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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-12

seen your-cousin, shall call him for
convenience? - Mr.. Roderick We'll
man."
Into the white proud face the color
crept up slowly. He knew then that
one question of his was answered
without his asking it.
She said, and her voice shook very
slightly: you've seen Roddy?"
Poirot said: He is doing all he can
for YOU"
Il know" her voice was quick and
soft
Poirot said "Is he poor or rich ?"
"Roddy? He has not very much
money of his own"
(To be continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
Nisbet Joins
Bureau Staff
DalIy Dispatch Tureau,
In the Sir Wafer Hotel.

Raleigh, Jan. Lynn Nisbct. RAJ
leigh news mar of wide acquaintance
and experience, has joined the staff
Of this bureau in order t. assure the
best possible legislative CuNcragc.
Beginning today his articles Will
be a prominent feature in the daily
report of legislative activities.
Two years ago he coliabordtcd with
your Raleigh reporter in covering
the second General Assembly Of Gov
clnOr Clyde r. Hocy's administration
and his keen sense of news values
and interesting analyses OF the legis-
lutIvo mind Wcrg lavurably recognIz-
ed all over the state.
Mr.. NiSbet has for years taken an
active interest in North Caroliua's
political activities a chamber Of
commerce executive, a. publisher Of
several weekly papers. as reporter
and commentator for dailjCs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
Theft Ring
Arrests Made
continued From Page Onel

.NOntlEueO from rage tJnel
ing of Steve Cromwell, an escaped
convict, at BelhaVen early Saturday.
Constable Lee Gutherie, detailed to
guard a shipment Of cigarettes at
the Norfolk Southern station. opened
fire, he said, W.en he saw a man at
tempting to enter the station.
Cromwell was brought to a hospi-
tai here seriously wounded, but phys
icians said they believed he would
recover.
The sheriff gave the names of
those arrested as:
Jack Cason, Dennis G.. Wool0rd and
Florence Jesse Hammond, arrested
by State highway patrolmen in Fay
ettevillc saturday afternoon: Aerie
Veech, James Willoughly. George
Willoughby and Fayette Williams,
picked up in Norfolk sunday.
Solicitor Chester A. Morris began
preparing formal energies to file
against the suspects.
Among law violations charged
against the group or some member
Of it, the sheriff listed liquor store
robberies at Aurora, CresWell, and
GAINESVILLE, and a number of robber-
les of Norfolk Southern stations and
filling stations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
MURDtR MAKESA HERO -
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= |IN- uRwrNpR AND m1MapM UMmLr s SUHTN- E6Dl
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WRITTEN FOR AND RELEASED BY CENTRAL. PRESS ASSOCIATION

her. Alice and Nancy made us some
coffee which we We're just about to
drink when you came IN. | wouldn't
advise coffee for you, sir. but
wouldn't you like some %brandy?"
Il would" promptly returned The
captain. He closed his eyes ard
waited quietly for his g%randsons
return.
Drink your coffee, girls. while
it's hot" nlurmured Mrs. Gou4-,. 81
doubt if thereu be sleep for any
Of US again tonight"
l for one was glad to drink the
coffee. 1t had been scalding not
when l poured it, and was now at
drinkabie heat. But with my first
swallow l heard Cary's voice.
Don't forget your Whiskey first.
It Will do you all good. Nov,
GrandGad, going to be specially
nice ami let me wrap this around
you?'' This was a warm steamer
rug ne carried over his arm.
The captain eyed the rug in such
a threatening manner I feared he
would refuse. But with a chilly
smile, he finally said:
1T is rather drafty here. Go
ahead, make me into a mummy if
| you want to-"
Carefully Cary wrapped the rug
about him, and l was sure he was
| glad of the extra warmth. 1t was
cold in the library. Jabez had been
covered with a warm blanket, but
the rest of us We're lightly clad.
"Have you raised the thermo-
stat, Cary" asked Mrs. Gould.
Eyes. lust low. Wen have heat
in a minute or two, Comfy, Grand
dad?"
Comfy, Humph! Call this cold?
You should have a spell on the
bridge. You wouldn't talk about be-
ing comfy! You're soft, my boy,
soft!'
you're right, Granddad, though
| don't mean to be, but it's not help
ing anyone for us to get a cold by
being foolishly careless"
Il guess you're right, Cary" the
old captain spoke in a tired voice.
But It's hard to teach ar old dog
new tricks. Have Your drink, ard
while you're drinking your coffee I
have something to say
Silently Cary obeYed. He drank
the whiskey and soda as if he need
ed it and, lifting his coffee cup to
his lips said:
Cla- r,o,,lJal
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07

i..sV-s. ".aunS SIJuAuInas Is Nset
IS 2mCao airluCl themselves. on
riouslv he wants all the potcrtia.
flyers he can got-not alone prales-
SIGNALS but also S~crViC,ablc amateurs.
who can be recruited in short order
IN emergencies, and wished into
professional ranks.
The navy isn't as energetic yet. Its
duties are of a tcchnicality than
the army'S are, 50 that It's personnel
hasn't the time for extra training
along the additional aviation line.
Still. it promoting airmindcdngss
likewise.
Some enthusiasts predict that mil
itary aviation VIII oyershadow the
army and navy yet, al III" present
rate.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
Aviation AT Last Is Given
Prominent ( lace in Defense


Scrt that. from a plane, he positively
could sink Ships-and that wasn't
until after the last war was over. The
general proved ne could ito it. too.
tie got the navy t. j.. or q couple of
old hulk. off the Virginia CaprS and.
SWuopiuE down ON them. he sent EN-
10 the bottom alright.
Navy men said it wasn't a CON
yiucing test. though. They pointed
out that the two ships were at an
chOr. not q dying around. They also
were unnamed. not shooting back
at Billy. as sJrc-cnough War craft
would have been doing. Consequent
~ h" could keep ON trying until he
scored buIlsoyes. Naval cyparts 1yrra
Of the opinion that his dnmonstra-
ton would have i.z.lnd if il had
been the real thing.
Overland air raidine hadn't en-
cluSiVely proved itself. either. Ger
many's Zeppelin flights oven Eng
mad in l914-'13 var time we're a
nuisance, but they did no great dam
age. ! was there while they were
going on.
mat W,r being over. surface X
ports verdict was that aviation was
not more than an adjunct to old
fashioned military and naval opera
lions. Planes. however. continued to
improve thcmsclVes-.r. from the
standpoint of their destructive posi-
bIEties. tn yegot worse and worse.
Airmen presently began asserting
that they had arrived at a stage Of
development where they could win
wars. Grounding authorities still
thought not.
The issue couldn't be decided by
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

NOTHING could nave been more
startling than the thin old voice
piping out those stern angry words,
whats all this to-do?" when we
had thought MIN peacefully Sleep
ing.
Not since the day my notes were
stolen had Captain Essex left his
apartment on the second floor. The
family vas worried about him, the
doctor grave and cautioning.
1.-The cold could be disregarded,
except for his age" he said. "As it
is, he must be given the utmost
care. See that he is not disturbed
in any way. He IS too old to recover
strength easily. Rest and quiet are
the best restoratives We car give
him."
And that dictum vas carefully
obeyed.
Everyone, with the exception of
Miss Althea, went to his rooms
one a day with CHEEKY smiles and
any item of news it was thought
would interest him. In spite Of
anxiety and concern, each face
carefully wore a carefree air. Now,
for all the a + exercised, he had
awakened, heard OF sensed the dis
turbance below, and made his way
on lottery feet down the long
stairs.
Mrs. Gould was the first to re-
cover. She stepped quickly forward
to shield from his view the man
on the couch, but she was too late.
The cane thumped angrily.
II said what's this to-do?" His
accustomed note of command.
And who's on that couch"
He moved forward, but Mrs.
Gould held her stand.
"Oh, Father, why did you come
downstairs? I was going up to you
in a moment"
"Humph. When / hear a fool
woman shifting and tee-heeing il
the middle of the night and foot
steps tearing up and down the
stairs, IT'S high time | was on my
feet. Now to Mrs. Gould, get out
of my way before I whack you
one"
Mrs. Gould, so far. had seemed
to me absolutely without the spirit
and determination which fired hel
father and sister. Now she proved
her right to claim the same daunt.
less blood.
Disregarding the threatening
cane, she stepped forward and, still
keeping in line with the couch
slipped her hand under her father:
arm.
I'VE have some bad news fol
you, Father. Sit down and Wen tel
you about it."
Cary, following his aunt's lead
came up to his grandfather.
You know, sir. we're helpless.
you at night" AS he spoke, h,
pushed forward a chair. Sit down
sir, please, and We'll tell you abou
it."
"Humph!" The cane was PLANTED
o firmly into the deep pile O
the carpet, and the captain ignored
their efforts to guide him to tn
chair.
You don't have to tell m
much" he snorted. UNLESS Jabe
were on that couch, he'd he her
locking out for the rest of YOU
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07


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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07

Think l can't e that somebody's
been prying the mantel part? You
must think my eyesight's almighty
bad! Now, get out Of my way, and
let me see just how bad he's hurt"
In silence, Mrs. Gould and Cary
stepped aside and the captain, lean
ing heavily upon his cane, ap-
preached the couch. His face lost
its grimness, grew gentle and pity
ing.
Poor Jabez," he said sadly.
Poor. poor boy
Hayes fingers closed upon my
arm. l thought the SILVER which
passed through her was a sup
pressc J giggle. She always see the
fur in everything. and it had been
la%ughable, for all its pathos to hear
Captain Essex call old gray-haired,
wrinkled Jabez boy" | gave her a
sharp glance. 1t was not laughter.
but tears, which glittered in her
eyes.
Now briskly, what have you
done for Jabez?' Unsteadily the
captain turned from the couch and
sank into the chair Cary had prof
fei I'd such a few moments before.
He clasped his hands on the top of
his cane and fixed his eyes on ia
heZ.
"Bathed his head, drawn the lips
of the cut together with sticking
plaster, and 5andaged it" Cary
diGn't waste words,
The captain froWned. That's
we'll enough. but Why haven't you
called the doctor?' His tone was
impatient.
I'VE tried, sir. Found the tele-
phone was out Of order, so Mark
has gone for him. He should he
here in a few minutes"
Good boy" The troWn smoothed
itself away from the captains face.
He leaned YEARLY back against the
cushion, allowing the cane to fall
against the chair arm, and smiled
ruefully at Cary.
- couldn't understand what you
were doing with that truck He
Gestured toward the first aid kit
still spread out on the chair seat.
"Why you hadn't called the doctor
at nee. Now l see you We're doing
the best you could. What's the
story. boy?"
I'VE don't know. sir. Mark called
me. He said he heard something
fall with a gathering sound-you
know he sleeps over this room.
Then he heard footsteps running
across the brick terrace and down
the path. He thought II was a queer
happening in the middle OF the
night-it was ten minutes of two
so he came down to find out what
was up.
The library light vas on, the
mantle. as you see 1t Jabez lay un-
conscious with his head toWard the
hearth. that window was open.
Cary waved his hand ct the win.
dow nearest the back garden "Bu'
whoever had been mere was gone
He used that poker on Jabez
There's blood en- it.
The CAPTAINS bps drew into
snar! He glance! from The couch =
the poker and back again.
Mark called me-. then We rouset
Aunt Beulah. Janet and Kaye
Nancy heard us and came down
" ,,h tLo ,,o;Ir
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
Reaction Is Favorable
To Program
Continued From Page :OneN

America itself, but some division in
party ranks over the Presidents pro-
pOsal to make the United States an
&rsensal for nations now in actual
war with aggressor nations"
Nevertheless some leaders appear
Cd more concerned about the length
Of time that might be required TO
obtain final approval of the British
aid legislation than they did with the
opposition expected against it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
Turk Troops Are
Massed In Thrace
(Continued From Pare One)

which for IS day our troops wrote
sublime pages of courage and inflict-
ed heavy Iorshs GA the enemy"
"Heavy also were our loses in ma
terial and men-taIlgn, wounded and
missing. the fascist communique
said.
The ItaIian cabinet, meeting under
IL ducc, sent greetings of admira-
ton to leaders of I'aly's armed
force Fighting heroiCully on many
front and declared Italy had
taken "au ~tu~hakaDlc decision TO
continue the fight until victory"
In Tendon, Food Minister Lord
.Wonitor acknowledged that Brit
tain is suffering from a meat
shortage hit said he believed it
was olN temporary; and at the
same time Chief Medical Officer
Sir Wilson Jameson noted a
marked wartime increase i'm
s meningitis.
I'M a brighter note was sounded
by the admiralty, announcing a
sharp reduction in the t0l! of
Kritain'S vital sea borne COM
mercc by enemy action
Losses for the week ending De
cember 30 totaled only 1856 tons
or approximately half the average
weekly loss for the 50 weeks OF the
war, the admiralty said.
In Albania, the Greek allies of
Britain announced neW successes
On the coast and inland near Klisura.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07

Beaten and strangled to death, the
body of Mrs. Catherine Watson, 63,
was found in her Brooklyn apart
ment by a daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Roberts. A diamond-encrusted ring
was missing from her finger. Alex
Mosel, SO, who had been painting
vacant apartments in the building,
was questioned.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
Marshall Air-Mindcd

Gen. George G. Marshall, army
chief-of-Statl, is recognized by aNia-
tioi corps officers as being as air
minded as they are.
He's pushed their program, any
way. Hc's altered army regulations
in Il fashion to encourage aviation
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-07
Raleigh Buzzes
With Gossip

Continued From page Onel
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-19
Trio Added to
City Faculty

Announcement was made today
of the appointment OF three new
members to the faculty Of the pub
lie school system.
z. W. Shadford, who for the past
IL years has been coach and ply
steal education director at Ne
gaunee High School, has been cho-
sen as physical education director
at the Ypsilanti High School, foot
ball coach and city director Of rec
reation. s...-s-- A.
Mr.. Shadford Is a graduate of
Michigan State Normal College
where he secured his b. S. degree
in physical education. He played
on the University of Michigan foot
ball varsity team and also on the
Normal varsity team. He was EN-
ployed for two years in the Ann
Arbor school system. working I'M
der Lloyd Odds, now Of the Normal
College. For four years he was
coach and physical education d.
rector at Adrian High School be-
fore going to Negaunee.
He has been a committeeman OF
the Boy Scouts of America, fac
ulty adviser of Hi-Y Club and an
active members of the American
Legion. His former home was In
Ann Arbor. He is married and
has three children.
The other new appointments are
to the Harriet School faculty. Miss
Leota Diggs. Detroit, will teach
the kindergarten and Miss Alma
E. Strong. Detroit. will teach the
fourth grade. Miss Diggs, grad
uate Of Wayne University, has been
substituting in the Detroit schools
for the past year. Miss Strong. a
Normal College graduate, has been
teaching In Inkster for two Yaars.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-19
Legion Has no
MoreDebton
Headquarters
Burning of Mortgage Celebrated
by Special Dinner,
Program
TORCH APPLIED BY RAY
AUGUSTUS, DR.. S0LLER
DR.. 0. J. Cleary Commends Post
in Impressive Speech; Work
by Legion Recalled

Celebrating payment of indebted.
ness on the American Legion
Home. more than a hundred men,
bers and guests enjoyed dinner and
fine program there Monday eve
ming.
Preceding the dinner Presiding
Speaker DR.. owen J. Cleary d.
rected mortgage-burning cere-
mony on the lawn, inviting two OF
the most active members OF the
Legion. Dr. Matthew E. Soller.
chairman OF house committee at
the time the home was purchased,
and Ray Augustus, commander
when the home was purchased
to apply the torch. In an impress
sive speech he commended the
Legion for the excellent record
thus commemorated and expressed
highest praise for the economic
achievement which he termed a
milestone of great significance In
the enterprising life Of this active
organization.
Music was furnished during the
evening by the Ford Novelty band
and at the close of the dinner DR..
Cleary. as POSTMASTER. introduced
speakers who" reviewed various
phases of the Legion career.
Newly elected Commander Carl
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-19
Registration Open For New
Defense Training Classes

Thursday and Friday. I to p. m.
Applicants must have had exper-
fence in blue print reading, class
es limited to IA. Machine shop
practice. Monday. $50 to 1880
p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
7 to $3.50 p. m. Thursday and Fri
day, I to $50 p. M, Saturday. 5
70 IL a. M. applicants must have
had experience in blue print read
ing, classes limited TO is.
Machine drafting, four hours
each week for 10 weeks, Tuesday
and Wednesday. to p. M; gen
eral welding, four hours each
week for 10 weeks, Saturday, TO
IL a. M; aircraft welding. class
es continue for 10 weeks, Monday
$3.50 to 1890 p. M, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Z to $3.50 p. m.
Thursday and Friday. 7 TO $3.50
p. M, Saturday, to IL a. m; air
craft riveting and rdilling. Tues
day and Wednesday. Thursday
and Friday, to 10 D. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-19
(Bv United Press)

Tokyo, Aug. 19-UP-Japan will
permit no Americans to leave the
country unless the United States
sends a ship for them and in that
event the government will consid-
err individually the application Of
each American. Koh Ishii, chief
government spokesman, announced
today.
A Japanese Domei news agency
broadcast, picked up by the Unit
ed Press listening post In New
York, disclosed that last Friday
the Japanese home office had is
sued an ordinance restricting the
entry, residence and departure OF
all foreigners. Domei explained
the ordinance as similar to war
time regulations affecting move
ments OF aliens which are already
in force in many warning coun-
tries. Japan, however. is not at
war with any country officially.
having refrained from declaring
war on China.
Ishii spoke vigorously and un
compromisingly.
He said that II the United States
did send a ship for Americans, or
for any other purpose it would re-
ceive the same treatment which
the United States accorded TO the
Tatuta Maru and other Japanese
ships.
(American importers took legal
action to prevent the Tatuta Maru
from returning to Japan from San
Francisco with its rich cargo of
silk and the cargo had to be un-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-19
Federal Sales Tax Urged by Manufacturers

tax burdens without taking prompt
and decisive action to eliminate
non-essential governmental spend.
ing. We urge Congress at this
time. when 1t is demanding great
sacrifices from the people. to slash
every possible dollar Of non-essen-
tial spending"
Houston declared that samplings
OF public opinion SHOW clearly
that the American public is willing
to accept sales taxation as an easy
way to pay-as-yUr-go in amounts
which will not be greatly missed
from day TO day" They showed
too. he said. that the general pub
lie wanted a tax bill which would
reach low-income brackets now
exempt.
submitted graphs OF potential
tax yields, drawn on the assump-
ton that the present $4,000 exemp.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-19
HUGE Nutcracker Jaws
Closing OH LeninSrad
Nazis Claim Hard
Blow on Black
Sea Fleet
Soviet Naval Base
at Nikolaev in
German Hands
CRy Associated Press>


Russia S high command acknow-
lodged today that the jaws of .
giant German.Finnish nutcracker
were closing in on Leningrad. the
old-time capital of the Cars.
while on the southern front, the
Germans reported a hard blow to
the Soviet Black Sea fleet.
Adolf Hitler's high command
reported today that German and
allied troops had overrun all Tx.
raine territory west OF the Dniep-
er River and announced violent
new assaults against the Siege
Grit Port OF Odessa on the Black
Sea.
Authorized quarters in Berlin
said that in the fall OF the naval
base OF Nikolaev, announced Sun
day, Nazi troops had captured a
35,0O0-ton Russian battleship. a
lO,000-ton cruiser. four destroy
ers and two submarines.
Previous German estimates said
the Russian Black Sea fleet con-
sisted OF one battleship. an air
plane carrier, heavy cruiser,
three light cruisers, two torpedo
carrying cruisers, five destroyers
and 80 submarines. The bat
tleship captured. however. may be
an incompleted one.
In addition. a Nazi spokesman
said. German BON bers disabled
three Soviet warshi2s including a
heavy cruiser in the waters off
the besieged Black Sea port of
Odessa.
Claims Capture
Hitler's field headquarters re-
ported the capture of $4,000 Red
army prisoners. 81 tanks and $50
cannon in fighting along the low
er lNleper River, and said that
German. Rumanian, Hungarian
and Italian troops had oYerrun all
OF the southern Ukraine to the
Dnieper.
Soviet troops under siege at Cd =
essa were pictured by the Ger
mans as under a constant hall
OF bombs" with the Luftwatfe
gmotbering all attempts OF the
Russians to escape by sea. Nine
big Soviet troop transports were
declared to have been hit and dis
sbled by Nazi planes raining des-
truction along four miles OF Cd.
esss . waterfront. The Nazis term
ed II another Dunkerque" re
ferring 10 the British
withdrawal from the bloody bat
tie Of Flanders last year.
Farther west. in operations
around the Ukraine capital Of
Kiey and the nearby town OF
Korosten. the Germans reported
the capture ~ 1880 prisoners,
~ tanks. 1873 cannon and an arm
ored train.
A Red army bulletin beat tho
Germans 20 the announcement
that Sszi forces had captured the
town OF Kinglsepp. rail- gate 70
Leningrsd from the Weet. bringing
the battlefield within 10 miles OF
Russia's second biggest city.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-19
Bus Lines Have
80 Days Grace


United Bus Lines In Ypsilanti
we're given 80 days OF grace by
city council Monday evening. At
the expiration of that time they
will be required to show a definite
plan for rerouting OF buses to
abate nuisances in the city and re-
lieve traffic hazards. II no action
is taken buses will be confined to
trunk lines only.
During the 80 day period they
will be allowed to park at each cor
ner OF the Michigan Ave. and
Adams st. intersection.
The council last spring had noti-
fed the bus company that a diff
ferent arrangement than that now
used would be necessary and sug-
gested that a different site for the
ticket ONCE be obtained. When
no action was taken it was decided
10 give the 30 day period for adj.
justment before applying the rule
requiring buses to stay on state
trunk lines.