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ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS PRISONER ADMITS IMPERSONATION ACT Cadell Makes Confession in Statement to Federal Officer Here. In (hr statement he .signed and gave to n Federal Department of Jus tice investigator here Wednesday, J. H. Cadell. held here for abduction in taking Mrs. Robert Watkins from her Vance county farm home two weeks ago. admitted he had impersonated a Federal office in the false arrest here of two itinerant showmen two days before he disappeared with Mrs, Wat kins. Sheriff J. E. Hnmlett of Vance county said today that was the con fession Cadell signed in the written statement. Information gathered by the special officer during his stay here will b«- turped over, he said, to the United States district attorney of this dis-1 trict with the possibility that Cadell; may be prosecuted, subject, probably, to the outcome of his trial at the Jan-i uary term of Vance Superior Court on the abduction charges. The prisoner pleaded not guilty to the abduction charge when given a preliminary; hearing in recorder’s court Wednes day. Cadell had “Doc” Cowan and J. E. Dunngan arrested ostensibly in con nection with the slaying of Mrs. W. \V. Mason at her husband's rural store in Harnett county the night be fore Thanksgiving day. Mason, who was charged by Harnett officers with complicity in the slaying, was brought.] here to view Cowan and Dunagan. but failed to identify them as among the three men he had claimed per petrated tiie robbery and fatal shoo - ing. The two showmen thereupon were released. It was in that act that Cadell impersonated a Federal officer. And it was a few hours after the re lease of the two men that ho and Mrs, Watkins disappeared. He had been living in the Watkins country home j for several months. Meanwhile. Cadell remained in the Vance county jail today in default of the $5,000 bond fixed by Recorder R. E. Clements when tie bound the man over to superior court on probable, cause. OYSTER ROAST IS SET FOR TONIGHT ■■-»■■■ The Shriners of Sudan Temple will have an oyster roast at 6:30 o'clock this evening at the plant of the Coca- Cola Rottling Company on the Ra leigh Road, it, was stated today. All Shriners and prospective Shrin- i eis were urged to attend. One License*—One marriage license wa • issued yesterday at the Register of Deeds office, and it wont to a col ored couple, Arthur Harris, Route 3, Henderson and Sallie Henderson, of Ifendersen. rTESAHLr""! USED CARS I I With An O. K. I I That Counts I Every Used Car in our complete stock has been recoil ditioned. We do not offer for sale used cars that are ||. jk not in good condition. B Every used car bought from us during the next 30 days will have 1936 license, 5 gallons of gas and a complete ■ change of oil. We invite v ou to visit our used car department in the B old Coca C'da building We have a complete stock jj| ■ of the most popular make cars to be found in 1 lender- Sf 1 son * B 1933 Chevrolet Master Sedan B New painl. good tires, just the car for the family JL (live Santa a break. 1934 Master Chevrolet Sedan Kor comfort, economy, and beauty it can’t be beat. B 1934 Chevrolet Standard Coach books and runs like new The most economical in , I 1934 Ford V-8 Tudor I ■ If you want speed and quick getaway, we have it in Sj this nice Ford Tudor. £ 1931 Ford Sedan B New paint, tiros, carrying the famous O. K. tag. B 1929 Ford Tudor A real buy lor jhe one looking for a bargain. I 1934 Chevrolet Pick-Up 8 ■ bow mileage . good fires truly the farmers friend. I 1934 Ford V-8 Pick Up I Clean from bumper to bumper. fij If you are interested in buying a used car for Christ- l|j mas or any time We have what you want When you want it, and at the right price We invite you 3 to visit our Used Car Department . and remember .... 3$ DRIVE CAREFULLY SAVE LIVES. S§ SAVE LIVES I Scoggin Chevrolet Co. | fl Phone 707—703. ||> Organizations Cooperating In Christmas Cheer Effort Mrs. Austin Requests Every Care to Guard Against Duplication in Some Ins tances and Omissions in Others; Co-operation of Individuals Asked. j ah organizations concerned with welfare and charity distributions arc cooperating in an effort to prevent overlapping and duplications in the dispensing of Christmas baskets this season, and the aid of the generous hearted people of the community in seeing that no one is omitted was ask ed in a statement to the Daily Dis patch today by Mrs. E. R. Austin, superintendent, of the county wel fare department. rs. Austin today sent the follow ing letter to the editor of the Dis patch : “Now is the time when the citizens of Vance County are busy thinking of others and planning Christmas cheer for homes where there will he little or no Christmas this year. “All the organizations—the Salva- Vpn Army, American Legion Auxil iary, Mrs. H. E. Chavasse and the Superintendent of Welfare —are co operationg with the hope that there will not be any over-lapping of cases CITY LICENSE TAGS ON SALE SATURDAY New License Plate to Be Of fered As State’s Sales Begin. New 1936 automobile tags, the first the City of Henderson lias ever re quired on cars owned in the city, will formally go on sale next Saturday at Ihe office of the city clerk, S. T>. Bur well. clerk, said today. A few have al ready been placed, hut the new tags will not he formally placed until Sar urday, which is the day the State's 136 tags go on sale. The new Henderson tags are the same color as those for the Stare, with a. black background and green letting. They will he sold for a flat price of $1 for all makes and types of motor vehicles, including trucks. Unlike the State’s two plates hear ing the same number, the city will have only one and that must, he dis played on the trout of the car. The numbers start at 1001 and run to 2200, or 1,200 in all. It is believed that will cover all cars owned in the 1.200 yard radius that constitutes Henderson’s city limits. 1837 Henry Morton, scientist, first president of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N. J.. born in New York. Died May 9, 1902. | and that all needy families will he j benefited by the Christmas giving. "We tire asking te cooperation of individuals, groups or clubs interest ed in taking care of a family or fam ilies and urging tat they get in touch with the Welfare office where a list of the needy families will be on file. The Salvation Army will announce their list Friday according to plans and their families can he taken by get ting in touch with them or if the Welfare can be of assistance in get ting these families assigned it will he a pleasure to do so. “Please urge, through this evening's paper, the cooperation of all parties, because wc arc so anxious with the Christmas season just ahead of us to | have many families with one well fill i ed basket rather than a few families with four or five baskets and some families with none. “I shall appreciate very much your writing an article in your evening ! paper along this line.” OFFICERS GET MORE WHISKY WITH RAIDS Alex Daniel Asks Jury Trial On Possessing Whisky For Sale Charge Officers raided the home of Alex I am*’, white, to the rear of Hen derson high school last night and cap tured 42 pints of bootleg corn liquor. He was brought into recorder's court this morning, and demanded a .mry trial. lie was charged with po sessing whisky for the purpose of S,M I”. ;m ‘ l W!,s released under a bond of SIOO. Trial will be in January. Officer E. A. Cottrell led the raid being assisted by Deputy J. M. Mit chell and Police Sergeant W. N. Strickland. Nol Pros Charges On O. P. Ellington Jn Virginia Court Charges against O. P. Ellington, Henderson man, growing out of the death of the late Sheriff J. H. Spivey, of Franklin county, near Franklin. Vn.. last summer, when their cars col lided one Sunday evening, have been nolle prosed, it was stated today by T p. Gholson, who represented Ei limrton in -curt action in Virginia that followed the action. After a preliminary hearing in a lower court, Ellington’s bond was fix ed at $2,500, which he gave. On No vem’:er 19 the commonwealth’s at torney nol.c prosed the action, but disposition of the case has just been officially recorded in the county where the fatal collision occurred, and Mr. Gholson was today notified of I’nat move, he said. BARN BURNS ON THE J. A. COOPER FARM A barn on the farm of Allison Coop er near the fertilizer plant, on which Frank Weaver was living, burned Tuesday shortly after midnight with an estimated loss of SI,OOO. A mule and a cow were burned to death in the structure, but other ani mals in the building at the time were safely removed. Farm implements of many kinds were also burned. BISHOP PENICK TO BE HERE FRIDAY The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Pcnick, D. D., Rishop of North Carolina, will h<> at the Holy Innocents Episcopal church tomorrow afternoon at four o’clock to administer the Holy Rite of Confirmation. It was hoped that there would he a large attendance. Aids Hauptmann 1111 Mm { ~ " i-A - ■ SB I ■ Ellis Parker FUis Parker, famous Burlington County. N. Jo detective, is of opin ion I hat Bruno Hauptmann is not 1 the real kidnaper of the Lindbergh i baby and state, he tao»s tadnaper i is New Jersey resident. Parker is making private investigation for Governor f Henderson Daily Dispatch MRS. JAS. T. AYSCUE CLAIMED BY DEATH Pneumonia Fatal Wednes day to Weil Known Wom an of Epsom Community Following an illness of six days with pneumonia, Mrs. Hettic Wrcnn A-vseue, 65. died at 6:20 o’clock Wed nesday evening at Maria Parham hos pital. She was a. native of Franklin county, and was born January 8, 1871. She had lived in the Epsom com munity. near the county line, most of her life. Mrs. Ayscue was the wife of James A. Ayscue. prominent farmer of th section, who survives, together with three children. Miss Leona Ayscue and Morris Ayscue. of Vance county, and C. O. Wrcnn, of Franklin county, and one brother, Walter Wrcnn, of Franklin county. Her parents have been dead for many years. Mrs. Ayscue had been a member of Liberty Christian church at Epsom since childhood, and funeral services will he at that church Friday after [ noon at 3 o'clock, in charge of the pastor. Rev. S. E. Madron, with inter ment in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were not announced tr day, hut are to be selected from among friends at the funeral. Stevenson Gives Usual Picture to Salvation Army The .Stevenson theatre will give n. j motion picture performance within the next few days as a benefit for the local corps of the Salvation Army, i ind admission will be solely by the bringing of gifts in the way of groceries for distribution to the poor at Christmas. It has been the custom of this theatre to give the benefit for tho Salvation Army work for several years. The price of admission will he one pound of groceries of any descrip tion desired. S. S. Stevenson general manager of j the company, will make announce-! ment in a. few days of the exact date i for the performance. CAN YOU ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS? See Page Four 1 What is the name for the roof of the mouth of man and vertebrate animals? 2 What is the chief constituent of coal? 3 What is invar? 4 Who was Jacques Marquette? j 5 In which state is the city of 1 Corvallis? 6 Which Congresses were in session j during the Hoover administration? 7 What is the political status of Palestine? 8 Who was Jacobus Stainer? 9 What is an inventory? 10 Can an invention be sold while a patent is pending? . Our Solar System lies near the cen- | ter of that vast system of suns which | lies within the circutt of the “milky | way,” and some scientists think that j this central position is significant— that our sun and its planets occupy a position of greater physical stability than is possessed by other suns and m Jr BETTERWHIS KIE ** SISTERS IN GOLDEN WEDDING |J||| . "WM ]|f!t W ;■ ■■ . J 8» ||| lil A* •••• ,V,r * * utl Mr »- Frill?, lop, and Mr. and Mr*. Haight, below Their combined ages totaling MOO years, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Frittii. top, and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Haight, below, celebrate their golden wedding anniversaries at Daricrn, N. V. The wives are sisters who had a double wedding as Mercy Elizabeth and Amelia Sarah Zavitz of Eobo, Ontario. 'They were married in TBBS in their home town to Joseph Kritts and Edgar Haight, respectively, residents of neigJi onng towns. The Fritts have four children and nine grandchildren still living, and the Haights two children and four grandchildren. WALTER BRUIT i PASSES SUDDENLY : Heart Attack Fatal to Prom inent Farmer; Funeral, Burial in Wake. ! Walter A. Brummitt, 65, who died I suddenly with an attack of angina pectoris at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday morning at his home on the Raleigh road, was taken to Wake county this afternoon for funeral and burial serv ices. The funeral was in Mount | Moriah Baptist church, where he had | long held his membership, and inter i ment was in the church cemetery. Rev. O. A. Andrews, Baptist min ister, was in charge of the services. Mr. Brummitt, a native of Granville county, was born June 6, 1870, anu had long engaged in farming. His wife has been dead about three j years, and surviving are two children Willie Brummitt, of Garner, and Miss ; Pauline Brummitt, of Durham; also | two brothers, Willie Brummitt, of Ox ; ford, and Sam Brummitt, of near | Henderson. His father, Thomas [ Brummitt, has been dead 54 years, ! and his mother, Mrs. Pattie Jones Brummitt, died about five years ago. In addition to his affiliation with the Baptist church, Mr. Brummitt i was a member of the Junior Order THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 19% United American Mechanics. Pallbearers announced for the fun eral were J. W. Johnson, Hubert Avery, Herbert Arnold, James Under wood, Dwight Avery and William Kelly. MOON THEATRE HAS MUSICAL WESTERN The Moon Theatre again offers a musical westerner for Friday and Sat urday, "Tumbling Tumble Weeds,” featuring Gene Autry, radio’s singing cowboy. The Moon will open Sunday night at 9 o’clock presenting Jack Benny in M. G. M.’s “Its In The Air.” Good Used Cars 1935 Ford Two Door Touring 1 1935 Ford DeLuxe Coupe 1934 Chevrolet Sedan 1934 Chevrolet Two Door Sedan v 1934 Plymouth Coupe 1931 Chevrolet Coach Motor Sales Co. Pl.one 832. 'BOUND OVER 10 SUPERIOR COURT N „ egr ° , B °y a " d White Mari Sent to Higher Court f or Separate Thefts. Two were bound over t<.-l- January term of Sunorim"? : " Ml * theft charges in recorder ' ° n fore Recorder R. E. cl”;,™« *• William Durham. 16- Voar _ 0 ,. gro, was charged with ',ho an automobile, and probable 0f was found and Judge ClcmhiG h'Tl him over under a S3OO bond [f„ U to jail in default of the bond Weni Pleas Faulkner, white, w ; .. ( . ha , . with breaking and entering ccny and receiving, the e.n< n ,. !' out of the robbery Monday nk-b '* Geo. W. Powell’s stole in , Bottom” in which a slot machine Vm a quantity of tobaccos were and probable cause was found' with Faulkner being bound over to q, January term of Superior Court | in der a SSOO bond. He was remanded e jail in default of the bond. It was understood that were seeking two others in th- Ca „i They were known to the officers, but have not been apprehended. W. J. Cliborne, of Epsom communi ty, was charged with being drunk but the state took a nol pros in hh case. JOHN SORENSON IS JUNIOR K.IWANIAN John Sorenson is Junior Kiw.uniaa for the month, succeeding Jiim„ v Cooper, and attended his month's membership in the civic club ] as { Friday. Sorenson represents the senior class of Henderson high school, and is chosen by the pupils to attend the Kiwanis meetings. Each month, a new representative is sent. 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