Henderson daily dispatch., February 19, 1932, Image 8

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ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS SERVICE
TwoHendersonMercharits
Held For Incendiarism
Owners of Guarantee Cloth ing Company Given Prelimi.
nary Hearing Before May or In Police Court Here
This Morning—Several Witnesses Called
Thomu J. Evan* and N. C. Green
way, owners of the Guarantee Cloth
ing company of this city, were bound
over to Superior Court on bond* of
SSOO each following a preliminary
hearing before Mayor Irvine B. Wat
kins in police court this morning, on
charges of incendiarism and attempt
ing to defraud an insurance company,
as a result of a fire at their store here
on the night of Sunday. December
13. Only evidence of the state's case
was offered, with the defendants de
ciding not to offer evidence at the
preliminary trial. Probable cause was
found by the mayor, resulting in the
sending of the case to the Superior
court which will convene eariy next
month.
Four witnesses who said tney saw
someone at the store on the night of
the fire only a short time before the
alarm was turned in. were offered by
the state and Deputy Insurance Com
missioner W. A. Scott, testified as to
his findings .is a result of an inves
tigation of the blaze. Os the witnesses,
bne of them identified Evans as the
man seen leaving the store, while two
were uncertain as to the identity of
a man seen leaving shortly before the
Tire broke out. Another witness testi
fied to seeing both 'Greenway and
Evans in the vidhity of the store r
short time before the fire.
Raymond P. Hamm, special policr
officer, testified that on the nigh
of the fire he was standing in fron‘
of the Page-Hocutt drug store with
Colin McNair and Ralph Langston
when he saw a man who he said wa;
Evans, come from the store, lock the
door and go up the street, where ap
parently he was joined by anothei
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Doctor’s Prescription Enables Her
to Run Upstairs
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from the torturlnp
pal a a of neuritis
|n rheumatism and lura
mMj/m wW bago has been given
Sn thousands who usac
Ru-No-Ma. a doctor's
StfVwrg prescription So cer
t ** ln ere the result*
that 11 first 3 dose*
don't drive out pains
L money will be refund-
JF Works differently
'from other medicines
Decause it contains no narcotics or
opiates. Why undergo needless pain so
other hour? Your druggist will gladly
tell you about thU amszln- prescription
that stops pain so quickly
Parker’s Drug Store
The Rexall Jstore
LOOK
FOLKS
We will give a two
pound bag of sugar
FREE
With every one dollar
purchase. This ap
plies to everything we
sell. .
Gas, Motor Oil
Kerosene, Washing
Greasing, Cigarettes,
Cigars, Candies.
C. F. (Frank)
Fuller’s Service
Station
Corner Andrews Avenue and
.South Garnett Street
Holiday Notice
Monday, February 22nd., 1932
Washington’s Birthday
Being a legal holiday in North Carolina no banking busi
ness will be transacted on that date bnt will be open On
Tuesday, February 23rd., as usual.
CUSTOMERS NEEDING PAYROLLS PLEASE NOTE
Citizens Bank
and Trust Company
Henderson, N. C.
Vtrr* LEADING BANK IN THIS SECTION*
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS—SSOO,OOO.OO
man who he could not identify.; Lang
ston and McNair both took the fetknd
and told of seeing a man come from
the store, but were unable to identify
him. All three said that within fivp
minutes after the man left the store
smoke was seen coming from the
building.
Charlie Hight testified that as he
was sitting in a car on Garnett street
a short distance from the store, he
paw both Greegiway a*«d Evens pass
and saw tmun writer the .vestibule in
the front of the store. He cSuld not
see the door from where his car was
perked, h? said, and eoukL not say
say whether or not 1 they entered the
store. He did not remember seeing
them come from the vestibule of the
store, he said. The fire broke out a
short time afterwards, he testified.
Fire Chief E. T. Shepherd testified
that two distinct blazes were found in
the store when it was entered by fire
men. One of them was in the rear and
one in about the middle of the store
on the side, in a clothes rack, lie said.
John W. Hayes, a fireman, corro
borated evidence regarding the two
separate blazes. The fire chief testi
fied that the windows of the store
were covered over with advertising
matter and the shade on the front
door was pulled down. He felt the
glass of the door warm, he declared,
and gave orders to have the door
broken down so firemen could enter.
Possibilities of defective electric wir
ing in the store having caused the
fire were stressed on cross examina
tion of the fire chief by* defense coun
sel. Th*- chief tdld of being notified
"yWtetfday that' a broken wire had
been found in the lighting system and
that his attention had been called to
this by the store owners.
Captain Scott also went on the
stand, testifying to results of his in*
vestigation. Evans toid him, he said
that he was at the store at nine
o’clock on the morning of the fire)
while Greenway stated that he waa
there at 11 a. m. on the same morn
ing. They told him. he said, that they
were at the home of a Mrs. Parham,
on the Oxford road, on the night of
the fire and came to town for cig
arettes, but did not go into the store.
They said, he testified, that they went
to the door of the store and looked
in but did not enter. Insurance of
$14,000 was carried on the store, he
said the two men told him, but he
later found that it totalled $15,000. In
ventory of the stock was given to him
at $11,500 by the owners, he said. He
said that additional evidence was in
possession of the State, but efforts
of defense counsel to have it brought
out this morning failed.
After the evidence by the State was
completed, arguments were heard
from the counsel. R. G. Kittrell and
B. H. Perry, city attorneys, appeared
as prosecutors in the case, while A.
A. Bunn, T. P. Gholson and J. P.
Zoilicoffer appeared as defense attor
neys.
OUTLOOK MEETINGS
HAVE GOOD CROWDS
Smallest Attendance Yet
Was 30 and Largest 100;
Others Held
Good crowds have been the rule
everywhere throughout Vance county
where "outlook meetings" have been
held this week in the interest of ac
quainting the farmers with crop con
ditions and possibilities for 1932, it
was said today by J. W. Sanders,
county farm agent, who is in charge
of the schedule that is being followed.
A total of 18 such meetings are on
the program, six of which had been
held through Thursday of this week.
The largest attendance of any was
that at Townsville Tuesday afternoon
at 3 o'clock, when 10U attended. Sixty
were present for the meeting Wed
nesday morning at Gill's Siding, while
Charles Store
Men’s Overalls, 48c
Work Shirts 39c
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CHAPTER m
IT WAS a email revpiver that Ted
eaw lying there In the grass beside
the railroad track—small oddly
fashioned, be noted, as he picked It
up cartfuHy, and turned It Aker, in
his hand. It was a foreign-mad*
weapon, and there was s silencer at
tached to it . . . the gun thdt bad
ended Turner Gllmore’a life; Ted was
certain. Queer, that mien had been
ordered to search for the weapon, and
he had foupd it so unexpectedly.,Tet.
it was not so strange, either.
During the time after Gilmore had
boarded the train gt Springfield until
he was discovered -by the porter, the
train had traveled far, and looking
for a small object t along the right
of-way over a distance of so many
miles was like looking for the prover
bial needle in the straw stack. The
authorities had anticipated that the
gun used by the assassin might have
been disposed of in just such a man
ner. but even that possibility was
dnly a conjecture. And now, he. Ted,
had discovered It by the merest
chance . . . because his crazy little
car was so unreliable . . . because
Vivian had gone away to see Marcia
. . . because the tragedy of her
lover’s arrest by Gilmore, who had
been killed by this gun. , . . Ted’s
thoughts gyrated In a bewildering
circle. •>
He wondered what to do about it.
Should he take 1 it awhy with him and
show it to the sheriff .in the morn
ing. or—
He decided not to lake it with him.
Carefully,'he replaced the gun where
It had lain, exactly in the same posi
tion as he remembered seeing It first,
lopked around him and found a stone
with which to mark the spot, and
drew the grass over to hide It Then.
poted his position relative to vari
ous telegraph posts and signals, and
Vesumed his search for a piece of
string or rope, more hurriedly. His
caution had been actuated by his ex
perience of the past few weeks when
iie had been questioned by officials gnd
lawyers. Little things lnfinitely
small things—wfere very important In
such cases as this. He had decided
to go back to Springfield and get
Abrams, if he could get bis machine
to run again.
Finally, he found a piece of cloth
which would serve his purpose, and
a rusty tin can. and was delighted to
find that the motor started after he
was finished with the crude repairs.
Without going on to Mitchel’" id
first, he turned around and drove
back to Springfield. ’
Two hours later, he returned to the
spot with Abrams and showed him
where the revolver lay.
. The detective was jubilant over the
find. ’Stanton, that was a smart
piece Oi work you did tonight. You
did just the right thing to laav? it
here for me. The boys will appreci
ate this a lot. and it won't be long
now until Gilmore’s killer is toaetad-
All we have to do Is tie up ft flaw
loose threads and arrest him. Tfcapft*
old man. You’ll be over In ths MMft
ll»g ?"
, ’’Yes,** Ted agreed in a quiat voles.
This discovery of his only r-'ant tfeftt
another life would soon per -is wftg
.thinking. Still, it must be • '-fe that
wa- dangerous to hunaanftr- the one
tt ki snuff. ; ou l Gil move b"*
ROYSTER FUNERAL
SATURDAY 3 P.M.
Will Be At First Baptist
Church, With Interment
In Elmwood
Funeral services for the late Joseph
Stovall Royster, former sheriff of
Vance county, who died at his home
here yesterday afternoon at 2:20
o’clock, will be held at 3 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon at the First Baptist
church and interment will be in Elm
wood cemetery here. Arrangments for
the services were completed today and
the llet of pallbeareTs was announced.
Sheriff Royster had been ill slightly
less than a, week following a severe
heart ’ attack, and gradually grew
weaker until the end. He was born
In Granville county, near Stovall,
March 8, 1884, the son of John H. Roy
ster and Esther Ann Stovall Royster,
both of Granville county. He had for
52 attended the rally held at Duke's
store, . near Epsom Thursday after
noon. At Kittrell Monday afternoon.
40 attended a meeting and 30 persons
were reported for each of the meet
ings at Bobbitt Tuesday morning and
Floydtown Thursday morning.
Mr. Sanders is advising the farm
ers that it is more important than
ever before that farming operations
he planned carefully in 1932. Both
landlords and tenants are invited to
the meetings, and the county agent
is making announcements regarding
the government seed and fertilizer
loans at each point visited. r Keen in
terest; is manifested everywhere, ac
cording to the county agent, who has
found the growers anxious to put in
crops this year that will yield them
the best returns.
A meeting was held this morning at
Glllbutg and seven others will be held
next week, and the week following
according to the schedule below:
Cokesbury, Gill's filling station,
Monday, Feb. 22, 3 p. rd.‘
Middleburg. Bennett’s store, Tues
day, Feb. 23. 3 p. m.
Epsom, Dickie’s Store, Wednesday,
Feb. 24, 10 a. m.
a. Harris’ Cross Roads, Thursday, Feb
25, 10 a. m.
Dabbey. Burroughs Store, Thurs
day, Feb. 25, 3:30 p. m.
prewery, Walston’s Store, Friday,
Fdb- 26, 10 a. m.
Watkins Station, Renn's Store, Fri
day, Feb. 26, t'p. m. v •
Hicks Cross Roads, Monday, Feb.
29, 8 p. m.
Kelly’s Cross Roads, H. W. Long
mire's Residence, Tuee, March 1, 10
a. m.
Williams boro, Wilson’s Store, Tues
day. March 1, 8 p. m,
could not be so jubilant over tl as
Abrams wax He added. “I’m glad If
you can get the fallow who shot Gil
more. I'U do anything else I can for
you.**
"Well, you’ve done plenty tonight,
boy." he wad assured.
see
MARCIA and Connie were welting
for Vivian at the- Pennsylvania sta
tion when her train arrived. ’ Even
before she had reached, her Ulster.
Marcia - noted the cbA'hge in Vivian.
She looked older and more serious:
but worse than that, she looked
wretched, as if were tormertted.
tyhen the sistere embraced, there
were' tears in their eyea Connie
glanced away, feeling that she had
massed something very precious In
never having had a sister. She had
known so little love of any kind ex
cept her mother’a
Marcia dabbed at her eyes with her
handkerchief and • laughed apology,
"Connie, forgive ux This la VI, of
course." i*
The two clasped hgndp.
“All tired out, honey?" Marcia
asked Vivian.
“Not from the trip," ahe replied
quietly.
Could this be the same little alster
who always had made blunt, carefree
remarks and taken 'life as a song.
Marcia thought sadly.
When they had reached home, and
Marcia and Vivian were alone in their
room, the elder sister asked. “Cpn’t
you tell roe about It. hbney? Was it
so bad as that?' You 100k —well,
bad. VI."
“Don’t I know it? 1 don’t think I
could have stayed there much lon
ger. I feel better already, here. It’s
so nice to be with yoh again, Marcia.
There Isn’t much to tell, but It was
a pretty had break I got. all around.
It couldn't have been much worse.
And 1 pity Gene, because I don’t
think he Intended to get involved as
he did. Neither did I," she finished
listlessly. ,
Marcia put her arms around her.
"Thinking about it doesn't heip a bit,
Vi. I know you can’t target it. but
will you try to remember as little as
possible while yott are here, and per
haps you will brighten up? We’re
going to have a lot of parties for you,
and after you've looked around. I
might persuade DuMott to give you
a job if you want It."
Which suggestion he made himself,
on the following evening when
Dujdott took the three girls to din
ner. Marcia was relieved that Vivian
looked decidedly better after a day
of rest, and dressed for dinner in a
vivid blue crepe that enhanced her
peculiar blonde type. Vivian was
stqnnlng In anything that had sim
ple lines, so that she looked as well
in office tweeds or jerseys as she did
In evening apparel. DuMott approved
her type. She was the kLnd that he
preferred In his offices, and assured
her that if she wished to work In
New York; he could arrange It. He
asked her to come Into his office the
next morning to talk it over, and
Vivian decided that', wbether or not
alts remained Iq New York depended
much more upon the kind of position
ahe could obtain, than the prospect
of working there depended upon her
Wanting to stay, if it would pu> her
to remain in New York, there was no
reason why she should not. Her
many years lived in Henderson, how
ever, and served four terms, or eight
years, as sheriff of Vance county
prior to 1918.
The deceased was a faithful and
loyal member of the First Baptist
church of this city and was for many
years a member of the board of dea
cons. The funeral services there to
morrow afternoon will*-be in charge of
the pastor, Dr. H. A.. Ellis. Sheriff
Royster was also a member of the
Masons. Junior Order and Woodmen
of the World. His death is the second
deacon of the First Baptist church
within ten days, Judge Thomas M.
Pittman having died on Monday of
last week. The two men were inti
mate friends for years.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Leila
LeM&y Royster and the following
children: Miss Esther Royster, As
bury Park. N. J.; Willard S. Roy
ster and T. Benton Royster, both of
Durham; Mrs. L. H. Burnett, Dan
ville, Va.; John L. Royster, Hender
son; Durward Royster, Tarrytown, N.
Y.; and. Miss Annie Laurie Royster,
student at North Carolina College for
Women in Greensboro. Surviving also
are two brothers, George W. Royster
and Harry Royster, of Bullock, and
one sister, Mrs, R. A. Norwood, of
Hendersop.
Pallbearers for the funeral were an
nounced today as follows:
Active, William Royster, Fred Roy-
Pj-Jg DRINK
HEALTH ittlS
i'h
One of the surest methods at build- ';•« JSSH/M
ing up resistance to IHness is to eat . _ ml
plenty of pure, fresh dairy products, y V®
Phone 430-J now, and have us de- J \ywft
liver milk, cream, butter and eggs. Vv&i
Brookside Dairy Farm Vm ■
•notlrcr had agiccl to that before
left home.
There was no doubt about her lik*
ing New York. VMan decided, if alia
could earn enough to live .comfort
ably—even in a place like Xhe Delta
home—and ssnd some money hems
to her mother, as she had been con
tributing to ths family Income. That
should be easy, what with the endless
display of wealth which the dty pre
sented on all sides. Money not only
talked in New York—it sang and
biased and laughed and sparkle/*,
everywhere.
Percy had taken them to a famot* *
roof garden, where there was a color
ful. tuneful floor show and,a brilliant {
assembly of guesta He was proud
of h!s own little assembly of beautiful
girls and acted his amiable best.
“I suppose you never will forglvt
me for being, so eelflsh ss to keep
all three of you to myself .tohlgbt. J
could have iprOTUced ''flofne</«Hg^ble' f ,*
men. but the truth/:wasc£ I "
know how to divide you, ind. nHt<
being a sultan with a beautiful
harem," he glanced around the tabic
with a conciliatory smile.
"That suits us all right. If you
want to buy three dinners Instead
of one." Marcia replied.
"A pleasure." he assured them
studying the menu. "Now what shall
it be—black caviar or consomme, ar
tichokes or broccoli —each of you
make suggestions and well soon have
a dinner." ,
When that was finished, with
happy Informal Jesting, Percy In
formed them. "I don’t Intend to be
so selfish all the time. I’ve arranged <
for a party at the Club Allah to
morrow night and a theater flat
Tuesday. That gives us a start, and
the others will keep it going."
“That’s sweet of you.” Marcia told
him, and added, with a twinkle of
amusement in her eyes. "For which
of ua Is all the honor?"
He recognized the implication ot
her words with an amused smile
“For all of you. but I shall admit that
I want to express my gratitude to
you for your recent discovery of so
charming a person as Connie Deitz.
It is a real connoisseur of beauty who
can discern the value of hidden treas
ure and bring it to the light of the
world."
"I'm glad that you like Connie. 1
knew you would, though" Marcia
reached over and patted her hand
affectionately.
"Marcia is such a good Utile sister
to everyone." Vivian told them
proudly. “She Is always doing some
thing for someone, whether she trie?
to or not. She just naturally does it.
because she is always reaching out
and giving and doing things for peo
pie."
Marcia laughed self-consciously.
"Oh. you can’t believe everything my
little sister says about me, because
she Is prejudiced in my favor, nnt
urally."
"That’s because what she says of
you is true,” Connie contributed gen
erously. Mrs. Deitz had consented t<
the purchase of the pink dress wbrr
she was told of Percy DuMott** l?n
mediate Interest in Connie. A welg' l
lifted a little from her heart, ar
there appeared a slight rift Ih t 1
clouds of her growing anxiety s
her daughter’s future.
no BF CONTINUED)
ster, Charlie Norwood, John Norwood,
Bannister Royster, Thomas Royster,
ail nephews of the deceased.
Honorary. J. T. Alderman, J. F.
Mills, Al. B. Wester* J. C. Whaley,
T. P. Stewart. W. Wi Parker, Dr. B.
G. Allen, Dr. R. T. Upchtirch, J. Harry
Bunn, John M. Hughhs, James 1.
Miller, W. B. Daniel, Jr., J. C. Kit
trell, J. R. Teague, E. C. Morris, C.
E. Green, ail of them members of the
board .of deacons of the First Bkptist
church; E. M. Rollins, Colonel Henry
Perry, B. H. Perry. R. S. McCoin,
Henry A. Dennis, D. P. McDuffee,- J.
B. Jones, W. C. Stainback, C. C. Shaw,
Rev. J. U. Teague. Rev. E. R. Nelson.
S- W. Oakley, J. E. Hamlet, H. M.
Robinson, G. W. Adams, E. L. Flem
ing, S. B. Rogers, T. J. Richardson.
J. E. Kimball, Dr. A. P. Newcomb, Dr.
W .H. Furman. Henry T. Powell. R.
C. Gary, J. Bailey Owen, S. H. Allen,
W. M. Young, W. D. Massee.
Sulphur is the most useful material
secured from the destructive volcano.
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LIQUID - TABLETS - SALVE
M 6 Liquid or Tablets used internal!}
and 966 Salve externally, make a com
plete and effective treatment for Cold?
Most Speedy .Remedies Known
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1932
C. M. T. C. Applicants Asked
To Enroll Here Tomorrow
Applicants for the 1982 Citizens
Military Training Camp from Vance
county are asked to enroll tomorrow.
Lieutenant C. B. Sturges, of Com
pany C, National Guard infantry unit
In this dty, who is chairman of the
C. M. T. C. service here again this
Year, said today he would be at the
Company C Armory tomorrow after
noon between the hours of 3 and 4
b’ciock to receive and issue appli
cations to prospective young men in
(he order in which they arrive.
; The camp this year will open on
June 14 and end on July 13, and
young men from this section will
again go to Fort Bragg, near Fay
etteville. Applications will be for
warded to Colonel Little at Wlnston-
Balem, State C. M. T. C. chairman.
An March 1, Lieutenant Sturges said!
It is desired that, all applicants sign
up and have their medical examina
tion completed by March 1, ao that
applications may be sent promptly to
Colonel Little.
Vance county’s quota this year is
seven, the same aa for several years
in the past. If some other county
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Henderson Furniture Co.
Henderson, N. C.
2 40
Saturday
Specials
F ranks urters — Sparer ibs 10c
1 pound _ 15c pound
2pounds . 25c
——— Veal Chops 20c
Pure pork IP oun
sausage, lb. _ _ ■
Pure Lard 25c
Round Steak 2Qr ® pounds
pound
Pigs Feet —Pickled
Peanut Butter 1C« in vinegar
1 pound 13C i pound jar
Pork Chops— ,
, . . „ Hens Dressed
po 15c an( j drawn 20c
2 pounds 25c pound _ -
Nelson’s Meat Market
Henderson, N. C.
falls to furnish its quo*.
be given here « P ° nu *«y
men to enlist for the month-. ***
training. nt “ •
Students who applied
T. C. In 1931 all from Hendem!!, C
as follows: **n
William F. Brewer 107 „
street. ’ 107 Cl**
Nichglaa H. Chavaaae 22s o
street. ' 225
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Robert B. Green, j r . „
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the name or ms beioveo carved
the soles of his sandals, that
ever he trod he might leave
pression of that name upon the earth.