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Evening star., 1936-06-11
G. O. P. Speakers Handicapped
By Hopkins address System
Talks of Steiner and Smell Fall Flat as
Words Are InaudibIe-HOOUer
Also at DISADVANTAGE.

men carefully guarded the wires last
night which in addition, were inclosed
in cable.
But even when the system is work.
ing the speakers are not effective. It
iss difficult to understand why there
ever was any apprehension of any one
stampeding this convention. It is
doubtful if William Jennings Bryan
in this hall could have gotten any
where with his Gross of Gold" speech
His high and explanatory notes would
have been so much waste.
For one thing, the platform is In
the middle Of the huge building. The
speaker faces the delegates who occupy
only small portion of the we'll Back
of the speaker are as many people as
there are before him and wholly sur
rounding him are the thousands in the
gallery.
Concealed From Many.
It Is utterly impossible for the
speaker to project his personality
Thousands can't even see him.
Hopkins w. P. A. workers fixed up
the convention hall and installed the
address system. When the Repub-
icanS began coming in they WISE
cracked about this and said it was an
example of how boondoggling sup
planted private industry.
But it is no laughing matter with
them now. The speeches of Steiwel
and Smell, because of the address sys-
tenn, left them with an empty feeling
Hoover perked them up last night, gave
them the most enthusiasm they have
felt for many moons. Yet it wasn't his
words, as inspiring as they were. II
was the chief himself-or rather the
desire to pay him tribute.
The selection of Steiwer and Smell
as keynoters gave them unusual polit-
ical honors. Naturally they worked
for many weeks on their speeches
with a view to making masterful
efforts. Their experiences must have
been heartbreaking.
The lack Of response which Hoover
got during his speech had its effect
on him, too. He appeared to be i'm
patient to get through and frequently
left out lines and, in one or two IN
stances, whole paragraphs.
But he left the crowd cheering even
as the train bearing him to New York
rolled out of town.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Pr The Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, June 11-Lying in
bed the other night, Joe Dunno Of
Portland, Greg. got an inspiration
and now the song he wrote is the hit
of the Republican National Conven-
ton.
Rushing into the municipal audi
torium yesterday he barged into a
group of fellow delegates.
I've got it, fellows" he shouted,
holding aloft a crumpled piece of
paper.
Got what, Joe?" they asked
Got the convention tune" he came
back.
''I thought the convention had one,
said one of his listenerS-"Oh Susan
nah!"
That's Gov Landon's song" said
Dunno as he mopped his face in high
excitement. This ones something
else"
Reminding his listeners of Keynoter
Steiwer's phrase-"Three long years"
uttered in his denunciation of the
three-year record of the New Deal,
Dunno mounted chair.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
q Long Years. New Song
Republican Delegate Gets Inspiration in Bed for
Convention Tune About ''Promised Land,
Shifting Sand and Sally Rand"

Sing this to the tune OF Three
Blind Mice" he said. Now here are
the words"
In booming voice he read:
Three long years!
Three long years!
Full Of grief and tears,
Full of grief and tears!
frankie gave us to understand
IF we would lend helping hand
He'd lead us to the promised land
For three long years"
Three long years!
Three long years!
Full of grief and tears,
Full of grief and tears!
For when we got to the promised land
Eve found it nothing but shifting sand
"And he left us stripped like Sally Rano
For three long years"
1t did not take Dunno long to teach
his listeners the words. Satisfied, he
confided that he wrote the song in bed
1T just sort of came to me-" he said
Evening star., 1936-06-11
TalksContrast
Real Issue
in Race
Hoover and Roosevelt
Give Conflicting The
ories on Constitution.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

~LEVELAND. Ohio, June IL
To the uninitiate the demon
stration for Herbert Hoover
seemed to bear some relation
ship to the possibility that he might
figure in the balloting for the nomi-
nation. But the Republican National
Convention this year has made up
Evening star., 1936-06-11
BY CARLISLE BARGERON.

CLEVELAND, June 11.-What had
come to be known as Harry Hopkins
public address system in the conven-
ton hall, together with personal rival
ries, had considerably dampened the
Republicans enthusiasm until the
demonstration for Herbert Hoover last
night.
BY turns the address system "cruci-
fed" the temporary and permanent
chairman, Senator Steiwer and Rep
resentative Smell, as they delivered
their speeches intended to arouse the
gathering to fighting mood. Both
addresses left the crowd fiat. And the
outbreak last night was more of a
tribute to Hoover than to what he
said, because a great deal of the time
he was heard only with difficulty in
the Immediately adjacent press seats,
and in many parts Of the huge audi
torium not at all. Yet his speech
was voted by those who read it as
an outstanding contribution to the
campaign. Virtually every line packed
a punch, yet the delegates sat through
it with only occasional hand clapping.
Both Steiwer and Enell are under
stood to have received an enthusi-
astic response from their radio audi
ences but in so far as the convention
was concerned they might just as well
have been yelling out of the window.
1t was cruel experience for both of
them. Both Steiwer and Smell, re-
alizing they were not striking fire,
seemingly put all of their energy
into their words and this only made
matters worse, because they drew
away form the microphone.
Entire Phrases Lost.
Yet when they talked directly into
it entire phrases would be lost to
those in the press sections while many
in the auditorium never heard any
thing. Steiwer experienced the ad-
ditional misfortune of having the
address system go dead on him in
the midst of his speech. The delay
only made his speech seem longer and
considerable criticism has been heard
on this score.
When SHELLS speech had to be held
up for an hour yesterday while a cut
in wires was repaired, charges of sab
otage were made. AS a result police
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Kindred Spirit
Rules Borah
andLandon
Poignancy Lies in Fact
That Senator Does
Not Know 1t.
BY DOROTHY THOMPSON

)LEVELAND, Ohio, June IL
There is poignant human
drama going on at this con-
vention. Two outstanding
personalities dominate it. One of them
is not here, but his spirit is every
where, and it blows like a fresh wind.
If there is anything that one can
positively say about this convention,
1t is that all the vitality in it comes
from the personality of Gov. Landon
and from the people who carry his
banner. There are other organizations
here, Of a sort, but there is absolutely
nothing else here that resembles a
movement and the only headquarters
where a breath of life stirs are in
the Hollenden Hotel.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Wild Boars Damage Crops.

SANTA BARBARA, Calf. R.-
Wild boars, caught in the hills ano
turned loose on the Fred Mason
ranch for hunting purposes. have
multiplied SO rapidly they now are
serious menace to crops Hunters
employed to exterminate them have
killed 35 in the last two months.
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Landon Captures Borah
Support of Ticket Assured After Olive Branch Bears
Fruits of Compromise.
BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.

\LEVELAND QJANA)-Borah support Republican
ticket this He into first because he invited
and second because being invited the makers the party plat
form him his practically everything
pans of the platformforeign
willing currency plank
to keep him in camp
Bora for nearly so years has been believer in flexible
middle
He lukewarm the Republican
gold clause ndorsed in the McKmleyanna platform He
surrendered TO gold
Last night at midnight the
Borah
the he Tuesday evening
reporter that he would like to old friend the delegation
tried together
the old the Resolutions
Of his
Yesterday morning. after several futile attempts get
Borah his Kansas friend broke through the hotel
guardians and found Bodh In bed His friend
They talked the UhoIe thing for quarter
told frankly
would request both the Resolutions Committee
Evening star., 1936-06-11
CHECK ARTIST ACTIVE
Police Warn Public of Swindler
With "Sick Daughter" Plea.

Police warned merchants today to
beware of a worthless check swindler
who employs unique and touching
ruse involving gifts of watches to a
"sick daughter"
The man uses about a dozen flcti-
tious names. His trick is to order a
watch, pay for it with check for an
amount larger than the purchase price
and pocket the change. He directs
that the watches be inscribed From
Daddy and sent to daughters in hos
pitals in other cities or to other
s'blind" addresses ito be called for by
my SON."
Evening star., 1936-06-11

must write the
platform.
Under the con-
ditions, this is at
it should be. The
platform in this
case m uSt be
made to suit the
candidate. Logic
says the conven-
ton should first
write the plat
form, and, with
that done, find a
candidate W h o
fits it, or is will
ing to accept it.
Convention rou-
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Behind the News
Hoover Accepted Convention Bid With Warning Not
to Permit Stampede in His Direction.
RY PAUL MALLON,

CLEVELAND, 11-Delcae preparations
appearance this convention convention
wanted him here They also need him in their coming
~ campaign. They think they cannot win without him.
him both places elder not
a candidate
That why to him time back to
caught the unpoken question in his
substantially this:
You don't need about Don't let stampede for me
that convention"
before Hoovers appearance Of those Deep dark
undoubtedly
Watch the New York Pennsylvania Ohio delegations No
mentioned but these three delegations supposed be prepared
to Hoover stampede
The Landon people steps stamp right
Word passed delegates
Hoover big hand, but not too big.
trouble this of them,
Evening star., 1936-06-11

The spirit that
dominates t h e
L a n don move
ment that gives
it its life is un-
questionably pro-
vincial. 1t comes
off the plains and
the wheat fields,
out of the small
t o W n S q n d
m e d u m = sized
cities.
1t is permeated
with the kind of
social democracy
indigenous to the
MiSSiSSippi VAL
Evening star., 1936-06-11

its min d to
nominate Gov.
Landon. This,
of course, is not
at all incompat-
ible with the
paying of an
honorable trib-
ute to the only
living ex-Presi-
dent, the man
who " as de-
S cribe d t h e
night before as
the President
with a on -
science"
Evening star., 1936-06-11
Foisting Lost
Causes on
Nominee
Candidates Who Failed
Use Discord Threat
as Last Weapon.
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

~LEVELAND, Ohio. June H.
The Landon forces dominate
the convention, and, of course,
will nominate Mr.. Landon.
They likewise dominate the Commit
tee on Resolutions and, therefore,
Evening star., 1936-06-11

more votes has been trying to chisel
as much of a deal for them as he can.
Blunt ex-senator David Reed
Che was so frank that he talked him.
self out of his seat in the Senate) let
that black cat out of the bag in a
typical Reed speech to the PennSyl-
vania delegation some time back.
Reed told the Keystoners they should
not let any one know how they stood.
I.oao,Sa othnr dalapati0nS did and
Evening star., 1936-06-11

necessary, to give Senator Borah
every consideration in the expression
of his views. Borah seemed greatly
pleased and bit surprised.
The friend then went to ex-Sen-
ator Thomas of Idaho, Borah's friend,
and asked Thomas to get Senator
Borah's views on any pressing mat
ters which interested him. This was
done.
These views were presented to
the committee. They were largely
Evening star., 1936-06-11

Copyright. 193o.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Townsville Garden
...iz rs
Club Met Thursday

The Townsville Garden Club had
its regular monthly meeting in the
home of Miss Lizzie Taylor, Thursday
afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock. Miss Tay-
lor's home was beautifully decorated
in fall flowers grown in her garden.
Mrs. B. F. Fox, president, presided.
After the devotionals, the minutes of
the last meeting were read and the
club song, Rose of Shawn" was
sung
The club members were delighted TO
know Mrs. Totten, State president Of
Garden Clubs, would be present at
the next meeting and anticipate
much pleasure at having her. The
date for the Fall Flower Show was
SET cor October IS, at Gupton's store
in Townsville.
Mrs. w. B. larry, gave vocal solo,
"Marigolds" by Gustav Xelmm, after
which a contest on the leaves Of
trees was very much enjoyed. The
prize was won by Mrs. e. B. Taylor.
Miss Taylor, assisted by Mrs. j. II.
Thomas and Mrs. E. B. Taylor, served
a delicious salad course followed by
2 Gweet course
The guests for the afternoon in
Guided the club members and Mrs. j.
H. Thomas, Mrs. Crews, of China,
Mrs. A. o. Folk, Miss Belle Graham,
Miss Mary Hall and Miss Sue Boddie
Macon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Missionary Group
OF White Memorial
Met Last Friday

The Woman's Missionary Society of
White Memorial Methodist church.
met at the home of Mrs. Clyde In
scoe on Lehman street Friday even
ing at 7:3O o'clock, with ten mem
bers and two visitors present
Mrs Henry Tucker presided over
the meeting, which was opened with
a prayer The business session was
then held After the roll call and read
ing of minutes, plans for Rally Day
exercises at the church November 8,
also the mission study class and week
of prayer observance in November
were discussed. It was decided to
sponsor a Halloween party at the
Community House for the benefit of
the church also to sell Christmas
cards during the next two months.
@eve~al subscriptions were secured for
the "World Outlook" The social ser
vice reports concluded the business
half nour.
A brief devotional was conducted
by the president. The program OF
study for the evening was review
of the work accomplished through
various councils in Mexico, Brazil,
China and Africa. At the close OF the
program and as special feature
spiritual life group was organized.
After the meeting adjourned the
usual social half-hour was enjoyed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Bridgers' Booths
In Formal Opening

Formal opening of Bridgers Beauty
Booths was held last evening with a
large number calling to inspect the
new establishment on Garnett street
across from the Puro1 service station
many coming from Oxford, where
Mrs. Nellie Daniel Bridgers, prop
rietor, is well known, having operat-
ed a similar establishment there
The new beauty salon offers a most
attractive appearance, and was well
received by those who called.
During the evening, punch, waters
and minis were served.
Beauty work was awarded to the
lucky persons attending the opening
and the following were winners, Mrs
G. o. King, permanent wave; Mrs
Maurice Hicks, $3.50 pack; Mrs
George Allen, $3.50 hair treatment
Mrs H. w. Whitmore, 81 facial; Mrs
F. B. Hight, manicure; and Mrs. r. F
Thompson, shampoo and finer wave.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13

day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hicks spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Tucker.
H. S. Woody spent several days in
and around Diniwiddle, Va, on bust
ness the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Hicks and chill
dren spent Sunday afternoon with
Roger Williamson and family.
Miss Mildred Tucker spent the
weekend with her sister, Mrs. Claud
Elliott of WILLIAMSBURG.
Mrs. Roger williamson and children
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey
Hester spent Sunday with her father,
at Warrenton, who is very ILL.,
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Woody attended
preaching services at Stovall Baptist
church Sunday. ~; 4a-.'.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Shotwell and
children, also H. T. Shanks, Sr., visit
ed relatives near Hicksboro Sunday
afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Man Crouches In
Church On Sunday
To Hear Preacher

A story that tugged at the heart
strings of those who heard it was
told by man who last Sunday Slip
ped into the rear of the BALCONY of
the First Methodist church and
crouched out of sight through the SER
vices in order to hear the sermon.
Rev. r. E. Brown, pastor of the
church, told the story today.
The man, whose name was not
learned, was Canadian by birth and
residence, and was hitch-hiking to
Texas. He walked into the front door
and asked an usher if he might have
a place somewhere in the church to
listen in. He refused to go into the
main auditorium and went UP into
the balcony and crouched as far back
as he could. After the services, the
pastor, who had observed the man as
he entered, went to the balcony. in
troduced himself and offered to be of
any service he could.
"Oh, no." said the man. "I lust
wanted to go to church: I was hun
CRY to hear sermon; and row feel
better, much net 'er.
He unfolded story of sadness He
said it was one year to the day that
his wife and bao.y were killed in an
automobile accident. He had mic.
ture 1T the family of three, indicat-
ing that he had seen better days
Since then, however, he had wander
ed the country because he couldn't
anchor anywhere, was restless ano
still grieving over his loss. He saio
he used to be Christian and q
church memcer Offered a meal hi
declined, and also refused money
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Host to Friends
On 10th Birthday

Mac Arle Crews celebrated his six
teenth birthday on Friday by enter
tanning a number of friends at the
home OF his parents, Mr. and Mrs
Claude Crews.
About forty-five boys and girls en-
joyed the hosts hospitality Many
games and stunts were played and
prizes were awarded to the lucky win
ners of contests.
At ten o'clock the guests were in
vited into the dining room, which was
softly lighted by candles, and decorat-
ed with a profusion Of fall flowers in
pastel shades. In the center of the
table was large birthday cake
beautifully decorated in pink and
green and sixteen candles. The fresh
ments consisted of ice cream and
cake, served in pink, green, and white
water lilies.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13

paraded across the stage, bearing
numbers, and the out of town judges
picked them by numbers, eliminating
the group to five from which they
picked the three winners.
Miss Harrison, singing popular
songs was picked to represent Hend-
erson in the State amateur contest
in the eliminations last night.
It was announced at last night 8
pageant that beauty winners from
various cities in North Carolina, to-
gether with winners of various anna
teur contests held throughout the
State would compete here October 26
and 81 Tor State honors, the most
beautiful young lady being crowned
Miss North Carolina" and given a
screen test, and the amateurs will
compete for State honors also.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Hicksboro News
BY Miss Florence B. Woody.

BY Miss Florence B. Woody.
Rev. Van Stephens filled his regular
appointment at Island Creek Sunday
night.
Miss Rosa Mae Woody, who has
been visiting relatives here, returned
to her home, near Williams5ro Tues
day.
Robert Edward Shanks of Wake
Forest, spent the weekend with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Shanks
Mrs. Jimmie Harrison of Richmond
who has been the guest of his aunt,
Mrs. Oscar Plat, returned home Sun
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Miss Jean Roluland Is
miss Henderson OF 1886"

Miss Jean Rowland, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. w. Rowland, Row.
land street, was named miss Hender-
son of 1885," winning over 40 or more
attractive Henderson young ladies at
beauty pageant, amateur contest
and Shirley Temple parade at the
Vance Theatre last evening.
Miss Frances Harrison was the
amateur contest, and Miss Martha
Jane Newcomb, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Newcomb, was named
Miss Shirley Temple of 1885,"
Miss Elizabeth Toepleman, daught-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Toepleman,
took second place in the beauty page
ant, and Miss MARI Lou Cooper,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs S. P. Coop
er, was the third place winner.
Each of the attractive young ladies
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Mrs: Cooper PreSideS
At Exercises Monday

Mrs. Sydney P. Cooper presided at
the unwilling of memorial marker
near South Boston, Va, Monday, I'M
der auspices of the United Daughters
of 1872, and later in the day was pre-
sent at conferences Of members and
leaders of the same organization in
Durham.
The memorial marker was unveiled
at noon at the grave of Motley Jordan
an 1872 soldier, who is buried a short
distance from South Boston on the
Jordan plantation. Motley Jordan was
the father of Mrs. Bette Jordan FL
lott, of Greensboro, and described
as a real daughter of 1872" James
Samuel Jordan, son, lives at the old
homeplace, and the exercises were
held in the family cemetery there
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13

Mrs. Cooper presented the marker
and the address was by Rev. Isaac
Wayne Hughes, rector of Holy In
nocents Episcopal church of Hender-
con.
A business meeting of the Daugh-
ters of 1872 was held in the Wash
ington Duke hotel in Durham at 3:3C
o'clock Monday afternoon, with Mrs
Cooper presiding. She is State presi-
dent of the organization. At 6 p. m
the Daughters of 1872 and the Daugh.
tiers of the American Colonists held
a joint dinner with Mrs. Ira D. S
Knight, of Durham, as toastmistress
At o'clock in the evening the Daugh.
tiers of the American Colonists held a
business session, with Mrs. John S
Welborn, of High Point, State presi
dent, presiding.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
RECIPE.
New England MemOry-)

,,orc is potion for enchantment;
mingle
wooded mile under the lifting trees,
\ spicy smell to make the nostrils
tingie
,o,sam and cedar and salty breeze.
Throw in curl of birch bark, and
The chilly
,,,ovors of moss on lichened stone,
and season
ri,b n cluster of scarlet bunchberries
ike holly,
vol,ine a Christmas gesture out of
reason
rostv cabin clinging to bluff
uole and secure above a singing river
,md here's a dish with potency
enough
~ rourish the hungriest memory for
ever
Sara Henderson Hay.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
B. P. w. Club to Hear
Mrs. May T. Evans

The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Business and Professional
Women's Club, due to be held this
evening, has been postponed until
Tuesday evening, October 20, it was
stated today
Mrs. Mae Thompson Evans, of Ra-
leigh, state director of unemployed
will address the local club, and all
other local civic clubs are invited to
hear her as she is a forceful and in
teresting speaker. Her subject will be
"The Status of Unemployment and
What Civic Clubs Can do About IT,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
d. of A. Council
to Meet Wednesday

The Daughters of America will
meet Wednesday evening at 7:3O
o'clock in the orders hall, it was stat
ed today, and the various captains are
urging the members on their sides
to attend the session.
Delegates are to be chosen to the
district meeting in Tarboro Oct %,
and District Deputy Mrs. C. F. Tank
ersley, Jr., will give an outline of the
district session.
Applications will be received, and
all officers and members, were urged
to be present. 10
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Junior High School
PIT. A. Will Meet

The Parent-Teacher Association OF
the Junior high school will hold a
general meeting tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock at the school.
AT the initial meeting of the asso-
citation, Mrs. William Grimes was
elected president but has declined to
accept, and at the meeting tomor-
row a new president will be elected.
All parents were urged to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Miss Edwards Weds
H. A. Faulkner

Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Edwards an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss Matte Sue Edwards, to
Hendrick Alfred Faulkner, which was
solemnized in this city, Saturday, Oc-
tober 10.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. j. Falkner, of Henderson.
Upon their return from a bridal
tour, the couple will make their home
with the grooms parents.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-13
Flat Rock Church
To Have Thank
Offering Program

The Thank Offering program of
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Flat Rock
Methodist Protestant church will be
Sunday, October IS, at II o'clock. A
special feature of the program will
be the Eurey quartette, of Lincoln
ton. Mrs. T. P. Hester will be in
charge of the program.
All members are urged to be pre-
sent and the public is cordially invit-
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