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Evening star., 1939-02-23

had driven out in police car, and
the only way I could get back was
in the same car, and he knew it.
Keep your shirt on, scribe. Let's
look around the joint. I've always
wanted to see what millionaire's
home looked like"
You're still wasting time. Ran
dali was just $999,999 short of being
a millionaire"
This was true. Once a promi-
nent member of the upper brack-
cts of society and finance. Andrew
Randall's fortuna had dwindled
steadily for the last dozen years. A
dozen years ago he had retired from
active business. This was a mis-
take, because he was too young to
retire. And so, to satisfy the energy
that no longer had an outlet, he
amused himself by engaging in Wild
cat schemes. He worked on the
theory that if a man were smart
enough he could outscheme the
schemers, and there would be a lot
of satisfaction in doing it.
Smart But Honest.
But he figured wrong. The main
trouble was that Andrew Randall
had been smart in an honest way.
He couldn't cope with smart men
who were dishonest, and little by
little the schemers began transfer
ring the Randall fortune to their
own pockets. And pretty soon it was
all gone. Even the house was mort
gagged.
So the schemers lost interest in
Andrew Randall. and Andrew Ran
dali lost interest in life, and now
he was dead-poisoned
who's going to inherit this bunch
of debts?" I asked Van as we moved
from one silent room to the next.
LAS far as I can figure there's
only one living relative. A youngster
named Barry Roister. A nephew
by marriage. He lives in Michi-
gan"
"Ah!" I cried, brightly. "A murder
prospect! Now what could the mo-
tive be?"
Van grinned again. He didn't
mind my kidding. Half the time
he turned things inside out, fixing
it to make me look like lug who
talked too much. This time I had
him, and I laid it on thick.
The drawing room of the old
house contained three fairly good
oil paintings. There was some silver
and a few antique pieces and a
car in the garage Otherwise young
Mr.. Barry Roister of Michigan was
going to find it hardly worth his
while to make the trip to New York.
to collect his inheritance.
Outside, Van sighed deeply.
What a pity There was a chance
for swell murder case, and it turns
out to be nothing but an ordi-
nary suicide"
Evening star., 1939-02-23


noon. But that afternoon a ship
caught fire at sea, and I was sent
up to Provincetown, where the sur
vlvors had landed, to interview every
one I could get hold Of I STAYED
there three days and then received
wire to get down to Miami and
cover the air races. So it was more
than two weeks before 1 returned
to New York. The day after my
arrival I dropped in on Van.
He looked brighter and satisfied.
About the Randall murder" he
said. We've got the killer!"
Calls 1t Suicide.
I stared, blankly. Then suddenly
I remembered. That wasn't a mur-
der. 1t was suicide. What do you
mean-you've got the killer?"
Barry Roister from Michigan.
Remember? The nephew by mar
riage. He did it,"
Now look, VAN" I said. stop
talking in punches. Why would
Barry Roister want to kill penni-
less old Andy Randall?"
Because of the paintings. You
Evening star., 1939-02-23

owned the paintings, began to
think"
"Ah!"
"'Ah! is right. To Roister it
looked like setup. Uncle Andy had
every reason to commit suicide, and
who would ever suspect a distant
nephew living in Michigan who
would only inherit bunch Of debts?
$50 Roister made a quick and
murderous trip to Uncle Andy's
and then returned to Michigan.
And when he was advised he had
inherited a lot of debts he came
back and took the paintings and
left everything else for the debts.
And a week and a half later I read
in the papers where the Trask oils
had sold for $4,000 EACH" Van
Evening star., 1939-02-23

remember those three paintings we
saw in the drawing room?"
Il remember that they weren't
anything to kill an old man over" I"
Hal" said Van. You newspaper
men! Never get behind the news.
Too superficial. I suppose you never
heard of Caleb Trask?"
mo. I never heard of Caleb
Trask."
We'll, he's an artist. Pretty good,
too. He painted those oils. They
sold for about $50 each. Then Ca
leb died. What always happens
when a fairly good artist dies? The
price of his paintings hits the sky.
Caleb Trask lived in Michigan, and
Roister, being an art connoisseur
and knowing his distant uncle
Evening star., 1939-02-23

sighed and grinned. 'What q pity
you newspapermen don't try to get
behind the news"
What pity" I snapped, that
you had to read in the newspapers
about the paintings being sold."
(Copyright. 19390
Evening star., 1939-02-23

"Why dci.'t you
S u p press your
pr e d a t ory in
stincts and turn
into a hum a n
b ng for a
changer" I asked
him. Lord, it's
getting so a man
can't honestly kill
himself with ou t
some inquisitive
copper trying to
dramatiZe 1t into
a love Staying or
something"
So we left the
old Randall place.
Van looking sad
and cheated and I
thinking that the
old man would
probably give me
a call-doWn for
idling away a per-
foNt1u rNorJ ofto~
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Blame Polished Rice

A Japanese physician traces the
great prevalence of appendicitis in
Japan to the eating of polished rice.
Minute particles Of sand, used in
the polishing, irritate the appendix.
! he believes.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Woshineton's Birthday

The first known public celebration
Of Washington's Birthday was in
that terrible winter at Valley Forge
An artillery band serenaded their
chief in front of his quarters on his
birthday.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
OFF to Good Sturt

CLARENCE, N. Y. R.-Mr. and
Mrs. ]. F. Stenson, newlyweds, got
good start toward marital happi-
ness.
Following the ceremony they had
a wedding breakfast at the Lovejoy
Restaurant. Now they are living in
their new home in the village Of
Bliss,
Evening star., 1939-02-23
DAILY SHORT STORY
CAUSE.FOR MURDER
BY James freeman
BY James Freeman
AnGreW RAN

An DIRE W Ran
dail's death was,
obviously, suicide.
Capt. Van Ness
of the homicide
squad went down
to investi g a t e,
though he admit
ted the investiga-
ton was merely
in the line of
routine duty. I
went with him,
tnOugn l naQ q
feeling it was a
waste of time.
" You ant
make a murder
out of this one
1 CRU m b | e d.
Come on home.
We're W ast in 6
ach OF h e RS
time"
Van gr n n e d
WY -
Evening star., 1939-02-23
jolly Polly

S. L. A.-Either big city," large
city" or great city" may be used.
One authority says that great sug-
gests Importance, eminence, distinc-
ton; large suggests breadth, COM
prehensiveness; big implies mere ex-
tent or bulk.
Send a self addressed, stamped
envelope for the leaflet, Business
English"
Evening star., 1939-02-23

THRILL your family with rich, 6neAavored light cakes!
Get extra goodness in baking by using the short
ening fine Southern cooks prefer JEWEL SHORTENING
For generations, mothers have been telling their aug.
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shortening and has shortening tosve And make.
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Many wealthy people Jewel because they consider it
the finest shortening the Market regardless Of price, Yet
the best things in life don't always cost the most Jewel sells
thrifty price. 81 pound less than the Expensive
type" Of Shortcomings. Get Jewel today
Evening star., 1939-02-23

IS TELEPHONE CALLS PER MINUTE, 1900 in each {
is the average number of calls Josephine Shelley puts
switchboard. Plenty of strain in job like that
reul pause with mild, tasty Camel now and tn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Miss Thompson Fetes
Senior Glass at PnYtv

Climaxing week full of gala
events for the class of 1899 was the
colOrful party given last evening by
Miss Jane Thompson in compliment
to the members of her class, the high
school faculty, and specially invited
friends.
AS testatrix of the class, Miss
Thompson had issued a last call to
this Session Extraordinary where
last bequest would be given "down
where the rainbow ends".
When the young graduates troup-
ed into the gymnasium they found it
transformed into veritable fairy
land. Across one end a garden scene
had been made, carrying out in its
details the motif of the Rainbow
TraiI''. There were bowers OF green,
trellises Of roses, flowers in gracious
abundance, all enclosed with gar
lands OF green, over all of which a
Hood light threw rainbow radiance.
In very clever arrangement rain
bow really seemed to hang over the
scene, leading to the traditional pot
OF gold. An electrically lighted and
motlvated crystal gazing globe cast
the rainbow colors over the garden,
making a beautiful effect.
The young people enjoyed dancing
informally 10 the music furnished by
an ampllfying system. Refreshments
OF punch, sandwiches, and cakes were
served continuously throughout the
evening.
At the close of the party, at the
midnight hour, the grand march was
formed and the hostess, speaking
over the microphone, revealed at
last what was ner last bequest.
In gracious rhyming words she
said:
We've come to the end of perfect
day.
Our work is done and our diplomas
won.
With our teachers and our friends
we've met
For jokes and jest and jolly-and
yet
Our smiles will be near to tears we
know
When It's time our last farewells to
say
In parting-at the foot of the rain
bow.
A saying of o1d-you've oft been told
At the loot Of the rainbow-a bag
OF gold.
Health, Happiness, and wonders un-
told
AWalt-if we follow to the end.
Listen, classmates, teachers, friends
bequeSt
IT'S a magic gift-the last before we
Follow me to the foot of the rainbow
Where we will find our bags ,ot
gold
Memories to hold till Lifes Journey
ends.
Memories whose magic can bring us
back,
Back DER childhood's shining
track
To this beautiful day in May
We can meet again at the foot of the
rainbow
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Wide Variety of Books
N0r Library Book Fair

At the East-West Book Fair which
begins at the H. Leslie Perry Me-
mortal Library Tuesday morning,
May %, the girls and boys of Hen
derson and Vance county may read
from a variety of books. The nearly
one hundred countries which are
represented at the New York Worlds
Fair and at the Golden Gate Inter-
national Exposition in San Fran
cisco Bay, and the different inter-
ests emphasized at these two fairs
cover wide range. There are
books on France, China, England,
Guatemala, and other countries of
the world. There are also books on
music, art, science, transportation,
nature
The first through the third grades
will read from one group; the fourth
and fifth grades will Tead from
second group; and the sixth and
seventh grades from third group.
Colorful posters have been sent
from the two world fairs. Minia-
ture boats and airplanes bearing the
names of the people who register
will show the progress of the visit
ors to the Book Fair Different COL
ored boats and airplanes for the
schools are as follows:
City schools-Central, Green Ship;
Clark Street, Yellow Ship; Junior
High, Red Airplane; West End,
Orange Airplane
North Henderson, Purple Airplane.
South Henderson, White Airplane.
County schools-Aycock, Green
Ship; Dabney, Yellow Ship; Mid
dleburg, Purple Airplane, Towns
|ille, Orange Airplane; Zeb Vance,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
South Henderson
Pre-School Group
Has Its Finals

The pre-school children of South
Henderson presented their commence
ment program recently to their par
ents and friends. The recreation
leaders of South Henderson directed
the children.
The program was as follows:
Health Song, group.
Prayer, group.
Rhythm band, group.
Little Old Man., Louis Partin.
Little Wee Man., group.
Little Johnny Jump Up, Billy
Kelly.
Donkey Song, boys.
What Are Little Girls Made or.
group.
"New Shoes, Nancy Blake.
Under the Spreading Chestnut
Tree, group.
"Down at the Station, group.
Good Morning, Elizabeth Steven
son, Frances Delbridge and Dorothy
Vaughan.
Dear Mother Hem, group.
Dancing, Nancy Blake, Frances
Delbridge.
After the conclusion of the pro-
gram Mrs. w. D. Payne led the chill
dren and the audience in singing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Hi Y Banquet Dance
Scheduled For Tonight

The last of the festivities in con-
nection with Henderson high school
graduation will be the banquet and
dance this evening, when Hi-Y
members and their dates assemble
tor the annual Ladies Night of the
club
The banquet, which will be in the
school cafeteria, will be at 7:3O
o'clock, and the dance will immedi-
ately follow in the gymnasium.
Rev. R. E. Brown, Methodist min
ister, will be speaker at the ban
quet, and will be introduced bv
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
WORKERS WANTED.

Now the Towering apple trees
Ave- Nre advertising jobs for bees.
work for Also read the signs,
y, mink and white the printed lines
a. A language understood by bees.
coon is heard the buzz and hum
0f W eager workers as they come,
N haste to gather and distil
sweets. a million jars to fill
Tor wages fair, a goodly sum.
The golden jars they store in rows,
tach zach waXen lid securely close,
Then M place a guard with sharpened
spear
ro halt. in case there should appear,
A greedy bears inquiring nose.
Annie E. Moore.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
PATTERN 9O75

You'll know your cotton frock is
making you look reed-slim and ever
SO attractive, when your pattern
choice is this youthful Marian Mar
tin Style No. 9075. 1t is a style
with gay, new fashion details
yet So simple to stitch up when you
obey the Sew Chart enclosed! This
carefree summer design has slightly
bloused softness to accent your
smart wasp-waist silhouette. Both
the girdle-band and the graceful
flared skirt are bias cut Euch
a dressy idea Tor checked cotton or
striped rayon! If your choice is a
stripe, have the yoke in cross grain.
Looking for new, heat-defying,
sleeve treatment? Then scallop the
cool little cap sleeves to match the
adorable neckline!
Pattern 9075 may be ordered only
in misses sizes IL, ID, Is, 18, and TO-
Size 16 requires 3 1-2 yards 35 inch
fabric
Send Fifteen Cents in coins for
his Marian Martin pattern. Be
sure to write plainly your size, name
Address and Style Number.
Send your order to Henderson
Daily Dispatch, Pattern Department
232 W. 18th ST., New York, N. Y.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19

Jack Sanders. Johnnie Davis will
act as master of ceremonies.
Guests at dinner, besides the
members and their dates, will be
Professor and Mrs. w. D. Payne, S.
M. Crowder, faculty sponsor, Mr..
and Mrs. Stanley F. Teiser, parents
of the president, and alumni mem
bers of the organization.
Headed by Stanley Teiser,. the
group has as vice. president Bobby
Johnson; secretary, George Eppes;
treasurer, Jack. Sanders; and SER
geant-at-arms. Harry Keller.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Attend Charlotte Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Kittrell have
returned from Charlotte where they
visited Mrs Eliza L. Mills, Mrs. Kit
rels mother. While in Charlotte
they attended the wedding of Mrs.
Kitrelrs cousin, Norman c. Gordon,
,Jr. and Miss Deane Van Landing
ham. Mr.. Gordon is singer with the
Metropolitan Opera Company.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19

Where once, with tears in our eyes
We said our goodbyes
And watched each other go.'
Saying which, she led the march
through the garden to the foot of
the rainbow where, from the pot of
gold she gave each a bag of golden
memories, climaxing in sentiment the
spirit of her gracious bequest.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
SOrOSiS Club Meets

The Sorosis club will meet Satur-
dav afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Sam Harris, with Mrs.
Harris and Mrs. H. H. Bass as joint
hosteSSeS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19

White Airplane.
Ten books will be read during the
summer in order to complete the
visit to the East-West Book Fair.
Registration is on Tuesday morning,
May %, at ten o'clock. Girls and
boys from West End will register
Tuesday afternoon, May %, from two
until four o'clock. No one may reg
lister after May 81.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Visit Grandmother.

Miss Lucy Brewer and Charles
Brewer Jr., of Elkin, are visiting
their grandmothers, Mrs D. Boyd
Kimball and Mrs. c. S. Brewer, at
their homes here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
CHURCH SOCIETIES
ANNOUNCEMENT

Nearly 1000 farm homes in North
Carolina have water systems todny
that did not have this modern con-
venlence year earlier, says Miss
Ruth Current, State home demon
stration agent at State College.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Returns from Hospital.

i Mrs. T. r. Manning, who has been
taking treatment at Duke hospital
Durham, for the past week, returned
TO her home in Roanoke Rapids yes
terday. Friends will be glad to know
that her condition was much i'm
proved.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Stop! Look and
Listen!!

Why suffer with Rheuma-
tism, Arthritis, Neuritis,
High Blood Pressure, Cane
ers and Bad Sores when the
Cherry Remedy is establish
ed at 1926 N. Garnett Street.
Sold at one dollar ($1.OO)
per box, under money back
guarantee. Aiding every
body that tries it. d,
:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19

Timber Deed-Timber rights to IS
acres OF land in Henderson town
snip were granted to J. E. Elrod
Lumber Co., by D. M. Glover and
wife for $1,000 in a realty deed
terday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
MIDDLEBURG METHODIST
CHARGE

CHARGE
Rev. Dwight A. Petty, pastor.
ShOccO church:
Sermon by the pastor at II a. m.;
Sunday school at 10 a. M, Julian
NJ Aston, superintendent
Cokesbury church:
Services at p. M, sermon by
the pastor Reception Of members.
Sunday school, 2 p. m.,. V. M. Breed
love, superintendent.
Middleburg church:
Worship service at 8 p. m, SER
mon by the pastor. Sunday school
at 10 a. M, Allen Holloway, super
intendent
The public is invited to all SER
vices.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Z 11.vou SOCIETY NEWS -
MARRIAGES, PARTIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Visitors From Knoxville

Mrs. l.. A. Richardson and daught-
er, Miss Lois Frances, and son Tom
Richardson, of Knoxville, Tenn. ar
rived in the city yesterday for :,
short visit. They will acconnanv
Miss Mary Margaret Richardson to
Knoxville tomorrow. y
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19

Work in organizing one-variety
cotton communities is still progress
ing rapidly. as increasing numbers
OF farmers adopt the plan, reports
!. A. Shanklin, cotton specialist of
State College.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
LOUISBURG COUPLE
GETS LICENSE HERE

A Louisburg couple, John Ray
mond Strickland and Ola Shearin,
were granted license to wed at the
Vance Registry office yesterday.
1t was the only paper issued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Mrs. WeSter In Columbia

Mrs +. L. Wester has gone to Co
hmbia. S. c., to visit Mrs. Randolph
Norris. She plans to be there for
several days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Rural Churches
Rock Spring Baptist Church

Rock Spring Baptist Church
Rev. S. L. Morgan, pastor.
Mr.. Morgan will fill his appoint
ment at Rock Spring Baptist church
Sunday morning, preaching on sMak
ing "a Success of Marriage and
Home Making"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Week-End in Raleigh

Miss Lucy Wester will go to Ra-
leeh tomorrow, to be the guest of
Mrs George Wynne for the week.
nd
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19

Suburbanite: A fellow who gets
mad at the dandelions dotting his
lawn and then spends hours caring
for flowers not half as attractive.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19
Visitor Here Today

Dr.. Ben Martin, of Winston-Salem
uas a visitor in Henderson today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19

MOUNTAIN GROVE BAPTIST
Rev. E w. Greene, pastor.
Sunday school at 10 a. M, H. r.
Mosley, superintendent
Preaching at IL a. m. by the pas
tor, subject, "In Name Only"
All members urged to be present
and visitors welcome.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-19

A Nebraska cow will jump on and
off a box if kissed. Getting up
enough nerve to kiss Bossy is a bet.
ter trick than that.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-12
HOW ABOUT AN
ADULTS STATE?
Charleston CV.Va.) Mail

After a young citizen has completed
his participation in Boys State it is
safe assumption that he knows more
about the machinery of his state govern
ment than the great majority of adult
voters. Theoretical experience gained by
studying civics courses in the schools is,
of course, of great value but nothing can
take the place of actual participation in
operating miniature state government
Together with intensive mind-training,
a working knowledge of the government
Is perhaps more important to our youth
today than at any time during recent
history. Assaults upon our form of
government have ranged from more or
less open attempts to streamline the
machinery to subversive activities that
would change the form completely. Some
high governmental officials have express
sed dissatisfaction bordering upon con-
tempt for the structure as it now exists
Others want to change it overnight.
Without a thorough understanding of
the machinery of government and with
out at least elementary training of the
mind, young citizen may we'll be be-
wildered or, worse STILL receptive to radi-
cal suggestions. Not that our form of
government is perfect-far from it. But
changes cannot be made drastically or
swiftly without endangering the under
lying principles upon which our govern
ment is based. To make possible the
most intelligent and the safest programs
of improvement, it is necessary first of
all to have people able to think and to
arrive at logical conclusions. But if those
people do not understand the processes
of their government all of their deepest
thinking will go for nothing
That is why Boys State is more i'm
portant today than ever before At the
end of the period we are now going
through an abundance of intelligence
and understanding of our government
will be needed to cope with the new and
perpleXing questions that have been rails
ed. 1t would not at all be out of place
if an Adults State modelled after the
Boys State were founded and opened to
the adult voters.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-12
ONE MAN MAY DO 1T
(AIanieda TimeS-Star)

What an army is unable to do one man
may accomplish. Rev. Sam Jones, in his
lifetime the nations foremost fighting
evangelist, once said that it takes ust
one real man to win righteous cause.
And it may be that in Rev. Martin
Niemoeller Germany has a real man In
addition to becoming that cOuntry's most
popular Protestant minister, Rev. Me
mOeller was one of Germanys war heroes,
having won his spurs for courage as
submarine commander in the World War.
After three years of persecution, with
out warrant of law, and after the courts
could find no violation of law on which
to convict him, his continued confine-
ment in concentration camp, and deep
est humiliation, is an injustice that is
beginning to permeate all Germany The
fact, which also is penetrating the minds
of the people, that he could have free
dom of person in return for the stutifi-
cation of his honor, which he steadfastly
refuses, is that country's most powerful
weapon against Hitler-a fighting public
opinion.
With definite and understandable
case the German public has something on
which to center its thought The Me
moeller incident is rapidly building an
opposition to the Hitler regime that has
in it the fundamentals that make for
cohesive action. 1t would be no surprise
if the determination of Rev. Niemoeller
to maintain his right to freedom of reli-
gious thought and action regardless of
the unSpeakable cruelty heaped upon him
will be the spark that will touch off a
successful demand for liberty