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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

warm shawl and settle down by my
hearth and invite you to come and
witness how close am to it."
Its a picture I should love to
see. 1 recommend that you paint
it for yourself when you picture
the years ahead"
Eleanor said coolly: Paint it for
me, darling, and I'll put it in my
study"
IT will, and it probably will be
one Of the most attractive pictures
Of Phil you'll ever see."
Eleanor answered: IT don't want
to rush you, Aida, but I'm shop
ping this afternoon. You won't
mind if I ask for the check 2"
She shopped all afternoon. She
bought elaborate and expensive
fishing tackle for Phil. She bought
a bicycle for Sonny and pair of
wide gold bracelets for Jessica.
She had the butler put the things
in her study and told him to have
tea served there at five. And
would he ask Mr.. Parrish, Miss Jes-
sica and Sonny to join her there?
what is this, Christmas ?" Phil
said when she gave them their
presents.
Eleanor said: mo, Phil. l was
just full of spring fever and
thought it would make me feel nice
to make you feel nice. Sonny,
darling, please don't try to ride
that thing in here! Daddy'll take
you to the park tomorrow and you
can try it out"
Phil bent over his fishing tackle.
Phil had not reacted as she had
hoped. He'd said: Thank you,
Nell" in very quiet way, as if,
somehow, he had known that her
conscience had something to do
with her burst of generosity.
It seemed to her that her little
surprise party had fallen fiat. She
felt cheated, and there was some
thing else that she could not be ar
ticulate about; she felt the need to
cover up something.
She said: "Jessica, I have anoth-
er surprise for YOU"
"The bracelets are lovely, Moth
err" Jessica said in her musical,
| young voice that always was
slightly detached.
Don't you want to know what
it is?" There was slight note of
evaporation in Eleanor's voice.
Jessica looked up at once, polite
ly. "Of course, Mother"
give arranged for you to go to
Europe next month. Three months
in England and France darling,
with the Germaine girls and their
chaperone. We must start getting
your clothes together at once.
You're sailing on the Normandie
the second week in June"
"That was sweet of you, Mother.
But I'm afraid I can't accept. You
see, I have made other plans"
"YOU have made other plans 2"
Eleanor bit her lip.
Go Be Coutinuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
BIDDING ERROR SAVES
UNIVERSITY BIG SUM

Raleigh, Nay 24.-(AP)-An in
advertent error last week saved the
University of North Carolina &c.
295.27.
Tuesday the university sold on an
interest basis of 2.736 per cent an
issue of S250,000 revenue bonds for
an electric light and heating plant.
The price was the best, bond buyers
said ever paid for a similar revenue
issue in the state.
Last week bids were received on
the same bonds and the best was on
an interest basis OF 1881 per cent,
but the award through error went
u a bidder who had proposed a
1882 basis. When the error was
discovered all bids were thrown out
and new proposals asked.
Lewis and Hall, of Greensboro,
and associates took the issue. The
first $4,000 of maturities will bear
212 per cent interest and the re-
mainder ga per cent A premium
of $7.77 was paid. Associates were
Robinson-Humphrey company, of
Atlanta, Ca; Vance, Young and
Hardin Of Winston-Salem; Scott,
Horner and Mason, Lynchburg, Va,
and Wells Dickey company, of Min
neapolis.
The money will be used with
$315,000 PWA funds and a state APP
preparation to construct a new $701,-
1863 heating and electric plant, in
Guiding improvements.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
Booms, Slumps Project
ed on Long Periods
Continued From Page One)

tOOlLlQUGQ ETOIIl rage -OJlGJ
They quizzed on the theory that bust
ness gradually overdoes itself more
and more during a prosperous pc
riod until finally it blows up. They
argued that, if it could be warned in
time, it would apply the brakes
and then there'd be no ensuing
slump. They didn't say that there
wouldn't be waves in the economic
graph. They did say that tremen-
deus crests and fearful troughs could
be eliminated, if the commerce de-
partment kept businessmen so in
formed as to take in sail at proper
intervals perhaps every 20 years,
reckOned as about the normal BOOM
slump cycle.
The O'Mahoney committee evolves
the notion that we've been on the
swell of boom since approximate
ly the era of Columbus. It's had its
little depressions, but of small con-
sequence until just now; we're coat
ing down the real thing. It may still
be cylical, but such cycles-the as
Economical kind! Mere aeons in
volved!
All EApcTLS OpI0lOn.
The committee had Political Eco
nomical Professor Alvin H. Hansen
of Harvard on the witness stand the
other day.
With the discovery of America, as
DR.. Hansen points out, this country
started out from scratch. It couldn't
do anything but develop. It's popula-
ton grew. Its requirements grew.
Possibly it overgrew itself locally,
here and there, but there always
were other here-and- there's to alb
sorb its local overflows.
"If," says DR.. Hansen, Optimism
has carried railroad building too far
at the moment, If "a city had been
temporarif everbuilta 1.-the damage
was short-lived. Expansion: and
growth soon made good the error.
Zone can't repress the thought"
the doctor adds, "that perhaps our
whole industrial revolution of the last
2OO years has been nothing but
huge BOOM"
Then the Doc goes on. There was.
he remarks, "the tremendous growth
in the automobile and related indus
tries-which have ceased to grow. as
did the railroads in the COS. It's the
cessation Of growth which is disas-
trouS."
We need something new, observes
the Harvard doctor, and we need in
creaslng population to absorb it-and
what we've got already. And our
populations approaching the static"
No Panacea?
The doctor doesn't think there's a
panacea.
He just doesn't think there's
mathematical test"
Nor does he think of anything new
to supplement the automobile. Hit
ting on something else, he. suggests,
may take years.
It's scientific-like germs or as
tronomy.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
|Deplore Flood
Slot Machines
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
Tn the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, May 24.-State Senator
H. P. Taylor today expressed sur
prise at the flooding of North Caro-
lima with slot machines; deplored
action of slot companies in attempt
inc to introduce gambling devices
under cover of the new 1889 law;
and predicted swift and decisive &C
ton at the 1941 General Assembly
session if local authorities do not
move against gambling machines.
Senator Taylor was chairman of
the Senate Finance Committee which
recommended legalizatiOn of ma
chimes not gambling devices, per
se," and which refused to adopt
amendments specifically stating
that the revenue act section should
not be construed as repeating any
provision of the all-incluSive 1887
Flanagan anti-slot act.
II still do not believe that the
State is going to be flooded with
gambling machines" said the Arson
law maker, who was in Raleigh on
business. But if the slot machine
companies go too far, l am certain
that an aroused public sentiment will
lead to swift, decisive action in the
1941 General Assembly and the COM
panies will find they have indeed
killed the goose that laid the golden
egg.
Senator Ccc Ciythe, of Mecklen-
burg, who was also in Raleigh on
business, reiterated the Taylor as
scrtion that it was not the legisla-
tive intention to throw open the
State to gambling devices.
"The machines were here while
we were meeting in the legislature"
he declared, land we did not see any
reason why they should not be tax
ed"
He took the position that even
vending machines which gave "value
received" in merchandise were lille
gal under the Flanagan law; and in
sisted that these machines (which
were taking business that ought to
have gone to our merchants" should
be taxed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

Miss Bell told reporter Monday
the following succession Of events
preceded the fatal double shooting.
She and Mrs Disher went to the
Concord Salisbury baseball game at
Webb field Saturday night. Then,
with their escorts, they went to a
carnival near the city, returning to
the apartment a little after mid
night. 1t was about 1.:2O o'clock Sun
day morning when 7orke came into
the apartment without knocking.
Mrs. Disher was in bed at that time
and Miss Bell was in a front room
talking to a friend, Harold Fisher.
The three sat together and worked
a crossword puzzle in a newspaper
Yorl1e helped considerably in work
ing the puzzle. Fisher left the apart
ment at l: AS O'Clock. Miss Bell went
into another room and Yorke went
into Mrs. Disher's bedroom and be-
gan talking with her. Mrs. Disher
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

was like q girl in love and she
wanted to talk about it. Not that
she intended to tell Aida anything
about Dennis actually. She just
wanted to talk about him to some
one.
She lunched with Aida at the
Ritz.
Aida said: well" when she
met her. what have you been
doing to yourself? You look about
twenty"
"Do I really?" Eleanor asked
eagerly, feeling very foolish, but
anxious to be assured.
els it the spring, or can it be . {.
oh, no, it couldn't be love! If I
didn't know you so well. I'd swear
it was"
"Of course it isn't!" Eleanor said,
and rushed into conversation about
an exhibit Of modern paintings
she'd seen.
"Who's Dennis Pryor." Aida
asked abruptly.
Eleanor felt color rise through
her throat into her face. Dennis
Pryor? Oh, sort of cousin-in-law
to Grace Mordecai. Why?"
"The proverbial little bird-the
one with the very large eyes, ears
and mouth-told me that you'd
been riding in the park with him
these spring mornings. Knowing
how you loathe any sort of exer-
else in the mornings, I thought per-
haps that might have accounted
for the girlish glow in your eyes,
Eleanor lit a cigaret very slowly
"How ridiculous! Mr.. Pryor rides
beautifully and you know I've TAX
en- up riding"
FLOWS Phil?"
GAS usual. Darling Phil"
'That's what I've always thought
Of him, too. Does he ride, Flea
nor?"
| Eleanor shook her head. mo
what's that got to do with it
What are you trying to say?"
ooh, I'm still harping on my
favorite subject: Husbands anc
wives liking to do the same things
It seems to me that it's such 9
sound idea. It puts such a pro.
tective little fence around the home
property"
"And do you think we need 8
protective fence around our home
property?"
Aida nodded deeply. IT do.
think any home property needs tc
be protected at times Such times
for instance, as when a woman is
in her second youth-in her middle
thirties-and it is spring and she's
a little tired Of spring being the
same as it has for a good many
years. AND when, just beyond the
fence and eager to take it in 8
mighty leap there is something
handsome, new and exciting wait
ing to pounce."
"How dreadful you make II
sound, Aida. I shall get myself
a cap with lavender ribbons, q
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY
CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

THE TYPEWRITER was silent.
Eleanor sat before it with her chin
cupped in her hands, Her eyes
were fastened on the blank page,
but her thoughts were off dream
ing, not at the words she meant to
put on the white paper. She was
dreaming Of the parade OF days
during the month past since she
had met Dennis Pryor.
May days and May nights. IL
seemed to her that those days had
been fuller and richer than any
she had ever known. Every hour
of the day had new meaning. She
was sharply aware Of things she
had forgotten; Of the dew on the
grass in early morning, OF the
fresh, clean feeling one had walk
ing after a spring shower, Of the
pink that suffused the sky before
the twilight fell, Of the stiffness of
the night when women are sus-
pended between earth and heaven
alone with their thoughts.
The melody that sweetened liv-
ing, the melody she thought she
had lost, sang through her being.
She woke with eagerness, and
slept, slipping from a waking
dream into a continuance Of it in
sleep.
She reached for the limp leather
volume that was her engagement
book. She turned it's pages, read
ing the brief items. Ride with
Dennis. French cinema with Den
mis-. Dennis to dinner. Ballet with
Dennis. It was full Of Dennis. And
of other items that had to do with
him. Shopping trips. Dressmak-
er's appointments. Appointments
with nnasseuse.
Phil-and others-were often at
those dinners with Dennis" Once
Jessica had gone along to tea with
them. But Dennis had always
made her feel that they were two
on an island.
Reading those items, she had
mingled emOClOnS. she LnOugnC
perhaps, she had neglected he1
family. Suddenly she wanted tc
do something for them. She felt
flooded with happiness. more than
she could bear.
She rang for her secretary
Lucy, I'm going to play hockey
from work today"
q Lucy. said: Eyes, Mrs. Parrish
"You ought to have a holiday
too. Ring up the ticket agency
and get yourself two matinee seats
for whatever show you want to see
Charge them to my account anc
take one Of your friends"
Are you sure that there isn't
something can do for you?"
Eleanor shook her head. She
said: mo. Pm going to ask Miss
Somers to come in town to lunch
Then I'm going shopping"
She wanted to talk to Aida. She
wanted to talk about Dennis. She
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
RESCUE CHAMBER LOWERED
Upon DECK OF SUBMARINE

Portsmouth, N. H., May Z4.-(AP)
"A rescue chamber capable of carry
ing eight men to freedom was lower
ed at 11:4O a. m. eastern daylight
time) today to the Sunken Subma-
rine Squalls in which SO men have
been trapped since yesterday under
240 feet of water.
The brief message flashed from
the submarine rescue ship Falcon,
anchored Is miles off this port, gave
indications that an hour, or possibly
two, would be required to lower the
rescue bell, attach it to the crippled
Squalls and then raise it to the
free air once more.
Nearly an hour and half elapsed
between the time diver first reach
ed the deck of the sunken subma-
rine at 1922 this morning, and the
actual lowering the huge bell from
the deck of the Falcon
No one knew for sure what tales
the first men to be saved could tell,
but one high authority on the sur
face already had expressed fear that
26 of the SO men ABOARD the sunken
craft already were dead.
Hope for the imprisoned men
scared as the diver reported at 11:15
a. m. eastern daylight time) that
he had hooked line on the Grip
pied submarine, on which the rescue
chamber could be lowered. The
message flashed from the Falcon
added that the sea was calming.
At the same time a new message
came from the men trapped on the
ocean floor, and the Falcon flashed,
Squalls reports condition COM
Portable and condition satisfactory.
Through code signals from the
entrapped craft, it was learned that
those in. the forward compartment
had been able to account for "only
35 of the men on board"
Weak messe ~es were received
throughout the morning from the en-
tombed men.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
Smolensky
Gets Durham
Road Term

The following is from todays Dur
ham Morning Herald:
Barney Smolensky, formerly OF
Henderson who, according to his at
torney, lost a $500 inheritance
shooting "craps" in Raleigh, yester-
day was given a four-months road
sentence by Judge Q. X. Nimocks on
four counts of giving worthless
checks.
Judge Nimocks ordered the SEN
tence to begin at the end OF two
year term which he is now serving
for passing worthless checks total
ing about 81 400 in Raleigh.
Smolensky pleaded nolo conten-
dere to the Durham charges. Two
of the checks were for $40 each and
were cashed by H. c.. Coleman,
Durham druggist. Two other checks,
one for 5000 and the other for 500,
were cashed at Walgreen's drug
store.
T. P. GholSon, Henderson attor-
ney, pleaded with Judge Nimocks
to let such time as was given Smol-
ensky in the Durham cases run con-
current with the Wake county SEN
tence. Smolensky, he said, had learn
ed his lesson and, in his opinion,
would not be benefited by longer
road term.
Gholson explained that Smolensky
is the son of a Russian immigrant
who ran a store for many years in
Henderson and was highly respected
in the community. The defendant, he
said, inherited about $500 from his
father and set out to make for
tune at the expense of Raleigh crap
shooters. Within few months the
Henderson man was stripped of his
entire inheritance, the lawyer said.
After Smolensky lost his money
he began cashing checks in Raleigh
on a Henderson bank and using the
funds to pay off previous worthless
checks, Gholson said. He continued
to live by this Exiting" process I'M
til the checks he presented grew SO
large his Raleigh friends lost con-
fidence in him and refused to cash
them, the attorney explained to the
court.
Smolensky was described as a man
of little education who let money
go to his head"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
EXPANSION OF FLEET
PRAISED BY BAILEY

washington, May "a. - Senator
Josiah w. Bailey, of North Caro-
lima, chairman of the senate commit
tee on commerce, speaking before
members OF. the training ship of the
United States merchant fleet at
luncheon Monday in celebration of
Maritime day, said that in a few
years the United States will have ga
fleet equal to every demand of peace
or war;"
The North Carolinian declared
that altogether we propose to match
the world in ships and men, and so
to provide that every American
traveller and every American ship
per will sail under the flag, of the
United States-as every good Amer
lean must desire to do"
Senator Bailey said that President
Roosevelt has boldly led the way"
through his support of the maritime
act. g4.ss
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
Story Of Euents Leading
To Dual Death Is Related

Concord, May 24.-Brief rites were
held at funeral home here early
Monday morning for Mrs. Thelma
Disher, 29-year-olds beautician who
was slain. in her apartment early
Sunday morning by Graham (Jim-
N.Y. Yorle, who sent two fatal bull
lets into his own heart because he
couldn't bear to be parted from the
woman he loved. Monday afternoon
another service was held at the home
of c. R. Rary, brother Of Mrs. Dish
er, who lives in Kannapolis, and the
body was then taken to Salisbury for
interment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

had said she didn't want to see hin,
But Yorke went in the room a ,l,n'
way. "'ly-
After the two had been taIking ~
~ few minutes, Miss Bel Fo VA
her roommate say: "You couJdn,t ~ u
that to me, Jimmy" 40
Then the shots began ringing mt
That was at 1:55 a. m. SUNDAY o0'
Miss Bell ran from no b..
without going into the bedroom 'D che
asked a neighbor to summon - o 'erie
GERS. I'LL
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

Last rites for Yorke were held at
Ivory Hill in Burke county Tuesday
morning at II o'clock. Seven mem
bers of the staff of the Jackson Train
ing school, where Yorke was en-
ployed for a number of years as ath-
letic director, attended the services,
The shooting took place in the
bedroom of an apartment shared by
Mrs. Disher and Miss Elizabeth Bell
and when officers arrived 10 min
utes after the last shot was fired by
Yorke both he and Mrs. Disher were
dead-the woman lying in bed and,
and Yorke sprawled on the floor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
Futures Rise
At The Close

New York, May 24-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened one point higher
to two lower, as Liverpool sold Oc-
tober, against purchases in July.
There was some trade price fixing.
Later in the morning, July was lift
ed. to 1913. for gain of four, while
December was two lower at 7.73.
Around midday prices ranged seven
points higher to one down, with the
spot months up most at 1871.
Futures closed eight to Is points
higher; spot nominal; middling, 9.85.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
Sharp Gains
For Stocks

New York, May 24.-(AP)-The
stock market shook off its springtime
drowsiness today, moving forward in
one of the broadest advances in re-
cent months. Leading steel, motor,
rubber, aircraft and other represent
ative shares rose one to about three
points. Profit-taking shaved the gains
bit before the finish, but many is
sues finished at the top. Transactions
apprOximated ,OOO. 900 shares.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
BICYCLISTS WARNED

Wilson, May 24.-Local police is
sued a warning yesterday that tbe,,
are going to crack down on bicycl~fs
who do not heed the traffic laws IN
Wilson as one person was badly h.n.+
and several automobiles and bicv
cles were damaged in three anto-
cycle wrecks over the Weekend
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
Doubt Peace For
College, Department
CONTINUED IRON rage One)

CONTINUED IRON rage One)
missioner of agriculture and the pres
ident of the University Of North
Carolina, and it shall be their duty
to see that the findings and recon-
foundations ~f the committee shall
be put into effect in their respect
able departments.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24
II Men Trapped On
Floor of Ocean Are
Put Down AS Dead

Continued From Page OneS
of the rescue bell, that all could be
saved. The Falcon reported earlier
there would be about 80 casualties
Sixteen to CO." said message
after the first seven were saved.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

When anyone argues foolishlv and
stubbornly you may be sure of two
tnings-he has strong lungs and .
weak mind.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

Somehow the dandelion reminds
us of a small eastern European coun-
try. How bravely it defies the lawn
nower-but not for long.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

Well bet some of these bathing
beauties during the winter use the
two halves Of their suits for whist
lets.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-24

1875-The American Bankers Az
ISOLATION organized.
Evening star., 1939-10-07

Garden Apron
A handy garden apron may be
made from heavy burlap-like ma
terial gathered into a 2-inch wide
tape belt and having a square Of
leather stitched low on the apron
for a kneeling pad.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
Plant as Many Spring
Flowering Bulbs as
You Can Afford

Gardeners in the cold sections of
the country should lose no time in
getting their supply of spring flower
ing bulbs into the ground. There
have been some advantages from
earlier planting but If you have not
been able to accomplish it up to this
time, make it your business to see
that the planting is performed at
this time.
To newcomers with gardens, it
should be said that nothing in the
world can duplicate the performance
of even one solitary bulb, and when
you multiply that bulb by as many
as garden space and purse strings
can accommodate, you can rest easy
over winter in the full knowledge
that your bulb garden is going to
be dream of loveliness next spring.
Those who look on bulbs as an
unjustified expense should remem-
Der that while the initial cost of
bulbs is high. the bulbs 60 on yield
ing year after year with no special
care. Since bulbs are so accommo-
dating, even the clumsiest beginner
can grow them with reasonable as
surance of success.
Planting instructions are cheer
fully given at all dealers and only
one point needs to be stressed here,
and that is. bulbs and manure are
poor companions. It Is well to elm
mate fertilizing with manure, espe.
cially in the green form, at the time
the bulbs are Get.
Evening star., 1939-10-07
How to Make Sweet
Rose Pot Pourri

Gather, late in the day, when per-
fectly dry, peck of rose petals. Put
them in a large bowl and sprinkle
them well with three-quarters of a
pound of ordinary salt. Let them
remain for four days. If more petals
are added, add more salt. Other
fragrant sprigs may be combined
with the rose petals, such as rose
geranium, verbena, bergamot, rose
mary, lavender and thyme. Tiny
rose buds and corn flower petals
will give color. Bits of orange peel
stuck full of cloves and a few pieces
Of stick cinnamon, broken up small,
will give more spice. Place the
mixture in an ornamental jar, sprin-
kle salt on top and moisten from
top with a little brandy. Cover
the jar, and only uncover it to stir
mixture occasionally, or when fra
GRANGE is desired in tho room.