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ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS SERVICE More Money Paid Out On Tobaeeo Than Last Year Thi* Record Achieved Despite Much Smaller Sales; Average to Date About 40 Percent Above Last Year to This Time in the Selling Season Sale on th«* HciuUumui tobacco market the p:».->t week llnxvt touch-■ < cd the milieu' poitml mark. and) - amounted to 9»Ls*i pound*. .-clling . for fills.lll''i* for in .linage of sl3 | per hundred, it was officially an-1 i non need t"da\ t>\ f ’ K Tankers lev. < , Sr.. <a>es .•uprm.-i'i fm ’hr market | This tiling -• i »n ir. to '.',7.'1 - 1 37*1 pound., sot s 1.277.66'* ‘J2 an average of sl3 DO for the ..a .on. Tohiieeo ini pi.r-t '.v:th a feeling of pride to the tot • in while :he tnar-• ket ha- .oil i net four ni.llion pound. I*'-., t 1 <> i’. • ’hm to 'hi-, time! a vent .isj i. da.' '. < i -hull crop, tie-; tual mm.e) paid out heie is i.early 525.U00 more 'ha. f the cm respond- 1 jug petiod 1,..' ye..! Tin. lefleets i lie nearly 10 pc veer.: i.ctease it*, prices this yeat i. con;;-'ted \\::h the 1931 season Th*' i\ ,i_ t" this due last year was onK >0 23 |'"r hundred. wherc'is .it tht pi -ml time it is sl3 UP Th- lattes figure lepieseats :. f rise of live cent a hundred pounds! fiotn the psevi-iiis week To thi. dale a yeai ago the Hendetsou market had sold 13.0.1.'., 166 pounds sot st,- 254.59. HM, official figuies show. COUNTY’S FINANCES! CALLED EXCELLENT Director of Local Govern ment Praises Record Made for Vance High praise f oi he financial con dition of Vance county is contained uii a letter received today by S. I! Rog- ' ers, retiring: ch dtni in of the Vance j Hoard of County Commissioncs. from! \V E. Easterling diteetoi of the la-' cal Government Commission of ihej State. A statement of bond and in terest payment. o*t: a period of f*ve ! years was pah’., hed hete this week j and a copy sent to Mr. Easterling. ! which elicited his comment, which , fellows “I have on my desk- r. statement c incernme the finances, of Vance i Minty trorn 192* t . dune 3f), 1932 Thi. statement reflect- a substantial re /diiction of county dent during tht.> ri iod a:id fiiscln-e ; that tile pre sent financial cmdi'ioo of the conn-j J \ is now compa: iv<-ly excellent. It ] •j Iso rev; .‘s to me the caieful e«d j .vise HBan.igenv'ii! of the county's as ! fairs srtur nu thi. penod. ar.ct 1 tukc this opportunity to commend you. the] other me-ohi ■- nt vou - iKnrd and o*her V'-Unty omciHi. in this achi-evc- j mcnf " Three member-- < ' tha pre.-ent boa'xl retire ne\ f M->n la;, anil will be suc ceeded bv three new members who won out in the ptimaries last summer and in tii- gortta! election last month While C..airman Kdk'ts holds oyer for another two years, he is expected •to retue from tr.e chairmanship of the boatd after serving four- in favor of a new member. S' IV. Adams, > of Ti.wjis\ill* E. L. Fleming- the o'her hold-over member of the hoard who still ha. two years to serve «J< a four year teini. • V.v TOWNSVILLE GRANGE INSTALLS OFFICERS The Townsville Grange held its reg- I’kii meeti"i; :n 'he school auditorium Nov 2a with "Mi Worthy M tstn i K It T *ylor. i>K>id;ng. The n*-w office!s wi'f- installed: , John Bullock. Worthy Master; J. D. 1 Knott, overseer and C B Taylor h-e- j turer We had an ii. nvsu.ig Thank.-g: v- | mg program We idjour'i. dto m'x-t j again on Dec* inber 9th All members ate urged to be pro - ! ent at <he nexi meeting. Reported. ’ Mr. Crowder 111. S. M Ciowd. r of tne high school j faculty, who wa.- tak t. suddenly sick J on Tuestday last, and taken to the | hospital, is repot let! decidedly better.' For Rent We have a number of desirable houses for rent. Modem, good locations, and reasonable. Let us show them to you. • Henderson Loan & Real Estate Company Phone 139-J. , w ig "The market still shows an Increase over the previous week’s average, while the breaks of tobacco changed some." it was stated by Mr. Tan kei.-dey. "Less of the good guides and more of the common and medium grades are shown. This is typical of the Henderson market, which Ls 10- gular and steady. We are looking for good sales the coming week, as the weather is favorable for getting to bacco ready for market, and 1 think l am safe in saying it Is a time to sell while the market is active anil no grades are being cut out ” A meeting is to tie held Monday by representatives of the Hender son. Oxford and Durham mat Wets, thieo largest in the belt, to agree up on a definite suspension period for the Christihas holidays. It is expect ed tha.‘ sales will suspend on Fri day, December It*, to be resumed on either Monday. January 9. <>r Tues day. January 10. allowing a full thtee weeks test period. This has not been decided upon but there are the dates that are being considered, it is un uerstood. A definite announcement is i expected early in the coming week. IRE PRISONERS IN HIGHWAY CAMP Number Rises Five To 64 At End of November, Report Shows An increase of five in the num ber <>f convicts in the State Highway Prison camp here was shown at the end of November in the monthly re port of J H. Gupton. camp super visor, made miUic today. At the end of November there were 64 prisoner? compared with 59 at the end of Oc tober. the report showed Twenty prisoners were received dui ing November and one convict who had escaned was recaptured. As against tins influx. 14 were discharg ed and two were paroled, a total of 16. ; AROUND TOWN i i Xt I. lee sixes Issued. No marriage licences wee issued by the- register cf dec els yciterday. Court Idle. The record er's c?kirt w.ts idle today, there beiitg 10 cases for trial. Case f)Rpo*ed of. Joe Cooley's cast in which he was charged with tg« ing drunk, was disposed of in polite court today by a suspended judgment on payment of the costs. . 'Twn Eire Alurtujg’ •.•FiretqQn,a=))*»w4i ,e«f two alarms Friday-. A* suiting from a roof blaze on a house in Flint Hill, with little damage, and the other being a false alarm about 11- p. m. The first was just beforl? 8 i itfetock. Commissioner's Deed. A commis sioner's deed given by T. S. Kittrel! to Lizzie Daniel was the only one filed yesterday with the register of deeds. It involved the transfer of i property on Whitten street for $65. Shows Little Improvement. The condition of Mis. j. L,. H. Mis sillier who is a patient at the Maria Parham hospital, shows a little in. provement. Mr. Mill* Better. J. Franklin Mills, who has been seriously sick at his home Is n ported making very satisfactory progress, and hopes to be out again very short ly ««FV3 3Btgpgtrfy MISS MABEL BELL WINS LEGION PRIZE Zeb Vance Girl Gets Ora tory Recognition In Speaking Friday MR. WOODLIEF SECOND Miss Belt Will Be Iu District KLLmina tions; Mrs .leroeUe I’reMintn Prizes; Alex S. Watkins I‘rcHldtt Mi s Mnbel Bell, representing Zeb Vance high .school, was awarded the iH) first prize for the best oration m the oratorical contest held iu the court house here last night under aus pices of Henderson Post, No. 60. of the American Legion. It was a part or ;t l-Uatewide contest by the Legion throughout the State, and the winner here goes into the district elimination contest, which will be held on Friday evening. December 16. at a point not yet designated. Jasper Woodlief, of the Townsville high school, was adjudged to have made the second best oration, and was awarded the second prize of $5 Both prizes were in cash The judges we.ro Mrs. Henry Perry. Rev. I \V. Hughes and Rev. R. A. Whitten. Mrs. s. H Jennette. chairman ol Americanism tor the State Auxiliaty, presented the prizes. A!ex S. Watkins, commander of Henderson post of the Legion, presided at the meeting. Only four schools were represented. Henderson and Middleburg high schools having dropped out. The other two speakers were Miss Puckett, rep resenting Aycock high school, and Miss Lucille Harris, of Dabney school. There was a large attendance, in cluding a number of town people, to- j gether with delegations from the va rious schools represented in the speaking. W. C. WATKINS, 55, DIES ATROXBORO Son of Mrs. John B. Wat kins, of Henderson, Pass es Away of Apoplexy Funeral services held in Rox boro. iiia honit*. yesterday afiernoon. lot William Cobb Watkins, long a res. idem of tint place, and son of Mrs John B Wiafkills, of Henderson. The body -vas brought here and buried in Elmwood cemetery. While wail.ng on a customer Tues day, Mr. Watkins hud wnat wav ,hough, tc be a slight cerebral iimu.r rhaoe, and Isom w tilth his jmydcian expected him n recover. Another hcmui riiage followi-u Tuesday morn* iivg. however, flroni which he died a mw iiouts later, at 11:30 a. m. Mr. Watkins was boti< near Stovall January 2u, 1877, but in 1880 lu.s par ents moved to Henderson, where nt lived until 1908, being associated wi h his father, tlie late John B. Watkins, in the lumber business. At that time, with lira cousin, W. C. Bullock, ho, moved io Roxbbro, forming the lum-J Oer concern of Watkins and Bullock,' which pauons considered had by fa|£ trumuni ;md courtesies, built up k large business in that section, i Mr. Watkins was named for his mutm-i s If.i her, W. C. Bullock, of “t-ai- Stovall, who in turn was named for his gnat grandpa ten d William Bullock, who owned Bullocks Gloss Roads, and Rev. Jesse Herlage Cobh, who lived from 1811 io 1830 at what | is today called the lannit* Taylor plane, all being near Stovall. Funeral services weie held at the late residence in Koxboro Friday aft ernoon at 2 o'clock, in charge ol Rev. A. J. McKelwuy, pastor of the Pres byterian church, of which the de ceuoed was a member, assisted by Rev. J. F. Herbert, of the Methodist 'church there, and Rev. C. M. Bowl ing, of Burkevilie, Va. Interment was at 4 p. m. in the family plot in Elm wood cemetery. The service there was in charge of Rev. Mr. McKeL way and Rev. W. C. Cumming, pair tor of the First Presbyterian church ; of Henderson, his mother's paalor. ! Mr. Watkins, it was said, enjoyed 1 most of all working in his garden, i where he had many flowers and plants. A quartette sang at the fun. cral two ol his favorite songs, "The BeuU'liul Garden,' and "The Old Rug ged Cross. Surviving ate his widow, who was Miss Emily Nelson, u s Florence, S. C., and one daughter, Moss Anne Watkins, of Roxbcro. in addition his mother, Mrs. Annie C. Watkins, of Hender son, also survives, together with three sisters, Miss Frances Watkins, of Henderson; Mrs. Simon K. Bowling, ol Sumpter. S. C ; Mrs. Marvin C. Bowling, of BuikeviJle,/ Va.; and three brothers, John B. Wlatkins, at Henderson; Chesley Watkins, of Char, lotte, and Dr Robert Earl Watkias,* of Belmar, N. J. His father and two brothers. Rev. Thomas H. Watkins and Rev. Joseph P. Watkins, died during the past 12 years. t The deceased was a deacon in the Presbyterian church in Ttoxtooro, de clining several times the higher office , of eldership. For 17 years he was secretary and treasurer of the Sun day school, and was faithful to his church. For many years he had tried to apenu ■v» ry second Sunday with his mother neve, his pastor aKßoxboro f usually being absent that 3uHday>. WITH ROOSEVELT AT WARM SPRINGS _ - ♦ . , T - IfeKjp mWhHHHh j iflK,& i i i * Bp wm f® < / mm H H H *wM mvMjt' • - : ■ ” ~ / Mr*. Dali Gov. Rdo»evelt James A. Farley President-elect Roosevelt is shown in front of the “Little While House” at Warm Springs, Ga., with ilia daughter. Mrs Anna $46,000,000 ASKED YEARLY TO OPERATE STATE GOVERNMENT (Continued from Page One.) propriate enough revenue for a bud get of $29,000,000. only i26.876.fHK) was expended in 1931-32 while this fiscal year- expondituies will probably be held to not mote than $26.50(i.0t>0. The revenue for theae two year* has not exceeded $23.<8)0,000 a year, thus caus ing a deficit. Thus the task oefore the budget commission and subsequently before the General Assembly, is to reduce these requests that now total $29,000,- 000 into a budget that can be balanced on a revenue of not more than s2t,- 500.001;. it is agreed that with the repeal of tlie 15 cents property tax virtually assured, thus requiring lh< finding of at )e;ot $4,000,000 in new revenue in other sources than are now tapped. tha ( an additional ';2.O00,000 in new revenue will have to be found to even provide :i budget of 521.500.- 000. In order to provide for the ir quested total budget of <29.000.000 the Budget Commission and general as sembly will have to fmd approximate ly $15,000,000 more revenue than is now in sight under the present Re venue Act. it is agreed in informed circles here. The total budget asked, exclusive of the request of the highway com mission. is understood to be about a* follows. For public schools <6 months term i $16,250,000 For extended school term .. 3.250.000 For State departments and institutions 7.500.000 For debt service l. f XK*.i.OO Total $29,000,000 This State appropriation of $16.- 250,(X.<. ‘'m the siv months sr'in ii ie: in is $400,000 more than the present up appropriation of 515.850.000 and is be ing asked for * ’ t> purpose <,(' employ ing more teachers. On the other hand the Department of Education is ask ing only $1,250,000 for the extended term fund instead of 51.500.000 at pre sent. indications now are. however, that the budget commission will suggest making another lo per cent cut in teachers' salaries, which would take approximately $1,250,000 away from the $16,£50.00fi recommended und bring this total down to $15,000,000 and ,f is thought that the general assembly wiil probably be in accortl with this recommendation. It is 4lso regarded as likely that no state aid for the extended term will b«- recom mended elimipating entirely this item of $1,250,000. Indications are that the requests for the other state depart ments and institutions will be re duced from $7,500,000 to about ss.fk)o.- 000. This will then make possible a total budget of $24,500,000. which even then, by eliminating the 15 cents state property tax, will require at least $6,000,000 in new revenue. It is agreed that a total budget of less than $24,- 500,000 is not likely to be recommend ed. WOULD LIMIT SUM , OF DEBTS ALLOWED (Continued trorn Pace On#.) fferent rates for different classes, pro posals which have bt-en defeated be? fore. . Instead .the article on revenue, tax. aUon and public debts contains rigid restrictions and provides for consti tutional supervision of the power of the state and local units to make debts For any purpose other than to fund or refund a valid existing dbet, to bor row in anticipation of taxes, to supply a casual defficit, or to suppress riots or insurrections or to repeal invas ions, the power of the general assem bly to contract new debts would be limited to: "Two-thirds of the empunt by which its (the state’s) indebtedriess shall have been reduced during the next outstand ing indebtedness shall have been re- Itoosevelt Dali, and James A. ley, Democratic national chair man. Governor Roosevelt will return to Albany shortly. J duced during the next preceding birn- I nium, unless the subject be submitted Ito a vote of the people and be ap j proved by a majority of those who ! shall vote thereon ." As for the spuervision of taxers and finances 0 f local government, it would Ibe constitutional that the legislature' | provide appropriate regulations gov | ermng the budgets and tax levies of counties, cities, towns and other mun | icipal corporations." Oiily a local government "which , shall have reduced the total of its bonded indebtedness within a given year, to mee* its necessary expenses and debts, (may) issue bends to an amount not exceeding one.half of the reduction so made, upon approval of the State agency provided in this section." * i j Big Things In Congress Looked For i ’ (Continued from Pag* One.) ng the budget, taxes, larm lelief and i succession of 'lesser problems due for airing between now and March 4. It became increasingly apparent with return of Democrats from con ferring wjth President-elect Roose velt at Warm Springs, Ga. that the forces of tnat party hope to lay in this session the course for the next ad ministration. swinging away from the 12-year damnation of the government by Republicans and averting, if pos sible. a special session of the new ! Congress early next year, ( Already bidding for a place in his tory as probably the last "lame , duck" session the last Congress in , which defeated representatives will have a voice in government it is set , upon a record-making course through the decisio nos House leaders to vote at the very start on placing before the people a constitutional amend ment to do away with prohibition. Conflict ha* sprung from this before J ever the question could come up. in refusal of the judiciary committee to sponsor the resolution. But Speaker Garner insisted the proposal will be voted on. He was told today by As sistant Party Whip Milligan, of Mis souri, that over 150 Democrats would favor the outright repeal called for by Garner's resolution. COL. HOUSE PICKS NEWTON BAKER AS SECRETARY STATE (Continued from Page One.) consider him a deserter from their own ranks. Even Owen D. Young (who is not mentioned by Colonel House, but is by various other cabi net dopesters), despite his "big busi ness” affiliations, probbably would be a more popular appointee than the Clevander to the rank of chief ad viser to the new administration. To the colonel’s nomination of Sen ator Cordell Hull of Tennessee for the treasury secretaryship the only ob jection to be anticipated is that the Tennesseean is by far the greatest tariff authority in the upper house of congress and that his services are sure to be urgently needed on Capitol Hill in connection wtth legislation to rationalize America's trade relation ships with foreign countries. A further consideration to be taken into account is that Senator Carter Glass’ claim on the treasury (if, at 74, he cares for the place), of which he was head under President Wilson, will be hard to dispute, as his due for making what all politicians agree was the . most telling speech of the last campaign in Governor Roosevelt’s be half. A treasury possibility for whom it is safe to say the demand would be much more emphatic than it is if he were nationally better known la Pres ident Melvin A. Traylor of the First National bank of Chicago. Beinc a financier (and of a high order,) Banker Traylor naturally is general ly aet down as a reactionary. He is, as a matter of fact, an exceptionally SATURDAY, DECEMBER NEW THEME WILL OPEN DECEMBER 12 “Our Theatre" Is Name Se lected for Playhouse Soon To Be Started Announcement was made today that the new motion picture house to be opened in Henderson will make its debut on Monday, December 12. a week hence. Scott Ferebee, who is to be general manager, announced that the name that had been agreed upon was. "Our Theatre." It was suggested by Mrs. George whose reward was a pas? to the theatre. J mishing touenes are being pul on the building the thea*re will'occupy, which i.s a uniting of the stores foi merly operated by the Thomas Drug Company and the Bryan Gift Shop in the Horner building on South Garnett street, oaposite the post office. Work hhi been In progress there for several weeks, and is now about completed The seats will be installed probably next week and other equipment will be put in and everything made ready for the initial program to be given on Monday, December 12. Mr. Ferebee said today that unless the weather was so bad the rest of the work could not be done, the opening would be on the date announced, And that if such Interference was experi enced, a new date would be an nounced as soon as possible. enlightened liberal, with an under standing o f credit and currency hokus-pokus to make him a mighty formidable one, and a grasp on the farm problem which would qualify him as well for the agriculture as for the treasury department. Whereas one might have supposed Colonel House would name Bernard M. Baruch for the treasury, he is. in stead, the colonel’s pick for the war portfolio. . It wa* a judicious preference on the colonel's part, at that. t> In the treasury Broker Baruch, to a certainty, would be assailed from all sides as Wall Street's represent ative; in the war department the same excuse would not exist for at tacks on him. Apparently (his personality vir tually an unknown quantity to the country in general, notwithstanding the frequency with which he is re ferred to in the newspapers) the New Yorker is a man of extraordinary ability. For all that, it is open to doubt, that an individual with his stock exchange antecedents would be otherwise than a weak spot in any president's cabinet. A more suitable selection, either for the war or navy secretaryship. Is seen by many Democratic politicians in Major John S. Cohen, editor of the Atlanta Journal, an Annapolis Naval academy product, and a tem porary senator last winter, by ap pointment to the vacancy created by the death of Senator William J Har ris of Georgia. Exaitly what Colonel House pad in mind in choosing Gov. Albert C. Rit chie of Maryland for the justice de i partment it is difficult to fathom. The Marylander undeniably is au admirable executive, a flrat-class law yer and a public servant of unim peachable integrity, but the attorney generalship is precisely the post to which his appointment would, give th# deepest-"'offense to every progressive element identified, during the- recent campaign, with support of Governor Roosevelt. , C. Ds. Whether you may receive fifty, a hundred or a thousand dollars or more—in funds which are to be held for future use as pay ment or for investment, we in vite you to use this bank as a safe depository until the money is to be used. Certificates of Deposit are a convenient form of deposit * / and earn interest for stated periods. % Citizens Bank and Trust Company Henderson, N. C 5* wading bank in this sfctjouT The Soil of Honor Bank" CAPITAL AND BUBPLUS—*SOO.OOU 00 ■ sfr’i 'TEXTBOOK GRANGE" ! COSES ARE LOIR I | Will Cost Uss Than l, nl Thought, Under Bids From Publishers Dnllr lit* pair It It „ • a Ifce *lr \\ alter . J r ni*hi it \ll | * 11 Raleigh Dec. 3 A geography i<-xUv."k-, f,„ -) year starting u, St pt» nit«-. . adopted by the Sl:t*< K . « cal ion Friday aft'>r n0t,,.. opening or hid* Kndsv r ...,j, text* adopted are put,!, Silvei-Burdette Com;,hi.j , t| , thal th-- hid submitted p ~ pyiiv was ),«, tlowest ut,i,, lower than ihe bid . u'.m • , present series, publish' i : erican Bm,k Company. Under a special ruling t, the new book.- will t, ,1.,, . ly the fourth and ,-ixth - l; , year, the grades m whit-ii would have had to pm, i, , . books anyway. Tin .-< !!.•- u,. a four book scrip-. H'.|iniii,_ aiate book foi each gia.Je i, . , . that have been in u.-e h ... two hook series, with o:„ !,. . two grades. The bid durniM* i American Bmik Comp m ... . . however, wa- on a font /The bids submitted b\ . panics were a* follow- Silv.-i a..., ■ Bui dm, j;, Fourth grade 5» e« s,: • Fifth giade 69 cent- Sixth grade 66 cei:'.- Seventh grade . ... 71 cent.- Totpl for series $2 6» " , The books now in use < •>-■ ... Ihe fourth and fifth grade and . . for the sixth and seventh gi ... total of $2.90 for ihe sene- T series adopted though , f,,-,. » series, wilt cost 30 cents les.- tl. , book series now in use to the figures made public l>, in T. Allen, State superiiitei.m i • , public Instruction. He puitd..! that as a result of tlie adopt,,, children in the fourth giade will have to pay only 5» ; their geography texts instead . as at present and that the -tx'h . children will have to p;<* -i, cents instead of $1.69. lb- a..--, • ed out that those child!f , the nre-ent series book* vviii !•,- ai. ed use them as long a- pos ih- ROUND TRIP WEEK-END FARES HENDERSON TO Kichmotnl FA Portsmouth-Norfolk V * »DU Tirke's sold for all tr.-.rir i . hm.. Saturdays and niornn . < Sundays during i*ecrinb>i J.t uary. F< bri ary a«<d Mm Tickets limited ivUunnig pwo* «« midnight following Mu. u.i> Baggage checked, atop-over lowed, and 'honored n. I'uiw cars upon payment ot pubinun in- For Information See Agist Seaboard WL UM IAULWAV