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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-17
Schools Are
Closed Here
Usual Christmas Ac-
tivities Mark Final
Day Before Two
Weeks Recess

All schools, white and colored, of
Henderson and Vance county, suspend
I'd today for the Christmas-New Year
holidays. The date for the reopening
is Monday, January 3, although it is
understood a few of the rural schools
may start a little earlier so as to
make up time to permit an earlier
closing in the spring.
In most of the schools exercises
were held that were appropriate to
the season. Christmas songs were
sung and resitations had nsome in
stances, while in many cases children
brought gifts to exchange between
themselves, or to remember their
teachers. In others gifts were brought
for underprivileged children or needy
families.
Less emphasis than ordinarily was
placed on actual class wor tkoday. al
though most of the classes were held
The spirit of Christmas was predomi-
nant and teachers and pupils relaxed
somewhat from the serious business of
teaching and learning for the
day.
Lessons were not assigned except
in rare instances, and most children
were sent home for the holidays with
out immediate concern for lessons.
Most out-of-town teachers left this
afternoon or will go tomorrow to their
homes to spend the holidays with fam
lies or friends.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-17
FL Deaths In
This County
lnNovenber
s. Births Reported;
Hemorrhage, Can
c e r, PNEUMONIA
Chief Cause Deaths

IWenty-one deaths in Vance county
in November were reported today by
DR.. A. D. Gregg, Vance county health
officer, and during the same period
there were SO births, five of them il
legitimate
Cerebral hemorrhage claimed more
deaths than any other cause, this be-
ing three, although two each were at
tributed to cancer, burns and pneu-
monia. One death each was ascribed
to stillbifth. cause unknown, auto
mobile accident, blood poisoning
tuberculosis, heart ailment, stran-
gulated hernia, senility, gunshot, pre-
mature birth, uraemia, tubcrculous
meningitis.
Henderson township reported 13
deaths, five males and eight females
and ten white and three colored per-
sons For the county as whole the
Fl deaths included males, ten females,
and II whites and seven colored.
There were three deaths in Nutbush
township, two in Dabney, and one
each in Townsville, Sandy Greek and
Middleburg.
OF the So births, "a were males and
20 ACAA1d1Co, o. Willie dllQ IL COlOICO,
and 33 were attended by doctors and
20 by nidwives. Henderson township
accounted for % of the births, ten of
them being males and 10 females; IS
white and five colored, and 16 attend
ed by doctors and seven by midwives.
There were eleven births in Sandy
Creek township, five each in Middle
burg and Nutbush, three in Kittrell,
and two each in Townsville and Dab
ney townships.
Four infants of one year of age or
less died. There were two deaths be-
tween one and ten years; one each
between ten and 20, 20 and 80, 80 and
40 and 40 and SO years of age. Three
deaths were of persons between so
and so years of age, six between 60
and 70, one between 70 and 80 and
one over 80.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-17
FUNERAL HELD FOR
HIRAM E. THROWER
Former Henderson Druggist Died at
Southern Pines Thursday;
Interment Here

Funeral services were held here this
afternoon at o'clock for the late
Hiram Eldridge Thrower, SO, former
Henderson druggist, but who has heen
engaged in the drug business in South
ern Pines for many years. He died
at his home there Thursday morning
at $40 o'clock after an illness of sew
eral weeks, part of the time being
under treatment at Duke hospital,
Durham.
The services this afternoon were
from the residence of Mrs. J. L. Cur
rim, on South Garrett street, Mrs Cur
rim being the mother of Mrs. Thrower,
are former Miss Florence Currin. In
terment followed in Elmwood ceme-
terry. Rev. A. s. Hale, pastor of the
First Baptist church, and Rev. I. W..
Hughes, rector of Holy Innocents
Episcopal church, were in charge of
the services.
Mr. Thrower was a native of Vance
county, and for a number of years was
owner and operator of the Paragon
Drug Company here. He later moved
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to Bladenboro, where he ran drug
store, and some years ago went to
Southern Pines, where he owned and
managed Throwers Pharmacy until
his last illness.
In addition to his widow, to whom
he was married in 1912, Mr.. Thrower
is survived by one brother, Dan
Thrower, of Chicago, and one sister
Miss Eugenia Thrower, of this city,
and also a niece, Mrs. A. J. Davis,
also of Henderson.
Pallbearers for the funeral were an
nounced as follows
Active: E. F. Shaw, G. w. Knott,
X. L. Burton, H. L. Gambler, w. R.
MacNair, NJ c. Miles, w. w. Parker,
Jr.; honorary, DR.. r. T. .Upchurch, T..
c. Kerner, e. w. Woolard, DR.. E. F.
Fenner, DR.. w. H Furnaan, r. j.
Jones, B. F. Harris, Thomas G. Hor-
ner, Henry T. Morris, I. j.. Young, J..
Bailey Owen, w. A. Hunt, A. H. Check
S. T. Peace, F. B. Robards, r. J. Cor
bitt, Joel T. Cheatham.
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a faint whirring sound. AS I
raised myself to listen, there was
the tingling touch of cold fur
against my hand. One of the black
pussy-cats had found my open
window and had sought shelter.
lifted the edge Of the upper
quilt and she curled down in the
warmth. Then she sang-a COM
forting, soothing song swept
me back to my childhood when the
grandmother Of this very kitten
had kept me company.
The howl Of the wind died down,
the whirring song ceased and
when I walked, the sky was clear
and the sun Shining.
learned that my father and
Aunt Mary were making many
plans for Christmas. There was
to be a tree in our barn, and the
children of the church would go
from house to house singing carols.
I had never had a tree as a child.
My mother mad preserved the
Puritan tradition. But my father
and Aunt Mary were two Of a
kind. They felt that one might be
good and merry. Sadness was not
necessarily sign of saintliness.
They had included me in their
plans. I was to be the Shepherd
who first saw the Star, coming in
with lamb in my arms to tell the
glad tidings. I was, too, to lead
the little carollers from house to
house.
AS time went on, I found myself
living two lives, an outer one in
which I shared in the affairs and
interests of the people Of the par
sonage, and an inner one in which
I talked continually to Mimi, ex-
planning my point Of view, ac-
cusing, excusing, coming in the end
| to no conclusions, held back by my
pride from writing to her, yet hav-
ing moments when it seemed as if
pride were nothing, and that love
were the only thing. =
So the weeks passed. Three of
them. I did some writing in my
fathers little study in the church
which he had occupied since my
grandmother and aunt had been a
| part of his household. | worked
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there mornings, while he made his
calls, and he occupied the study in
the afternoon. We shared the
tasks about the farm, and I must
confess that there was something
comforting to me in the serene
animal life, the plump and confid-
ing cows, the friendly little mare.
the eager old watchdog, the affec-
tionate pussy-cats.
fed the chickens and the
pigeons, tossed great forkfuls of
hay and straw into the stalls,
cleaned the snow from the walks.
wore my old clothes, and came in
ravenous, three times a day, to
Aunt Mary's good meals.
l would sit in the kitchen and
watch her cook. There were pre-
Christmas preparations, and I
helped her seed the raisins and
chop the nuts. At night we
popped corn on the hearth and
sometimes made taffy.
Aunt Mary had the type Of do
mesticity which makes a home of
any house. Mentally keen, we'll
read, alert, she did not scorn the
physical tasks which contributed
to the order and beauty Of her
abode. It was this quality in her
which helped me to sway level.
She kept me busy, and I liked the
BUSINESS. I must confess that
went often very reluctantly to my
writing, dreading the loneliness.
My fathers study was a plain
little place, warmed by a tight
drum stove, in which wood had to
be poked at regular intervals.
There was table on which stood
my rented typewriter, and there
were cases for my fathers books.
The window framed a vista of
snowladen trees, backed by the
bright sapphire of the lake.
The books in the cases were not
all theological ones. There were
the poets in blue and crimson and
gold bindings. I read Browning, 1
remember, with new eyes. One
had to live and suffer, I decided,
to understand his Men and
Women. And had lived and suf-
fered.
Ito Be COntinued)
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STAINBACK, HUGHES
LEADING statesmen

Two statesmen of Motor Sales Com
pany, A. A. Stainback and L. T..
Hughes, were among the first ten in
points over the Charlotte zone of
Pontiac Salesmen's Guild during the
month of October, it was learned here
Today
Mr.. Stainback led the entire field,
and Mr.. Hughes was in seventh place.
The points are gained through new
and used car sales.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-17
RULINGS OF COURT
FAVOR DEFENDANTS
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
IW the SfI. Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Dec. 17-Defendants in
criminal cases got most of the
breaks" in the batch of Supreme
Court decisions handed down this
week.
The court reviewed a total of five
criminal cases. 1t granted new trials
to three defendants.
On the other side of the fence the
court passed on "a civil cases, of which
it affirmed all but four.
Thus, while only 80 per cent of the
criminal cases were found without err
ror the Supreme Court justices up
held the lower courts in more than IS
per cent of the civil issues.
Only one of the criminal cases was
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ACOCK FEATHERS
ssz.ssI4ESS 7N7em0/e Bai/el ~
sA
CHAPTER RI

IT WAS GOOD to be home with
my father. : Aunt Mary and nv
grandmother, to feel their affection
and their delight in my presence
Twas hungry, too, after INV lone
abstinence, for had eaten moth.
ing on the train, and I was glad
of the hearty food. Remembrance
my tastes, Aunt Mary had pro-
vided creamed Goldfish and baked
potatoes, and there was rich dark
cake with fruit in it, soda biscuits
with hot maple syrup to eat on
them, and great dish Of cottage
cheese.
thought Of the feast at Olga's
only one night between. People
Of two worlds! What would Mimi
think Of this? Would she shudder
and draw back? 81 hate attics /"
echoed in my ears. Would she see
the homely charm of my fathers
house, the warmth, the light, the
loneliness of that simple grace?
Aunt Mary's eager questions
drew me out.
1 told them something Of the
ball.
And did you dance. Jerry?" my
grandmother asked.
"Of course he danced, Mother. !"
Aunt Mary said, "why shouldn't
he?"
well, you never danced. Mary,
nor Stephen"
Across the table I saw NV
fathers glance meet Aunt Mary's.
And their eyes danced as their feet
might have done had they been
brought up under less severe disci-
pine.
I told them about the banquet
of ices frozen in pink-rose forms.
of rose-wreathed hats Of spun
sugar filled with bonbons, of salads
served in pink paper cases, of lob
ster cooked with sherry, Of oysters
in pastry shells.
1T is all like a fairy tale"
sighed Aunt Mary. 81 should think
this house would seem cramped
and commonplace.
II am glad to be here" I said
with sincerity, "all of that life is
hollow, artificial, I hate it."
She gave me shrewd glance.
She guessed, I think, the truth,
that I had not found the life in
st. Louis hollow and hateful until
something had gone wrong with it
for me.
When it was time for bed, my
father showed me to my old room.
1t seemed to have shrunk in the
time I had been away, and I missed
the comforts of the great hotel
my bath, the warmth, the electric
lighting. Yet I was glad Of the
silence and old associations the
little house seemed wrapped in
peace. Before we separated for
the night my father read from his
shabby Bible, and in his prayer
gave thanks for the return Of his
son. .
When at last l was ready for
bed, I opened my window wide to
the night. I felt, now and then,
a snowflake blow in, but I was
covered up to my ears by the great
quilts which my mother had made,
and by a Blanket which her own
mother mad woven. I liked the
crisp GOODNESS of the air in my
face, and hoped that it might make
me sleep. But my eyes would not
shut-al the deafness and dull
ness which had weighed me down
as I had Travelled in the train
f1ared up now in burning agony.
Mimi, Mimi, Mimi-was the I'M
ceasing reiteration-I had lost her,
lost her, lost her the wind
seemed to howl it as it swept
around the corners. l fought
against rising storm Of emotion.
shook with dry sobs. At last the
tears came. I lay there gripped
by the awful despair Of youth,
which sees no hope ahead.
do not know how long this
mood lasted, but I was reused by
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TWO REALTY DEEDS
WITH THE REGISTRY

Realty transactions reported today
at the Vance Registry were two.
Hempt Tally and wife gave tim
Der deed to S. w. Simmons to all
merchantable timber on II acres on
the old WILLIAMSBURG road for $500. r.
Willie Parker Peace, ct al, sold Bal
lard M. Ranes for $3.50 lots in the w.
S. Parker property.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-12-17

1885 Alexander Agassiz, naturalist,
oceanographer, developer and organ
izer of copper Mines son of the famed
Boston naturalist, born in Switzerland.
Died at sea, March q, 1910.
Individualism depends for it's sue
cess upon high standard Of right
eousness, personally accepted.
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FaVOrite

Our favOrite for today comes
from Mrs. J. B. Wilson, 1881 Otis
st. N. E. 1t was one Of six win.
ners in last weeks recipe contest.
FAVORITE MUFFIN RECIPE
2 cups of flour
3 teaspoons OF baking powder
l tablespoon of sugar
u teaspoon of salt
/ cup of milk
2 eggs
2 tablespoons of shortening
Rind of one orange
Sift together flour, baking pow
der, sugar and salt; grind the rind
of an orange, add to milk, and
mix into dry ingredients with we'll
beaten, eggs and melted shorten
ing. Mix thoroughly. Half fill
the creased muffin tins and bake
in hot oven 20 to IS minutes.
Serve hot with honey or syrup.
They are delicious.
Welcome the strawberry sea.
son Nth an array of delicious
recipes. Join i'm our netO tGUorite
recipe contest. Send in your
special recipe for using this
popular fruit and min prize
for yourself. Sir cash prizes of
one dollar IDill be awarded for
recipes received before May 8.
Send your entries to Miss Jean
Green, FGUorite Recipe Con-
test Editor, The Washington
Times.
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training, and marriage now seems
out of the question?
"CYNTHIA."
INCOME HELPS
In the first place, my dear
Cynthia, please be devoutly thank
full for the small income, which
will help you to prepare yourself
for a more interesting life. Get
the best financial advice, and
guard every penny of it.
For an unframed woman Of "a
who is financially independent &C.
cupies q vastly different position
from a woman of the same age
and condition who is not finan-
cially independent.
Get away from the small suburb
from which you write me, and take
up living quarters in a college
settlement, a good girls club or
the Y. w. C. A. Then take up
something which interests you,
and which will help you to enter
some business or profession.
This will give you better con-
facts than if you remained in the
suburbs and thought about all the
things you have missed.
And in this day and age, please
don't talk about opportunities be-
ing over at "a.
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bags but leave room for the expan.
sion of the coffee during cooking.
When ready to make, put the
coffee bags in the pot, add the
boiling water and allow to come
to a boil. Boil three minutes.
Add the cream. Set in a pan of
hot water and keep it hot for about
five minutes. Then take out the
coffee. 1t is ready to serve.
Apple Pancakes
~ cups of flour
~ cups of fine bread crumbs
2 tablespoons of butter
2 eggs
4 teaspoons of baking powder
112 cups of milk
l cup of diced apples
4 tablespoons of sugar
u teaspoon Of salt
Add the melted butter to the
crumbs and milk. Add tn Q
eggs. Sift the flour, salt, and
baking powder. Stir in the chopped
apples. Heat the frying pan thor
oughly, grease lightly, and cook
the pancakes first on one side
and then on the other. The dry
ingredients can be mixed before
they are packed for the outing.
The milk can be carried in thermoS.
If prepared pancake flour is
used for these, use two cups Of
flour, tablespoons of sugar and
l cup of diced apples. Use the
amount of milk needed to make a
smooth pancake batter.
Wrap brown sugar in waxed
paper. Much butter melted over
them, and a sprinkle of brown
sugar is all that is needed in serv.
ing.
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TIMES DAILY PATTERN
PATTERN 4377

A bright way to solve the after
noon frock problem is to stitch
up this enchanting stylster, one
so versatile that it's really a ward
robe-in-one! In the first place,
you've choice of sleeves that may
swing forth in a carefree flare, or
be gathered up into the most de-
mure puff ever! And as for that
saucy little peplum you've been
admiring-it's detachable, so that
you may wear it one day, and
omit it the next-to the confusion
and admiration of your friends
who'll never recognize Pattern
4377 as the same frock. Ever SO
easy to make, is this charmer with
softly gathered bodice, bright but
tons, and gracefully flared skirt.
You're sure to want more than
one version made of colorful syn
thetic, sheer cotton, or silk.
Pattern 4377 is available in sizes
IA, 16, 10, 20, 80, "a, SO. 38. 40
and AZ. Size Is takes 334 yards
39.inch fabric. Illustrated step
by-step sewing instructions in
cluded.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS Q5C) in
coins or stamps (coins preferred
for this Anne Adams pattern.
Write plainly SIZE, NAME, AID
DRESS and STYLE NUMBER.
StyleS-new as tomorrow
await you in our ANNE ADAMS
SUMMER PATTERN BOOK! See
what's smart for women of every
age, in every gay summer role
party-bound debs, the glamorous
nrTde, vacationing Misses, Ma
irons at their charming best;
Riddles and juniors! Easy pat
terms all will welcome! Latest
fabrics and accessories. order to-
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TWENTY-FIVE CENTS FOR
BOTH WHEN ORDERED TO
GETHER.
Send your order to The Wash.
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For your breakfast in the open
you will want a good cup Of scald-
ing hot coffee and much lunch.
If you hike out to one of the parks
where there are cooking facilities
you will be able to cook your meal
over the open fire and have such
things as sausage or fried eggs.
Many girls clubs here in Wash
ington include hiking as one of
their activities. With them, I be.
lieve, lunch planning is an art.
They have several ideas that de-
served to be passed along to other
enthusiastic mixers.
Suggestions
Here are some of the Sugges-
lions. Use wax paper in packing
the lunch. This is light, water
proof, and can be tossed away
after the meal. Salad such as let
tuce or shredded raw carrots can
be wrapped in lettuce leaves and
covered with the wax paper, then
eaten from the wax paper in
much the same way as would be
done with chocolate bar.
When the meal is cooked over
a fire outdoors, the orange halves
can be used for double duty. The
inside of the orange can be
scooped out and eaten as an ap-
petizer. Then the empty shells
rubbed with butter, and sprinkled
with salt and pepper and used as
a container for cooking eggs.
Break the eggs into the orange
CUBS, place on the hot Goals and
leave until the eggs are cooked:
The old recipe of kabobs is still
popular. For this spear bits OF
onion, tomato, and apple on long
sticks and cook them over very
hot Goals.
If you are not planning on out
door cooking, there are many new
canned goods On the market that
you can include in your picnic
basket. Canned fruit juices are
grand if you are not sure, Of the
water supply.
Spiced ham baked in the can,
beef stew ready to heat and serve,
homeless chicken in small size
packages are all perfect for your
lunch.
Here are suggested outdoor
meals:
Menu No. I
Oranges
Apple Pancakes
Baked Eggs in Orange Shells
Camp Coffee
Menu No. II ,
Spiced Baked Ham
Potato Salad
Cream Cheese Sandwiches on
Whole Wheat Bread
Old Fashioned Mustard Pickles
Devils Food Cake
Coffee
Camp Coffee
~ cups of coarsely ground coffee
10 cups of boiling water
pint of coffee cream
Put the coffee in two cheeScloth
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But to get to her new clothes.
we find much black, always a
favorite with Mrs. Simpson; some
navy and some brighter blue. The
clothes are lovely, from advance
sketches radioed to this country,
and they are replete with the in
teresting small details for which
Schiaparelli is famous, butterflies
and the like.
CHESS PLAY
There's a black wool suit which
is novel because of two things
the unusual placement of pockets,
which seem to be in a Zigzag line
down the sides of the front, and
for the buttons, which are shaped
like chess pawns. Chess figures
are printed on the crepe de chine
blouse to the suit, too.
An ensemble consisting of navy
tweed coat and printed challis
dress has odd figures. too, butter
flies on the lapelS of the coat and
faStenings shaped like a sea ser
pent. The dress has wine and
white predominating in the print,
with some navy to tie it up in
coloring to the coat. The print
of the challis is in zig-zag design,
and the belt is of a wiry sub
stance, in brown-quite a few
colorS in the whole thing.
The evening clothes might be
described as conventional in the
light of the things Schiaparelli has
done, for there are no dancing
dirndls or short skirts among them.
Most of them are long and slim, OF
a decidedly dignified character.
but far from dull. One lovely
navy crepe gown has huge butter
flies printed all over it. 1t has
a navy redingote with it, OF
erin mesh.
GLITTERING YOKE
Schiaparelli is using glittering
sequins for Jokes and lapels, in
new fashion, though she brought
out the same general idea last
fall. Mrs. Simpson has ordered
a black wool dinner gown with
a yoke of red sequin flowers
and green leaves. 1t has a
jacket of the same fabric. which
is held at the waistline by a
plaster mermaid. The dress is
long and is slim to the knees,
where it seems to ripple beneath
a double row of tucking or
cording-can't tell which from
the radio sketch.
One more to describe-and
we will call it day. That's
a hostess gown of vivid blue
and silver matelasse. 1t has ell
bow length sleeves, slightly wide
at the shoulders, is cut on prin-
cess lines, high in the front as
to neckline, but cut to a deep
v in the back. The skirt is
long, rather full and trailing.
For fashion information, call
District 1000, extension 459, dur
ing business hours or write Miss
LavilIe at The Times, enclosing
seIf-addressed, stamped envelope.
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Etiquette
BY Mrs. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN

BY Mrs. CORNELIUS BEECKMAN
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
"Will you please tell me if it is
proper to use lace tablecloth on
my dining room table when it is
not in use? I also have a center
piece of flowers and a pair of prism
candleSticks on it. 1 have been
informed that this is not in good
TASTE"
"READER."
1t is best not to leave the table
cloth, even a lace tablecloth, on
the dining room table when the
table is not in use. Such use neces-
sarily takes away from the fresh
appearance that a cloth should
have when we set our table.
Remove your tablecolth after
each meal, and on the table use
as decoration your centerpiece OF
flowers.
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Dance Frock

A sheer delight is an exquisite
dance frock of silk organdie, pale
gray with a family rosy overcast.
Simply made with a fitted bodice
and bouffant skirt, it has a cluster
of deep pink flowers at the bodice
in front. The bodice is edged with
the narrowest pleated ruching of
the fabric.