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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29
CHAPTER NINETEEN

LATER, remembering the day
after their party, Eleanor Parrish
thought it was the longest day she
had ever spent in her life. But the
longest hour she ever spent was
In the late afternoon of the day
that followed it.
She woke that morning to find
the day hot and sticky, an unusual
day for mid-May.
The baby was fretful after a
night of disturbed sleep and stale
air.
Eleanor bathed her and gave
her her breakfast before tackling
the job of cleaning up the litter left
from the night before.
1t was noon before she thought
Of the scene with Phil before She
went to bed. She looked for the
big envelope containing her story
and could not find it. She looked
for a note from Phil. He had left
none.
When the apartment was tidy
again, she felt that she ought to
take Jessica out to the park, but a
nameless anxiety assailed her and
she found little things to do to keep
her near the telephone.
Phil usually rang up at lunch
time.
Would Phil like the book? Ex-
citement threaded a feeling of anx-
ious anticipation for his call. Phips
values were right. With him rest
ed her own opinion of her work.
The telephone was silent. But
Jessica was not. Eleanor gathered
her daughter up and took her to
the park.
AT seven o'clock she called the
Office and asked if Mr.. Parrish had
left any message for her. The oper-
ator said Mr.. Parrish had left the
Office at three o'clock, leaving no
message.
AT two o'clock in the morning
Eleanor went to bed to lie Sleep
less, dlsciplining herself to the ra-
tlonal idea that newspapernaan's S
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| helped me on lot of stories. She
goes around with our crowd. You
haven't cared much for it lately.
You've been overly anxious for me
to go on their parties :"
Eleanor opened her mouth, but
Phil pretended not to see her: /
you've always said that you
weren't jealous, that you wanted
me to go out and enjoy myself.
Haven't you?"
"Of course"
"Nell, you don't seem to want me
around very much. Do you know
how many times I've called you and
asked you to come uptown and
spend the evening with me and
you've refused?"
She shook her head.
"a man feels those things, Nell.
/. and when there's another
woman around who likes to hear
his stories, he likes to tell them"
Eyes, I know" she said through
lips that were almost stiff.
I'm not in love with Mona.
haven't even got a crush on her,
but I like to know that she likes
my company. I'm IN love with
YOU, Nell. Has something happened
to u.s."
She shook her head. 'No, Phil.
Nothing has happened to us. I'll
have to tell you something that I
didn't want to tell you-yet."
He waited.
IT I've been working. I've
written novel. I couldn't work
during the daytime. I started it
when you were working nights and
I've just finished it. 1t had to have
those nights"
The expression on his face point
ed to it's thinness and the skin
seemed too tightly drawn over his
cheekbones.
He said: "Let me see it,"
mo, Phil. I don't want you to
see it."
4 "You have not been writing q
book?" he asked quietly.
She got up and went into the
closet and got the manila envelope.
She came back and gave it to him.
II will never lie to you," she said.
Then she went into the bedroom
and went to bed.
The clock was striking eight
when Phil Parrish put the sheets
back in the big envelope.
He went into the kitchen and
made himself a cup Of coffee. 1t
was bitter as aloes on his tongue.
81 (TO Be COntinued)
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Of
STATE TO GATHER
23rd Annual Convention
Next Week In High Point;
Full Program Set

High Point, April 29.-The 23rd
annual convention Of the North Caro-
lima Chiropractors' association will
meet here Friday and Saturday, May
5 and 6, with full program OF lee
lures, business and entertainment.
About 200 members of the profession,
their wives and friends are expected
to attend. Officers are: DR.. E. P.
Brenner Of High Point, president;
DR.. Hal Pittard of Oxford, vice presi-
dent; and DR.. S. D. Coleman Of Dur
ham, secretary-treasure.
Registration starts at. 9 o'clock
Friday mroning, with the first ses-
sion at 10 o'clock for lecture by DR..
o. C.. Bader, dean of National Col
lege of Shiropractic, Chicago. DR..
Bader is an outstanding authority on
chiropractic, and will deliver a Sc
ries of three lectures on the latest re-
search and discoveries and technique.
His second lecture will be a 2 and his
third at $3.50 o'clock.
DR.. c. F. Keuzenkamp, of Green
vile, will speak at the all-member
luncheon, in the Sheraton hotel, on
"Chiropractic in Europe"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29
Feed Stuffs
Hit New High

Raleigh, April 29-Feed stuffs
markets advanced to a new high
point for the season during the past
week, reports the U. S. and North
Carolina Department of Agriculture
in the weekly market news service
review. Continued urgent demand
from feeders and feed manufacture
ers for wheat mill feed for imme-
diate delivery and scarcity Of offer
ings of these feeds were the prin-
cipal Strengthening influence. Corn
feeds were also higher. The index
number of feed prices advanced to
1853, the highest point since jan
uary 1888.
North Carolina strawberry sales
this week were up a little from last
week and were Almost on a par with
a year ago. Missionarys and black
mores Wholesaled at IL to Is, few
16 to II, poorer 4 to 10 cents per
quart in New York at the periods
close
Other than 5-pound and up rock
fowls at 20 to 81 cents which were
l to cents stronger in Philadelphia
and 2-pound and up leghorn broil-
ers at IA cents per pound which were
! cent easier in Washington the
northern wholesale live poultry
markets held about steady this week
some classes, however, continued
weak and draggy.
For the second successive week
northern wholesale egg markets rul-
ed steady on top grades and about
steady on intermediate and lower
grades. At Washington, net FOB.
to shippers, government graded and
dated, U. S. extras large at Fl cents
and ungraded white current receipts
at Is 1-2 to II cents per dozen were
unchanged.
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first consideration was his Job. But
it was the first time that Phil had
gone on q story without telling her
that he would not be home.
She waited for his step all that
night.
The bartender said: Were clos
in up now, Mr.. Parrish"
Phil Parrish said: "HoW about a
little drink with me? Make mine
mother double SCOTCH"
The bartender poured the last of
the bottle into Parrish's glass and
drew a short beer for himself.
"How about going home to the
little woman? 2"
Phil shook his head. Don need
me any more" he said, staring un-
happily into his glass. "You mar
ried, Steve?"
Thirty years"
Thirty years? Think of that!
Your wife got a career?"
She's been about as much trou-
BILE as any woman, Mr.. Parrish"
S too bad. My wife's no trou-
ble."
The bartender put the empty
bottle under the bar and wiped off
the surface.
My wife's goin' places"
Hadn't you better be doin' like
wise, sir? I'll get you a cab"
Don want a cab. Want boat.
A cattle boat. The old man takes
that yarn t'morrow, m goin to
South America. Ever see a failure,
Steve"
"Shure. Amt you fellas always
comm in here tellin' me you're a
failure today and Horace Greeley
himself tomorrow"
Tomorrow" Parrish's thoughts
veered to another track. "Syndi-
cate editor says he'll give me word
tomorrow. Special favor to feel
low neWspaperman. Do favor for
somebody they'll do favor for you
l got lots of friends, Steve"
"That you have, Mr.. Parrish"
He shook his head miserably
Friend not enough. Bein' a good
guy can't be a success that
way. Too easy goin'. That's me-"
"Sure, she'll get over it. Re-
porters' wives is all alike"
Parrish scoWled at him. mot my
wife. She's not wife yes, she
is. Damn good one. Good at every
thing"
"Then you'd better be gettin'
home to her."
"Not tonight. Got to have news
for her. Tomorrow. That what
said? Tomorrow
THAT'S right. I gotta close up
now. I'll get you cab, sir"
"Nos No cab. Coin get some
sleep. Coin to the Astor. That's
me. Mrs. Astor's. No, Mrs.
Parrish'll never mind the change
Tell the room clerk wake me at
two o'clock"
At two o'clock Eleanor made
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

ELEANOR'S party was going
well. That Is to say, the smoke
was so thick it hung in wells over
the crowded living room; the usual
six had congregated in a kitchen
that accommodated four; glasses
had been emptied and replenished
countless times, and problems of
politics, love and philosophy were
being noisily and earnestly settled
at high conversational pitch.
Eleanor dropped to a cushion on
the floor beside Mona Ahlberg.
"Phil tells me that you are a
very clever person." she said cor
daily.
"Phirs prejudiced," the girl an
swered lightly, inhaling smoke
through a slim carved holder.
Eleanor's cool glance embraced
the slim, chic figure Of the Jewess.
Her eyes travelled from the cut
steel buckles on her slippers up the
long legs and black satin frock to
the smooth oval Of her face and
rested for q nnon1ent on the slant
ing black velvet eyes. 1t was a
cold, perfect face. IT can see why
he would be-" she ndurmured.
Didn't Phil tell me that you
used to do something in newspaper
work?" the girl said.
Eleanor shrugged her shoulders.
She smiled and said: "I'm sure I
don't know. Does Phil talk about
his wife during Office hours?"
Mrs. Parrish, I shall doubt If
you were ever newspaper woman
If YOU want me to think that a
newspaperman as good as Phil con-
fines his condolences to working
hours"
Eleanor thought: IF she writes as
badly as she talks, she can't be so
good.
Aloud, she said: "Oh, indeed, I
know all about the cameraderie of
newspaper work. But I thought
If one had a husband or wife. one
never mentioned it."
"Phil did," Mona answered, add
ing: "He told me that you aren't
the jealous type"
He's been dating her, Eleanor
thought. Then she reflected: SO
should I have been If I had been In
Phil's place. A man would be fat
tered by this girls interest.
Unreas soma bly,, she said: y
haven't time to be jealous OF Phiis
professional friendships. May 1 gel
you a drink q"
She got up before she found her
self bleating about how well sne
and Phil understood each other, OF
about what a doll Jessica was. Mrs
Parrish would not be guilty OF thai
sort Of thing.
When the party was breaking uE
she found Phil. Darling. why
don't you take Miss Ahlberg home
I'll have things tidied up when yot
get back"
When he came back, he fount
her sitting where he had left her
He said: "Why didn't you go t1
bed, honey? I'll clear away thi'
mess. 1t was great party, wasn''
it?"
"Umm," she answered. She TOOL
a cigaret out of box on the tabl'
beside her. She didn't enjoy snok
ing. Her fastidiousness rebelied a
the taste of tobacco.
He said: "How did you ik'
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herself cup of tea. Then she went
to the telephone again, but she did
not pick up the receiver. Phil would
hate it if he knew that she'd been
calling every hour.
She hated the procedure herself.
What manner Of woman was she
that she allowed these fears to pos
sess her so that her blood rang in
her ears and her heart rose and
sank as footsteps approached her
door only to go past it?
She tried to remember all that
they had said two nights before.
Phil had had great dignity and
courage when he told her about
Mona, something that she had
never seen in him before.
Had there been more that he had
not told her?
o.. but / like to know that she
likes my company"
SHE would be the kind Of a girl
who would be quiet and under.
standing when a man fled from a
scene his wife had put on. Eleanor
was shocked to realize that she
HAD put on a kind of scene.
Perhaps he was with her now.
A little after five Phil came
home. His face was gray and his
manner was grave.
He made no explanations. He
said: "It's hot here. Put your hat
on and We'll go over to the park"
Eleanor said, "All right. Jessica
is asleep. She'll be all right until
we get back"
She washed her hands and face
and dried them with tremulous
hands. Phil's face
She combed her hair and put on
lipstick. There were dark circles
under her eyes. She looked like q
woman who had borne two days Of
waiting that was suffering.
Mona Ahlberg would never look
that way. Those cool, calm eyes
would never mirror what Eleanor
saw in hers. What had there been
in Mona's eyes when Phil went to
her?
She came back into the living
room saying, We'll get something
and bring it back for dinner"
He didn't answer her.
Her steps, matching his as they
walked to the park, resounded
DULY in her ears. Words had fled
from her. Her imagination had her
in a vise-like grip.
They sat down on bench near
the fountains.
Phil reached in his pocket and
brought out some peanuts which
he flung to the pigeons.
Eleanor felt that they had been
sitting there her whole lifetime
when he spoke.
He said: "Eleanor, I have some
thing to say to you."
She put out her hand to stop him,
but she couldn't speak for the
lump of fear in her throat.
! (TO Be COntinuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

tell about it but liquidation of the
company formed to take over radio
Station WPTF, if it could be bought
from the National Broadcasting Com
pany, was one of the quickest on
record
When it was learned that the NBC
would not exercise its option to buy,
but would. permit present operators
to continue in control, the new COM
pany called a meeting for a Satur-
day morning at IL o'clock A formal
resolution of dissolution was passed
and before Monday was a. thing of
the past, every member of the group
had received check in refund of
the money he had put up for stock.
Some got theirs Saturday afternoon.
During the nine months from July
|, 1888, to April l, 1899, construc-
ton work accounted for 80 per cent
OF all placements in jobs made by
the North Carolina State Employ
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

Mona? What'd you think of her?"
"She has beautiful legs. And her
clothes are divine"
"That wasn't what I meant"
maybe that wasn't what I
meant either. . Phil, have you
had dates with her?"
He said: what? :. +. er !.
have / had dates with her?"
eyes. You know what I mean"
"No. well, not exactly.
Why?"
"Oh, no particular reason" she
said evenly.
He emptied ash trays and went
into the kitchen to rinse out
glasses. He was very slow about
the process.
The Eleanor she wanted to be
told her to go to bed. The Eleanor
she was sat a little straighter In
the chair. :.
I'm not Jealous, Phil. You url-
derstand that, don't you?"
He stood in the kitchen doorway
with glass in one hand and dish
towel in the other. His face was
very innocent. Too innocent. He
said, "Sure, you're not! OF course
you're not. You don't have to tell
me that"
"Good! Then you'll understand
why 1 why I :"
Neither of them said anything IN
the little silence that followed
when her words trailed off.
"Nobody'd be jealous of Mona
She's a good scout"
IT hate the type Of woman who
is obviously a good scout" Couio
that have been her own voice!
| Phil had turned back to the
kitchen. He said: II guess I'd bet
ter throw out what's left of the
salad. It won't be any good to.
morrow. Or do you want me to put
it in the ice box?"
"I don't care what you do WITH
it," Her voice was angry. "WhJ
don't you answer my question Z"
He flung down the towel ant
switched off the light over the sinh
and came back into the LIVING
room.
"I'n answer your question
Eleanor. 1 have had tea and COCK
tails and dinner with Mona"
IT see." She squashed out hel
cigaret. "That was all wanted t
know"
i 1T wasn't, Nell. So you mlgh
las well hear it."
Il please" :.
"Tn ask you to please hear IL i
j Mona Is an interesting girl. She1
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READ THIS FIR ST.
WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY
CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

Phil Parrish. New York reporter, is
old-fashioned enough to believe that
his wifes place is in the home, with
their newborn baby. Jessica. Eleanor.
who met Phil on a small-town news
paper, has aspirations to do some kind
of writing and supplement Phips mod
est salary. Phil has talk with Kate
Douglas, society editor of his paper.
who let Eleanor assist her for a
few weeks before the baby was born.
Kate stops in at the Parrish apart
ment in Greenwich Village to tell
Eleanor she cannot take her back, for
a few months at least. Phil proposes
a house On Long Island. but Eleanor
objects. Times become difficult and
Phil Is put on the night shift at the
paper. With long evenings on her
hands, Eleanor suddenly decides to try
her hand at a novel. Phil goes back
finishing her story without his knowl-
edge. They decide to give their first
party In months.
CNOW GO ON WITH THE STORY)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29
READ THIS FIRST.


Phil Parrish, New York reporter, is
oid-iashloned enough to believe that
ms wlfe's place is in the home, with
their newborn baby, Jessica. Eleanor,
VINO met Phil on small-town news.
paper, has aspirations to do some kind
of writing and supplement PhiTs mod
est salary.( Phil has a talk with Kate
Douglas, society editor of his paper,
VINO let Eleanor assist her for
few weeks before the baby was born.
Kate stops in at the Parrish apart
ment in Greenwich Village to tell
Eleanor she. cannot take her back, for
a few months at least. Phil proposes
q a, house nous on On Long Island. but Eleanor
Phil is put on the night shift at the
paper. With long evenings on her
hands, Eleanor suddenly decides to try
her, hand at novel. Phil goes back
to day work and Eleanor has dificulty
hnlshlng 14 her story without his knowl-
edge. They decide to give their first
party In months. Eleanor finally gives
Phil her manuscript to read.
(NOW GO ON WITH THE sToRY)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

Speaking of baseball-April is the
month when first place changes
hands ofterner than a Balkan .coun-
try changes cabinet ministers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

Dollar diplomacy is practiced by
wives who tell their husbands some
useless gadget cost less than a dol
lar when the price actually was SO
centS-taX excluded.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

The folks are hoping to give dad
swell present for Fathers Day.
However, it all depends on whether
he can afford to pay for it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

Cockroaches, says scientist, en-
joy good music. Another Job for
some swing orchestras-insect erad-
icatOrS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

More than half the telephones in
use in the world are in the United
States. And how often we wish they
weren't
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

After reading the latest guppy
gulping news We yearn for the good
old safe and sane days when flag
pole sitting was actually considered
the height of fooliShness.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

Detour Bulletin of the State High
way and Public Works Commission.
issued for May l, shows practically
no change in the road repair pro-
jects under way.
The bulletin lists SO projects on
State roads, one on the Blue Ridge
Parkway and an even dozen on the
so-called county roads.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, April disappointment
of A. Hall Johnston, Buncombe coun-
ty ex-State senator, as a special su-
perior court judge is more evidence
that lame ducks" are ever dear to
the hearts of those making appoint
ments and that the practice of taking
care of them extends to the judiciary
as well as to purely political lines of
service.
1t makes the second time john
ston has been appointed by Cover
nor Clyde r. Hoey as a judge. He
was named to succeed Judge P. A.
McEroy, who resigned in 1887; but
was soundly defeated in the 1888 pri-
maries by Zeb V. Nettles, formerly
solicitor of the district.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

Chairman Frank Dunlap of the
highway commission, says that the
full commission has about gotten
round to allocating, in dollars and
cents, to the several districts, the ST.
100000 made available for better
ments" by Governor Clyde r. Hoey
recently.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

Nashs Bill Fenner will be the gov
ernor's personal representative at the
formal opening of the New York
Worlds Fair. He was so named yes
terday, the appointment being not in
the least startling or surprising, be-
cause Bill is chairman Of the North
Carolina World Fair committee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29
w. A. BlOunt

ment Service
Manufacture accounted for Is per
cent and service work for 81. The
other 25 per cent of placements were
widely distributed among a dozen
different types of industry.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

Trends: In 1886 only three. air
plane mechanics were listed in the
files of the N. G. State Employment
Service; there were no airplane en-
gine mechanics listed at ALL Only $50
mechanics and mack.Sists of all types
were registered
A recent inquiry made by the SER
vice to learn the number of North
Carolina mechanics and machinists
interested in aeronautics brought a
response from ITO, large per cent
of whom had actual experience in
either engine or plane construction.
All responding expressed a desire to
enter the field Of aeronautics, to i'm
prove their mechanical knowledge
and to secure experience.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-29

It's long time after the event tc
The Valley settler., 1939-07-07

.E    ,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-01
NEWS FOR THE FARMERS

According to F. F. Fletcher,
county agent, the farmers of Dick
enson seeded 1888 acres of leg
umes and grasses in 1889 under
the AAA Conservation Program.
thus surprising the 1886 record.
This increase in seedlings indicates
a shift toward better farming
methods and is the direct result
of government planning under the
AAA Program. In addition to i'm
proving their farm lands, farmers
have received so far, something
over 100000 in AAA payments
for carrying out 1888 soil build
ing practices and staying within
their soil depicting acreage allot-
ments.
Mr.. Fletcher points out, how
ever, that farmers may further
improve their land and qualify
for payments under the 1889 Pro-
gram which has but few changes
over the 1888 program.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-01
The Dickinson County Herald

Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Powers Wis
tied Mrs. Powers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. E. Swindall, last Sunday.
Mary Whit and Ruby Willis
spent the week end at the homes
Of their parents.
Vergie Vanover went to Clint
wood Monday on business.
Hubert Meade was a guest of
Della Fleming this week.
Ray Boiling left for his home in
Highland County last Monday.
Mrs. Barlow Willis visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Orville
Meade, this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-01
CAMP CREEK NEWS

Calvin Vanover, who has been
attending business college at Blue
field, w. Va, came home this week
bringing his diploma with him.
Stanford Willis delivered a
truck load of merchandise to
Camp Creek farmers last week.
Crops, in general are looking
good in this Section despite the
dry weather. A very large acre
age of tobacco has been trans
planted.
Toy Honaker's sons have been
cutting mine props this week.
Zerlin Swindall was recent
visitor at Camp Greek.
James and yves owlndall spent
the weekend with relatives here.
Rufus Haynes went to Clint
wood Sunday to see DR.. R. L..
Phipps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Owens and
children visited Sunday with Mrs.
Owens grandmother, Mrs. Mablow
Swindall.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-01
G. j. Colley For
House Of Delegates


Subject to the action
of the Democratic conven-
ton to be held in Wise in
August, [ hereby announce
myself as a candidate for
Pictorial Delegate f 20 m
Wise and Dickinson coun-
ties. Your support is So
licited and will be deeply
appreciated.
Granville J. Collev.