Henderson daily dispatch., March 05, 1934, Image 8

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ASSOCIATED TRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS
1. BECKHAM OUI
FOR RECORDER JOB
First Formal Announcement
For Democratic Primary
To Be Made
MR. KEARNEY TO RUN
Fortner Sheriff Says He Will He < »»>
dhlate if lie Lives; Primary
Less Than Three Mouths
Away Now
C. B. Beckham, retired rural letter
carrier, today made formal announce
meat of his candidacy for recorder,
the first candidate thus to place him
self in the running for any office here
this year. Mr. Beckham will oppose
R. E. Clements, incumbent, who is
expected to tea candidate to succeed
himself.
Mr. Beckham retired from the mail |
service several years ago on reach j
ing the age of retirement. He said
he was entering the race for record ;
er at the insistence of a large mini
her,of his friends.
Although not publishing a formal ,
notice. D. L. Kearney, former sheriff
of the county, said privately today
that he would he n candidate for that
office again, and would “run if I am
living,”
No other formal announcements
have ben made for any offices here,
though in practically all instances the
incumbents me expected to seek re
election. The Democratic primary
the first Saturday in June is less than
three months away.
HOME AGENT FUND
ISTAKFNCAREOr 1
S4OO Annual Appropriation
by School Board Tak on
fro m Back Tcx-s
A Sh'O appropriation for hump dp- ■
m>n -trat.on *vork in this county, i
which was cut off for the current
fiscal year after the State took over
full support of the eight month
school term la.t July 1. was re,tore'’,
today under an agreement between :
tbc Vance Board <>f County Commis
sioners and the County Board of Edu
cational. This amount has been given
annually in the school budget, and
the county itself gives .SBOO annually.
The appropriation today was taken
from hack taxes for 1932 conccted
from time to time during (he year.
This lied to tic done, it was explained J
because the item was not included m
the school budget.
Mrs. Cornelia Morris, of State’s
home demonstration office in Raleigh
appeared today before both the corn
niissioner and the board of education,
and Chairman S. R. Adams, of the
o nimissionors. and S. B. Rogers,
member of that board, went into the
education meeting for consultation
and the agreement was reached there j
on a method for financing *he work !
!
llc-MOON-16c
TODAY ami TOMOKKOW
Lillian Gish—ltohmd Young—in
“Ills DOUBLE LIFE”
Added C'omedy
and Thursday
“HOOM Kiirr and PRETZELS”
StevensoN J° day
THEATRE, IIKNDEHSON, N. C. TOMORROW
I
Ad
lOc-Wm- Cheaters’'
«>N THE STAGE WEDNESDAY ONLY
“EUROPEAN PASSION PLAY’’
Matinee Prices 75c , sl.oo—Plus Tax
Night I*rices 75t; , SI.OO, sl.6o—Plus Tax
ThurulT.v Edmund Lowe—Ann Sothern
—IN—
onT “LET’S FALL IN LOVE”
EXTRA ADDED
ii 3 LITTLE PIGS” e Most Popular Short Subject
Produced in Colors
March Superior Court Is
Opened By Judge Barnhill
Six. Months Grand Jury Named in January Is Still Serv
ing, Headed by S. B. Brummitt; Five Homicide
Cases Docketed for Trial at This Session
A two weeks term of Vance Su
perior Court for trial of criminal and
j civil cases was opened here today,
with Judge M. V. Barnhill, of Rocky
Mount, presiding. It is the regulai
; March term.
The six months grnd jury selected
at the January term, also presided
over by Judge Barnhill, is serving at
this term of the court. S. B. Brum
mitt, of near Gillburg, is the foreman
of the grand jury. Solicitor W. H. S.
Burgwyn. of Northampton county, is
prosecuting the criminal docket.
The week's term includes five homi
cide charges, several robbery cases,
j and a mass of minor allegations. It
is expected ihe docket will be cleaned
I up during the week. Next week will
j be given over to the civil term of the
J court.
B u c'«nsc of the fact that lie held the
January court, and the fact that the
same grand jury is now serving,
Judge Barnhill did not deliver any
new charge to the jury, but began on <
the docket as soon as the court was i
organized.
STEPHEN HUGHES
CALLED BY DEAIH
Well Known Guard at High
! way Prison Camp Will
i Be Buried Tomorrow
___
.Stephen (ia: .T’cr Hughes, ."(j, lift!
long resident of Vance county, died
at his home at 12:20 a. m. today after
an illnc :.s of about a week following
a stroke and complications. For nearly
I ten years he had been night watch
man and guaid at the prison camp
on the eastern outskirts of this city.
Funeral services will be held from
•be residence at 2 p. m. Tuesday, in
charge of Rev. I. VV. Hughes, rector
of lloly Innocents Episcopal church,
and interment will be in the Hughes
family cemetery near this city. Mr.
Hughes was a member of rk. John's
Mission Episcopal church at North
Henderson, where he had held his
membership about 20 years. Pallbear
ers for the funeral will be selected
from among the Red Men, of which
he was a member.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary
regram Hughes, and the following
children: Mis. VV. R. Avscue. Jr., Mrs.
: Lex Parrish, S. B. Hughes. S. S.
Hughes, L. T. Hughes, H. P. Hughes,
Miss Mabel Hughes and Miss Hazel
Hughes, all of Vance county, and one
sister, Mrs. Sallie Stroud, of this coun
ty.
Mr. Hughes was born in this county
and had lived here all of his life. His
parents were John Eza Hughes and
Mary Daniel Hughes both of whom
died three or four years.
In addition to being a member ol
the Episcopal church, Mr. Hughes
had held membership in several fra
ternal orders, including the Red Men,
Woodmen of the World. Patriotic Or
der Sons of America and Independent
Order of Odd Fellows.
He became a watchman at the coun
ty convict camp nearly ten years ago.
and was retained in that capat 4^-
when the State took over the camp
three years ago. He was very popular
with the prisoners, and the men ai
the camp were preparing today to fur
On the calling of the docket, a num
ber of cases were disposed of by the
continuance route or otherwise.
Julian Johnson got a continuance,
on a charge of an assault with a dead
ly weapon.
A nolle pros with leave was taken
in the case in which Jimmie Baker
and Alonzo Cox were charged with
robbery, it developing that both are
now serving terms in State Prison.
Continuances were taken in the fol
lowing cases:
L. M. Adcox, charged with aband
onment.
Airs. John Harrington, charged with
the theft of a wrist watch during the
fair here last fall.
Denton Williams, for reckless driv
ing.
Johnnie Maynard and Harry Robe”
son. charged with larceny and receiv
ing-
Dwyte Frazier, charged with aban
donment. was called and failed, and
an instanter subpoena was issued for
him.
I nisli a large wreath of flowers as a
! token of the esteem in which they
! hehl him.
j The Improved Order of Red Men
i will have chaige of the Funeral ser
! vices with the full rites of the or
! der being carried out. Members are
| asked to meet at the Order hall Tues-
J day afternoon at 1 o’clock to attend
I the funeral in a body.
REPAIRS STARTED
FOR HIGH SCHOOL
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Painters and Carpenters Do
ing Work Under Allot
ment of CWA
Repairs were started on the Hen
derson high school building today by
a crew of CWA workers, and a com
plete renovation of the interior is
j planned. An appropriation of SI .800
was made by the CWA for the work,
; classed as an emergency, and the
i county provides $297 for its part.
Workers on the job there today in
cluded painters and carpenters, and
the inter'nr and exterior are to be
given coats of paint, and woodwork is
likewise to be repaired where needed.
Application has been made for about
i $4,000 more of CWA funds for urgent
■ lepairs at other schools in the city
and county, but the funds have not
yet been made available.
i Around Town
Cases Are Continued—Two cases
cases that had been set for hearing
' in Recorder’s court today were con
tinued until later in the weke, and no
session of the court was held, other
than to take this action.
Two Licenses Issued—Two marriage
licenses were issued Saturday at the
register of deeds office, the certifi
cates going to H. C. Coghill, of Hend -
erson, and Ada Bell Chaplin, of Hend
erson. Route 2, white; and James
Hughes and Gracy Mae Crudup, col
ored, both of Henderson.
The Passion Play
This is the first of « scries of six articles giving a full and complete
history of the Passion Play. This recounting of the development of the
Passion Play of the Middle Ages is by Dr. Alffred E. Wolff, author of the
great European Passion Play in English, as drawn ffrom the Frieburg ver
sion. Dr, Wolff is manager of the cast that gives the Passion Play at the
Stevenson Theatre Wednesday afternoon and evening, March 7, under
auspices of the Henderson Dally Dispatch.
The Freiburg Players are more li
beral in their views although I do
not think any more commercially in
clined than the Oberammergau vil
lages. They have become professionals
without, however, any serious impedi
ment to the moral and artistic value
of the play.
Until 11264, the Passion Play, large
ly was presented in tableau. Those
scenes which were of the spoken dia
logue, were spoken in Latin. In the
second known script, the one of 1604,
the German language has replaced the
Latin, and from these on, words of
the Passion Play were spoken in the
German tongue.
The Easter plays represented in
their days the highest development
of secular drama. They were about
the first form of entertainment of an
intellectual nature that the people
had ever received. They caused the
people to think, and the people saw
that the mere story of the Crucifixion
was not enough. The people had the
instinct to desire a play which would
present the entire life of Christ
which would go far back of the Christ
to the very origin of mankind.
Slowly, this form of drama grew up,
rounded out, completed itself and be
came wholy dramatic, with the Pas
sion of Christ as its central episode
and climax.
The life of the Old Testament en
tered into the play with all of its
Oriental mysticism and color of sym
bolism The plays began with creation
the sin of Adam and Eve, and the a
of Lucifer and the rebellious angels.
Next, two short dramas were n
Henderson Daily Dispatch
MERIT EXAMINERS
FOR SCOUTS NAMED
President Dixon Announces
Appointments For Those
To Aid Boys
E. H. Dixon, president of the local
Boy Scout Council, today nnounced
the names of a number of Henderson
people who have been appointed as ex
aminers for the Boy Scouts in the ef
forts of the boys to obtain merit bad
ges in passing off their work.
Mr. Dixon said that all Boy Scouts
wishing to be examined for merit
badges shall make an appointment
with the person named for the par
ticular subject concerned. He also
stated that no merit badge will be
awarded unless the Scout making ap
plication for the badge turns in his
signed slip, signed by the examiner
named for the particular subject this
signed slip to be presented with his
application for the merit badge.
It was requested that all Boy
Scouts keep copies of this list by clip
ping it from the paper and pasting it
in his scrap book or hand book for
future reference.
The list of subjects and the names
of the examiners, as announced by Mr.
today, follows;
Agriculture, J. W[. Sanders, farm
agent.
Angling. J. Harry Bryan.
Animal Industry, Dr. A. C. Yow.
Alehery, B. H. Perry.
Architecture, Eric G. Flannagan.
Ait. Miss Closs Peace.
Astronomy. S. M. Crowder.
Athletics, W. D. Payne.
Automobilng, Earnest Smith.
Aviation. Ray Goodrich.
Basketry, Mrs. Asa Hardee.
Bee Keeping, C. M. High!.
Beef Production. J. W. Sanders,
farm agent.
Bird Study, J. R. Connel.
Blacksmithing, C. R. Passavaut.
Book Binding, Miss Mary L. Mc-
Dearman.
Botany. S. M. Crowder.
Bugling, Ben Urquhart.
Business. Mrs. E G. Everett.
Camping, Eric G. Flannagan.
Canoeing. Chas. Stott.
Carpentry. M. L. Wood.
Cement Work. Chas. L. Carter.
Chemistry, C. E. Green.
Citrus Fruit Culture.
Civics, S. M. Crowder.
Civic Service, A1 B. Wester.
Conservation, James W. Jenkins.
Cooking. Scout Masters.
Corn Farming, J. W. Sanders, farm
agent.
Cotton Farming, J. W. 'Sanders,
farm agent.
Cycling. C. H. Epps.
Dairying, John W. Nelson.
Dramatics, Miss Closs Peace.
Electricity, C. M. Turner.
Farm Home and Its Planning, J.
W. Sanders, farm agent.
Farm Layout and Building Arrange
meat. J. Wi Sanders, farm agent.
Farm Mechanics, J. W. Sanders,
farm agent.
Farm Records and Book Keeping,
J. W. Sanders, farm agent.
John Willis Haye*
First Aid. S. M. Crowder.
First Aid to Animals, Dr. A. C. Yow
Forestry, S. M. Crower.
Foundry Practice, C. R. Passavant.
Fruit Culture, J. W. Sanders, farm
agent.
Gardening, R. G. Kittrell.
Handicraft, Scout Masters.
Hiking, Scout Masters.
Hog and Pork Production, J. W.
Zanders, farm agent.
Horsemanship. Edward C. Loughlin.
Indian Lore, P. H. Perry.
Insect Life, S. M. Crowder.
Interpreting, Rev. I. W. Hughes.
Journalism, H. A. Dennis.
Landscape Gardening, Mrs. J. H.
serted; the Lament of Mary, and the
Mary Magdalene plays. The first re
presented Mary the Mother at the
foot of the cross, then the introduction
of Jesus and John, with the bystand
ers taking part in the lamentations.
The Magdalene play represented the
seduction of Mary Magdalene by the
devil, and her sinful life up to her
conversion. In her sinfulness, the peo
ple saw the depraved condition of all
mankind after the fall of Adam.
What an impression the Passion
Play made in the late 16th century
and the early 17th is the very best
of this ancient magnificence. Thout.
ands of citizens lined the square ane
packed it densly to the very planking
of the long, wooden stage which was
erected in front of the cathedral or
church. The throng was made up of
townspeople, peasants, and of villagers
from many miles around —a sea of
heads—a great buzz of tongues and
rustic of garments. Food venders pass
ed through the crowds exactly as food
venders were to pass through greater
crowds in centuries to come; and
there were purveyors of wine ana
sticky sweet-meats. Jugglers showed
off their skill, and there was a man
with a trained bear. Troubedours with
their sithers and their gay garb cir
culated in the crowd, humming their
songs of love and romance and pro
mising gentle entertainment for the
well-to-do when evening should fall.
All around the square, the windows
framed heads and shoulders for hun
dreds who were seeing the fine spec
tacle from the comfortable vantage
point of their own homes.
(To be continued tomorrow-)
Big Demand For Tickets
To Passion Play Events
Best Seats for Afterlnoon and Evening
Performances Going Rapidly as Much Interest Is
Manifested; Will Be Brilliant Spectacle
The demand for tickets for the Pas
sion Play to be preseted at the Steven
son theatre, Wednesday, under the
auspices of the Daily Dispatch, is
steadily increasing, and, unless those
anxious to obtain the best seats in tne
house act quickly they will be unable
to be accomodated.
In the present production, expense
has not been spared to make it one
of the most beautiful and elaborate
spectacles ever presented to an Amer
ican audience. Hundreds of costumes
are carried by the company for the
use of the large list of extra people
used in many of the ensemble scenes.
All of the costumes are traditionally
correct according to the foremost
Biblical students.
’1 be play proper starts with Jesus,
a. man grown, ascending the moun
tain to talk with His Father, and then
with His disciples. He descends among
the people to fulfill His destiny, which
has given the world the saddest,
sweetest, most tragic story ever told—
with the happiest ending. Its big dra
matic moments are only its big hu
man ones. They do not occur with
fanfare and no brilliant bursts of
pantomine distinguish them. They are
there to hold the spectators still anti
prayer docked with their inspired
glory.
Dr. Alfred Wolff, formerly of Frei
burg, Germany, is maager and di
rector of the company. They present
Dr. Wolff’s own version of the play.
He and the other members of the cast
will arrive in Henderson tonight.
“Members of the company believe
they have a mission to perform,’’ Dr.
Wolff recently declared. “They wish
io reach the majority of the people
lather than the exclusive minority.
Hiving the history of the New Testa
ment days is the religious element in
their action. To them the New Testa-
Brodie.
LeaUiercraft, Not. T. Mitchell.
Leather Work. Nat. T. Mitchell.
Life .Saving, Chas. Stott.
Machinery. C. R. Passavant.
Marksmanship. William H. Bryan.
Masonry, Chas. L. Carter.
Mechanical Drawing, P. J. T. ftaw
lins.
Metal Work, C. P. Tanner.
Mining.
Music. Mrs. I. W. Hughes.
Nut Culture, J. W!. Sanders, farm
agent.
Painting, Chas. L. Carter.
Pathfinding, Scout Masters.
Personal Health, Dr. H. A. Newell.
Photography, Ray Goodrich.
Physical Development, Dr. J. H.
Wheeler.
Pioneering, B. H. Perry.
Pigeon Raising, Al. B. Wester.
Plumbing, E. C. Hunt.
Pottery, Bryve Fonville.
Poultry Keeping, C. M. Might.
Planting, Sam Alford.
Public Health, Dr. C. N. Sisk, su
perintendent of health department.
Public Speaking, R. G. Kittrell.
Radio. Edward C. uoughlin.
Reading, Miss Mary L. McDearman.
Reptile Study, S. M. Crowder.
Rowing.
Safety, J. H. Langston, chief of po
lice.
Salesmanship, R. G. S. Davis.
Scholarship), Scout’s /School Prin
cipal.
Sculpture. Eric G. Flannagan.
Seamanship, M. J. O’Neil.
Sheep Farming, J. W. Sanders, farm
agent.
Signaling, Scout Masters.
Soil Management, J. W. Sanders,
farm agent.
Stalking, B. H. Perry.
Stamp Collecting, Chas. P. Sellars.
Surveying, Wm. H. Boyd.
Swimming, Chas. Stott.
Taxidermy, J. B. Connell.
Textile, John D. Rose.
Weather, John P. Renn.
Wood Carving, Scout Masters.
Wood Turning. A. D. Patterson.
Wood Work, A. D, Patterson.
Zoology, S. M. Crowder.
Louise Jordan Miln, noted British
author, born 70 years ago.
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MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1984
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ment has become vigorous actually/'
So simply, so tenderly, so beatuifully
do the players present the Passion
Play that no sect or creed can pos
sibly find in it cause for offense
This is the final tour of this coun
try and each person in this section
should avail themselves of the oppor
tunity to witness this sacred drama.
Two performances will be given a
the Stevenson theatre Wednesday
matiness at 2:30 and night at 8. The
production is being bought here unde:
the auspices of the Henderson Daily
Dispatch. The net proceeds will be
given to the local ministers to devote
to charity.
SCHOOLS OF CITY
RESUME ACTIVITY
Classes Start Again After
Two-Day Suspension
Due to Absentees
So far as could be learned all the
schools of the city and county, which
were forced to suspend last week be
cause of the sleet storm and the re
sulting numerous absences, had re
sumed operations today witn most
pupils in attendance.
With about one-foutth of the en
rolled students absent, Superintend
ent E. M. Rollins last Wednesday ord
ered suspension of the city schools for
the remainder of the week so as to
permit the immense accumulation of
absentees to cause the schools to lose
a teacher next year.
Rural schools in most instances
found it imposisble to run because
trucks could not be operated over the
slippery roads, littered with tree limbs
and other obstructions as the result
of the sleet storm.
Notice to T. P. A. Members
Annual meeting of Post 1 will be held.
Monday Evening at 8 O’Clock
At Vance Hotel
Election of officers and delegates to State Convention.
All Members Urged To Be Present
S6OO Appropriated by Com.
missioners for Register
of Deeds Office
Payment of S6OO to Mrs. M c m ,
on the work she has been enga?.,.*j '
for several months in installing a
index system for the records of Vhl
register of deeds office was ordeiJi
by the Vance Board of County Cun
missioners today, the continkent f Ull ,j
created by collection of back t
being drawn for the purpose. G w
Adams, county accountant, was .
thorized to sign the check f Ol . f','"
amount.
A tax rebate was ordered made i
Mrs. Florence Allen when her
erty was cut in value to $2,800 on ap
peal to the board.
The commissioners weie in sc.si (JI .
in their regular monthly meeting. ana
expected during the afternoon t 0 reach
• lie matter of employment of a doctor
lor services to the county hospital
DRUNK ANd’aSSAU LT
CASES DISPOSED OF
Three Colored Men and One White
Are Given Hearings in The
Municipal Court
Four cases were tried in municipal
court by Mayor Irvine B Watkins
today, three on drunk charges and
one an assault. One defendant was
a whit man and three colored
Willie Crawford, colored, was charg
ed with assaulting and threatening to
kill Geneva Crossen, his dauughter.
He was discharged.
Helen Smith colored, was charged
with being drunk, and judgment was
suspended on payment of the costs
James Griffin, white man, was fin
ed $250 and costs for being drunk.
Frank Young, colored, was sent to
the roads 30 days for being drunk.
We don't know what Mr, Farley
said about. Mr. Brown, but it was so
awful they almost came to blows
shaking hands over it.
HIGH BLOOD'PRESSURE
Quick Relief, or You Only Pay
When Satisfied
If you suffer from High Blood pres
sure, dizziness ringing in the eats,
can’t sleep at nights, feel w*mk and
shaky, had taste, nervous. If your
heart pounds and you fear a paraly
tic stroke, to demonstrate Dr. Have,
prescription we will send you post
paid, a regular $1 treatment on ah
solutely FREE TRIAL. While it is
non-specific, many rases report re
markably quirk relief; often symp
toms diminish and normal sleep re
turns within 3 days. Contains no
salts, physics, opiates or dope Safe
with any diet. PAY NOTHING UN
LESS GREATLY IMPROVED. Then
send sl. If not improved your re
port cancels charge. Write Dr,
Hayes Ass'n. 6059 Coates, Kansas
City, Mo. 'Adv.)
FOR RECORDER
On the request and insistence of
many friends, I hereby announce my
candidacy for recorder of Vance coun
ty, subject to the Democratic primary
in June. I ask your support, with the
promise of honest and sincere service,
if elected.
C. B. BECKHAM.
March 5-7-9