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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

keep her busy. This would be
bad time to have nothing to occu-
Ply her mind"
When she returned with the hot
water, he gave her the necessary
instructions. I'm leaving it all up
to you," he said with a smile as he
started for the door. Keep him
quiet. That's all he needs"
AS soon as ne had gone, Louise
Markham turned TO the reporter
what about the police"
Belzer shrugged his shoulders.
"Dcn't worry about the police. l
don't think they'll question him un-
til tomorrow"
But the man who shot at him
probably is the murderer of my
brother! We must put the police
on his trail!'
Murders aren't solved as easily
as that. Let's hear his story"
So while she bathed my head &C.
cordirg to the doctors directions
tried to give them a coherent ac-
count 0: my misadventures.
Be!Zer wh.stled more than once
during my recital, and longer than
usual near the close. 80 you
dropped into that river of your
own free will, gagged and tied
hand and foot, to escape. that guys
bullets? What a man! You
wouldn't have had chance if Bel
ger hadn't been on the job"
THAT man must have killed my
brother!" Louise Markham re-
peatcd.
Hold on" BelZer shook his
head. That's where you and the
nolice would be jumping to con-
illusions. no murderer would stick
around the garden an hour after
ned done the deed"
"Perhaps he was covering up
clues" Dut she frowned, puzzled
The reporter turned to me again
IF there were any clues to clean
lip, he haA PLENTY of chance before
The police got there. didn't he?"
! aGv2cd. Il feel certain the man
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

in, Mr.. Bclzer, and we'll head for
the police station"
Il don't like to argue with
lady" said the reporter as the car
spun its wheels, then took I'D on
the steep path. ''but I might point
out that our friend here has been
knocked on the head, shot at and
practically drowned. He's in no
condition to go to any police STA
ton. If y1u've ever seen those doc
tors work in a police station"
The girl frowned. She slowed tho
car as 1t came to the top of the
rise. You may be right about
that. But it's our duty to"
Il tell you what" he suggested.
"You give NE note for the po-
lice. You being who you are, tho
police may pay some attention to
what you say. Explain this guys
in no condition to be questioned
and you'll have him down at the
station tomorrow. Give the note to
me-"
"And you'll get their opinion?
That's satisfactory to G. There's
only one answer they'll I've you.'
And I know just the doctor to
fix him up" Belzer declared. "You
take this fellow straight home and
I'll have a doctor there in half an
hour"
The girl brought the car to q
halt. From a compartment in the
dash she lifted a blue purse,
opened it and took out a sheet Of
letter paper. I saw that it bore a
personal letterhead, but didn't
pry into her secret by attempting
to read it.
She wrote the note, folded it and
handed it to Belzer.
"Okay," he said. Better take
Branham street; we're not so like
ly to meet anyone. Drop me at the
corner of Pierce and I'll take bus
into town."
I said nothing. What was there
to say? Apparently was nothing
more than piece of baggage.
We let Belzer out at the desig-
mated corner. "Sec you in half an
hour" he called cheerily, and
waved to us as we drove away. I
had an uncomfortable feeling that
my troubles were not yet over. I
turned my head and looked at the
reporter, waiting for his bus. He
seemed to be tearing paper to
pieces and dropping it in the gut
ter, but I couldn't be sure.
ITO BE Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

liberals weren't so advanced; may
be partly because leftism didn't look
so near Iruition.
Anyway, in this era l was tele-
graph editor Of a big mid-Western
newspaper. On my desk was one OF
the brightest young men ever in
vented. Another rarely capable
Junior was on the reportorial staff
We bearded together-.were eX-
ceptionally chummy. was as lib
eral as they We're, but l didn't hap
pen to like Theodore Roosevelt.
they disagreed with me.
Parting of Ways
In due course we disintegrated.
The premier bright young guy l
have referred to quickly rose to the
management Of one of the greatest
newspaper chains in America and
one Of the worlds greatest news
gathering associations.
/ went to work for his association,
travelling over the earth as cor
respondent, for 20 years or there
about. Then I fell out with him and
sought employment elsewhere.
The third member of our group
hooked UP with the newspaper chain
about when l connected with the
world news association. His connec-
ton was as an individual newspaper
editor Which was O. k. at that
juncture, because the chains origi-
nal owner was a rampant liberal,
not TO say radical. 1t didn't make
much difference with me; my dope
was plain news. The other fellow,
though, had to take an editorial posi-
ton.
How Times Change!
But-consider. This is in terms
of 40 years. The original owner of
that newspaper chain died, and his
son died, and the little copyreading
of our initial trio had be-
come the whole thing of our basic
However, it ran along for awhile,
with the other guy as editor of one
d The chains key newspapers.
Now, l submit that, to have lasted
'5 years, being steadily promoted
meanwhile, he must have been a
pretty fair editor. But out he went.
Maybe he quit-because his stunt
became impossible under the cir
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23
CHAPTER TWELVE

THE GIRL turned her roadster
into Fairview plaza and spun into
the driveway of large, attractive
home of Cape Cod architecture.
She shut off the switch. WED
better sit here until the doctor ar
rives," she said II don't think you
should try to walk without help"
The sun glinted brightly on her
golden hair, but her face was So
Der. I didn't remember that she
had smiled since I had seen her,
although there were dimples in her
cheeks that told how pleasing her
smile would be.
II am imposing on YOU" told
her. My voice still was weak and
hoarse, so that 1 spoke in little
more than a whisper. "Or maybe
it's that reporter who's imposing
on you. I ought to go home to my
own place"
Her eyes widened as she looked
at me and her cheeks flushed
slightly. "Oh, my goodness! 1t
never occurred to me. Perhaps you
are married! Your wife should be
caring for YOU"
T smiled. mo. I've just a bache-
lor apartment. But"
"Then of course you'll not go
home"
I was in no mood to argue. My
head seemed to belong to someone
else. It kept trying to fall off. The
lines of the house waved.
Bel7er arrived with the doctor in
fifteen minutes instead of the half
hour he had promised. Their car
stopped behind ours and the news
paper man hoped out ahead Of
the physician. Here we are" He
waved the tall, gray-haired doctor
toward the girl. II suppose you've
metz"
"Oh, yes" agreed the doctor, re-
moving his hat. "You have my
deepest hympathy, Miss Markham.
You'll pardon me, I'm sure, if l
say no more. Such things should
not be dwelt upon. This is the
young man, presume, who needs
my attention now"
He was looking at ME, but I did
not reply. The girl-Louise Mark
ham! Sister of my friend. And she
had gone out with the reporter to
look for his murderer! What cour-
age she had!
easy does it," said the doctor
He had hold of my arm, helping
me out of the car. In a semi-daze
I stumbled into the house.
It was a beautiful house, with
simple furniture and in the living
room a huge, blackened fireplace
past which we walked to the IL
brary. There's a couch here" an
nounced the girl, leading the way
perhaps it will be better than 60
ing upstairs. Alfred used it fol
guests"
There was a clean smell of leath.
er upholstery in the library. The
couch was a window seat on the
sunny side. 1t was surprisingly
soft.
Now" said the doctor. "A little
hot water, please. Well see how
bad the damages are Louise went
to the kitchen.
It didn't take him long to decide
there were no bones broken
"You'll be black and blue tomor'
row." he told me. You're also suf'
fering from shock. The wound II
your head is clean and the one II
your leg requires only to be kept
bandaged.
He snapped his bag shut. Mis-:
Markham will be able to nurse
you. I'm glad she has something tc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23
Publicity Men
OF New Deal
Are High Type
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Cn,,+rnl PreSS Cnll1nlnlSt

Washington, March 23.-Whether
you like the New Deal or don't Ike
it you have to admit that its been
juStifiably considerate OF a lot OF
individuals who were an cXceliently
enlightening influence in this coI'h-
try for many a long year before po-
litlco economic liberality had the
New Deal label pasted onto 1t.
l suppose it's because my own 1ra-
ternitys involved that l think OF this
especially in connection with news
papermen.
Oh, yes; I know. The current ma.
tional administration is accused Oh
having taken on perfect army OF
publicity agents-mainly tor pollu-
cal purposes. And it's true that most
of these boys badly need JOBS.
They'd been hard hit by the depres-
sion, like other folk.
This, however, I'll say. The gov
eminent didn't hire any buns or m
competents. 1 know washington S
press agentry in hundreds. It's the
pick of newspaperdom, working Tor
very moderate pay. The average
newspaperman's no politician, eth
er. He understands politics. but
only as an observer He doesn't try
to break in. That isn't his speciality.
So the notion that the New Deal
created such corps to deliver blocks
of votes to it simply is silly.
Biographical Sketch
I can best illustrate how l feel
about it with a little biographical
Back in the very, very early
l9O0's conservatives weren't so bit
ter against moderate liberals as they
are against New Dealers today
perhaps partly because the then
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23
MORE PARTIClPAIlONn
IN AAA PROGRAM rUn
THIS YEAR EXPECltD

College Station, RaIeis Ugh; M War lose Sc
Tar Heel farmers vii! no. s
s657,47 in soil building PH aS,,
ton Program this year. as . IGe; BY
in 1890, it was predicted ,ou o;f;cer
of State College. Neither ARE; are ,ha,
going to lose four or five tIn I'm eb,ild-
much in future wealth by lT have The
ing up their soil when they n Il"ts for
opportunity to earn payments
doing so, he said. 10 ,ras en-
The AAA officer said ne county
couraged by reports from g rG ittee.
farm agents and AAA ee,o.!iic l!Iin
in several counties is hisHl! oopnclu.
able. He saw as foregone i N the
sion that the particlpa3:,HT,s ,,bstan-
AAA program in 1910 VIII w., If the
tially excee dthe IS perceh', o9e,
cropland in the program j" '''
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23
CHAPTER ELEVEN

THE REPORTER had his mo-
torboat going again. headed back
upstream before I recovered my
power of speech.
Haven't l got anything TO say
.bo,t this" l asked him III 4
boarse whisper that sounded like
the voice of someone else
The girl was pushing a sweater
under my head TO pillow it. wv nat
would yea like us TO do: she III
quired. ,,;o, :"
7 told her. They think l am
murderer. They think l ran away
I didn't. was kidnapped. -,
The way You were tied up
said the reporter with 4 grin. amy
one who would suspect YOU OF rum
nins away would he
" 49,. them how we found
VOL" The girl assured NE hastily
you don't have 10 worry ABOUT
that. We have 10 take YOU 10
doctor" She had Wet 4 handker-
chief with water from the bottle
and was trying gently 10 WASH
some Of the blood from my face
She wasn't much more than ~
wears old. I judged: a slim slEl
with golden brown har that ftulIe0
down 10 her shoulders. She were
briehr blue sweater with short
sleeves. She moved with assurance.
Her arms were strong. She eaSed
me TO A more comfortable position.
"You're in no condition to be Wor-
rving. That's an ugly cut You have
in your scalp. It's a wonder II you
haven't a concussion.'
The reporter had dashed the
wheel of the boat and was bending
over my legs. Here, what's this?
A bullet hole
The-girl swiftly joined him as ne
slashed a hole n the trouser leg
with his knife. My clothes were
ruined anyway.
Gust nipped him." observed the
newspaper man. He grabbed the
leg and turned it to see better.
Hurt ~
What do you think? ?" I asked,
gritting my teeth.
The girl pushed him away. "AS
q nurse, Mr.. BelZer, YOU would
make a good cewhand." She
washed the wound with the rest of
the water. 1t stung like fury. 1
could have drunk that water with
pleasure. too.
THE bullet only grazed your
leg" she said. No damage done.
Who was shooting at you?'
~ visa I knew
There's let of things lot Of
people would like to know" the
reporter assured me, and I'm just
the guy what's goin' to tell EN-"
He rubbed = i-G"fs. "Belzer of
The Morning Eagle gets an eNclu-
sive! You may not realize it, bit
you are about to win me a raise
in salary"
The girl raised her eyebrows
slim eyebrows, but unplUcked. She
had a very unusual and attractive
face. You've got no right to keep
this story to yourself until tomor-
row morning."
Listen, Gorgeous. I promised to
help you if you'd help me. Here's
your chance. We take this guy to
your house. I get his story. He
gets a chance to have you apply
Inament and ba-Gages not hard
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

periodically by duplicating methods.
According to foiSer issued by
the North Carolina Press ASSoca-
tional there are 2l9 papers issued as
commercial ventures in the state
only a dozen more than are put out
by the school children.
A breakdown of the PIG shows
there are 80 afternoon dailies. eleven
morning dailies, five thrice-a-Week,
q tWicea-Week and l46 Wceklies be-
ing regularly published.
No less than 1871 papers appear on
Thursday, VIII ! gives some indica-
ton of the bet day on which to
break" a story-ideaS about other
days 10 the contrary Notwithstanding
First untoWard incident of the cur
guDernatorial campaign has occur
red
J. NJ. Broughton has been insultcd
he doesn't knO wit, but he will be
when and if he reads this item.
Your Raleigh reporter, who lays
no claims whatever to being in the
bcauty-conteSt claSS-WaS standing
in the Sir Walter lobby talking to
Rurgin Pennell, Maxwell state man
ager, and Claude ramsey, beer COM
Hnlttec press boss. Up sailed quite a
large, impressive looking lady.
Are you Mr.. Broughton'', she in
iuired Of your reporter.
Printing houses that specialize in
pamphlets are in clover now that the
''lnpaiSn IS in full swing.
Maxwell, Gravely and Horton have
Just issued leaflets, while Brough-
tons publicity staff is scratching its
collective head to dig up ideas to
put in one.
All three have pictures on the
front.
The Maxwell pamphlet is entitled
An Editor Presents Maxwell's Rec
ord in State Building"
The Gravely leaflet announces: "a
BUSINESS Administration For North
CaroliEa-L. Lee Gravely for Gov
ernor-Constructive Liberalism.
The Horton cover is eXhortatory,
urging one and all Vote for Wilins
L. Horton for Governor in the DEM
ocratIc Primary, May 25, 1870"
All have the "union LABEL on
lhcm. Some day politician is going
10 get out piece Of literature with
out this and that's going to be real
news.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

county folks last night that the pre-
sent tobacco situation is "eNtremelv
serious.
In this opinion he has the hearty
concurrence Of Bill Fenner, another
Rocky Mountaineer who seriously
considered running for governor,
Fenner told your reporter d day
or so ago that the tobacco situation
is likely to develop into a real CRISIS
although he added ''but there's time
for lots of things to happen before
the crop is to be sold"
Tom Bost, Greensboro News cor
respondent, reports that some Sec
tions of the Piedmont and west are
planning to bar Tom Cooper's sound
trucking in the governors race. II
they do, it will really be a Godsend
to Tom. Any time anyone is made
martyr, he's the gamer.
Paul Grady hadn't opened his
headquarters on the seventh floor OF
the Sir Walter, but was around town.
He popped into Gravely headquar-
tiers and the ladies of the force were
greatly embarrassed when he told
them in leaving: "Just tell Lee his
rival, Paul Grady, came in to see
him."
The Johnston man had been I'M
recognized.
Mrs. w. B. Murphy, MaXWells
state manager for women, said she
has mailed out letters to more than
1000 of North Cardinals feminine
leaders.
1.-THE response has been very en-
couraging," she said.
women cast nearly fifty per cent
of the vote in North Carolina, con-
troll about seventy-five per cent of
the wealth, and do ninety per cent of
the spending" she added, land so
it's obvious how important it is to
win their support in a campaign"
Harry Buchanan, politically pow
erful in Henderson county as well as
being head lobbyist for state theatre
interests, appeared to be planning
strategy in collaboration with Lon
Bolich.
After visiting Broughton, Gravely,
Maxwell and Horton headquarters
vo,r Raleigh reporter came. away |
With exclusive and inside Informal
ion that .Broughton. Gravely, Max |
well and Horton will win.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERUL.

Raleigh, March 3. - Nineteen
county and twelve city school units
are participating this year in the
Adult Education program for which
the Legislature appropriated $50 600
annually.
The 1897 Assembly started the
program with S50,OGG and the 1920
law makers raised the ante by sI0-
OCO year.
The participating county units are
.Buncombe, Burke, Catawba, Cleve-
Lana, Dare, Durham. Castor, Gull
ford, Hartford, Mecklenburg, Moore,
Orange, Richmond, Robson, Rowan
Rutherford, Stanly, Swain and
Union. City units are Asheville.
Kannapolis, Durham, Winston-Salem,
Greensboro, High Point, Kinston,
Charlotte, Leaksville, Salisbury, AL
bemarle and Gastonia.
The March Public School Bulletin,
issued by the State Department of
Public Instruction, reports that there
are in all 207 school papers issued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23
pRAn ILLS FIRST .

1 Bill Strickland. am suspected in
.,a ,a,,rder OF my friend, Alfred Mark
ham, rich young leweGler. at party in
ihe Rio Vista club. l am kidnapped by
- man who attacks me in thG dark gar
don ri the clubhouse an hour later;
b,,t 7 escape from him the next morn
mo in n rowboat and am picked up by
q newspaper reporter and a beautiful
Girl SHE takes me home while lie goes
10 pct a doctor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23
Finn Peace
Balks Weues
Peace Efforts of Anne
rican Emissary May
Be Und on e b y
Changed Conditions.
Nv CHARLES p. STEWART
Ca,..r,l Press Colui,illSt

CeTirai rF'>> 49,
Washington. March 25.-Ln 'I'e
,;ab, E:,lamd'> surrender IL nus
si S Sc Unds"Secrs;arE .: simmer n',,
We, nip 10 Europe may TURN o"'
to have been Zee PEI ctn' VASES &C.,,
As the state department. lSot'-
f;6entially. not officially sees - "'I
Rus>io-Finni>r dere!o9HeNi M"> -
changed the situation mat NelIS>
chats with II Duce M,:>>oIin!' eust'-
rer Hitler ana Pre'".e.'> Nil!Fs'os'-
lain and Dal&d;ev 10 !'nGeE Ne""
,nuch
The Firms cupi;ulo,.1N generally
IS recognized - having >rensiheNso
Adolrs position decidedly. II WASH .
much OF victory For Russia. Wh:cA:
though il gained a.yye than = assoc .
for originally. has los: Immensely III .
prestige by tie strength t.@i me re-
sistance the l.rc!@ IeQuoHt PIX "p
against the SovietS' huge numerical
snnar;oritv Bu, the outcome helped
Hitler. he probably Is glad enough 10 .
Iea NIuscoti,es materially debated.
~ foreseen that ne ne: RESULT
will he an :ncrea<e6 disposition on
rho Fuehrer'> r.vt ~ tai. pCuce--oN
his owns
Nst,r,.ali,. Hon fsel that the Allies
vii he srarcrj. .,,,.>scusnt,v better
:rni;,aG '-rr,.,,~I :,ceYl.,e the beS;
N\-;-- I,,.m ,o.e.. - Sur -he Al
~ - .,..,,s,. --,,ff +l,.,
mes are ..':l'S - -. rSa ,,,nra
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23
~uE KILLER SPEAKS
n tDb RIcHARR/HoUGHToN
pEaD THIS FIRST:

+ Bill strickland. am snspHcted u, IN
,,s nnIrter ct my friend. Alfred Mark,
ham. rich young j"w%i%r; II i1, lnE,i h W
Tn. . man ny who attacks NE III the dark Ear.
dem l'I Of the he clubhouse an hour Later; but
! ie escape from him the next morning h5 IN
= rowboat and am picked up If,,1 10y ", i
newspaper reporter and a beautiIul s''''
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

Just because an emplo;ye : 0D not a
keep one eye on the cloSh worker.
sure sign he is valuapie n even
He may be just too dumb "
know what time it is.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

manager for A. J. Maxwell is an an
syver to the question Of what effect
folr-year terms for sheriffS will have
on voting in the gubernatorial years.
One swallow doesn't make a sum-
mer any more than it does a sot' but
the appointment indicates that those
who thought it would cut the total
vote markedly may be d bit off in
then. calculations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

Raleigh, March 23.-Observers
re wondering if the appoint
.nent of Craven's sheriff as county
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

Speaking of the lack Of interest
in the current governors race, a pro-
minent State senator not now con-
nected with any candidates head
quarters recently made an informal
sort of poll in three counties rela-
lively close to Raleigh.
He sought to learn from u busl-
ness men how they are going to vote
in the first primary.
No less than 25 Of them said, with
all outward evidences Of sincerity
that they haven't made up their own
minds. The other two said they had
decided, but even then they Wouldn t
confess who will be the gamer by
their decision.
That's what makes all this talk
about "Broughton is in front, "Hor-
ton is leading, Its Maxwell in a
walk, etc, etc. just so much hog
wash at the present time.
If more than ninety percent OF the
voters haven't made up their minds,
how under high heaven can anybody
tell what they are going to do more
than two months from now?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

Gravely, himself tobacconist OF
long wears standing, told Johnston
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

After visiting Broughton, Gravely,
Maxwell and Horton headquarters
vo,,r Raleigh reporter came away
with exclusive and inside Informal
ion that .Broughton. Gravely, Max
well and Horton will win.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

Not all North Carolina newspapers
keep as nearly abreast OF the times as
they should
Willis Smith, who almost announc-
ed for Governor but didn't, has just
told your Raleigh reporter that with
in the last week he received from one
of the States Weeklies a request for
his picture-''so that we can run it
with the other candidates for Gov
ernor".
Rocky Mounts Lee Gravely has
been endorsed for Governor by the
volunteer members OF the Rocky
Mount fire department. They ;'heart-
lily endorse the candidacy of Mr..
Gravely and express to HIM wishes
for a successful campaign"
Copies of the resolution are being
mailed all the firemen in North Car
DINA.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-23

Harry Buchanan, politically pow
erful in Henderson county as well as
being head lobbyist for state theatre
interests, appeared to be planning
strategy in collaboration with Lon
Bolich.
Evening star., 1940-04-21
No-Hit Start Barely Missed by Pennock in I 5
Scratch With Two Out in Ninth Prevented Come Like FeIe

joie fielded the bell cleanly, but
his throw to first was just too
late to catch the runner and
Pennock's chance at fame went
fluttering.
The New York Giants as a club
have a .195 batting average.
Frank F'risch wanted new faces in
the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield,
so he made Paul Waner don
spectacles on the playing field;
you'd never recognize big
Poison" now. Ladies days in the
major leagues will get started
this week; the Giants will have
their first on Friday. Is this
another case of American League
superiority: Umpire Red Ormsby
has IL children and Umpire Bill
Summers has 8. Those cracks
about the strangeness of the two
Philadelphia clubs each leading
their league altar opening day