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PAGE TWO City Series Starts Tuesday, Independents Win, 4 To 3 Lions, M. P. Baracas Cross Bats In First Title Tilt Lions Won Five Out of Seven Games During the Regular Season From M. P.’s JIMMY MILLS MAY BE THE LIONS STARTER Big Right Hander Has Very Fast Ball; M. P.’s Have Galaxy of Hurlers That They May Uge During Se ries; Second Game Thurs day, Third Game Friday Barring comp'ications, the first game of th 3 City League series will be played tomorrow afternoon at 5 o’clock at League Park between the Lions, top place finishers, and the M. P. Bara cas, who came in far behind the lead ers to tak 1 second place. The series will fee for the championship of the cirruit. During the regular season, the Lions tied up witli the M. P.'s on seven occa sions and defeated them five times in easy fashion. Recently, the Lions won over the Independents in an exhibition game with T. Hoyle. Aycock, pitching one hit ball for the civic club. The M. P.'s have a strong aggrega tion and the series is expected to be packed with thrills from the start to finish. Manager Bunn of the Lions will prob ably send his ace hurler, Jimmy Mills, Ste ftcilith Commandment^ IMW Or EHQHttMA HENIIDIRQCIftS Mgy HEAD this FIRST: Donald Reeces, young instructor, ts found shot to death in his office on the campus rtf Center City uni versity. Inspector Lee unices at the scene of the t raped it with his fre quent co-worker , Timothy Blade, newspaper reporter, and discovers the pun that was beside the body, found by the janitor, has disappeared. Inspector Lee meets Professor Wil son, head of the English department, mud his secretary, Rath Turner, as well as Hiss Edwards, another mem ber of the department, and Jamieson, an instructor who shared the dead man’s office. On the third floor of the Enylisli building the police find an attic room that shows signs of inhabitance. Miss Edwards tells Lee of a recent quarrel between the dead man and Jamieson. Blade, the re porter, announces to T.ee that he has st called on Mrs. Reeves. IXOW GO ON WITH THE STORYJ CHAPTER 7 LEE STOPPED halfway down the porch steps and stared at Blade. Friends though they were, Lee never permitted the younger man to usurp hi 6 authority on a case. Words be aan rumbling in his throat but the reporter ignored them. "Ton can have her. Inspector—l don't get her.” he confessed, an air of bewilderment about him that con trasted oddly with his usual decisive ness. "If you’ve ruined this case, boy.” Lee said darkly, *'it’s your neck. What do you mean by ” "Hold it, inspector. Everything’s O. K„ no kidding.” "So?” remarked the other skep tically. "Suppose you come along With me and toll me about it.” They walked out to the detective’s car. As it moved away, he turned to Blade. % "We!l?” "1 hun* around upstairs after you went down but I couldn’t get any thing out of the doc. When I came down, you were behind closed doors with those witnesses and Brown was very much on guard. I stuck around for a while but I wasn’t getting any where and I had an edition to make. So 1 went around back and found Han. He told me about Reeves’ wife and where she lived. I went up.” He fell silent. He I have to dig this story out of you?” demanded Lee. ”1 wish I could give it to you, In spector,’ Blade began again slowly, * make you get it as T did.” “It's an apartment house, an old one with large, comfortable rooms. Mrs. Reeves is a tall woman, long limbed, well-formed. None of this akinny childishness about her. She had on a crisp, lavender dress, the kind women wear around the house. Jt didn’t have any sleeves and her arms were smooth and round. She’s got dark hair and she wears it brushed straight back. She’s the kind of a woman a man would do a bell of a lot for. if she loved'him.” “And so they were married” In terrupted the Inspector. "You telling this to me or writing it for your newspaper?" "Her face was white and con trolled, continued Blade unperturbed, **but she had a look about her as if •he knew something the rest of us wouldn't know. Her eyes were large but with a curious, blank expression. I thought when I saw her that •he already knew. And I didn’t know what to say. She asked me to come In and we sat down in the living room. I couldn’t tell her the truth •t once. Finally I asked her if she .knew where her husband was. "He’s gone away.” she said with out hesitation and a little hopelessly. "Right you are, lady. I thought. I didn’t know but what perhaps she was batty. Then T asked her how •he knew. And she told me he’d said Jnst night he was going away and Wouldn’t he back. "That floored me for a minute. But I went ahead feeling my way! *He must have given some reason for going,' I suggested. “Then she showed the first sign of curiosity about m*. She wanted to know who I was and why I was ask- big - right hander to the mound in the j initial game tomorrow. He will be j opposed by either Polly Hight, Ed j Branch or one of the Finch brotheis. j The Lions have limited pitching talent i but they expect it to carry them throifgh the seiies. The second game will be played on ] Thursday, according to the arrange- j mentis that have been made. The third 1 and final game, will be played Friday ! afternoon if necessary. The team that cops the first two games will be the j champion of the loop inninfs] Asheville Wins Two Asheville won a doubleheader from Wilmington yesterday in Asheville, tak ing the first tilt 6 to 2 and the second 11 to 3. The winners were not hard pushed at any time in copping their double win. Norfolk Downs Pats Norfolk downed the Greensboro Pat riots yesterday in Norfolk by a 4 to 3 j count, making & celan sweep of the I seiies. The visitors got oru> six 1 its 1 off Ray W> ite. Colts, Bees Divide Riehmc ad j o. Charlotte div.d ri a “Mr*. Reeves thinks it’s suicide,” ing all these questions. I had to tell her. I couldn’t keep on questioning her when she didn’t know. It was like insulting her.’* The inspector looked at him in sur prise. “But you just said you thought she knew. How do you know she didn’t? Maybe she did it herself." “It was just at first I thought she knew. What she knew, you see, was that he’d gone away. She thinks it’s suicide. 'So that’s what he meant.’ she told me. ‘When he said he was going away, I didn't understand.’ “I tried to tell her it was murder but she paid no attention. She just kept repeating, 'So that was it.’ “When I asked her why he was going away, her eyes flickered for a moment and she said he thought it was for the best. I came away— matter of fact, I returned to get you. She knows something more than shes’ telling, of course. But she’s uncanny. There’s something screwy about the whole business.” As Blade finished, they reached the address and climbed out. Lee didn’t question him. He had “got it”, at least a little of it, but he wasn’t let ting it bother him. Mrs. Reeves opened the door for them, looking much as Blade had de scribed her. There was an air of completeness and womanliness about her that even the hard-boiled Lee got. A woman for whom a man might do improbable things. 1 am Inspector Lee," he began. ‘‘You must know why I am here. We need your assistance.” She stood aside for them to enter. "It was suicide. Inspector,” she said in a low, vibrant voice. She sounded as if she were explaining to a child something quite obvious. Blade noted ruefully that since his visit she had managed to adopt a manner which she was apparently by no means unused to. Served him right for Interfering like any Richard Harding Davis cub. “Why do you say that, Mrs. Reeves." questioned the Inspector. “But I explained to this gentleman here. My husband told me last night that he was going away and that he wouldn’t be back. I didn’t under stand then, but this, of course, is what he meant." “Why did he tell you he was going away?” “He thought It was for the best, inspector.” Yv ay T' He growled the mono- HENDERSON. (N. C.) DAILY DISPATCH, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1984 *» doublehecoer ii. he Virginia city yes terdav, th»- Eru winning the first game by a 7 to ,t count and the Colts copped ihe nightc? p 4 to ) Hol shouser allowed the the Bees one hit in five innings. Toda^mes PIEDMONT LEAGUE Wilmington at Greensboro. Asheville at Charlotte. Richmond at Norfolk. AMERICAN LEAGUE St. Louis at Washington. Detroit at Philadelphia. Chicago at New York. Cleveland at Boston. , ,|fc . m m vsm NATH* . i.^aGUE New York at Chicago. Ecston at Pittsburgh. Erockiyn at St. Louis mms PIEDMONT LEAGUE Wilmington 2-3; Asheville 6-11. Greensboro 3; Norfolk 4. Charlotte 7-0; Richmond 3-4. AMERICAN LEAGUE t. Louis 3-9; Washington 0-5. Chicago 5-0; New York 9-2. Cleveland 5-2; Boston 2-5. Detroit 7; Philadelphia 6. NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 1-5; Cincinnati 2-6. New YoiX 1; Chicago 7. Boston 8; Pittsburgh 5. Brooklyn 11-2; St. Louis 5-7. syllable at her, b»t lit couldn't star tle her, couldn’t break her poise and control. “That was his affair, gentlemen." The inspector was exasperated and spoke sharply. "But, my dear wom an, you were his wife. Surely you must know what it was. It was your affair, too, wasn’t, it?” Her reply startled him. “No,” she declared definitely, “it was no affair of mine.” "Peihaps your husband did intend to go away, Mrs. Reeves.” The in spector admitted her point concil iatingly. “But when he told you that, be didn't mean suicide. For he didn’t commit suicide. He was mur dered. The gun with which he was killed, is missing. And a suicide can’t get rid of the weapon. You must see that,” he urged. She looked surprised but said noth ing. “Can’t you see it was murder?” the inspector demanded. “Os course, I can’t explain how the gun could be gone, but I feel sure I am right,” she replied pleasantly but stubbornly. f The inspector tried a new ap proach. “When did he tell you he was going away?” he asked. "Last evening when he came home for dinner.” “What time did he leave after din. ner?” “About half past seven.” she re plied. “He eaid he was going to the English House but that afterwards he was going away and wouldn't be back." "Who was he going to meet at the English House?” questioned the In spector. “He didn't tell me.” “And you didn’t see him after he left at seven-thirty?” "No." firmly and definitely. “What did you do after he left? Where did you go?” "I was at home all evening." she answered. Lee shrugged his shoulders. “Very well, Mrs. Reeves, but there Is one other thing I must know. What was troubling your husband so much that he was willing to go away am) not come back?” Mrs. Reeves looked straight at the inspector and her gaze never wa vered. “That 1 cannot tell you, In spector. Ab I explained bpfore, that was no affair of mine.” (TO BE CONTINUEVJ PAHLMEN OUTSWIM I ROANOKE RAPIOS i ON DRENCHED LOT Rain Falls First Five In nings; Field Sea of Mud During Last Four Frames MANY FUNNY THINGS HAPPENED IN GAME Wet Ball „ Causes Visiting Hurler to Make Queer .Throws; Mud Flies Often as Ball Hits Dirt at Plate, Blinding Catcher and Bat= ter With Ooze Otto Pahljfnan’s Henderson Inde pendents outswam Roanoke Rapids here yesterday afternoon at League Park 4 to 3 in a baseball game that the first five innings was played in a heavy downpour and the remaining four in a sea of mud. The rain, mud and wet balls caused many funny things to happen during the game. A number of times Bugg, visiting left hand hurler, would un cork a pitch that would slip and the ball would trickle across the infield. Pleasants fast one would slam into the mud around home plate and time would have to be taken out while tne batter and Dunk Pool, local catcher, could mop out their eyes. N. Taylor, was forced to slide at home plate much to the delight of rainsoaked fans who stuck through the game patient ly waiting for just that. Hedgepeth anu Parnam floated out more base nits tor the locals tnan did any other members of the crew. Bugg led his team with three safeties. Ryles and N. Taylor were next will two hits each. Aycock Wednesday Aycock will come here Wednesday afternoon, the last afternoon that the stores will close, to tackle the locals in j their quest of a victory over them. It will be heir fourh attempt. The visit ing pitchng choice will lie between Ed wards and T. Hoyle, the latter hieing knocked out in their last meeting here in the early innings. He got ample revenge later when he pitched the City League Lions to a 3 to 1 victory, giv ing up only one hit to the Pahlmen. Roanoke Rapius Ab R H Po A E Hux, lb 5 0 0 11 0 0 Outland 2b 5 1 14 2 0 Crowder If . 4 11 2 0 0 Ryles if ! 3 0 2 1 0 0 Mosley 3b 4 0 0 2 4 0 N. Taylor ss 4 0 2 0 2 0 Crews cf 4 0 0 4 0 0 Murry c 4 11 0 4 0 Bugg p 4 0 3 0 4 0 | Totals 37 3 10 24 16 0 Henderson Ab R H Po A E 1 Hedgepeth 2b 4 2 3 2 3 0 Pahlman lb 3 0 1 9 0 0 | Langley 3b 4 0 11 1 0 j Pool c 3 0 1 6 0 0 Smith rs 4 11 1 0 0 j Parham If 4 0 2 0 0 0 Scoggins ss . 2 1 0 4 1 0 Terrell cf 3 0 1 4 0 0 Pleasants p 3 0 1 0 6 0 Totals 30 4 11 27 11 0 ! 8 core by innings: R Roanoke Rapids 000 000 120 —3 Henderson 001 101 lOx —4 Two base hits; Crowder, Riles. Sac rifices: Pahlman, Langley, Scoggins, Terrell. Base on balls, off Bugg 2; Pleasants 1. Struck out: by Pleasants 3. Umpires: Kelly and Rogers. M Tt—Ufr iStagdjh^s PIEDMONT LEAGUE Team: W. L. Pet Norfolk 40 16 .714 Wilmington 31 24 .564 Churlotte 31 25 .<* Greensboro 24 31 .436 Richmond 22 31 -415 Asheville 16 37 .302 AM EH HAN LEAGUE Team: W. L. Pci Detroit 80 42 .656 New York 76 47 .613 Cleveland 63 57 .525 Boston 64 61 .512 Washington 54 65 .454 tit. Louis 54 65 .454 Philadelphia 49 68 .419 Chicago 44 79 .358 NATIONAL LEAGUE Team L. Pet New York 78 44 .63;) Chicago 72 49 .695 St. Louis 71 50 .587 Boston 5® -517 Pittsburgh 57 ® 2 -479 Brooklyn 53 .445 Philadelphia 43 79 .383 Cincinnati 79 -352 ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE, State of North Carolina: County of Vance: This is notice that the undersigned has qualified as the administrator of the Estate of Pasehall Crutchfield, deceased. All persons having claims against the said estate shall file same, duly verified, with the undersigned administrator within one year from the date of this notice or lh >s notice will be pleaded in bar o en n covery. All persons indebted o the said estate are requeste o ma e immediate settlemnt. Th. s the 30th toy°' g ™UsoV Administrator of t he °* PaschaU Crutchfield. ■ Committee Might Have Real Fight (Continued from Tage One.) for national committeewoman. There are three candidates for the post of national committeewoman, namely Miss Beatrice Cobb, of Mor gan ton; Mrs. Marshall Williams, of Faison, Duplin county, and Miss Mary Henderson, of Chapel Hill, Orange county. Until the last few days most observers here have felt that Miss Cobb had by far the best chances for being elected national committeewo man to succeed Mrs. T. Palmer Jer man, who recently resigned in accord ance with orders from “General” Jim Farley to the effect that members of the National Democratic Committes must either resign from the commit tee or from any other Federal office. Mrs. Jerman, who had been assist ant collector of internal revenue ii North Carolina, chose to resign as na tional committeewoman, which job carried no salary, and to retain her position as assistant collector of in ternal revenue, with its very adequate salary. There have been indications, how ever, that while Mrs, Jerman resigned this office that she and the female wing of the Democratic party here in the State which she has more or less dominated, desired to keep the post of national committeewoman in the east, and if possible see to it that whoever was elected to the post would be “sympathetic” to the Jerman bloc of feminine Democrats. For this would, it is agreed, virtually enable Mrs. Jerman to continue to he nation al committeewoman in fact, if not ii name. The general belief here also is that this feminine wing, in which Mrs. Jerman, Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, now retiring as vice chairman of the State Democratic Committee, Miss Miss Elsie Riddick and Miss Mary Henderson have been very active, is backing Miss Mary Henderson for national committeewoman rather than Miss Cobb. They know that Miss Henderson has played along with them in the past and think will continue to do so. On the other hand, they are inclined to be a trifle skit important Notice! V Every year prior to the opening of the Hender son Tobacco Market, local merchants are greet ed with smiling faces and open palms by repre sentatives of state newspapers, who have come to help them advertise their business and to re lieve them of as many of their advertis ing dollars as possible. In buying advertising space in newspapers with large circulations, many advertisers overlook the fact that only a small portion of the large circu lation they are buying is in their trade territory, yet they must pay for the entire circu lation regardless of where it may be. Using Henderson as an example, advertisers here are asked by outside newspapers to pay an advertising rate three times as large as the rate charged by the Daily Dispatch, when it is ex tremely doubtful if any out of town newspaper can offer half as much circulation in the Hender son trade territory as that offered by the Daily Dispatch. This is certainly true as to rural sub scribers, because the large newspapers after leaving their immediate home territory, circu late chiefly in the towns instead' of the rural sections. In other words, it is just like asking a Henderson merchant to pay $9.00 for one pair of shoes in some other town, when he can buy two nairs of the same shoes in Henderson for $3.00. All of which makes advertising in the State news papers, as tar as local merchants are concerned, not only expensive, but very unnecessary, unless one just wants to make a contribution. think It Over! I __ ■ ■ I tish of Miss Cobb, and fear that she would not take orders. For as an editor and publisher of one of the out standing weekly newspapers in Nortb Carolina, she is known for her in dependence of both thought and ac tion. Yet the trend has steadily been in favor of Miss Cobb and against both Miss Henderson and Mrs. Williams, It also seemed that Miss Ethel Parker of Gates county, would have no op position for vice chairman of the State committee. All of which appar ently has not been to the liking of the Jerman female bloc here in the east ern part of the State. Someone, however, must have thought of the fact that officers of the State committee must be elected before the committee, which is a new body and not yet constituted, can elect a national committeewoman. It must also have been pointed out that if a western candidate for vice chairman of the State committee could be elect ed, this would make it almost impos sible .for the committee to elect a western candidate, which in this case is Miss Cobb, as national committee woman. This would then compel the State committee to elect either Miss Henderson or Mrs, Williams to the post. There is nothing to indicate, of course, that either Mrs, Tillett or any one in Charlotte has had any knowl edge of this strategy, if strategy it is. For it is entirely possible that the Mecklenburg county Democratic Exe cutive Committee may have endorsed ■Mrs. Tillett for the vice chairmanship of hte tate Democratic Executive Committee without any suggestion from any one and v/ithout realizing that this action might in any way tend to block the election of Miss Cobb as national committeewoman. But those who know Mrs. Jerman and her associated group of feminine poli ticians know that they are exceeding ly adroit in some of their political strategy. It is further pointed out that Mrs, Tillett is a native of Mor ganton, being the daughter of the iate Judge A. C, Avery, a former member of the State Supreme Court, and that thus even the Burke county members of the committee would almost be bound to vote for Mrs. Tillett, even though lt might mean bloc H-i-way -way for the election of Miss c o bv U ' national committeewoman. So there is no doubt that th minute candidacy of Mrs Tiller " vice chairman of the - lui tto Commits the committee “on the sort- . . 01 ly the members from Ihe and western part of the Stfte T" the Piedmont and western must decide before the 11 "' rs night whether thej western woman vice-chairman ofV State committee and an eastern man national committeewoman vice versa. If they elect Mrs Tilhm as v,ce chairman of the Stale e ., n nnttee, they cannot preserve cm, , and tradition and elect Miss Cobb national committeewoman. p >t ,, they decide to elect Miss Park,-! eastern woman, vice chairman of iT State corgmittee, they can then el,- Miss Cobb as national man. Since this plan—if it really is a pi ai seems to have originated in p feminine wing of the State commit*', and since the male members are , t . garded as still predominating, tire, is a possibility tha.t it may not through. A good many observers he, are confident that tff committee a ? whole is going to *ct independent!- and not be maneuvered int odoiri, somehting by a group of women p * ticians. It is agreed, however, tha an interesting fight may develop L fore the committee adjourns Canada does not require passport from British subjects. INSURE NOW Let me place that insurance for you. Tobacco in Pack Barns and Curing Barns. 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