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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30
NEGROES WILL HEAR
ABOUT REFERENDUM

College Station, Raleigh, Sept. 80
John w. Mitchell, Negro district
farm agent Of the State College EX-
tension Service, today announced a
series of mass meeting of Negro
farmers, at which time the plans lor
the referendum on marketing quotas
for 1910 will be explained. Mltchell
also said that the Negro flue-curea
growers will be told OF the tederdl
governments plan to help finance
the remainder of the 1889 crop
The meetings will he held as loi-
lows: Today at Clinton in Sampson
county and 1000 a. M, ana al D0iN'
in Harnett county at 23O p. NJ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30

smile as l went out. like that boy
better and better. He doesn't get
excited. I suppose his medical
training has a great deal to do
with that, and there is some quick
thinking done under that wavy
brown thatch of his.
''This is fine hour for you to oe
out" was Rhoda's merry greeting.
"a plague on you! You wouldn't
come with Dune and me and here it
is after one and you're still gad-
ding about"
MRS. Rutherford is SICK" ex-
planned, land I've been over at her
cottage with Josie and Pauline"
"Oh, I'm SO sorry. What's the
matter?"
Probably something she ate," I
guilefully answered. "Shes better
now. DR.. Paul says she'll be all
right in a day or two, but it was
sharp attack"
Rhoda nodded sympathetically.
'It's too bad she had to be sick. I
hate to feel mean on my vacation"
"Wnat time did you get back ?"
asked the question as casually as
possible.
about half-past eleven. Coral
AID her boy friend were just park
ing his car when we drove in, and
was she furious! That sweet drawly
voice Of hers was as sour and hard
as a green lemon. went over to
your room and found it empty.
Then I raped at Josie's door and
found she was out, too. So I decided
you were together. Smoly hokes.
am I sleepy!"
$50 am T." I promptly agreed.
"But I didn't want to go to bed
without letting you know am safe
and sound, for I rather thought
you'd go to my room. See you in
the morning, Rhoda."
I went directly back to the
Rutherford cottage, meeting Neal
on the way and Josie at the door.
I told my story and Josie said:
"That checks with Coral's story.
She saw them when they drove in.
She went to her cottage and Barry
to his, but he's been over at he-
place since. Having a nightcap, she
said. I hoped it wasn't the kind
Paul had coming to him." And her
sally provoked a general smile.
"Orton did see someone around
IL o'clock, while the girls we're
away" Neal continued the tale.
HE kept close watch over here all
evening. The person he saw was
outside the cottage because he saw
the form against our lights. But it
was so hazzy he couldn't tell If it
were a man or woman. He thought
it one of us and I didn't undeceive
him.
"And where does that get us?
asked Paul. II move we call it q
day."
I was so sleepy that my head no
sooner touched the pillow than /
was lost to the world Suddenly, as
though I had been called, I found
myself sitting upright in bed.
listened. Not sound but the dole
fui wal of the foghorn smote my
ears.
I was just about to snuggle back
onto my pillows when I heard
something. 1t came again. A step
overhead. The crea king floor boards
betrayed the silent presence.
(T7 Be COntinued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30

Total of motor vehicle licensed III.
year in North Carolina stood At soo t'l'S
179 on Friday, September %. = r,,~ vu
Der we'll above all previous recora,
for the motor vehicle division ''
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30

brandy bottle. 1t wasn't a pleasant
thought that someone was snoop-
ing about the place dropping viru-
lent death into bottles standing
around.
"Another thing" went on Neal
II want to know where every one
was tonight"
"What good will that do?" asked
DR.. Paul. 1.-THE whiskey could have
been poisoned any time after IL
o'clock last night, when took my
last drink"
"True enough" was Meals reply
"but-someone had to be here to-
night to steal the bottle of whis-
key"
"Good for you," exclaimed DR.
Paul. II overlooked that part of it
What time was it when the bottle
disappeared?"
II looked at my watch just be-
fore Josie and + started" volun-
teered. ''It was five minutes of II
then"
"I thought it was later than that
Are you sure you're right ?" querie6
Pauline
Positive" I returned crisply.
Minutes can seem like hours
little sister, when one is going
Through what you were tonight .
DR.. Paul said gently.
''The whole thing boils down tc
this" Neal ignored our comments
Every one at Hill House after
i'll: 80 is a potential suspect as, also
lis anyone who could have come in
iifrom outside. I still think that
!, poison wasn't intended for Paul.
II hope not" Paul contributed
with a wry grimace. Its not very
fattering to- feel that some un-
known hates you bad enough to try
to kill you."
Forget it, old boy" Neal laid
a friendly hand on his shoulder.
I'm sure I'm right"
"Why do you set the time at
i11:3O?" I asked. Are you positive
the bottle of whiskey was here at
that time?"
"Tm not" DR.. Paul admitted. "1
should say it was about II when
we looked at the whiskey and
didn't notice the bottle again. Did
you, Neal?"
mo, didn't. But Josie was here
until I sent her to the drug store.
That's why I said 11:3O."
SGT cY1'f hA~n ~ -
Neal" Josie quickly contradicted.
"You sent me for mother first;
then after that went to the house
and looked in the lounge window to
see if I'd put the screen before the
fireplace. had, so I didn't go in"
Its getting more complicated
every moment" mourned Neal,
"but there's one thing we do know.
That bottle of whiskey was here
at II o'clock, so We'll take that as
a starting time. Josie, you go
across to Corars cottage and find
out what time she and Barry came
home. Orton has been here all eve
Ming"
Eyes, he was hanging around
outside waiting for you to call him
If you needed help. You have to
include him in your suspect list.
On the other hand, he may have
seen the thief You ask him and
I'll go and find out what time
-Rhoda and Duncan came back. It's
possible they saw s3mec4." around"
Neal gave rrn ar rowing
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30
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.l,l Gordon is at Hill rlouse 2os
:. vacation. at the instigation OF her
l,lend. RhOda. At Hill House Sally
meets Mrs Peake. the proprietor. her
meets the others: Mrs Peake's daugh-
ter. ter Josie. Coral Easton, in love with
Neal: Mrs Rutherford; her daughter;
Pauline. also lin love with Neal and
har son. DR.. Paul Rutherford . Mrs
1hn night before. Bruce OrtOn. Joseph
Barry and Duncan Abbot. Rhodi .
fjancS. complete the household at the
summer resort. That evening sally
in, tho Garden. While Josie is telling
Sally ts'' about boz, the spite fence erected
bv Mrs. Pcake's estranged sister. Miss
wv Newcomb. near Hill House. Bauiine
Rutherford ruShcs in.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30
CHAPTER SIA

C1AH LEN Ola
JOSIE AND sprang to our Feel
when Pauline so unceremoniously
hurst in 'Where's Neal?" she was
still crying. Then: Mothers aw-
fully sick!"
MEALS in Bruce Ortons cottage
;Ill get him." On fleet feet Josie
sped away.
went to Pauline. "Can I help?''
I reasoned it must be more than a
slight sickness to terrify her so.
"She's terribly sick. I'm afraid
she'll-DIE." Her last word was a
wall.
You mustn't give way, Pauline, "
/ said sternly. Let's go. Maybe l
can help"
"They sent me out-told me to
find Neal-not to come back"
Her slight figure was trembling
uncontrollably. Plainly the girl
was on the verge of collapse. 1t
was no time for maudlin sympathy.
I must cut deep to keep her
strong. I drew her to the fire and
made her sit down in a chair I
pushed forward.
"Now, snap out of it," I said
harshly. This is no time to play
baby. You sit there until I come
back"
I rushed to my room, grabbed
q glass and the bottle of brandy I
always carry with me for emer-
gencies, and dashed back to the
lounge. I poured out as strong a
drink as I dared and bade her
drink it.
She obeyed me unquestioningly
and in a short time the faint color
began to creep back into her pallid
cheeks.
"Now, you listen to me, Pauline
Rutherford" I snapped sternly as
soon as her shaking ceased. IF
your mother IS as sick as you say,
she may need you. Forget yourself
and think only Of her. You must.
Come, Wen go to the cottage and
see if there's anything we can do"
She looked at me with a wan
smile, squared her slender shoul-
ders and rose to her feet.
you're good scout, Sally Cor
don." She squeezed my arm in a
meaning grip. Il won't play the
fool again.
We went through wing corri-
dor which cOrreSpOnded to mine
through door at the end onto a
rooted way which connected the
two cottages. The fog swirled
around us in dank ghostliness. The
mournful note of the foghorn
smote my ears. 1 shivered as the
chill vino bit through my thin gar
mentS.
The first cottage was dark ex-
cept for light over the door which
also lighted the covered way. The
second blazed with lights, family
seen through the r-thickening
.vapor
In the living room, Josie was
standing with head bent in a listen
ing attitud. She spoke quickly as
we entered
Meals with Paul." she an
inounced, and mothers there, too.
There isn't anything we can do, but
Paul said for me to stay here, there
might be some errand they'd want
done in a hurry"
do you suppose she's better ?"
asked Pauline, wistfully. Her
snippy turbulence was gone. I
found myself really liking the girl.
She did love her mother and wasn't
ashamed to show it.
Josie shook her head. II don't
know, Pauline. But I'm sure that
with two such doctors as Paul and
Neal they'll pull her through If it's
spossible." Q T;sF r;
e. Pauline sighed and, walking over
to the window, stood looking out
into the night. The curtain was not
drawn. Looking into the thick
white smother was like gazing into
a f1eecy blanket. How long she
stood there do not know. Meals
entrance broke the long silence.
Josie, we need these things at
once. Will you go to the drug store
for them ?" He handed her a list
as he spoke, and turned back to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30
Capital Gossip
by HENRY AVFRur

Raleigh, Sept 3o.-This
driver license revocations ms we weeks
quite a decline from the two an aSnnoCwed
preceding it. There were 20 VI 'hree
Oh which 83 We're for drunkan III all,
ing, two for hit-run. and n "n drN-
Tor second offense of recl,loaNe each
ing, perjury and driving M 90, ariV-
cense had been previously Uf ro IL
One revokee was listed as I'%ed.
committed "third offense Of "aSNg
ing drunk, though there u,ao ufN.
planation Of why he hadn,t no eS>
Vlously lost his license Pre-
For the first time in mona
month, minors comprised Lose "'aa a
ten per cent of all those frora i'al
licenses were taken. This weal, |il0n nn
were eight, or slightly mora aeTe .e
nine per cent of the 80 "lan
OF them, two were from c,ns
one each from Greene Cabnuro C.1lOro,
Martin, Columbus, RandoInb ~
Mitchell. ''' and
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land Summer resort, are amazed when
Dr.. Paul Rutherford tells them that
his mother has been poisoned by
small drink of whiskey he thinks was
intended for him. Among them are
Sally Gordon, spending her first vaca-
and and her t4'f nance. Duncan; Dr.. Pauls sis
ter. Pauline: Coral Easton, Bruce
Orton. Joseph Barry and Pr. Neal
Mrs. Peake, the proprietor. There has
been some talk about the spite
fence. erected by Mrs. Peake's es-
tranged sister. Miss Ivy Newcomb.
near Hill House. and a recent prowler
heard by some of the guests.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30

Is your correspondent out on a
limb, or is he? In football predc-
ton contest under auspices of one
Of the State departments this COL
umn's conductor is the only one who
has written down a score forecast
ing a Wake Forest victory ovey
Carolina today The guess, and that's
all it is was Wake l3, Carolina Z.
Some twenty other guessers all wrote
down scores giving Bear VOLTS boys
the victory by from one to twenty
points.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30

Former State Senator Lister A
Martin, Of Davidson, the only an
nounced candidate for lieutenant
governor, was in Raleigh Friday, but
had practically nothing to say about
his race other than to express salts
faction with results of the prelimi
nary work he has done
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30

September's revenue report ubo,
will be released probably today, will
show North Cardinals tax recnint' @
still going up. With almost a waaL
of the month remaining, sales fay
and gasoline tax collections wera
running we'll above those for Ms
same period in September, l9@
while franchise collections were fay
out in front.
The months report, it should bo
remembered will give no indication
whatsoever of the European wars Of.
feet on Tar Heel revenues, as This
roundup will represent business
done in August and since the war
broke out.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-30

State officials have received
vltations to attend the dedjcatior Ill, L.
a swimming pool at Stonewan 'Gl Ja1 u
son Manual Training and Indnsti, tsA,
School at Concord on October $. ~" saa Id
it is likely that some of than, ,l ouu
attend. Will
Principal speaker at the exerci,..
will be President Frank P Craho lseS
of the University of North Caroiia oliall
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
NEW CLEE CLUB FORMED AT YMCA
Applications of n More Charter Members to Be
 Received Monday
MRS. GUS METZ

Formal organization of a YMCA Glee Club took place at meeting last night. The Club is at present composed of sixteen members and will meet under the direction of Loring Burwell and in cooperation with the Mendelssohn Male Chorus.
 Alfred Vendetta was elected tenn porary chairman and Carlton John ston temporary secretary. Other members of the group include Clar- ence Andrews, Henry Delpo, Ray mond Daniels, Gaston Hebert, Rich- ard Marinaro, Hans Mueller, Albert Santora, John M. Varanelli, Renaud J. Levesque, Guido Tamburini, Frank Perella, Donald OReilly, George Dreyer and George True.
 The next meeting will be held Monday, January 30, at Central Y. Eleven others have signifled their intention of joining and will be present Monday night to present their applications. At this meeting it will be descided how long the charter list of members will be kept open. At present the club is open to any young man who wishes to participate in chorus of this kind.
 Clarence Andrews and Henry Delpo are in charge of the commit tee on organization.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
ELKS SUPPORTING
 DIES COMMITTEE
Investigation of 'Unameri- canism" Should Continue
 Says Exalted Ruler

The nations Elks believe implicit ly in the work of the Dies Commit tee and hope the Congress will ap- propriate the funds necessary not only for the continuance of Its in- vestigation into un-American activi- ties, but for the enlargement of the scope of these activities, Dr. Edward J. Mccormick, grand exalt- ed ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, telegraphed Congressman Martin B. Dies yes- terday. Early in December Dr. Mccormick submitted recommenda- tions to the Dies Committee and outlined an eleven point program to suppress subversive groups in this country Dr. Mccormick will be the guest of the Waterbury Lodge of Elks on February 18th.
 "The Gallup poll proves what the public thinks of the work of this committee" Dr. Mccormick said. This investigation should not only go on; 1t should be enlarged. Tho 41lCo SOiAliAhVtCCo ACVCldIlOlio lldVc opened the eyes of millions of com- placent Americans to the things that have been going on in this country to destroy our government. The surface has only been scratched Not until Congress provides a larg- CT appropriation for this commit tee and authorizes 1t to continue its investigation will we begin to ob- tain a truly, comprehensive picture of the forces all around us fur lively working to subvert our gov- ernment and substitute for our de- mocracy alien system which are ut terly repugnant to every Ameri- can. Half a million Elks in 150C American communities are back dI Congressman Dies and his fellow committeeman and look forward to l their further work"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25

New York, Jan. 25.-Only one American business executive in five believes it is wise to oppose union- ization of their plants.
 This belief is revealed today by Fortune magazine in publishing its latest survey of public opinion which is conducted monthly by the same scientific methods which enabled Fortune to forecast so accurately the conservative trend of the elec- tions last November and to predict MT. Roosevelt's majority in 1c36 with an error of less than one per cent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
PALLOTTI FITTED
 AT TESTIMONIAL
Local Holy Cross Gradu. ates Attend Dinner for
 Attorney General

Some 200 members of the Holy Gross alumni of Connecticut paid tribute last night to Attorney Gen. eral Francis A. Pallotti of Hartford in a testimonial dinner given him under the auspices of the Hartford club of Holy Cross College at the Hartford club. A delegation from Waterbury attended the dinner.
 Judge Edward J. Finn of the Wa terbury common pleas court was among the several speakers who paid their respects to the guest of honor. Judge Finn was a classmate, both graduating in 1908 from the Wor- cester institute. Other classmates present were: The Rev. George Con- nors of Springfield. Mass, who is president of the general alumni as- sociation of the college, and Cleo O'Donnell, former graduate manager and football coach at Holy Cross, now coaching football at St. Anslem's College. MT. ODonnell was the attorney generals roommate at Holy Cross.
 Among the other guests were Bishop Joseph N. Dinatld, s. J.. of Weston College, Mass, former Holy Cross president, and the present col. lege rector; the Rev. Francis Dolan, s. J.. Charles Bowman Strome. ex- ecutive secretary of the alumni as- sociation, was also present and ad. dressed the gathering.
 Attorney Joseph B. Grimm acted as toastmaster for the occasion.
 Dr. M. J. Lawlor, president of the Naugatuck Valley club, was a mem- Der of the committee in charge of the event. Dr. Walter Keefe, former local resident, is president of the Hartford alumni unit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25

The latest Fortune survey also discloses that:
 l.-District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey, of New York, Is the present favorite for the Republican presi- dential nomination in 1940-but 3S per cent of the people express no choice.
 2.-Big business is believed to be slightly more fair than little busi- ness as an employer of labor.
 3.-People believe chain stores should be left alone to earn what profits they can-tnstead of being taxed out of existence.
 1.-The public believes business men could run the government bet- ter than New Dealers could run business - but they should not change places.
 5.-People think a college educa- ton is no better than high school at first, but it may help in attain ing success in later life.
 6.-Despite the popularity of share- the-wealth movement, even the unemployed and the very poor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25

Nine members of the Gents oi the Hill will display their thespian talents in the presentation of 'Born Lucky, three acts of college comedy at xaverian hall, Thursday evening February 16. Tn rehearsal for the past several weeks, the Gents are preparing for their first endeavor in the theatrical business. Almost every one of the nine players has had experience in high school or college productions, however.
 Affairs of fraternity house, and the turmoil that develops when two members ol the same group become bitter rivals for the same college honor r-and the same girl--forn1 the background for the comedy-which at times borders on tragedy for those involved. The play, by Sam- uel s. Richmond, has been presented successfully by innumerable college groups.
 Joseph Bowey, hero hurler of many baseball games here, has the proper background for his part as James J. MacAllister, or Mac, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
Dewey Leads In Poll
 Of c. o. P. Candidates
LaGuardia Placed Second With Vandenberg High
 School Students Picked for Immediate Success"

join with all other economic groups in opposing a limit to incomes.
 The Fortune survey asked: Re gardless of your own party affilia- ton, which of the following men would be your choice to get the Re- publican nomination for president in l940?" The replies were:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25
Kiwanis Club

"Gateways to the Americas" a colored moving picture of flying over Pan-America Airways routes, was shown this noon at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Kiwanis club at The Elton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25

All iiarcissuses are daffodils and all dAffodils are narcissuses, since narcissus is the botanical name of the genus. and daffodil- is the common name.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-25

"The first and most significant fact to be observed in analyzing these replies is the reason for Dewey's leadership, however small his margin" Fortune explains. lt is because he is the second choice of almost all groups, rather than the first choice of some groups.
 "This scattering of favor to the left and right of the G. o. P. por- tends deep suffering for the na- tional committee, which so hopeful ly awaits a split in the other party, Fortune observes. However, these answers must be discounted, for the fact is that they are based upon a sample of the entire public, and not of Republicans alone.
 "But the opinions of the people who continue to approve of Roose- welt are of as great importance to Republican leaders as the opinions of those who do not, because the c. O. P. will have to lure some of them back into the fold to have chance of electing 8 president in 1940."
 'The public's answers to the ques- tion: (Which do you think has a better chance of earning living to- day - a high-school graduate who has had four years of experience, or man just out of college?" were: High-school student ......... 34.4% College graduate ........... 33.4 Depends on man and/or ex-
 perlence .............'. OOH Experienced man better at
 first, college man better
 later O.t College man gets breaks re-
 gardless of merit .......... 2.8 Don't know ................. 4.9
 So 1t seems that one-third of the nations families believe that the best chance for success" Fortune observes. "If the qualified answers are included - those to the effect that the college man will win in tEe long run, or that he will get the breaks even if he is worthless - then the potential male college mar ket would derive from about 45 per cent of the nations families.
 "The prosperous and the negroes put the greatest value upon col lege education. But the middle classes and the poor think SO nearly like them that there is really no appreciable stratification of opinion on the Subject. t."-Fortune Magazine.