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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06

and showed his charming smile.
"Okay, kids" he nodded. You
win. The truth is, I've been dis
tracted But things aren't going so
badly, at that. Just see to it that
this mansion doesn't slip back into
its role as a mausoleum. Keep it
happy. Especially around Jeremy.
Wen all have a huddle soon, may
be this afternoon. Meantime, Lola,
can you come and talk business a
moment with me?"
The others were frankly curious
about his picking Lola for a private
talk, but he ignored the banter and
escorted the dark-eyed girl away.
They walked down the shaded
gravel path toward the old SWIM
ming pool, and after 6 bit Bill
asked her to sit with him under q
spreading oak. He looked cautious
ly around to be sure they had
privacy.
Looking for some wan?" Lola
inquired.
mo. Just wanted to be safe.
Look, Lola, you and I get along
pretty good, don't We? think you
are SWELL"
"Of course, Beel. We all like you.
I like you a lot"
That's what wanted to know.
You and T have had time enough
to get acquainted here. Now I'm
going to come straight to the point,
Lola-why don't we play ball to-
gether, see? In business, I mean"
She did not answer him. She
looked at him, confused. Her pretty
forehead wrinkled slightly, and her
extremely dark eyes were still. Bill
vas rather close to her and this
nearness served to emphasize the
deep and somewhat rich quality Of
her beauty. He took note again Of
the girls cheeks-the bones were
bit higher than in Nordic types;
a heritage, no doubt, from some
distant Indian ancestor-and the
normal blush on them was not
orange-red, but a strong crimson.
Her lips now forming little of the
wonderment, We're of the same deep
hue. Her hair was so thick that he
wanted just to reach and touch the
silken ebony of it, noting that its
waves formed a perfect compile
ment for the facial color and con-
tour.
Today she wore white. Bill would
have described the dress only as
''frilly," even though inexpensive
simplicity was its keynote. At the
waistline was trim that might
have been called a belt. 1t was
crimson, chosen to match her lips,
and it was the only color in the
garment. Simply tailored, the dress
may even have been a size too large
for the slender girl, and it could not
have cost more than four or five
dollars, but it was perfect on Lola.
It emphasized, rather than con-
cealed, the perfection of her form;
it limited here and there at curved
loneliness, and it revealed the grace
and texture of her arms.
Bill had never before been so in
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06

timately conscious of Lola. He
swallowed, and drew his upper lip
tight for a second, hesitating. He
hated more than ever TO think OF
Lola's being what She was. He
hated the task before him. But nc
had already made up his mlrd.
"I mean," he explained III a tone
Of great confidence, that you and
l can understand each Other in
every way. L sized you mp care.
fully last night. Now listen-I
know what you did on the night
of the big party here, last Tuesday
night. Understand
Lola didn't gasp, or eXclaim any
thing. But she did blush quite I'M
mistakably and The quizzical little
burrows i'll her forehead depend.
That made Bill feel sure. UncU;l.
sciously he nodded. Ht was making
progress.
"All right" he resumed. "You
and I both know there's plenty of
stuff lying right under our fingers
all the time. It's just going to
waste, really. Acquiring some OF it
will do nobody any harm, and will
set us up for life. 1t won't even be
missed, probably. Will it?"
"Beel, i do not understand"
He smiled as if pitying Ter,
which indeed he was.
Eyes, you do. You needn't DC
wary any longer, Lola. Pm ali old
head at this game. Have you. uh,
gotten rid Of the watch yet?
Sold it?"
She looked inteniiy at him noy.
watch, Beelx What watch "a
There's 10 use beating ar0ut
the bush! / tell you j know what
i know, Lola. You want to know
how? All right searched your
room. went there last Saturday
evening while you were here, and
read III your own diary about what
you had done Tuesday night. 1t was
very foolish of you to write
down."
"Beel! BEELm
The girl was incredulous, ap-
palled. She reached to grip his arm.
"Well, didn't you? Didn't you
say yourself you took it? A detec-
tive was there right after me, Lola,
but kept the diary hidden. It's
all between you and me. There's
no use putting on an act now,
either. We could-hey, Lola! ..
Great Christopher, woman!"
He stopped talking.
Mr.. William Bailey, very agrees
sive and very efficient on the whole,
was also very young man and a
very impulsive one. All at once
now some deeper granule of COM
mon sense inside him told him that
he had muffed things.
He recalled the deep beauty in
Lola's eyes, the fine sincerity of
them. He had tried to throw off
that impression a moment ago, but
now .....,......
Lola had burst into tears and Wa7
sobbing uncontrollably there before
him. -
ITO Be Continued!
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06

ChCcrfulnCss is infectious.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06

If all the eggs sold in tine state al
least half are imported from other
States.
fife urged that heed be paid the
recent advice of Governor Clyde II.
Hocy that every farm landlord see
70 il that each Of his tenants IS sup
piled with Il COW. hogs ana chickens.
He called attention 10 the obvious
fact that North Carolina docs not
nave anything like the number of
COWS and other farm animals that il
should.
Il am proud 10 say he added.
'That throughout eastern North Car
DINA ! am nOW seeing time crops OF
potatoes and $uy beans and Inc like.
and not uNbrGkcn acres Of cuttun and
tobacco, crops which cumn"t be eaten
and for which We viii be able IN get
no cash.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06

nounces that the Marine Corps has
been authorized an increase OF -
900 in personnel, by Congress, bring
ing the total authorized strength
from $4,000 to $4,000, and also that
a new permanent recruiting station
will be opened at the Post Office
building in Winsten-Salem on the
10th Of June.
He states that the 5000 vacancies
made by this increase will be filled
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06
RED SOX, MORlAH'..*
TO PLAY SATURDAY

The North Henderson Red SoX will
play Moriah Saturday at $3.50. O'Clock
in the Bobbitt street park, the con-
test being in the Golden Belt league.
A good game is promised, and the
public is cordially invited, i.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06
NEW BOWLING MARK
BY BETTY WILLIAMS

Betty Williams set a new lady's
high on the Centre Alleys when she
rolled 1877 recently.
Her score would have been high
or but for ball that went into the
cutter in the ninth box on a spare
Her score rams as follows: 8-24-34-52-
72-lO2-l28- 1873 l58-l67.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06

as rapidly as possible by young men
between Is and 80 years of age,
white, single, of good moral charact-
er and of sound physique. Men with
previous service will be accepted up
to 35 years Of age. II
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06
GRANITEERS TO PLAY
TOWNSVILLE NEXT

The Henderson Graniteers and
will cross bats Saturday
afternoon at Greystone, the starting
time being set for $3.50 o'clock.
The strong mines will offer fast
baseball contest.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06
HARRIET is PLAYING
HELINA SATURDAY

The Harriet Mill team will play
Helena at Pine Park Saturday, after
noon at 8 o'clock, it was stated today.
This will be league contest, and
a big crowd is expected TO turn out
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06
Marine Corps To
Raise Personnel

Raleigh. June 6.-The officer in
"....-a a the l.. S. Marine Corps re-
.- headquarters for North
-a.aa with offices located in the
'' 0".co building at Raleigh, an
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-06

The Permanent Court OF Internal
tional Justice at The !!agu" includes.
among It's - jud%r-. Il Japanese
Chinese. Finn and an American.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

Gus Meyers, Jr. and the Loew Poli orchestra.
 Kay Kyser, the or Professor, sur- rounds himself with three of the screens foremost bogeymen and a big cast of film and radio talent in supplying the novelty entertainment of his new picture You'll Find Out which heads the screen bill for the midnight show. This is a preview of the picture here and 1t will not return until a later date.
 "Youll Find out" is a musical mystery melodrama with Peter Lore, Bella Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Dennis O'Keefe, Helen Parrish, and all the members of the Kyser or chestra, including Ginny Sims, Ish Kabibble, Sully Mason and Harry Babbitt.
 So remember - celebrate New Year'S Eve in the modern manner with ''whoopee" exit of 1940 and glamorous welcome of 1941 at the Loew Poli gala midnight stage and screen show.
 Tickets are on sale at the box office. BUY SEATS NOW and avoid the last minute rush. You're
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

ing 15 months of marriage to Gene Markey he spent only four eve nings alone with her at home Gloria Dickson said Perce West more would telephone her every morning at 1 o'clock and that this interfered with her rest.
 Dick Foran and Mrs. Ruth Piper Hollingsworth Foran even consul ted a psychoanalyst in a futile eff fort to bolster their crumbling mar riage. Helen vinson and Fred Perry tried a reconciliation which didn't work, and John and Elaine Barry more attempted three.
 The Great Profile holds the marital record; but nobody has such rapidly fluttering heart as Peggy Ann Kent. Last September, at 2a she went to Reno to shake off her third husband, Ernie Westmore.
 Most amusing grounds for divorce was Carole Landis' statement that Willis Hunt, Jr., called her "a daI1in fool, like everybody else in pictures.
 Among other players--oh, yes and Jimmy Roosevelt--who have been involved in divorce actions during 194O are: Mischa Auer, Alice Faye, Tony Martin, Vivien Leigh, Brenda Marshall, Wayne Morris, Laurence Olivier, Luise Rainer, Martha Rave, Lana Turner and Johnny Weissmul- Ter.
 Most striking trend was the num- Der of December May romances. William Powell began the sequence in January by clipping with 24-year old Diana Lewis. The actor was Al at the time, and had known her only three weeks. In April came the marriage of George Jessel,> AZ, and Lois Andrews, 8 precociouS show girl just turned 16.
 Other weddings involving con- siderable difference in ages were: Oliver Hardy, A, and Lucille Jones, 26; Herbert Marshall, 50, and the considerably younger Lee Russell; Buster Keaton, A, and dancer Eleanor Norris, 21; Fritz Field, 40 and Virginia Kraft, P; producer Nunnally Johnson, 42, and Doris Bowden, 25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
STRAND

Starting at 6 p. m. this evening Warmers Strand theater will pre- sent gala New Years Eve show which will be headlined by special premiere showing of the musical hit Second Chorus" co-starring Fred 'Astaire, and Paulette Goddard and featuring Artie Shaw and his band, Charles Butterworth and Burgess Meredith.
 Because of the special arrange ments made with the producers Second Chorus will be shown at sthe Strand New Years Eve only and those who see 1t will be among the first in New England.
 The Strands New Years Eve show will run continuously from 6 p. m. through Midnight until a m. with thre complete performances being screened during this time Theatergoers may attend the Strand anytime from 6 D. m. until Midnight and see a complete show. The last performance will start promptly at midnight, when 1941 will be well comed by thousands of Strand pa- irons.
 On the same big New Years Eve show is thrilling drama titled The Great Plane Robbery" starring Jack Holt with 8 large cast.
 Tickets for this special show are on sale at the Strands box-office Prices are orchestra 75c and bal cony soc with tax included. a Starting tomorrow the Strand will get back to its regular schedule and will present Norma Shearer and Robert Taylor in Escape" as the .headliner of the big New Years day program.
 The film was adapted from the Ethel Vance best-seller which held thousands of readers enthralled by its suspense. The new romantic team of Miss Shearer and Taylor surrounded by an outstanding cast of supporting names as has been assembled for any film. brings the story to the screen with electrify- ing force.
 Co-featuring the program will be a delightful comedy "Hullabaloo' co-starring Frank Morgan and Bill lie Burke.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
MOUies Playing
 Today
STATE

Ending today at 5:S0 D. m. at the Warner Bros. State theater is San &a Fe traiI' co-starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. On the same big program is ''She Couldn't s Say No" with Roger Pryor and Eve Arden.
 This evening at 6 p. m. the State will usher in its mammoth New Years Eve show with the sensation al comedy Love Thy Neighbor" as the headliner of the gala program.
 Jack Benny and Fred Allen, those rfeuding radio comedians, are CO., starred and will be seen on the screen fo rthe first time together. Besides the popular comedians the brilliant cast boasts such top favor ties as Mary Martin, Rochester, the Mery Macs, Verree Teasdale, Vir- gi1lia Dale and others.
 <. With such a cast as this New Years Eve mery-makers are prom ised the best time they'll have. dur ing 1941.
 Although the show starts at 6 D. m. performances will be continuous through midnight up to 3 a. m. Three complete shows will be presented during the course of the evening and New Years Eve theatergoers may attend anytime up to midnight and still see acomplete show. You can make the occasion memorable one by attending the 6 or g o'clock shows and then going elsewhere to top off the evening. But remember, the last show of the evening starts at midnight.
 As the second big treat the man. agement will present the latest in the adventures of fiction's fascin- ating rogue titled, "The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date". Warren William will again be seen in the title role and Frances Robinson supplies the romantic interest opposite him.
 Tickets for the New Years Eve show are on sale at the State the- ater box office and you're advised to avoid the rush by getting yours as early as possible.
 All in all here is the best New Years Eve show in town. Start the new year right-by celebrating at the State Theater tonight. Make up party and attend.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
In Hollywood
It Was Leap Year, But All Hollywood Leoping in 40 Was to Divorce Courts

omitted histrionics when she put aside her third mate, the Marquis de la Falaise ue Ia Coudray.
 There were several break-ups though, among pairings which the movie colony had begun to consider permanent. Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons had been together 10. years. After 18 years, Mrs. Roland Young testified her husband had ceased to care" Di- rector Frank Borzage and Rena BorZage separated on their 24th wedding anniversary. And the Hal Reaches had been married 25 years when she obtained a legal separation.
 The shortest period of married happiness was that of Priscilla Lane and Orin Haglund. When she asked a divorce last April it was revealed they had married secretly Jan. 8, 1889, and had separated the next day.
 Hedy Lamar declared that dur
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
Ln The Local
 TheGte1,S
POLI'S

A gala New Years Eve midnight show will be presented at midnight tonight at the Loew Pon Theater, for one performance only. This stu pendous show is a combination event of stage and screen, the biggest show ever presented anywhere at anytime.
 Headlining the big all-star stage show which consists of 2 headline Broadway vaudville acts are Glen and Jenkins, dancing stars of New York's famous Cotton Club. Other stras appearin ghere in person are Maxine, the wizard of the wire; Eleanor Bowers, Hollywood's lovely blues singer; the Three Tunesmiths one of radios most popular trios; Murray and Kerry, Broadway Ambassadors of Fun; Al Libby and Betty, internationally famous ska ters; and completing the stage bill are the California Revels, rhythmic steppers. A fine musical background for the show will be furnished by
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
BUTTERwoRTH's TAN

The statement that Charles But terworth never wears makeup is denied as "an exaggeration" by the comedian. Every day, during his lunch hour, he sits bareheaded in the sunlight-and gravely asserts that this is his makeup" It keeps his sun tan at a uniform shade for each days work in Fools Rush In" he ayers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

pie: Among people Whose names should be familiar to fans who read lot of movie news, the year brought 33 divorces, 25 marriages. But the ratio becomes 22-to-12 when the list is whittled down to notables known to almost everyone.
 Two dissolutions were not sur- prising, although when Ginger Rogers went to court last March after a four-year separation from Lew Ayres, she managed a few tears as she testified: "He told me to get out, and there was nothing else to do" Constance Bennett
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

1 in for a night of fun and frolic in the sane way, so make Q date to bring the best girl friend and the whole family, tonight.
 Ending at Loew,s Poli tonight (before the midnight performance of the above show) are Flight Command" starring Robert Taylor and Michael Shayne. Private De- tective," with Lloyd Nolan.
 Co-starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamar, "Cornrade X'' Metro-G Gold wyn-Mayer's funniest comedy since the famous "Ninotchka" opens @ four day engagement tomorrow. New Years Day, at Loew,s Poli. In "Comrade x" you see the Clark Gable of Tt Happened One Night" and a new Hedy Lamar that you've never seen before-in her first com- edy role, and she's sensational Celebrate New Years Day by seeing ComradeX" at this popular theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31

ing was done in the direction of the divorce courts. Never before, not even during its widest, jazz-age adolescence, has Hollywood h ung up such a sorry record.
 There have been more divorcees ill s om e pr evious years, but never such an unfavor- able balance of divcrceS to we'd <1i~ne TNr AvoY,o-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
BY PAUL HARRISON

Hollywood-Maybe 1940 was a Leap Lear, as the calendar says; but romanticallv. most oH the lean-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
CHRIsTY CAST

Ken Christy has been cast in John Nesbitt's newest Passing Parade, Dark River"
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Chicago Athletic Aid
Based on Regular
Big Ten Rules
Michigan Leader States
Maroon Operated as
Did Other Members
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Jan. 81
Vigorously defending the honesty
of the Big Ten Conference, Prof.
Ralph w. Aigler of Michigan today
attacked suggestions that Chi acgo
abandoned football because OF the
circuits attitude toward subsidiz-
ing athletes.
Prof. Aigler, Michigan's Big Ten
faculty representative and chairman
of the Wolverine Athletic Board,
asserted in the boards annual re-
port that much of the observation
along this line" was based on sup
posed pronouncement of some mys-
terious spokesman for Chicago.
GAS to this" he said, "it will suf-
flee to sey that not over a period
of many years of association has any
duly accredited representative of
Chicago raised any more questions
the honesty in athletic
administration than the representa-
tives of any other member institu-
ton.
LET there be no mistake about
this: Student aids in the form Of
scholarships, loans and campus en-
ployment have been administered at
Chicago under precisely the same
rules and regulations under which
the otner nine member institutions
have operated"
Evening star., 1940-01-27
By the Associated Press.

DEL MAR, Calf, Jan. 27.-The
curtain goes up today on the second
act of Bing Crosby's annual golf pro-
duction-the $4,000 pro-amateur
open-with a cast that hardly could
be duplicated, even If anybody want
ed to.
With a dark horse" professional
from Washington, D. c., Cliff Spen-
Ger, installed as the low scorer with
SO for the first half of the field in
the initial round, todays troup OF
more than 100 lists champion golf
ers, pro and amateur, singers,
dancers, baseball players, perhaps an
acrobat or two and any number of
plain, hard-working hack golfsmiths.
Field Packs Color.
National Open Champion Byron
Nelson leads the pro contingent. Bud
Ward of Spokane the amateurs,
Tyrus Raymond Cobb the baseball
heroes. Johnny Weissmuller the
tree-climbers and Dick Arlen the
Hollywood matinee delegation
some of whom, incidentally swing a
mean golf club, including Arlen.
The low 10 in play yesterday and
today go into tomorrow's final 18-
hole round.
Favorites took back seat in the
first days action, Defending Cham
pion E. j. Dutch) Harrison of Lit
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Venzke Out, Boston Fans Back
Cunningham in Casey Mile;
Beethom Defies A. A. u.

Borican, the defending titilist and
half mile indoor record-maker; !;
Campbell Kane of Indiana, Wayne
Rideout of Texas, Jim Davis of
North Carolina, and Don Smith, the
consistent University Of Maine dis
tance runner.
Beetham Defies A. A. U.
Charley Beetham of Columbus,
Ohio, who defied the Metropolitan
Association when he entered here,
tops the 900" field, which also in
cludes such speedsters as Warren
Breidenbach of Michigan, Roy
Cochran of Indiana, both new faces
to Boston track fans; Hal eagle Of
Oklahoma, and Bill Fritz of Queens
University, Kingston, Ontario.
Beetham, who has been competing
for New York City's 69th Armory,
was threatened with suspension by
the Metropolitan Association when
he entered. If he fails to appear,
Prout officials say they will insist
that the National A "A. U. place him
on its blacklist.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Eastern Five's Defeat
Of Gonzaga Warns
Series Rivals

Eastern High School was back on
the victory trail today after drop
ping three straight and, while the
score did not count in the inter-
high title race, the Lincoln Parkers
once again gave notice that they
must be reckoned with before any
championships are passed out.
In beating Gonzaga, which has
improved lately, "a to 20, Eastern
had to display plenty of moxie
because 1t was trailing with less
than two minutes remaining.
The game was reminiscent of an
earlier Eastern Gonzaga game in
that the Purple led at all the quar-
ters, but lost. On the big end of
a 20-to-18 count late in the final
frame it seemed that Gonzaga would
win, but Eastern staged one of its
patented last-minute rushes to
snatch victory. Bob Custer, George
Pigott and Neil Craig were the
heroes of the game, each tallying
when tallies were necessary. Pre-
vious to this Moe Schuman had
done most of Eastern's scoring, while
Fred Rice and Bobby Mulvihill stood
out for Gonzaga, which failed to
sink q single foul shot.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Blues Seeking So|ace
In 1owson Fray for
Loss 10 Shepherd
Errotic Defense Upsets
Crippled GoIIoudet
In 48-36 Defect

Smartng from the sting of a 49,
36 defeat administered last night by
Shepherd College, Gallaudet's drib-
blers travel to Towson, Md, tonight
bent on getting back in winning
stride at the Maryland State Teach
ers' expense.
The Blues were guilty of loose ball
handling last night, although they
went into action handicapped by
the absence of several players who
are on the ailing list. But errors
more than injuries were responsible
for their downfall.
Gallaudet held 10-7 advantage
early in the game, but Shepherd
rallied and was out in front by a
20-15 margin at the intermission
The West Virginians added to their
lead throughout the second half and
the Kendall Green outfit never
threatened.
Lally, with 81 points, and Ambrose
with 16, topped Shepherds attack.
Gallaudet simply couldn't stop the
two who tipped in the ball from all
angles. "Ducky" Quick and Hal
Weingold led the losers scoring