Henderson daily dispatch., April 10, 1940, Page 2, Image 2

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Candidates
Not All As
Yet Filed
Some Who Have An
nounced Have Not
Qualified for Getting
on County Ballot;
Zero Hour Is 6 p. m.
Saturday.
Not all candidates for the few of
fices to be voted on in Vance county
in tht' coming pr:n .. y have as yet
paid their filing :ee> and formally
qualified for the contests. A. W.
Gholson. Jr.. rhah-nan «>t the Vance
County Board of Elections, said to
day.
Candidates seeking re-election wh.o
have filed are: V.\ P. Parrish and \\\
W. Grissom. each lor four-year terms
as county commit-ioner: Henry
Hight. tor twv—vcar term as county
commissioner: R. i\. Clements, for
recorder: W" W. "A"!- to. ■i >- State Sen
ate: T. B. Parham. .1 \. for member
THIS
WHISKEY
IS
4
YEARS
OLD
CO»l. 1»«0, THI Otc QUAKER COMPANY,
IAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA
of County Board of Education. Seek
ing a place on the education board,
hut not now a member, is John D.
Rose.
Irvine B. Watkins. who lias an
nounced for the House of Represent
atives. has not filed, nor has I. J.
Young as a candidate lor the State
Senate.
Six o'clock next Saturday evening
is the zero hour for filing, and those
nut filed by that time will be barred
trotn places on the county ticket.
One or more vacancies will occur
on the board of trustees of the Hen
derson city schools, but there have
been no filings for these places as
yet.
Mr. Rose, whose name first appear
ed formally today lor the county
,-chool board, is a former member of
the Henderson City Council, and is
associated with his father. George
A. Rose. :n the Rose Gin & Supply
Company. He is well known through
out the county to many people.
Statewide Safety
Group Is Planned
(Continued From fage One)
county in the state.
Actual supervision of activities in
each group will be carried out thro
ugh personnel supplied by the NYA.
These supervisors will be trained by
the Highway Safety Division and will
regulate and coordinate ihe safely
activities of the young people's or
ganizations.
Tenia , ..... u.r the organiza
tion embrace a statewide program
coordinating the efforts already be
ing carried on by organized youth
groups such as Boy Scouts, 4-H clubs,
Future Farmers of America. Beta
clubs and Junior safety councils, and
the organization of advisory coun
cils to set up and direct a uniform
program for each city and county in
>..;e state.
Two British Destroy
ers Sunk oy Nazis
(Continuer From Page One)
cheering house of commons. He re
presented it us a British victory,
bating tnat six merchant ships be
lieved to be carrying supplies tur the
Germans were sunk and the German
ammunition ship Kavensfeldt was
blown lip.
The German force, which Cham
berlain said was composed of six of
the "latest and largest type." was left
"in no position to attempt pursuit."
The British destroyers steamed in
to Narvik Fjord to engage the German
craft. They ran into me from shore
batteries and German guns newly
mounted ashore, Chamberlain relat
ed.
The British destroyer Hunter was
sunk and the Hardy was damaged so
severely that she "had to be run
ashore and became a wreck." the
prime minister continued; the Hut
spur received serious damage and tiie
Hostile slight damage while the
Havoc was "untouched".
Aithougn details necessarily were
guarded under a military secrecy,
Out allied and German warships ana
planes were believed to be fighting
up and down the Norwegian coast.
Whereabouts of the British battle
fieet was not known. Naval circles
pointed out that m suc.i widespread
action as apparently was continuing
it would be impossible to transmit
more than the barest details.
Britain claimed other successes.
In air forays against the German
fleet olt Bergen, southwestern Nor
way. one German cruiser was hit
once and another three times, a com
munique said, and a British sub
marine torpedoed a German cruiser
last night. It is taouglit that the
cruiser was sunk, the admiralty an
niiiiiii'ffi
Report Of Condition of
The Industrial Bank of Henderson
of Henderson, in ihc State of North Carolina at the close
ot business on March 26, 1940.
ASSETS
Loans and discounts $178,278.58
Obligations ol States and political subdivisions 44,527.3^ [
Corporate stocks 4,200.00
Cash, balances with other banks, including reserve t
balances, arid ca^h items in proccss of collection 24,404.69
Bank premises owned $21,240.64, furniture and fixtures $901.50 22,148.14
Other assets 853.44
TOTAL ASSETS $274,412.21
LIABILITIES
Ti»ne deposit <>t individual1. puriner:--hips, and corporations 184,162.05
TOTAL DEPOSITS §184,162.05
Other liabilities 5,026.01
i TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated
obligation; . hown below) 189,188.06
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
Capital0 64'0000°
Surplus 14-500-00
Uadi. Med Profits 3,728.37
Rese.•.< < (and .( in ment account for preferred capital) 2,995.78
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 85,224.15
TOTAL LIABILITIES and CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 274,412.21
I his banks capital cons-isK «,r first preferred stock with total par value
- of $14,000.00. t«> :c-tir; blo value $14,000.00; and common stock with total
. par value of $5f>. i.
,! MEMORANDA
(a) On date of u-port the required legal reserve against
deposits of t!.: !>ank was 6,550.85
„ <b> Assets reported above which were eligible as legal
reserve amounted to 24,404.69
I, M. W. Weste>, Cashier. of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
that the abo.e statement is true, and that it fully and correctly represents
the true staie ol the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the
best of my knowledge and btl:« t.
Correct.—Attest: M. W. WESTER, Cashier.
JOEL T. CHEATHAM,
fi. G. S. DAVIS, Directors.
R- E. CLEMENTS.
State of North Carolina. County of Vance, ss*
Sworn to and subscribed h*r.w „u. ,his 9lh daJt D[ Apri, |940 and ,
hereby certily that I am n„t an ..like, , ,• director c,f this bank
NETTIE CLOPTON ALLEN. Notaiy Public.
._ My commission expires Sept. 11, iyn.
Committee On;
j
Mattress
Project Meets
Committee members ./ho will co
operate Vance county's partici
pation in the cotton mattress pro
grain of the Surplus Commodities
Corporation and other federal agen
cies met this morning at the court
house to receive application blanks
for distribution to eligible families1
and to learn details concerning the
program.
J. W. Sanders, Vance county farm '
agent, presided at the meeting. The,
county agent's office, home demon- '
stration agents. Farm Security Ad
ministration representatives, and
county welfare department will as
sist m sponsoring the program in
the county.
Farm families having a cash in
come of less than $400 a year and
urban families having a gross income
ul S»5lH) a year are eligible to receive
materials for making one mattress.
Demonstrations of mattress making
will be given, and the NYA will
furnish six youths to assist in the
mattress making project. Each fam
ily receiving the mattress materials
will be required to contribute $1 for
local expenses.
Committee members, as announc
ed by Mr. Sanders, include:
Aycock—Mrs. Roy Dickcrson, Mrs.
David Hoyle and Mrs. IJ. T. Ayscue.
Bearpond—Mrs. B. M. Newman,
Mrs. N. F. Parham and Mrs. Eugene
Huff.
Dabney—Mrs. Irvin Nutt, Mrs.
Dorscy Hart and Miss Julia Parrott.
Cokesbury—Mrs. Tucker Harris,
.Mrs. Turner Stainback and Mrs. L.
II. Langford.
Flovdtown-r-Mn?. L. E. Barnes,
Mrs. Lena G. Floyd and Miss Emily
Floyd.
Flat Rock—Mrs. Katie Paschall,
Mrs. T. P. Hester and Miss Rosa Sat
terwhite.
Middleburg—Mrs. Reuben Flem
ing. Mrs. F. H. Spain and Mrs. H. B.
White.
Wrenn's Cross Road—Miss Iola
Collins. Mrs. Ernest Newton and
Mrs. \V. \V. Glissom.
Williamsboro—Mrs. C. S. O'Brian,
Mrs. Elbert Wilson and Mrs. Viator
Knott.
Townsville—Miss Lizzie Taylor,
Mrs. E. B. Taylor and Aliss Betty
Burwell.
Kittrell—Mrs. J. E. Smith, Miss
Lucile Ellis and Mrs. C. E. Wood
lief.
Rotary Hears
Craft Talks
"Craft Talks" were features of the
regular weekly meeting of the Ro
tary Club Tuesday evening at 7
o'clock at the Vance Hotel.
Dr. J. H. Wheeler was in charge
of the program.
T. I. Gillam. of the Motor Sales
Company, based his remarks on au
tomobiles. stressing the used car end,
"jaloppies" as they are called in auto
circles. He gave a good deal of in
formation on the workings of a
modern auto dealership.
E. C. Mitchiner, of the Henderson
Auto Supply, told of automotive ac
cessories. relating the part such a |
business plays in keeping automobiles
in running condition and supplied i
with the desired parts.
Both talks were ,quite interesting
and enjoyable.
R. G. Kittrell gave a short talk on i
what Rotary .should mean for the'
benefit of several-new members who!
recently came into the club.
Mayor Henry Powell Sends I
Two to Roads for Taking
Meat at Big Star
I
Sixty-day road terms were handed
out by Mayor Henry T. Powell today
in city court to two Negroes, Calvin
Snecd and Arthur Lee C'lil'ton. both
charged with theft of meat from the
Big Star Store.
In passing sentences on the de
fendants. Mayor Powell reminded
Siuvd that this offense was his third
for larceny, and CI i I ton laced his
sccond larceny charge, resulting in I
the stiff terms.
Melvin Williams. Negro, was given j
six months on the roads for assault- I
ing Kli/abeth Williams, commitment I
j not to issue upon payment of tlie*
costs, and providing support for his.
[ wife and children.
Wallace C'urrin pleaded guilty to
being drunk, and prayer for judg
ment was continued upon payment
of the costs.
K. W. Ovcrby, who en ten* d a plea
of guiity to being drunk, had prayer;
for judgment continued upon pay
ment of the costs.
Germans Lose Tv/o
Ships In Landing
Troops In Norway
<Continued From Paee One)
laying were "attacked and decisively
defeated" by German bombing planes!
yesterday afternoon, the high com
mand communique said.
"Hits in particular", said the com- j
munique. "were: four battleships by
(ither two or three bombs, two bat
tle cruisers by one bomb each, twe
heavy cruisers with two and one
bombs respectively, one cruiser war
set afire by a bomb hit. and twe
transports were struck by one bomb
each."
The German cruisers acknowledg
ed lost under Norwegian coastal fire
were the lU.'JOO-ton Blucher. a ves
sel completed only last August, and
the 13-year old (i.O'KMon Karlsruhe. I
Dry Forces Concentrate On
Election of Legislators
(Continued From Paee One)
Cooper and Lee Gravely—arc ad- :
judged guilty ol' being reasonably j
well satisfied with the present setup, i
Consequently they'll get no group
support among the prohibs.
And so. finding themselves more
or less stymied on the statewide
front, the folks who'd like to sec the
state turned int'> a Sahara, as far as
intoxicating beVerages arc concern
ed. are concentrating on support of
legislative candidates who they think
can be counted on to stay hitched to
a referendum bill.
That's what the AEC advocates
fear much worse than a ballyhooed
drive to elect a referendum-favoring
chief executive. Give them the votes
in the legislature and the ABC'crs
will give Cale K. and his merry men
the Governor—provided he isn't the
type who'd get out and rip a few per- j
feetly good shirts (and. what's more I
important, promise a few good ap- i
pointments) for the prohibition!
cause.
The control forces realize that they,
start out with only about one-third I
of the legislature sale for their side; I
and others must be wooed and won.
In the past the wooing and winning
lias been done by a bit of very ac
[•oinplished iiorse-trading. and when
General Assembly members couldn't
in* completely converted, by inveigh
ing them into washroom conferences
with outsiders just at the time that
important wet-dry votes were being
taken on the floor of House and Sen
Lite.
That's why the dry silence is real
ly ominous, and why it is really up
setting the digestion of easterners
who are bent on keeping the liquor
stores and Ihe profits they produce.
One prominent easterner who had
much to do with drafting and pass
ing the New Hanover act in 1935
(and it wasn't Tom Cooper, either)
recently told your reporter:
"I get all over the state and I find I
that the drys are really driving this!
year in an effort to get legislators
they think will stick to the end for
a statewide referendum. They're not
making much noise about it, but I
look for a terrific battle in the 1941
General Assembly."
England To Fight
Battle For Norway
'Continued From Page One)
cent," the foreign secretary declar
ed.
He continued:
"You can take it from me," that i
the British navy "i
"the fuHe-t inlonu: ■ j;
siblo and i; con: i-u-i••
lie interest will he ; . ,
derstand that the (H
Admiralty (Wiivtop, r
tends to make a rul1
parliament tomorrow.
"We cannot exaflly i
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in thus opening tin- ..
11 a via xxx.
"Cut this I think I c-.mi
certainty, that it is nor i
an unmixed advantage to <:■
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