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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
CHAPTER TY-SEVEN


ALAN JUST stared at us as we
yelled: What was in the letter %
I know they must have heard my
voice clear over to the bathing
beach. I never was so excited in my
life. That letter explained every
thing, of course.
Alan, WHAT was in the let
ter?" cried Josie a second time.
She was trembling with the ur-
gency Of her desire.
Why, don't know" Alan calm
ly replied. captain Lancy grabbed
the letter and read it. Then he put
It in his pocket, and we got into
the car and came home. He didn' t
say one word, except that I wasn't
TO tell anyone but you two and tell
You to keep it to yourselves
The anti-climax was too much
for me. There we were, all stirred
up over that letter, and now we
mad no possible way of finding out
what was in it. I began to laugh.
couldn't help it. Il was so abso-
iutely ridiculous
I don't think IL is anything to
laugh at" Josie said in a disgrun-
tied way, which made me laugh
harder than ever.
Maybe it's not" 1 gasped be-
tween chuckles when I could speak,
but We may as we'll laugh as cry"
And at that Josie did manage q
wry smile.
Neal came around the corner of
me house just then and joined u.s.
We couldn't say any more, which
probably was as well. In few mo-
ments Josie and Alan wandered off
somewhere, and Neal and 1 had a
long conversation by ourselves.
1t was really only the second
TIME | had talked with him. That
morning when I made friends with
mixer was the first time, but since
men Whatever we had said to each
o1ner was concerned only with af-
ialrs at Hill House or his mothers
Death
This time our chat was about
ourselves and personal things.
coral Easton wasn't mentioned, but
soineWay, from the things Neal
DIDN'T say, I was convinced that
ne had cut her out of his life for
good. l can't quote any one thing
|hlcn made me feel that he was
becoming interested in the red
Heaaee freckle-face who sat by his
S-Qe' yet when the call came for
-uAcheon [ knew in my heart that l
nag made considerable progress.
sunday afternoon was a quiet
ll'lle. | had q nap, then dressed
-eaqy tor dinner and went down to
.-e terrace. It was the coolest, as
wen as the pleasantest, place
Ground the house, and hoped that
,HeaI might wander back that way
before dinner.
As came down the stairs. the
~. q the office opened and Joseph |
i'a5ty came out. His face was white
hag8ard, his eyes were
e., ailed and weary. He actually
49, sefed as he walked through |
s..9 lounge and toward his own cot
, s@5e. Every bit of his arrogant
,a~asger had disappeared. He
Gyheq as Debated as an diversified
'lg after bad blowout.
,, '.i,en l looked at the clock and
a T@-'l i was a quarter past four
recalled that he had left the
.ba45 wing with Lancy, 1 decided
aff +- ne mad not had a very pleasant
Of }. '.ooh' But there wasn't a sign
cdn ,'5anacuffs. Was I wrong in my
.h .,~,aslons? Wasn't Joseph Barry
nc murderer we were ali looking
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15

An electric water pump will pro-
vide 1000 gallons Of water for three
cents, at an electric rate Of six cents
a kiloWatt hour, says D. E. Jones,
rural electrificatiOn specialist at
State College.
Junior says the zebra is one animal
which has never known freedom,
having been between bars all its life.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15

All Club girls sold $6,42O.83 worth
Of surplus produce during the re-
port year just ended.
This is an all-time high since the
market opened on April %, 1928
During the II years the total sales
Of fruits, vegetables, meats, flowers
poultry, eggs, cakes, pies, and 9th
er products have amounted to $685.
2l111.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15
COUGHS

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also acts quickly from within. THOXINE
must bring relief in few minutes or your
money back. Buy dependable THOXINE
today on this guarantee. Csc, 60c, 81 sizes.
PAGE-HOCUTT DRUG co.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-15

The Zadok Dumbkopf adds that a
government bureau often contains
a lot Of draWerS-Of salaries.
Evening star., 1939-02-10

when trying to rise. into the air.
It must run swiftly along the water
for some distance, Tapping its wings
desperately until It has worked up
enough power to rise into the air,
and many claim that 1t also depends
upon the wiEd to give it q lift, as its
great weight (almost IL poundD and
its abbreviated wings make 1t DIM
cult to take of.
Fish form the main staple Of food.
It is a swift swimming flsh that can
OUTRAGE a loon determined on . fish
supper. AS the loon can travel very
fast under water and can use its
wings to hasten the pursuit, fish
have little chance of escape. Being
Evening star., 1939-02-10

seem to demand 1t, the nest will be
made of reeds and sticks picked up
close by and several have found the
nursery perched upon the roof Of
an old muskrat house.
There are two dark, olive-gray
eggs, we'll speckled with brown and
black. When the twins are born
they ride in state upon the back Of
their mother. From this safe spring.
board they take their first plunge
into the water. They are clever
from birth and they need little edu-
cation or instruction. In a short time
they are earning their own living
and leading Independent lives.
A loon is at a great disadvantage
Evening star., 1939-02-10

sexes look alike, their prevailing
colors being black or grayish above,
with snowy white underparts. The
youngsters have sooty gray down.
The looms never have a crest, but
the plumage on their heads and
necks is Of exquisite velvety smooth
ness. The feathers are close and
form a compact covering that am
ply protects the body from cold. The
wings are pointed, rather narrow
short. There are from 18 to 20 short,
stiff tail feathers The narrow,
straight, strong bill is sharp pointed
and like a knife along its edges. It
is as black as the feet. The looms
ewes are red.
Evening star., 1939-02-10

The northern part Of the Northern
Hemisphere Is the territory covered
by these wild creatures. It Is said
they migrate at night and that they
sleep soundly upon the bosom Of the
sea, lake or river. Far out at sea
during the daytime many have mis-
taken one for spent swimmer.
The black and white uniform, to-
gether with the wild screams that
sound 50 humanlike in their appeal,
are responsible for the illusion.
AS q rule the nest is placed in q
hollow made in the sand. There is
no other effort to make the cradle
comfortable. When departing from
this custom If the circumstances
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Natures Children
Loon
(Gavia immer).

bullets, diving for food, and sinking
so expertly that 1t does not cause
even q ripple In the water.
As you can see, looms are hand
some birds In their summer attire.
In winter they are more modestly
clothed in plain grayish brown with
out the white decorative spots. The
Evening star., 1939-02-10

called q '1oon" Or "loony" Is not con-
sidered very complimentary, yet the
loon Is q clever, self-reliant bird that
has held its own against civilization.
Perhaps, after all. the human 80
named should be flattered.
(Copyrisht. 1a38J
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Zoo Director to Speok

William Mann, director Of the
Zoo, will be guest speaker at q
father and son banquet to be given
at $50 pm. tomorrow at the Foun-
dry Methodist Episcopal Church,
Sixteenth and P streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-02-10
Nv LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Dressed in his summers best. q
handsome loon is holding his own
against the great odds stacked as
obstacles by man. AS a member OF
q family that has changed but
slightly since the Miocene epoch
Of the Tertiary period, you must hand
the loon credit. It has retained its
Evening star., 1939-02-10

No Special Privilege
His request for an automobile be.
ing refused by the last Assembly, the
Governor Of Bermuda has decided To
ride in q victoria like every one else.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
A LESSON WELL EARNE

M4re and more of the products of
the farm pass into the channels of
consumption through cooperative mar
keting organizations. More and more
DIES the farmer depend on voluntary
cooperation with his fellows as a SOL
ution to his economic problems.
That speaks well for the farm
er's god sense-he's seen a score or
SO of so-called government farm re-
lief" schemes collapse with a dull thud
and he's found out from harsh exper-
fence that real and permanent farm
relief" must largely come from with
in the ranks of agriculture, rather
than from without. And the coopera-
tive marketing movement is going
ahead accordingly.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
LABOR n THE LAW

The action of the House in approx
ing a resolution to investigate the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board deserves
commendation-from worker as we'll
as employer. For, rightly or wrongly,
this Beard, and the Act creating it, has
probably done more to damage the in
terests of legitimate organized labor
than any law ever put on the statute
books.
The Labor Relations Act was, ac-
cording to its sponsors designated to
end labor strife. In practice, it has
fomented it, and been the direct
of the bitter warfare between the CIO
and AT of L. 1t was supposedly design
ated to put feelings between manage
ment and employees on a fair and equi-
table basis. Instead it has deprived the
employer of vital rights and placed al
mosts unlimited authority over indus
trial policies. in the hands of a politi-
cally appointed group. 1t was sup
posedly going to call a halt to labor
rackeetering. Instead, it has encour-
aged it, and gone a long way toward
placing the workingman at the none
too tender mercies of professional
labor leaders.
That three are good things in the
Act no one will deny. These things can
and should be retained and every pro-
lection should be given the worker
against the occasional INSCRIPTIONS,
sweat-ship-minded employer. But this
doesn't NEAR that the lazy and incom-
petent worker is to be given a life
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
MAKING IT LAST

There is an old saying to the eff
feet that MANS prpblem is not how
to make money first, but how to make
money last"
You a see many a tragic exam
pie OF that in your own community, in
men who once earned good salaries or
owned profitable businesses-yet, in
their declining years, found them
selves penniless and forced to live on
the bounty of relatives, friends or or
gained charity.
That's were such systematic saw
ings plans as those Offered by life in
surance, provide an invaluable public
service. They take and hold today's
easily-earned dollars and return them
to you or your dependents at a time
when dollars are needed most, and are
hardest to get. It's no fun to pay pre-
miums-but it's a lot less fun to reach
old age without income.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21

lease on his job = that the workers
rights supersede the rights of every
one else-or that one union should be
favored by the law at the expense of
another. The welfare IF the honest
workingman a never be served by
any law that is opposed to the public
interest and to decent and fair indus
trial relations.
1t is unfortunate that Congress
has SO long delayed needed revisim of
the Act. The proposed House investi-
cation should lay the groundwork for
making necessary and fair changes
next session.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
GOING PLACES

They're getting together down
on the farm
The get-together in question in
wolves the fast-g1bwing agricultural
marketing cooperative movement
the most significant in the farm his
tory of our time.
Already the movement has i'm
proved prices in many instances,
~broadened and stabilized markets,
dealt with all manner of problems
affecting agriculture, and served the
consumer by helping assure him of a
constant supply of first-class farm
products at a fair price.
Those who have watched the
mo enlent have been little short of
amazed by its achievements in a few
brief years. And it is going places fas-
ter all the time.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21

taken a strange form in recent
months. Periodically, high officials
appear with reassuIing pledges of
cooperation, ana requests that this
vital industry make plans for expan-
sion and beCJermenL, co the end that
billions OF private productive dollars
be spent and that thousands of I'M
ployed be given real JOBS. Then, a day
CT a week or a month laIer, some 9TH
Ell officials or bureaus come out with
acts or statements which, in effect
give the industry a hard kick in the
pants. .t4
Net SO long ago, for example,
Secretary Hopkins made a strpng
sLeech advocating governmental fair
ness toward the utilities. And the very
next day a congressional committee
approved a $4,000 900 appropriation
for an 5ther federal dam in the South
east, situated in an area which has
never lacked low-cost power provided
by heavily taxed private companies
This sort of thing has happened time
and again. It's reached the point
where responsible utility leaders are
actually worried when government
spokesman say a kind word concern
ing the industry-for fear that it will
be Immediately followed by another
anti-utility blast from political extre-
mist. sv--.
The utility industry has gone on
record with what it can and will do,
given reasonable assurances that it
will be allowed to stay in business and
earn a fair return. 1t will continue
to carry one pf the greatest tax loads
of any industry. 1t will pay a modest.
profit to the millions of owners of its,
securities m est of whom are persons
of small of moderate means. 1t will
throw its tremendous weight behind
real recovery, paid for with private
dollars, and furnishing private jobs
and opportunities. ~l--a-e--vq~aux1
We can have our choice between
this kind ef plpgress-or socalistic
encroachments which brighten all in
dustry, send the relief rolls soaring
and drive savings into hiding.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
RAILROADS BREAKING RECORDS

Altfs Jugh the railroads of the
United States have been steadily in
creasilng train speeds in a phenomen-
al manner, they established their best
general safety record in fifty years in
1888, according to figures just an
nounced by the Association of Ameri-
can Railroads.
The number of train accidents, as
compared with the number of miles
run by trains, was the lowest on re-
cord in 1938-one-third less than in
1887 and tWo-thirds less than in 1929.
The accident record for employees
on duty, all causes, was the lowest in
80 years, t~otaling 479 in 1888, COM
pared with 666 in 1897 and 1,348 in
1929. The number of such fatalities
was a reduction of 28.1 per cent COM
pared with 1887 and 64.5 per cent
compared with 1929. Compared with
the number of man-hour, the reduc-
tions were 1876 per cent and BIG per
cent, respectively. NorEfatal injuries
to empAyes were reduced proportion
ately for same periods, in numbers
and frequency.
Passenger fatalities from train
accidents totaled 81 in 1888 compared
with 3 in 1897. OF the total 40 resulted
from one accident for which a cloud
burst was responsible; eight passen-
gers were killed in a collision result
ing from nan failure; three were ia
tally injured in train-truck highway
grade crossing collision and one from
a collision of TWO passenger trains.
Fewer persons lost their lives or
were in injured in accidents at high
w%ay-railroad grade crossings in 1888
than in any year since 1915-with the
exception of one year, 1888. This
means there was a reduction of 21.1
per cent in the number of casualties
at grade crossings in 1888, compared
with 1897.
Taking casualties for all classes
passengers, employees persons at high
way-railrOad grade crossings, and
trespassers-the number of fatalities
in 1888 was reduced by 1853 per cent
and number of non-fatal injuries by
25.7 per cent compared with 1887.
Compared with 1929, the reductions
were, respectively, 3O.7 per cent and
64,6 per cent.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
in being self-supporting, independ-
ent and solvent political subdivisions?
WHY INVESTMENT LAGS

Any number of fact rs are blamed
fer the present dearth of neW invest
ment. Banks, for instance, come IN for
criticism. But, in the view of experts,
blaming banks is a poor excuse.
Some time ago a banker, in reply
ing to a query concerning the reluc-
lance to invest, made these pertinent
obssrvati ms: despite the fact that
many business men are willing to try
anything with other peoples money the
fact remains that the majority of bust
nesses, large and small, will MT engage
additional capital unless prospects are
favorable. Sound situations are not
now seeking new capital, 50 investment
opportunity is choked at the source..A
discussion of reasons would beobme
something of a political treatise"
That goes straight to the heart Of
the problem. For seven years the rab-
~ble-rousing politicians have attacked,
frightened, discouraged and burdened
capital. They have exploited the sue
cessful in order to substitute the failure.
They have apparently regarded the a.
bility to create, to save and to make mo-
ney as something of a crime. They have
deliberately adopted a tax policy which
takes the profit out of speculative I'M
dertakings (and anything which is new
is usually speculative in case they sue
coed, while leaving the investor to take
all the loss if they fail. And now they
are crying because there isn't more
productive, job-making investment!
It would be m1re logical to wonder
why there is even as much investment
and employment as there is. You can't
beat business over the head continually,
without forcing it to- draw in and re-
trench. You can't batter the investor,
large or small, from pillar to post and
expect him to spend savings that would
produce good times and make jobs for
the unemployed. The dearth of invest
ment is the inevitable result of a flood
of suicidal laws and regulations that
could do nothing but discourage invest
ments and destroy business. What a
laugh to watch the w~iseacres hunt
theoretical excuses for present condi-
tons, when the real reasons are
staring them in the face on all sides.
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
MUNICIPAL BEGGARS

MUNICIPAL
That this nation has been lndulg-
ing in the greatest peace-time spend
ing spree in the history of the world,
is common knowledge. We hold the
worlds record for public debt.
Realistic citizens and editors have
for several years been pointing out
the dangers of a sp%endthrift nation
al policy. They have shown that a
curb On public spending must emanate
from the people. AS long as a maJ3r-
ity of u people think they are get
ting something from the government
for nothing when they get their nose
in the public tax tsJugh, there is little
hope for the financial future of the
nation.
That public sentiment is growing
against financial handouts from the
government, is slowly becoming EVIL
dent. The people begin to realize that
they and not the politicians, foot the
tax bills. A number of communities
have taken pride in refusing to go on
a municipal pauper list and advertise
themselves as municipal beggars.
The day is coming when self-res-
pecting communities will be ashamed
to accept federal funds furnished by
al. the people to construct purely 10
cal enterprises for the benefit of a
privileged few. Such cities will be OBJ
jects of charity just as truly as. the
unfortunates who are cared for by the
government in public institutions.
AS evidence that pride in munich
pal financial care has been growing,
an editorial in the Bucyrus Telegraph
Forum of Bucyrus, Ohio, points out in
no uncertain terms that Bucyrus citi-
zens should build a proposed swim
ming pool in the old American way,
from their own financial resources, in
stead of asking the federal govern
ment to make them a donation to build
such a project. In concluding the edi-
torial, Editor Peters says:
For six years it has been declared in
this and probably every other Amer
lean community, that we might as
we'll get ours; if we don't some other
community will. That is why We
have today a $40, 600, 600, 900 indebted
ness against u unborn generations.
The limit has been reached. 1t is time
for communities to take hold of them
selves and begin plugging for improve
ments as communities plugged for i'm
provements for $50 years. Not so
many years ago Bucyrus built a new
high school building. Before that the
city built a number of grade school
buildings. The government didn't help
build them. We built them ourselves
and We paid for themm. . Why can't
Bucyrus return to that era of indie
pendence of community spirit, get a
swimming pool and pay for it with
out kissing the feet of a gang of poll
t"icians? What was done for $50 yrs.
can be done now if we have not sacri-
feed our last speck of resourcefulness
and independence ="
Editor Peters puts the issue plain
ly. Are our towns and cities going to
continue on the municipal pauper list
or are they pOinD tn apain AXE nrid,
The Omaha guide., 1939-10-21
600
TAKE YOUR 0

The policy of the federal govern
ment toward the utility industry has
La gaceta., 1939-09-30

tro novenas y por 10 tanto e'
la autoridad maxima en- Guam.
to al orden de los juegos, los
peloteros y TODD 10 relaciona-
do con los desafios y su desen-
volvimiento.
les l6gico que Sc trate de
escoger una novena de estre-
las de la Liga sin contar con
los Delegates, subdelegados y
ell Executive de la Intersocial?
Pues aqui Sc han escogidc
"estrellas", a espaldas de la
Liga, por elementos que presu
men de inteligentes y de respe
tar ell derecho ajeno.
iQue pnsarian las uniones
de tabaqueros, por ejemplo, 81
alguien intentara seleccionar
a los mejores torcedores sin
contar con la organization a
que estos pertenecen?
La gaceta., 1939-09-30

A la altura del piso principal,
Y a 10 largo de toda la fachada,
corria una marquesina de criS-
tales, con una doble hilera de
bOmbillas electricas.
UnoS focos blancos, peque-
nos, completaban la ilumina-
ci6n.
Araceli Sc acerc6.
FL piso bajo, regio, tornado
por grandes ventanales, estaba
ocupado por salones llenOs de
butacones, de mesitas con luce
cillas de dolores, con alfombras
esplendidas, con caloriferos..
tAh, los ricos L..
Araceli Sc par6 un instance,
81 acertaba ell golpe que iba a
dar, podria darse ella tambien
una Nida de gran DANA, estable-
en- cualquier punto a
La gaceta., 1939-09-30

gradable donde nadie la conocie
IA.
De vez en- cuando entraban Y
salian del hotel gentes elegan-
ties, caballeros de aSpecto impe-
cable, senoras con abrigos dc
pieles, consteladas de joyas so
berbias y transminantes de per-
FL anna de Miguelito Sc deci-
di6 al fin a empujar la puerta
de cristales.
Ell CONSERVE sc adelant6 hacia
ella.
lQue desea, sonora?
CDigame, Iesta aqui ell senior
de Borgona y de Le6n?-inqui-
rio Araceli.
-Si, senora-le contestaron
-esta noche Sc marcha...
=iAhl... IEsta nochei...
La gaceta., 1939-09-30

-Esta noche, ST. Ahora, en-
ell expreso de Madrid, a las sic
tie Y media.
La mujer Sc estremeci6.
iPor un pelo, no sc lie habia
escapado esta suerte loca de las
manosl
i Buero, pero... testa a0n
aqui, no es ESQ?
ST, sonora.
-lLe puedo ver?.,. Digale
que.
FL conserje la interrumpi6:
En- este instante, no Sc en-
cuentra en- ell hotel ell senior. Ha
salido hace un momento,
|iAh!,,,
ST, sonora.
-Bueno, pero, Ivolvera?...
|Claro que ST! Tiene que We
mir a cOger aQui el autom6vil.
La gaceta., 1939-09-30
DEPORTES
MARCELO MASEDA IRA 4
PRESENCIAR LA SERIE DE
LOS ROJOS CON LOS
YANKEES

Ell joven tampeho Marcelo
Maseda, que cuida de los bates
de los Rojos de Cincinnati Guam
do 6stos practican en- Tampa,
ira a presenciar la serie de los
vencedores de la Liga Nacional
con los Yankees, nuevos campeo
mes de la Liga Americana y cam
peones del mundo.
La noticia la recibi6 Maseda
de Warren Giles, administrator
general de los Rojos, quien lie a.
bonara todos los gastos de viaje.
Ell joven tampeho presencia-
"a los juegos desde Ell Banco, co
mo representative de la juven-
tud beisbolera de Tampa.
Maseda cree que los Rojos, a
yudados por sus excelentes pit
cheers, ganaran la serie mum
dial.
Siente 81 una gran admira-
ci6n por Gene Thompson, Buc-
ky Walters Y Paul Derringer.