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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

chicks had cotton out from under the
blanket, so slipped his hand up under
the hen to push the baby chick back
under cover. He first thought IT,, hen
pecked him but found it to be snake
He ran for the lantern and found a
six foot snake, the largest black snake
he had ever seen. The snake was coil
ed about the hen -, ! was sucl'in !,
blood from under her wing. The hen
was already dis-conscious, but came
to in about five minutes after her
most timely rescue.
Willie killed the snake and found
that it had swallowed five of the lit.
tie chickens. That almost beats Joe
Hamme's tale of the terrapin he
caught with the pitchfork when the
log broke and he fell in and the creek
and the pitchfork he had in his hand
stuck through the neck of nice ter
rapin and caught it. Now if you or
you can beat that, please write and
tell your
T. MOSES JONES.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

tablecloth, as 2 usually turn over a
cup or glass full of something on the
table every time l go off to eat a
meal. d'."f
Yes, we were all glad to see Mrs
Breedlove and her family.
But the day Of surprises was not
yet done. We ate supper over home
and got back to our house about eight
o'clock We were out on the porch ia
the swing when, a car stopped in
front of the house. There were Ora
ham Breedlove, and Virginia, and
their children, Nell and Waverly, and
the twins, Grace and Herbert, named
for their Grandmother Woody, and
Grandfather Breedlove. They stayed
until bedtime.
The tall tale of the week comes
from the lips of Willie Greenway, Of
Oxford, Route 4. It is not fish tale,
but snake tale. The other night Will
lie heard slight disturbance amongst
mother hen and her brood of three
week-olds. He thought one of the baby
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16
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Raleigh, Aug. 16.-During July 1885,
S6l persons were certified as eligible
TO receive surplus commodities from
the four North Carolina districts. A.
r. Langston. state Surplus Commod-
ity Corporation director, said TODAY.
Among the number, 1859 school
children were certified through 81
school lunch rooms, while 1888 per-
sons on direct relief, 1896 getting old
age assistance, and 1896 receiving aid
dependent children funds were elel
to dependent children funds were ele.
foodstuffs.
Number of persons certified, for
each warehouse was as follows: Wind
sor, 1928, New Bern, 1920. first dis
trict total, 1858; Winston-Salem 81
766, Raleigh, 1922. second district
total, 1922; Charlotte, 1s,45o, Fay
etteville, 1852 third, district total
1922; Asheville, 1881, North Wilkes
boro, 1888, fourth district total, ST.
694 -f's0'
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niversary of my parents four or five
years ago at Christmas time.
When she moved from near Salem
church to Cokesbury some years ago,
she had three little children, Char
lotte, Christine, and Vernon. Miss
Charlotte brought her husband, Jim
Lee Stainback, and their little girl,
Dorothy Lee, 1 met Malvern for the
first time, and his bride, who was
Miss Ruth Afford. went by Davis
Store last Friday to speak"to Charles
Shaw and Mr.. Powell, but did not then
know that Malvern worked in there. 1
just can't imagine the girls around
Cokesbury letting Vernon grow up to
be bachelor, as that is what he will
be in five or ten years from now if
he doesn't change his way of living
Mrs. Breedlove invited us to come
out to. see them sometime and I told
her we might if she would be sure to
have me big pone of corn bread and
and a plenty of milk and butter pre-
serves, and let me eat on an oilcloth
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"and nothing could be done. Now
you go back upstairs and stay
there where you belong"
There was nothing left for Noe
to do but obey. But on the way
back, a daring thought came tt
her. IF Julian could see Betsy-i1
there was some way she could gel
the child to him
At 6 she called him at his Office
She found out that Julian had en-
deavored to get in touch with hel
without success. When she haG
congratulated him on the success
full operation, he said, his voice a
little wistful: Gam I never to see
you again 2" .sH-'
She told him she would be of
the following. Wednesday and
would meet him at the De Luxe
It was agreed they would have
dinner there, although Julian re-
minded her that Wednesday was
a long way off,. 'T suppose I'll
have to make the best of it," he
finished. s'' s' .,'-'s
'T'm afraid So" Noel said light
ly. Then she added teasingly, But
you still have Miss Chester-you
couldn't be really lonely" Z
Julian gave a short laugh. 'Tf ]
were there with you, don't know
whether I'd shake you or kiss you.
Probably both, one first, then the
other" 'e''.s's 80
"Now, really, Doctor Paige
Noel drawled teasingly.
The afternoon was sunshiny, the
outdoors so inviting that once
again Noel suggested to Betsy
that they go downstairs for a lit
tie while. But the same look of
fear, or something akin to fear,
came into the child's blue eyes. So
once again Noel did not press the
subject. But she couldn't help
wondering why the child should be
afraid Of going downstairs.
Noel was beginning to feel the
long ul1accustomed strain of re-
manning indoors. It seemed ages
and ages since the evening she and
Julian had said good night and
had kissed each other very lightly
and decided to be friends, at least.
There were times when Noel was
very lonely, when she suffered an
actual nostalgia for the dingy lit
tie room on Court street.
Somehow the days went by and
it was Tuesday. Betsy refused to
touch her breakfast this morning.
And Noel was trying to persuade
her to drink glass of milk about
10 o'clock when Hichens came in
and told Noel that Mrs. Garwood
wanted to see her. Betsy was, at
last about to yield to Noers per-
suasion, so Noel did not go down
at once. After all the child was
her first responsibility.
The next thing Noel knew she
heard the sound Of French heels
outside Betsy's door. = FsS Car
wood came in, her face white with
anger. 'I sent for you. Why
didn't you Gomez" 1
sT didn't think there was any
hurry" Noel's voice was quiet.
She was surprised to see that the
woman's arm was again bandaged.
sWhen I send for you, you are
to get there at once, do you"
Mrs. Garwood began angrily.
But the air was suddenly split
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16
CHAPTER 80 =,

O11<AI En- 90
NOEL HURRIED back upstairs
after she had seen the group
+ around the card table in Fay Gar
woods sitting room. 1t had been
a real shock to see the man who
twice had followed her home from
the Peacock. She had believed she
was through with Luigi forever
had hoped that she would never
see him again or anything pertain
ing to the Peacock, now here was
his henchman calmly enjoying a
game of bridge in the house where
she was employed.
But Noel finally convinced her
self that it was purely a coinci-
dence and had nothing whatever
to do with her own presence here.
She dismissed it from her mind
and went to the telephone to call
Laurie again. This time she found
her at the cafe.
Laurie, Noel was overjoyed to
find, did not marry Cointepas.
Because Of Jimmy" Laurie ex-
planned happily. "The minute ]
saw him I knew couldn't" Then
she added, THANK you, Noel, for
what you did,"
They talked a few minutes. Just
before hanging up the receiver,
Laurie told Noel to buy The Press
Scimitar. There was something
about Julian on the first page.
Noel went out at once and
bought a paper from thin little
newsboy who was on the corner In
the mornings and again at night.
She found it at once, a picture
Of Julian, and underneath the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Doctor Julian Paige, young
physician and surgeon, who re-
Gently performed a rare oper-
alton. Only one other success
full operation Of its kind is
known to medical science. It is +
predicted that this conscientious
+ young physician will go far in
his profession" 81
Noel read the article with un-
concealed happiness, She had
heard Julian speak of this particu-
lar operation. He had said that
he was pitting his judgment
against that Of much older men in
the profession. It had taken cour-
age to do that, but he had won.
Noel decided that she would call
Julian tomorrow and congratulate
him. It was quite possible that
he had attempted to get her over
the telephone and had failed, for
Laurie had mentioned the fact that
she had called there, had asked
that Noel be called to the phone,
but that she had waited in vain.
Noel thought it rather strange that
she should not be permitted to an
eWer telephone calls.
The next day passed unevent-
fully, although Betsy didn't seem
as well as she had the day before.
Noel worried for fear that she
might be feverish.
So Noel went downstairs again
to see Mrs. Garwood, who re-
.ceived her with her usual ungra-
ciousness. When Noel told her
why she had come, Mrs. Garwood
became angry. ''I've had the best
doctors in Europe" she exclaimed,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

by q high hysterical voice, GET
OUT OF HERE! GET OUT!
You're mean and I hate you. I
hate you'll"
It was fully half a second before
Noel realized that the excited,
historical voice came from Betsy
and that she was glazing at Fay
Garwood, her little face distorted
with rage.
Mrs. Garwood took the child's
thin shoulder with her unbandaged
hand and shook her viciously. IF
I had two good hands, I'd spank
you until you couldn't sit down.
you little imp"
It was all Noel could do to keep
her composure. Betsy was sobbing
now, helplessly, bitterly. Noel
started over to comfort her.
Leave her alone" Mrs. Gar
wood commanded sharply. 1--WE
told you this child needed disci-
pline. Now you see for yourself.
You come downstairs with me-"
Noel followed the woman down.
stairs, making mental note to
hurry back to Betsy at the earliest
possible moment.
| First, I want to have you write
,out another check. My arm, as
you see, is still in bad shape" Fay
Garwood began.
Noel took the checkbook Fay
Garwood handed her and wrote out
another check, signing Mrs. Gar
woods name as she had done be-
fore. The amount Of the check
was $4,000.
When Noel finished, the woman
said: "You can see now that
Betsy's trouble is mental. In
cases Of this kind, the-er-one
who is unbalanced always turns
against their-er-the one she
loves the best. That is why-well,
when you're a mother yourself you
win understand why am the-iln-
happiest woman in the world. + m
not even allowed to see my own
child, i. because doctors
say it will aggravate her condi-
tior."
Fay Garwood had spoken slow
~, as if measuring every word.
Noel had a queer feeling that her
whole speech had been carefully
rehearsed. It seemed that Mrs.
Garwood had, suddenly assumed
| the role of q broken-hearted
mother. But the role didn't seem
to fit her any better than Kitchens
movie version Of q butler fitted
him. fs&
Nevertheless, in spite Of Noels
conviction, that the woman was
acting, she rnurmured something
about being very, very sorry, and.
at last went back to Betsy.
The child was slunnped in q
chair, her eyes tear-stained and
her face again waxen white. She
had never looked more exhausted
and forlorn. Noel lifted her up.
Then she said gently. Darling,
you were very naughty to talk TO
your mother like that. But you
won't do it again, will you? You
must promise Noel that you
WON'T 80
Betsy sat up in her lap, her tear
stained eyes very bright and fever.
ish. "But she is not my mother"
she said.
(TO Be Continued>
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AvERILL

Raleigh, Aug. 16.-On hot, blue
and news-scarce Monday practically
any newspaper correspondent or
columnist ought to be thankful for
anything approaching unsable ma
terial.
From Bill Sharpe, in charge of the
news office, Department of Conserva-
ton and Development, comes a sheet
titled "Well, of all things???" and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16
PAGE THREE
here are some of. them:

Banker ponies. habituated. to the
Outer Banks of North Carolina, some
times flee their owners when taken to
the mainland and swim back to the
sandboard. Recently a pony bought
in the 1888 roundup swan seven
channels to return, tagged but happy
to his due far at sea.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

The largest map of the State of
North Carolina is being constructed
by the statewide survey board. 1t is
made up of maps of the 100 counties,
and will measure Is feet long by six
feet high.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

At the plant of the North Carolina
Cooperative Fisheries, Inc, fish. are
frozen at temperature of 80 degrees
below zero and stacked like corkwood
until used.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

Extended rainy and cool weather
occurring in North Carolina during
June has delayed crop growth so that
generally, crops are from two to three
weeks later than usual, reports the
State Department of Agriculture.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

The Bureau of Information at High
Point, N. c., the southern furniture
city, is built in the shape of a huge
chest of drawers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

There are enough state-maintained
highways in North Carolina to reach
twice around the world and have
some left over.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

Noah Maryland Vess, GO and totally
blind, operates a grist water mill near
Old Fort
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

And E. Y. Floyd, of State College,
reports that growing peanut plants
are smaller than usual this time of
the year, and producers are generally
of the opinion that the new crop will
be late in coming on the market this
fall. Inasmuch as practically all the
circuses have folded up and there
won't be any visiting elephants to feed
the COOLERS to, this isn't as much of
a castrotrophe as it would have been
in former years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

The smallest daily newspaper in
the world is published at Tryon, N.
c., ordinary yellow typewriter second
sheets being used.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

The largest corncob pipe was re-
Gently constructed at Wilson for the
annual tobacco festival. The bowl is
Is feet high and II feet in diameter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

Still giving credit where credit is
due, Gene knight, of the State Col
lege Extension publicity staff, says
that cattle rustlers still exist in the
United States.
Apparently they have kept abreast
of advancing civilization and me-
chanical progress. Scattered reports
from Maine and Vermont indicate
that rustlers are using motor trucks
to haul away the stolen cattle.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-08-16

Thanks, Bill.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
WAR DEBTS RISE
BY S1OO,o)O,0())
Only Finland of 13 Nations
That Owe U. S. Pays Full
lnStaIIment Due.
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
=. War debts to the United States in
creased by more than 500, 600 900
today instead of diminishing as the
June installments fell due.
OF the 13 debtor nations. only Fin
land. one of the smallest, paid the full
tnstallment.
Most OF the debtors, including the
largest, Great Britain, expressed will
ingness to discuss debt settlement
when q propitious moment presented
itself.
Interest of $l04, 300 900 went un-
paid today, and brought the total debt
Aclose to $4,000, 900, 900. Defaulting
began five years ago.
The war debts to the United States
are growing about $4,000,000 a week
because of accommodating interest.
The June installment due today
was $21l, 1888 1874 made up of $91, ,882,-
404 principal. $l04, ,925. .943 interest and
$l4,924,845 under the moratorium
agreements
The amount previously due and un-
paid was 81 ,679 ,928.476 making a total
Of 81 ,89l ,661 $40.
Hungary made a part payment of
$9,828.l6 today on the $37,4lO66 in
stallment due on its postwar debt.
Anthony de Balasy, Hungarian charge
d'affaires, expressed the hope that
Hungary's proposal for a debt settle
ment would be accepted.
President Roosevelt sent the pro-
posal-first from any debtor-to Con-
gress in March, but it was pigeon
holed. Hungary offered to pay her
original Indebtedness of $l.685,835,
less principal and interest already paid,
IN about 80 annual installments with
out interest
Evening star., 1938-06-15
WOMAN BITTEN BY DOG;
OWNER DRAWS SIS FINE
Man Claiming Indian Lineage
Is Again Entangled With
District Statutes.


Abe Foster, who Is listed by police
as colored, but claims to be Of direct
Indian descent, and has been in WASH
ington for several years pressing q
claim for tract Of land which he
claims belongs to him in Oklahoma,
was fined s. by Judge Walter J. Casey
in Police Court today on charge
of keeping unmuzzled dogs.
On April IA Fosters wife was ar
rested while keeping house in the
middle OF the intersection at Thirty
fourth and K streets NE. The wife,
Viola r. Foster. 50, was placed on
probation for year.
Policeman c. E. Thorn of the elev-
enth precinct told Judge Casey that
Foster and his wife had set up house.
keeping in q tin shack in the rear
Of the District dump and that Foster
had two large police dogs, one of
which bit a woman last Friday.
Evening star., 1938-06-15
SunspotS to Be Beaten.

To defy sunspots, which are ex-
pected to become especially bother
some in the next two years, England
Is to erect new short-wave station
for transatlantic telephone calls and
Evening star., 1938-06-15

ultra short-.wave links between Eng
land and France. 1t is proposed to
remodel the Short-wave receiving sys-
Evening star., 1938-06-15

tenn, the principal feature Of which
will be an aerial which will extend
over miles.
Evening star., 1938-06-15

House owners Of Dublin, Ireland,
have organized protective associa-
ton.
Evening star., 1938-06-15

Mrs Franklin Rooseuelt tries the ,uear
Saturday at the eddng OF her John Clark
at Nahant Mass The Fifth designer calls romantic
ensem6e NdUy blue and Eleanor blue coors The
materials net and Chanty lace also is
ndUy net banded Uh Ueuet and Shoes
are suede -COpyrght, A. p Wirephoto.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
HOUSE RIPPED
BY LIGHTNING

A freak electrical storm struck
the District at dawn today, damag
ing one house in the Northeast
section and trees in various parts
Of the city, and awakening the
town with heavy thunderclaps.
Lightning ripped through the
roof of the residence of Mrs. Anna
E. shipley at 31OO Tenth st. N. E.
A hole two feet wide was left when
the lightning passed through the
roof to ground on a vent pipe.
Torrential rains in some parts
of the city covered the streets,
and wet leaves made driving haz,
ardous. Frequent skidding acci.
dents were reported.
The storm lasted less than an
hour and was only a local dis
turbance, it was said at the
Weather Bureau. Clear, mild
weather is in prospect for the
District for the next "a hours.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
QUEEN ELIZABETH
Elizabeth Laughs
AtDangers of
Shop Tour

DUNDEE. Scotland, Oct. ID
Q.N.S). - Queen Elizabeth mar
rfowly escaped serious injury or
worse today when a heavy beam
of wood became dislodged while
she was visiting the Lord Roberts
memorial workshops here and fell
within three feet of her.
Members of the royal encourage
were appalled, when the heavy
piece of wood toppled from the
ceiling and crashed at her feet.
Her majesty at first was startled
but afterward made light of the
incident and chided those who felt
otherwise.
Authorities were convinced the
entire affair was an accident.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
WORK FOR $1,000
At CHRYSLER'S
Acme Photo

DETROIT, Oct. IA GN.SO.
Eight thousand additional workers
will be hired by the Chrysler Cor,
poration to meet the influx of 1889
model orders. The additional
working force will report Monday
morning.
This was announced by United
Automobile Workers Union Vice
President Richard T. Franken-
steen, after a conference with
company officials.
The re-hiring will, in part, elm
mate the dispute over the 32.hour
week, demanded by the union as a
means of combating the extensive
unemployment among auto work
erS.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
"CENTER" RULE,
FRENCH AIM TO
REDS

PARIS, oct. IA GNs0.-The
first major stroke to break UP the
already badly battered popular
front" leftist government which
has ruled France for two years
was made today when two impor-
tant political parties demanded
dissolution OF Parliament.
In the new elections, it was
believed, France would swing
toward a new regime of the cen
ter, leaving the Communists and
Socialists completely out of the
government.
Frances second largest political
party, the Radical Socialists, of
which Premier Edouard Daladier
is a member, was the most i'm
portant to demand, through its
managing committee, new elec-
tions. It was Joined in the re-
quest by the Radical Independ-
ents.
Moves to eliminate the extreme
leftists will reach their climax at
the Radical Socialist Congress at
Marseilles october Is, where the
foreign and domestic policies of
the country for the immediate
future will be determined.
The Radical Socialists, in spite
of their name, form the right
Uing of the "PopulGr Front"
Premier Daladier, who is now in
a position to become Frances
Man of Iron" is not, however,
showing any inclination to assume
that role.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Industrial Peace
Reigns in Toledo

TOLEDO, OHIO, Oct. IA Q.N.SJ. {.
After three years of activity of the
Toledo Industrial Peace Board,
industrial relations in this city are
believed to be on the soundest
basis in several years. All dis
putes between workers and en-
ployes have been settled ami
cably through efforts of the peace
board. Recently a strike at the
Pure Oil Company refinery, which
supplies by-product gas to Libby
Owens-Ford Glass Company. was
settled through joint efforts of the
city peace board and the NLRB
The Washington times., 1938-10-14

P[ leads GUILTY IN SPY TRIAL
Il 10 q ! o. no 81
Mag Slash
Pound
Copyright. 1880

LONDON, Oct. IA U.N.S.).
Great Britain will be forced
to seek 10 per cent devalua-
tion of the pound sterling in
relation to the American dol
lar to meet the terrific in
crease in her ornaments bill,
London financial circles be-
lieved today.
Several significant happen
ings convinced the financial
district that the devaluatiOn
move is imminent. T res e
we're:
!. Persistent decline of the
pound, with a heavy out
pouring Of the exchange
equalization fund unable to
halt She downward trend.
2. Cont nued fractional
drops of British gilt-edged
securities.
3. The steadily weakening
position of the gold reserve
of the Bank of England.
4. The need for the treas
ury to find at least an extra
half billion dollars, or a total
of $4,000, 900, 600. to meet the
terrificaIly increased British
rearmament uampaign.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Pearson and Sisters
Packers for Lewis

Nearly half Of the $34.818.7s
contributions to the unsuccessful
campaign fund Of Representative
David j. Lewis for the Democratic
senatorial nomination from Mary.
land was made by Drew j. Pear
son, washington newspaper col
umnist, and two of his sisters, it
was learned today.
Pearson and Mrs. Barbara
Lange and Mrs. Ellen Fogg con.
tributed a total of $17.282, accord.
ing to reports made to the Senate
committee investigating campaign
eXpenditures.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14
Roosevelt
And Lehman
To Confer

QN.S.) President Roosevelt viii
decided upon the extent of his
participation in the New York po
litical campaign in a Hyde PARK
conference next week with Cover
nor Herbert II. Lehman.
1t has been persistently reported
the President would make at least
one speech in behalf of the Dem }.
cratic ticket in his home State,
but he said today no decision
would be reached until after he
had canvaSsed the whole situation
with Lehman.
The President is leaving for
Hyde Park Sunday noon, planning
to remain there about a week.
The Washington times., 1938-10-14

Mrs. Lange, the wife of Gordon
Lange, a professor at Leland Stan.
ford University, Palo Alto, Cal,
made the largest donation-$7, 800.
Pearson came next, contributing
$6,7S2, and Mrs. Fogg, wife of
Lockwood Fogg. a Philadelphia at
torney, who makes her home at
Moylan, Pa, gave $4,000.
In campaign speeches, Senator
Millard Tydings charged that
Pearson was the author of some
of Lewis speeches.