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Haven 7 you anything W SOY
Connie demanded.
Bret put down his coffee.
What is there for me to say?'
asked. Surely you uOn't expect
me to object, stage a row? That
would not be modern"
pm glad you've decided to be-
have that way-at last, Connie
said. "Of course, after you di-
vorcc me, Rodney and | shall
most probably marry"
But | have no intentions OF
divorcing YOU Bret returned
quietly.
mind" Connie said. After all, it
will be the only decent thing you
can do, to divorce me.
"You seem to forget, Bret
said that | don't happen to be-
Teve in divorce, or want one. l
married YOU, intending to stay
married to you. ! realized was
taking the risk that it might not
turn out too well; you realized
that too. But in spite of every
thing we were married. As for
my changing my mind, let me as
sure you. that no matter what
YOU do-how many men you run
away With shall not divorce
you.
"That's not very modern-or
ciyilizcdr
i've never pretended to be
either one.
"You mean you'd let me go off
with Rodney, and yet you would
not give me my freedom"
Bret got up. took a turn about
the room. came back to stand IN
front of her. My dear" he said,
"you are always talking about
freedom. That was what you
started out to seek, when | first
met YOU. That is what you think
you want now. You don't know
that il is something not found by
seeking: it is something within
ones self. The only freedom that
matters.
81 had it for awhile" he went
on, his dark face grim and Serl-
Gus. Il let you take it away from
me. But I've found tor my
self, rather, again. You can not
find it, either, by running away,
first from one man, then another,
from one place 10 the next. You
will have to look within your own
heart if you really wish to find
it,"
Il didn't ask you to preach to
me upon any subject Connie
stated coldly. Her blue eyes were
cold and hostile; yet her hand
tremblcd as she put down the cof-
fee she had finished. 81 told you
| meant to divorce you. You agree
we've made a failure of this mar
riage. We were never suited. We
belong in different worlds. |
should have married Rodney.
Ou II udNS W lSb iAS AitNAA AA''S
if | 90 away with him.
81 told you that | shall not d.
vorce you, or let you divorce me.
under any circumstances" His
eyes met hers. they seemed de-
void of emotion, but there was no
installing the firm determination
in their depths. 81 believe" he
AIDED, almost gently, "that you
know me well enough, by now, to
realize that | shall not change my
mind"
= =
Wasn't that what she first had
thought about him: that here was
man who knew what he believed
to be right, and who would not be
moved from the course he had
chosen? After their first quar-
rel, in that dingy little hotel of
their first honeymoon, when she
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-29
IG90D TREATMENT FOR
COWS is PROFITABLE

WORCESTER, Mass, Jan. 20,
(UP)-COws must be treated like
human beings if milk production
is to be profitable, says Prof. H.
B. Ellenberger Of Vermont UNI
versity's agricultural college.
"Treat your cows as you would
yourselves" he says, "they need
the same comfort, same good bed
ding, fresh air, sunshine and de-
cent food as human beings"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-29
CAST OF CHARACTERS
CONSTANCE CORBY - hero

CAST OF CHARACTERS
CONSTANCE CORBY = hero
inc; richest girl in the world.
BRET HARD E 5 Tf-hero;
bridge builder.
RODNEY BRANDoN-COnnie
hance. -,
KATIE BLYN-Connie's "dou-
ble."
Yesterday: Connie eontrives with
Rodney to force a divorce. They
plan to sail that night on Con-
MES yacht.
CHAPTER XIII
Connie told Bret after dinner
that same evening that she was
going away with Rodney Bran
don.
This had been the first dinner
they had had together since their
anniversary. 1t was the custom
arv affair, stiff and silent, Con
ME at one end of the long narrow
table. Bret at the other. waited
upon by the two impeccablc Eng
liSh buffers.
Bret had remarked, after the
first meal of this sort, that nc
had no appetite when there were
two such pOmpOuS lackcyS hover
ing SO close to his elbows, press
ing so much food and service up
on him, hanging upon his every
wish, even the ones uncxprcSScd,
81 can't swallow" he had pro
tested. "Why. for heavens sake,
can't grOwn-uD man reach
across his own table for a second
helping, If he wants il?
Connie had laughed and made
the usual remark: that Bret would
get used to it. But now, tonight,
after more than a year Of such
dinners with such deliberately
painful service Bret found him.
self no more used to it, liking 1t
less, than ever.
Suppose we have coffee in the
drawing room-by ourselves, h
suggested. cruni;,hng Il his zap.
kin. al think Mrs. HardeSty can
pour, without any assistance. he
added to Gracves and Benson.
Since this suited Connie per-
fectly she did not offer any OBJ
lection. In the drawing room. she
sat down on a diyan near the fire,
indicated that GraeveS might
place the coffeeS service on the
low table before her. She knew
that she looked very lovely and
desirable tonight with the fire
light playing on her golden haIr,
accenting the curve Of her cheeks,
the violet shadows of her eyes.
She wore loose flowing hostess
gown of dark wine velvet, It's
long sleeves banded in rich dark
fur. II was a costume that Bret
had said he liked, better perhaps
than any other. Which, incongru-
ously, since she told herself she
no longer cared what he liked,
was her reason for having worn
it.
=
"I have something to tell you.
Bret said, speaking slowly, chOOS-
ing his words. "This seems as
good an opportunity as any"
That's odd" Connie laughed,
shrugged her shoulders. II have
something to tell you this even
ing, too" She handed him his
cup of coffee. Perhaps / had
better tell you first. With no
beating about the BUSH as the
saying goes"
perhaps you had" he answer
ed gravely. He set the cup down,
not tasting its contents.
Connie said, "Pm going away
tonight. With Rodney Brandon.
Bret did not answer. He picked
up his cup now, drank slowly.
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Spartan Quintet
Defeats Greenies

SPARTANBURG, S. c., Jan.
29.-Textile Industrial Institute
defeated Christ School quintet
from Arden, N. c.. for the Sec
ond straight time last night on
the Saxon gym floor, "A to %.
Giles, Written and Kellar Gag
ed goals almost at will to account
for most of the Pioneers points.
Southland set the Christ School
scoring pace with eight points
and Pickelsimer found the range
for seven. $3.50,
Textile held a 1910 lead at the
half.
TEXTILE (44) Christ S. (23)
F-Walker (2) .Pickelsimer 81
F-Whitten az :. Parker ~
C-Erskine ...... Southland 81
G-Dorman .(5) -. Murphy (2l
G-Bagwell CD ..... Caldwell
Subs: Textile, Randall, Keller
QO), Giles 14), Elkins. Strick-
land; Christ School, Bunting,
Turner az.
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CANTON LIFTS =
2 GAMES HERE
Boys Exc Out Two Point
Margin; Canton Girls
Win Handily

Canton high edged out a WIN
over the Hendersonville Bearcats
last night by a score of - to 20
The Cats led at the end of thu,
first quarter, but Canton turned
on steam and was ahead at the
half l6 to IS. The Cats twice
forged ahead in the third period,
which ended with the score tied.
In the fourth period with sec,
onds left to play, Justice missed
two free shots which would have
tied the score.
Canton won the girls game by
a decisive score of 80 to 8. The
visitors took an early lead and
were in front % to 2 at the end
of the first half.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-29
DISEASE CAMPAIGN

SMITHFIELD, Jan. 20. (UP)
Johnston county health authorities
have launched an intensive drive
soaipst- syphiliS and other venereal
- ssss rss<ssa
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MINERAL INQUIRIES

RALEIGH, Jan. .29. (UP)-
Hundreds of requests about North
Cardinals mineral resources have
been received by the state depart
ment of conservation and develop
ment during the past six months.
Chile is $50 miles wide a. its
widest extent. ..g.
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p z ESQ RIPTIoN
SPECIALISTS

This is the day of Specialist
And our specially 18th.
prompt and proper filling Of
prescriptions. To this impo,.
tant task We give our princi.
pal effort and consideration,
Because this is our principal
business our stocks are nat.
urally larger, freshcrandmon
complete. We employ only
skilled, registered pharms.
cists whoarein sympathywith
our high ethical standards,
Our large volume means low.
or overhead, and assures fair
orice for every prescription.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-29
Gambler Lifts Z
From Columbus

GAMBLER, Jan. 29.-Candler
high teams took both games OF
a double-header from Columbus
high here last night in easy fash
ion.
The Gambler girls sextet won
rs to %, and the boys chalked
up "a to l3 win.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-29

The British army is experiment.
ing with a new drill system which
is said to quicken the pace by
eliminating many of the old
movements.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-29

Wasn't that what she first had
thought about him: that here was
man who knew what he believed
to be right, and who would not be
moved from the course he had
chosen? After their first quar-
rel, in that dingy little hotel of
their first honeymoon, when she
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Various Duties OF Patrolmen Ex-
planned In Special Article.
Extend Welcome.

Editors Note: This is one in a
series of articles by local officials
and civic leaders which the Sky
land Post is publishing in coopera-
ton with the Governors Hospitality
Committee for Ashe county, empha-
sizing the need for hospitality to
viSitorS.)
Members of the State Highway
patrol have been carefully trained
in their duties as highway police
officers. One of the principles up
on which our activity is based is to
be helpful to motorists in the use
of the state highways.
We have found that tourists are
most responsive and appreciative of
friendliness and helpfulness Of the
patrolmen. There is no doubt but
that we are in position to add much
to the pleasure of the visitors to our
section. We can do this by being es-
pecially courteous to out-of-state
tourists and that courtesy can be
be shown most effectively by feel
ing and expressing real interest in
these guests as we come in contact
with them and have numerous OPP
portunities to assist them; thereby,
giving these strangers concrete evil
dence that they are welcome and
make them realize that this is won
derful section and people, which will
prolong their stay and cause them
to return year after year.
While our main job is to see
that the highways are properly used
that the dangers of automobile trav-
ell are lessened as much as possible,
we have a further duty as uni
formed representatives of the State
of North Carolina, to properly rep
resent the State in our contact with
guests from outside the borders of
North Carolina. We cannot be true
to- the obligation unless we create a
desire for other visitors by them and
express to every visitor something
of the welcome that North Carolina
feels toward them.
We can express that welcome and
hospitality in many ways. By do
ing unusual, and at times, very in
significant things for tourists we can
be of service at times Of distress. We
can cheerfully give information
about roads and the trips to be taken
in this section. We can see to it
that when we have parted from
every visitor that we contact, I'M
less our duty has required stern
measures against them, that he has
! received personal good will from us
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Shepherd Child
Laid To Rest Sun.

Adalee Alice Shepherd, 4-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Orange
Shepherd, of Lansing, died at the
home last Friday morning with tu-
NOR of the brain.
Funeral service was conducted
Sunday by Revs. Mr.. Chappell and
Bennett at the Fairview Methodist
church in Lansing. The pail bearers
were Vane Greer, Edgar Ham, Dean
Ham, Roy Shepherd, Grady Shep-
herd, Ebert Perry, Glen Shepherd
and Glen Ham. A number of her
little girl friends served as flower
bearers. @
Adalee was never able to walk
and play as other children did and
yet she had a sweet disposition and
will be greatly missed. She is also
survived by one sister and three
brothers.
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SOUTHERN ECONOMIC
PROBLEMS ARE STUDIED

Continued from Page One)
ly replied that he felt the situation
was not one that called for further
amplification.
Draft Report
In response to his request for a
statement of economic conditions
and picture of the south in relation
to the rest of the country-in order
that 1--WE may do something about
1.-THE southerners and govern
ment executives began drafting re-
port.
Sitting around a huge table in a
green and gold conference room,
they discussed for inclusion in the
document such topics as economic
resources, soil, water, housing, pop
ulation, health, industries, labor and
credit. -
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Highway Patrolmen Render
Real Service To All Tourists
ALL WEST JEFFERSON
TEACHERS REELECTED

At a meeting Of the West Jeffer-
son School Committee Tuesday
night, all teachers in the West JEFF
ferson school were reelected for the
coming year.
Professor B. H. Duncan, principal
of the school, met with the commit
tee which is composed of @. r.
Campbell, c. o. Parsons and c. M.
Payne, chairman, and recommended
that all the old teachers be hired for
the coming year. Mr.. Duncan stated
to the committee that he received
the best of cooperation from the fac
ulty last year.
The faculty is composed of the fol-
lowing teachers: B. H. Duncan,
Principal, Paul Perkins, Elizabeth
Speers, Mrs. Robert Barr in the
high school department. Mrs. c. w.
Ray, Mrs. Dean Mcmillan, Mr., J. O.
Goodman, Mrs. ]. B. Hash, Miss De-
Elite Crawford, Mr.. Oscar Houck,
Mrs. E. B. GRAPHICAL, Mrs. John Don
nelly, Miss Mary Price McCarroll,
Mrs. lola Vannoy.
Gentry Lemly will serve as jani-
tor this year.
Other teachers in the West Jeffer-
son district who have been elected
are: Mrs. Eula Hardin and A. A.
Perry, Baldwin; Mrs. Gwyn Handy
and Miss Vivian Parsons, Obids.
No recommendations had been re-
ceived by the committee for the
Boggs and Duncan schools.
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RECORD CROWD ATTENDED
POSTS COOKING SCHOOL
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Continued from Page y
cy, w. Jefferson; Mrs. A. D. Good
man, w. Jefferson; Mrs. w. M. Bur-
kett, w. jefferson; Buleah Mckee,
w. Jefferson; Mrs. James Hare, w
Jefferson; Laura Goss, w. Jefferson;
Mrs. Maude Ham, w. Jefferson; Mrs,
V. G. Phipps, Jefferson and Matte
Goodman, w. Jefferson.
Those who served as hostesses
during the cooking school were:
Mesdames w. c. Thomas, Robert
Barr, Gale Mcmillan; Russell Barr;
Misses Ann Worth and Mary Caro-
lyn Price.
The school was regarded as being
an overwhelming success. The the
atre was packed each afternoon and
The Post wishes to thank everyone
for the splendid interest and coop
Grafton that made the school such a
success. Special thanks are also ex-
tended to MeErs. Russell Barr and
Ben Reeves, owners of the theatre;
the hostesses, Levern Johnson and
Ed Barr, owner of Central Radio
company.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Ashe Ministerial
Assn. To Meet On
June Is, AT 2P. M.

The Ashe County Ministerial AS
ISOLATION will meet at the Ball
Mountain Baptist church near West
jefferson on Monday afternoon, at
2 o'clock, July Is, it was announced
yesterday.
Rev. w. J. Huneycutt, secretary
Of the association, mailed cards the
first Of this week from Lake Juna-
luska stating that the meeting would
be held next Monday.
In order to get DR.. J. r. Cunning
ham, pastor of the First Presbyte-
rian church Of Winston Salem as the
chief speaker, the meeting was post
poned until the following Monday.
All members are asked to note this
change in date.
A cordial invitation to all preach
ers in the county to attend the
meeting, has been extened.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07

Sheriff w. E. Miller and four of his deputies captured and de-
srOyed stills in the Greek section Tuesday Shown
above picture of the officers and large still which they found
in the Pine Swamp township short while Shown in the
picture Sheriff Miller c. O. Parsons Walter Snger and
others photo by Paul Weston, of the Boone Photo Shop)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Wool And Lambs
Pooled Last Week

A total of 125 lambs were shipped
from West Jefferson to Jersey City,
N. j., last Saturday afternoon and
the growers are looking forward to
receiving pay for these choice ami
mails within the next few days. The
county wide pooling took place on
Friday.
The pooling of wool in Ashe coun-
ty was completed last Thursday,
with 3,186 pounds being pooled and
sold to the Chatham Manufacturing
Company for the sum of $752.OO, an
average of over 23c per pound,
which was the best price that has
been paid for wool in this section in
several months.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Boone Team Defeated Scottville.
VIC Lads Licked West
Jefferson.

The biggest Fourth Of July attrac-
ton in Ashe county was the series
of baseball games played here Mon
day afternoon. Rs
"A total of three games were play
ed on the local field and a large
crowd from Ashe and Watauga
county crowded over the field to
witness two interesting games be-
tween Ashe county American Legion
junior teams and see crack Boone
club lick Scottville by the score of
IL to 6.
Although the stores here were
closed, except cafes, drug stores,
filling stations and the First Nat
ional Bank, regular Saturday
crowd" thronged the streets during
the morning and flooded the park
field in the afternoon. The Park
way theatre reported record crowds.
In the feature tilt, SO far this sea-
son, the West Jefferson Legion team
bowed to the Virginia- Carolina lads,
thereby yielding first place standing
in the Ashe league to Grassy Creek.
It was the first time the West JEFF
ferson team had been defeated. The
game was nip and tuck, with VIC
victorious z to 5. Allen and Bill
Garvey pitched for w. j.. and Gray
heal held down the mound for VIC.
: Playing on the West Jefferson
team were: May, Jones, AL
len, Garvey, Poe, Mcmillan, Sells,
Barker, Oliver, R. c. Miller, Woodie,
Grayson and S. Miller For Grassy
Creek; Waddell, E. Sexton, H. Sex
ton, H. 'Blevins, GRAPHICAL, c. Sexton,
T. GRAPHICAL and Emerson. ~ NJ
In another Legion game, Healing
Springs defeated Nathan's Creek
after a lively battle. The game be-
tween Helton and Jefferson was
postponed as most of the members
of the Jefferson team were leaving
that afternoon on a pleasure trip to
Washington, D. c., with Rev. John
w. Luke, scoutmaster.
The big game between Scottville
and Boone ended with Boone win
ming IL to 6. The Boone team has
played number of games this sea-
son and was in good condition, while
Scottville showed the need for prac-
tice. Members of the latter team
were Paul Perkins, manager, Ernest
Bare, Jack Richardson, Absher, B.
Perkins, Atwood, Shepherd and At
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07
Baseball Game Here Monday
Center OF Attraction In Ashe
LEGION TEAMS PLAY
FINAL ROUND SATURDAY

The baseball schedule for this Sat-
urday's games in the Ashe county
division of the American Legion
Junior baseball league is as follows:
Jefferson at Nathan's Creek; Vir-
GINA Carolina at Healing Springs
and Helton at West Jefferson.
This is the final-round OF the
schedule and if additional games are
to be played in the county, an
viii be made next
week. VIC lads will be the winners
of the Ashe division if they defeat
Healing Springs Saturday.
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ROTARIANS TO HEAR
DIR. FRANK GRAHAM
(Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
cant observations relative to nation
al and world affairs of today. He
stated that for many years the
United States was united on the idea
of promotion of individual liberty;
next the theme-song for years was
material progress and now we are
striving diligently for security, he
stated. E
1--WE made rapid strides material
~, but that progress brought us
some additional trouble; we devel-
oped a fear complex which today
threatens to destroy us. We are
afraid of our own progress and out
of this fear has grown the idea of
social security" he said.
whether we like it or not, social
security in one form or another is
here to stay. We are now putting
the emphasis upon. human rights in
stead of property rights as we have
done in the past"
The speaker was introduced by
Gwyn Price, who had charge Of the
program. Special musical selections
were rendered by Miss Evelyn
Brown, accompanied at the piano by
Mrs. Gale Mcmillan. A number of
guests were present, including Dis
trict Commander p. C. Wright, w.
H. Worth, Grant Bauguess and Don
Francis.
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CORRECTION

In last weeks issue of The Post, it
was inadvertently stated that
"Ance" Miller was with c. o. Good
man when the county officers ar
rested him and that "Ance" escaped.
This was a mistake and the correct
name of the party thus sought is be-
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lieved to be "Acie" Miller. Mr..
Ance Miller this week stated that
he was at his home in the Idlewild
community, asleep at the time of the
lively little chase which Goodman
and Miller gave deputies Walter
Stringer and c. o. Parsons.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-07-07

wood Members of the team includ-
ed B. Storey, r. Cottrell, Hinson,
Jack Storey, Donald Thompson and
Handy, pitcher. Absher pitched for
West Jefferson.
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and that he has had extended to him
our expression of North Carolina
hospitality.
Evening star., 1938-09-28

ton Of the oleomargerine statutes;
Bert Joseph Watson and Charles
Kappel false pretenses; Herbert E.
Ryan, larceny after trust; L. Alex
Pierson, violation Of conditional con-
tract; Thomas H. Ryan, Frank T..
Neighbours, Percy B. Azerovitz, vio-
lation Of the narcotic statutes; Will
liam Rosenberg, Helen johnson,
George d. Governor, William H. Hoo
per, William T. Butler, Tommie l..
Watson, Paul Scott, Cleveland How
ard, Grifin S. Smith, Finley Tram
nell, Samuel Madeoy, Mary Thomas
son and Brown Thomasson, violations
of the numbers law.
The grand jury ignored charges
against: William :. Bryan, jr., joy
riding; Harold Miller, rape; Samuel
Block, violations of the numbers law,
and John A. Schavis and Ernest
Schavis, who were accused Of house,
breaking and larceny.