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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
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IVA Activity

Knoxville, Tenn, July % (AP)-
Sharp conflict between IVA engi-
neers and advisory committees, com
posed chiefly Of university professors
was a major cause of delay in deter
mining IVA cost ALLEGATIONS, Dlrec-
tor David Lilienthal testified today.
Appearing for the second day pc
fore a congressional investigating
committee, Lillienthal said differences
between the engineers under DR.. Arth-
ur E. Morgan, deposed chairman, ana
the advisory committees reacneo the
point where two of the committee
members were ready to resign.
His testimony was a discussion OF
delay by the IVA in reporting to the
President the Authority's ALLEGATION
of costs in building Norris, Wheeler
and Wilson dams.
Lilienthal said valuation conHfszS
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, July 23-No board in the
world was ever faced with more con-
Trajectory evidence than was the
State Board of Elections when 1t pc
gan to ponder the weight and credl-
bilitv of several score affidavits sub
mitted by opposing counsel for J. R.
(Bob) Young, contestant, and Claude
G. Canaday, contestee, in the fourth
judicial district solicitors race here
yesterday.
Attorneys for Young, Harett coun-
+u man who lost the primary battle
to Canaday Con the face of the re-
turns) by some 5000 votes, presented
affidavits designed to show that g.
627 unregistered voters cast ballots in
CANADIANS home county, Johnston,
and $50 known Republicans also
voted. In addition, it was contended
that many voters whose names had
been stricken from the registration
books as dead. gone" Or moved
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
Texas Votes
In Strangest
Yet

Austin, Texas, July 23.-(AP)- A
million citizens stepped into balloting
booths today for a showdown on the
most unpredictable issue in Texas
political history-the potency of noun
tain music.
Not since the incredible race BLACK
smith Bob Williams made in 1908
without ever leaving his forge, or
perhaps the darkhorse run OF Far
mer jim Ferguson in 1914, has the
electorate been so excited by guber-
material scramble.
A new personality, w. L. ODaniel,
converted the campaign into travel
ing circus The Fort Worth flour
broker campaigned on top of a sound
truck with a blaring hillbilly band
and promise of $50 monthly pen
sions for the aged, whether they be
millionaire or INDECENT.
Never has the Democratic primary
CONTINUED on Page FIve)
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Charges WPA
Intimidation
In N. Dakota

Washington, July 23.-(AP)-Gov-
ernor William LANCER, of North Da-
kota, who was defeated by Senator
Nye, Republican, North Dakota, in
the recent Republican senatorial pri-
mary in that State, complained to
the Senate campaign investigating
committee today that relief workers
were inundated.
Chairman Sheppard, Democrat,
Texas announced he would call a
committee meeting next week to con-
slider the LANCER complaint, another
complaint by Senator George, Demo
crat, Georgia, and recent political
statements of Harry Hopkins, Works
Progress administrator.
George complained to the commit
tee that the Georgia director of the
National Emergency Council had been
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23

mirers appealed to him on his re-
cent trip through the west, to give
them another chance to vote for him
two years hence. Inasmuch as he said
no such thing, the analysts conclu-
sion is that the suggestion was not
unwelcome to him. On the contrary,
some surmise that this western ap-
peal was stage managed, as a feeler.
and that there will be further appeals
of a similar sort, if sgns indicate that
the initial one 'took" at all satisfac-
torily
Popular View?
And, in fact, third term talk has
not thus far developed any violent
manifestation of popular opposition.
Not but that there are folk who
express themselves negatively, and
probably their number will be in
CONTINUED ON Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
Washington Thinks
Roosevelt Will Run
Third ERIN In 1910
Three Dead When
Airplane Crashes

Woodbridge, Conn.,, July 23-
(AP)-An airplane crashed during
driving rainstOrm here today,
killing the pilot and at least two
and possibly three passengers. b.
S. Budget, of Woodbridge, who
arrived at the scene few minu-
ties after the crash, said the plane
apparently was an army ship. He
said that all its occupants had
been instantly killde.
II cOunIe;- az least three bodies
strewn outside the ship" Budget
said, land there might have been
fourth"
He said the airplane crashed
nose downward at terrific speed
at 1 p. M, eastern standard time
into the back yard of the home
of Charles III. Carpenter. The pilot
he said, evidently had vainly given
the ship the gun at the last min
ute.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
Friends Of
Road Funds
Push Drive
Daily Dispatch Bureau,


Raleigh, July 23.-Opponents of the
INVERSION Of highway funds to other
purposes are pressing their campaign
on several fronts, with the hope of
getting through the 1889 General AS
sembly a constitutional amendment
forever banning the practice in North
Carolina.
Oratorical guns of the anti diver
siohlsts will boom on at least two
fronts in the next couple of weeks as
=" parrage of information and persua-
sum Is laid down; in addition, plans
are being laid to bring the question
ueiore one of the States most influen-
.ldi groups, the North Carolina Lea
sue OF municipalities, at it's Asheville
sessions, August and 6.
orators who will talk against di-
Continued on Page Fivel
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
FAYETTEVILLE Pair
Held for Killing
OF Youth by Auto

Fayetteville, July 23-(AP)-L. c.
Grant, of Richmond Va, and Anne
Smith, of Fayetteville, were ordered
held by the Cumberland county grand
Jury today under bonds in the sum
of $1,000 each by Coroner w. G.
Davis.
Earlier a jury heard evidence the
woman was steering and the man was
shifting gears on the car that failed
to negotiate an attempt to turn it
around in the yard of filling station
near here and fatally injured Jack
Byrd Il July u.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
Clashing Evidence Is
Offered State Board In
Election Row Inquiries

voted; while poll books were cited as
showing that in some instances there
had been double" voting by the same
person.
The Canaday counsel, on the other
hand, submitted just about as many
affidavits vouching for the fact that
practically all the 2,627 alleged un-
registered voters were, in fact, on the
books-in many instances under
names differing from those under
which they were listed on the pon
books.
e. E. Levinson, the Canaday attor-
ney, declared that Eat most" there
were not more than 81 unregistered
persons who voted.
In other words the affidavits are
almost flatly contradictory and the
election board is going to have to rule
on who's telling the truth.
Young charges that Republicans vot
ed for Canaday in the primary, but
Continued on Page Five
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
And
Britain Swap
Assurances

London, July 3-(AP)-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain was declared au-
thoritatively today to have given the
German ambassador certain assur-
ances" of continued British efforts in
CzehOslovakla for solution OF the
Sudeten German minority dispute.
A semi-official account of yeSterr-
A semi-official account of yeSter-
and Ambassador DR.. Herbert Won Dirk
sen before the latter left for Ger
many, said, however, mo concrete pro-
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23

WEEKLY WEATHER.
For South Atlantic States: Scat
tered showers in Florida entire
week; showers elsewhere at be
ginning of week; generally fair
Wednesday and Thursday, follow
ed by shower period toward end
of week; temperatures near nor
NAL south portion of district,
mostly. moderate over north por-
ton first part of week; warmer
about Thursday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
East Still
Drenched In
avyRaiins
(By TheAssociated Press.)


TOrrential rains still drenched the
eastern seaboard today from Maine
to Virginia, menacing highway travel,
causing thousands of dollars of crop
damage and putting an effective dam
per on outdoor amuSementS and
sports in the area
New York's great beaches, general
ly damned at this season with thous-
ands of persons, were sodden and
gloomy today after seven days of
Cloudy weather and rain.
An overflow of 218,O00,00O gallons
OF water in the last "a hours was re-
ported at Croton Lake, one of the
city's water reservoirs, and motorists
had the rare summertime sight of
Continued on Page F'ive)
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Elizabeth City, July 23.-(AP--Wl-
liam Hardy Cropsey, father of beauti-
full Nellie Cropsey, whose brutal muir
der in November, 1901, still remains
an unsolved mystery, died at his resi-
dence late yesterday at the age Of
80, after an illness Of 10 months.
Cropsey is a former resident of
Brooklyn, but more recently of Eliza
beth City. Funeral services will be
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23

ng seriously OF rum
hing for the White
House again in 1910.
They do not assert
that he seems de-
finitely to have
made up his mind
n favor of a third
campaign, but the
great majority of
them certainly are
Of the opinion that
his apparent atti-
ude hints at a will
ngness to be draft
I'd if the demand for
his candidacy once
more is tr on e
enough.
He assuredly had
an excellent oppor-
tunity to say Moth
ing doing when a
group of his adj
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
Cropsey's Death Recalls
Famous Murder Years Ago

held late today with Rev. H. K.
King, pastor of the First Methodist
church, officiating. Burial will be in
Hollywood cemetery. He is survived
by his widow, five daughters, one
son, three granddaughter, four grand
sons and two sisters.
On the night of November 20, 1901,
Nellie Cropsey disappeared from her
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
Late Buying
Lifts Stocks

New York, July % (AP)-A last
minute buying rush, centering in mot
ors, pushed stock market leaders up
fractions to more than two points to-
day and lifted The Associated Press
average to a new peak since last Oc-
tober. Short covering and purchasing
by speculative and investment froces
that had missed the boat" on the
June-July rally, brokers said, &C
counted partly for the sharp squirt in
the final Is minutes of dealings when
the ticker tape, for an interval, was
behind
Transfers Appropriated 100000
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23
If He Runs He Will
Win; if He Sees He
Can't Win, He Won't
Run Again
By CHARLES Il. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, July 23.-Political OBJ
servers in Washington unquestionably
are more and more inclined to be-
ieve that President Roosevelt's think
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23

Here are the men who piloted the
British pick-a-back plane, the
Mercury, over the Atlantic from
Foynes, Ireland, to Montreal prior
to going on to New York. They
are Pilot Capt. c. T. Bennett and
Radio Man A. ]. Coster. = The
Mercury took off from the back
Of its parent ship Maia 1000 feet
above the River Shannon in
Foynes, continuing on across the
ocean. It was the first test for
the pick-a-back plane, pictured
above.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-07-23

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy tonight and Sun
day, with occasional showers.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
HOW TO WIN FRIENDS WITH FOOD
Continued from preceding pose

days of his boyhood and simple coun-
try ways, though since then he has
done so many things and known and
worked with and lived among the
famous and successful. He even had
turn at being an actor. studying first
at the American Academy of Arts, and
then going on the road for year with
Polly of the Circus" But he was only
twenty-four when he turned all his
attention to what was to be his real
field of activity - the relationship be-
tween the development of personality.
human relationships, and success.
Famous men have come to Dale to
learn this relationship. Among them
were Ivy Lee, Jr.. the publicity spe-
cialist; McClelland Barclay. the artist;
George NJ. Delacorte, the publisher;
Professor Prescott Lecky of Columbia
University; and host of other am
bilious and successful men.
Evening star., 1938-07-24

He likes angel cake, too. "Weusedto
go to the county fairs" he says remi-
niscently," and while Father took prizes
on thoroughbred hogs. Mother took
them for her angel cakes. Then there
were the church festivals for which she
used to make chocolate cake with
white frosting, dotted all over with
tiny red peppermint candies that were
white inside When l was out in
Missouri couple of years ago, l bought
these candies at country store.
My passion for sliced tomatoes,
and watermelon and canteloupe is also
hangover from childhood. I've eaten
all over the world, but there's nothing
better than the food had as boy.
And that goes for rabbit, too. There's
no meat better than young fried rabbit.
I'VE also used to have roasted
spareribs and sauerkraut. And Mother
made sausage with sage in it. She used
to shape it into patties which she kept
in brown, earthen jars. never eat
sausage nowadays without thinking
of the farm. l spent week end with
Lowell Thomas recently. and Mrs.
Thomas served sausage that was just
like Mothers found out where it
came from and ordered some for my
self. It's good with the wafles that l
have for breakfast every Sunday.
AT our house nowadays We have
duck and goose quite often. l learned
to like goose in Hungary where it is
favorite dish - and marvelously
cooked. But we also have fried chicken
and gravy, just like that We used to
have when | was boy and Mother
made the gravy with rich milk and
cream. | even learned to fry chicken
myself, for Mother had no daughters
and |, the youngest son. used to help
her. That is how learned to prepare
home fried potatoes, too And when |
say home fried mean the kind that
is made of raw potatoes.
Though | live in the suburbs now
and can't raise my own peanuts as l
used to do, still love peanuts and
peanut butter. As boy on cold win
ter day used to roast big pan of
them in the kitchen stove, and then
eat them all hot from the oven"
Clearly, Dale continues to love the
Evening star., 1938-07-24

somebody, and Toots is the cause
That's all Spike needs to know, and
all he needs to see is champagne bot
tie sticking up out of nice, silver
bucket
Before you could yell "Oh. Gosh"
Spike has grabbed the wine bottle,
smacked it down on the head of the big
drunk, and fattened the second souse
with wallop on the hutton. Then the
walters and the bouncer - in evening
dress - swirl in, Reggie stands against
the table plenty CORY, the guy that's
been crowned is lying on the floor
looking like When the Battle 's-Over-
Mother, and Spike is showing me out
the door. I'm thinking of the ball club,
and so | tell Spike to scram, but go
back to inspect the damage.
Well, the brawl has attracted a
couple cops and they're asking ques-
tions, and most of the people sitting
around are saying it's dirty shame
they're arresting Reggie because he
was just defending the cigarette girls
honor or something. and the two
drunks started it. and see that every
body thinks that Reggie was the one
who used the champagne bottle as a
shillalah. One of the cops says. I'm
sorry. But this mugg looks like he's
bad hurt, SO we got to take this gent.
Later talk with him at the precinct
station and he says. keep your
mouth shut, Gus
But vOu didn't
Never mind what | did or didn't
do. I'll handle this thing my way"
| do like he says, and I'm glad to,
because you see, knew that Reggie -
being one of these Social Register guys
and all - WELL the judge would right
away figure that he was only acting
like any gent should. whereas if they
booked Spike Nolan on the same
charge, why there'd be howl that
here was another roughneck butting
into high sassiety and crowning gents
with bottles. 1t amt question OF
what was done, but of who done it. 1t
spells embarrassment for Reggie, but
real trouble for Spike.
1t seems that there was two col
Evening star., 1938-07-24

Bud takes couple of Spikes punches,
and then goes into clinch, pinnlng
Spikes arms against his sides. He says,
whats eating on you, Two Bits? |
amt fighting with you. I'm taking a
hundred-dolar wallop at that -
Spike is struggling "If you hit him,
you hit me"
"Well," says Bud. "I'll be damned. ."
Spike faces the rest of the gang. He
says, Listen you mugs: and get it
straight. There amt none of you
gonna pick on this guy no more"
''Well, look at who's talkin'," says
somebody.
'Uh-huh. Look! Cause I'm talkin'.
Spike Nolan An mean every word of
it. I'm tellin' you ! had this Reggie
guy wrong. He's white man. One
hundred per cent"
Says your'
'Yeh! Sez me! Now lemme tell you
what he done"
Reggie grabs Spike by the shoulders
and swings him around. He says,
Shut up"
I'm gonna tell 'em. Now listen
"Okay," says Reggie. and does
funny thing He hauls off and socks
Spike Nolan on the jaw. Spike goes
down, and sits there on the floor star
ing up at Reggie and shaking his head.
"Whatcha slug me for?" he asks,
kinda plaintive-like.
ITO keep you from making COM
plete damn fool of yourself
well, III be-" says Spike.
The Others are crowding around,
not understanding this set-up. But
they're beginning to get the idea that
there's plenty under the surface, and
they're ready - and even kinda anx-
ious - to follow Spikes lead. What's
right with Spike is right with them.
Spike climbs to his feet and grins at
Reggie. He says, kinda sheepish, but
not pretending he don't understand:
''Okay, buddy - you win
The others crowd up and want to
know what's what. Spike, still grin
ming, drapes one arm around Reggie's
shoulder.
"You lugs wouldn't understand"
he says This here is just a little
secret between me and my friend,
Reggie"
The End
Evening star., 1938-07-24
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

it? That was Spike. His brain started
worrying him. He was up against
something he couldn't understand,
and the more he thought about it, the
goofier the set-up was. You see,
Reggie never let on, by word or sign,
that he thought he'd done anything
noble. He had acted that way because
it was the only way he knew how to
act.
Of course, nobody but me and Spike
and Reggie knew that Spike was in on
the Tunisia thing at all. And Pm also
watching the other guys on the club
They've got kinda tired riding Reggie,
and they're waiting for something -
without knowing why or what. They
had followed Spikes lead in the first
place, and they'd follow it now.
Well, l knew something had to
break pretty soon, and | hoped it
would happen quick, because we was
just hanging on to second place by the
skin of our teeth and was swinging
into the homestretch. And it was big
Bud Barringer, Spikes particular
friend, who brought matters to head.
Bud has a sense of humor like an
elephant and pair of shoulders as
broad as from here to across the river.
So one day, Reggie scoops up hot
one between first and second, and
burns the ball into Buds glove when
he really has plenty of time for toss,
and Bud drops the thing The stands
give him the razz and Bud gets sore as
two goats.
In the locker room after the game,
which we lost on account of that error,
Gabby gives Bud hell, and then stalks
out. The minute his back is turned,
Bud walks across the room to where
Reggie is getting into his undies and
says, "Llssen, you blankety-blank
butterfly "
Reggie looks up kinda cold and says,
Easy there. l don't like that kind of
language"
well, maybe you like this then"
says Bud, and hangs one on Reggie's
jaw.
Reggie hits the floor in heap, and
comes up swinging, but before he can
get close, Spike Nolan appears from
nowhere. Spike is slamming both fists
into Buds midriff, and he amt fooling,
either.
Now Bud and Spike is friends. So
Evening star., 1938-07-24
THE BATTLING BUTTERFLY
Continued from poge nine

umnists in the place that night, and
what they write - and what the other
newspapers write - is plenty. The
Battling Butterfly they call Reggie,
and from the way they write, you'd
think he never done nothing but
mosey around the mazda belt looking
for trouble. They print his picture
along with Toots, they remember that
he's trouble-maker on and off the
field. they brush off their senses of
humor and let fly at Reggie That
night Spike says, Hes having fun.
amt he?"
"Who?"
"Mayberry Can't you see what he's
dom? He's just holdin' back to spring
it at the right time
You think so?"
Il don't think nothin'. | know it!
He's been waitin' for this chance, and
now he's got it, He's hxin' it so get
run out of baseball"
Did he see you crown that guy"
Heck. yes When l slugged the big
feler, Reggie says, Thanks, Spike
Imagine that - bein' polite in a
scrap" Spike looks plenty serious.
They tell me that feller has got
percussion
'Yeh. They got him in the hos
pital."
Gosh. Suppose he cashes in?"
Il don't hardly reckon he will"
Il suppose Reggie is happy
Il s'pose so. Spike. He's got you
just where he wants you"
''Uh-huh." says Spike, the louise"
The thing grows into real scandal.
The newspaper lads have field day -
there amt but one or two that give
Reggie a break The lug that got
crowned is pretty sick, although,
thank goodness, he amt gonna die.
It's generally understood that Reggie
amt gonna do stretch for it, on
account of him defendin' girl .
but there you are - human nature
and all that sort of thing. Some lads
would of been hero for what Reggie
done, but it's Public Pastime Number
One to take a fall out of Reggie, and
they do it. Plus!
At first Spike is scared silly. He's
got it doped out that Reggie is just
lettin' the pot boil SOS to throw him
in when it's good and hot. We're play
in long home stand, and the crowds
boo Reggie He plays his game grim
and businesslike. while the fans yell,
"Hi Butterfly How'sa Battler?' And.
"Whyn't you slug somebody, huh?:"
Spike eats with me one night. He's
just begun to figure that Reggie amt
plannin' to say a word. Here's code
that Spike don't understand, but he's
beginnin' to see a little sense in it,
because it's helpln' him out of what
could be nasty jam. Still and all, he
amt exactly consumed with admira-
ton. He says to me. Look, Gus - the
guy is dope"
How you figure that. Spike?'
We'll, he hates my insides, an he's
got me behind the eight ball. Yet he's
keepin his lip buttoned.'
so what"
..Cap vo,, IMAGINE a bird heip' that
dumb? 1t don't make sense"
Maybe not"
"Whatcha mean: Maybe?"
Figure it out for yourself. Spike.
Thinkn' never done nobody no harm.
Did you ever see guy think? Es-
pecially one that amt accustomed to
AYGRAYNDG
Evening star., 1938-07-24
ANSWERS
Three Liars"

Mr.. Brown is the only one who Is
telling the truth. That fish can be
frozen in the ice of lake and still
retain life has been scientifically
verified.
Jones's statement is false, since
there are no wild tigers in Africa.
Smith is fabricating a tale, for
giraffes cannot utter sound. They
do not possess vocal cords.
Williams saw the leopard's eyes
shining through the dark only in his
imagination. The eyes of cat have
certain property that reflects light and
causes them to shine in semi-darkness.
But there can be no reflection if there
is no light to reflect, Williams said
that it was pitch-black, so no shine
could emanate from the leopard's
eyes.
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