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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29

cred voice, Dammit, come here!"
With mock solemnity Sandy
walked up behind her.
well, here I am" he said, en-
joying her discontinue. When
she did not turn to face him, he
noticed that her shoulders were
shaking.
"Ah, now-look here. Your
grandmother meant no harm.
Everything's all right now any
way, so let's go back to the time
we shook hands and agreed to be
friends" Sandy caught her by the
shoulders and turned ner gently
around. To his amazement, she
was not crying, and as she faced
him her laughter became more un-
controlled. Sandy joined her as
the humor of the whole situation
struck him anew.
ooh, the adorable, meddlesome
little dear. Only she would have
the nerve to do such a completely
crazy, lovely thing" Marcia said
between breaths.
"It took a regular wtirlwind to
bring us two together" he admit
ted when they had caught their
breath, land nothing short Of q
typhoon can separate us now"
Sounds rather cataclysmic, I"
said Marcia, and then added as an
afterthought. cor is that how you'd
say it,"
IT never did know how to pro-
nounce that word" Sandy re-
sponded, and ne extended his hand
to give her shining coin.
whats this for?"
Surely that must be the two
bit word they talk about" coun-
tered Sandy.
idiot. Yes, I think I'm going
to like you," Marcia told him, and
she stood back to survey the young
man who had been dynamited so
suddenly into her life. She ap-
proved his lean height, a pre-
requisite to all acceptable escorts
with her. She liked the rough
tweeds he wore with such easy
grace, but most Of all she liked his
sincere manner and his earnest
face. A sandy thatch Of hair, di-
rect gray eyes, and mouth that
could be set in firm and unconn-
promising lines but which at the
moment was relaxed in an easy
smile that showed his even white
teeth. eyes, you'll do. At least
until something better comes
along"
"Then | must be a permanent
fixture in your life, for my name
is Andrew None Better Knight. /"
what are your plans, and where
do you go from here? the girl
asked him.
Why go anywhere? / don't
have to be back in Los Angeles
until the first. and until then the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29
STATE Abe BOARD
TO ROOT OUT EVIL
Moore and Associates Deter
mine To Go After Boot
Logging Gang
Daily Dispatch Rureau,
In the SIR Walter Hotel.
n nASK I'm Will


Raleigh. May 29-The State Liquor
Control Board is going to continue to
make a thorough investigation of all
complaints ana reports indicating
any irregularities in the management
or conduct of county stores, Chairman
Guitar Moore and F. Webb Williams
one of the part-time members, said
here today. Reports of any collision
between county boards or stores and
bootleggers, such as have been made
in Tarboro in connection with the
Edgecombe county store there, are
going to be investigated to the limit,
Moore and Williams said. If the law
has been violated, the State board is
not going to hesitate to take proper
action
Chairman Moore personally went to
Tarboro yesterday afternoon to aid in
the investigation already under way
there as a result of charges made by
T. E. Belk, former special investigator
for the county ABC board that he
had been instructed not to bother
bootleggers who bought their liquor
from the county Abe stores and boot
legged it after closing hours. Belk
was discharged by the county ABC
board Thursday, 48 hours after he
had made his charges against the
board.
No comment was forthcoming today
from Chairman Moore as to the Tar
bOro situation, other than that the
investigation had not been completed.
He had previously stated that that
If and when the State board found
any definite proof of collision be-
tween any ABC store employees, Ii
quor control board members and boot
leggers, that the State board would
take immediae action and "let the
chips fall where they may"
Under tins new 1887 liquor law, the
State ARC board has authority to re-
move employees of county stores and
can even remove members of county
Abe boards for cause.
While most of the counties having
liquor stores have been operating
them strictly according to the law
and have been carefully avoiding do
Ing anything that might reflect on the
system, there are some that have not
been so careful, Moore and Williams
are convicted. The state board is de-
termlned to clean these up.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29

most entirely an advisory official.
with no authority over solicitors and
with no power to institute presenta-
ton except in limited instances. The
department of Jur tice advocates
maintain that the State attorney gen.
eral should have the same power and
authority that the United States at
torney general has over district attor
neys, and be able to make investiga-
tons and institute proceedings in any
county of the State, regardless of any
action that may or may not be taken
by the solicitors. 1t is pointed out that
In most other states the attorney gen
eral is the chief law enforcement of
1lcer, with power to make indepen-
dent Investigations and to institute
prosecutions.
1t has already been suggested that
mere IN North Carolina the attorney
general not only be given broad DOW
ers as the States chief law enforce
ment officer, but that the State High
way Patrol and the new bureau of
Identification and investigation be
placed under his direction as units in
the new department of Justice. I'm
der the 1887 law creating this new
bureau, the State will set up a bu-
reau of Identification in which the fin
ger prints and pictures of all those
convicted of misdemeanors and felon-
les IN the state will be kept It also
PROVIDES for the creation of a staff
OF special investigators or State de-
tectiyes. under the control of the gov
HI
solicitors in working up evidence or
Who may make independent inves-
legations on order by the governor
1t Will be the duty of this new COM
mission to investigate every angle of
the proposal for State department of
justice, to make recommendations for
any changes in present State laws so
that the attorney general and the new
department of justice will have wider
powers, also to recommend as f.,
whether the highway patrol and bu-
reau Of Identification and investiga-
ton shall be placed under the attor-
ney general in the new department
if it is created.
At the present time the highway
patrol is under the general direction
of the commissioner of revenue in the
Department OF. Revenue, while the
new bureau of Identification and in
vestigation will be set up under the
direct supervision of the governor,
when sufficient funds accumulate for
its maintenance from the new tax OF
81 which must be assessed on all costs
from now on.
The findings and recommendations
~ this new commission are expected
to haze considerable weight with the
governor and the next General AS
sembly.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29

worlds my oyster-and you're NV
pearl" Sandy answered, and won
dered why it was so easy to talk
such nonsense to a girl who, until
the hour before, he'd never known
existed. Like her, he had been
analysing his companion and she
met with his complete approval.
"Not beautiful" he'd have said if
you'd asked him, but her ready
smile and sense of humor were i'm
mediately appealing, and the bur-
nished copper Of her hair, trimmed
short to be shining coronet for
her small head, was glorious. Her
large blue eyes looked directly into
his at the moment, then crinkled
in amusement as she seemed to
guess his thoughts.
"Do I pass ?" she asked. ct am
~, can type and do shorthand, and
if do say so myself, I'm about the
best commercial artist this side Of
the Rockies. Any more qualifca-
tons needed?"
you're way ahead, with flying
colors," he admitted, "but frankly
don't need a secretary, and as
for advertising-you know I repre-
sent Sullivan and Knight, Inc. I'm
Knight"
IT don't see it," she said, peer
ing off toward the horizon.
ssWhat 2" A
"Why, the dawn-that always
follows night, you know" she an
swered, jokingly. "Seriously,
though, I don't believe I know the
firm. And that's strange, too, be-
cause I'm in the same line of bust
ness-with Acme. Where are you
located?"
Then Sandy launched into dis
cussion Of his plans for opening
new Offices in the southern city,
and found Marcia not only an in
terested but a helpful listener.
They sat under a bright striped
parasol in the gardens overlooking
the sea, while they discussed things
of mutual concern. The opportuni-
ties that awaited an ambitious
young person, the dramatic inter-
ests Of the advertising profession,
humorous experiences in the course
Of business-all this came into
their conversation. /
Sandy was alternately amazed
at the soundness Of her knowledge
and ideas, and fascinated by her
personal charm. He realized that
never before had he met a woman
who combined so many desirable
qualities under such an attractive
exterior. For the moment his at
tention wandered from what she
was saying, and he INDUCED in
some. unaccustomed day dreaming.
But in q rnatter-of-fact way she
demanded his attention with her
next sincere words.
Go Be COntinued)
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can give, I'd like to hear 1T"
Sandy presented picture of ruff
fled vanity and hurt feelings as he
stood somewhat belligerently be-
fore Marcia. "You took advantage
of my"
"Good nature, I're sure" sup
piled Marcia earnestly.
"Well?" asked Sandy, as she
seemed reluctant to begin.
II wrote the letters" she began
with a tremulous bravado. "But
Grandma really started the trou-
BILE, bless her. You won't misun-
derstand if I tell you that she has
dreams occasionally, will you?"
Marcia waited for reassuring nod
before continuing: "She took an
extraordinary fancy to your voice,
and insisted on writing you.
Heaven only knows why she wrote
about Jamie, except that that was
the name of her son who died as a
baby. l guess she just imagined
how he would have enjoyed your
jolly program and-well, you know
what she dictated in that first let
ter. Of course l never intended to
mail it; was only humoring her
at first. But the postman came
while was out, and Grandma sent
the letter Off"
She stopped and looked at
Sandy. go ahead" he said.
That's about all. When she got
your answer, she was as pleased as
a kid with new game, and moth
ing would do but she must go on
with it. l couldn't see that it could
do any harm. And I did like your
letter" Marcia plead for under
standing.
THAT much is all right, but why
under the shining sun did she have
to kill them both off? l was be-
ginning to care for that little fell
low, and / had soft spot in my
heart for Mrs Alicia, too"
kill them? Why, what do
you mean? ?" Marcia's surprise
was nirrored in her deep blue eyes.
Il received a third letter just
yesterday, when she threatened
suicide. Said she was going to do
away with both"
"Oh, she didn't mean anything
so drastic" Marcia said. relieved.
"She merely was afraid you might
become too interested in little
Jamie and come daShing down to
see him. 1. think she said some
thing about the adventure will be
over for me and jamie. can see
how you might have misinter-
preted it, though"
"Misinterpreted! Why, / turned
the whole city of Los Angeles up
side down. I stood the chief OF
police on his ear, and + had all the
steamship companies looking for a
couple of would-be suicides. Why,
I'm front page history now-on
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29
account or your grandma's creams.
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| account or your grandma's dreams.
Nightmares, I'd call emp
"But it was all meant in fun, a
harmless correspondence by a
sweet old lady. Youth forgive her.
won't you? I'm dreadfully sorry
for all the trouble we've caused"
But what of the telegram ?" he
asked. Noting the puzzlement on
her face, he went on, II received
a telegram just last night saying
that there was no Alicia nor any
Jamie, only lady named Madden
who lived at the Great Palm Point.
What of that ?"
That's beyond me-" the girl an
swered. II didn't even hear your
broadcasts, but presume she
must have-and sent the wire on
to rectify the damage. Oh, you'll
forgive us. won't you?"
There was no satisfaction in
venting his anger on this girl.
you're forgiven" said Sandy,
"and Iyou don't know how glad I
am to have my faith in human ma
ture justified. l felt sure no one
could; purposely plan such a
thoughtless trick" Those were his
words, but his eyes told her even
more: That he was glad to meet
the charming culprit, that he
would consider her friendship more
than enough to recompense him
for the humiliation and anger of
the past experience.
Then we're friends ?"
Friends" he said firmly, and
took her slim hand to seal the bar
gain.
She scrambled to her feet, and
asked him to Come up to the
house and meet the little intriguer
yourself"
Hand in hand they went toward
the great palm tree, and Marcia
led her new friend into the sum
room where Grandma sat en-
throned among gay pillows. Her
hair was snowy white, her eyes
were nearly as blue as Marcia's
and at the moment they twinkled
even more. The pink crept up on
her soft wrinkled cheeks as she
greeted him.
"How d'you do, Mr.. Knight.
hope you've been enjoying your
visit with my granddaughter ?"
The little old lady chuckled as she
saw the amazement reflected. on
the mans face, and on Marcia's.
"You-er, you called me Mr..
knight? You know me?" Sandy
demanded.
.'Why, Grandma old fraud;
you impossible incurable POTTER"
Marcia looked at her grandmother
despairingly, then said to Sandy,
Truly, didn't know this part of
the story. You believe me ?''
! Ito Be COntinued)
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CHAPTER 4


SANDY was too surprised to
answer when Marcia asked him to
believe that she didn't know
Grandma's part Of the story. He
was too fascinated by the joyous
little figure in gray who was so
enjoying her moment Of impor-
lance.
"Come on. TESS up" Marcia gave
her the clue she. needed to launch
her story.
"You remember, Marcia, when 1
went up to Los Angeles to talk to
Mr.. Daryl about that property Of
mine in New York? Well, found
out that I might need someone to
make trip east to clear up mat
ters. Daryl suggested young Mr..
Knight here made frequent trips to
New York. Since he was broad
casting in the same building, I
went down to look him over. And
I liked him."
Mrs. Madden smoothed the lace
fchu around her neck, and paused
to draw out the pleasure she was
having.
"Of course, may never need
anyone to finish up matters in the
east. But when I got home, 1
started thinking of this boys nice
personality and his funny little
radio program, and I had me an
idea" Here the old lady rocked
back and forth with joy, "You
know I've always said I'd have to
find you beau"
"Now Grandma, that's enough"
Marcia interrupted in an agony Of
embarrassment.
"-to find you a BEAU" con-
tinued Grandma inexorably, land
to get you away from that vile
Office where you work. I fear for
you, tearing around with those
hoodlums. Anyway, wrote those
letters just to see what kind of a
chap he was, but I didn't intend to
have him find me out"
Here a little frown chased away
the smiles, and Grandma admitted
with mock sadness, II didn't mean
to turn murderess for a minute,
and I still don't see how you fig
ured that out. When / saw what
you had done, I wired you right
away, and even put my real
name in to make you believe it."
Il suppose you never dreamed
that he'd come prancing down
here, now did you?" Marcia &C
cused.
"Well, yes. I guess I sort of
hoped he would" Grandma said
slyly, as the smiles broke out in
little crinkly lines on her face.
"And he did,"
whats more, he'd glad he did,"
supplied Sandy, who had drawn
the first normal breath since the
cunning little old lady had started.
This was an idyllic world he had
entered, far from the noise and the
turmoil and unpleasant experiences
Of the city. Sandy could hardly
believe that he was the same So
called efficient business man who
had left Los Angeles so disillu-
stoned just a day before.
"You see, what's wrong with
this house is that it needs man."
con6ded Grandma ingeniously, and
she nodded toward Sandy. She
took it for granted Marcia would
approve her handiwork. The very
old are sometimes the very wise,
and the little old lady smiled in
diligently as Marcia fled into the
huttery garden to evade her teas
ing, and the mans searching
glances.
"Young woman, you've taken a |
great deal into your tiny hands,
but I'm not sure but what it will |
turn out all right, exactly right"
and Sandy exchanged a knowing |
wink with Grandma before he. too,
headed for the garden.
Marcia didn't turn around when
Sandy followed her outside. He
wondered if she'd heard him, when
he heard her call in a rather smoth-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29
CHAPTER 8


AN UNEXPECTEDLY violent
wave cut short Sandy's explana-
tons and snatched the dog from
his grasp. Chaos reigned while
Sandy struggled to regain mis- hold.
Dammit, catch mimi" the girl
screamed as she saw her pup SWIM
ming valiantly toward the wrong
shore of the Pacific.
Don't cusS me. Go hide your
face" came from the man in re-
sentful tones.
Sandy gingerly emerged from
the water. He held on to the dog
while he dressed behind the
sheltering rocks. then came out
with the water-logged canine in
his arms. The girl, still face down
in the sand, was fairly choked with
laughter. He gazed at her resent
fully, but still found time to ap-
prove her golden tan. so well set
off by the trim suit and the scarlet
swimming cape on which she was
lying.
Here's your dog, milady, safe
and sounding like wheeling old
calliope." He held out the sodden
covering pup to her.
"Why then, thank We, kind SIR"
she said, and rose to make for
NAL bow. Tears of laughter still
chung to the long laShes that
shaded her blue eyes. and her
mouth curved into a mischievous
smile as she added, Dammit was
frightened by the booming waves,
and he lost his head"
and very nearly his life, not
to mention my self-respect," said
Sandy, glancing ruefully at his
bedraggled appearance.
my hame is Marcia, mad
Marcia some call me, and you'll
think me, after this wild episode
And now, meet Dammit, the dog"
In recognition of her introduction,
the terrier sat on his hind legs and
extended a paw in the approved
manner.
"Well, mad Marcia, I'm Andrew,
sometimes known as Sandy. But
you-haven't you a more complete
title, a Miss Somebody or Some
thing?"
eyes" and she told him: mad
den."
"A lady named Madden by the
great Palm Point" Sandy glanced
toward the towering palm, then
turned unceremoniously toward
the girl.
"And how is poor dear Alicia,
and that cunning, chunky Jamie 2"
he said bitingly. He forgot his
play-fellow attitude, and stood &C
cusingly in front of her.
alicia? jamie? Why-oh,
you must be-"
Eyes, I'm Andrew Knight, alias
one very gullible radio announcer
That trusting good samaritan of
the air you've no doubt laughed
about. Station KROX, signing
off," Sandy whirled on his bare
heel, cut it painfully on a shell.
then limped off in high dungeon.
He disclaimed to listen to any ex-
plantations she might provide, for
he felt nothing could compensate
for the humiliation he had suffered
on her account.
Then he heard chuckle which
burst into delighted laughter.
''Well, them" she called at him
hilariously, IT must say you do
look quite a bit like your picture.
Surely, you don't intend to leave
like that ?" Marcia gurgled. glanc-
ing at his moist and incomplete
array, his bare feet and his Zero
cious scoWl. He did look very
much like that certain college
freshman whose picture he had
sent to Jamie as joke.
No young man can make a sue
cessful or dignified retreat when
very attractive girl is openly
laughing at him. when his clothes
are all awry and when he
could imagine nothing more pleas
ant than a real talk with the
pretty penitent who had suddenly
turned mirthful.
eff there is any explanation you
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29

tive, well kept home and grounds will
make life more satisfying and streng-
then family morale.
We have begun to can. We are start
ing with the garden peas. Work was
done with Strawberries and we shall
soon begin making pickles. We are
giving you two recipes. One you must
use your cucumbers when are are
fresh and green and the other cucun-
Ter pickle must be brined before max
ing.
Bread and Butter Pickle.
"a cucumbers.
IL onions.
/ quart of vinegar.
cups of sugar.
2 tablespoons white mustard.
2 tablespoons celery seed.
Slice cucumbers and onions, sprin-
kle with 1-2 cup of salt. Let stand
three hours and drain. Put vinegar,
sugar and spices on to boil, add Gu
cumbers and onions, bring to scald-
ing point and pack. Pack in glass jars
while hot and seal. You can use tuner
ick if you wish, also other spices.
Watermelon Rind Pickle.
10 pound rind.
15c bottle of Lilys Lime.
Soak over night in lime water next
morning rinse, boil 20 minutes in salt
water, and, 20 minutes in clear water.
IL ga. vinegar.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29

of tax evaders to the Federal
Treasury.
Power to do so will be asked of
Congress by the President, probably
Tuesday, White House officials said,
in special message. It will go for
ward from the White House while the
chief executive is visiting his Hyde
Park, N. Y, home this weekend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29

of her large trousseau and had
manicure and a pedicure.
A Nassau, Bahamas, source close
to Governor Bede Clifford reported
the duke and Mrs. Warfield were
expected to visit him in July.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29

Catholic clergy at home and abroad.
Goebhels delivered the attack before
10000 ardent Nazis in Berlin's Deut-
schland Halle last night. 1t was his
reply to George Cardinal Mundelein,
of Chicago, who accused Germany's
government of foisting atrocity pro-
paganda on the world in the form of
Hhe 4Nazi-publici3ed immortality"
trials.
The pope, who will be 80 years old
Monday, sent an encyclical to Ger
many before Easter, in which he &C
cused the Nazi of breaking the church
state concordat and encouraging pa
gan movements.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29
READ THIS FIRST .

Sandy Knight, IN the temporary role
of a radio announcer of Children's
Hour program, has been misled by the
Disguised and Inundated, he jumps
into his car and leaves town. After
driving for miles, he pauses at a de-
serted beach for a plunge in the ocean.
Suddenly girl appears and asks
Sandy to rescue her dog. He learns
the girl is Marcia Madden whose
grandmother perpetrated the radio
prank. Then Sandy meets Grandma.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29
READ THIS FIRST:

Sandy knight IN the temporary role
OF radio announcer of Children S
Hour program. has been misled by the
fan mail OF "a lady named Madden:
into his car and leaves town. After
driving for miles. ne pauses at a de-
serted beach for a plunge in the ocean.
Suddenly a girl appears and asks
Sandy to rescue her dog.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29

his wife or issue, were apparent about
the Chateau de Candle today.
The spokesman insisted the duke
was not Showing anger and was
sleeping well" although other sour
ces had reported he was in a rage and
ready to fight" his brothers decree
Mrs. Warfield completed the fitting
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-29
Attorney General
Would Get Power

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s lbs. sugar.
1 teaspoon cloves.
! teaspoon allspice.
stick of cinnamon.
Boil until clear and tender. Pack in
jars and seal while hot.

Vance county's health boys and girl
are to go to Raleigh, Tuesday, June
lst for District Elimination. The
County Council meeting is to be held
at the Middleburg Community House
Saturday. June 9Th At that time plans
for a All Club Achievement Day will
be made. We expect to have this some
time the latter part of June.
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Pope Sends Blessing
To Reich Group

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Honeymoon Plan
Ready With Duke

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