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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
I'm the Sir Walter Hotel.

DS d. =. BASKERVILLE
Ia'|6h' oct. 81. - An extensive
no@ny modernization and improve
h h., ~ program is now being planned
H. C 81 Capus M. Waynick, of
~ ~ olate Highway and Public Works
VIM" ilSSlon, that involves either the
tb 'oeI mig OF several main highways in
v,, 9 tIedmont section of the State
~, ',Cn now carry the heaviest traffic
f. .ilc building of new roads parallel
bon c"iStlng highways, it was learned
roaS 'oday Whether or not these
in, ms can actually he modernized and
ON p aS' however, is dependent up
bnn 90'alning the money necessary to
ey Slu mem it was pointed out. It is
cay p'cled that some Federal aid funds
IH4 De used on some of this work
~ good deal of it, if done, will
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
TRIED FOR Staying
OF WINDOW PEPPER.
68-Year-Old Asheville Man
Says He Killed Man To
Protect Daughter

Asheville, Oct. 21.-(AP)-The de-
Tense continued it's evidence today in
the murder trial of w. c. Bradford,
68-year-old carpenter and brickmason
charged with shooting to death Cor
don Reed, his 28-year-old neighbor,
under his daughters bedroom win
dow at midnight August 8.
Bradford, on the stand yesterday,
told Judge T. B. Finley and a Bun
combe Superior Court jury he did
not recognize Reed until after he had
fired, and said, Il shot to protect my
daughter, myself and my home"
Bradford, testifying after the state
offered five witnesses, including the
mother of the slain man, described
events leading up to the shooting.
After retiring, he said he heard his
daughter, Grace, scream. He ran into
a hall and there she told him, he tes-
titled, drunk man was at her win
dow, had put his arm through a hole
in the screen and asked her to come
out
He dressed, got a 32-calibre pistol,
Continued on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
Elaborate Program For
Highway Modernization
In State Being Planned
oeveral Piedmont Roads In Guided in Project for Wild
enlng of Pavement Blu lding New Line; All De-
ponds on Available ty of More Funds

have to be done with State funds and
will depend upon whether the coming
General Assembly provides any ap-
preparation for new highway con-
struction, it is agreed.
One of the principal projects now
being outlined involves the widening
of portions of Route 20 between Lex
ington and Spencer, probably by
means of a dual highway rather than
by widening the present roadway
Chairman Waynick said today, al
though no final decision has yet been
reached on this matter. It is now gen
erally agreed among highway and
safety engineers that dual highways
are much safer than three lane high
ways since each lane is limited to one
direction traffic only and since the
Continued on Page Six)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
Browder Fails To
Get Injunction For
Terre Haute Talk

charge when he came here Septem-
Der 80 to address a party rally and
speak over the radio.
It was not the officials, however,
who kept the candidate from the mi
crophone last night, but a crowd that
blocked entrances to the radio station
and pelted Browder and his associates
with overripe tomatoes and eggs
when they arrived. Three persons re-
ceived slight injuries as blows were
unchanged in the milling crowd.
Judge Owens, who held lengthy
hearing on the injunction petition
yesterday afternoon, told providers
attorneys this morning if the injunc-
ton was intended to prevent inter-
ference with Browder's radio address
chat time has passed, and there is
no reason for a decision now
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
Appeal For
Moore Giuen
High Court

Raleigh, Oct. 21.-(AP)-Defense
counsel for Martin Moore, Asheville
Negro under sentence to die for the
murder of Helen Clevenger, of Staten
Island, N. Y, in an Asheville hotel
on July 16, filed the case on appeal
in the Supreme Court here today but
Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell
said the rules of the court had not
been complied with.
The appeal record, filed by Sanford
w. Brown, did not bear the signature
of Solicitor Zeb v. Nettles, who pro-
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
Registration Books Close
On Saturday For Election

charge of Democratic headquarters,
said today. From now until Saturday
the precinct registrars may be found
at their homes and voters may re-
gister there. On Saturday, the regis
trars will be at the precinct polling
places all day to register new voters.
The registration books will then be
closed until election day.
The only persons who can register
and vote who have not registered by
Continued on Page Sky
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter "Jtel.

D. o BfAS1A1IICV =
Raleigh, Oct. 21.-The rest of this
week, through Saturday, is all the
time that remains in which persons
who have not yet registered for the
general election November may do
so and all those who are not yet re-
gistered are urged to go register in
their precinct between now and sun
down Saturday and see that their
names are in the registration books,
Chairman j. Wallace Winborne, in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
Septen1ber's
Auto Deaths
In State 88
Deaths, Injuries and
Number OF Acct
dents Less TIL a n
1895, However
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Try j. e. BASK FIR VIII,

Raleigh Oct. 21.-Reckless driving,
speed and carelessness caused 615 au-
tomobile accidents in August in which
88 persons were killed and 720 injured
according to the figures released to-
cay by the State Highway Patrol. But
the number of persons killed is %
fewer than the number killed in Sep
TENDER, 1885, when 116 persons were
killed in automobile accidents. In
September of this year 720. persons
(Continued on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
ANARCHY is SPREADING
IN SPAIN RERTTGEES G.

Paris, Oct. 21.-(AP)- Tales of
spreading anarchy, borne by refugees
streaming into France from Spain, to-
day stirred secret conversations be-
tween Premier Leon Blum and the
Argentine foreign minister, Carlos
Saverdra Lamas, on the possibility of
evacuating the refugees by air.
With reports indicating the last
days of the Socialist Madrid regime
may be at hand Saverdra Lamas,
whose country has been active in free
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21

of New England
campaigning today
with a declaration
that I'VE will not
again allow people
to be regimented by
selfish minorities in
to bankruptcies and
bread lines"
Standing on the
steps of Rhode Is
lands Capitol, and
addressing his re-
marks to industrial
populations especial
ly, the chief execu-
tive said:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
To
Be Close, Is
Belief Now
Both Sides Admit
That, but Roose-
velt's Victory Is Vir-
tually Certain
Bv CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer

Washington, Oct. 21-The presiden-
tial campaign nears it's close with
most politicians agreeing that the
coming election will be a close one.
They do not say so for publication.
Each side expresses confidence of
winning by wide margin. Confiden-
TALLY, however, both sides admit that
the margin, in whomsoevers favor it
fCootin,Iad m page Sky
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy, possibly light
showers Thursday and in south
west portion and near coast to
night and Thursday; slightly war
mer in north central and extreme
west portions tonight; somewhat
cooler in extreme west portion
Thursday. ---4-------.--
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21

You have been told of regimenta-
ton. I am opposed to the kind Of
RECOMMENDATION under which you lab
ored and suffered in the days of false
prosperity, and in the days of the
great depression"
Asserting that people "are even
more important than machines" he
added, I'VE believe that the material
Continued on Page Sikh
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21
WILL NOT PERMIT
REG|MENTAT|ONOF
MORE BREAD LINES
Opposed to Herding People
Into Days of False Pros
perity, He Says at
Providence
THINKS RESOURCES
MUST AID PEOPLE
Humans Much More Inn
portant Than Machines;
1--WE Spent Enough To Get
Results, Enough To Be
Sure Not To FAIL" Presi-
dent Tells New Englanders

Providence, r. l. Oct. II (AP)-
President Roosevelt opened two days
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-10-21

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17

Turkeys tobacco growers arc
prospecting.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17

JULIA CRAIG, pretty young
secretary 70 GEORGE WOOD
FORD Of che law firm Of Wood
Scr and Brooks, n ambitious 70
become . night club singer. Julia
shares an apartment with AMY
SANDERS.
PETER KEMP, also employed
BY Eoodford and Brooks, h In
lgvc with Julia, but she dlscour.
ages his attentions. He gives
Julia . letter Of introduction 10
HENRI LAMB, band leader, but,
IN the letter, asks Lamb not 10
give her Q Job. Julia discovers this
and tells Peter everything h over
between them.
WoOdford tells Julia he Is Civ
ing . party on his yacht ana asks
her 10 come along 10 sing for his
guests. She agrees. Others on the
yacht include CTNTRA LEE, dan
Ger; MRS. JOSEPH, widow; HUI
GO NASH, and ROYAL NESBITT.
Julia discovers the others think
she is on the yacht rs Wood
f0rd's guest mad also that che trip
b 70 be for more than y week
END. When she complains 70 him
about this he laughs her objec-
tions aside.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17
kSTRANGE CASE JULIA y! CRAIG :, +!
g. NaI .ccee
cspwlshl NeA Hs6

do her harm, had done her infinite
good--had, In fact, saved her bad
moment.
Woodford came forward quickly
and handed her q cocktail. She
thanked him, and walked on TO-
ward the fireplace where huge
log was burning brightly. They
were all several cocktails ahead OF
her, and Julia felt that dinner was
far from their minds at the mo-
ment. She herself was hungry, and
she wondered II there might be
chance TO slip away into the kitch-
en- TO snatch some food from Obo
But at that moment Obo enter
ed--not with dinner, but with an
other tray OF cocktails. Julias
heart sank. Even Cintra Lee
seemed determined 10 drink more
than usual In celebration Of leaving
the deck OF Wood Nymph and es-
tablishing headquarters on Ever
green Island.
Setting down her almost un-
touched drink. Julia left the fire.
place bench and moved toward the
door. AS the rest OF the party gath
cred around Obo's laden tray, II
was no trick for Julia TO make
her exit into the moonlight which
bathed the wild verandah.
Her mind occupied with conflict
Ing thoughts, she followed the path
believing that eventually 1t would
lead her to the waters edge. But
somehow she must have taken
path other than the one they had
traversed that evening, for instead
of reaching the water she soon
found herself among tall trees whose
boughs effectively shut out the
moonlight.
She stopped uncertainty IN the
dark path. And then, quite close, a
mans voice said, III you're q
ghost you're very beautiful
one"
ITO BE C0ntinued)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17
QIDRON HfQOkS

DuD6E HEFFELFlNGER! A name "a
l conjure with when discussion of foot.
hill greats is heated.
Rack In 1883 the big. raw.boned, 100.
FOUNDER was Yale'sstrongest line bulwark
Fast for his weight, and quick as a cat
on his feet, he was able to dart out OF line
and lead interference for little Lorry Bliss
That midget back would hook into loop In
Pudge's belt and would literally be lowed
through mob OF opposing tacklers.
Heffelfnger made the All.America
team three times In row. not only through
his brute force. but because he was grid
der who knew how to use his noggin. In his
day the finest compliment you could pay an
opponent was 10 say: HE nearly held his
own against Hefelnnger."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17
Brain TwizzIers
by Prof ). %. Flint

Well. II you super sleuths solved
Saturdays murder Twizzler we'll
turn you loose on a cross-country
travellers predicament today.
Bob Cooper. a travelling sales
man, ran out OF gas while driving
through Missouri. He walked TO a
nearby farm house TO see II the
farmer there could supply him with
gasoline. The farmer said. ~ have
an eight gallon can full Of gasoline
and I'll let you have four gallons OF
Il II you can measure 1t out with
the use OF an empty five gallon can
and an empty three gallon can"
How did Cooper do II?
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17
CHAPTER TX


The Wood Nymph reached Ever
green Island early the following
afternoon, and despite Julias feel
ings against Woodford and hit
plans, she was forced TO admit that
he had chosen q beautiful spot fol-
the yachts destination.
As nearly as she could make out
Evergreen was the largest Of a YER
stable string OF small islands tufted
with foliage clear from the water q
edge. But as Captain Blakely care
fully navigated In and out OF the
slender inlets and brought the boat
TO the far side of Evergreen Island,
Julia saw that II held o sheltered
bay. A part Of the shore here was
cleared, and she could discern a
path leading up from the water.
Suddenly the yachts engines
stopped and the Wood Nymph
drifted quietly into the bay under
her own momentum. Julia was
alone on the after deck as they
came into an awesome stiffness she
had never before experienced. She
had heard OF "quiet"---she had be-
lieved she'd had moments OF II In
town. But now she knew that this
was quiet--quiet as God had meant
II. She had an odd feeling that
she should not be In this place,
that none OF them should. The
white and glistening yacht was an
anachronism In this blue-green
paradise OF silence.
At the sound OF human voice
at her side, julia started. It was
Cinsra Lee. She spoke softly, as
though she, too, were awed.
beautiful isn't it?" she said. II
sort OF feel awkward and gawky
Just looking at IT,"
There was the sudden pound OF
the engines again as they were
thrown into reverse TO hold the
Wood Nymph In her path. Then
they were shout off. and Julia and
Cintra heard the sound OF the
anchor MINDLESS paying out up for
ward.
Royal Nesbitt Joined them. Come
on" he said. "The shippers putting
the tender down and we're going
ashore"
Seeedily and efficiently, Captain
Bakley set them ashore In the ma
hogany power boat which had been
carried atop the Wood Nymphs
main cabin. Julia sat In the stern
seat with Woodford.
Nov" he said, aren't you glad
you came along2"
TITS wonderful" Julia said, evad.
ing hts question.
wonderful" exclaimed Nash
turning TO her and Woodford. TITS
more than that. And It's the great
est hunting grounds ON earth. All
sorts OF game. Obviously these rs.
lands were strung together at one
time, and probably connected with
the mainland. The beauty OF II Is
that no one gets UP here except
lucky Woodford and his lucky
guests"
us the whole island yours2" ask
ed Julia,
Woodford grinned happily. 1.-THE
whole island. This Is my escape
when ! feel things In town are
getting too rough for me-"
The party debarked from the 1T
tie power boat and felt the solid
beach beneath their feet. Mrs, Jo-
seph sighed, bringing D cigarette
from her packet pocket. well" she
said slowly, "its nice 10 be on land
again. But, personally, I'd rather
ind my seclusion In penthouse
apartment"
Woodford laughed. you're not
very considerable OF your host. Eve
Ign. Just wait until you see the
lodge"
Woodford himself led the way up
the path, and they Travelled only a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17

NO Rudy Valiee Of the present
~ could surpass the glamour and
popular favor OF Johann Strauss,
famous Austrian orchestral con-
ductor and composer OF dance.
music, who lived from 1904 10
i840. For from an obscure band
leader In Vienna. Strauss rose 70
the heights OF fame In Europe.
Al IS he became D violinist In
a small band. When 81, he Or
ganized his own company Of IA
performers, and soon his playing
and his own compositions became
80 popular that he ended with O
band OF more than 200 pieces.
Strauss was the most popular
band leader OF the time OF Queen
Victoria's coronation. When he
returned TO Vienna, he died after
an attack OF scarlet fever
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17

The woman killed him In the af-
ternoon. She chlorofcsmed the man
and left the Jar on the table. The
flies, attracted TO the chl0roform,
we're drugged and In trying TO es-
cape naturally headed for the sun
1T west window where they fell and
died. Some detecting work. en-?
fCqUyFighe Jehn n. Ollie Col
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17
TINY ROSE EXHIBITED

Dallas, Texas 49, (UP) - The
smallest red rose In the world - so
tiny that q thimble will fit over It's
bloom and coffee pot over the
full grown plant was exhibited
for the first time In the Southwest
Mt the American Association OF
Nurserymen's convention at Dallas.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17

NEXT: What was the name OF
Columbus flagship? 8
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-11-17

HIS pie
ture appears
on one OF
the sew en-
3 I o m p 3
which Aus
tria issued
In 1922 In
honor OF Its
great muSi-
clans.
a. = -
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
CeItiCs To PLAY
Marine Nine
Sunday

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 4.
The st. Mary's Celtics baseball
team will mix with an old rival,
the Quantico Marines, at Bag
gett'S Stadium Sunday at 8 o'clock
in a Northern Virginia title game.
The Celtics have won eight con-
secutive home tits. Art Lacey
will pitch Sunday. The locals will
hold a practice on Saturday after
noon at 4:4O O'Clock. All players
are requested to be present.
Night baseball Is also being con-
sidered for the CelticS and con-
tracts for the erection Of a plant
to cost $4,000 will be signed next
week.
Tonight the first donkey base
ball game of the year will be
ushered in at Baggett'S Stadium.
The Odd Fellows and Elks will
perform, while on Friday the Po-
lice team will meet the winner
Of this game. Proceeds will be
divided among the three organiza-
tions for charity work.
Miss Hildegarde Ross, athletic
supervisor of st. Agnes School,
today presented the following
SAS awards:
BASKETBALL-Lillia Page Mar
tin. Alice Bryan, Sally German, Helen
Henry, Emile HeslOp, Emma Lipps and
TENNIS-MOlly Thompson.
FOR FIELD DAY EXCELLENCE
Lillian Page Martin, gold team; Eliza
beth Giddings, green team; Mary Brook
ings, Junior green team. and Barbara
Mac Farlane, Junior gold team.
The Times-Herald baseball team
extended their winning streak to
eight games when they defeated
Moriarty's All-stars, 6-5 yesterday.
Morris JohnSon's single in the
eighth won the game.
Julian WhiteStone, captain of
the o. D. Boat Club crews, has
been selected to represent the
locals in the single events in re-
gattas in this sector.
Over IS candidates are seeking
berthS on the crews.
Petey Sarron, Birmingham
(Ala.) boxer who recently won the
NBA featherweight boxing title,
will leave on a three-month tour
shortly. 49,.
Fights In New Orleans, Dallas,
S.. Louis, and Milwaukee have
been lined-up by his manager,
Jimmy Erwin.
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
Griff, Newson1
Win PIdudits
AT Western
BY GARRETT WATERS

Bouquets and brickbatS were
hurled to all corners Of the West
ern Auditorium today as the stu
dent body, headed by Miss Marian
Doyle, put on a program for the
Western High baseball team.
Celebration of the Georgetown
ers' recent championship in the
interhigh series was the occasion
and of course there was the usual
lineup Of distinguished guests
the foremost being Clark Griffith,
president of the Washington Base.
ball Club, and Buck NewSom, star
pitcher.
Morse On Hand
Other guests were Walter Nord,
linger, captain Of the title-winning
team Of 1920: Bryan Morse, former
Western mentor, and Henry Grat'
tan Doyle.
Griffith set himself solid in the
hearts and minds Of the student
body when he invited the entire
school as his guests at Griffith
Stadium. The date was arranged
for June II at the finish Of the
program.
Further, Griffith announced
that all future interhigh cham.
pions and their student body will
be his guests at the park in years
to come. The five high schools in
the city already have taken notice.
Cheers Galore
The assembly was as interesting
and enthusiastic as anything of
its kind could be. There were
cheers galore and when Buck
Newsom promised he'd give 'em
q win If allowed to pitch on June
II, the "show" was stopped then
and there.
Professor Newton, principal of
Western, acted as master Of cere-
monies" Clark Griffith presented
Bill Edmonston, captain of the
Western nine, with the huge Clark
Griffith Trophy, emblematic of
the interhigh school baseball
championship, while Marian Doyle
was cheered for arranging such
an entertaining program.
The Washington times., 1936-06-04
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The Washington times., 1936-06-04
Maryland Nine
Plays Berwyn Sunday

Maryland A. c. diamonders en-
tertain their second opponent at
Duffy Stadium Sunday when the
fast Berwyn A. c. is met at
2::30 p. m.
Chris HutchisonS has selected
John Bischoff for mound duty.
The Marylanders beat Indian
Head in their debut in the stadium
last week.