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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-06

not 2" She spoke on1inously.
"Oh, all right, all right. The lad
thought he was merely being hazed
some mOre-by q senior girl, by
another upperclassnan who was
actin q part. "YoHu have to
watch the checking counter while
I go, though. They'll kill me if 7
leave it unguarded."
"I'll stay right here by 1t for
you," she assured him. That was,
indeed. exactly a part Of her plan.
Worthington took the 50-cent
piece, and came around the corner.
He grinned again at Peaches, as
suming the friendship he had
right to feel even from a senior
girl, but holding to tradition and
not speaking any more.
Worthington was a co1lforn1ist.
He had come to love Rice and It's
traditions, even those that worked
so-called hardships on freshmen.
He realized that next year he
would be sophomore then HIS
sun would shine! 1t is the great
and powerful hope Of every fresh
man., everywhere.
The sophs had picked on Worth
ington this night for two excellent
reasons. First, he was likeable,
tractable freshman known to be
a good sport and known to enjoy
a good time. Second, he "had it
coming to him" because he had
dared to make love to and marry
a Rice girl, in spite Of the sopho-
mores. He was very young of face
and form. In short, he was the
perfect slime to play bell hop.
Now the sophomores had some
definite plans for this dance, this
big international ball. For one
thing, they expected to bring q
genuine bull up the elevator of the
University club about midnight,
and so honor Mexico with a bull
fight somewhat more real than the
impromptu one that Don Romero
and Bob sTowne had staged. Even
now they had the yeariing bull
tied in the club garage downstairs.
But the sophs also wanted some
fun at the finale of the nights
whoopee. Wherefore, they "took
over the hat-ard-coat checkrpom
by placing Slime Gurley in charge,
in buttons uniform When they
got around to it, they would go
in and exchange the checks,
switching them every conceivably
way. At closing, Slime Gurley
would get the brunt of the trouble.
And the sophs would sit back for
some academic laughter having
first claimed their own hats and
coats properly, Of course. ;
Wprthington knew these things.
He hadn't been stupid. He had
even agreed-with boyish zest-
to act the part as best he could.
for he could see the possibilities
of fun. He had been out dancing
earlier in the evening, then had
slipped into his buttons suit on
command. He had only the last
dance with Marcia anyway, now,
and he might have to give that up.i
Oh, well, he had her for keeps; She
would understand, for, she was q
freshman, too.
He came around the counter,
therefore, grinning knowingly at
Peaches Pomeroy.
Zone. packet of aspirin" he
| spoke very correctly then, acting.
Eyes, madam, I'll get it at once"
Then he disappeared, leaving
Peaches alone. At once the hard
look came back to Peaches face.
Anyone, seeing it, would surely
have been frightened.
ITO Be Continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-06
WILDCAT CAGERS
ARE TO Be STRONG.
Four Regulars Of Last Year
Returning, Together With
One Letterman

Davidson, Dec. 6-Prospects for u
winning basketball season are looxias
bright in Davidson's Wildcat lair as
four regulars from last years varsity
and an additional letterman give tse
Cats plenty of experienced talent.
The squad, with the exception of
three men on the football eleven, has
been taking daily workouts for the
past two weeks.
The Cats, who lost seven games last
year on either one or two point mar
gins, loom to have the best quint in
recent years.
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ll!l 80 go z. s5s $500 @.la.A @ y&
yaEFrs FOR AND RErAsrD sY CENTRAL PRESS NY AssocAoa

Peaches nlurinured.
But she got up from the divan
in the women's lounge, and went
Immediately to set her plan in.
operation.
It would seem that a married
man could enjoy modicum of
respect from his associates. Mar
ried life is supposed to entail g.
certain dignity. A married man is
supposed to be mature. But-hO
hum. Not if you are a freshman.
Not if your wl1irlwind romance and
elopement has been a FLIP of
pleasure for everybody on a col
lege campus. Not if you are rather
popular, and you and your pretty
bride are just 18 years old.
Mister Worthington Gurley,
married man, had suffered inter-
minably (but not unpleasantly)
from sophomores. These latter ty-
rants had felt duty bound to give
him extra attention when he stole
away the sweetest girl in the
freshman class. When he returned
to the campus after his elopement,
for instance, he was forced to wear
old shoes strung around his neck
for three symbols of his
new state.
Most of the Rice folk, therefore,
came to know Worthington and
Marcia Gurley. But Peaches Pome-
rcy did not. Peaches knew Marcia
by sight, but she had never been
conscious of Worthington. The lat
ter was mere freshman, a slime,
beneath ner notice socially; one
Of the noisy crowd that clutter UP
the campus. She might have met
him somewhere, but she had no
| impression of his looks. He was
just one of the 3OO-odd freshmen
who had registered at Rice in Sep
| tember.
Accordingly, Peaches did not
recognize the lad when she went
to the hat-and-coat check room of
the University club.
She saw a "bell hop" there in
charge, "buttons", a youngster
in a tight red monkey suit such
as any bell boy might wear. But
she did not know him. She nat
urally assumed that he was what
he appeared to be- club servant.
She came up to him, glancing
around to be sure they were mo-
mentarily alone.
"Oh, boy" she purred, smiling,
''would you please run out and get
me 10-cent packet of aspirin? ?
have terrible headache. Here
here's so cents. Just keep the
change"
Hello, Miss Pomeroy," Worth
ington spoke heartily. Having a
good time?"
She soured a little at that. It
Smacked too much of comradeship
from servant.
But then, she had her plan. 1t
wouldn't do to let personal feel
ings interfere now. She forced q
becoming smile again, such a con-
descending smile as one might
give faithful old gardener, if one
were in a balny mood.
"Oh, quite" she declared. "A
very gay group, isn't it? Isis
everything running smoothly with
the staff 2"
"Hunh? Oh. see what you
mean. Yeah. Say, gosh, you look
nice in your Spanish costume.
Who'd you come with?"
Peaches glared at him. Such eff
frontery! She wanted to slap his
impudent face. It took genuine
will power to control her feelings,
but she did.
''Will you get my aspirin, or
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-06
Road Reflectors
Found Great Help
In Night Driving,

Charlotte, Dec. 6.-With roadside
rcflectors installed along stretch Of
North Carolina rural highway and an
installation scheduled for South Caro-
lima this month Carolinians will have
an ,onportunity of testing this aid to
ntght driving, it was announced today
! 4 Carolina Motor club headquarters
since the first experimental install
lation of highway reflectors on the
MISUNDERSTANDING highways early in
the wear, Carolina Motor Club and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-06
GrftS and
Gravel
BEHIND THE TIMES.
BY T. MOSES JONES

u
Here it is most Christmas
With no Christmas in my bones
don't know what's the matter
with your Old T. Moses Jones;
I've bit my nails and pinched myself,
And, too, I've pulled my hair;
And, after all I've said and done,
Yet, still, I'm in despair.
The sChristmas trees are ready lit
Over here in our town,
In all of the shop windows
Toys and Christmas things abound
1t is shame Il am to blame.)
That I'm month behind,
Something terrible's the matter,
Must by my feeble mind.
Maybe I'm just sub-conscious,
Or walking in my sleep;
And that I should be running round
While L do nought but creep.
know I'm running very slow
When | should be quick to go it;
Or it may be that you can see
I'm dead and do not know it,
T.. MOSES JONES.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-06
CHAPTER SO

NOW THERE are two or three
ways to get rid of your rival If you
are a woman in love and without
compassion. o
You can take the rival out in q
boat, for instance, and n1aneuver
ITO drown her. 1t has been done.
It is quite effective in that it re-
moves the competition from the
scene forever. 1t is as effective,
and not nearly as messy as shoot
ing or stabbing or poisoning.
! But none of these is entirely per-
feet as modus operandi. The law
doesn't approve. And, even though
the law could be circumvented (as
it frequently can be), the man him-
self wouldn't necessarily erase the
Ideparted one from his heart. A
much better, safer way would be
to contrive some plan whereby the
rival is discredited in the eyes Of
the man himself.
This latter thought had occu-
pied the best attention that
Peaches Pomeroy could give 1T.
Peaches had some powerful wea-
pOns at her command. Among
them was money.
Could she hire some woman to
lure Bob Towne away from Sara
Sue Davis? ? Possibly, but that still
wouldn't leave Bob's heart free;
he would be just shifting his at
tention to another woman, not her.
self.
Could she hire some man to lure
the Davis person away from Bob :?
No, because that would only stin-
ulate Bob's own energies, make
him. WOO Sara Sue all the more
lardently. Bob already had competi-
.tion, and hadn't quit.
; What, then, could Peaches do?
If Sara Sue Davis could just be
compromised
IF she could be suddenly exposed
in an embarrassing situation with
some man, then Bob Towne would
discover that she was unfaithful
and So
But it is difficult to compromise
anybody. It means hiring someone
to do it. It means that the plot
can backfire on you, revealing your
part in it to your complete en-
barrassment and detriment. And
besides that, Peaches had to admit
to herself that the Davis woman
was clever. Sara Sue enjoyed a
most wholesome and clean reputa-
ton; she wouldn't likely be caught
mapping.
Peaches had been giving bitter
thought to these details. Even to
the possibility of destroying Sara
Sue in an &'saccident'' She SHE'D
promptly off the latter, however,
for she was Inherently a coward
But she was a shrewd, scheming
one, and when she sat alone at the
dance, idly twisting her diamond
bracelet, she had her sudden in
spiration.
She felt at once that her idea
was sound.
It could ne worked easily. 1t
would involve no accomplices. 1t
would discredit Sara Sue in most
logical way, publicly, scandalously
Sara Sue was known to be a
widow. Widows are traditionally
destitute. In fact, Sara Sue her.
self had set out to earn a living
with her so-called Counsel in Ro-
nance. 3 (Peaches referred to ii
contemptuously, even in hel
thoughts.) It should be easy fol
people to believe that Sara Sue
was in dire need Of money. Yes
it seemed like an excellent plan.
II wish I had a drink first. .
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-06

participate in Saturdays program.
Representatives of orphanages and
hospitals aided by the endowment will
also be present.
Dr. Carothers will speak at ii
o'clock in Page auditorium, and his
address will be open to the pubic.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-12-06

ST. Mary's College in California Of
fers an example of the wonders ac-
complished by modern education.
With an enrolment of 500 students.
the school has a stadium that seats
5000.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

day the interlocutory decree was
granted July IA.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Michigan Chief of
Police Relates
Instructions

G.NS.) Smashing Of the CIO
picket line in the strike at the Re
public Steel Corporations Monroe
(MichO plant ON June 10, 1897,
the blow that ended weeks of labor
warfare, was done upon order of
Governor Frank Murphy, of Michi-
gan, the Senate Civil Liberties
Committee was told today by
Chief of Police Jesse Fisher, of
Monroe. ar
The governor told me over
the telephone on the afternoon
of the tenth to open the picket
line that was blocking a public
highway" Fisher testified. Gov
ernor Murphy said, Those men
have no right to block a public
highway and prevent men from
going to work"
Swinging clubs and broken
heads that made headlines during
the 1887 Little Steel' strike were
in the news again today as the
committee began hearing teSti-
mony Of participants and observ-
erS in 500-odd acts of violence that
occurred while the bitter labor
dispute ran its course.
Charge and countercharge
flooded the committee room and
tempers that have cooled since
the riots in Youngstown, Ohio,
reached white heat again as Sena-
tor Bob La Toilette, committee
chairman questioned figures prom
inent in those meleeS.
Leondlies Mcdonald, of Detroit,
Mich, a six-foot Negro organizer
for the Steel Workers Organizing
Committee at Monroe, Mich, dur
ing the '37 strike, yesterday caused
a furry of excitement in the hear
ing room, when he testified that
he had been beaten and robbed of
his watch and $50 by a mob Of
foes of the CIO at Monroe on
June 10, 1887.
He identified Charles Strohm,
an employe Of the Republic Steel
Corp, at Monroe, as one Of his
aSsailants. Strohm swiftly told La
Toilette that Mcdonald was "ly-
ing" and this story has been
made up,"
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
SHIRLEY NEARLY
NORMAL AGAIN

BOSTON, Aug. 2 G.N.SJ.-Shir.
ley Temple was nearly back to nor.
NAL today. but her physician pre-.
scribed another day of rest.
DR.. Leo j. MadseH, who flew
here from California after the
child film star was stricken with
grippe, said she will not get out
of doors until tomorrow.
Shirley was mapping yesterday
when Governors Charles F.. Hurley
of Massachusetts, and Frank P.
Murphy of New Hampshire called
to visit her.
She has a date, however, to be
the guest Of the daughters of both
Governor Hurley and Mayor Maui
rice j. Tobin when she RECEIVERS.
Because Of her illness, parents
Of Shirley decided to cancel the
rest of the scheduled vacation tour
through northern New England to
Quebec.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
GOV. MURPHY ORDERS ROUTED
CIO PICKETS, SENATORS TOLD
FightS for Her Child

HELEN
FORTES.
QUE
REYNOLDS
Who Is
Planning
Neu Legal
MoUes to
Regain
Custody of
Her Year
Old Child.
Yesterday,
at Rich
mond, Va,
Custody
Was
Awarded
To Her
Husband,
J. Louis
Reynolds,
Tobacco
Millionaire
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1.-The
story of how blonde Mrs. Helen
Fortescue Reynolds showed from
the date of her marriage extreme
fondness for alcoholic Stimulant"
was displayed today on the rec
ords of a court which awarded
her sons custody to the boys
father.
Her estranged husband, J. Louis
Reynolds, enlivened the court
hearing with stories of a cham
payne party after their wedding
in Washington. July Is, 1885, at
which his socialite bride produced
q pistol, and a series of escapades
on a honeymoon trip to Bermuda.
FORMERLY OF CAPITAL
Mrs. Reynolds, formerly of
Washington, refused to move to
Richmond from New York when
his business was moved, Reynolds
testified, because of her ambition
to become an actress. Only two
weeks after the birth Of her son,
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Sigrid Gurie Reported
In Love With Doctor

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2 G.N.S0
Sigrid Gurie, Brooklyn-born Nor
wegian motion picture actress, to-
day was reported to be in a
romance with Dr.. Laurence c.
Spangard, prominent Hollywood
physician.
Actress and physician branded
as ridiculous" the report they
were considering an elopement to
Mexico.
They cannot be married in Cali
fornia until Miss Gurie's divorce
from Thomas w. Stewart be-
comes final, one year from the
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Harris-Ewing Photo

he said, she played the part of a
prostitute in "Pygmalion," 6
WPA play.
"She overindulged at the wed
ding reception" his petition
said, "and from the reception
itself took two bottles of cham
pagne, personally consumed
most of the contents. At that
time she produced an automatic
pistol and attempted to dis
charge it at your petitioner"
PROTEST BROUGHT MISSILES
In Bermuda, he said, she threw
various missiles at him, including
q water pitcher which inflicted a
wound on his shoulder, when he
refused to allow her to appear "in
an intoxicated condition" Return
ing, he said, she "overindulged" at
the captains cocktail party. His
protests caused her to throw
scratch and kick and
resort to the customary
behavior of women under the in.
fluence of liquor"
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
BEAUTY ON PARADE

AZ ADLNE PETREY, Unner of The Times Golden
~ Mirror Contest, uOiH be among the IL contest
ants who wH pass before judges tonight in the
annual beauty contest to determine UOhO uiH repre-
sent Warrington in the annual Atlantic City bathing
beauty contest.
TWO other recent beauty contest uinners in
the "Miss Washington" competition. They are DOrO-
thy Parker, "Miss Columbia Heights" and Betty
CrOUOr, "Miss Southeast Washington"
The ID others in the contest Dale Simmons,
Jeanette Tucker, Margaret Winkler, June Gay,
Elizabeth Mcdonald, Betty Wax, Toni Mann, Betty
Jean SmGlley, Gere Dell Sale, Louise En'noerich,
Beatrice EUert SylOia Berger Dorothy Boston, Tepa
Marshall.
The Judges are Lyle O'Rourke, president of the
Junior Board of Commerce. chairman; the dramatic
editors of local newspapers and Emile BeauUds.
Judging WiN take place the Wilson Line
steamer City of Washington during the moonlight
cruise
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
MARCO POLO,' 13,
FOUND ON Liner

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 QNS>.
Young Bobby Stapp, New York's
13-year-old Marco Polo, unreported
since July %, is en- route to South
America, his mother learned to
day.
She was not surprised, for
Bobby, since April, has slowed
away to France, to England, 10
Savannah this was a mistake)
and to South America.
In April, Bobby first weighed
anchor. He turned up on the
liner Normandie bound for France.
Home less than a week, he got
aboard the George. which took
him to England and back.
Returning, he was greeted by
his mother, kissed her fondly-
and managed to lose her in a
crowd!
He turned up next in Savannah,
Ga. Bobby was disgusted. After
that trip, they had Bobby in Belle
vue Hospital, where he listened re.
Spectfully to psychiatrists. And
then, at the first opportunity, he
slipped away again.
Today he was reported aboard
the Grace Line ship Santa Elena
bound for South America.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
$1,000 Solitaire
Stolen From Girl

Theft Of a $4,000 diamond en-
gagement ring was reported to
police today by Edna M. Wright,
Of 1919 M st. N. W., who told
police the robber entered her
apartment last night. She said a
necklace valued at $50 and a
cameo locket valued at $50 also
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

town of Saratoga. During her
two-week rest she threw all die
tary restraint to the wind, ate
what she liked. and picked up
the 10 pounds, meanwhile SWIM
ming and picnicking without a
crowd of autograph seekers dog
ging her steps.
Il had wonderful time" she
said.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

and creating no more of a stir
than any other of the home
town girls.
Well, that's just what has
happened to beautiful Olivia
de Havilland. A few weeks ago
it was a question Of taking a
vacation or facing a possible
physical breakdown.
So the movie queen decided to
60 home-to the little California
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
Country Doctor Saves Baby
Apparently Dead Half an Hour
Adrenlin and Hot
Water Result in
Miracle

CHICAGO, Aug. 2 G.N.s0.
Dead" for more than half an
hour. Baby Robert Didier cried
Justify in perfect health today
after a country doctor won lone
chance in 1000" to save it's life.
While the doctor told of the
dramatic struggle between death
and life, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Didier, parents of the 3-month-old
child, recounted their 90-mile-an-
hour automobile race to get medi-
cal aid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Didier were driv-
ing to their Chicago home from
a summer resort, when the baby,
wrapped in warm blankets on the
back seat, fell to the floor Of the
car and apparently smothered to
death in the covers.
REsCUER MODEST
When Didier discovered the
child'S nishap, he drove to a drug
store at Wheeling, ILL.,, at 80 miles
an hour. He dashed into the store
with the child in his arms, but
artificial respiration attempt there
failed. The child was then rushed
to the small hospital of DR.. Edward
Larson, who recalled:
"There was no sign Of life in
the baby when he was brought
to the hospital. The body was
cold. The heart had stopped
beating.
II administered adrenalin and
then worked frantically at all
the methods knew to retain
life. The baby was placed in a
tub of water as hot as the body
could stand. Then I tried arti.
ficial respiration and massaged
the heart muscles with my
hands.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 2.-Will
wonders never cease!
Imagine a top flight queen
Of the movies, off on a vacation,
packing on 10 pounds in IL
days because she actually
wanted, to!
Imagine, further, the same
movie queen going back to her
home town-population 800
The Washington times., 1938-08-02

Opening chapters. Sunday. August
T.. MEN As Her Stepping Stones" by
the noted author. Maysie Grieg
which starts in the big Sunday Wash.
inRtnO HeFald.TimeS.
The Washington times., 1938-08-02
RECOVERY AMAZES

Finally, to my great surprise,
I heard an occasional heart
thump. I kept on working and
the thumps came more stead
lily. After two hours work the
heart action was strong enough
to operate by itself. I do not
know how long the heart had
been stopped"
Evening star., 1938-12-16
Geertsen, Co-Leader
In Miami Open Golf,
Laughs al Honors
By the Associated Press.


MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 16.-John Geer-
stem. 29-year-old Salt Lake City,
Utah, golf professional, who CO.
starred in the opening round of the
10000 Miami open golf tourna-
ment with 66, today took his
share of the honors lightly.
Asked If the 66 was his lowest
tournament score, Geersten grinned
and said:
We'll. it is, up to now"
Geersten, a pro for the last eight
years but never winner of big
tournament, yesterday whipped par
by four strokes to match the score
already posted by Harold (Jug)
McSpaden of Winchester, Mass.
Henry Picard of Hershey, Pa, and
Jimmy Thomson of Shawnee, Pa,
shot a pair of 68s to stay close on
the pace. with Ben Hogan of White
Plains, N. Y, in third place with
a 60.
Six others, including the ever
dangerous Johnny Revoita of Coral
Gables, Fla, were tied at 10, while
among six Ills were Ralph Gull
dahl, national open champion, and
Paul Runyon, P. G. A. title holder.
Sam Snead of White Sulphur
Springs, w. Va, defending title
holder, developed a bad case of jit-
ters on the green's and ended with
a rs opening round.
Evening star., 1938-12-16
Congressional Name,
Quinn Prexy, Picks
Other Officers

Henry I. Quinn, prominent Wash
ington lawyer and a member of
the Board of Education, today
heads the Congressional Country
Club. Quinn, the unanimous
choice of Nominating Committee
headed by William I. Denning, sue
ceeds Theodore S. Grape as presi-
dent. The election took place last
night at the clubhouse soon after
the annual meeting of the club
which chose Is directors for one,
two and three year terms.
With President Quinn will serve
as officers of the club during 1899
the following: Vice president, Frank
L. Yates; secretary, Wilbur S. Gray;
treasurer, David S. Bethune. Re-
ports made at the annual meeting
indicate Congressional has had one
of its most prosperous years under
the administration of Grape and
enters 1899 with favorable prospects.
Chosen to the Board of Gov
ernors were the following: .one-year
term, Frank E. johnson, John F.
McCarron, Frank L. Yates, George
K. Brobeck, G. F. Burton and F.
Irwin Ray. For a two-year term,
David S. Bethune, Claude w.
Dudley, Thomas j. Groom, Charles
H. Hillegeist and DR.. Robert A.
Keilty. For three-year term,
James L. Baity, William I. Denning,
Robert M. Eaves, Bancroft T. Foley,
Henry I. Quinn and Theodore S.
Grape.