewart,
vice-chairman of the Allied Forces
for rohibitlon, and Dr. Ira Landrtth,
chairman of the National Temperance
Council, two of the foremost leaders
in the prohibition cause. Mr. Stewart
is scheduled to talk at the afternoon
session, and Dr. L&ndrith will speak
at the night meeting.
The meetings planned he"re are part
of the most extensive effort that has
yet been made to marshal the
strength of the dry forces. Led by Dr.
Daniel A. Poling, of New York, the
Allied Forces for Prohibition have
launched 4 speaking campaign in be
half of prohibition which rpill reach
587 cities and towns of the country
and cover 48 states.
The Allied Campaigners, as the
speaking force is called, started out
at Columbus in September and will
continue the campaign until next
June, reaching fit) two to three cities
every day.
Dr. Poling and the other leaders
associated with him in this campaign
believe that a majority of the Ameri
can people are in favor of the 18th
amendment, but they also believe that
the amendment stands in jeopardy
unless Its friends can be aroused and
organized to meet the attacks that
are being made upon it. This, they are
trying to do. Not only are they enroll
ing the names of persons supporting
the amendment in each city they visit,
but plans are outlined whereby a lo
cal group caul, continue this work
after the speakers leave.
The movement Will supplement the
| BRING YOUR DINNER PAIL
Spend Half A Day With Us Wliile We Entertain You.
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I Thi* i* Station Unusual Program of the
I STEVENSON THEATRE
I For Monday — Tuesday, February 8-9
I HERE'S OUR STORY—
For the first, and possibly the last time, in our history, the Stevenson will offer a
I “DOUBLE PROGRAM”
All For The Price of One - 10 and 25c
The performances will last nearly three hours, starting each day at 2 o’clock. By
carefully observing the schedule below, you may see only the picture you like or the
whole program if you desire at no extra cost.
Love, Thrills, Terrors and Perils with the biting tang Here’s the only MANLESS Picture ever produced—
of salt sea spray—Tells the story of 4
I i• I i ff Ihe Mad i arade
onangnaiea IjOVv A distinct novelty you should not miss.
” Features:
Fea.turing Noah Berry—Sally Lilyan Tashman—lrene Rich—
Blane—Richard Cromwell Evelyn Brent
A war story with women only in the cast.
A sea story full of action for the whole family. Note: Thi * P icture NOT recommended for children—
Parents please take notice.
Starts at: 2—4:46—7:30—10:15 Starts at: 3:30—6:16—9:00
I Love —War —Romance —High Seas —Thrills I
I Comedies Start at.3 —5:45—8:30 11 News Starts 4:30 7:15 10 I
I DON'T FORGET-D OUBLE PROGRAM I
I STEVENSON THEATRE
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 9
Admission: Children 10c; Adults 25c
work of the various organizations
supporting the amendment and will,
its sponsors hope, bring together on
a united front all citizens favoring
the amendment. It is non-partisan
and non-sectarian. Among its national
sponsors are:
Miss Jane Adams, Senator William
E. Borah, Dr. and Mrs. Richard C.
Cabot. Dr. John R. Mott. Dr. S.
Parkes Cadman, Patrick H. Callahan,
Senator Arthur Capper, Josephus
Daniels, Frank E. Gannett, Dr. John
A. Lapp, William G. McAdoo, Gover
nor Gifford Pinchot. E. C. Sams, Ad
miral William S. Sims, Coach A. A.
Stagg, Senator Morris Sheppard, Wil
lis J. Abbott, Victor Donahey, Mrs.
Jean Rushmorc Patterson, Mrs.
Schuyler Warren and Dr. William
Shaw. Thomas A. Edison was honor
ary member of the board of sponsors
until his death recently.
MANUFACTURERS 10
HELP JOTS US!
Merchants Secretary Asks
Assistance In Speeding
Up Work
All manufacturers of the county
were asked today by C. S. Wester,
secretary of the Henderson Mer
chants Association, to cooperate with
the Bureau of Census of the Federal
government in filling out and return
ing promptly the questionnaire they
have recently received giving data on
manufactures in their plants. It is for
1931 business.
The questionnaires are very brief
and cover only major statistical
items. The value of the statistics to
manufacturers depends on whether or
not they are timely, and their time
liness depends on the promptness
with which they are returned by the
manufacturers, it is stated.
Information called for shows the
number of wage earners employed
by the month, wages paid, cost of
materials, fuel and electric current
purchased, together with information
on products by quantity and value.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1932
Tobacco Market Probably
Will Close February 16
Board of Trade To Meet Monday For Formal Approval
Os Proposal; Durham and Oxford To Close On
That Date; Sales For Past Week 658,610 Lb*.
Tobacco sales for the 1931-32 sea
son on the Henderson market will
probably end on Tuesday, February
18, it was learned officially today.
While formal actiop has not been
taken, the Henderson Tobacco Board
of Trade is to meet Monday for the
purpose of giving approval to a date
for the close, and February 16 is
expected to be agreed upon at that
time.
It Is understood the tobacco boards
of trade in Durham and Oxford have
already .approved the February 16
date, information from those cities be
ing that an agreement has been
reached to that end. The Old Belt
markets further to the west will close
on the following Friday, it is under
stood. Most markets in Eastern Car
olina have already ended their sea
son.
Official figures announced today
showed season sales here through
Friday of this week to he 21,576,202
pounds, for an average price of $8.39
per hundred pounds. Sales during the
week ended yesterday were given as
Live At Home Plan
Os Colored Farmer
Draws Compliments
An example of one colored Vance
county farmer who has practiced the
live at home doctrine, was reported
this morning by R. L Sheppard, field
agent of the Federal Department of
Agriculture. He was Willie Durham, |
colored, living near Middleburg. While j
his money crops failed to bring in!
sufficient money to pay up his debt to I
the government for a seed loan, he is i
well supplied with food for the winter |
and will have a part of his debt car
ried over for another year.
According to Mr. Sheppard, Dur
ham raised seven bales of cotton on
four acres which brought $56. He also
raised eight acres of tobacco which
brought $127 on open market. He also I
raised eight acres of corn which j
brought 200 bushels, four acres of
wheat, or 143 busheis, one acre of
peas, or eight bushels. He also grew
50 bushels of sweet potatoes, 10 bus
heir of white potatots, canned 113
cans and garden vegetables, and 6 gal
658,610 pounds at an average of ism
per hundred.
It is believed that Henderson w,r
have total sales for the season
approximately 22 million pounds Tbl
final figures may be a trifle mor|l
or a little less than that round fig ur#
but only & little more than 400.fjr«
pounds more is necessary to be so|h
to bring the total up to that level
It is thought that figure can be at
tained in the remaining seven sales
days.
The market this season win fan
about eight million pounds below last
year’s record sales for all time i n
this city in a single season. The sharp
curtailment of the crop by growers
last year accounted for most of th*
decline, it is thought. While there was
a drop in the sales volume, there was
also a decline in the price, and in
dlcations now are that the season
average will be something over eight
cents, as compared with a little more
than 13 cents for the 1930 crop, and
a trifle better than 18 cents for the
crop of 1929.
lons of preserves. He keeps 24
chickens, a cow and two hogs, to keep
his wife and four children supplied
for the winter.
Te is an example of live at home
farming, Mr. Sheppard said, in com
plimenting him on the results a his
efforts this season.
WIGGINS STORE HAS
NEW MANAGER AGAIN
Wiggins Drug Store has changed
managers twice in the past week. 0.
L Sewell succeeded C. J. Wartmati
as manager on February 1. but was
called to Rocky Mount on account of
illness of a relative and now W. M.
Fowlkes, of Rockingham, has been
made manager of the local store.
Mr. Fowlkes is a druggist of long
experience having operated Fowlkes'
Pharmacy in Rockingham for some
time.
Mr. Hunt Returns Home.
W. A. Hunt, who has been confined
to Watts hospital for the past two
weeks, was to be brought home this
afternoon, It was learned today.