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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-02-23
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oi her part timc. We couldn't get
nueh out of her except that SYRIA
mad quite a few men friends but not
many women" Grange smiled
can believe that" said Argus.
ticular?" ' III P'r-
"She said something about this
ficrre Sturgis you mentioned I
nave u detective checking up OH him
now. The elevator boy said Syrin
came home last night and she acted
IKE she was plenty sore about some
Butch came in and announced
mat inspector Grange was wanted
on the telephone. Argus finished his
breakfast and Butch took away the
Tray. Grange returned.
mat was Smith, the guy 1 sent
over I" get Sturgis' story" he said,
1T don't sound so good Snnrn.
SEr1a mad dinner with him and some
friends named Carter. Syria walked
out on the party about eleven thirty
anu SturgiS and the Carriers left \
lew minutes later. Sturgis left the
CartcrS in front of the Maison
restaurant and went for n walk.n
"a walk"
That's what he told Smith"
Grange nodded as if to confirm his
own statement. know ANYTHING
about him?"
i met him last evening for the
first Time" Argus said.
1T seems he was in love with
SYRIA, but last night was the first
time she'd been out with him in ,
month. lie told Smith they'd had
some sort of MISUNDERSTANDING.
Looks like my next stoplI have
to be SturEis's studio" Grange
frowncd. Did Syria say ANYTHING
to you last night, when you ran INTO
herr"
Argus recalled Syria's tcnscncss
and her whispered, Il may need
your help" and debated whether or
not I" tell the Inspector. lie finally
decided 1t would do no harm.
Any idea what she meant ~
Grange asked.
NO., said Argus lighting ciga-
rcttc, mot the slightest"
"Syria's come up in the world
since We knew her" Grange re-
marked. "Shc lived in an expensive
apartment for Il working girl-a
penthouse, in fact. Been there al
most year now. The lease is in her
own name. She has a Van Goph
original hanging ON the wall. As
l told you we found mans robe
hanging among her clothes. Came
from Fripplcy's. We're checking
that too. You wouldn't know
whether some one was putin up
for her, would you?"
No" said Argus.
did she mention Dancer Mar
tincllrs name last EVENING""
Argus repeated what had been
said AMI mentioned Ellen Curtis
story about the sallow-complcx-
Toned man to whom Syria had been
seen talking. Grange looked scri-
Gus.
Figure it might have been one
of Dancers mem"
81 don't know" said Argus.
aside from that picture of me YOU
found, weren't there any phone
numbers or addresses lying around
the apartmcnt--or letters 2"
eve found couple of addresses
in her bag. One was Flagg's office
and the other was Sturgis' studio.
The maid said she had list by the
phone, but whoever bumped her off
must'vc stolen it. We couldn't find
it. As for her mail. there were a
few bills and" Grange chucklcd,
n letter from 4 Rajah in India
who'd seen her picture in a bathing
suit and proposed to her by mail.
said she could be head wife of his
larcm. The maid said that Syria
I:idm't get many letters and when
Ia did She destroyed them"
"Rright girl. Did the maid re-
I"mncr any Of the names or num-
trs an tie phone list"
She said snc'd seen Sturgis' !
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Reducing Ey Dieting

cmmhasi&" The statement made
IN Tie HIicl' "RrG.r.nr Was
Dcnc Entirely BY D.gt:9%." No
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-02-23

p,,,, .i I'll.
r;nm;r .a.''. /. I'lE ; ana come one be-
mnm,hnS. N ,L var -Shs couldn't re-
800. ."e rest "i H. she was
.,NI,, ~! '','eu ny 'he murder.
w,s ~. '',t peVh inc ,aftCrS She
Arnr, ..o VIZ" IN, iaSt hi.ht. SAID
..I,i 'r biil 'arStars.'
aI-m,. ~! "CH
Uo va: nc r"",iea her iaSt night.
III, ,,..,s III ~ '''S 'en%uin 'iub too.
ne was with Il blonde-;l blonde who
CronnS S''iE gun.
oh p WI. 81 forward: "A gun,
"Dar., r" " ''cr name
.n,ns.,
81 don', Lrow. 'E w M',".
1" ar ;;, ;,
ton " "R,. a., nran-c made a nota.
vou On, Inv .ne WAY, what time did
"hrn,m "G' ,', ia"' h'%ht
no,;na ' Nh ' N guess. 1 didn't
and 7 ia .I ~ ourtlS ana l hah dinner
un :ooh her nome around 30"
vour H., a' orange. Am on
"init ' u suspects 100
all yo,, IL, , ".ihc 'ti'ck-up. Alter
Vol onI r h"oN .o9ria verne pretty
stand go NOT me un"cr-
Cr,n,,o III, EtI inIuis!tlvr.
cyn, I ir,aI '' i knowingly. w no
NOT ~ ' ie ner WAS clever. Careful
No on, n'',>, any evidence around.
No.. -. ""' 80" t"ihG IN or out OF
TO-. r"or ~ inc '!nie "i the muir
..;riy "T' 'a,i IN idca-
ir,I ,mI -, ,,, "''ShI turh GRIM
feet go, pi /" commit me per-
i,,I.. '''''' 1" ''''''' IL H''r F'mm-
"Uou go.
oornoJ r.;.i' J"SI an ,i"a' GRANGE
sim, ort -" l.; I'm wa, I""H thh
b,v', ,,,. ,.a,i i'., M',,;S' Did syria
.pI",,;,. = ;t,...
"Nn ~, t I.. "ii,S' suppose.
relatives ;, "'''" "'''' l mean
WI , r..
Avon. ,i INC. "Eria' said
nban ,r5 ~. .r.o .'." ~" she wa m or
en-. hnI , '''''' ~, "t'' S""h," N Ram
hnr NJ, IT,, .I, nv! WI" h'"H'fht
came io N"w. ~. s''' pcIofc she
wv, Nv ORR.
guess thcv'iI rcnI o i"E f :. u, l
papers" Grnr~r mt ,v..,,. ~ me
book. "CrIoss IA hnt,",. ~ Ii,S ,"'H >,
He slammed his krcn ne - ',"' III
I'D like 10 soc tbn.c ,,,in uSr
of yours snn,n d,,. TS i''.','"ES
never did figure ON, ~.h,. - o ,.,,. ,,.,,
wos nc ,,ot,I guy WI"
ever became a con- ." ~" arc
Crane i,oi.a., i
"What's the matter with ho;n,
COP? You get to see a lot of life
Besides, my old man was Il sergeant
Lord rest his soul!"
$50 that's it," Argus said
r. can. and IN glad am. What
We learned amt hurt my painting
any. You know. Steele. we've both
I'm s"rn v, ni'Irn'r' put inns time
b., IiI '','' roma OF Lucy
81 i!u''Sh Si" q mt Il SnaS
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SYNOPSIS

Syria Verne. dc luxe model. was
the victim OF 4 fatal bullet fired 40
she answered the telephone in her
penthouse apartment to which she
returned soon after midniaht fol-
lowing 4 quarrel with Pierre Stur-
els. ar, photographer. Argus Steele.
author and erstwhilc detective. is
demonstrating the events of the
evening before. He and his friend
Ellen Curtis, model, were in the
swlnk Penguin Club. During \
brief absence of Ellen, Syria en-
tered and was greeted by Argus as
an old friend, the onc-tin,e Lucy
Callahan who sang in the fcarsonc
Dancer Martinelli's cafe. She an
nounccd that she had signed 4 Hol-
lywood contract recently. Soon
they were joined by Ellen and
Pierre Sturgis. AS Syria and Pierre
were about to leave, the former
asked Argus to phone her. adding
in whisper: Il may need your
help" Ellen told Argus that she
had overheard "a sallow looking
little man" threaten Syria outside
the Pierre Sturgis studio. From
the bar came Bill Carstairs, III.
playboy, who introduced his cur
rent blonde, Derry. Later in the
ladies' room, Ellen found Dorry
in tears because Bill lis phoning
that awful Syria Verne again"
When Derry dropped her opened
purse. Ellen was shocked to see 4
nub-noScd revolver in it. Leaving
Derry in the care OF an attendant,
Ellen rejoined Argus, related what
she saw. and they left the Penguin.
Next morning. Ellen phoncd Argus
the news of Syria's murder and
asked him to meet her at Roger
FlaFG's model agency. Police In
spcctor Grange calls and is now
discussing the crime with Argus.
CHAPTER SIN
Grange squintcd at Argus specu-
latlvcly.
"Wcll," he began, "at nine this
morning we got call from the
SUPERINTENDENT of the building
where Lucy-Syria, lived and he
tells us there's been Il murder. So
We 20 up t" investigate"
How did the superintendent
know? Did he hear q shot?"
NO. 1t sccms that no one heard
the shot. But Syria worked for n
modcl-aEcnt named Roger Flagg
aud this morning she didn't turn up
for an early appointment. lie had
his secretary call her. The line was
busy and finally the operator re-
ported that the line must be out of
order. You see, Steele, the phone
WIS off the hook, lying near the
body. Well, they finally called the
superintendent and told him to go
upstairs and tell Miss Verne TO get
in touch with the Office Immediate
j.. The man Knocked and there
wasn't any answer, so he opened
N" door with n paSskcy and found
the body, then he called the police"
Grange paused.
Did you find the gum"
"Nopc. No finGcrprints neither"
what time was she murdered 2"
As near us the doc can figure it
rnust'a been around midnight. Find
il" the telephone ny the hook that
WY makes it look like she might
h1:" been tryin' to get help when
sl" was shot" Grange said. "She
so. had hey ha, and coat on like
Size iG't come in"
"l"L it look ~ /! the place had |
l..1 nrul.rn IntD?"
That's "a funny thing too. The
e.. .f..f.. r... ,,rr,. al ',.'. gl .,..,,, -,
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TO SYNDICATE POOK

C. 'napc' iIill. Feb. II - Betty
nn,hnh,S boob. "A Tree Grows IN
m,,,a.I,I,NIvn. has been condensed for
nso",?!i,'hi'on rs . daily newspaper
r, SNin. aud drawings arc being
m mr,o' Nv William Meade Prince. an
.;nnl, chapel lillian. who is u ma
"''''liy known illustrator.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-02-23

.ngton that we would all have to
sacrifice our appCtitcs for our
country, and the walls from my
gourmandi.ing friends, cx-
pertcd to see the population shrink
under my very eyes.
recalled the stories after the
last war of how the soldiers of
the army Of occupation going into
Germany found it noticeable that
the traditional figure of the fat
burghcr and hausrrau were con-
spIcuuus by their absence, and
the Germans were all tnin and
sYeltc. A life insurance official
toll mo at the time that the NOR
tally rate in Germany for time
Tell off, which he ascriGcd to the
compulsory weight reduction Of
50 many mature, heavy, potcn-
TALLY high blood pressure sub
jccts
Plenty Of Food
But the old saying that the
worst tragedies in life never hap
pen applied here. Oar gloomy
expectations OF hunger have Ger
;ainly not been fulfilled in spite Of
the menace of coupons, the scare.
heads OF impending shortages, and
Inc temporary removal OF chicken
and other dcli"aci"S from the
scene from time to time. Making
Il strictly personal application |
have certainly had enough 10 cat
tins year. | give all credit - my
hous, hold which has displayed
great agility in shutting coupons.
but ! also give credit where il sell
dom is Uircrcd---to the National
Food Administration.
Now. luuhinE arCund at the con-
tours Of my fellow citizens / see
no reason ror emitting the Lcn."n
reducing diet this year. II Won.
my esteemed reader, need con-
ElhclnG refer you to the raccS Of
a national weekly magazine where
the example OF Mr.. Alfred Hitch
cock, the movie director, is ror-
traNrd IN photographs. Mr.. I!i.ch-
cock Ic!t the necessity. or at least
The call. 10 reduce, here in this
land in the period Of wartime ra-
.ionlnH. and in s w"ri,S he went
from - pounds TO 23S.
Reducing Ey Dieting
! cmrhasi2" The statement made
IN tie aGIIcl, "tniGr.m~ Was
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1944-02-23

drugs, no trick infections. no APP
petite EillcrS-liI;e amphc.Uminc
--no excessive exercise and gym
nasiun workouts. That is my
credO. | believe 90 per cent of
overweightS can he reduced by
dieting alone. And not cntai!irs
amy great di.comfortE or self
sacrifice. as you viii realize if you
ny The l.cnton diets to be pub.
llShcd daily in this column until
Easter. Mr.. Hitchcock lost II
pounds in 81 days. During Lent
You have over 10 days and you
should be able TO shed At least ~
pounds.
There is one striking advantage
to dieting just nOw--it saves wear
and tear ON the ration book. Most
Of the foods ordered do not require
points. There is no reason why ,au
candidate for the Sylphiil;c figure
should apply for special privilcgnS
To his or her food rationins hCarG.
The diets are calculated IL supply
iull daily requirements OF Vita
minis and minerals. Why ShoulI
YOU spend fom, dollars for Il hottie
of vitamins when you can get what
you need in an orange, an egg, 4
carrot, 4 tomato, and a slice Of
buttcrcd bread?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
NJ. Els there any harm for 4
pregnant woman having Il tooth
pulled?
Answcr:-No, if proper crnsid-
Grafton is given to disturb her as
little as possible. The pregnant
woman should visit a dentist reg
ularly.
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'Dr. Clcndcning will answer
questions Of general interest
only. and then only through
his column.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
Prepared

Little does the average citizen realize what
the oil industry of the United States has done
to defeat the Axis threat to conquer the world
1t is not too much to say that the s,1ccess
OF the whole war plan of the United Natons
depended on our oil industry. Without it. the
naval and mechanical warfare that cracled
the Axis, could never have been waged.
One has but to look through summary Of
the war activities of the Standard Oil Com.
psny dndiana), as recently released in pam.
phlet form, to draw the foregoing conclusions
This company is but one of the many in orr
country devoted to the purpose of fueling and
lubricating our war machine The size NJ tho
plants that have been developed, is over.
whelming. New oils and greases were reo,;r.
cd for war-some had to work at 10 degrees
below zero; others had to combine corros;or
preventatives with lubricating properties: high
octane gasoline had to be produced in un
dreamed OF quantities; and so on, THROUGH
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
|BAPTISTS TO OPEN
SESSION TUESDAY

CHARLOTTE, Nov. II. - Up -
More than 1000 Baptist leaders OF
the state will start assembling
here tomorrow for the 18th annu-
al session of the North Carolina
State Baptist convention Tuesday,
DR.. c. c. Warren, pastor of the
First Baptist church, viii be the
host pastor for the convention, and
other Baptist congregations will
assist with plans for entertaining
the delegates to the convention.
Rev. E. R. Stewart of Windsor
will preside over the conference Of
pastors tomorrow. The theme oil
the meeting will be "the Baptist
responsibilities in the postwar
era" DR.. George Heaton of the
Myers Park Baptist church, will
be on the program as one of the
principal speakers of the confer.
ence.
The conference of workers Of
Christian education will be held or
Monday afternoon and night. State
secretaries of the various phases
of the Baptist education program
will conduct a training union fol
education workers at this confer
ence.
DR.. R. S. Herring of Winston-Sa
lem is president of the Batist con.
venton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
and construction activities

lis. Of products and construction activ1ues
staggering in its ma gnitude.
And how was the oil industry able to pro-
duce the new products required by new
type Of war? Simply because it had not been
waiting until trouble came-it had been ex-
perimenting. For many years it had been IN
terested in the development Of laboratory
methods for measuring the anti-knock quail
ties Of both motor fuel and aviation gasolines.
Without this advance preparation. we would
not have been in position to supply the high
test gasoline required by the planes that this
country has produced.
When the war has been won, no more start
ling chapter will be recorded In its history
than that devoted to the accomplishments OF
the United States oil industry.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
A Magnificent Failure

After bucking head wind for eight and a
half hours, the Handley-Page, bound from New
York to Chicago. nonstop, was forced down
in farm meadow, with frozen water line.
several hundred miles short of its objective,
And so ended the first air express experiment
on bleak fall day in 1919. The cargo con-
tinued by train.
The twenty fifth anniversary Of the foreeo-
ing incident, marking the beginning Of air ex-
press, is being celebrated this November. The
Handiey-Page was a cumbersome, four-rno-
tored ex-bomber-a "crate" of the worst kind
measured by today's standards. Yet the fact
that the experiment was tried shows the pio-
neering instinct inherent in the American
people. The comment of an official of the
Express Agency at the time of the ATTEMPT. is
prophetic: 1.-THE attempted flight OF the Hand
ley-Page shows the necessity for aviation maps
which do not now exist; for proper starting
and landing fields; and for proper type of
commercial machine which will have reve-
nue-load lifting capacity Of sufficient amount
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
BY JOHN SELBY
THE GREEN YEARS." by A. j
Cronin little, Brown: $3.50.

DIR. A. J. Cronin is said to be,
by many an editor, one Of the
most astute bargainers in the writ
ing game. He knows to a farthing
the worth of his product, and
then, they say, he exacts a bit
more than that. It is perhaps his
Scottish blood, for he was born
in Cardross nearly so years ago
and he is a. Scot OF Scots
But this would not mean much
without the further information
that DR.. Cronin always delivers
more than his price calls for. This
time he follows the least reward
ing OF his novels. "The Keys of
the Kingdom" with the most re-
Warding, in my mind. This is a
work of medium length and more
than average color called "The
Green Years" 1t was published
originally in Red Book and might
easily have sold to them at a high
figure, it it had been half as care
fully done, magazine standards he
ing what they are. DR. Cronin
wrote however, a solid and Justly
proportioned novel, and from this
the serial was carved
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
so THEY SAY

It will be hard for the average German
to understand that Germany must be the last
OF all nations that will receive Allied as
sistance.-Resident of captured Roetgen, ger
many.
Let us beware of Pharisaic spirit and OF
suspecting that our neighbor is less pure than
we are. In country where the idea Of ma
tonality has existed nearly 1000 years it would
be indecent for any part Of the nation to try
to teach patriotism to the others. - Jerome
Tharald, member French Academy.
Britain will need bigger more active for
eign trade Just as we will, but the more COM
petitive it is, the better it will be Tor both
England and the United States - Maury Nav
erick, chairman Smaller War Plants Corp.
Liberty is heady wine. We have been so
deprived of it for four years that I fear we
have become unaccustomed to it. In our press
and posters let us talk less of liberty and let us
heed more in practice and obligations 1t I'M
poses - Jerome Tharaud, member French
Academy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
Murder OF Lord Noyne
Charged To en0n''

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-'R ,. =.
IsraG Goldstein, president W
Zionist Organization Of A y lm.
said today the murder OF :, Nv ~.
Moyne, British resident n,.l a+-,,
in the middle east, was pelp s.|l
ed by a small band Of leff p.ls
and "lawless elements IN ~
tine. d;os n.
their leaders every|n ,a el.qss
denim these irresponsible ~ W. !.
elements, who are a men ss,'r,s
the security of the jewish c vg
nity of Palestine, DR.. Go s.s i
said at a luncheon h0 morn Il, 4,
bert D. schanzer, New yum
commissioner of appeals =, =. d
The Zionist leader desc al IL p.
"extraordinary contri0u'l0l Nv, " 4:
the United Nations" as the pai.,
NAL expression Of JEWISH
tine"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13

to make it worth while, without sacrificing
the necessary speed. All Of these things will
come. and the day when we shall have regu.
larly established airplane service between
New York and Chicago and many other points
throughout the country, is near at hand. We
are in no way discouraged by the fact that
the first attempt did not succeed
"Au Of these things have come. Unified
air express covering our nation and many for
eign countries, now carries millions of pounds
annually on scheduled flights.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
The Literary Guidepost

1.-THE Green Years" is another
novel Of boyhood and adolescence.
Robert Shannon's mother was a
Scot, but she married an Irishman
and horrors!) a Catholic. She and
her husband inconsiderately died,
leaving a boy Of eight to go from
Dublin to the misery household of
his grandmother and grandfather
in Scottish village. The boy was
not wanted by the grandfather,
who was no monster, only a miser.
The grandmother was the slavey
who ran the house on nothing. and
there was a Goldfish young man
named Murdoch, and a great
grandfather and part of the time a
great-grandmother as well. There
was also Murdoch's sister Kate,
who was unattractive and man.
struck, too.
1t seems to me that DR.. Cronin
has carried his chief character
from unprepossessing start to I'm
expected end at the verge of young
manhood without a false step. Il
would not have believed that such
dull and warped elders could be
made so endurable, or that an old
man like the great-grandfather,
another reprobate with a heart of
gold, could be made to seem real.
But they have been.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
Prayer
FOR COURAGE IN PEACE

Thou hast given US victory %
wars terrible testing, U El'
over all. We thank Thee. lA4
hast done for us beyond our O.
serving. By Thy beneficent SP@
Thou hast impaired heroism TO o1
fighting forces, and WISDOM .
their leaders. Now we pray 10 "
made worthy of the victory WV.
Give us courage and skill TO nl@,
a clean and lasting peace DV. M,
us, as from the perils Oh 0a- '
from the pettiness and p'l'is ss..
ship and greed and vengeance W.. r,'
would nullify our great aVll w,
ments. Take us into Thy icn W.
that we may learn to love- VI WI WI
whole world as Thou lowest IT. ,r Oh
that we may pursue the eS'a. a q,
ment of Thy Kingdom on ea. .i A.
Thou hast so patiently pulS0''
Amen.-W.T.E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
Cowden Elected Head
Of Statistical Group

DURHAM, Nov. 12.-tPADr. J.
Dudley Cowden of the University
OF North Carolina was elected
president of the North Carolina
branch of the American Statisti.
cal association at Duke univer.
sity tonight.
Other officers elected were Dr.
Frank Parker of N. C. State col.
lege, vice-president, and DR.. R,
H. Gaylord of the University Of
North Carolina, secretary. DR..
Gertrude Cox of N. C. State col
lege was renamed field repre-.
sentative of the National associa.
ton.
DR.. W. E. Deming, mathemati.
cal adviser to the census and bug.
get bureau, told the meeting that
"statisticians are in greater de-
mand than ever before" and
stressed the Importance of statis-
teal training on a wider basis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-13
WITH THE AEF
Paris Is C0mplacent

=, Most people you discuss the sub.
ject with think the whole atmos.
phere is unhealthy. Many military
men here are not too happy about
their own roles, and would really
prefer more active roles, out many
also know when they are well of
and keep their mouths shut. You
live longer and better that way.
Despite all this, now that Paris
no longer is off limits to most
combat soldiers. those begrimed
doughboys who do get a couple
days pass to the big city are too
busy seeing sights and relaxing
to pay much attention to its "at-
mosphere''. Forty-eight hours do
not leave much time for philo-
sophizing, fortunately.
They see the beautiful women
by the thousands-often you see
them just standing and staring
at the passing crowds-and they
listen again to the rumble of bus
es, street cars, taxis and the
subway. They look in shop win
doWs damned with merchandise,
although most of it is priced be-
yond their reach. They go to bars,
nightclubs, movies and the USO
shows.
But now and then they pause
for a moment to consider their
normal surroundings in the light of
those soldiers who live in Paris.
Or they run afoul of some local
military regulation which they
deem unimportant. Then you hear
the typical doughboy cracks:
"Jeez, these guys have got it
soft!'
"They don't know a wars going
ont"