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under codes undertaken to pre-
vent unfair competition. On the
other hand, it does not exempt
operations which tend toward I'M
fair competition"
On the subject of future legis-
lation regarding the NRA, Rich
berg said all proposals would be
considered in the eight of past
and future experience" The Re-
covery Act expires on June l6,
1885.
In one sentence he listed the
greatest accomplishment of the
NRA to date
"The most important thing it
did was to raise wages from
starvation to tolerance levels"
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hIBER.RIvERS WEDDING
EgIS AFTERNOON

Tho marriage Of Miss Louisa
pnrrbam Taber. daughter of Mrs.
RsrriT Darby Taber, and the late
H. Tabsr. to DR.. Arthur Lee
b., SON of Mr.. and Mrs. Rut-
isSge Rivers. Of Charleston, s. C.,
mi he an interesting event of this
sitsrnoon. The beautifully I'M
rrsssive ceremony will take place
4, four-thirty o'clock at the
fbprcb of the TRANSPORTATION IN
i Among those who attended the
AsGding from HenderSonville
- Miss Charlotte Stoney and
&IsS DuBose. Mrs. B. P. Bruck-
|Eysr and her sister, Miss Louise
Eii>oD. of WinnSbOro, S. c. The
nd was at one time a student
4, FsSifern and has many friends
The city.
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PRU1aL
pQRnCPnPAr

Mr.. and Mrs. Philip S. Finn,
Jr., are returning to their home
in New Orleans, La, after a visit
to his parents and other relatives
in the city. CourtesieS were ex-
tended them during their stay.
Mr.. Clyde Hoey, of Shelby, was
the overnight guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis Arledge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Garner and
party of friends from Union,
S. c., will spend the weekend at
their home here.
Mr.. Louis R. Massey, of New
York City, arrived today to spend
the Weekend as the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Milo Strong.
Mrs. Robert Gibbs Thomas, who
has been a guest at the Cedars,
has returned to Charleston, S. C.
Miss Mary Marmaduke has re-
turned to Louisville, KY, after
spending the summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Barron
and daughters, Josephine and
Martha, who occupied cottage
on, Third Avenue west, left today
for their home at Delray Beach,
Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.. Armstrong
have returned to their home in
Orlando, Fla, after spending the
summer at White Pine. Inn.
Mesdames ]. E. Shipman and
j. R. Sewer motored to Shelby
yesterday to attend the Cleveland
County fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Garren an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Milma Glenndon, on Wednesday,
Sept. &c, at their home on Sew
enth avenue west.
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of presenting both the bride and
groom with lovely gifts of mer-
chandise, etc.
Children's day will fall on We'd
nesday, October 10th. All school
children will be admitted free and
all the riding devices and shows
will be five cents to children.
The fair will close late Satur-
day evening, October 18th, with a
grand finale and the coronation
Ceremony of the "Miss Henderson
Vile" chosen in the popularity
election, and the awarding of all
prizes offered during the fair in
the various events.
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|WOMAN'S GOLF AUXILIARY
ELECTS OFFICERS


The WOman'S Auxiliary of the
country club held an enthusiastic
meeting yesterday morning at the
bOme of the president, Mrs. Milo
Strong, who was reelected presi-
Fent Mrs. H. Walter Fuller was
Elected vice-preSident; Mrs. R. c.
Sample and Mrs. Frederick H.
lOhr were reelected secretary
fnt treasurer. A rising vote of
blanks was extended Mr.. and
lS, MOhr for the great help
hey have been to the organiza-
Jon during the past two years.
Plans were made for Ladies' day
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BRIDGE CLUB HAS
heI lGHTEUL- MEETING

The Friday Bridge club was at
trservey entertained by Mrs. Hy-
stt Brown, her apartment in the
ambassador being artistically ar
banged with eolorful zinnias. Mrs.
bred Sudduth won the club trophy
|tor high, and visiting high was
held By Miss Edna Sronce; other
Special guests were Misses Con-
bic and Willie Morrow, MeSdameS
b. B. Mcdonald and Frank Wal
|drOR A salad course was served
when cards had been laid aside.
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MORO CASTLE FIRE
REPORT IS FILED
fCnntinued from page one)

Continued from page one)
Mestre, Cuban passenger, who
said when the fire started some
of the passengers started singing
Hail! Hail! the Gangs All Here. "
They stopped when someone
shouted: "You ought to be pray
ing not singing
A second investigation into the
disaster being conducted by U. s.
Attorney Martin Conboy con-
tinued. Officials of the Ward line,
including President Frank b.
Mooney, were handed grand jury
subpoenas.
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WOMAN'S CLUB TO HOLD
INITIAL FALL MEETING

The first meeting of the fall
season of the Woman's club will
be held at their clubhouse in
Druid Hills on Wednesday, Oct.
3, at $3.50 o'clock. At that time
the yearly reports will be given
and a special program is being
planned for this interesting meet
ing. Some new members will be
welcomed.
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MANY COMMUNITIES
TO EXHIBIT in FAIR
lContinued from page one)

Continued from page one)
the feature attraction of Fair
Week will take place in the form
of a legal public wedding, in which
a very prominent local couple will
be married on the midway in full
view of the many thousands of
folks expected on that night. The
bride and groom will be offered a
cash purse by the Krause Greater
Shows, and many of the merchants
have also signified their intention
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!. Mrs. c. R. McManaway
p Society Editor
,s,,. ss Before IL Noos
t-1,rps ENTERTAIN
sEssss TeSE FACULTY

ss sssIeERN FACULTY
FASH :" and Mrs. Joseph R. Sewer
Dr. ; aUT entertained the mem
EnarO III tfe faculty Of Fassltern'
bers 5, o. ,sI the fall opening re-
fh .Ia this this week. some Of the
tf enI5S, being their guests on
tsaenGs ay evening and the others
Fas TSSn;ysfay evening. They enjoy,
? = nIotor trip to Lake Lure and
.a IV other scenic beauties the
asas : a, the dam. which is always
'I 81, was followed with dinner
l W. o'clock at Lake Lure Inn,
r. .shIes on each occasion were
/ lnssn,;fplly appointed with cen,
s'oisrss of early fall flowers and
/ 5aTrious meal was served. Mu-
was was enjoyed later in the
fs,ro %" This was an attractive way
= sxtend a courtesy to members
h , ,Se faculty some Of whom are
=, -" for their first year.
I q
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COFFEE AND HAMBURGER

CHICAGO, Sept. 2g.-(UPJ-
Hamburger steak is the great
American dish, a Worlds Fair
checkup showed. About 100
pounds Of hamburger, equivalent
to the weight Of two cows, has
been consumed daily since the
fair opened. Coffee Outranked
other beverages and apple pie
was the favorite dessert.
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THEY WERE ALL DEAD

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. ~
| (UP).-Criminal charges agalns,,
Jonathan Denny, involving sale OF
mortgaged mule, were dismissed
when it was found that the mule
the mortgage and the chief Wit
ness were all dead.
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EPIPHANY GROUP
tn MHrrr

The Epiphany Group of St.
James Episcopal church will meet
on Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock
with Mrs. Nichols on the Brevard
road. The ladies are to gather at
Hughes Hall and in case of rain
the meeting will be held there.
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TWO STATES WANT HIM

CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-(UPl-,
State Attorney O'Connor Of Bal
timore, Md, pleaded with Cover
nor Horner to release Jack HART
serving ID years at Joliet for
shooting. His freedom was sought
so that he could be returned 70
Maryland to finish a, life sentence
for murder which was interrupt
ed by his escape.
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INVOKE CURFEW

ELDORADO, ILL.,, Sept. 20
(UP).-Children under 16 years
of age found alone after the S:3o
curfew whistle will be taken to
Jail and held until their parents
call for them, police announced.
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prior to returning to the JUNIOR
Orphans home, in Ohio, IN when
institution she has placed her
three children.
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OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

at the club which is expected to
attract the interest of many.
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USE THE WANT ADS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
RELIEF OFFICE NOW
IN FULL OPERATION
New Set-Up. Here Is Func-
tioning Smoothly After
Three Days

The new district relief. office for
the four counties Of Vance. Warren
Granville and Franklin, which began
operating here last Monday. is func-
tioning smoothly and without a hitch
according to E. G. Dorsey, district ad-
ministrator, who said today an ade-
quate force, had been taken on TO
handle the large volume of business
necessary in caring for the demands
in the area.
The office was established by the
merger of tn independent relief Of
fices in the four counties. Quarters
are in the Peace building on South
William street.
Mr.. Dorsey said money for distri-
button among the needy in the four
counties had already been received
here. He could not say precisely the
amount of money that had been al
lotted for the four counties this
month, but all of it will be handled
through this office and distributed
from here.
The district officials were assem-
bled from the territory included in
the merger, including the force that
has been operating in carrying on
the Vance county work
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12

tory and Mr.. O'Neil was a wheel
wright. He sensed the need Of farm
ers in this section for hardware sup
plies and quickly furnished them by
stocking hardware in connection with
his other business. In 1885 it was
necessary to expand the business until
it occupied the three story building
that was burned last March. Here
NJ. J. O'Neil took his first job at the
age of six.
The speaker told how he took over
the business when J. A. O'Neil be-
came i'll with his sister, Gertrude, and
Of the marriage of his sister, and the
taking into the business of another
sister, Miss Edna O'Neil Gilbert
his oldest son, was given job in the
store at six and so were the other
sons They, today, run the store.
From so many yearsof experince,
there was developed a knowledge of
requirements, coupled with a desire
for beauty, and when the disastrous
fire of last March laid them flat, they
We're undaunted, the speaker said, and
within two days had a fairly COM
plete stock of new hardware and be-
gan at once to lay plans for the most
complete stock Of hardware in this
section. Mr.. Ao.'Neil continued, placed
in the most convenient arran cement
and in the most beautiful building
and this, they feel, has been realized
and the third generation hopes that
the public will all take pride in their
achievement.
The speaker DOinted out that the
O'Nell. Building was the only building
III the United States with its front
completely covered with vitrolite.
Mr.. O'Ncil's talk was most interest
ing to the members of the club. and
the entire program time was given to
the speaker
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12

the auditorium.
A half hour later the front of the
fremont theatre, in the center of
Boston's downtown shopping area
was blown out. Then, the lounge of
the Majestic theatre. almost diagon-
ally across fremont street. was
wrecked
Just before a. M. a dull roar
came from the interior of the Capt.
tai theatre in Lynn, Mass, and in
vestigating officers found the base
ment rest room torn apart
Deputy Fire Chief William T. Con-
nelly, Of Pawtucllet, said there was no
doubt but what a bomb had caused
the blast there. He found fragments
of the missile, he said, and there was
a strong odor OF explosives in the
theatre.
Fire Chief Dennis Coughlin, who
responded with fire apparatus to the
Boston explosion, said those two were
the result of carefully planted bombs
Lynn police were just as certain
the explosion there resulted from q
time bomb.
Samuel Hickman, of Boston, only
executive Of any of the Boston theat-
res available, refused to discuss any
aspects Of the bombing.
Asked if there had been labor trou-
BILE at the fremont, he said:
Il have nothing to say until I find
out more about this myself.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
.1hQ B1071Qa Q1u1tpdA
- -@-bv Herbert @. Nudley

| with rlags, was nIled with noranIeS y,
the. second class. All but the hoxas
which showed a scattering of focee
The really important nersoranAs
would appear for brief time later
The light rle flags. the uniforms,
the white sllirt-fronts, and tho
gleaming shoulders of the women
save him an odd sense Of unreali+v
A curious world. in which all ,hia
display was designed to raise money
for poor devils being shot to pieces
over there. These people must be
amused even in rheAR patriotic
efforts
Out on the black cold sea the
4 boats were running awash. In
Che coming towers their command
ers swept the. horizon with night
glasses. Below, in the dim NJ
crowded spaces of machinery and
clammy, odor-thick air, men
watched gauges and dials and said
little. In the bows the loaded tor.
redo tubes awaited the touch which
would loose rhe deadly fish which
could sink destroyer in three. min
utes. Courage. both in. hunter and
hunted, suoh as this shining we'll
fed audience would not understand.
He leaned forward. Damn them, he
thought. Then he sat back and
wondered at himself and at an emo
ton which was not wholly ineligible
even to, himself,
He turned at someone's entrance.
The Countess, in green. which be-
came her SO, we'll. but without the
silk scarf which Joel had admired.
He thought, it is TOO late now for
her to do anything. No wire to Mex
leo could so through fast enough or
be relayed from Berlin. It is past
IL O'Clock in the Atlantic off the
coast of France, and what has been
decided is already done.
y miss your beautiful scarf" ho
said.
Her recovery from the momentary
fash of panic at his words was q
marvel OF seIf-control,
Il didn't know that you noticed
my scarves" she said.
Il noticed one. exceedingly becom-
ing, green with some sold figures"
How obserVant YOU are" she said.
III be honest. Miss Carter called
my attention to it, he confessed.
Il fear Miss Carter is too OBJ
servant" she said thoughtfully.
The Metropolitan Opera tenor
burst into the aria Celeste Aida"
and Greenleaf decorously kept silent
though he. found the Metropolitan
tenor much of a bore. He surveyed
the Countess out Of the corner OF
his eye. She sat seemingly COM
posed, but her breast rose and fell
more rapidly than was her won't,
The tenor finished on a high note of
agony. Amid rhe applause the
Countess said, 80 you have heard
from Miss Carter?" Her tone was
casual even.
Yes. She hadn't got married
after all. nor gone home. Rather a
curious experience. not wholly clear
Perhaps il is her account that Is.
rot clear" SAID the Countess,
iC'1 BE C0NTINUEDI
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12

pity Tor MN as d defeated ADVERSARY.
only a targe-minded woman would
be capable of that. And he. TOO. was
IN way sorry for her if. In this en-
counter. he had hested her. If so,
II had been as much good fortune. as
S'Iill on his part In adversaries
evenly matched. what great part
1ortune played! II saved q man
from conceit TO remember that.
Wholesome.
Must | ask YOU again?" she said
with an edge to her voice. II want
You to come this evening TO the Red
Cross benefit. I've a box and il will
DO YOU good to he diverted"
As usual his mind sought an ul-
terror motive behind This seeming
kindness. She wanted him accounted
tor thar evening? Maybe he'd better
have the Black Chamber doubly
guarded. Or maybe she wanted him
there when she received word, as she
hoped. OF rte triumph OF her STRAIT
egy, and his defeat Word mieht
come by midnight allowing for the
difference in time
I'll he de!ioht To cOme.'' he said
rather heatedly
You endeavor to be polite" she
said smilinG Really the perform
anCe VIII be worth While-eXceIIent
singing and dancing and a minimum
Of speechifying
And when that IS on | can forget
/; IN contemplating your shoulders,
lie said.
No, YOU will sit beside me-" she
returned. Wen have tile box TO-
ourselves"
When she had gone lie frovninely
considered her purpose. in so exbib-
irnG him Was it 10 announce their
good relations. to silence suspicion in
some quarter? He could not tell. In
this complicated game OF mixed di-
nlomacy and espionage. the only
ihlng one could he sure of was thar
things were seldom as they seemed.
The thing TO do was 70 face il out. TO
he watchful but not openly sus-
nicloIS. and n seek - reason in
everything.
lie was nervous. unable 10 work.
ana th"n iie ate II 4 lunch counter
on a side street his feet on rail.
and hat on the back of his head.
lie wondered il the Countess had
ever eaten at q lunch counter. In
some ot her adventures as a spy she
mad, probably. A broadening ex7eri-
ence, being a spy. 4 short life but
an exciting one. He paused with the
catsup bottle poised over his nIate
of baked beans. What was TO be-
come OF the Countess after tonight?
No matter whether his trap for the
U boats was sprung successfully or
not, the Countess would have to so.
He could prove she was involved.
Yet could he. wholly. to the salts
faction OF a court? And even so,
would it do to have her tried? He
foresaw complications. diplomatic
Frowning, hA set
the catsup bottle down.
Ii was nine o'clock when he en-
tered the Countess box. She had
not arrived. The theater. draped
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CHAPTER 40

GREENLEAIT looked at Blame who
nodded.
"You agreed. too?" Greenleaf asked
well, it's my own conclusion. also
hut | wanted your advice. This
this--waitnG is getting my goat.
want 10 do something"
The two men looked AZ him un-
easily bu2 found nothing to say
Then Jake ventured:
"How's the Countess taking il:
Seen her?"
For a moment yesterday" Green
leaf said. she was outwardly
calm, of course, but thought she
was feeling the strain"
Blame Grinned.
Each thinking he's put il over
the other and deathly afraid he'll
give IL away. Rather funny"
Funny. hell." said GreenIea.
Ntth decision.
suppose these things are fun
nier for the onlooker" Jake admitted.
INT shouldn't YOU feel reassuredo
IT she's on edge that's q pretty good
sign you've put over your bluff If
She was all easy and confident vow
MIGHT he suspicious"
~But suppose she euesses all that.
80 she woult. ana is acting a part >"
Sreenleaf demanded
Jake. who had heeu teetering pre-
rariously in his chair brought the
front legs down with bang.
"rrouhle with YOU is you're too
iannod subtle and. Imaginative" he
said. you've GOT nothing 10 do now
hut suffer for 81 hours. My real ad-
vice IS tn get. drunk ana 90 70 bed.
hut | suppose you won't DO that"
They went away thon ard left him
somewhat more ~ ease. After lunch
he went To the Black Chamber and
performed routine duties. And then.
In the middle Of the afternoon. the
Countess called Tie knew the nur-
pose of that call, as of many Others.
TO sound him. 10 Judge his state Of
mind. 10 read. II possible. his
thoughts. Ard he was always ap.
prehersive lest in some occult fash
ION she should do 50
Well. in a few hours IL would
make little differences Whether she
read them or not. Perhaps even now
4 would not matter. II was tate 70
send a warning TO the gathering
l. boats. Across the Atlantic II wns
already dark. The wireless would
be chattering. and each L boat cap
tain would he reporting his location
and taking orders Out In widening
circles would be destroyers and sub
chasers converging now on that SPOT
in the sea. IT was hard TO turn his
attention from that picture at the
back Of his mind He came 70 him
Aelf as the Countess VAS speaking.
You are not attending to me" she
said with assumed archness Her
eyes probed him.
sorry he said. II am much
preoccupied.'
She contemplated him with what
seemed to he genuine compassion,
and he wondered. as he had so often
wondered. whether she was wholly
the actress or sometimes the woman.
She might. he conceived. feel some
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
NJ. ]. 0'NEH TELLS OF
HARDWARE: GROWTH
Speaks Before Rotary. Civ
ing the Steps Leading to
the Moder:: Sore

Three generations of hardware in
Henderson, each generation surpass-
i]g the other was told by NJ. J. O'Neil
local Eacdwo- man. 3cforc the regu-
lar weally rlc2ti2G OF the Rotary
Club las, evening.
The speaker tool. rhc O'Neil Hard
ware Company, tracing its history
and expansion from the day that
James A. O'Neil bought the present
property on Garnett street in 1867. He
lold Of how J. \. O'Neil started out
on The hardware trail, how he built a
brick building for a stock room, prob
ably the first brick structure on main
street and of the expansion made by
the first O'Neil. The first store was
not q hardware but q carriage fac
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
Around Town

No Marriages-Not a single mar
riage license was sold. yesterday at the
office of the register of deeds.
No Courts Held--No session was
held by either the police or recorders
courts today, there being no causes
set for trial.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
off with the costs.

off with the costs
Several times when l have made
arrests and brought drivers4into court
the sheriff or his deputies have tes-
titled in direct controversion of the
facts and what actually happened,
with the, result that the drivers ar
rested were acquitted" q highway pa
trolman. who asked that his name .ae
not used. told the writer today LAS
a result, 1t is almost Impossible for
us to secure the conviction of any
driver who has any material local
political influence. And as long as
drivers know that even if they are
arrested. they can fix things and get
eff, they are going to keep on killing.
and injuring people"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
PAGE THREE

months and 16 days old.
The deceased was d member of
Marrow's Chapel Methodist Episcopal
church for 40 years or more.
Funeral services will be held at ?
o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Rock
Spring Baptist church, with interment.
in the church cemetery. Rev. j. S.
Kennison, Presbyterian minister of
Townsville will be III charge Of the
services.
Pallbearers will be selected from
among friends attending the funeral.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
MRS STARK DIES
NEAR TOWNSVILLE
Was 81 and Had Been Bed
ridden Four Years; Fun
eral Tomorrow

Mrs. Larcena Stark, "a years old,
died at noon today at the home of
an only son, w. s. Stark, near Towns
vile, with whom she had made her
home for years. Infirn1it1es Of old age
We're given as the cause of death. The
deceased had been bed-ridden for four
years.
Mrs Stark was born in what was
at that time Granville county on
April 26, 1850, and was 81 years, seven
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
Weather Is More
Moderate as Snow
OF Monday Passes

With the passing of the snow of
Monday afternoon and night and the
subsistence of the. high north winds
that blew all day Tuesday and Tues
day night. temperatures moderated
considerably here today. The rising
temperature tended to dissipate the
snow.
Hazards to traffic passed with the
melting of the snow, and most of that
was gone by midday or early after
noon Tuesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1934-12-12
Interiors Ripped Out By
Blasts In Old New England
Continued from Page one.)

departments into action.
The theatres, which police believe
We're wrecked by planted bombs,
were: the Majestic and fremont, in
downtown Boston; the Capital in
Pawtucket, r. l., and the Capital in
Lynn, Mass.
Shortly after o'clock this morn
ing an explosion at the Capital theatre
in Pawtucket, wrecked the concrete
projection booth and tore great
chunks from the wall and ceilings of