Henderson daily dispatch., January 06, 1933, Image 8

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ASSOCIATED AND CENTRAL PRESS SERVICE
WILD STORIES OF
M'COIN UNFOUNDED
Wester Says Absolutely No
New Developments of
Tangible Nature
STORY FArTfETCHED
Leaktrtlle Man’s Statements Did Not
Impress Local People Who Went
There To Investigate
Situation
A flock of wild rumors about the
mysterious disappearance of R. £*■
MoCoin, Henderson attorney "and bus/-
iness man, which were common
sip on the streets and in offices here
Thursday and today were nailed as
utterly unfounded today by Al. B.
Wester, business associate of the
missing man. He said that, so far at
he had learned, there were absolute
ly no new developments, and that the
mystery was as deep today as it had
been since the attorney dropped from
sight on December 22.
The stories that were going the
rounds were of many .trends. Some
had it that MoCoin had been tocatec
alive and was being cared for b.\
friends, or would be returned to hit
home here. Others were that the bod>
had been found. One even went so fa)
as to say that Waster had all alonj
known just where McCoin was.
A call from Leaksville yesterdaj
took Thomas G. Horner and Jamc
H. Brodie. friends.of the McCoins. 1
that city, but they heard the recita
of statements by the atorney witl
whom hey conferred, and conclude,
here was absolutely no connectioi
with McCoin’s disappearance or hi
whereabouts at this time. They wer .
almost as preposterous, it was sab
as the Dr. Yergen story that cam
from Roanoke, Va., last week, whicl
later was entirely blasted.
There was no word today fron
Hagerstown, Md., where E. D. Lin
thicum. son of Colvin Linthicum. o
Raleigh nephew of Mrs. McCoin i
still pushing a search for the bodj
supposed to have been buried in tha
vicinity after four men in an autc
mobile had allegedly held up McCoi
on the PeJtersburg-RichmoQd high
way on December 22 and killed hii
when he refused to pay them $1
alleged damages to their Buick seda
in a collision which an anonymou ,
letter said was staged by them*fo :
the purpose of obtaining money.
The Tobacco Crop may be Short
Production o f tobaccos usable for cigarettes or ” roll your own.**
II 1 932 ' * 339 664 750~1b ‘
The manufacturer of good ciga- make sure that its products are
fetles does nm depend on any one uniform anil are as good as can
and a half miles <»f warehouses j]|Px
Oftly 36 Pupils
.! At High School
Fail To Report
* *
When the Henderson high
school resumed class room work
yesterday following the long holi- . ;
days for Christmas and New
Year’s, only 36 pupils were ab
sent, it was reported today by
Prof. W. D. Payne, principal. The
enrollment is 385, and that record
for the first day is considered a
~ very good one. Prof. Payne said
he thought about half of the 36
, absent were out because of illness
and about a fourth of them due
to the fact that one of the trucks
from the country did not run,
the other fourth being away due
to miscellaneous causes.
INFLUENZACASES
ON DECLINE HERE
5 ; 5 >•
Warm Weather Has Dimin
ished Malady; Scattered
Cases of Diphtheria ;
Warm weather of this week lias re
quited in a noticeable decline in the
lumber of cases of jnfiuen/a in this
vicinity, it was stated today' by Dr.
”2. K. White, health officer ;for the
c : tv era county. He thought there
might b,.-* a recurrence of the maKVly
f and when more bad weather is e»
;ei tented. :
The health officer had no actual
•tafisi’cs on the number of oases, bti*
ie said he Was certain were
ewer new eftses this week than in
he pnsi several weeks. He also said
here was much more of it in the
•it.v than in the county, and account
ed for this condition by the f-set that
>ad roads have cut down travel in
he rural sections and made it im
eossible for close association of the
)eople. That has not been the case
n the city.
About the only contagious diseh.se
>f consequence in the city or county
•it the prtesent time, according to the
health officer, are some scattered
tases of diphtheria. There are so few
)f these a sto cause no alarm, though
precautions against it are awlays ad
visable.
Such influenza as there has been
lere has not been of a serious nature,
nost of the cases having been mild,
>nd no deaths have been reported so
'ar this winter as the direct result
)f that disease.
Btspafrlj
POSTAL RECEIPTS
ARE OFF SLIGHTLY
Year’* Total For 1932 Is
$1,449 Under Figure
for Year 1931
DECEMBER IS BETTER
Shows Slight Increase Over Sarnie
Mont.fi of 1931; Indicative of
Decline in Business Vol
ume tor the Year
Although business conifttions ad
mittedly were not as good in 1932 as
in 1931. receipts of the Henderson
post office for the year declined only
$1,450, it was announced today by
Postmaster C. P. Wright. Receipts for
1932 were given officially as $35,037.-
40, as compared with $36,476.43 in
1931.
December. 1932, showed approxi
mately i $150., more 'receipts than in
the corresponding month of 1931. For
December, 1932. the tot.i>! was $4,212.44
as compared with $4,163.39 in Decem
ber. 1931.
Comparative figures for the two
years listed by mbnths, are as fol
lows: ' i
Month 1932 *1931
January 2.863.97 3.809.40
February 2,568.78 2,965.95
March .- 2,455.82 3,344.74
April . .2,918.96 2,958.49
May .2,141.19 2,519.74
June . ..1.963.76 2,429.17
July 3.315.92 2,846 09
August ! . 2,734.39 2,250.75
September 3.027.14 2,838.31
October 3.417.17 3,203.94
November .. 3,221.18 3.074.43
December .. 4,212.44 4,163.39
Total 35,037.40 36,476.43
Will Sell High Grade Lines
of Groceries, Fresh Veg
etables Fruits and
Fresh Meats
Henderson is to have a new “M”
System Stoic. Announcement of the
, Junior Councilor
. .. |
JhßhS
HORACE M. ROBINSON
opening set for Saturday morning is
made in today’s issue of the news
paper.
The new store will be locally owned
and operated by C. B. Godfrey and
Miss Thelma Flowers, both of Zebulon
who will move to Henderson and
make their home here.
H. L. Ayscue, well known local
groceryman and formerly with the
old M System operated by Watkins
Department Store, has employ
ed by the new store and will be glad
to serve the public in his new con
nection.
A complete stock of high grade
groceries will be carried, including
fresh fruits and vegetables of all
kinds. A modern meat market will
also be operated in the store and will
carry a full line of fresh meats and
all other meat market item’s.
Mr. Godfrey stated today, that the
local store will have the advantage of
the buying power of 2,200 “M” Sytem
stores and can assure the public of
the lowest prices at all times. It was
explained by Mr. Godfrey that their
connection with the “M” System in
no way effects the ownership and
management of the store. Their con
nection is purely that of a buying na
ture as a result of being a membqr
of the system.
The new store is located on South
Garnett street, opposite J. C. Penney
Company. Final touches to the build
ing and arrangement of stock and
fixtures were lender way today and
everything will he in readiness for the
opening Saturday. Free souvenirs and
samples will be given to all callers it
was announced.
Officers for Term Installed
at Meeting Held Thurs
< day Evening
Horace M. Robinson, register of
deeds of Vance county, was installed
as councillor of the Raymond B.
Crabtree Council, No. 562, of the
Junior order, Thursday night at the
first meeting of the new year. Along
with other, officers -installed at that
time, he will serve a period of six
months, or until July 1.
Other officers installed at the meet
ing were: A. W. Gholson, Jr., past
councilor and trustee; Clyde L. Finch
vice-councilor; C. D. Allen, chaplain;
L. A. Jackson, warden; Silas Powell,
conductor; A. T. Matthews, assistant
recording secretary; J. T. Adcock, out
side sentinel; Clarence Williams, in
side sentinel. Other officers are elect
ed annually in June and take up their
duties at the first July meeting.
At last night's meeting it was re
ported there had been a tie in the
contest for collection of dues between
the teams headed by C. L. Finch and
J-. S. Albright, and the contest was
continued another week. It was also
decided to extend to May 31 the per
iod in which new members can be
for $2.
lSK?718
Increase Nearly 600 for De
cember Over Same
Month Year Ago
Despite the holiday season, and the
pre-occupation of many people with
thoughts and preparations for Christ
mas, the book circulation at the H.
Leslie Perry Memorial Library show
ed a further increase, continuing a
record of steady gains over a long
period.
The report ot Miss Mary Louise
Mcearman, librarian, made public to
day, showed a circulation of 5,090 at
the Perry library proper, compared
with 4,505 in December 1931, a gain
of 585. Fiction books led, with 3.610
as against 1,480 volumes of non-fic
tion borrowed. At the Dunbar branch
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 1933
for Negroes the circulation was 628,
a decrease of five from December,
1931. Non-fiction volumes amounted
to 474 and fiction to 154. The aver
age daily circulation for the Perry
library was 203.6, of which 29 percent
was non-fiction. The total circulation
for both libraries was 5,718 for the
25 days the library was open.
Seventy-five., new volumes were ad
ded at the Perry ‘ library, including
36 of fiction and 39 of non-fiction.
At the Dunbar branch 31 new volumes
were added, all but six being non
fiction.
smo o t h
tires
are dangerous
on s-l-i-p-p-e-r-y roads!
Maybe you’ve gotten by on smooth tire*
while roads were mostly dry. But look out
now! Slippery driving days are ahead. Your
risks are multiplied. Better change at once
tosure-grippingnewGoodyear All-Weathers.
They’ll protect you all winter, save you
money on repairs and delays, and still be
like new for spring and summer. So trade
in your smooth tires this week!
#SEE how Goodyear puts TRAC
TION in the center —big husky
blocks of rubber - keen-edged
-deep-slotted to dig in, grip
and hold. More stop! The All-
Weather Tread is a big reason
why millions more people ride
on Goodyear Tires. Gome in
we’ll demonstrate!
Center Traction
Means Safety!
Henderson Vulcanizing Co.
Phones 408 and 409
From Out of the Past! I
Aiaininta vas on the verge ol matrimony. Tomorrow was
her wedding day . . and yet here, as if the hand of fate
. hatl suddenly placed him, was Janney Breckenridge, the
man with whom she really believd herself in love. Could
she go on wtili her sudden resolve to marry Barney in the
face of this ghost from the past, he who had broken her
heart? { , , . ..mi
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LITTLE GIRL LOST
I By TEMPLE BAILEY
Begins Today in
Henderson Daily Dispatch
At the Perry library the registered
readers numbered 3.807 at the end of
December, 2,531 of them being adult (i
and 1,276 juveniles. There were 835
enrolled at the Dunbar blanch, h,'„
eluding 181 adults and 654 juveniles
At the Townsville branch the cir
culation was 91 for December and
the membership was 92. At the South
Henderson branch the readers num
bered 440 and the circulation in D c .
cember was 261. Both these branches
v are included in the figures for the
-Perry library proper.