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Id aoe If 1o4. When my mothe e
was dying, she took TOO my Going n to
We Vs. and said, 81 am so'"s
h ,oa meet me there: father
A1t 's,o NY u small tract of LAND
gave ,ei,, me = desire to obtain an l.e eau,
n nl@E, | sold my land ana "f'r wss
eJ the public schools unt 10 certi.
ca 49," 70 ret a second-graue Ger; -,
ape ~ ~ teach. | then taught IN
lieatr ,,;n ~ and went to schooi IN
the VIM, ,,,ner first entered a
o uro school at Cove creek dGl
e + wear, then I entered the g az ~,
o od school at Boone, taught Dy
Spainhour and Hill: o,o NV,
HPc 81 The age Of II | gave my
,oart 70 Cod and united with the
f Erushy ~ Ford Baptist church.
%, u the Sunday school and
,,ravcr meeting work and could
ih; hin Of nothing, at times, but to
nrnach the gospel. But knowing
hat that meant a life of toll and
seif-denial, l decided to study law
Having a good offer made me by
u bingham. the leading lawyer
81 our town and who had law
school with a number of students,
: accented his proposition and
hogan nv study Of law. But, On!
I Felt so miserable and when the
shirt pressed upon me that |
ehonid preach the gospel, ! said,
81 will do it," but oh my soul.
7 thought I would die, so l said,
ooh God, forgive me and | will
do anything to please you" So |
cancelled my contract with Bing-
ham, asked my church for liberty
TO preach and soon afterward
preached my first sermon, taken
from Hebrews ALL, and my sec
ond one from John I'LL. / was
ordained at Brushy Fork Baptist
church in 1880 at the age Of 20
years.
At the age of 81 l was married
TO Miss Carrie Munday. To this
union were born three children,
Girl and two boys, the girl hav-
inc died in infancy. ! continued
10 preach and teach for seven
wears and then God sent an angel
and took the wife and mother
home to heaven. The grandpar-
ents begged me for the boys, so
I left them with the old folks and
decidted to go west. My sisters did
not want me to go, but | decided
to 60 and also to visit a sister in
Buncombe county on my way. On
reaching my sisters home she too
said that ! must not go west. At
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in the language of the angels,
"Glory to God in the highest,
peace on earth, good will toward
men"
But how different after 10
Yes, | remember that when the
meeting days came, on Saturday
as well as Sunday, all vocations
were laid aside and as rule all
went to church, lot of them
walking from three to five miles:
But what change in 70 years
Saturday services are no more
and the people, even members OF
the church, can't walk mile TO
church even on Sunday. At that
time it was expected that some
one would unite with the church
at every service, and if there were
no additions the people wouid
wonder and say, "What coulu
have been the reason that no one
Joined the. church today? :,
But what change in ~ years.
In those good old days, when
application was made for me,ll G
belship an examination OF inc
candidate was made by the
church and if the church was not
fully satisfied the man OF woman,
was advised to wait awhile ana
try themselves before uniting
with the church.
But how different in this day
and generation!
But someone will say that our
modern way of doing things Is
Just as good as the old way was.
Although | have gone to the other
side of time, let me say IN the
language Of the weeping prophet,
STAND We in the ways and see
and ask for the old paths where
is the good way and walk therein
and We shall find rest for your
souls, but they said we will not
walk acknowledgements, GIG.
In the days of old the first obllga-
ton of father and mother to their
children was to tell them of Jesus
and His love. When but 10 years
old, we'll do I remember when |
was in the field with my father,
that he stopped work, laid his
hand on my head and said, Son,
remember that you must die.
But how few parents have the
welfare of their children at heart
from a spiritual point Of view.
My mother died when | was IL
years old, leaving four children,
three sisters and myself. Father,
Mt that time, was, | think, 95
years old and he lived to the ripe
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Cadet Smyth /,
Ranking Studs,

Announcement has
G BY the registrars reg office Sc'@ =, 2 !.
Snath c the Military cS.,: !;
Smyth' of Hcndersony;rIaos Ti'
achieved an average rage ''' s,. i'E,
above 80 during the first ' 10:
OF the current academic ven ,sa.'s :
been commended in o yea, !
General Charles P. s %ss;'
president, and au,hor;,"Jj a ..
gold stars on the coIIs, 70 =
blouse and full dress co go, q |
remainder of the co!Iop ya' u, .:S
A sophomore, Smy,b :: E@
ing in the business ad In n siIs
elective which leads to a S,S
Of science degree upor " '.
ton. H ehas led his ci,' US''t
he has been a cadet at r; T. = =
del. Holding the rank c,5 u
poral, Cadet Smyth is asSi .r' g
Company "E" Of the co,' ~
lery battalion in the ROT" ~ =
The Citadel. 20
That the honor of wesr,,
stars is an unusua! ono +
b" the fact that of the ent, "a !.
dent body OF $50 cadets o,i. !
achieved this distinction, II: !. I
tual failure rate. however W. =" :
Their low.
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that time there was a good graded
school at Hominy Institute taught
by the late Rev. s. c. Owen, and
my siser and her husband said
that if | would stop off and go to
school my board and laundry
should not cost me anything, so
! entered school.
While at school DR.. George
Wharton, then pastor at Waynes-
vile, invited me to hold some
meetings for him. | accepted the
invitation and spent eight weeks
with him in meetings. While in
these meetings was appointed
missionary by the Western Bap-
fist convention for Buncombe
county. While ] was missionary
the Baptist board sent me to Boil
ston in Henderson county, Syca-
more and Riverside, now Horse
Shoe, all in Henderson coun-
ty. l resigned as mission
airy and ccepte these
four churches. It being the year
1890. | was again married to
Miss Lula Cairens of Henderson
county. To this union there were
seven children, three boys and
four girls. l served these four
churches for two years and at the
end of that time was appointed
again as missionary by the board
of missions for Henderson and
Pennsylvania counties. / resigned
the churches and accepted and
did the mission work for two
years. At the end of this time
the western convention went
back to the state convention and
the mission work came to close.
was then called as pastor TO
East Fork, Carsons creek and
Duns creek in Pennsylvania coun-
ty and Averys creek in Hender-
son county. At the end of one
year resigned Averys creek and
accepted the care of Mt. Gilead.
At this time ! attended school at
Judson college, but still preached
at the churches. At the end of
three years l was called to a field
in South Carolina, consisting Of
Mountain Grove, Oily Noigh and
Cross Roads. | resigned all my
work in North Carolina except
East Fork and accepted the South
Carolina field.
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9, RACHEL MACK q c.c~@s - 80

wandering mans heart, Polly
was America, and America was
Polly. For such a woman and such
4 country. men cultivated level
heads and humble hearts.
II was the quarterback cabin
that Jerry unlocked first. In per-
son he conducted the four sullen
officers up the ladder and across
decks to the rope ladder that took
them TO the waiting shore boat.
| He remembered TO be conven-
| tional, knowing that the English
expected every American priva-
teer skipper to be boor;
From the forecastle cabin n few
men were called at 4 time and
diSarmed. Fists and tempers were
active. The prisoners had nat
urally concerted during the night
and day TO overthrow their cap
tors. Jerry warily stationed them
in the boats with oars in their
hands, each matched by an Amer
lean oarSman, with another pair
Of his men to guard the boat. And
so the transfer was made from
ship to island without loss of life.
This accomplished, the May
Queen and the Gray Gull put to
sea again and sailed west. That
way lay home.
Though there was threat of
storms, good weather held. and
this was fortunate. Both ships
were lightly manned, and on
board the May Queen bruised
bodies and blackencd eyes were
pre-, alent. Jerry and his original
- men could attest to the Prov
eSs of British fists, even when
swung by sleepy drunkards. Jer-
rvs left cheek was crafty split
where the surprised helmsman's
knucklcs had placed their one pro-
testing blow. His moccaSfned feet
were painfully sore from the
scutfling British boots that had
trodden over them.
Yet the wonder Of this beauti-
full brig made his aches and
bruises seem as nothing to Jerry
Whitfield. He ran over the ship
like a gIatified boy who cannot
believe his luck. He was mute
and awe-struck' as he studied her
broad decks and beautiful cabin,
her stout canvas and strong sparS
and realized that they were MS TO
command. For by the laws of
war, she was his! There was only
Cabell Banks to dispute his own
ership, and Cabell had spoken.
/ Cabell had stood in the presence
Of both crews just before they
left the island and said:
Captain Whitfield boarded
the May Queen against my advice
and without my assistance. She is
his. have nothing to do with
her, except TO share the cargo ac-
CCrdlng to agreement.
Because of the cargo the two
captains were proceeding togeth-
er now to in American port.
They wished a court of admiralty
TO pass on their prize in order
that all might be legal.
And so for the second time
they put in at Wilmington for
matters Of business. They learn
ed now that privateer shippers
needed sharp wits, for the cargo
they had on their hands was rich
and extensive. Dealers were in
port from cities as far away as
New Orleans and New York. The
two young Seamen were no match
for these crafty gentlemen, and
so their goods went for less than
it was worth.
Yet satisfaction prevailed. Ca
bell was able to pay his debts and
restock the Gray Gull for a long
cruise. besides laying by a tidy
sum in the bank against another
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Polly awaits the return Of Jerry
meanwhile bearing the brunt o
unknd village gossip.
CHAPTER xxx
Spring night in Connecticut
and the scent of lilacs through
the window. Polly's baby sleeping
in his cradle, Polly in her bed
Near the door lies the mongre
dog on guard, his whiskered nose
on his outstretched paws, his ears
twitching-the little dog that has
come so far and knows his des-
tiny. -.
Spring night on the Atlantic off
the coast of England, the same
moment in the span Of time, yet
later as hours are counted. Two
vessels riding close, one newly
captured.
q. About the prisoners" Jer-
nv Whitfield was saying to Cabell
Banks. "T'd like to get rid OF
them"
eyes. It's bad business keep
ing prisoners. You've got to feed
and exercise them. In the end
they're apt to take your ship
away from you. My advice Is, set
them ashore tomorrow on the
first island you can safely touch,
There never was sounder ad-
vice" Jerry replied. And we'd
both better head south at once.
Come daylight, Old Mother Fri
gate wilt count her chickens
well sail together, Of course.
III have my French pilot pick
YOUR island. Good night
Csbell went over The side alone
and rowed himself back to the
Gray Gull. Presently the two
ships were clcaying the night like
vair of friendly birds flying
south.
The old French pilot knew of
an island that would do. A ship
he sailed mad once put in there
for nry: mast the year he got
his second wound fighting for Ma
poleon. =,
cts inhabited" he told Cabell
in his provincial French. but
none too comfortable. The old
man laughed hard at the thought
Of :the English dogs" having to
stop there. 1T was always Eng
hs!f, dogs" when his wounds hurt
him. The will have 20 live on
carrots and costs milk. the fine
rascais. No roast beef for 4
while"
The island proved to be- just
where the old Frenchmau said it
would be, and they reached it
next day before sunset. The Gray
Gull stood by while Jerry took
the May Queen as close to shore
a. he dared.
There must come now the diff
cult work Of unloading prisoners.
Most of the British sailors in the
forecastle cabin would be armed,
Jerry recalled; only those in the
decks fight had lost their wcap-
ons. A slip now. one careless or
incautious move on his part, and
the ship would be taken from him.
In this event ne and his men
would hardly be set ashore on this
island. They would be taken in
irons to Dartmoor prison or 10 the
vile hulk ships reserved for Amer
lean privateers who overreached
themselves.
At this moment, with elatiOn
behind him ard grim necessity
ahead, Jerry could think of Polly
clearly. Not as a dim sweet
dream in the darkness, but as a
flesh and blood wife in a pine
paneled kitchen, sewing a seam
before an open fire. In her
strength and courage, in her
promise OF fruition and home to
=
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AGED MINISTER
RECALLS HIS.
LONG CAREER.
Rev. T. c. Holtzclaw, Pho
neer Baptist Missionary,
Writes Recollections

CRev. r. c. Holtzclaw, stu
dent of old Judson college, pio'
necr Baptist missionary and
preacher in Western. North Caro-
lima, has written a brief autobi-
ography at the request Of friends
in churches which he has served
during his long ministry. The
Times-News here presents .ex-
cerpts from this manuscript. Rev.
Mr.. Holtzclaw is in declining
health at this time, and not often
leaves his home which IS Just out
side of town on the Flat Rock
road. He was born in May, 1860,
three miles west of Boone, in
Wataupa county.--Editor's note. }
Bv REV. T. c. HOLTZCLAW
| remember well the hard times
the people had for a few years
after the War Between the States,
YES, | remember quite good
deal of the war. ] also remember
how Gods people consecrated
themselves to His service and
worked for the upbuilding Of His
cause and the salvation of men
and women. Yes, then the people
had respect one. for another and
loved their neighbor as them
selves, but alas, that day has
gone by. -,
Well do remember when the
gospel was preached, not by the
D.D.'s, but by consecrated men,
who like Peter and John, were UNI
learned and knew nothing but
Christ and Him crucified, how
men and women cried out as they
did on the day of Pentecost.
What must do to be saved?"
and as men and women gave their
hearts to God they would cry out
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Six million people were employ
ed directly or indirectly in the
automotive industry in the United
States last year.
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4 lEEF III TIE 1StlS JuhSISS v.
~ southern Mexico, in Chiapas
near the Guatemalan border, lies
Palenque, ghost city of the MayaS
Palenque is in ruins today, but
some archaeologists consider it the
first of the Magyar cities, perhaps
even pre-Mayan. Its culture, dat
ing possibly from the 18th GEN.
tury, was strikingly advanced and
found expression in the designing
and construction of great build
ingS for religious and ceremonial
purposes.
But most remarkable expression
of this civilization is the famous
carving, "The Cross of Palenque.
This is stone about four feet
high. The central object is a
small cross apparently resting on
an altar-stone. Around this are
many intricate carvings and the
balanced figures Of two Indians.
Rows Of hieroglyphics form the
border.
Since this cross obviously pre-
coded the arrival of the first ex-
plorers who brought Christian in
auences, it is archaeology's signal
find. It is the best of the many
c,oeeac that have been uncovered
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throughout Mex
leo and Central
America, indicat-
ing traditions
parallel to Chris
tianity. T h c
"Cross Of Pa
lenque" is shown
| here on 4 1884
Mexican stamp.
NEA Service Incl
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81 RACHEL MACK

Yesterday, With deep concern
Polly awaits the return of Jerry,
meanwhile bearing the brunt of
unkind village gossip.
The Washington times., 1938-05-12
.edAtY Co1A11eG

graciousness that we might not
expect to find in one so youth.
full. She has never tried to be-
a "glamor girl" but simply sings
in her own inimitable way and
believes every girl is most at
tractive without the use of too
much artificiality. This may
be the reason she was selected
as the college boys ideal prom
girl"
Miss Clarke is a brunette.
with creamy complexion and
dancing hazel eyes. When wear
ing a blue gown, she prefers the
blue-eye makeup, but with all
other colors finds the green
most attractive.
She follows the natural out
line of her mouth and uses a
vivid lipStick such as geranlum
or poppy to frame her sparkling
white teeth.
Carolyn's dark hair is the
healthy, lustrous type that is in
clined to fall into natural
waves and can be arranged in
so many becoming ways.
She loves all kinds Of flow
ers and we are sure has re-
ceived many tons of them from
her admirers all over the
United States.
If you haze any personal
beauty problems, lDrite to Donna
Grace, Beauty Editor OF this
paper. Please enclose a stamped,
Selt-GddreSsed envelope for your
reply.
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OF All THINGS!

MAKEUP for the new pas
IVA tells must adapt itself to
those delicate tones. Just
out is a powder called Yin
mia. 1t adds a faint flush Of
rose to the face. There is an
accompanying rouge and lip
stick.
That magic cream which
women use as a complexion
base with such glowing re.
suits is specially priced at g
certain store this next week.
X
Handbook fo- bewilderei
husbands is just out. It's
called by the silly title of
Brides Are Like Old Shoes"
From Torquay, England,
comes a fragrance which is
pressed from the famous
violets of Devon It's put up
in a Devon Ware bottle with
a violet ribbon around ITS
neck and a spray of violetS
painted on its side.
4
Novena Night Cream is Of
fered at half price all of neXt
week. It's an overnight
cream which removes all the
tell-tale lines OF worry and
weather.
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Mystery
OF Life
Fashion Flashes

Quaker maid frock Of white
silk with bertha collar of deep
blue-and no makeup what
ever.
No strain on spectators
eyes, but a probable strain on
the wearers' nerves, was the
fact that four different ladies
had chosen-well, but not so
wisely-the very same dress,
that triumph of Hattie Car"
negie's season, the Strapless
muslin froufrou dress with
satin ribbons run through eye
let insertion at the top, waist
and in rows on the skirt {.
Miriam Hopkins, one OF the un-
lucky four, kept in the back
ground.
Not a skirt at the party that
measured less than five yards
round and two real hoop
skirts-one under a pink Or
CANDY and the other under a
soft gray tulle gown.
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NEW YORK,
Nav II (I.N.S.).

ELSA MAXWELL, society
~ queen, should appoint a
poet laureate to describe
the way the famous glamour
girls look at her parties .. Her
Maypole ball last week was q
treat for even the most jaded
fashion observer, with all the
lovelieS in delicate summer
dresses and the men in white
coats.
Angelically blonde Mrs. VIII
liam Rhinelander Stewart
wore printed chiffon in palest
pink-and-lavender tones {.
Mrs. Jay O'Brien, incredibly a
grandmother, looked 16 in
white organdy with a wrapped
sash of wedgewood-blue satin
Julie Hayden, little saint
of Shadow and Substance"
deserved George Jean Ma
than's admiring looks in .
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Home
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Budget expenses, settle etiquette
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never knows just when the right
critic will come in. 1t was dur
ing such a performance that
Russ Morgan discovered the at
tractive Miss Carolyn Clarke.
This popular young singer
possesses a natural poise and
The Washington times., 1938-05-12
By DONNA GRACE

WHATEVER her forte is,
w every talented young girl
should feel that when she ap-
pears in public, she may be sing
ing before an important movie
scout or orchestra leader. One
The Washington times., 1938-05-12
Washington Times staff Photo

Artistically and emotionally
strong; bring out your creative
talents to their best expression.
Afternoon has original vibra-
tions; look at things in the new
light, find out better ways to
approach and handle your az
fairs.
Mystery
OF Life
No one can possibly object to
the physical sciences and their
The Washington times., 1938-05-12
They Use
Dead Reckoning

But so many other considera-
tions enter into the question of
proper income that good many
young folks have to steer the
matrimonial craft by what
sailors call dead reckoning"
In this exciting era, many
parents are in favor of early
marriages for their children, as
they believe matrimony will
have a steadying influence;
that responsibility is better than
life in a series of automobiles.
and that a can of soup heated
over the two-burner gas stove is
better than a more substantial
meal eaten at a roadhouse.
Such parents usually help out
by providing an allowance which
will enable the young folks to
marry. And there's the queS-
ton of inherited money which
makes early marriage possible.
But the all-important question is
How about the girls thrift
ness? Does she know how to
save, how to keep house so that
the dollar will increase and null
tiply into two?"
Alas, our foreign-born girls
are more skillful at this sort Of
miracle-spreading one dollar
over two-than are our Ameri-
can young women. who have
grown up in a rich country
where the art of peeling pota-
toes thin" is thought to be
STUPID.
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Dear Miss Blake:

Dear Miss Blake:
My girl and I went together
for several years and while
never proposed, there was an
understanding" between us. II
wasn't that lacked courage
but 7 wanted to have a comfort
able nestegg before I asked
Margie to share my joys and
sorrows. But try as I would 1t
grew very slowly and when l
called one evening, Margie re-
marked that she was saving part
of her school teacher salary TO
pay her board in the Old Ladies
Home when she got too old to
work. had her in my arms the
next moment and proposed be-
tween kisses! incidentally, we
both found it more fun to save
together.
X. NJ,
City.
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There really isn't a set rule
about either of these things.
Some men are old enough to
marry at %, and others are too
young at so. The same holds
good as to incomes. Some cou-
Piles could easily get along en-
500 a month, with a comfort
able margin left over for saw
ings. Others would starve to
death on that amount. 1t would
hardly pay for their amuse-
ments, smokes. silk stockings,
plaid socks and other articles
they regard as the necessities of
life.
Doctors who specialize in the
science of improving the human
race say that the proper age fer
young people to marry is for
women, around %. and for
men, around Is. At that time,
the average man and woman
reach mental and physical ma
turity.
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How She Got
Me to Propose

YOU'RE doing fine, boys.
i We like your confessions
on How She Got You to Pro
pose. You're so nice and
good-natured and humorous
about being "shanghaied"
into the matrimonial boat, as
one of you voices your con-
version from bachelorhood to
benedict state. We want to
hear more. The Washington
Times will pay So for each
letter published. Address
Doris Blake, Washington
Times, Washington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1938-05-12
Dear Miss Blake:

Dear Miss Blake:
Kate and I had been seeing
great deal of each other ever
since I had come to Washington
on a Government assignment.
Finally I was to be transferred
to the Philippines and when I
told Kate the news she replied
"I've always known I'd like the
tropics" Then and there I
knew we would go together.
Since-that's been over thirty
years-we've been all around
the world-raised nine children
and are now happy grand
parents.
J. A. B.,
City.