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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03
Raj Age Limit
Is Raised to 81

London, Sept. 3-(AP)-Men up
to the age of 31-instead of the pres
emf maximum of 28-Will now be
accepted for training as Royal Air
Force pilots. if they are physically
fit, it was announced officially today.
There is no suggestion of short
age an authorized source said.
eve still have great pool of mer
on which to draw, but there are SC
many candidates suitable in every
respect except age that it was de-
cided to secure their services by push
ing it up to 81"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03

George Ross Pou. Insurance CON-
missioner Dan Boney. Secretary Of
State Thad Eurc. State Treasure.
Charles NJ. Johnson. Attorney Gen
eral Harry Mcmillan. banking Com
missioner Quincy p. Hood. Paroles
Commissioner Edwin Gill. ut!Ilhc,
Commissioner Stanley W.nbomc and
Superintendent 81 Public INSTRUCTION
Clyde A. Erwin
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03
CHAPTER. TEN

Cf1Al tLls Elm
x WAS looking thoughtful, and
drummed on the desk with his fin
ger tips as he spoke.
"EXcellentw he remarked. Very
good, indeed! And what national
ity would you say this man is?"
Gun considered.
mo accent" he replied at last.
SPEAKS English with great care,
as foreigners sometimes do, tall
and dark, and looks to me like a
Spaniard." He added, thoughtfully:
III swear he's Latin"
And where did you tell Pres
colt to report to-" said X, with
a certain grimness.
Here"
We'll be hearing something
sooner or later, then. Prescott is
unrivalcd as a real, dyed-in-the
wool sleuth. Your friend, Pullinger,
as he chooses to call himself, wont
dodge HIM"
"I'n bet he won't" laughed Gun.
The telephone buzzcd, and X
picked up the receiver.
Right" he said. YES, he's
here" He passed the instrument to
Gun. THE calls for you, Gum"
"That'u be Prescott" said Gun,
with anticipation. He spoke into
the telephone. "Hullo! Cotton
speaking. That you, Prescott?
Good-Well? AS he listened
his face changed. What ."'
Poor, ridiculous Prescott. (.
Eyes Well, what happened be-
fore? ?" He listened for a few mo-
ments and then said curtly: Right
you are. Ring again if you've any
luckm And hung up the receiver.
He looked across the desk at X
with rueful smile on his face,
ave spoke a bit too soon. Pres
colts lost his man, in the silllest
way in the world, and entirely
through his own fault"
1.-THE devil he has," exclaimed
x, with annoyance. What hap
pened, anyway"
HE tells me that, after leaving
me, he followed this fellow Pullln-
ger to Soho, where the man met a
girl in a pub, apparently by ap-
pointnent. Prescott says she was
a smart girl-well dressed, a good
locker, and seemed to be a lady.
He thinks she might be an actress.
They left the pub together, and
took a taxi to BriXton. Walked up
a SIDE street, and went into q
monumental maSon's. Remained
there 20 minutes, and then came
out again. Walked back to the
BriXton road, and stopped to look
in a shop windc;v. Partly because
he wanted some, and partly so that
they shouldn't notice him and sus-
pect that he was dogging them,
Prescott slipped into a tobaccon-
lists to get some cigarets. Says he
was only in there two minutes at
the outside, but when he came out
they'd completely disappeared"
"Well, I'm damned" said K,
with some force. '"They must have
picked up taxi"
prescott says no. A straight
stretch of road, and not a taxi in
sight! But he thinks they may
have gone into some house in the
High road. He's hanging about in
definitely on the off-chanc' of
picking them up again"
x smiled family.
Hell be furious ABOUT it. He
takes particular pride in his abili-
ties, anG to be caught out like that
won't please him at all. He'll stop
there all night on the off-chance Of
picking up his man again. Poor old
Coffin"
'Oh, well, l don't think it'll be
difficult to pick him up. If he's no
passport, he'll be putting up again
at the Turkish Baths-Where he
doesn't have to register"
There was silence for a moment,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03
HENDERSON, IN C1 DAILY DISPATCH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1910
Be FORE HE1R6Ez'!kt!R!EG
R RUPERT GRAYSON
READ THIS FIRST:

Returning from nerve-wracking as
signment. Gun Cotton, famous Scotland
Yard agent. goes to Sleichtner's Egyp-
tian Ray-Baths. where he becomes in
terested in mysterious stranger
named Pullinger. who is wearing a
tattooed Egyptian symbol. Pullinger is
met by a beautiful flame haired girl at
the swimming pool in the baths Gun
calls another agent, Coffin Prescott, 10
trail Pullingcr. The agent sees Pullin,,
ger again meet n tlamc-haircd girl and
trails the pair. but loses them.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03

Heel governor that he wished some
ones candidacy Squelched. There IS a
feeli,..- .''rt - Y ,,e county boys
and girls ate none too satisfied with
prospects that Shelby Ralph Gard
ner may win the presidency; but
they know full we'll that any action
they take will be imputed to Mr..
Broughton and So they are bound to
stay neutral unless he tells them tc
go to it.
1t requires no monumental polltl-
cal acumen to deduce the fact that
Mr.. Broughton. whatever his per-
Soral inciinations, isn't going to work
against the son of former Governor
O. Max Gardner at this rather acute
stage in his ascent to leadership in
North Carolina.
Wherefore, the Wakes, though
they don't like it a little bit. are
held in leash with little likelihood of
being allowed to get loose and into
the Dit.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03

Your Raleigh reporter was rather
aStounded when. with bit Of idle
time on his hands. he figured out that
he has paid in gasoline tax alone no
less than 5000 in the last twenty
months; or far more thar 500 a
year, and about $40 a month.
The old bus speedometer shows
$1,000 miles in the twenty months
since it was new and shiny. On a
basis of Is miles to the gallon-which
is about what the jalopy does-that's
almost 2,750 gallons Of gasoline, with
a tax of seven and quarter cents
on each gallon. Multiply that out
and it comes to more than $4,000,
close enough to a double century to
call it that.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-03

On the basis Of returns for the
first two months of the current fiS-
cal year. North Cardinals gasoline
tax receipts. which last year reached
the unprecedented top Of almost
S26,0O0.000. will climb practically to
S27.5OO.00O by next June 30.
Receipts for July and August
amounted to S4.558.7l6.34 against ST.
327 .066.27 for the corresponding two
months of 1889. At that rate the in
crease for the current fiscal year
would approximate Sl.500000.
There exists. OF course, the posi-
bilitv Of some crisis or general bust
ness slump which might upset these
calculations: but the August revenue
report gave no grounds for such
fears. with increases in all kinds of
revenue.
The gasoline tax returns have
maintained d very steady pace for the
last twelve months. No less than
seven times the monthly collections
have been between S2.200,000 and
S2.3O0,OOO: and only twice has the
total sunk below the two million
mark.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23

WEST and FIELDS
HADSTATECACT
In MY Little Chickadee'
Sunday; The Big Guy
Companion Feature

Attractions concluding their en-
fragments tomorrow evening at
Warmers State theater include
Rudyard Kipling,s THE Light that
Failed" with Ronald C0lman and
Ida Lupino, also Zane Grey's
knights Of the Range" with Rus
sell Hayden and Jean Parker.
Starting Sunday the State will
usher In a picture that has been
spotted as q hit from the very day
It was announced for production, the
laugh damned, rip-roaring comedy:
my Little Chicadee" which stars
Mae West and w. G. Fields, two
Of the most celebrated figures in
the entertainment world.
This marks the first time that
glamorous Mae and stalward Bill
have been teamed together and they
are hailed as one Of the outStand-
ing screen combinations Of all time.
According to advance reports An
thony and Cleopatra; Romeo and
Juliet and other famous lovers Of
the ages won't mean thing when
you see Mae and Bill In action In
this hilarious "hit".
The curvaceous actress and the
flaming nosed funster blend their
colorful personalities in a rip
nortingcomedy of frontier days. Mae
portrays 8 wise-cracking Chicago
cabaret singer who causes a tor
nado Of excitement upon ner ar
in the wild and woolly wide open
spaces. Fields Is cast as q travelling
medicine man and card-sharp who
Is fascinated by Mae and who
struggles valiantly throughout the
film to win her affection.
In the film Mae sings willie Of
the Valley" written especially for
her. The song Is particularly funny
and tells the story of Willie, a
gold miner who Is pursued by many
q maid because Of his fortune and
his gold teeth.
Also contributing Importantly to
the entertainment is an outstanding
cast Of supporting players. Joseph
Calleia Is excellent as the crooked
boss of the western town where most
Of the action takes place. Dick
Foran ably enacts tn crusading
editor and Donald Meek does a
priceless characterization of q shifty
gambler who looks like a deacon.
Other parts are carried off by Anne
Nagel, Margaret Hamilton, Ruth
Donnelly and George Moran.
Al the second big hit the man.
agement will present 1.-THE Big Guy"
with Victor McLaglen and Jackie
Cooper in the featured roles. Also
included in the cast is Alan Davis,
and Jonathan Hale.
Coming to the State on Wednes-
day is "Dr. Erhlich's Magic Bullet
with Edward G. Robinson in the
leading role; and on the same show
Boris Karloff in British Intelli-
gence".
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23
THREE PEPPERS
ARE HELD OVER
Musical Trio to Be Fea.
tured This Evening at
TorringtOn Restaurant

Waterbury entertainment lovers
will be pleased to learn that 1.-THE
Three Peppers" that popular radio
and recording musical trio from the
Appolo theater in New York city,
who have been scoring such a tre-
mendouS hit at the Lawrence Hotel
and Restaurant in Torrington, will
make their Goth appearance since
January 26 at that popular gather
ing place tonight. The management
Of the Lawrence stated today that
he had received so many requests
for the return Of this sensational
"swirg" group that he again yielded
to popular demand and booked them
for tonight as we'll as for a special
Sunday performance from 4 to 8 p.
m. At the same time he called atten-
ton to the f.-.t thas this weekend
booking would mark the last ap-
pearance Of 1.-THE Peppers" In Tor
rington as coast-to-coast hotel and
night-club bookings make 1t impos-
sible to accept any further engage
ments in Connecticut for, some time
| to come.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23
COURAGEOUS MEN
STUD poll FILM
Northwest Passage Be-
gins Tomorrow, Super
Iative Production

Northwest Passage" which opens
four day engagement tomorrow
at the Loev Poll Theater is truly
a superlative production. Without
fear Of contradiction, 1t can be
stated that the Aim is the greatest
physical production ever attempted
by the industry. Amazing are the
performances by the films players
right down the line from twice.
winning Academy actors Tracy and
Brennan to the bit players. The
feminine roles are brief, handled by
Ruth Hussey and Isabel Jewell, but
you do not miss major femininity
in this absorbing story Of q band Of
courageous men who show what
fortitude and physical sacrifice
really can be.
Hollywood should start engraving
another star Academy Award for
Spencer Tracy, q supporting player
citation for Walter Brennan and
make room among the list of Inn
portant film stars for Robert Young.
Against some Of the most colorful
and startling scenic backgrounds
ever invaded by q Technicolor cam
era, are scenes which leave you
gasping. You win now soon forget
such episodes as those In which
the Rangers carry huge whaleboats
over q mountain top or battle their
way through miles Of treacherous
swamp, and their superhuman
achievement Of forming q human
chain across a raging river torrent
so that the army can safely carry
supplies over these hardy men.
And scarcely ever has Hollywood
produced q more thrilling scene
than the burning Of st. Francis
and the slaughter Of the marauding
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23

Indians. Then, when, these men.
have struggled, starving and weak
ened, staving OF Indian attacks, to
safety and finally find food, you will
be lying limp in your seats.
An outstanding Job has been done
In recreating all these amazing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23

events right from Kenneth Roberts
best-selling historical novel. 1t is an
outstanding fact that in Northwest
Passage" screen patrons are brought
one Of the finest bits Of entertain
nent in the screens history. To
miss It Is to deny ones self q thrill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23
NUGGET WORTH ssss FOUND

Marysville, Cal, (UP)--A pros
pector who refused 10 give his name
or tell where he was working came
to town to have q gold nugget,
which he had dug up, weighed by
Frank Mooney, local gold buyer. It
weighed is ounces and was valued
at $525, making It second In si7e
and value to the 5000 horned toad"
found in the Indiana ranch district
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23

which comes once in q lifetime.
On the same program will be
another smash hit, young As You
Feel" presenting Americas lovable
Jones Family, In their biggest and
newest hit! i.
Attractions coming to q close at
Loew's Poll tonight include Little
Old New York" with Alice Faye and
and High School, with Jane wit
hers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23

RED CROSS GETS IRON CROSS
London (UP)-An Iron Cross has
been sent to the Red Cross for
any value 1t may have. The cross,
EVIDENTLY issued during the World
War to q Prussian officer, was sent
in ANONYMOUSLY to the Lord Mayors
fund for the Red Cross. 1t will be
sold as q curio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23

Is doing all right. At It's first an.
nual meeting, the cooperative de.
clared q dividend Of % per cent or
paid-in capital. After setting Asidt
reserves Of Is per cent ana as pei
cent advertising fund, the remain.
der will be distributed to all Gus
toners Of record. lsssAi.t
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23
BOA PRICED ABOVE AWARD

Philadelphia (UP)-When In
formed of his election to the Nat
ional Academy, Robert Riggs, one
Of the country's foremost litho-
graphers, admitted that 1t was a
high honor but said he was prouder
of his pet boa constructor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23

two years ago. The nugget bore
just one scar from the miners pick
as he brought It up.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-23

COOP GROCERY CUTS MELON
San Francisco Hunters
Point Cooperative, which has been
operating q grocery for six months,
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
VISITING FIVES
WILL PLAY HERE
DURING HOLIDAYS
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR
NEXT TWO WEEKS ISSUED
BY COACH OFFUTT= NO
LEAGUE GAMES

Tentative schedule of basket
ball games during the approach
ing holiday season has Just been
released by Coach Johnny or
fltt. in charge OF the sport here
Island City League double
header Monday night viii be the
last until January 6 All other
game nights in between have been
declared open dates.
Mr.. Offutt revals the Miami
Triangles viii meet the champion
Lions Club during that period but
exact dates have not been decided
at present. He has given the Nj
amians the option Of playing here
Friday and Saturday of next
week or on Friday and Saturday
January 3 and ! Decision Is
now being awaited
The Ohio collegiate team that
sought a game here for either De
cember % or 30 has been booked
for the latter date Lions Club
viii furnish the opposition The
Ohioans are on holiday vaca
tion in the South.
No games have been scheduled
for Christmas or New Year S
nights.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
Started Season With No
Hitter; Appeared In
Most Games; Lowest In
Runs Allowed
CBy Associated PressD

NEW YORK. Dec. 19.-Al-
though ne was unable to carry
his club to the pennant, as so
many outstanding pitchers have
done in the past, precocious
young Bobby Feller of the run
ner-up Cleveland Indians. carted
off the bulk of the twirling laur-
els in the American League in
1910 And that Feller had good
support from his slab mates in
holding up the Tribe is proved by
the fact that Cleveland was high
in the league in pitching with a
club earned-run record of 1853
per game
Feller started the ball spin
ming right-right off the bat
when he blanked the Chicago
White SOx without hit. l TO 0. on
Opening Day in Chicago on April
Is This was the first opening day
no-hitter in baseball history. and
it was also FeIler's first no-hit
performance of his phenomenal
career.
Some tangible evidence for the
good showing Of the Chicago
White Sox is exposed in their Sc
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
Feller COrnered
American League
Pitching Honors

cOnd-place earned run pitching
staff percentage of 3.74 The New
York Yankees also had good hurl-
ing with a 3.89 record, while De-
trOit won the pennant with a
pitching staff ranking only fourth
in effectiveness with a record of
40l earned runs scored on them
per game. indicating that since
the advent of the lively ball the
American League still was more
a hitter'S league than a pitchers
league, throughout 1910, at least.
Whereas Ernie Bonham of the
Yanks ranked first on the list in
earned runs with only 1.91 per
game. he pitched in only dozen
contests. so the real leader, of
course, was Feller with his 262
record for 43 games. 81 of which
he won. for the leagues high vic
tory total. as against eleven de-
feats. This record ranked him
ninth IN the won-and-lost column
the leader of which was Archie
McKain of Detroit with five vic
tories and no setbacks.
Closely following Feller in eff
fectiveness was big Buck New
som of the Tigers. with a 2o3
earned run figure for SO games.
Il of which he captured. as
against only 5 defeats. placing
him fourth in the mound percent
ages. Feller and Newsom were
the only 20-game winners in the
circuit in 1910. After losing his
opening game of the year on Ap-
ri Is TO ST Louis Tin contrast to
Feller's opening day no-hitter).
NewsOm came right back with
Is straight victories. II was not
until july % that he lost his sec
ond game when the Athletics
beat him in eleven innings.
Alley Donald OF the Yankees.
who won Is and lost 3 as first
wear man in 1899. ranked just be
low NewSom in effectiveness in
1910 with 3-O3 earned run rec
ord in q games. 8 OF which he
Won and 8 OF which he lost
Johnny Rigney of the Chicago
White Sox proved that he pitch
ed good steady effective ball ali
year by ranking just behind Don
aid with a 3.T1 earned run rec
ord. although ne lost 18 games,
as against IS victories Two other
White Sox pitchers were well up
in the earned-run tables. with
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19

US. Marines, due TO their 1921
triumph over the VP53 cagers.
threw the league into three-way
tie for second place. stepping up
with the High School and Army
in that position.
Paced by WaySack and sharp
shooting Solenbarger. the Leath-
ernecks led the Airmen from the
opening whistle to the last shrill
blast. VP'S fought back but were
no match for the fast-breaking
defense of their rival government
force. Marines kept popping al
the net from all angles.
The game was a fitting prelim-
mary for the unprecedented battle
which followed between the Pep
pers and Lions
Tiger. tail. husky centre. led
the Aviators with seven markers
70 his credit.
Box score:
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
The Year In Sports
ennis

in the finals 60. 6-3. Tennis en-
thuSiaStS didn't know Il then hut
they We're watching Alice WIN hcr
last amateur championship. A few
months later she answered the
call of gold and turned prufes-
sional. along with Mary Hard
wicke of England.
Queen Alice paired with Sarah
Palfrey to win the womers s d0u-
bles and with Riggs 10 take the
mixed doubles championship
Jack Kramer and Ted Schroe-
der won a surprise victory IN the
mems doubles. Out Of ms faI
Riggs managed TO save one cham
piOnship-the indoor. IN which h
beat Mcneil in frye sets. Sarah
Palfrey whipped Pauline Betz q
take the women's indoor singles
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
Peppers Claim
Major Upset In
D0wningLions
Ew%%[([%%[<
SEVEN ORANGE
BOWL RIVALS
TO TURN PRO
Especial TO The CItfzen)

t>pteHaA 10 Ihe t1tfZcnb
MIAMI. Dec. I9.-Three
Georgetown University stars
and four from Mississippi
State. rivals in the ORANGE
Bowl Classic here New Years
Day. have been claimed by
three professional football
teams for action next fall.
Detroit Lions claimed
Aguie Lilo from Georgetown.
the All-American guard. and
John Tripson. tackle. and Bill
lY Jefferson. back. from Mis-
Sissippi State.
Pittsburgh Steelers put in
their claim for Elvin Elrod,
Mississippi States great ALL
American end. and Jim Cas-
tiolia. Geergetown's battering
fullback.
Brooklyn Dodgers likewise
have claimed Georgetown's
backfeld ace. Julius Koshlap.
and Mississippi States Har-
veY johnson. another back.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19
Marines Down Airmen
And Throw Gage Cir
cult Into Three-Way
Tie For Second Place
By BERKY

Last night in the High School
Gymnasium, a fair-sized crowd
of basketball fans watched his
tory in the making as cellar-oc-
cupants Peppers Plumbers hand
ed the almost invincible Lions
Club quintet its first defeat in
league play in two years.
Roaring" Lions marched on
the court before the second game
of the twin bill last night without
a thought of experiencing any
trouble with the Plumbers. They
were due for a rude awakening
IN the very first quarter Peppers
shItout the Civic boys 80 as the
whistle ended the initial period
Plumbers played a great man
tO-man defensive game through
out holding the Lions to just nine
points while they ran their total
to IA in the second quarter.
City champions came back
strong in the third period, dis
playing renewed fighting spirit,
but it slowly tapered off as the
Peppers kept up steady gain.
Spanked by big Butch" Gates
and "Bubber" Wickers, the Pipe
Filters decidedly outplayed the
mighty" Lions on both the de
fense and OffenSe. All five men,
berS of the Plumbers played hard
the entire 40 minutes the game
consumed and demonstrated what
teamwork and clean play can ac-
complish.
Pinder and Smith. of the losers,
got hot in the last half to score
% of their teams 80 points.
Box score:
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-19

up IOT COHlp6lllIOH- loo many
countries were affected by the
European catastrophe.
And so tennis, dealt perhaps
the hardest blow of any sport,
lost its international flavor. There
were some fireworks on the home
front. however, with cocky little
Bobby Riggs dethroned after a
one-year reign as Donald Budge's
successor.
McNeill Wins Singles
A lanky. blond Oklahoman.
Donald McNeill. upset Riggs to
win the National singles cham
piOnship. This triumph climaxed
a fine season for McNeill, one
that saw him claim also the Ma
tional clay court and intercolle-
giate singles crowns.
McNeill. from Kenyon College,
had whipped Riggs in the clay
court finals in four sets in early
summer. But the National out
doors, on the grass at Forest Hills
that was another thing. Every
one-including Riggs = thought
that Bobby. an inspired perform
er when he wanted to win badly
enough. would hand Don a dress
ing-dOwn before the swanky So
ciety crowd at the Nationals.
And 1t looked like Riggs day
as Bobby took the first set Ga
and pulled away to grab the sec