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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-01
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Polly laughed at sharing status
with the black galley cat Its a
fine VOYAGE" she told CaDell'
Ppm not afraid of anything any
,,,orc now that we're getting
close to home"
CahelI Banks made no answer
His own apprehension, like Jer-
rvs, was growing keen again IL
was time TO cross paths with some
british merchantmen coming up
from Jamaica. The Caribbean was
a nest for war sluops also; these,
they reasonably suspected, were
being sent north to close Amer
lean ports.
That evening we'll after sunset
the two lookoutS riding at the
masthead yelled down in unison,
Sail. no"
Where away" the cry went
up. And the answer: TO lar
board" o.,
Jerry climbed the shrouds with
his binoculars. He could, by that
time, make out two sails, then
three. then four, then God
knows how many more" His voice
held sort Of awe.
He climbed down to thedeck.
IT'S a convoy" he said to Cabell
and the gaping crew. Merchant
men, from the looks of them"
Cabel climbed to have a look.
"Thcv're bearing down on us
fast" he called, land there's
war schooner herding them"
"Wc'l run for it," Jerry de-
cided aloud. And Othe bosun:
pipe all hands" Suddenly he
stood beside him, and Cabell
Banks was the captain Of the Gray
Gull. IL beg your pardon! he
said in confusion. :. :,
cts all right" Cabell replied
when the whistle had ceased
shrilling. an danger let the best
man take over. Or shall we
try it together? Take the
wheel. II lclimb for another
look"
As Jerry turned he saw Polly
standing, wide-eyed, near a COM
panion ladder. go below and
stav there he shouted at her.
She would not have dared dis
obey, for Jerry Whitfield seemed
suddenly q stern stranger to her.
They manned the sweeps then
and wore ship; and when proper
sail had been crowded Oh under
Jerry's shouted directions, the
Gray Gull fell afaw from Etc con-
voy and ran frantically north.
The convoy ships kept tC their
course, but the big warship, as #
out of sheer deviltry, gave chase.
1t was like an angry hen that
would punish sparrow for look
ing at her chicks.
Jerry at the wheel laughed and
barred his teeth. Cabell, clinging
to the rope Sabove, laughed too
and gave new sof the frigate's
progress. IF night falls soon
enough well lose her" he shout
ed.
The Gray Gull seemed to be
painting before the great spread
wings that pursued her. Under
those menacing wings there would
be two decks pierced with long
guns, Cabell calculated, and
crew of 400 men. There would be
officers in gold braid, important
young midshipmen, surgeons to
dress wounds, carpenters to re-
pair damage to masts and hull. :.
Jerry Whitfield too was seeing
those things as he carried the
Gray Gull before the Sloop Of
war; was seeing, as well, the graf
ingS where a man could be tied
and dashed at a captains within.
Under his wind-whipped sea-coat
his Scared back crept in a sort Of
angry frenzy while his thoughts
seethed like the foam that spread
from their prov.
Ppm like a drunken man." he
thought, an dwas suddenly asham-
ed. There came to him a saying
of his little New England moth
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Lions can swim, though they
rarely have to.
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8, RACHEL MAG

Yesterday: Swimming across the
ocean, lodging British vessels
Polly says good mig ut to Jerry
who is on watch. She is fearful
CHAPTER XXlE
Good weather held. The Gray
Gull was cutting the deep green
watem of the Atlantic now as II
Sherulcd it. Fear gave way to a
feeling of well beng, raSplng
whisDers turned tOShouts. The
sailors sang chanteys as they
climbed the ShrOudS and waShGG
down the deck. Alright they tod
tales of the seven seas, wonderIuI
TO hear. e, H.
There were Others besides the
old French harbOr pilot who could
stand Turn aS helmSman 20 relieve
the captain and his mate at the
wheel. Nobody was oyclwOrked::
Food was good and plentiful, and
the crew did not quarrel or tlght
among themselves. All were proud
of the little schoOner's clean
speed. They made wagerS among
themselves as TO whether she was
making II knots or Is; and they
kept her guns clean and SHINING
her two long guns and her 10
carronades which could create
havoc at close range.
A score of the crew claimed 70
be excellent gunners, and these
men boosted Of what they could
do to an English brig. They grum-
bled a good deal at their mac
tivity.
"Bide your time" Cabell told
them shortly.
II was Jerry who was more eX-
plicit. He was not the sort OF Of
ficer who believed in hiding plans
from the crew. From experience
and memory ne knew how such a
course breeds uneaSinesS and dis
content. Though seamen are rath-
or an inSensitive lot, he knew
they could develop the nerves Of
Gagged animals when kept in ig-
nOrance of what they were TO
face. And so ne explained plain
ly:
"Welpn hold the course we've
taken and try to enter CheSa-
peake Bay. Wen run up the Po-
tomac if possible. Then Captain
Banks will go into Washington
and get our orders in council
from President Madison. Without
our papers, we're floating dead
wood. With them, we can go aft
err English merchantmen and
keep the booty. Therell be an
honest division of booty, you I'M
derstand. When we harass the
enemy for our country, we bene-
fit ourselves"
As a matter Of fact, Jerry gave
little thought at this stage of the
game to booty, yet he knew the
part that pride money would play
with crew; it would be the
means Of paying them and Of
goading them on TO a valor that
patriotism could not always in
spire. This was the privateer Of
ficer's code. and Jerry was too
honest to gloss it over with shin
ing idealism. In time, ne won
dered. would he too be thinking
only of the prize dollars cap
turcd ship full of tea and silk
would yield? The thought dis
turbed and Saddened him.
Polly kept much to her cabin,
but when Jerry permitte it she
would 20 on deck with him or
with Cabell and watch what went
on there. The sailors were re-
Spectful and agreeable to her and
seemed TO attach no omen of III
luck TO her presence on the ship.
When. she wondered at this,
Cabel Explained it. 81 weeded
out the superstitious ones to save
trouble later on. Every time ]
interviewed a sailor | said, My
first mates taking his wife, this
crossing. Furthermore, we've got
q black cat in the galley Only
one man refused to come aboard
and he was a Portuguese"
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Center of Political
Fight in Pennsylvania
A POLITICAL
I n 6, ~ ',

A POLITICAL
L figh I in
p G n n s ylVania
has the power
full Philadelphia
Democratic fac
ton demanding
that Charles A.
J O. es, Pitts
burgh lawyer,
be the nominee
for governor in
face OF oppo-
sition by u. S.
Senator Gufey
and John I.
Lewis
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DANA GIRLS WIN IN
BASKETBALL GAME
Continued from page onel

Continued from page Onel
led in Edneyvillc's scoring with
s and 7 points.
In the boys game, Fletcher
took an early four-point lead. but
the smoothcr-working and better
shooting Flat Rock team sooH
came from behind, took 4 5 10 4
lead at the end Of the flst period
and gradually pulled away III the
final three periods.
Case, for Flat Rock, was h'gA
scorer of the game with 10 points
and Riddle led the Fletcher team
with IS points.
Both teams made numerous
substitutions in the tina! 2e'iou
after Flat Rock had put tn" game
safely away. ~
Play in the tournament. WiII
continue through Thursday ni%HI
Of this week, and finals ana CON
ISOLATION games will be played on
Monday and Tuesday nights "i
next week.
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NORDIC ARMOR PUZZLE

WINNIPEG. (UP)-~A contro-
versv is raging here over the
question of whether SUIT OF Nor
die armor discovered in northern
Ontario is proof that Norsemen
came to Canada before Columbus
discovered America. Historians
have made no definite conclu-
Sions.
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Mondays Menu

BREAKFAST: Tangerines.
rolled oats, brown sugar.
light cream, bacon, ralslR
:oas., coffee, milk.
LUNCHEON: Cream of pc.
tato and onion soup, toasted
hard rolls, fruit salad, cook
les, tea, milk. -,
DINNER: Veal pot pie with
potatoes, buttered carrots,
cole slaw, apple brown betty,
hard sauce, coffee, milk.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
Accident Tans Riches

Treasure has been brought 70
light near Cairo, Egypt, by an ex-
cavator's lucky accident. He STUN
bled on the burial place of middle
class Egyptian men and women of
5000 years ago. In the graves were
found objects of art ana entertain
ment Beautifully carved articles
made of alabaster, schist, dolomite
and breccia were found. three of
them vessels Of a kind previously
unknown. A knife Of flint is so fine
and thin as TO be practically trans
parent. A statuette Of a goddess
wears a silver crown, the eyebrows
necklace and the nails of fingers and
toes being of gold. A set Of chess
men indicates that the early Egyp
tians played with 10 fewer piece,
than are now used.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
Strange Facts
! Get an Eye-FuIl 7
o Of This o

IT is often said Of an ardent
l. lover: He seemed to devour
her with his eyes, But the COM
mon or garden frog has him beat
forty ways to finish.
The large, bulging eyes of the
frog are separated from its mouth
only by a thin skin. When the
eyes are closed they bulge in
wardly. Thus the frog closes It's
eyes when it has an insect in its
mouth, and the inner bulging
helps to push the food down the
throat.
Frogs are insect eaters, and for
that reason are very helpful to
man. Those that spend most Of
their time in or near water are
also very fond of small fishes and
worms. They catch their prey
with their sticky tongues. The
tongue is not fastened at the rear
of the mouth as ours is, but at
the front. The tip points back
ward when the mouth is closed.
The adult frog has lungs, but il
does not breathe air into them as
we do. It sucks air into its mouth
through two nostrils, at the same
time lowering it's throat. Then
the nOstrils are closed, and the
frog lifts its throat and pushes
the air into its lungs.
In northern countries, when cold
weather sets in, some frogs dive
into a pond, bury themselves in
the mud and stay there all win
ter. What little oxygen is needed
the frog gets from the water
through its skin. The frog some
times, however, spends the winter
in a hole in a soft bank, or buried
under loose stones and earth.
q Britannica Junior.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
Uncle MiG
Says: -
We'd Be Fit for Life

If we had three choices of what
we desired the most, we'd choose
common sense. That would en-
able us to endure the deprivation
of anything else.
1t is easy to see the silver lining
of a cloud when you are on the
other side of it.
Imitation may be f1attery, but
it generally accents your de-
ficiencieS.
No Longer Our Defense
Our ancestors kept themselves
from being henpecked by wear
ing long and terrifying boards.
Everybody knows what injus-
tice is, although everybody will
not admit it.
Let a man pick his own neck
ties. They are the expression of
his real personality.
Our forefathers sat before the
fireplace until they were broiled
red on one side and were stone
cold on the other and never
thought TO put in two freplaces
opposite TO one another.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
ASK NE
ANOTHER

!. Who gave the name EN-
pire" to the state of New York?
2. What is a Rhodes scholar?
3. The portraits of what two
women have been used on United
States postage?
4. On what date does the gov
ernment fiscal year begin?
5. What do the Four Horsemen
of the Apocalypse represent?
6. What secretary takes prece-
dence in the Presidents cabinet?
7. What is a translucent sub
stance? A transparent substance?
An opaque substance?
8. When has this country is
sued mourning stamps?
9. Do all the prisoners at Alca-
traz work?
10. How much horsepower is
generated by the Niagara falls?
The Answers
!. It is attributed to George
Washington, who mentioned it in
an address delivered in 1884 as
being Eat present the seat of en-
pire.'
2. A non-English student award
ed scholarship at Oxford uni
versity from a fund which was
established by the will of Cecil
Rhodes.
3. Those Of Martha Washington
and Pocahontas.
4. The government fiscal year
begins July /.
S. War, famine, pestilence, and
death.
6. The secretary of state.
7. A translucent substance per-
mits the passage of light rays
through it, but objects cannot be
distinctly seen through it. Objects
can be seen distinctly through a
transparent object. An opaque OBJ
ject does not reflect or give out
rays of light.
g. A Lincoln stamp In 1866, Nc
Kinley stamp in 1922, Harding
stamp in 1923 and Wilson stamp
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03

WE HAVE been hearing a
w good deal about American
handcrafts lately. Of course,
quilts have always been impor-
tant among our needlework hand
crafts. So many readers have
written asking me for more of the
old fashioned embroidery stitches
that were used in making crazy
patchwork that l have collected
dozens and dozens of these quaint
stitches from old quilts.
This gay little double house
effect built upon blanket stitches
with chain stitches Haunting from
all gables was the invention of
someone's great-grandmother and
l couldn't resist using it for a
luncheon set of light blue linen.
1t originally adorned light blue
satin patch in quilt and all the
other colors indicated here in the
sketch are the original colors.
All the strands of six-strand
mercerized embroidery thread
were used for the luncheon set.
The mats were hemmed first and
then the blanket stitches were
taken through the hens to make
a firm edge as shown at the lower
right. All the other stitches used
are clearly illustrated. Just the
edge stitches without the little
houses were used for the nap
kins. Many more authentic old
patchwork stitches are illustrat-
ed in new leaf1et which is free
upon request with the booklet Of
fered herewith
Have you copy of Mrs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
For Underweight Child.

Some mothers are naturally dis
tressed when they find that despite
the amount and the variety of food
eaten by their youngsters they still
remain underweight II the young
ster is wiry or resembles one of the
parents in being underweight at his
age. not much is thought Of it, but
often there is no history of extreme
underweight on either side.
II abundant amounts Of meats,
vegetables and fruits have been Civ
en- TO maintain body structure and
also liberal amounts Of bread, but
ter, milk and cream to provide
energy and store up a little fat, with
no proper amount of increase in
weight, there is something wrong
with the yorngster and he should
be examined by the family physi-
clan and dentist.
For instance, there may be his
tory of thyroid trouble in the family
and the youngster may be an early
thyroid case. Should this be so, the
amount Of food eaten may be quite
large, yet there will be no increase
in weight; the youngster continues
to be underweight.
Another cause Of underweight is
infection of teeth and tonsils. So
much of the body's energy is being
used to fight this infection that there
is not enough left for proper growth
aside from any increase in weight.
Sometimes the youngster will
play so hard and so long, perhaps
stay up so late at night, that he
is actually tired all the time and
the food eaten is not fully absorbed
into the blood.
When the cause for mderweight
has been removed-fatigue, goitre,
infected teeth or tonSils-then what
is called the upbuilding diet should
be used This includes all the usual
foods-proteinS tmeat. eggs, fish,
poultry, cereals). all the starch
foodS-tDreao, sugar, potatoes, all
the fat foods (cream, butter, egg
yolks), and the minerals and vita
minis fruits. vegetables, dairy prod
ucts). The next point is to give in
creased amounts Of the foods known
to be fattening; IAN extra table
spoonful of butter with each meal
adds 300 calories, and improves the
flavor of cereals. vegetables, and
desserts without being noticeable
when used as a seasoning. A table
spoon of thick cream on cereal, or
whipped cream on dessert, and OF
mayonnaise dressing on salad, will
add 300 calories more. One or two
tablespoons of olive oil at bedtime
furnish 100 or 200 more calories ard
may help relieve constipation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03

Spears new book SEWING? 1t
contains forty-eight pages of step
by-step directions for making slip
covers and dressing tables; cur
tains for every type of room;
lampshades, rugs and other use
full articles for the home. Copy
will be sent postpaid, upon re-
ceipt of Is cents (coins pre-
ferred). Address Mrs. Spears, 2l0
South Desplaines ST., Chicago, Ill.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
Don't Neglect Minor
Throat Irritation

Don't take chances. Rub on sooth-
ing, warming Musterole. Relief gen.
orally follows.
Musterole gets such marvellous re-
suits because it's NOT just salye.
It's counter -irritanf"-e easing,
warming, stimulating and penetrat-
ing-helpful in drawing out local
congestion and pain.
Used by millions for 80 years.
Recommended by many doctors and
nurses. All druggists. In three
strengths: Regular Strength, Chill
dren's (mild), and Extra Strong.
Approved by Good Housekeeping.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information
on Various Subjects

in 1925. Garfield received postal
honors within q year after his
death, but the color of the stamp
was brown.
9, Every prisoner on Alcatraz
works for eight hours a day, six
days a week. The industries con-
sist of the clothing factory, mat
1actory, and laundry.
10. About 100000 horsepower is
generated on the American side
and on the Canadian 5000 horse
power. On the Canadian side is
the Observation-Disclosures power
plant, the largest single hydro
electric development in the world.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
NERVOUS?

Do you feel so nervous you want to screan7
Are you croes and irritable? Do you scola
those dearest to you?
II your nerves on edge, try LYDIA f..
It often helps Nature calm quivering nerves.
For three generations one woman has told
another how to go Smiling through" with
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta bic Compound. 1t
ing the discomforts from the functional die
orders which women must endure.
Make note NOW to get bottle of world
famous Pinkham's Compound today WITH
OUT FAIL from your druggist-more than q
million women have written in letters re.
porting benefit.
Why not try LYDIA +. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
Progress in
Tuberculosis
BY
DR.. JAMES w. BARTON
g Bell Syndicate .-WNJ Service.

4 NYONE who has regular
L \ ly visited a relative or
friend at a tuberculosis sana-
torium learns the names of
patients in adjoining rooms
and wards, and can see the
progress toward recovery or
otherwise from week to week.
OF course the physician can see
the record of each patient-the
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03

patient, or the family. just what 10
expect-three months, six months,
or year 10 recovery, or ii may
be just matter Of months before
he passes away, Notwithstanding all
that can be done by way Of food,
fresh air, rest, or collapsing the
lung by artificial air or by surgery
TO give il rest.
What should help the patient TO
fight and family to hope, despite
all the other signs. symptoms, and
tests, is recorded by DR.. Allan s.
Kennedy of Mountain sanatorium,
Hamilton, Canada. in thc Canadian
Medical Association Journal. DR..
Kennedy states that the blood pres
sure-low or high-will give the
physician a correct idea of the prog
ress Of the patient
1T is an accepted fact that ac-
tive and progressing tuberculosis OF
the lungs is accompanied by lower
ing Of the blood pressure"
1T is generally believed that tu-
berc -~sis patients with high blood
pressure have very little tubercu-
losis, or. in any case, tend to heal
the tuberculosis more quickly than
people with normal or low blood
pressure"
Response TO Cold Tells.
The response Of the blood pres
sure to cold-a test taken every few
months, viii show whether or not
the patient is improving.
DR.. Kennedy outlines the method
used on 80 patients to obtain the
blood pressure response to cold
putting hand and wrist Of one side
in near-freezing water for % sec
onds-while blood pressure is taken
on other arm.
II the blood pressure response is
poor-does not increase definite
amount-the patient is not improv-
ing; if the response is good the
patient is putting up winning fight
against tuberculosis.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03

I OH = Va N~tAt ~ a
ture, the amount
Of coughing. { h c
amount Of daily spu-
tum. the number OF
times he breathes
in a minute. and
finally the X-ray
film which shows
whether the tuber-
cul5sis process is
spreading. healing,
or standing still.
From the above
ha iS able to tell the
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
Life Is Music

All ones life is music, if one
touches the notes rightly, and in
time. But there must be no hur-
ry.-John Ruskin.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03
Brain Mill
Needs RoU
Material

SO they go after even the tuba play
ers. At any rate. each can blow its
own horn.
DR.. Jessup was president Of the
University of Iowa from 1916 to 1888.
A native of Richmond. Ind, he was
educated at Earlham college and
Columbia and gathered several
honorary degrees in later years. He
was superintendent of schools in In
diana and dean of the college of
education of Indiana university. He
has won high distinction in the edu-
cational field and is the author of a
book on arithmetic.
One gathers that be would not
recommend Benny Goodman for a
college faculty and that quite prob
ably the next Carnegie report may
find adversely on the shag. the ieep-
er and the susy-q. He is for low
kicking and high thinking, as
against the prevailing reversal Of
this formula.
G. Consolidated News Features.
WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03

Brings Out Genius
Adverse fortune reveals genius; ;
prosperity hides it.-Horace.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03

for many years,
he says, he has
made it a point to
be about $50, ,0O0,-
600 in debt. That
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03

plenty of raw ma
terial, to keep on
grinding, or else
become just a
crossroad plant.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-03-03

Prepared by National Geographic Society
Washington, ID. C.-WNU Service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-13
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

753-College of Philadelphia, which
became the University of Pennsyl-
vania, ; chartered.
1787AThe Northwest Ordinance, in
the first rank of American Constitu-
tional documents, enacted by Con-
gress-a system of government for
the region out of which five States
have since been carved.
1863-Rioting which lasted till the
10Th began in New York City, a reign
of terror in consequence of a large
draft of troops ordered by the Presi-
dent for the third campaign of the
Civil War-more than 100 killed
1917 = War Departments order
drafting into service $4,000 men.
1918--75O,OOO American boys in ser
vice id France
1925-Standard Oil adopts the eight
hour day.
1926-New York City's interborough
Rapid Transit fires it's more than 600
striking employees and sues their
leaders for damages.
1928-Day's crime includes murder
of a prohibition agent, a U. S. Secret
Service man and a Union labor Off
cial