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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-23

One morning as I passed Miss Has
xyeII'r door on nv way from the bath
room. I heard the strangest noise. II
soSInded like crying. Placing my ear
close as I dared to the panel, 1t sound
ed more and more that way. AS II she
were sobbing into pillow or some
Anguish more than could seem to
hear rushed over me. Mamma, l
cried. darling into our room, COME.
listen. I think Miss HaSweu Is crying
inside her room. -,
In her dressing Sacque ana cufI-
papers Mamma fastened out mCo tile
hofl and stood listening beside me:
FINALLY she dragged me back into
o,ir room. I remember was Gluten
ING INV toothbrush and soap, and closed
Sshe is crying, but it's none OF our
affair unless she chooses 70 make "
so. If she needs any Of us, she KNOWS
VI P n a Miss Haswell emerged
Sron her room. hated, gloved, her
common sense shoes sparkling with
pOligh. her face calm and clear.
Had she been crying over Mr. PICK
esls3 I had almost rather she had been
CRYING for-for anything else-for q
headache, much as hated people WIN
Az NV always discreet distance, I
walked after her to school:
MI. Pickens did not Join her, neither
ala she slow nor quicken her pace nor
employ any Of her special little tecn-
Yli0lles. as she approached the house.
Later that day I was to learn TINS
reason
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1939-09-23

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First Row-Jewish ritual.
Second Row-GirlS name.
Third RoW-Golf clubs
Fourth Row-The language of Norway.
Fifth Row-Garden walks or terraces.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-21
BAND LEADERS WILL
MEET AT DAVIDSON

Davidson, July 21-BandmasterS
and music students Of high school
age from three states will mass on
the Davidson campus Tuesday, July
25, to attend a midsummer band
clinic being staged by the college
music department.
Hundreds of invitations have been
extended to high school band direc-
tors throughout North and South
Carolina and Tenness to this day Of
musical discussion and. instruction
at Davidson Prof. James Christian
Pfohl, college music head, announ-
ced today that special demonstra-
tions of the State and regional music
contest numbers will be given by
the Davidson summer school camp
band of over fifty pieces. The clinic
will defeat cold man temperature"
by holding all classes and demon
strations in special out-of-door con-
cert stands on the campus.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-21
8.199 Added
To Old Age
Beneficiaries

Raleigh. July 21.-North Carolina's
34.l13 people receiving old age as
sistance on June 80 included 8,199
new cases accepted during the fiscal
year. Nathan H. Yelton, director OF
the division Of public assistance OF
the State Board of Charities AMI Pub
lie Welfare. announced today.
Year-end figures compiled by j.
S. Kirk. department statlstlcian,
showed the 8.199 new cases TO pc
composed of 1921 white, 2,329 Negro
and 40 Indian, with men accounting
for 1903 and women for 4,5O6 OF the
number.
OF the additions to the rolls. 9O3
were living alone, the majority re-
ceiving from S8 to S11; while 1850
with the majority getting grants
ranging from 50 to $40. were living
with relatives. AT the time OF lnVeStl-
cation. 6.976 were receiving no aid.
Listed as having no income other
were 1921 persons, while OF the
2.378 receiving a small income, 5l5
were doing so by means OF their own
earnings. sos from the sale of farm
produce, and 1907 from contribu-
tions from relatives or friends.
Four hundred and ninety-four of
the new cases were bedridden, 2,l42
required considerable care, and 1868
were able to care for themselves. OF
the 8.199 total. BOIL were under the
care of a physician at the time OF IN
vestigatiOn.
The eighteen new cases listed as
being 100 years or more in age were
composed of four white men, seven
white women, one Negro man and
six Negro women.
Ages of the vast majority Of the
new cases ranged between 65 and
IS years, while as to sex the 8,l99
were divided: White-2,571 men,
$3.50 women; Negro-1,1 100 men,
1929 women; Indian-22 men, 27
women.
Only II new recipients were for
eign born, two of them listing Asia
as their birthplace. Urban residence
was allotted to 1896 people, with
1929 living in towns less than $500
population, and 4,634 living on farms.
More men were listed among the
2,613 married recipients, while
women predominated in the 4,618
widowed and the 572 single persons.
Sixty-eight were divorced and 228
were separated from their former
mates. Il
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-21

then laughed. ''Now let me ask you
question. Are all women incon-
sistent? Didn't you just say you
knew who sent that check?"
| Eyes, yes, Of course, only l
thought it was someone else! I'm
beginning to understand a little.
Mr.. Ransom gave that as an atone
ment. He's sorry about something
he's done. You know, the way a.
little boy fights another and then
gives him all his marbles" |
Back with Judy, a radiant,
starry-eyed Judy, she kept this
thought in her mind. Mr.. Ransom
had played false III some way. He
had won back his son. Hadn't he
said he would at any cost? And
he thought he could be hy'pocriti-
cal Pharisee whose money would be
as good as a prayer TO bring for
giveness!
Now, the next move would be
| to see Rob Ransom and discover
what he had heard that could be
SO presented he would believe it. II
it had anything to do with those
foolish letters, that could be right
ed. She would take the blame for
Corrinne. Yet, how could that en-
| ter in? The letters had been de-
stroyed and the one man who knew
about them believed Corrinne was
guiltless. 49,
Corrinne, at her college, went
listlessly into classes. She rejected
a part in a play because she couiA
not enter a make-believe worlA
with this worry on her mind. She
practiced diligently in the gymna-
sium, made the girls basketbaa
team, and went on long walkS
along the river which bordered the
campus. It was a wide river. .
tributary of the Ohio, and some
times in the spring and the fall it
was so powerful it left the campus
under water for several days.
Never deep water, just nice coat
ing.
She found herself wishing i.
would become a raging, powerful
stream and then was sorry. Too
many small wooden houses stood On
the far side, to risk such a danger.
One evening she was called to the
telephone in her dormitory.
Hi, Corrinne, this is Bob" a
friendly voice greeted her. A faint
voice, speaking over bad line
from far away.
Bob!
The bitterness and pain went out
on a mighty wave. But being young
and being Independent, she did not
slip into a smooth, well-going con-
versation:
Zone minute, sweetheart" He
mustn't know she had worried.
''Why am forgiven, and for what?
Better polish up your alibis!"
"Hey, wait minute" "That voice
was stronger now. lit wasn't
Bob Ransom's. "This is the other
one, Bob Kennedy! I'm up in the
city. It's thirty minutes away. How
about running in for dinner?"
! (To Be Continued] y.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-21
RYHEZW MEZ5HZNFH

were. He had the operator mako ~
circuit. Apparently they had COW ,s
on to their next destination ana S0o ~
had no idea where that was az
Anyway, this call might he ,o
ther dumb. Sarah Anne had t,,rnos
all offers Of friendship asida whoa WIZ
would she want with sonetbims
deeper? Because he had found thas
she never had stopped would mean Ss
nothing to her. All Of the time si,'. Sha
knew she hadn't. And she has ,'s
hated him for his lack OF faith
She had cared a little that nio,.
in the churchyard. He knew t6a. e
And she'd care again. He'd sa.
to it! Ses
But first he had work to do bac,,
in New York. Thus, it bannsnoS
that it was several days later thst
he found time to ask the vounaas
Robert to meet him at the Cornsn
club for lunch one noon. Thsu
chatted Of the situation in E,,rono
Cornell's football chances against
Harvard. a musical comedy and ths
weather. Young Robert brought IN
the subject Of Corrinne. He did not
want to discuss it. He merely said.
That's ended. Washed up for all
time. I've a date tonight with .
girl in Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle" "
a new show that's rocking the
town. Seen it 2"
Don't get me wrong. That's
your business. But our fraternitv
happens to be the same, and as one
old brother to another, what in tha
dickens is it all about?"
The younger boys face was seu.
Gus and composed. IT got taken in.
that's ALLY minister's pretty
blue-eyed daughter. This isn't pub.
lie information, so you haven't
heard it, but she took my father
for a fve-thousand-dollar ride"
II don't believe it," the older Bob
said instantly.
Neither did I, until dad showed
me the check, made out to her fa.
ther and nicely signed. Oh, they're
slick. Nothing could be proved
against her that way. The old man
could say he spent the money for
hymnals or plush-lined Offering
plates. So that's that"
The man across the table stared
back incredulously. "You mean YOU
believe that stuff 2"
Didn't I see the check?"
That's still not proof"
YOU'D take her word against nv
fathers ?" Bob Ransom's eyes gilt.
tered angrily. "You mean you dare
to say dads trying to put some.
thing over on me?"
I'm not saying anything, but
think you're not showing much
faith" He stopped short. He was
remembering that he hadn't either.
But he couldn't tell the boy that
Yet his own lack Of trust in Sarah
Anne had been based on just such
circumstantial evidence.
"Oh. I'll own up. ! loved Cor.
rinne, but l can get over it." Bob
Ransom was saying. Meantime,
I'm going out tonight and get
drunk, blotto. with that girl from
Sparkle. Sparkle. Sparkle i've
never drank before-but. oh. what
woman can do to your morals"
Ito Be COntinuedj
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-21
CHAPTER FORTY-T THREE

l
IF ROBERT KENNEDY hadn't
happened to have three hours to
wait over. as he went back East
after that hasty marriage Of Jack
and Judiths> he would not have
called Corrinne. He did so on the
spur of the moment. She was
Sarah Anne's sister. She might
know about the wall Of reserve that
had shut him away from her sister.
Sure, that was good reasoning!
She might know. but she wouldn't
tell. And he, of course, never would
ask. But something had gone
wrong. Anyway. he had three hours
to kill and if dormitory meals still
followed the conventional menus,
Corrinne might enjoy some caviar
and a steak and banana split.
It was natural when he and Cor
rinne were seated at small, can
delighted table, in the best din
ing room in the city hotel, that she
mentioned the mistaken telephone
identity.
Bob and / are throwing brick
bats at each other again. It's a
game we play I thought maybe he
wanted a truce and wanted the
terms Of peace. This is gorgeous
melon. When l get rich, I'm never
going to eat anything that's in sea-
son. Just special imports"
Corrinne had lost five pounds.
She knew it because her brown
skirt had been too big and she had
fastened it with safety pins. under
the yellow angora sweater which
she wore beneath her short brown
jacket. Her eyes were more purple
than blue in their WEAKNESS and
her long. sooty lashes rested on her
cheeks, as though she seldom
looked up any more. When she did,
the intensity Of her gaze was lit
tie frightening.
Though she talked a great deal,
she reminded Bob of Sarah Anne,
who had dark eyes and hair
and her chin never lowered its an
gle by half degree. But the same
11UIt was LII IICI ldCCs I1IC So141S WILL
derment and worry.
Because he saw that it would do
Corrinne good to talk, he said:
'Why brick-bats for the combat :?
Why not bouquets ?"
"I've lost favor again. Don't ask
me why" She put down her spoon
and leaned forward. The man no
ticed how little she had eaten of
the melon which she had praised.
do you think I did something
so unforgiveable when Invent
through that ceremony with Lynn
Rhodes? I was hurt, you see L.
Skip it. want to finish this melon. "
She attacked it vigorously and this
time did not stop until only the
thin green shell remained.
you're worrying about some
thing which isn't worth a nickle,
in all probability" Bob answered.
"How about some turtle soup
next 2"
"Td rather save room for the
steak and mushrooms" She
frowned at the candle which shiv-
cred in a sudden draught from the
rainy night. Bob. If girl wrote
some letters just because she
thought the situation demanded
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-21

and get something to eat. Everyone
at the parsonage is sound asleep.
BY the way, your two manners are
back. They can't stay away since
they brought this turmoil on us.
They especially want to see you"
Miss Sarah and Miss Anne?"
Both of them. Here's a place
where we can get some food.'
They talked as they ate ham,
burgers and drank coffee and pres
emily the minister said: Bread is
coming back buttered these days.
The spinsters gave the church a
thousand dollars and gave me a
personal check for a thousand, too,
today. They want to see you. I
think they have some more gifts to
bestow. You know, people are
mighty good, Sarah Anne. We've
received another gift at the church
one for five thousand dollars for
new pews and new pulpit and car
pet. Toward them, mean. I wish
I could reveal the name of the
donor"
"You don't need to. 1 can guess" F."
Her voice became bitter. Bob Ken
nedy could do this sort Of thing and
never miss it. She wished that her
father had returned the check to
him.
HE told you?" the minister
querried, puzzled. That's funny.
He especially asked that it be Sc
cret. Made the check out to me per-
sonally so I could cash it without
letting the church treasurer know.
He wanted the gift TO be strictly
anonymous.
"Probably didn't want the world
to know he gave it," Sarah Anne
answered.
The man laughed. You don't
bear the giver any love, do you =?
Maybe he just didn't want his right
hand to know what his left was do
ing"
Sarah Anne laughed, too, at
that, and the conversation drifte
toward Corrinne. The rain of the
night before had not stopped and
it made a screen that created pri-
vacy and encouraged condolences.
She found herself telling her father
about Corrinne.
But Bob's got himself out on a
crooked limb Reverend Melton
said. "The youngster will come out
of it all right. It's nonsense"
II think his fathers planted
some doubts. Goodness knows, the
man tried hard enough, but Bob
wouldn't listen before-left home
and got a job. Are all men sort of
crazy, really?"
"Most of them," the minister re-
piled, then his voice became seri-
Gus again. Ransom, senior, is sorry
for his influence. That's why he
sent the church that check. He's
not had anything to do with this
new upset. It's probably boy-and-
girl trouble :"
"Mr. Ransom sent that check ?"
Sarah Anne was asking in amaze
ment.
Her father raised his eyes and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-21
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/ them, never meaning them, could
it hurt man so terribly to find out
about it 2"
Bob was remembering the night
he had seen Sarah Anne in the al
cove of the lodge, the missives in
her hand. He was thinking of the
curious shock he had felt. That
sense of faith going out. So he
said: "Yes, it could, for the mo-
ment, Corrinne. But any sort Of a
man would come to his senses and
realize it's none of his business. We
all do silly things. Why expect
perfection ?"
But doesn't love have a right to
demand it?" She leaned forward
again. her large eyes searching
his.
mo right, my child, but it thinks
it has. Loves not reasonable. You
see" He drew his brows together,
thoughtfully, then smiled and his
face lighted up. ~It's this way. take
it from Dorothy Dix's favorite
nephew! A smart woman tries to
keep a man from knowing she's
had a foolish impulse or two. Some
women get the breaks. They can
get away with murder. Others get
caught the first offense."
Like me-" Very quietly.
When he didn't answer, she went
on: And ye+, I don't see how Bob
Ransom could have known about
those few letters l wrote. Sarah
Anne got them out Of the safe-I
told her how and she didn't have
any trouble-and she destroyed
them without anyone catching on.
But there's nothing-nothing else
that I'D make that silly nutmeg
act like this"
Corrinne was so interested in
her own spt culations she did not
see the amazement that came into
Robert Kennedy's eyes, or the deep
relief that followed. When he
spoke, he held his voice under con-
troll.
"You mean you wrote some let
ters and Sarah Anne rescued them
for you?"
Eyes, you grasp things fast, my
bright young man." Now Corrinne
glanced at him curiously.
Sarah Anne had not written the
letters. What a colossal fool he had
been! She had kept her faith with
Corrinne. Not by word had she
betrayed her sister. What wife
she would make! He must get to a
telephone in hurry and talk to
her.
In his sudden sense Of exultation,
he spoke impulsively to Corrinne.
"See here, youngster, your Bob is
at school not far from New York,
and I'm going in that direction
now. I'll give the lad a ring. We'll
find out what's up. ! bet you an
other steak that it's nothing"
There was rapture in the glance
she gave him. Robert, you are
Santa Claus and st. Valentine and
Bank Night and the spring hop all
in one. In other words. you are
tops"
Alone, Robert Kennedy hurried
to a telephone. But he could not get
Sarah Anne. She and Judith were
not at any Of the hotels In the
town where Corrinne said they
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-17
PRESERYER OF HEALTH

Now that the American Red Cross
has started its annual roll-call for
support for the coming year. our
people should realize all it does to
make the United States a healthy
nation.
Its superb relief work for sufferers
from great disasters is the only one
phase of its activity. 1t goes into
countless homes to teach the people
how to avoid disease and build up
healthy families. 1t comes as min
istering angel to war veterans and
service men and their dependents.
1t gives instruction in life-saving
and tirst-aid, so that very many peo-
pie owe their existence to this prac-
tical aid. 1t teaches people how to
avoid the distressing accidents that
cripple and impoverish families. 1t
has a great army of juniors working
for the public good. Such an or
ganization that binds up wounds and
heals broken hearts should have
more money than ever before.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-17
CHRISTMAS CLUB

Under a plan become popular dur
ing recent years. many millions of
dollars pour out of the banks be-
fore Christmas in payments to Christ
las club members. Some of that
golden stream will probably stay in
the banks. and become a permanent
reservoir for more savings.
Christmas club plans have been
revelation to many people that they
could save money if they tried. Pre-
vious to the start of this idea. many
Of these folks just spent the money
as it came in. They could always
find something they needed, but when
they fixed their eyes on that distant
goal of Christmas, and realized how
they would long for money at that
time. the immediate thing they want
ed seemed of less account. These
clubs have taught lesson in family
finance and budgeting.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-17
CHAMP HUSkERS

The corn husking contests have
eliminated in a competition of II
states. Lawrence Pitzer. Indiana
farmer, won the national contest with
2S.39 bushels of corn husked in so
minutes.
Any man who wins or stands high
in such a contest has a remarkable
gift of fast motion. His eye and
hand and fingers do a mervelous job
of team work. Most peoples bodies
work in such a disjointed and scat
tering fashion. that they are capable
of no such speeds. The champion
husker would seem to have a body
as efficient and dependable as
clock incidentally. in an age which
turns out by the tens of thousands
to see football carried over a line.
il is pleasant 10 see some recognition
given TO men who show skill in some
actually productive work.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-17
Personal QUALITIES

Baylor University al Waco. Texas
keeps "a confidential iile in which es.
Inmates are recorded of the person.
al qualities of students. Honesty. in.
itiative, reliability, personality. emo
tional stability and capacity to coop
crate are points which are consid.
cred when employers want infor-
nation about a student
Young people often rise or fall
more because they have or have not
these good qualities. than because
of any successor failures they make
in their studies. If people go up in
the air on frequent occasions. if they
can't cooperate with their fellow
workers. they have very serious
faults. People who can succeed only
ii they play lone hand don't seem
to go very well in world that asks
for team work.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-17
COLD WINTER COMING!

Up in chilly Canada. an expert of
the Dominion observatory says the
weather authorities are predicting the
coolest winter in four years, due to
sun spots. If Canada gets some ex-
ira nips from old Jack Frost. we
shall probably feel that frisky pinch
here in Delaware.
How far do sun spots produce cold
weather? II seems reasonable that if
some portion of the sun is darkened,
ii means that parts of that fiery ball
are not burning and throwing out
heat like the rest. If so. they would
be like spots of burned out ashes in
our furnace fire. which is not throw
ing out the usual heat. We get rid
of the spots in the furnace fire by
shaking the ashes out, but no one
has yet invented any CRATE or poker
which can regulate the combustion
OF the sun.
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-17
THE GUARDIAN OF OUR HOMES

This transitory life of ours is un-
certain, beset with tragic perils. We
know not what a day may bring
forth. Many days which have brought
forth terror and destruction and
death. have also brought forth the
blessed services of the American Red
Cross. Through this benellcent aid,
the suffering and death which the
misfortunes of life threaten to bring
us, have been avoided in countless
/ cases.
/ The American Red Cross is a
guardian of all our homes. II stands
like an angel watching beside our
dwellings, to see that no hostile
enemy enters that place of peace, if
there is any way to keep out such
attack. BY its constant vigilance,
by its trained services. by its scienti-
iic system, it is able TO greatly reduce
the misfortUues that attack these
homes.
The death rate of the United
States. the ravages of disease. the de-
struction wrought by disaster, would
be bastly more than now. were it not
for the services rendered by this
grand organization.
Every year a succession of disas-
ters sweeps down on the country.
Nature sends her elements of fire
and flood and storm. and they strike
down young and old. the strong as
well as the weak The Red Cross
mad to cope with 156 such calamities
in this country the past year. 1t is
a marvellous thing when ii appears
on such scene, where thousands are
suffering from cold and disease. ex-
pOsure and lack of food and nursing,
and supplies these needs, and rescues
many who without this service would
perish.
The annual rollcall of the Ameri-
can Red Cross is from Armistice day
to Thanksgiving Let us do our part
here in Delaware. and see that our
Milford chronicle., 1939-11-17
STRIkE AGAINST WAR

What is the meaning of the strange
reluctance of both Germany and the
allied powers to wage real war? In
the World war they threw great ar
mics of soldiers into No Mans land.
of whom a good part were marked for
death. Human life seemed of very
little value.
In the present queer war. neither
side is willing so far to sacrifice any
great number of men. The threats of
terrible blood bath through air at
tacks are not made good.
Are the people of all lands going
on strike against the warmakers? ?
The German people are supposed TO
stand up to anything. but they may
be rebelling against this idea of sac
iificing their youth TO the cause of
aggression and tyranny. The voice
of humanity seems to be rising. and
saying that all this death and de-
struction is human folly in its high
est degree.