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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-08-27

had only one more shot to fire, and
he could not see the bead of his
sight. That was all blurred, like
other matters: pain and sickness
and his manner Of getting here. -.
His face dropped heavily against
the stock. He was so weary. He
wanted to sleep i. just a moment
just q second. ). One little
wink of respite. -.
And then he knew that for ever
so long voices had been in his ears.
Voices, saying over and over:
"Here he went!" Or was it just
once that the words had been said2
Just once? "Here he went" 1t
must have been Jim Hinkle saying
that. Jim's voice, saying 1t just
now, just once! =. "Here he
went!"
And Jim was standing there in
the road, bent over, with group
around him. And Nan with her
hand on Jim's shoulder, and the
sound of glass breaking. -.
Glass breaking! Window glass
breaking before the thrust of rifle
barrel through the pane; tinkling
as it spilled over the sill. -. And
man with his shoulder slammed
tight against the window casing
sighting that rifle, and -.
| Tod West, that, taking his final
| ~ Am fhr0n Thnu'6
drop there in the road before the
crash of his repeating weapon. One,
two. three. West in sight, ex-
posed to Young!
Oh, how we'll Kerry could see
now.
He could see the bead Of his front
sight, could see it flash true against
that bulky breast and the recoll
did not hurt, that time. He did
not even think Of it. He saw
that other rifle barrel fly upward,
Saw Tod West spin about, back
to the window. :. Saw him stand
there a moment and then, In the
terrible silence, saw him disappear
with the crash which loosed tor
rents of cries and words and
sounds of running feet. -.
Then Kerry Young put his cheek
down on the cool, moist earth and
!. drew long breath.
They had him back at Mans In
an hour. Ezra had the bullet out
\ before shutdown. 1t was midnight
when he opened his eyes.
At first. he thought he was alone
in the room and then realized that
he could not be alone; man alone
cannot have that sweet sense OF
peace and permanence and well be
ing which spread over him like q
mantle. -.
He moved his head slightly and
saw her sitting there, straight anc
stiff and expectant, her face gen
> tier than ever beneath the shaded
~ light.
~ "Nan," he breathed Ind she CAM
so quickly close.
y "Oh, Kerry!" The words were
sob.
"And you're all rightT'
NC "Rightl Everything's right"
He closed his eyes.
-, "TipY
q "Ezra says he's done the bes
Job of bone setting he's ever don
p for man or beast"
GU Pause.
ue 'sHolt?'
Cd. "Here,"-in a whisper. "Waitin
De- to thank you !. before he goes
Ter He cleared his throat feebly.
Zip "And West?"
ad ALREADY gone" = gravely Al
forever"
ow He stared hard at the ceilir
through long moment.
-. MAN I guess 80. l que
g's I'm all right, but hand new
i mn.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1936-08-27
FLAME in THE FOREST
by HAROLD TITUS
oRy Harold Titus Irwin Myers VIM Service


It. An outstanding slab OF lime
stone. it was, split by frost with
a crack into which he could have
laid his arm.
But he did not try to lay his arm
there. He laid the rifle barrel in
the opening and stretched himself
laboriously on his belly.
Carefully he sighted on the door
wav and worked his tongue in his
marched mouth, striving to conjure
moisture there so his speech might
be good.
"Put up your hands!" he croaked.
.I,ve got you covered and"
West reared on his knees, rigid.
Young's finger was on the trigger,
ready to thwart any move.
| And then his man was out of sight,
throwing himself sideways along
the floor.
Kerry fired and the shock Of re-
coil sent fresh agonies through his
body. He saw leg Of the table, on
the far side of the room and oppo-
site the doorway, splinter. >. Then
silence.
When he rallied the strength, he
called:
"Come out, Westl I'll give you
one chancew
No response.
"Come out!" he tried to shout,
! but his voice broke. -.
On that West spoke:
ITO hell with you, Young!
Kerry drew a great breath which
tore at his wound. So that was
it. West had confidence. Desper
ate, he would be defiant. The only
. means Of exit were on this side
= the door and the one window. s.
;, ;, long as he could remain in thi
position and keep his eyes ant
mind clear, West could not emerge
But how long would that be
! Tod West spoke again.
# It'll wait you out, Young" b
tainted. "When you've BILE
, enough, I'll finish the job!"
= He shut his teeth and tried t
: pray because he could feel a n
- newed trickle Of blood down hi
y side.
. "Oh, Cod" he began, mumblinl
- "give me strength to scotch th1
= snake! Oh, God, let me hold OF
). to save for Nan what's hers! {.
~ Please, God!''
~ ~ Tip, beside him, moaned ar
20 trembled and began licking at b
ia leg again.
~ Thereafter was no speech, !
~ movement for a long interval. ~
. shadows shifted beneath the marc
II Of the sun. A fly droned about b
"a head. His tongue was so parch'
i, that it seemed it would crack.
~ Then suddenly he was aware
~ faint STRINGS within the cabin al
- something flashed across the dot
~ way. West had crossed to the wi
= dow end Of the cabin and Ker
IN fired again, aimlessly.
me "still awake, eh?" West jeer'
re- 'Look your last. Or, I'll ira
mt. with you. Throw your rifle II
for the clearing and I'll give you
hat word I'll not come near
hat Kerry fired again and q wind
aw pane pulverized. He heard the 0
ing er cursing sharply and knew
rip. had not been wrong: the sugg
lid. ton Of a shadow against the gil
yes. had been West, cautiously peer
He out. So.
lort It was agony to pump in anotl
bin cartridge. His left arm lay c
Md and lifeless beside him but
. of shoulder burned and throbbed.
got a box Of shells out OF
,,no pocket somehow and stuffed
h,e magazine full. Blackness hove
lid over him for moment.
nod He tried to reason things
l onk
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13
Plan To Make Farm, Census
More Complete Than Euer
AS Benefit To The Grower

program in this state. Parker pointed
out, who terms the census "the perfect
foundation for the new soil conserva.
ton program"
The State farm census is valuable
10 the farmers of the State in two re-
spects, as follows:
1. 1t serves to keep the farmers in
formed of their own intentions to
plant by compelling them to make a
yearly inventory of their paintings
and to keep an accurate check on
what they produce on their farms.
z. 1t gives them accurate, depend
able information as to what all the
farmers are producing over the State
as whole and thus enables them to
plan their own farming operations so
as to keep their production balanced.
Results Are Published.
The results of the farm census bv
counties and by crops is published
each year in The Farm Forecaster.
published by the State Department of
Agriculture, which is sent out to all
these farmers for their information.
The State farm census figures are
collected compiled and published at
least a year before the Federal fig
ures dealing with these same matters
are published. The figures show that
on the whole, the State census figures
are more complete and more accur-
ate than the Government figures. The
State 1884 farm census was 91.2 per
cent of the 1884 Government census
for corn, 1O2 per cent for cotton, 81 2
per cent for tobacco, 1898 per cent for
wheat, 99.8 per cent for Irish potatoes
and 1902 per cent for sweet potatoes,
a comparison of the figures shows
If a majority Of the $4,000 to U.s.
900 farmers in the State who have
not heretofore been cooperating with
the farm census will now give it their
support, as Commissioner Graham be-
lieves they will when the matter is
brought to their attention and these
farmers join their efforts with the
$50, 267 farmers who have been COOP
Grating with it all along, the total will
be brought to more than 100000 farm
ers and the census will be almost per
cent complete.
A graph prepared by Frank Parker
shows that the census has been
steadily increasing in accuracy and
coverage each year, that it was about
80 per cent complete in 1885. If the
cooperation of these $4,000 or more
additional farmers can be secured this
year, as he believes will be done, the
1886 farm census should be at least
SIS per cent complete.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13
PROGRAM READY ON
HOSPITAL MEETING

Richmond, Va, April 3-The COM
plete program of the annual Fri
state Hospital Conference and con-
vention of the Virginia State Diete-
tic Association, which opens Wed
nesday at Old Point Comfort was an
nounced today by DR.. Lewis E. Jar
rett, president Of the Virginia Hos
pital Association, host to the conven-
ton.
Convention activities will get I'M
der way Wednesday afternoon with
the registration of delegates at the
Hotel Chamberlin and golf tourna-
nent at the Hampton Roads Country
<, lin which members Of THE
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Virginia Hospital Associations will
compete for a silver trophy.
The convention will be called to or
der Thursday morning, with MEM
bers Of the Tri-State hospital group
and the Virginia State Dietetic AS
ISOLATION meeting in joint session at
the Hotel Chamberlin. DR.. Jarrett
will preside at the initial meeting.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13

Those here who have learned of the
Mcdonald program; for the 10 State
wide radio speeches the last two
weeks of the campaign are convinced
that DR.. Mcdonald has already solved.
the problem of getting the money
where the money isl as far as cam
paign funds are concerned. But they
are still in the dark as to the source
of these funds. 1t is admitted by the
Mcdonald managers that the excel
lege professors "baby bonds" which
he has been att empting to sell to help
finance his campaign, have brought
only little more than $4,000 to date
and that most of this has been spent
1t is also, definitely known that last
week DR.. Mcdonald had to abandon
a plan to put on. direct mail adj
vertising campaign that would have
cost about 5000 for lack of funds to
buy postage stamps. But he seems to
have $4,000 to, spend on radio speeches
Nor is there anything about his cam
paign headquarters to indicate the
poverty concerning which he has
been talking. He is either getting
plenty of campaign funds from some
source or is else paying his manager
and office help much less than the
present low wages of school teachers,
which he has been criticizing, and is
spreading his funds much thinner
than the State has been spreading it
for schools, it is agreed here.
Others To Intensity
Just what the effect of the news of
McDonald's plans for an intensive
radio drive for votes the last two
weeks of the campaign will have on
the, other candidates, is not known as
yet. But the belief among those close
to the headquarters of both Graham
and Hoey is that it is going to cause
these two candidates, at least, to in
crease the intensity of their cam
paigns. more than ever. 1t is being
pointed out that Graham has at last
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13

of the others. Lieutenant Governor A.
H. (Sandy) Graham is planning to
make another Statewide radio speech
about April 80, it was learned today
and has already contracted for the
final period on the air the night of
June S, from 1890 to II p. m. on
Statewide hook-up, Immediately after
Dr. Mcdonald. Clyde R. Hoey, of
Shelby, will make at least one more
Statewide radio speech, having con-
tracted for a 3O-minutes period from
730 to o'clock the night of June
4. 1t is understood that he may make
some other radio speeches before this
date, but so far has not made any
contracts for any other dates.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In 'Hhe Sir Walter Hotel.
nv 4 e RASk

Raleigh, April 13.-In order that the
state Farm Census, made each year
NV the State Department of Agricul-
ture and the u. S. Crop Reporting
Service. may be more of a help than
ever before to the farmers of the
state an effort is now being made to
nerfect this census and make it more
complete than ever before, Commls-
sioner of Agriculture w. A. Graham
said today. Accordingly, letters are
now being sent out to some $4,000 far
mers. most of whom failed to report
their farm census figures last year,
urging them to report their figures
this year and calling attention to the
benefits of having a census that is 100
per cent correct.
250,267 COOperated.
Last year 2502e7 farmers cooperat-
ed in the census and reported their
farm planting figures at the time they
gave in their taxes leaving between
$4,000 and $4,000 who either failed to
report their census data or who fail
ed to make a complete report. The
names of these $4,000 or more farm
ers have since been obtained by the
crop reporting service and during the
past few days Frank Parker State
Statistician has been sending out let
tiers to all these farmers, inclosing the
necessary blanks, asking them to
make a complete report of their crop
paintings this year. 1t is pointed out
to these farmers that this informa-
ton is entirely confidential, that it
is not to be used for taxation pur-
poses, but merely to help them, es-
pecially in the determination of the
Federal governments new soil i'm
provement program.
Best in Country.
The North Carolina farm census is
already the most complete and accur-
ate farm census in the United States,
the figures show and gives the sur
plus and deficient crops by counties.
1t also shows by counties the soil con-
serving and soil depicting crops and
the acreage planted to each, so that
it is going to prove invaluable in
working out the new soil conservation
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13

Ane North Carolina farm census,
ALREADY the most accurate state farm
census any where, was only about CT
per cent complete when it was start
ed IN 1921, but in 1885 was almost 90
percent complete, the graph above
SHOWS. This graph also shows that
almost without exception the farm
census has increased in completeness,
ana hence in accuracy, during the ID
years it has been in operation in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13

started to open up both Mcdonald and
Hoey and the belief is that if he con-
tinues making the sort of speeches he
made in Dunn last Friday night that
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13
M'Donald Goe; On
Air Is Evenings

CONTINUED from rage One.)
$4,000 and possibly more than $4,000,
in addition to the 5000 to $3.50 cost of
his Winsten-Salem speech of some ten
days ago.
Graham on the Air.
DR.. Mcdonald is not the only one of
the four candidates for the Democra-
tic nomination for governor who is
going to use the radio for campaign
ing. however, though he is going to
use it far more extensively than any
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13

he is going to prove serious threat
to Mcdonald and a stumbling block
in the path of Hoey, with a chance to
move from third place up to SECOND.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13

North Carolina. Efforts are now be-
ing made by the State Department
Of Agriculture to make the 1896 farm
census, which will start within a few
weeks, the most complete of all, by
seeking to get the $4,000 or more
farmers who did not report in the
1885 census to make complete re-
turns this spring. If this is done,
the census will be more than 95 per
cent complete.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-04-13

Continued from rage One.)
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s,rts r.. y s,Ntr PAGESTHREE

the wealth of the chapter can be
brought to the close attention of
every member of the class.
GENERAL QUESTIONS
Where was Bethlehem? Nazar-
eth? For what is each noted? How
many songs does Luke record in
these first two chapters? What
prominence is given the Holy
Spirit? of Mary and Zacharias?
What in this chapter shows that
Mary was poor? Who was Anna?
What incident from the childhood
of Jesus does Luke preserve?
Why? From the study of this
chtpter what can we learn about
Jesus during the thirty years in
Nazareth? How did Luke get the
information found in these first
two chapters? What practical les
sons come out of our study
Excerpts from The Earnest Work
er, issued by Presbyterian Com
mittee of Publication, Richmond,
Va.
The times-news., 1936-01-11

(3). The Synagogue. There was
a local synagogue in Nazareth,
where Jesus regularly went on
the Sabbath days, and where as
child he attended school. His
habit of attending the worship of
the synagogue, so marked in his
ministry. was formed in these
years.
(4) Nazareth. We are all too
prone to forget the influence of
the community in the formative
years of life. We must not forget
Nazareth. Jesus as normal,
healthy boy knew his city and its
surrounding country. He played
in its market place (Luke 1922,
and learned there the arts of the
merchantmen and householders he
afterward described so aptly. We
are inclined to think of NazareJh
as an obscure, secluded little VII
lage hidden away from the world.
The very opposite is the truth.
Jesus grew up in a place where
he could see the world go by.
George Adam Smith has this to
say about the location of Naza-
reth. "The position of Nazareth
is familiar. The village lies on
the most southern of the ranges
of Lower Galilee, and on the edge
of this just above the PLAIN OF
Esdraelon. You cannot see the
surrounding country, for Nazareth
rests in a basin: but the moment
you climb to the edge of this
which is everywhere within the
limit of the village boys play,
ground, what a view you nave
Esdraelon lies before you, with
it's 20 attle-fields-the scenes OF
Barak's and of Gideon's victor,
les, the scenes of Saufs and
Josiah's defeats, of the struggles
for freedom in the days OF the
Maccabees. There is Naboth,,s S
vineyard and the place of Jehus
revenge upon Jezebel; there
Shunem and the house of Elisha:
there Carmel and the place OF
Eliiah's sacrifice. To the east the
Valley of Jordan, with the range
The times-news., 1936-01-11

Lesson: Luke 2; printed text
Luke 2:25-35, 40.
Golden Text: For mine ewes
have seen thy salvation, which
thou hast prepared before the
face of all people. Luke 2:3O,
81.
INTRODUCTION
"But when the fulness of the
time came, God sent forth his Son
born of a woman, born under the
law, that he might redeem them
that were under the law, that we
might receive the adoption OF
sons" Galatians 4:4, 5.) In
these words Paul has given us a
fitting introduction to our lesson.
He tells US that Jesus came into
the world in accordance with the
divine plan, and at the point of
time best suited to the purpose of
his coming. There was at this
time a most remarkable world
situation that made possible the
rapid spread of the gospel. The
hOIIldu SIllpllS Z Ildu ulll1lCu IllS
world and by its laws had estab-
lished order and brought protec-
ton to it's citizens. Its system of
good roads made the farthest
points of the empire accessible.
The conquests of Alexander the
Great had spread Greek culture
throughout the civilized world,
and had made the Greek langu-
age practically universal. The
Old Testament had been translat-
ed into Greek, and was the ver-
sion used by the Jews in the prov
inces. This version is known as
the Septuagint (LXX(, and was
the Bible used by Paul. The Jews
were scattered throughout the en-
pire and had synagogues in all the
principal cities. Judaism was ex-
erting a powerful influence in the
world. The ancient religion of
Rome was losing its hold upon the
people, and the mystery religions
The times-news., 1936-01-11

eaten-breakfast, served at noon
and supper, the principal meal,
served after the days work was
done, about sundown. The chief
food was bread, made in the home
from the grinding of the grain
throughout the entire process.
This accounts for Jesus familiar
ity with the leaven. With this
bread were eaten cheese made of
goats milk, honey. olives and
fruits. Meat was rarity, but
salted fish was sometimes added
for variety. The clothing consist
ed of a tunic, a sleeveless woolen
or linen garment reaching to the
knees and held together by a
girdle. This is the garment known
as the "coat." Over this tunic
was worn an enveloping outer
garment, the "cloak," open at the
front and with loose sleeves. San
dals of wood or leather were worn
on the feet. 1t is interesting to
see how many of the details of
the home Jesus used in illustrat-
ing his teaching. The family of
Jesus consisted of four brothers,
James, Joseph, Jude and Simon,
and at least two sisters. MARK
6:3.) Joseph probably died in
Jesus early childhood. The home
life of Jesus was normal.
(2) The Carpenter Shop. This
shop must have had an important
place in these 80 years. He play
ed in it while child, it became
the scene of his labor in his youth
and early manhood. Jesus is called
"the carpenter MARK 6:3) At
the death of Joseph he doubtless
supported the family by this
trade. The simple tools of his
craft were a hammer, a chisel. a
saw, and a plane. He made I'M
plements for tilling the soil, such
as hoes, and yokes for the oxen;
He made doors, door frames, and
such like, for the houses. Per
haps he went to the neighborlng
towns to ply his trade. Jesus must
have been master workman, as
Mark implies.
The times-news., 1936-01-11
PRESBYTERIAN

S., l. I. Wilds, d. D., pastor.
koiJ school at GAS a. NJ
n. flanagan, superintendent.
Go,SiaSS y SiaSS in the church house.
F~oa uag worship, IL o'clock
| Fo subject, Spirit Called
h. on.qulpped." Installation of
S ~ and teachers of the Sun
\ 'Sper pei service, 5 o'cloek-Ser-
n, - ,SS0leet, "The Seal of the
ksSH;g people: juniors and in
2:3O; seniors, GAS.
nI. meetings at the follow
ksIsIes one with Mrs. Bruce
\ M Fleming street; two
be- ~rs. J. A. Speight, Main
|ss across from courthouse
EnrS.tt WIN Mrs. H. A. Yeomans,
Z Rock road; four with
|srtSU y, Z. Stonecipher, S32
avenue west: five with
p;,S ;SSilan a. Beall, North Main;
\ rn IN; Mrs, James Duff, Laurel
Win Mrs. E. A. Smyth, 3rd,
The times-news., 1936-01-11
FIRST METHODIST .

Sl&LH AVE. dllu ShhI I'll Nv
The Rev. E. K. McLarty, D. D.,
minister. ..-
9:45-Church school; A. r.
johnson, superintendent.
:O0-Morning worship. Spe-
cial service for children. Subject,
"Growing Tall, Strong and
Straight" .
5:0O-Vesper service. Subject,
"The Lesson of Contentment."
Monday evening, Circle No. )
of the Woman's Missionary socl-
ETY. will meet with Mrs. j: W.
Payne at her home in Druid Hills
Tuesday evening at 1880 the
Church School Workers Councl
will meet in the hut.
Wednesday evening, 7:30, pray
er meeting; choir rehearsal fol
lowing.
Thursday evening, 7:30, Young
Peoples meeting.
The following music mas peer
arranged for Sunday under tn'
direction of Miss Kate Dotson, OF
panist and choir director:
MORNING ~.
Anthem-The Lord Is in Hi
Holy Temple. u
Vocal Solo-Shepherd Take Nj
bv the Hand-Ward stephens.
Miss Dorothy Eckert OF Fassi
fern.
EVENING
Hymn-Anthem-Selected.
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of Gilead;~te. tire west the rad;
lance of the Great Sea, with the
ships of Tarshish and the promise
of the Isles. You see 80 miles in
three directors. 1t is a map of
Old Testament history.
"But equally full and rich was
the present life on which the boy
Jesus looked out. Across Esdrae-
lon, opposite Nazareth, there
emerged from the Samaritan hills
the road from Jerusalem, throng-
ed annually with pilgrims, and the
road from Egypt with its mer
chants going up and down. The
Midianite caravans could be watch
ed for miles coming up from the
fords of Jordan; and the caravans
from Damascus wound round the
foot of the hill on which Nazareth
stands. Of if the boys climbed
the northern edge of their hollow
home, there was another road in
sight, where the companies were
still more brilliant-the highway
between Acca and the Decapolis,
along which legions marched,
princes swept with their retinues:
and all sorts of travellers from all
countries went to and fro. The
Roman ranks, the Roman eagles,
the wealth of noblemen' slitters
and equipages cannot have been
strange to the boys of Nazareth,
especially after their 18th year,
when they went up to Jersulam,
or visited with their fathers fa-
nous Rabbis, who came down
from Jerusalem, peripatic among
the provinces.
TEACHING THE LESSON
This chapter is so full of teach,
ing riches that the teacher will
have to exercise discretion, and
his planning and organizing pow
er, or he will not be able to COM
press it all into the limits of a
class period. The thought should
be gathered about the child Jesus,
his origin, his birth and welcome,
his destiny, his mission, his growth
and development. In some way