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ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS BERVICB
PRAYERS FOR RAIN
PREACHER’S THEME
Petition Must Be In Right
Spirit, Rev. W. C. Cum.
ming Declares
GOD HAS A PURPOSE
Wkll« Baftn b Prayed F»r, the Prayer
May Not Be Answered Because
The Infinite Has Dif
ferent Plots
Speaking at the Presbyterian church
yesterday on the subject, "Shall we
Pray for Rain?” Rev. W. C. Cumming.
the pastor, stated that quite a num
ber of people would answer that ques
tion tn the negative. Some would say
that they feel it would do no good
because of theory of God and of His
relation to the world. They thiak of,
G-od as detached fro mthe world and.
aloof from the affairs of men, leav
ing everything to be carried on by the
laws of nature which He has estab
lished.
"Now in regard to this theory of
Ood." he said, "or any other that we
may have, let us recognize that Jpsus..
who came into the world In order to
reveal the Father knows more than
we do about Him and about His re
lation to the world. He taught us to.
think of God as an infinitely wise,
good and loving heavenly father, who
is concerned with our welfare, whose
care extends eveh to the details of our
lives and to whom we should come as
children to a father who is able and
ready to help us. Wc should think
of God in that way when we pray.”
The speaker said there are some
who feel that it would do no good to
pray for rain because they have tried
prayer and have been disappointed,
and so have lost faith tn prayer. At
tention was called to the fact that
they may have tried to use God as a
convenience, asking Him to do sot
them what they could do for them
selves. or they may have asked for
things that it was not best for them
to have, or they may not have been
livtng lives that could pray so as that
God would answer their prayers. He
explained how many people today are
disregarding God's will and pay no
attention to what He wants them to
do. and then wonder why God pays nc
attertion to what they want Him to
do. The statement was made that
when we are unsuccessful in prayer.
Instead of saying "Well, there is nc
use to pray." we ought to say, "Is my
heart right” Am I living so that Got
can answer my prayer?” And th«
statement was made that the greatest
need today Is for praying men and
women men and women who are liv
ing so that they can pray.
A third objection to praying foi
rain was said to dc that some may
feel it may do harm. For instance
th» fear may be entertained that if w t
pray for rain, and the rain doesn’t
come, it may cause some people tc
lose their faith in God or in prayer,
and so do harm instead of good. The
speaker said that this objection should
bring us back to our conception of .
God as Father. “Suppose you as a
•on went to your earthly’ father and
asked him for something that you
wanted, and suppose that for some
reason which he did not explain, he
refused to grant it to you, would you
lose faith in your father? No yOu '
would not. because your confidence in
your father is based upon a whole
life-time experience of his love and
care for y’ou. and not upon any par
ticular request that y r ou might make
of him In the same way our faith in
God is not determined by- any one
event but by our whole life expert
ence with Him.”
In regard to the matter of praying
for rain, attention was called to the
fact that while there are some pray
ers that is may he certain beforehand
that God will not answer, and other
prayers that it may be certain that
God will answer (as the prayer of
repentance, and the prayer of for
glveness. and the prayer for strength
to do His will), there is also a class of
prayers that God may or may not
answer, and the prayer for rain is
one of this kind.
Some one may say that shouldn't
God certainly answer this prayer if
He is an Infinitely wise, good and
loving Father, but the answer wa>
given that “God cares more for oui
souls than He does for our crops oi
our pockethooks. and if He sees that
it is for the good of our souls for us
to suffer a drought a good deal long
er. He will let us do it. To be more
speclftc. here is a generation char
acterized by a spirit of worldliness,
taking trips on Sunday, playing ball,
etc., and disregarding Him entirely,
thinking. 'Oh well, we don't need tn
concern ourselves about God. We can
look out for ourselves in this man’s
world'. ’
"What might an infinitely wise,
good and loving heavenly Father do
when confronted by disobedient chil
dren who leave Him out. There are.
of course, many things that He might
do. and one of them is to withold
his rain, and His purpose in it would
not be a hard purpose, but it would
be a loving purpose—to draw us back
to Himself.”
The text quoted from II Chron. 7:1-
14 was, "If I shut up heaven that
there he no rain... If my people ...
shall humble themselves, and pr&y and
seek My face and turn from their
wicked ways, then will I hear from
heaven and will forgive their sin,
and will heal their land.”
In conclusion the preacher said
there la "something that we need more
than rain, and more than any spe
cific material thing, and that is that
we need vrod. He is more important
to us than all His blessings, and the
call was made to come and seek Him,
to humble ourselves and pray and to
draw near to Him.”
From Rocky Mount Hospital
Reed Harris has returned from
Rocky Mount, where he had his ton
sils removed at a hospital there and
D recovering at Lis home here, _
Medical Regiment Down To
Hard Training At Jackson
Men Have Fallen Into Daily Routine With Ease, A* Re
sult of Intensive Training I n Previous Years; Band
Popular In Camp And Out Os Camp
(Special to Daily Dispatch)
GokimhSa. S. C.. July 25—Com
manded by 001. Hfodge A. Nowell,
And under the direction of Col. C. R.
>W. Morrison, infantry- senior jn
struotor. director of training; Lt.
001. McMordo, medical instructor,
Four ti Corps Area; Cap*. Laird, en
gineers instructor; Oajrt. Low* A.
DnCfner. Infantry instructor; and Lt.
Johnson. Q M. C. instructor, the
106th M t <dioal , Regtavent has settled
down to Int&ewve training at the be
ginning of Ms second week at Camp
Jackson, near Columbia.
Officers and men of the guaidehow
to a marked degree the / benefit of
previous years of) training' indicated
by the manner in which they have
taeumed routine duties.
The officers of the 106th Medical
Regiment are Col. Hodge A. Newell,
commanding; Lt. Col. John D. Kerr,
executive officer; Major E. F. Fen
ner. division medical inspector; Major
F%ul Carter. ambulance battalion
commander; Maj. I. H. Hoyle, divi
sion dental surgeon; Major A. H.
Kerr, division vetererlan; Major El
-oy. plans and training officer; Capt.
T. B. Royster, regimental adjutant,
and Capt. R. E. Gribben, regtpnent
vl Champlain.
The oomgsyites } of'the regiment are
from North Carolina,, South Carolina,
Georgia, and Tennessee; Officers of
the Service COmjbany Vronp « Hender
son. are Capt. ; James.N.'o’Neil. com
manding; Captain James H. Wheeler,
aboraiory officer; Onpt. W. H. Flem
ng. medical supply office*; Lt,.:W> d. ;
Reedy, assistant general supply of
icer; Lit. T. H. Upton, baftalku) ad
jutant. Other commanding officers
vs the regiment are Capt. M. T».
Wiohard, 115th Ambulance (jompnny,
Edenton; Capt. Jos. E. Thomas,
NEGROESTO MEET
AT TOBACCO FARM
Oxford Experiment Station
To Be Scene of Rally
Next Friday
An agricultural rally for Negro far- I
Tiers of this section of the State is to '
>e held on Friday of this week at the 1
robacoo Experiment Fferm at Oxford,
i day after the big gathering of white
aimers and their families there, ac
cording to announcement made here
oday. Lt is understood many of
he eXhibitis set up for the rally of
Thursday for the White farmers will
be kept intact for the Negro met ting
Friday.
A number of addresses will be made
iy experts of the State College agri
cultural faculty, and after the fore- ;
noon meeting a luncheon will he had.
inspection of exhibits and explana
tory will be had in the afternoon, in
eluding a trip over the tobacco ex
periments.
Those in attendance will be given !
in opportunity to decide Whether
’hey wish the meeting to be made an
innual affair.
The program. as announced by C. ,
R. Hudson, of the State extension !
iervice, follow®:
10:00 O'Clock
1— Song—lnvocation—Song.
2 Welcome and object of the meet
mg E. G. Moss, directon of station.
3 Marketing of Miscellaneous Farm
Crops, R. B. Etheridge. Division of
Markets. N. C. Department of Agri
cutture.
4 The Farm Flock of Sheep, E. H.
Hostetler, professor annual industry.
State College.
5 Discussion of Tobacco Disease
Probblems, Dr. R. F. FOole, patho
logist State College.
6 Some Common Ttobacco In
sects Dr. R. W, Leiby, N. C. De
partment of Agriculture.
7 A Forward Look, C. R. Hudson,
extension service.
8— Shall we have a similar meeting
next year? To be answered by bann
ers.
9 Announcements and Luncheon.
Afternoon
10— Inspection of exhibits with ex
planations .
11 — Trip over farm to study tobacco
experiments and other thing®.
12— Adjournment ad libitum.
funeral held for
MRS. GEO. B. HARRIS
Large Crowds of Friends and Num
erous Floral Designs As Final
Tribute of Respect
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 5 o'clock for,. Mrs.
George B. Harris, who died early Sat
urday after an illness of a year or
more. The services were at the resi
dence on the Henderson-Oxford road,
in the western suburbs of the city,
and were in charge of Dr. L. W. Ger
ringer, pastor of the Methodist Pro
testant church, of which the deceased
had been a member about half & cen
tury, and where she was very active
until her health failed.
Interment was in Elmwood ceme
tery. The procession was a lengthy
one, and Included numerous friends
and acquaintances of the deceased and
her family, and many from out of the
city. There were numerous floral de
signs from relatives and friends, h
®m&rratmUatUj Biapafrij
114th Ambulance Company, Jefferson,
8. C.; Oapt. Kenan, canteen, from
Madison, N. C.; Cap*. J. . Howell,
from Atlanta. Ga. The 11th Ambu
lance Company, of Memphis, Tenn..
Is not training with tre regiment at
Camp 'Jackson this year.
Dally training period begins at 6:30
each morning with reveille, and has
been well under way since the first
day of encampment. Afit»*r m«es at
8 a. m. each company takes up close
order drill, or such training as has
been directed for the duyy. Officer s
school, non-commlesioned officer's and
specialists schools are conducted fach
afternoon, beginning at 2 p. nj-. fol
lowed by a period of recreation, dur
ing wthich the soldier* engage in base
ball, ow framing, or such athletic ex
ercises as are beneficial or have been
directed by the athletic officer. Seve
ral dances have been planned for en
listed men and the staff officers of the
106th Medical Regiment are invited
to attend the regimental dance of the
118th Field Artillery at Fort** Lake
Country Club Friday evening.
The regimental band, under the di
rection of Warrant Officer Ben Ur
quhart, has proven itself popular in
onnqp, and has received quite a num
ber of invitations to play for social
events out of camp.
Other regiments in camp besides
the 106th Medical Regiment are the
118th Field Artillery, commander by
Cod. Coleman, of Savannah Ga., and
the 103th Engineers, commanded by
001. C. E. Boesch, of Durham.
The success of the period of camp
training is being greatly enhanced by
and through the cooperation and as
sistance of General Dozier, adjutant
general of South Carolina, and Col. •
Moore. U. S. P. and D. O. of South
Carolina, who have permanent quart
ers at the camp, and are rendering in-
to the camp.
I ■
I Saturday Almost
Hottest Day Yet
i
The official thermometer reading
here last Saturday afternoon was
101 1-2 degrees, J. F. Renn. offi- |
clal observer for the United States
| Weather Bureau here, reported U>-
i day, thus lacking but half a degree ,
I of ©quailing the 102 mark set two ,
j days last week Th high- mark
Sunday was 98, and the minimum
Saturday night was 66. 'At 1:80
| p. m. today the thermometer
stood at 83 degrees, and the skies
were overcast, but with no forecast
of rain.
PROTESTANTSEi
REVIVALMEETING
Preaching During Week
Wat Done by Dr. L. W
Gerringer, the Pastor
Reveivai services which were held
| all last week at the Methodist Pro
l testant church, with the pastor. Dr.
! L - W. Gerringer, doing the preaching,
came to a close with the regular Sun
day morning worship service yester
day. There were several additions to
the church, and prospects for others
later.
The meetings were well attended
throughout the week, despite the very
warm weather, and church leaders
felt considerable interest was mani
fested.
REV. W. C. CUMMING
GOES ON VACATION
Will 1 Teach In Charleston Next Sun
day and In Wilmington on
Following Sunday
Rev. W. C. Cumming, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will leave
this week on his annual vacation, and
while away will preach on next Sun
day morning in the First Presbyterian
church in Charleston, S. C., of which
Rev. Dr. Sprunt, former pastor in
Henderson many years ago, is now
the pastor. Dr. Sprunt is at Montreat
on his summer vacation. Rev. Mr.
Cumming is also to preach at an out
door meeting in a park in Charleston
Sunday afternoon.
i On the following Sunday the local
minister will preach in the First Pres
byterian church in Wilmington, of
■which Dr. A. D. P. Gllmour is the
pastor. While away he will spend
most of his time with his parents in
Wilmington.
Arrangements are to be made for
preaching in the church here during
the pastor’s absence.
iii
- COACH CLINE WAS ~
AT WADE'S SCHOOL
I Prof. M. I. Cline, of the Aycock
- high school faculty, and athletic di
s rector there, attended the coaching
school conducted last week at Duke
- University by Wallace Wade football
j coach at Duke. A new attendance rec
i ord for the coaching school was re
-1 with 118 college, prepartory
t and high school coaches from 11
- southern and eastern states in at
tendance. -
DROUGHT REDUCES
TOBACCO OUTLOOK
Some Think Yield Here
abouts May Be Much Less
Than Half 1931
PRICES MAY~ FIRM UP
But No Fancy Returns to Growers
Are Likely; Indications Are Weed
Offered Will Not Be of
The Best Grade
Another week without rein has lei®
the tobacco fields of Vance and sur
rounding counties parching and wilt
ing in the terrific heat of mid-aun
mer. and drying up without much
needed mokLure. The blistering
weather has shaded down esUmrites
of crop observers as to the probable
size of the crop in this section, which
hardily any one now expects will be
more than half of larft year’s protec
tion, and moot people think will be
much less Chan half.
Conditions that prevail here are lit
tle different, according to reports,
from ihose elsewhere in the tobacco
belts of the Oarolinas and Georgia.
Loca 1 tobacco men who will operate
in Georgia when the season opens
there next month, and who have re
cently returned home from tripe there
say the crop in Georgia will be only
a fractional part of that of lafft year,
and that South Carolina territory
through which they papsed showed
conditions very little better.
Poor stands are common nearly
everywhere, due tio the necessity of
repeated plantings and the conse
quest ragged tie Ida. The late tobacco,
however, is believed to be standing
up a trifle better than that which was
planted firat but none, of It holds out
promise of a crop on the whole, of
high duality.
Tobacco people here have been in
te rested in the observations on crop
conditions, and bheir possible reflec
tion on prices, as made public during
the past week by J. F. Criswell, ex
tension economist at State College,
who has been studying the situation.
In view of the reported short crop.
He said there was some encourage
mient for the grower who cures out a
quality leaf this season but could see
no hope of fancy prices at tt»t.
Reviewing conditions, Mr. Criswell
said plant bed prospects were good at
the beginning o* the year, but freezes,
blue mold and flea bugs took such a
heavy toll of young plants that Uhe
fields are ragged with poor stands and
the curing problem will be compli
cated due to the different plant.ngs
rr.ude to get) & full stand. The acre
age in North. Carolina was voluntarily
reduced by 25 per cent and has been
carried still further to about 40 per
cent by uncontrollable factors. This
reduction added to tthe poor stand and
different aged plants will probabP
cause a total reduction of about 50
per cent under the crop of 1931.
Press reports indicate a reduction of
70 per cent' in Georgia and South
Carolina maintains that she suffered
more from blue mold than did North
Carolina. Assuming, asserted Mr.
Criiwell, that, Virginia also reduced in
about the same proportion as North
Carolina the crop this year for the
main bright belt sta.tr** shoukl be
about 50 per cent of that produced
last year. There is news from Sou ,*
Africa telling of increased production
and while production there is rather
small idill it is largely of the Virginia
flue-cured type and will com|>ete in
the British market with tobacco
grown here.
The production of flue-cured to
bacco in 1931 amountde to 658 million
pounds and the stocks o n band
amounted to 677 million pounds. This
gave a total supply of 1.335 million
pounds before subtracting the 1931
consumption. The world's largest
consumption came in 1930 when 787
millio n pounds were used. There was
some reduction under this in 1931
though the figures are not now avail
able. However, CrisweM said If it is
assumed that 735 million pounds were
consumed Kaat year, there would be
left 600 million pounds to add to the
crop of 1932. A reduction of 50 per
cent under the 1931 crop would be
329 million pounds and this added to
600 million pound carry-over gives a
supply of 929 million pounds for this
year. ,
Under normal business conditions, a
crop of this kind would sell for 20 to
27 cenitta a pound but under present
conditions it will Jikeyly be much
lower.
Mr. Criswell stated that what effect
this situation will actually have on
prices can net yet be seen, but that
the huge stocks on hand, curtailed
buying, and decreased exports would
work against the present short crop
bringing the price levels of former
years.
HIGHWAY MEET?O
BE AT COLUMBIA
Notices have been received here
telling of the fifth annual convention
of the United States Highway No. 1
Association, Inc., to be held at Colum
bia, S. C., August 3-4. An invitation
is extended to those who wish to
attend. The meeting will be held at
the Jefferson hotel in Columbia. This
highway, which runs through Hender
son, traverses the original thirteen
colonies.
Wanted Table
Boarders
3 meals per day for 933.06 per
month. Home cooking. Phone
637-J. Lizzie Lewis.
Are Likely;
Vance Boys And Girls Go
To Course At N. C. State
Active Program For Entire Week at Four-H Club Short
Course at College, Beginning Today; Study and Re
creation Provided For Young People
A number of Vance county boys
and girls, members of the Four-H
clubs of the oounty, went to Raleigh
to attend the annual Statewide Four-
H club short course. They are to be
chaperoned for all or a Dart of the
week by J. W. Sanders, county agent,
end Mrs. Hattie F. Plummer, home
demonstration agent. With registra
tions of around SOOAlready in hand,
It \va* e>.j>ecteJ that the course would
be one of the best attended in recent
years.
In the party that went to Raleigh
today from here were Mias Julia Cur
rin, W. H. Fincti, Jr., and Early Gill.
They were accomipanied by Mrs. Hat
tie Plummer, home demonstration
agent.
Mias Currin Is toe district entry in
the Statewide health content, having
a perfect score in the district elimina
tions reoenftty held at Greensboro •
Young Finch will be the district entry
in the health content for boys, having
made toe highest mark at the elimi
nntione in Washington, N. C., several
weeks ago.
The short course is to begin with
the vesper services this evening, ac
cording to announcement from State
College, where the young people are
being cared for. Room assignments
were made this afternoon, and the for
mal opening will be held tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock.
Under the program as nw arrang
ed. class room work follows the early
assembly each morning. Instruction
in all phases of club work continues
until noon. Following the luncheon
hour, a rest period will be given after
which there will be the afternoon as
sembly lasting from 2:30 o’clock. Dean
I. O. Schaub will welcome the club
delegates at the first afternoon as
sembly on Tuesday.
Mr. Harrtll and Miss Ruth Current,
director for the girls, have arranged
a number of demonstrations for each
afternoon. These will follow imme
diately after the recreation period. In
addition there will be swimming in
the college pool, baseball games and
other sports.
Among the speakers from the dele
gates to address the assembly periods
will be Selma Harris, president of the
state club organization and one of the
representatives at the national club
c-amp at Washington, this summer.
Miss Harris is from Pasquotank coun
ty. Other speakers will be Max Culp,
of Iredell county; Mabel Bowling, of
Durham, and Esley Hope of Forbes,
Gaston, county. •
Considerable attention during the
week will be given to the course in
first aid and life saving under the
direction of Ramona Eaton, of the
| NOTICE TO FARMERS!
Our tobacco flue shop is now open and ready to supply
you as usual. A complete flue service and new flues or
repairs.
I Tobacco Barn Flues
I Flue Thimbles~Grates—Trucks
I Wheels and Axles
I Galvanized Iron For Making
I Boxes, Fire Joints, Elbows,
I Tees and Joints
The largest and most complete stock in this section.
(Experienced Workmen)
I Watkins Hardware Co.
„ incorporated i
Phone 46 .|[ / , | |j Henderson, N. C.
MONDAY, JULY 25, 1932
American Red Cross Society. The
Staite’wide health contest, the singing
contest, the one-act plays by county
groups, and the annual candle light
ing ceremony are expected to be other
Jiigh lights for the week.
For the boys, Dr. R. Y. Winters,
director of the North Carolina Experi
ment Station, will give instruction in
good seeds; Dr. J. B. Cotner will in
struct in selecting and judging farm
crops and seeds; Dr. W. B. Cobb and
J. P. Lutz will give the course in
soils and fertilizers; R. S. Dearstyne
and C. F. Parrish will instruct in
poultry growing, and a special course
in farm shop will be given by Fred
Wheeler and David S. Weaver. Mr.
Weaver will also give a special de
monstration in putting running wate
into the farm home. Livestock instruc
tion in the various branches will be
given by W. W. Shay, John A. Arey
A. C. Kitnrey and Fred M. Haig.
For the girls, Mrs. Jane S. Mc
klmmon and her associates in the
home demonstration department have
prepared courses in table manners,
home beautification, brightening the
•home with color, canning, sewing,
table setting, the joy of reading, par
liamentary law and refreshments sot
simple entertainments. In addition,
the girls will take part in. the recrea
tion events and ail the various con
tests.
A number of county home and farm
agents will accompany their club mem
bers to the short course and will act
as leaders and chaperons for the var
ious groups. Mr. Harrell says.
City Council To
Get New Budget
At Meet Tonight
The tentative budget for 1932-33 is
to be laid before the Henderson City
Council t'hfls evening at its regular
monthly meeting for July. The bud
get estimates have been made out for
all departments, and, after its pre
sentation to the Counoil tonight, is to
lie over so rpublic inspecion a month
until August meeting, when it is t<o be
adopt ed.
So far as could be learned today,
ether business of an outstanding na
ture. was to come before the meeting
this evening.
Here for Funeral.
John Skinner, of Littleton, was in
the city yesterday attending the fun
eral of Mrs. George B. Harris.
NEGRO TO BE TRIED
FOR 1914 KILLING
Hubert Norwood Brought
Here From Norfolk and
Lodged In Jail
Hubert Norwood. {Negro. ;w as
jail here today after having been
brought from Norfolk to stand trial
for the killing of Jesse C. Cordlli
white man, whose body was found ly
ing on the main line tracks of the
Seaboard Air Line railroad in the low!
er end of the yards here the morn
ing of Sunday. June 20. 1914. more
than 18 years ago. Norwood has been
In a Norfolk hospital recovering from
a bullet wound in the arm. end pan
of the time was under guard in a
hospital there. He was brought here
Sunday by Deputy Sheriff G. N
Tucker.
Norwood’s brother. Charlie. j n
whose home he had been living )n
Norfolk, told officers of the crime
according to Sheriff J. E. Hamlet*
who said Charlie had tired of Hu
bert's "cutting up" and could stand it
no longer. He said Charlie had lived n
his home several years after Ihe crime
was done, having come there with
out notice and without baggage a few
lays after Cordlli was slain ttere He
left then and was gone for several
years, but returned and had been
here since. Charlie said his brother
acknowledged hitUng Cordlli over ihe
head with an iron pipe, but did not
know he had killed him.
No date has been i»et for a hearing
here. Some difficulty has been experi
enced in obtaining witnsess. and it it
expected that the accused mant
brother, who turned him up, will be
he principal witness again him When
:he hearing is had in recorder's court,
it is expected Norwood will be bound
over to the October term of Vanre
Superior Court for trial.
HELD IN NEW YORK
FOR CONDUCT HERE
J. C. Ellis, local Negro, is held for
Vance county officers by authorities
in New York City on a charge of
immoral relations with a girl here
who was under age. Ellis’ where
abouts were learned by Mrs. W. B.
Waddill. welfare superintendent for
the county, and Sheriff J. E. Hamlett
sent a warrant to New York, and the
arrest followed. The man is resistir"
extradition, and papers will he ob
tained from Governor Gardner to be
sent to Governor Franklin D. Roo:*-
velt of New York State, requesting the
return of Bills to this city.
Little Boy Improved.
Little Tommie Fuller, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Fuller, who underwe;*
an operation two weeks ago at Duke
hospital. Durham, is greatly improved,
it is learned.