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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
Gr1ES anad
& Gravel +. /.
By t. MOSES JONES

A couple Of years ago someone told
me the tale about a certain young
fellow going to see a girl and falling
behind the piano. Of course I took
it for joke and gave the boy the
uest writeup that 1 was capable of.
But after all was said and done,
found the truth to be that he was
tight" and had really fallen behind
the piano, and that some of the other
boys had to rescue him.
So the following tale is told on two
young men of my acquaintance, but
I cannot say as yet whether or not it
is true. But I suppose we will find
out sooner or later. And here is the
story:
Banner Champion and Stumpy Cash
Went counting, or so it was told
And here is the story for you to read
A story for young and for old.
Sc deeply in love with two cute girls
Who lived at the very same place
They entered, and Banner Champion
said,
With an air, and an ease, and q
Hang high on the rack, you five dol
lar hat
Stand there you two dollar cane;
Up in the corner, so staunch and true
Be quite content, and remain;
You overshoes that cost one-and-a-
half,
Just sit on the doorstep there:
And if the dogs come playing around
Don't let them chew you, or tear.
You over-coat warm, of imported woo
| Now hang on the rack till you're
dead.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
What DO You
Know About
NORTH Carolina?
BY ,EREr, H. MAY

l. BY what majority did Jonas de-
feat Bulwinkle for Congress in 1928?
2. What was the first action taken
by the Methodist Conference for pro-
hibition?
3. Who were the first Methodists
to settle in Western Carolina?
T. What was the Third North Caro-
lima regiment in the Spanish-Amer-
:can War?
5. Who was the Pitt county man
President Wilson appointed a bri-
gadier general in the World War?
6. What is the acreage owned by
the Dix Hill Hospital at Raleigh?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
High School Courses In
Urgent Need OF Revision

Gainesville, Fla, Oct. 8.-"The cur
riculum followed in most high schools
must be thoroughly revised to meet
the needs of the other half, declared
Dr. Harl r. Douglass, Kenan profess
sor of education and Chairman of the
Division of Teacher Training of the
University of North Carolina, tonight
in an address at the closing session
of the two-day state meeting of
Florida high school principals at the
University of Florida.
Developed in large part at time
when less than one youngster in
twenty attend high school, it is as
outmoded today when two-thirds of
all boys and girls are attending high
school as a nineteenth century pre-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
NOTICE.

Having this day qualified as admin
istrator of the estate of my mother,
Mrs Ida G. Oakley, deceased, late of
Vance County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons holding claims
against said estate to file them pro-
perly itemized with my attorney, d.
P. McDuffee, Henderson, N. c., or
the undersigned on or before the 24th
day of September, 1899, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re-
covery. All persons indebted to SAID
estate will please make immediate
settlement.
This the 23rd. of September, 1888.
R. W. HAMAI,
Administrator of Mrs. Ida C. Oakley
Deceased.
Erwin, N. c., Box 245.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

paration would be for modern war
fare, he declared. "The high school
student body of today has many times
the proportion of pupils of average
and inferior mental ability which it
had when their mothers and fathers
were of high school age"
DR.. Douglass said the, typical high
school pupil of today ''is not only less
apt at learning from books, but his
interests are different. He wants to
do more and to study less, he wants
to work more with things of the life
he sees adults engaged in and less
with things that smack of the class
room only.
TN addition" DR.. Douglass con-
tinued, she comes from different
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

type of home and is going into diff
ferent types Of vocations. High school
boys and girls of today come in large
numbers from the lower classes, and
are going into occupations of every
class. Few of them will go into pro
fessions. A minority will go into
white collar jobs. The majority will
be farmers, mill and factory workers,
clerks, and the wives of such work
ers. They need a type of education
suitable for people who will live such
lives"
Holding that some people have
tried to make the problem too sim
pie, DR.. Douglass said "they want
merely to put in technical vocational
courses along side of the outworn an
tiquated courses That won't do. In
the first place we can't train work.;
ers in school for 10000 different kinds
of jobs. Probably for all but a few
of the 10000 occupations. such as ag-
riculture and stenography, the best
specific training can be gotten in a
few weeks on the job. The school sim
ply can't do it.
I'm the second place every boy and
girl needs more training for health,
for recreation, for leisure, for mother
hood and fatherhood, and much more
for intelligent citizenship. They need
much instruction in English, in
science, in mathematics, and in his
tory and social studies, but of a diff,
ferent type from that taught in high
school today. They need instruction,
in these fields which is more closely
related to home vocation, health.
leisure, and modern economic and po-
litical problems, and less intended to
be actually academic and college pre-
paratory.'
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY
PUBLICATION.

SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS.
En- Superior Court Before The Clerk.
State of North Carolina:
County Of Vance:
ida Kenton, next friend of Frank ii.
Kentsil, infant, MARSHALL Kentpn,
infant, Nathaniel Kenton, infant,
Jesse Kenton, infant, Ida Kenton,
individually, Roy Kenton and wife,
Fannie Kenton, Help Barnett
VS..
anderson Marrow, Annie Marrow,
WIDOW Demosthemes Marrow. sim
gle, Kirlpatric Marrow and wife,
Loretta Marrow, Gladys Marrow,
single, En0r Marrow Van Devere
and husband, Clifford Van Devere,
Randolph Marrow and wife. Edith
Marrow, Mildred Marrow Rowe
and husband, Floyd Rowe, Herman
Marrow, single, Ellsworth Marrow.
single, Frank Barnett and wife,
Polite Barnett, Addie Downing, sin
gle, brewery Downing, single AMI
Cornelius Downing, Marvine Bar
nett and Matte r.. Barnett.
The respondents Anderson Marrow,
Annie Marrow, Demosthenes Marrow
1llrEpatric Marrow, Loretta Marrow,
Gladys Marrow, Enor Marrow Van
Devere, Clifford Van .Devere Ran
lolph Marrow, Edith Marrow, Mil
ired Marrow Rowe. Floyd Rowe, Her
aan Marrow, Ellsworth Marrow,
rank Barnett, Polite Barnett, Addie
Downing, brewery Downing and Cor
lelius Downing and Marvine Barnett
nd Matte r. Barnett will take notice
hat an action entitled as above has
cen commenced in the superior court
Vance County, North Carolina, to
ell lands for division in which they
are interested; and said respondents
7lll further take notice that they are
equired to appear at the office of
vance Clerk of Superior Court at the
courthouse in Henderson, N. c., on the
9Th. day Of October 1888, and answer
demur to the petition in said az
ion or the petitioner will apply to
ne court for the relief demanded i'll
laid petition.
This the 18th. of September, 1885.
E. o. .FALKNER,
Vance Clerk Superior Court.
D.. p. McDuffee,
ttorney for Petitioners.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
TODAy's HOROSCOPE

Today gives light and joyous srir-
it, and one somewhat given to dupli-
City Avoid self-indulgence, cultivate
strength of mind, and be very care
full Of your associations with the oppc.
site sex. There will be danger o.
trouble in love affairs, therefore
guard against serious entanglemeats
The mind is susceptible to mental i'm
pressions and very quick in action.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

An Ohio sheriff was supposed to
receive $2.50 per week for each slot
machine in his county. The way to
beat slot machine is to be elected
sheriff.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

STOVE SALE - ANNIVERSARY
Complete line stoves including oil
burners, wood stoves, coal heaters
this month our "63'' year. Stove
pipe 15c joint. Watkins Hardware
Company. S-5ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

WE HAVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
beautiful piano, partly paid for.
that anyone may have by paying
the unpaid balance, rather than
have piano shipped in. K l. Phil
lips, Credit Manager, Box 1852, Sails
bury, N. c. sala az S-3ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
AUTUMN HILLSIDE.

The field OF grass turns brown
Under the invisible hands of the
wind
And the disappearing nandprints
OF the morning frost.
Daniel SnYtb
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

NEW CLASSES AT HENDERSON
Business College, October 10 and
II. Don't procrastinate! Without q
good business training you are
handicapped in securing good po-
sltlon. 6-3ti
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FACE THE ENEMY, UNITE IN
SPIRIT: And Jesus knew their
thoughts, and said unto them, Every
kingdom divided against itself is
brought to desolation; and every city
or house divided against itself shall
not stand.-Matt. 1925.
BE FILLED WITH JOY: Hitherto we
have asked nothing in my name: ask,
and We shall receive, that your JOY be
fiji John 1924.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AvERELI

Raleigh, Oct. 8.-RevOcatiOn of 1913
drivers licenses last week brought
North Cardinals total of such revo-
cations to 18,848
Drunken driving, as always, led in
reason for revocation, with 100 cases.
Seven hit and run" drivers, three
who drove after having once had
their licenses revoked, one who stole
an automobile, two who were convict
ed of ''two offenses reckless driving
and one who committed "homicide
with an auto" had their licenses TAX
en- away.
.nspection of the list showed that
haH Z dozen of the drunken drivers
were women, four of them from
tneor dcally "dry' counties and two
from counties in which there are
ABC stores.
Your correspondent was almost hor-
rified in running down the list of
names to come to one which started
off "Gov."-but of course it wasn't
either the governor of North Caro-
lima or South Carolina, it's much too
long between drinks for either to get
on the DID. list. : 1t turned out to be
a; Charlotte man whose first name
apparently is governor. a
Add SMILES: AS hard. to find as a
good man willing to serve on the
Davidson board of elections
The Hendersonville office Of the
State Employment Service found
those twenty unemployed mules.
These animals, the office reports, are
anxious to be employed, are coded oc-
cupationally industrially and educa-
tionally. they are unable to speak
are quite able to read signs marked
"slow" and STOP"
If 1t wasn't already known, anyway,
S it would be easy to tell that school
is in session again by looking at the
i weekly report Of the Division O.
Epidemiolcgy, of the North Carolina
State Board of Health.
For the week ended Oeto.ser J.
measles cases nearly doubled, jump
ing from 26 the preceding week to AZ
The State Board Of Elections ofsar
finds it hard to get other folks tt
! agree with it.
Several weeks, almost months, ago
the board found "as a fact" that there
was slSullduggery in the matter o.
bringing pressure to bear on WA
workers in the Swain county primary
WPA Administrator Harry HOP
kins recently wrote, however, that {
special investigator sent by him tt
! Swain found mo evidence of this
d. wo~'1 al the crossroads.
Harry, however, has been heard be-
d,..y charges that there arr
any politics in his department an<
sphere of influence.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

WAX : CLEANING NEEDS, GET
your fall supply wax, polishes,
mops, cleaners at our Anniversary
Sale prices for October. Johnsoris
wax lbs. $1.00 can. Watkins Hard
ware Co. S-5ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

OCTOBER SALE SPECIAL IN
Sporting goods, single shotgun $500
each. Double guns, $275O value
at $22.99. coats, vests. pants, every
hunting need. Watkins Hardware
Company. s 8-5ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

ALL STATE LICENSED BEATTTv
operators. Phone 200 for appoint.
ment. Your patronage appreciates
Bridgers Beauty Shop. Afr
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

LOST: CAR KEYS IN LEATHER
case, near Peoples Drug Store
Finder please notify T. E. Rocker
North Henderson, or return to Dis.
patch. a-1+;
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

TOR RENT.
room apartment, zene st.
5 room house, Gholson Ave.
Call w. ]. Powell, at office of AL
B. Wester, Phone 139. 7-3t
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

IDEAL FOO AND BILLIARD
Room-Offices, Barber Shop, Res.
taurant or Fruit Stand. Sky lighted.
air conditioned. Hot and cold run
nlng water. Steam heated. Toilet
Formerly e. A. Pierce & Co., office,
S. S. Parham. tues-sa+
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

VISIT OUR USED CAR LOT FOR
better values in used cars. Motor
sales Co. 25-tf
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

STOVE PIPE 15c JOINT. STOVE
collars &c each Shovels 10c pokers
Zoe. Complete fire set $1.49 set
Watkins Hardware Co. at
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

SAVE WITH SAFETY AT OUR
Romance of Drugs Sale. Hundreds
OF items at lowest prices in town
Get one of our circulars. Parket's
Rexall Drug Store. .7-8-1G71t
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

FOR SALE-CHEAP. BEAUTIFUL.
three-gaited saddle horse. Eight
years old. Weight 1875 pounds. Verv
last in harness. Any lady can
handle him. G. H. Breediove. OK
ford, N. c. 6-3ti
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

no,s'i ads are strictly cor
lldeiltsa1. Please dc not call
III ~aAtee -. heir IDENTITY.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

PAPER SHELL PECAN TREES
for sale, all the best varieties. Book
orders for November planting. We
are giving one Stark Bros. fruit
tree rree with every one you buv
now. A. J. Cheek, agt. slit
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

l. Ph.D.
2 Yes, in the U. S. Court of Claims.
J. Willie Turnesa.
l. 80.
s. Golden rod.
6. Rabbits are rodents and do not
chew a cud.
Z. Africa.
8. Fa-sahd'.
g. Vandalia.
10. It is one of his hobbies.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

WE SPECIALIZE IN BODY AMI
fender repairs. Motor Sales Co. 25tf
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

SEE OUR BARGAINS IN USED
cars before buying. E 81 z Motor
Co., Dodge and plymouth dealers
BIT
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

WINDOWS, DOORS, GLASS. sPF-
clal prices during October Sale our
6Srd Anniversary 10x12-12 light win
dows $2.S9 per window sash. Wat
kins Hardware Co. az
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WANT ADS
Get Results

ROMANCE OF DRUGS SALE HIN
dreds of items on display: s5o
Vicks salve, &c; 40c Fletcher's Cas-
toria, Bic; $1.OO Wine of Cardui, 79c
Farker's Rexall Drug Store 70
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-10-08

Add SMILES; AS hard. to find as a
good man willing to serve on the
Davidson board of elections.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
HIT-RUN DRIVER
HURTS D. C. man

An apparently berserk auto
driver was hunted by all Washing,
ton police today when he fled
from the vicinity of Georgia and
New Hampshire Avenues North
west after striking a man who
was seeking the safety of load
ing platform.
A short while after running
down the man, Ernest S. Morri
son, SO, of 1914 Mount Pleasant
st. N. W., a car answering the
same description crashed into g
tree in the $500 block of Eleventh
st. N. w. Witnesses said the cal
backed away from the tree and
though damaged, drove rapidly
away.
Morrison was taken to Walter
Reed Hospital. The extent Of his
injuries was not Immediately de
termined, but he was not believed
to be in a serious condition.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
Missing? No!
ROOseUeLtBOy
Quite o. K.

NEW YORK, Jan. II QN.S0
Dirck Roosevelt, 12-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt
and a grandson of "T. r." is re-
turning to Groton School today
and this time he hopes to make it
Last night he started out with
40 or so other Groton boys from
Grand Central Station, New York
all returning to school after the
holidays, but made the mistake oi
getting off at Hartford, Conn, fol
an ice cream cone.
Consequently, at Groton, Conn.
an eight-State police teletype
alarm was flashed over the East
declaring him missing" but hi
maternal grandmother, Mrs. 10
Seph willard, said he wasn't at all
HE was a reSourceful Roose-
velt," she said. Having no hat
or coat, he bought himself a
sweater for 81 and took the
next train back for New York.
He's perfectly safe and sound,
laughing over the whole thing,
and anxious to get back to
Groton."
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
POLICE SLAY
MAD CHEMIST

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Jan. II
G.NSJ.-JameS A. Young, 33, was
shot dead here today after going
berserk, barricading himself in his
home and critically wounding a
detective who tried to drive him
out.
Young, a chemist, first routed
his wife with a shotgun and then
opened fire on a cab driver.
Police surrounded his home and
pelted him with tear gas bombs.
When these failed to drive him
out, City Detective Patrick Gilmore
charged in close.
Young fired and Gilmore fell,
his right hand almost severed and
his side riddled with shot. Police
guns then ended Young's reign of
terror.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
Disney to Defend
Mickey in Court

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. II G.N.S0
Walt Disney, creator of Mickey
Mouse and Donald Duck, was eX-
pected to take the witness stand
in superior court today to deny
charges of plagiarism brought by
John P. Wade, writer and actor.
Wade, in peitioning for an order
to restrain Disney from releasing
a Mickey Mouse cartoon entitled
"Mickey'S Polo Club" alleged the
story embodied in it had been
taken from a scenario he had sub
mitted to Disney several years ago.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
Lon CLANCY, Patsy
Beck Are Married

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. II I.N.S0
Secrets can be kept in Hollywood,
Lon CLANCY, jr., proved today in
revealing that he has been mar
ried since October to Patsy Beck,
a non professional. The Hollywood
actor, son of the screens great
character star, slipped away to
Cotton with his fiancee, and the
two were wed. Astrid Allwyn and
Robert Kent, their witnesses, alone
were in the know.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
d. G.. Cinema Guild
To Be RialtO Host

Members of the Washington
Boys Club will be guests of the
Junior Cinema Guild Saturday,
at 1890 a. m. at the second of a
series of midwinter entertain
ments for boys and girls at the
Rialto Theater.
Feature of the program will be
presentation of the moving pic
ture, "The Devil Is a Sissy" Sc
lected by popular vote of the
children, their parents and teach
ers. Three members of the Boys
Club also will entertain with
musical selections. They are Tom
NARROW and Gene Bond, banjo
and guitar duet, and Paul Pic
cioni, vocalist.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
Iron Horse Pulls
Moonlight Sleigh

BOSTON, Jan. ii GN.SJ.
moonlight sleighride" with an
"1ron Horse" was announced to-
day by the Boston and Maine Rail.
road.
Under a full moon next Satur-
day (they hope) B. & M. officials
announced, the country'S first
moonlight snow train" will pull
out Of Springfield for Brattle-
boro, VT, and return, making
stops at Holyoke and Northamp.
ton to pick up college girls. During
O three-hour stopover at Brattle,
boro, the passengers may go moon
light skiing.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
Tar and Feathers
Assuaged by Cash

BOSTON. Jan. II QNSO.-For
loss of her golden tresses and
substitution of a molasses and
pillow feathers wig, Mrs. Mar
guerite Cupples, %, was satisfied
today with damages" consisting
of a $4oo automobile, and 5000
In cash.
Mrs. Cupples signed an agree
ment not to prosecute Albert Led
better, 27, his wife, Martha, %,
and Mrs. Ann Schuyler who al
legedly cooperated in clipping her
blonde hair and applying the mo-
lasses and feathers shampoo. The
motive, Mrs. Cupples said, was
because she and a friend went mo-
toring with Ledbetter and Mrs.
Schuyler's husband.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
PROBE SPEEDED
|OF WENTWORTH
SUICIDE NOTES.
Police Seek to Clear
Maryland U. Staff

HYATTsVILLE, Md, Jan. II.
While arrangements we're being
completed for the funeral Of Sid.
ney w. Wentworth, A, former
University of Maryland professor
of horticulture, police authorities
today were pushing their investi-
CATION into the circumstances
leading to the professors tragic
suicide yesterday morning.
Police officials today said that
they intended to carry out their
plan to hold hearing, to "clear
the names of several high uni
versity officials of charges made
in the two notes left by Went
worth before he shot himself"
BODY ON BRIDGE
Shortly after 7 o'clock yester,
day morning Wentworth's body
was found on a small bridge on
University Drive, a few blocks
from his home at 103 Shepherd
Road in University Park, Md. A
shotgun blast had blown the top
of his head off.
Wentworth left two notes, one
at his home and the other on his
body. Although police would not
ldivulge their contents, it is under
stood that they charged several
officials at the college with haV'
ing given him a raw deal"
Wentworth, who had been a
member of the university faculty
staff since 1929, was given a years
leave of absence in the fall of 1896
and was finally dropped this past
fall. Worry over financial diff.
culties is believed to have been the
reason for the suicide.
WIFE COLLAPSES
Bernice wentworth, wife of the
former professor, collapsed shortly
after receiving news Of her huS-
bands death. Her condition was
reported improved this morning,
but friends will not be permitted
to see her until members of her
family arrive late this afternoon
Arrangements have been made to
give Wentworth a military funeral
with members Of the Snyder.
Farmer American Legion Post OF
Hyattsville, of which Wentworth
was formerly a commander, off,
ciating. Services will be held from
Gasch's funeral home in HyattS
vile tomorrow afternoon, with
burial at Arlington.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
Stan Laurel Sues EX-Wife
Film Comedian
Also Seeks to
Halt Cash

Miss Shuvalova, whom Stan mar
ried in Yuma, Ariz., on New Year
Day, threatened suit against hel
predecessor in the comedians af
fections for damage to my pro
feSsional and private reputation
"HECKLING" CLAIMED
Laurels injunction suit charged
that almost since their interlocu
tory decree was granted on De
cember 81, 1886, Virginia Laure
has heckled him with telephone
calls.
On the day of the Laurel
Shuvalova wedding she attempted
to break UP the ceremony in Yuma
he charged.
Virginia declared that she in
tended to have the final divorce
decree set aside on the grounds i
Twas illegally entered.
The Washington times., 1938-01-11
CAT FOOT Thief
ON PROWL AGAIN

Terror gripped residents in the
neighborhood of Twelfth and o
Streets Northwest, today as the
"cat foot" burglar, struck again
early today. Latest victim is Mrs.
Floyd Dennis, resident of a room
ing house at 1921 o st. N. w.
Mrs. Dennis, a light sleeper,
opened her eyes to face a colored
man standing a few feet from her
Too frightened to make an out
cry, Mrs. Dennis watched the
man take an So cigarette lighter
and then sneak from the room,
Other occupants of the house were
not awakened.
Precinct Detective F. Ashly, OF
No. 2 Precinct, said it was the
fourth time within a week that
the burglar had victimized resi-
dents of the neighborhood. His
depredations, however, were de-
clared to have netted him less than
$1O0.
In every case, the "cat tread
burglar has gained entrance
through front doors and, except
in Mrs. Dennis case, to have looted
his victims rooms without awak-
ening them.