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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
THE STORY SO EAR. Eric

THE STORY so FAR: Eric, the son of Lightning, and Leezen, doll, are headed for the castle of dn coil king aDho makes friends quarrel. # they break his spell the Fdiry Queen has said they mag go to tue Kingdom beyond the sunset.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
How To Relieve
 Bronchitis

Bronchitis, acute or chronic, IS an inflammatory condition Of the mu- cous membranes lining the bronchial tubes: uat Crsomulsi1n rec goes, ,r rignt 70 the laden phlegm, increase secretion ana tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding that you are to like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back CREOMULSION fer Coughs. Chest Colds. Bronchitis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
opERETTA TOMORROW

Thes Grade. School. operetta, "A Christmas Carol" scheduled for to- morrow at o'clock in the after noon and 8 o'clock in the evening,
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Empire classitieas Dring results.
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Today's News Tooay-Empire-
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w A N I A D INFoRMATIcN

In case of error or if an ad
 has been stopped before ex-
 piration, advertiser please noti- fy this office Phone 374) at once and same will be given attention.
 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20

TOMORROW: A new task is set for Eric and Leezen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
LOST aKD FOUND

LOST-Bunch of keys on ring; name or tag, A. Bender. Return
 to Empire. Reward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20

WILL THE PARTY who placed package of clothing and pair of boots in automobile, license No. 4119, by mistake, please call the Empire. He may have same by paying for this advertisement.
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FOR RENT

VACANCY, Sorby Apts., 3l7 South Franklin St. Two rooms with bath, heated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20
Horrible Faces

At the same time Eric was having. the same experience. He
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20

Empire Want Aos Bring Results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-20

FOR RENT-Olic apartment with bedroom and bed closet bed. Also one apartment with bed room, both furnished, Hillcrest. Phone 439.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Silas Greek News

DR.. and Mrs. Bryan A. Dick
son and little son, Charles Bryan,
of Marion, N. c., visited
Mr.. Bryan's father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Dickson, Sun
day.
Several of our people attended
the big June" at Senter Sunday
Miss Selma, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Dickson, was
taken to the Wilkes hospital Sun
day morning to be treated for
appendicitis. She had not been
operated on Sunday evening. 1t
was thought that she may not
need an operation just now. Miss
Dickson, since graduating from
Draughn's Business College in
Winston-Salem in the spring, has
been working in the office of Mr..
J. c. Rich, County Agent of
Ashe.
Rev. Mr.. Starlings, of Stur-
gills, filled his regular appoint
ment at Baldwin Sunday.
AS an evidence that this Sec
ton may soon be lighted up with
electricity, in addition to the
work that the contractors are
doing in wiring the dwelling
houses, another crew are right
behind delivering poles. 1t is
thought that the lights will be
turned on about the first or the
middle of July.
Mr.. c. M. Dickson has bought
a long-red-red-handled shovel.
He says that he is not willing for
the other fellow to do all the
leaning"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
Revival Service
At Sparta Baptist
Church Under WAY

A most successful revival meet
ing is being held this week al
the Sparta Baptist church.
The meeting is expected to
close Saturday, but may be con-
tlnued for several days.
Rev. Howard Ford, pastor of
the church, is doing the preach
ing and Mr.. A. L. Fry, of Hick-
DRY, an outstanding evangelistic
singer is in charge of the music
and singing.
Preaching services are held At
IL a. m. and 8 p. m. each dav Ev-
cry one is cordially invited to at
tend each service. Rev. Mr., Ford
is an exceptionally good preach
er.
A Bible school is also being
held in connection with the re .
vival.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15
lNlz


Here are some figures that
most people in business will be
interested in-you can't make
money this way:
If your overhead expense is
$3.50 on sales, and you add 1879
to your cost you will lose
13A&s; if you add 2O36 to your
cost you will lose 1870; if you
add 800 to your cost you will
lose 2HaR6; if you add 33 1870
to your cost you will just break
even. ,,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

| AL AlSIlC, I'll IlS llSI d1OIlS,
said the Lochinvar graciously
BE delighted to entertain you
both. Just phone me at the office
and name the night and I'll be
ready to CO."
well, I'll talk to my sister,
said Betty, flsttered as she could
be. Poor Betty had been bitter
that she could not have nice
things and go out like other girls
| Marjorie was longer being
waited on than she had expected
and young Ellery's lunch hour
was over-past, so he left min
ute or two before Marjorie ar
rived.
''You just missed meeting an
old friend of NINE" said Betty.
"Oh, I'm sorry. Who was it,"
ooh, just a fellow that worked
in the same office with me on my
last job. Maybe you wouldn't
have thought much of him, but
he's awfully good-looking. He's
asked us to 60 out with him
some evening this week. l told
him you were here and he's crazy
to meet you. Would you like to
go? His names Ellery Aiken"
Marjorie had sudden memory
of Ted saying ''he's a poor sap
from the office where she used
to work." Could this be the same
one?
''Why, that's very kind of him.
she faltered. What should she
do?" where is he going to take
us?"
''Why, he'll take us somewhere
to supper and then the round of
the night clubs" said Betty en-
Enthusiastically.
Might clubs!" said Marjorie in
a dismay she could not keep out
of her voice. ooh, my dear!" Do
you go TO night cluDS!
1--WE never been, but I've al
ways been crazy to see one.
Why? Don't you like them?" She
almost glared at Marjorie. Was
Marjorie going to high-hat her
now when she had been so pleas
ed that she had a social advan-
tage to offer her?
1--WE never been to a night
club of course, but I don't think
I would care to CO." she said
gently.
'But if you've never been how
do you know you don't like
them?"
"Why, I shouldn't care to go
among people who are drinking -
said Marjorie with a troubled
look at her pretty sister.
drinking! Why, for PHYS
sake, you wouldn't have to drink
if you didn't want to, would you?
Ard anyway, everybody drinks
! in society today. 1t isn't cour-
teous not to drink, I've heard.
Everybody doesn't drink, Bet
ty, not in the society I know"
For PHYS sake, and I've been
envying you all the chances
you've had to see life"
'But I don't believe that's life,
Betty" said Marjorie thoughtful
ly. ''The people I've seen who go
in for that sort of thing look to
me more as if they'd been seeing
death than life. 1t always fills
me full of horror to see people
under the influence of liquor"
"Oh, I don't mean really
drunk" said Betty glibly, "peo-
pie don't need to drink toe
much"
Don't they? I wonder why SC
many of them do, then!'
"Oh, you don't see so many
drunk! They're only a little gay
They say a little drink or two
makes you bright and interest.
ing"
1T makes people utterly sill.
| ly," said Marjorie, land entirely
disgusting. I've seen girls comine
home from parties, sometimes ir
the public railroad station, acting
like fools"
Continued Next Issue
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Father, 1 don't mind" said
Marjorie. "There isn't a soul
among my old friends that I
would actually break my heart
about if 1 didn't see them any
more ever"
There was a choking in her
voice and her father reached out
his hand as she sat on low foot
stool by her mothers side and
laid it on her head tenderly.
I'VE want you to be truly hap
Ply, and to have no regrets if you
should decide to come and live
with us. What we want is for you
to GO back to Chicago for a time
and think the whole matter over.
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THIRTEENTH INSTALLMENT

When the wealthy foster pa
rents of Marjorie Wetherill both
die she finds letter telling that
she has twin sister, that she was
adopted when her own parents
couldn't afford to support both Of
them and that her real name is
Dorothy Gay. Alone in the world,
but with a fortune of her own,
she considers looking up her own
family whom she has never seen.
"A nelghbor, Evan Brewer, tries
to argue her out of it and tells
her ne loves her and asks her to
marry him. She promises to think
1t over but decides first to see
her family. She goes to their ad-
dress, finds that they are desti-
tute and gradually persuades
them to accept things they need.
When the doctor calls to see her
mother she notices that he seems
particularly interested in her
sister Marjorie goes to church in
Brentwood, where her family
used to live, and becomes very
much. interested in the young
minister there. While at Brent
wood she sees the home her fam
lily formerly owned, buys it back
for them and gives the deed to it
to her father on Christmas morn
ing. The whole family is very
joyful. Evan Brewer finally finds
Marjorie, she has lunch with
him, refuses to marry him and
clearly shows that she is inter-
ested in the minister and doesn't
approve of Evans views on re-
ligion.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many
friends for the kindness and SYM
pathy shown during the sickness
and death of our husband and
father.
MRS. EMMA HARRINGTON
MIR. and MRS. CLINT HURLEY
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

July 10, 1880 we sold Mr..
Ira T. Johnston of jefferson
model S-42 General Electric
refrigerator. According to our
service chart we have never
touched this refrigerator since
date of installation. The same
applies to model PSF sold to
DR.. c. R. Eller on May Is,
1880, and to many others sold
in Ashe county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

"This nation, under God, shall
have a new birth of freedom,
that government of the people,
by the people, for the people,
shall not perish from the
earth"
Lincoln
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-06-15

The average size refrigera-
tor on the market today will
give you two and one half
hours of refrigeration for one
penny.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
NOTHING TO GIVE THEM
Drown by BoItinoH
1--WE dreomt Of thi. for yeor.!"
Continued from preceding poss

twisted into an expression of extreme
distaste. When he had been growing
up in that rambling old house whose
gables you could see there beyond the
trees, he had believed he had - what
was the expression? A vocation,
a mission" in life He would have
been shocked and Mortified then to
think that he could ever play small,
smart parts, in small, naughty come
dies. For the matter of that, he hated
those parts even now. But he had to
play them if he wanted to 60 on living.
All right But he didn't have to live
them. did he? He didn't have to 60
with the tide, gamble with his talent
to the extent of being one with his
companions. drinking with them. be-
coming involved in their brief, hectic
loves and hates, going all the way of
least resistance with them.
He reached into his pocket for
cigaret, and the pocket mirror he al
Evening star., 1939-05-14
! 8

with that, and Sally's chattering. you
couldn't get in private word with
her. So "I've got to get some air, !"
he said, when dinner was over. I'm
going to walk around the block"
He walked, not around the block,
but out the back yard and down over
the brow of the hill into what was left
of the woods he had loved in boyhood.
The wild cucumber vines, covered
with their pure white blossoms, lay
like snowdrifts across old logs, the
black keyed susans stood, straight and
golden. in exposed places between the
trees. The sky was blue and clear over
head. The woods, though they had
been thinned considerably, were essen
TALLY the same, but Sidney was not.
He had grown up since he walked
o;aere so long ago He had met with
some measure of success -.
Success? He sat down on familiar
fiat stone, and his mobile actors face
Evening star., 1939-05-14
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

ways carried fell, uninjured. on the
soft, browning grass. He picked it up
and studied his reflection. His face, so
like Sally's, was handsome enough for
a leading man, and for all its girlish
beauty it had an element of strength.
He could, if he tried, conserve his
strength, his brain power and his
money, waiting for the big chance that
might and might not come to him. He
would have to do so soon, or he would
know that his power to do SO had gone.
The idea was worthy of consideration.
He got up, smoking his cigaret, and
walked up the hill to the back door of
Mrs. Pettigrew's house. Only silence
greeted his knocking. Apparently Mrs.
Pettigrew had chosen to give no
further explanation Of her letter. He
suspected there was no explanation to
give. Well. he was glad he had come.
The ego of young Charles expanded
and rejoiced in the attention he was
receiving. No grown-ups had ever
made such a fuss over him. He loved
his new grandmother and his pretty
new Aunt Sally, and his equally pretty
Uncle Sidney. who could twist his
handsome features into the funniest
faces he had ever seen. He was still a
little afraid of the silent man who had
made him sit alone on the back seat
of the car and never even turned his
head to look at him.
He didn't want to look at the nice
picture book, and certainly he didn't
want to take another nap, He wanted
a drink of water and cookie. and for
Uncle Sidney to give him ride on his
foot, and Grandma to look at his new
shoes, and Aunt Sally to see where he
had stuck his finger with pin. He
wanted to talk to all these charming
grown-up people and to have them
talk to him. He followed them around,
talking. tie was everywhere at once,
flushed and noisy and naughty - and
adorable.
Britt tried to shut his heart against
the pain the sight of his child gave
him, but it was useless. Sally, Mother
even Sidney. who might have been
expected to have some appreciation of
his feelings, beamed toward him when
ever Charles did something in the
least clever or amusing They were
almost maudlin in their alteration of
Evening star., 1939-05-14

Sidney, having heard something OF
Wilbur on the way down, raised his
eyebrows. Sally was little surprised,
herself, at the ease with which she had
voiced her decision. The day - all the
ingredients of the day - had done
something to her that she could not
define, but that she knew would be
lasting. She would never marry Wilbur
now. "How's your current one, or
more?" she challenged lightly.
Sidney said he had no time tor
romance. He was too busy studying
for role that might give adequate
scope to his talents. He laughed when
he said it, and it wasn't, of course,
quite the truth. But he intended to
study. That, presumably, was the way
people rose above the small sordid-
nesses of his profession to worthwhile
things. He meant to try out his idea
of keeping himself ready for the big
chance - if it ever came.
Mary Jane Briggs watched her chill
dren from the gate until Brltt's car
turned off the road into the main high
way. Then she turned back to the big,
silent house where little Charles was
sleeping and where. for weeks to come.
the solitude would be made friendly
by the imagined echoes of those three
loved voices.
There was so much that she had
wanted to say to all the children. she
thought. Yet 1t seemed to her that she
had SAID nothing of importance ana
done nothing of importance. The
whole precious day had gone by like
delightful but confused dream. with
herself basting the chicken. washing
the dishes lin spite of Sally's protest..
feeding cereal and milk to little
Charles.
If they could only have stayed
longer. she thought Then she looked
up at the distant. golden stars. and
under their magnitude felt at the same
time convicted of petty selfishness,
and was for a moment unutterably
sad. There was nothing she could have
done for them. however much time
she had had They were all busy and
important and capable of running
their own lives, her three wonderful
children. She had nothing more to give
them. Nothing at all.
The End
Evening star., 1939-05-14

this first grandchild and nephew.
Mother even brought him over and
fathers lap. Mother should know
something about the pain Of bereave-
ment 80.
Britt tried to remember how she had
acted at the time of her own bereave-
ment. Much as usual, apparently.
Nothing that she had said or done
seemed to have made any impression
upon his own childish mind She had
simply gone on, loving her three chill
dren, working for them, being always
at hand when they needed her. She
had not put them in an infants school
and refused to see them. You couldn't
imagine Mother turning her back on
duty however she felt.
As long as Britt had to 60 back to
finish up some work before Monday,
he might as we'll drive them all over
to the Junction for the late train.
Sally and Sidney could sit up for the
rest of the journey. They would have
all Sunday afternoon to rest when
they got back. As to Charles. his
grandmother had pleaded that he
might stay few days, and his father
had agreed that he should.
'I'll send my secretary down for
him next week." Britt said. To which,
with unnatural firmness. his mother
replied You will do no such thing,
when children are being abducted by
plausible strangers right and left.
You'll come for him yourself, or he'll
wait here until you do
WELL" Britt said. with a twisted
smile. "Ill try to make it,
Charles tried to keep awake until
the others went, and although he
failed IN this ambition he did quite
we'll considering his tender years. So
we'll that when he was finally put to
bed, there was very little time left,
and what there was was overshadoWed
by the immlnence of departure.
Sally said. II could stay overnight.
but I'd just have to leave tomorrow.
And I've a lot to do when get back.
"All pertaining to a romance. Sis?'
Sidney teased her
Pertaining to lessons and papers.
smarty. The current romance is about
to exit. if anybody should be rude
enough to ask you
Evening star., 1939-05-14
OPP0NTUllI

7 0Pp0NTUalIT1ES
MAkE KITCHEN BEAUTY PARLDR
for pots and pans. Keep SOS. on
duty. Dip, rub, rinse-Iook At that
slIue!
Bt SINESS or SCORCllED POT eau
he done quicker. easier. better with
:, sos. to shine 1t bright - new.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
The very help
you need

Ito speed your pot-cleaning and
make it easier. Less rub and
scrub less elbow grease less
time-when you put SOS. on
the job. And your aluminium SO
clean it shines! Be sure you keep
package of SOS. handy. It's
the very ''helP wanted" at your
kitchen sink. Try it and see!
Evening star., 1939-12-19
A.H.Lawson Elected
Y.M.C. A. President
Al Annual Meetinu
Carson FroiIey Named
Vice President; Four
New Bourd Members

Alfred H. Lawson, prominent
banker and insurance executive, yes
terday was elected president Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
at the associations annual meeting
in the building at 1896 G street
NV.
Mr.. Lawson has been serving as
acting president, to which office he
was elected following the death last
May of James P. Schick, the presi-
dent. Other officers elected yester-
day were DR.. Carson P. Frailey,
first vice president; Floyd D. Akers,
second vice president; Fred M. Net
tleship, reelected recording secre-
tary; Lanier P. McLachlen, treasur-
err; William N. Guthrie, assistant
treasurer, and c. Chester Caywood,
reelected general counsel. All have
been serving as members of the
Y. M. c. A. Board of Managers.
Ten members were elected to the
board at yesterdays meeting, four
of them to serve for the first time.
The new members are Francis G.
Addison, jr., president of the Sc
curity Savings and Commercial
Bank and immediate past president
of the Board of Trade, and Clyde
D. Garrett, prominent lawyer and
vice president of the Columbia
Country Club, both of whom were
elected for terms which expire De-
cember 81, 1912: Edgar Morris, presi-
dent of the Edgar Morris Sales Co., q
past president of the Washington
Board of Trade and long active in
club and welfare work here, elected
for the term expiring December 81,
1941, and Lewis T. Breuninger, vice
president and treasurer of the l.. E.
Breuninger & Sons, Inc, elected for
the term expiring December 81,
1910.
The board members with previous
service elected were as follows:
For the term expiring December
81, 1912, Walter M. Bastian. Will
liam S. Culbertson, Arthur w. Dif-
enderfer. Charles E. Krey and
George A. Lewis.
For the term expiring December
81. 194l, John Poole.
The names of the new officers
and board members were presented
by a Nominating Committee, DR..
A. c. Christie, chairman.
A resolution was adopted thank
ing Mr.. Poole, who retired as treas
urer, for his service in that office.
Leonard w. De Cast, general Sec
retary of the Y. M. c. A., reported
on the wide and varied activities Of
the organization during the last
year.
There was a total attendance of
220,26l in activities in the mems
and boys physical education de-
partments during the last II months,
Mr.. De Cast reported. Also total
of $1,000 students attended meet
ings at which vocational guidance
talks were given on 125 different
subjects. An average Of 5000 per-
sons per month have attended re-
ligious services at which representa-
tives OF the Y. NJ c. A. spoke, Mr..
De Cast said.
~ Other statistics revealed there was
Evening star., 1939-12-19

the Alban Towers Pharmacy, Mas
sachusetts and Wisconsin avenues
NV, on July 10 of last year and
placing articles valued at around
500 in a black bag which he left
on a window sill when he made a
hasty exit.
Police said Heck asked the COL
ored janitor what time it was and
when the janitor went to find out
and summon police Heck made his
getaway. Recently, Mr.. Krouse said,
Heck has been serving time in New
Orleans, La.
Evening star., 1939-12-19
Heck Pleads Guilty
To HOUSEKEEPING

Richard Heck. 20, described by
police as nephew of the gambler,
Sam Beard. pleaded guilty yesterday
to charge of housebreaking and
larceny before Justice Peyton Cor
don in District Court. Assistant
United States Attorney Allen j.
Krouse, who handled the case for
the Government, said that Heck
will be sentenced tomorrow.
Heck was charged with entering
Evening star., 1939-12-19

Unidentified Donor
Of Blood Saves Girl
Nv the Axsociatad Press.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 19.-Thanks
to an unidentified blood donor, 3-
year-old Suzanne Nolla is on the
road to recovery from q mystery
fever that threatened her life. Doc
tors tested more than 80 volunteers
before finding the type l blood need
ed. Suzanne rallied Immediately.
She has been Ill a month with a
sore throat and fever but attendants
found none Of the symptoms of any
other known disease.
Evening star., 1939-12-19

total Of 6,518 men members Of the
Y. M. c. A. during the last II
months In the Central Y. M. C. A..
In addition there were 1924 mem
bers of the railroad branch and a
total attendance Of 2,433 at activi-
ties of the newly established Cleve-
land Park branch of the Y. M. c. A.,
Mr.. De Cast reported.
Evening star., 1939-12-19
Collectors Club

The Collectors Club, Branch 5,
Society of Philatelic Americans,
will meet at o'clock tonight at
the Thomson Community Center,
Twelfth and L streets NV.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-06-28
Barclay On Bridge

fAi TWO TRICK PREMIUMS
n is AN old adage that giving
~ one trick in order to get two is
Profitable bridge. 1t is just as
Profitable to give up two tricks in
order to get more than two. Stu
atoms Of this type do not arrive
often, but they do occur, especial
ly in the case of lead throwing
end plays, and they seldom fail to
produce a thrill.