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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-11

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ing if this was to be her last sight
Of it.
Gun sat back in the corner, and
thought with evaporation of how,
with little daring, he could scoop
in the whole crowd Of these scOun-
drcls-if only they could get away
from this accursed island.
None of them spoke a word.
There seemed so little to talk
about.
The minutes, the half hours, the
hours dragged on. Tommy, WHO
had been moving restlessly for
some time. croaked:
My gosh, it's this waiting that
gets you beat. We seem to have
been doing nothing but wait ever
since we came to this damned
place"
Gun rose, a little stift1y, and
stepped into the doorway. behind
Tommy. He looked up at the sky.
1t won't be long now" he an
nounccd quietly. THE suns going"
He turned, and began to rum
mage in the open cases Of NUM-
tons. he arranged three little piles
of three Mills bombs on the floor
near the doorway.
with luck We'll sift e. few of
em ourselves, before the big
bang comes" he said.
Then he took a tenth bomb and
laid it, by itself, a little way be-
hind the others.
Coral stared at it with fascinated
eyes. Queer! That little pear-shaped
thing was the instrument that,
very soon, would destroy them all.
She wondered what it felt like to
be suddenly blown to smithereens
Or if it felt at all.
Tommy, who had been smoking,
threw the stub OF his cigaret as
far as he could out into the now
fading sunlight. 1t fell onto the
rocky ground, and the smoke rose
in thin, blue column-like the
SllOAe VI q immature camp - IN
thought.
Suddenly, as he looked at it, he
stiffened, and his reflective gaze
changed to a concentrated stare.
Then he gave a sharp cry:
Gun! There's wind getting up,
and it's blowing dead away from
here. Look at that cigaret!"
Gun stepped forward. quite slow
ly and his eyes followed the direc-
ton indicated by Tommy's slightly
shaking finger, but his hand on
Tommy's shoulder gripped so that
it hurt.
Coral stared at them both, and
held her breath.
you're right" said Gun, after
a moment-and then, in a husheG-
almost an awed-tonc: BY Cod
we've got 'em!"
Tommy gave a suppressed
Whoop and rose to his feet.
Come on, then-let's get to it!
But Gun shook his head
1--WE must wait-until the wind
strengthens. 1t might drop away
suddenly"
ooh, hell-this waiting"
Tommy crouched again, and his
knucIlles showed white where he
gripped his rifle.
Guns eyes shifted from the tops
of a couple Of stCnted trees to the
sparse grass that grew there in the
open, and back again.
The trees moved, and the grass
was ruffled. as the shutdown wind
came in fitful gusts. Gun said sud-
denly:
Nov, then--come along! Well
chance tiff it blows back on us
it won't matter much-I can send
this dump up before it really gets
us"
He turned to a box marked
"G.12."
There's only a dozen of 'en, all
told. Well try out with six for a
start-it ought to be enough"
He handed two of the pear
shaped bombs to each of them, and
took two himself. Then he gave
his directions in quiet, level
voice:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-11
ia.= 6oyhooa of Jesus

.,p,s. r,cKsr On THE SUNDAY School LESSON
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-11
FORE THE@RRHEz!K <
I@ CENTRAL e 7zs aSoAno 49, RUPERT GRAYSON
RUPERT GRAYSON

| I'LL take the center, Coral can
take the left, and you, Tommy, the
right. We must spread 'em out we'll
to make a good curtain, and we
must throw all together. Take your
instructions from me. Coral, aim
straight for the gate in the fence
there; Tommy, aim for that bush.
Get me?"
The others assented.
Take your time, and don't get
fustered, Coral. The directions
will be one, two, three-withdraW
pin-one, two-throw.' Have you
got that?"
Yes"
Right! Now-ready? One
| two three withdraw pin.
One two THROW"
The three bombs took curve
through the air, and fell to the
ground. Guns was about seventy
five yards away, Tommy's a trif1e
shorter, and Coral's shorter still.
"Thirty-five seconds before they
burst, 1 Think" Gun remarked, in
a conversational tone. "Ah, there
they co."
The bombs burst ALMOST sinful
taneously, with surprisingly little
noise. But there were signs of &C
tivity behind the enemy shelters
Immediately.
There it goesw Gun whispered.
Watch that green haze-and it's
travelling beautifully, too"
1t rose twenty-five feet from the
ground, a faint, greenish tinge-
not as thick as cigaret smoke. And
it was travelling, before the wind,
toward the shelters, and spreading
outward as it went.
Now the others" cried Gun.
Ready? One two three
withdraw pin. One two
! THROW!"
The second three burst almost in
line. Heads were showing above
and at the sides of the shelters,
and now there came a sudden shout
Of warning and alarm. The words
reached their ears, family:
Gas the G.13 gas"
There was something like
/ panic among the enemy. Some
turned and began running to the
Factory. Gun could see Trent
shouting and pointing-he had a
better idea. Next moment, with
half a dozen men behind him, he
was running straight into the gas,
and toward the arsenal. They had
their heads down, their disengaged
hands over their faces, and they
sprinted their hardest.
Smart chap" said Gun, approx
ingly. ITS their one chance, and
they may get through. Well, we've
some more bombs! Two more,
Coral" he shouted.
Tommy was standing, legs we'll
apart, and rifle ready. They got
through the first screen of gas,
and if they had known enough to
take gulp of breath in the short
interval they might all have got
through the second line. But four
of them went down, wriggled for
moment, and then lay still.
But Trent. with two men behind
him, got through.
Gun saw him lift his head and
look around, then he threw back
his head and opened his mouth,
gulping at the air. His rifle
cracked, he took a sudden spring
upward, and collapsed on the
ground, spraWling.
Don't lake unnecessary life,"
said Gun, as Coral came back with
the bombs.
IT wanted to get that swine"
gritted Tommy, from between his
teeth. "Now he's out of it, anyway,
and I feel better"
The other two men had checked,
and seemed uncertain what to do.
Gun removed the pin from a bomb
with his teeth and lobbed it. Both
men yelled as it burst few feet
away from them and turned to run
back. But next moment they were
both down and out.
(TO Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-11
CHAPTER EORTY-THREE

SOUNDS, Of activity came from
~, ..., $500 TT, a,;,,. -
TIC '''''
ShoVc.S a"G the tAuu CT PICKS MUt-
fled voices .G.stiaCU.Shab1e. Then
Soma ord. .r . louder toro and
e. a,:.,..,.. -...t ,,,.,:,o of ,,,,,o1
"
oI1'eE l'''''' ''''' Oh. '''" p'ON ''~'''''''
"Heavcns.' exclaimed Coral, IN
q tone of Gfsna,. 70 on know
what they're rt3 u now : THEY'RE
RIGGING IN Il S.lrrn!ieht-thcy've
got two IN the E.r.r.y. YOU know.
If they Get .rot ,~.,ine.i on Us.
wore dome for
"That's tom it" ragc Tonmv's
voice also Gfsrfay,I
Then Gur ouirt1r.
NO Il has'.t Th,v won't be in
ffme-loo,, At the sl;v :"
And thay MI looked uD and saw
tha frs .t~..ar.s cr q silver Down
sI;ttirc .to ,..r,..+ f,acl,nnss or tho
n;oht
Good e.,,o c,.;,d Tommy
"tIero ..,,. ,,.,,,. 30 ,,,o hnonaTe
ba,.n :, an f,";, 49,, ,,,o,.q 80
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-11
70 abor1t NV Fathers businesS.?'

be about My Fathers business.?
They did not understand what ne
meant. but He obediently went with
them and they all returned home
Possibly His father forgot what Jesus
had said. but, like all loving mothers,
Mary kept the sayings Of her child
in her heart
And Jesus increased III wisdom
and stature, and in favor with God
and man."
Simeon's prophecy, that Jesus
was set for the fall and rise OF
many in Israel" meant that Jesus
would be a stumbling block for some:
but for others He would be the cause
of renewed life" And surely his
words to Mary came true, for she
was to suffer sharp pains indeed
when she heard her Son reViled and
saw Him suffer the agonies Of tho
cross.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-11

We will have part of this chapter
of Luke again II the ChrlStmaS sea-
son. 50 We will MOI dwell long on
the account OF Chri>''> birth a. to!d
in this second chapter OF Luke. We
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-11

At least we arc spared the hypo-
?ricy of the last war, when the Ger
nan kaiser telegraphed his family
to 90 down on their knees and thank
Tod for the early defeat Of the
French.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
ONION PACIFIC PLAYING
AT THE BIJOU THEATRE

A star-packed east topped by Bar
bara stanwyck~and Joel McCrea,
/ the heroic story of the building OF
Americas first transcontinental rail-
road and some of the biggest epic
scenes Cecil B. De Mile has ever
filmed combine to make C. BIS new
est offering, Union Pacific" now
playing at the Bijou theatre, n of
the most impressive works of many
a season.
The two principals of the story.
played to perfection by Miss Stan
wyck and McCrea, are Mollie Mona
han and Jeff Butler: she the lusty,
joyous daughter of a III. P" engi-
neer and the mascot of the railroad
bl.ilders, he a handsome trouble
shooter sent out by Washington
when trouble-makers threaten the
construction of the road. Their
whirlwind romance is in keeping
with the mad pace of the times in
which it took place.
The latest Paramount News is also
on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
Mrs. Abbie P. Monroe
Funeral Rites Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie
Pottle Monroe, who died at her
home, 1890 Orange street, Saturday
morning, were held from the late
residence yesterday morning at II
o'clock.
The Rev. Charlton H. Storey,
pastor of st. Andrews Presbyte.
rian church officiated. Interment
followed in Oakdale cemetery.
Pallbearers we're: active - Dan
H. carp, Herbert Coughenour. w.
R. Page, H. j. Jones, H. w. Pin
ner, and E. r. Wells; honorary
DR.. j. B. Cranmer, ]. K. Banner
man, R. C. Platt, J. E. L. Wade.
j. L. Groom, Marx Nathan and L.
w. Durham.
Mrs. Monroe came to Whining
ton in 1917 and taught in the
grammar schools of the county un-
til 1894.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
KIWANIS OFFICERS !,
TO BE INSTALLED
Lieutenant Governor Ruffin
Will Participate In Cere-
monies Wednesday

Arthur Ruffin, new lieutenant.
governor of the Seventh district,
will officially install the officers for
the year 1910 at the meeting of the
Wilmington Kiwanis club Wednes-
day at the Cape Fear hotel. This
will be Ruffin's first official act
since he was elected.
New officers to be installed are:
Aaron Goldberg, president; Harry
G. Latimer. Jr., vice-president; and
Fred E. Little, treasurer; members
Of the board of directors: J. w.
Grise, E. W. Mango, w. e. Curtis,
E. A. Laney, E. H. Switzerland.
E. r. Toms and H. E. Boyd.
Committee chairmen for the year
will be as follows:
E. M. Westbrook, agriculture;
DR.. J.. H. Dreher, attendance; w.
C. Nichols. business standards; w.
K. Stewart. athletic: F. E. Liv.
ingston, boys and girls; L. A.
Raney, classification; J. H. Gerdes,
finance; G.. S. Currin, house; r.
r. Romeo, safety: W. R. Dosher,
reception; L. ]. Poisson, laws; H.
M. Roland, vocational guidance;
DR.. j. T. Hoggard, public affairs; .,
B. B. Cameron, publicity; DR.. J.
B. Cranmer, inter club, DR.. R. M.
Fales, child health; Ike Solomon,
historian; c. David Jones, sergeant
at arms; w. G. Robertson, music;
Lionel Stevenson, program; j. @.
LeGrand, education; H. M, Solo,
mon, under-privileged child; Rev.
w. B. Freed, support of church.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
OIL OPERATOR ARRESTED

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1.-P-Pos-
tai inspectors today arrested SAM
uel Myers, 81, oil operator, in his
Beverly Hills home, on a charge in
New York of using mails to de-
fraud. The officers said he was in
dicted with Is others by a New York
federal grand jury in investigation
Of sales of oil and gas leases and
deeds for Texas and Oklahoma
lands. Myers waived removal pro-
ceedings and posted a $4,000 bond
to insure appearance in New York
when ordered to do so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02

|flue-cured crop, withdrew from the
market.
This development made an al.
ready serious situation critical" the
report said. "Then the domestic
trade closed the markets in order
to give time for the development
of plans to prevent a complete COL
lapse of prices"
Since reopening of the markets
after a sales holiday" prices were
reported to have been maintained
at about the level that prevailed
before withdrawal of British buy
ers.
Supplies Of hurley, the report
said, are continuing to increase,
1889 being the third consecutive
year that production exceeded con-
sumption.
Supplies for other kinds Of to-
bacco-fire-cured and dark air.
cured, Maryland and cigar filler and
binder-were reported nor nearly
in line with demand.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
EXCELLENT PICTURE IS
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"
opened yesterday at the Carolina
theatre.
Co-starring Jean Arthur a n d
James Stewart, the picture is richly
embellished with human touches,
heart-warrning in narrative and
stirring in timely theme.
AS to players Miss Arthur and
stewart were inspired choices for
lnelr roles. No less aptly selected
were the others who enact the pic
lures many roles. Best known
among this record-breaking group of
payers are Edward Arnold, Thomas
Mitchell, Claude Rains, Guy Kibbee,
I,u'h Donnelly, Eugene Palette,
peuish Bondi. Harry Carey, H. B.
warner, Porter Hall and Grant
Mitchell.
oieult Tor writing the screenplay
u Mr.. Smith Goes to Washington"
sues 10 Sidney Buchanan, n of
''ony"oods ace scenarists.
Ane story, briefly, concerns a
.Spical Young man, played by
s.ewart' who has high concepts of
Ing public duty. A fellow who likes
'oss' he quite naturally becomes a
,Gauer OF Boy Rangers in his town.
"neii ne and the Rangers put cut
dangerous forest fire, the stage is
~ set Tor a miracle in his life.
Inc unusual length of the feature
r+''ure permits showing only of the
Ne"s Keel on the short program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
Vice President Garner
Is Silent On Politics

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. - Up -
Vice-President Garner, arriving for
the 1910 session of congress, said
today he had mo comment On the
weather, politics, economics or any
other subject you might mention"
Garner, who spent much of his
vacation hunting in the vicinity of
his Uvalde, Tex, home, appeared in
rudy good health and high spirits.
He was six pounds lighter than
when he left Washington after the
recent special session, but he did
not disclose his present weight.
The Texan declined to say when
he might talk with President Roose-
1t, but added that this question
probably would be answered tomor-
Mr.. Roosevelt presumably
plans to talk with legislative lead
ers before the session starts Wednes-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
Dark Future For Some Types
OF Leaf Foreseen By Wallace

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-R-A
dark futur, for important types of
tobacco was fores zen today by Sec
rotary wallace in his annual report
on the department of agriculture.
Over-supplies and loss of foreign
markets because of the European
war were listed as causes for the
condition.
Supplies of f%lue-cured and hurley.
the secretary said, have increased
to we'll above normal levels and
flue-cured tobacco already has been
adversely affected by the war. Fire
cured, dark air-cured and Mary
land types may be similarly affect.
ed, he added. The outlook for cigar
types of tobacco was described as
better" with the crops of relative
ly good quality and demand favor
able.
Following the outbreak of the
European war, Wallace reported,
buyers for the British trade, who
usually take about one-third of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
ILLUMINATING GAS
KILLS 4 CHILDREN
Parents OF Perth Amboy
Youngsters Also In Cri-
teal Condition

PERTH AMBOY, N. J., Jan. L.
R-Four children ranging in age
from one to ten years died in a
holiday tragedy today when illumi-
mating gas, seeping through their
second floor flat, overcame a family
of seven.
In critical condition at Perth Am
boy General hospital were Mr.. and
Mrs. John Guile and their daugh-
ter, Nancy, a.. Guile is a trouble
shooter for the Perth Amboy Gas
Light company.
Killed by the fumes were two
girls and two boys: Theresa, TO-:
Joan. Z; Frank, 8, and John, one.
Thomas Maikos, 13-year-old cous-
in of Mrs. Guile, discovered the
bodies shortly after / p. m. With
out stopping to determine if any
were dead, he ran to his home sew
eral blocks away to tell his mother
An older brother, William, Is,
went to the flat and, with the aid
of a neighbor, opened all the win
dows and notified police.
Police Chief Frank Murray, said
his men found one jet open on a
kitchen gas range. On the kitchen
floor they found Guile's body. APP
%parently he had been awakened by
the gas, Murray said, but collapsed
before he could reach the range to
shut off the flow.
Mrs. Guile was in one bedroom;
Nancy in another by herself. Three
of the four who died were in an
other bedroom, and the fourth on
Ia cot in the living room.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 1.-R-W,
S. Dept. of Agr.) - Hogs: salable
and total 1000; strong to 10 higher
than Fridays average; heavies up
most; top SIS; 16o-24o lbs, 5000;
250-29O lbs, $3.50; heavier weights
scarce; sows 4.25-65; few ATS;
Stock pigs Is rs lower at SIS down.
Cattle: salable 1000; total 100;
calves salable and total LOO; beef
steers and yearlings in liberal quota,
stable supply falling in good grade;
few opening sales steady. Light
yearlings and she stock in limited
supply. strong to is higher; bulls
strong to rs higher; vealers firm;
stocker and feeder classes compris'
ing around 30 per cent of receipts,
strong to rs higher; good to choice
medium weight slaughter steers
early 1000; bulk of supply eligible
to sell from S.00-9.75; yearlings held
upward to 1850; odd head good
cows up to 700; bulk fat COWS $50.
SIS; Gamers and cutters 4.00-5.25;
vealer top HOO; medium to choice
s: ockers and feeders 7.25-S.75; few
loads yearlings 9.00-25.
Sheep: salable and total $500
lambs active, mostly Is higher; top
native and fed lambs 90; most ma
tives and fed lots 9.00-10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
Tax To Finance u. S.
Aid To Farmer Urqed

WASHINGTON, Jan. L. Up -
Senator Miller DARK advocated
q tax to finance federal aid to ag-
riculture upon his arrival today for
the new session of congress.
We've got to pass some legis-
lation to provide money for parity
and other benefits to producers of
cotton and other agricultural prod
ucts," Miller told an interviewer.
'Ill be willing to support a process
ing tax, if that is the best answer,
because we can't let the farmers
down. I'm going to look into other
suggested plans"
Miller added he would support
continuation of the reciprocal trade
agreements program, but said he
favored a change to require senate
ratification of any new pacts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
Possible Incendiarism
In Pepal Palace Fire
Prcbed By Officials

ROME, Jan. 1.-P9-Vatican and
Italian authorities today ihvestlgat-
ed the possibility Of incendiarism in
a fire which partially destroyed the
papal palace of the Cancelleria, an
architectural masterpiece of the rem
aissance, and an adjacent church
last night.
Although some investigators work.
ed on the theory the fire was started
by a short circuit in wiring that had
been condemned, others said the
flames started in several parts of the
building at once, indicating incen-
diarism
Experts at first hoped priceless
frescoes by Giorgio Vasari in the
building could be restored but later
said they were ruined. The thick
walls withstood the fire, however,
making restoration of the structure
possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
At The Theatres
SPOOKS!" MARKS
ROYAL THEATRE BILL

What is he man or
He catches cold not killers! he
wakes love not J1e
s,ons traffic not crime!
He's Joe E. Brown and ne plays
at the Royal theatre today in Co
7umbia's beware Spooks!' thrill
hacked comedy sensation which
1urns =. crime wave into a waves OF
laughter. AS a patrolman who Is
the toast of the mobs because his
dim.witted efficiency means happy
DAYS for holdup men, the cave
mouthed comedian brings to the
ROYAL theatre a scream-a-secono
~funfest of gags. girls and gunner.
To prepare you for the above riot
The ROYAL offers a New Passing
Parade Novelty "One Against The
World.'' a cartoon b~urlesque, "Jeep-
ers Creepers,' and the latest World
News events.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
WARNING IS GIVEN
TO U. 5. FARMERS
Wallace Urges That Machin.
cry For Crop Adjustment
Be Strengthened
BY OVID MARTIN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-P-
Secretary Wallace warned farmers
today that unless they preserve
and strengthen governmental ma
ehinery for crop adjustment, peace
in Europe would throw American
agriculture into a new depression
paralleling that which followed the
World war.
There is grave danger, the agri.
culture department chief declared,
that the war. with it's stimulating
effect upon demand and prices of
farm products, will be regarded as
a solution of the farm problem,
That would be folly, he added, be-
cause a slump may follow the war.
In his annual report on the agri-
cultural situation and efforts of his
his department to restore farm i'm
come to a parity with that of nom
farm groups, the secretary placed
special emphasis on new problems
he expects the current war to toss
at American farmers.
whether or not the pattern of
the last war and the postwar Pc
riod will be repeated we do not
know; but we know that war
usually destroys or reduces the
purchasing power of belligerent
countries.
Hence the outbreaw Of hostilities
Is not a reason for abandoning our
efforts to conserve the soil, to keep
farm output in adjustment with
current and prospective demand,
and to establish a. rural-urban
balance on the basis of equitable
price relationships"
ION the contrary, it is a reason
for strengthening vi machinery to
accomplish these ends" he de-
clared.
The secretary said it was prob
able that peace will find us thor
oughly maladjusted to peacetime
conditions; that agriculture will
again be faced with the need of
drastic acreage limitation; that ru-
raj and urban unemployment will
cause a further increase of non
commercial farming; and that COM
mercial agriculture will find itself
in more urgent need than ever OF
safeguards against the depressing
influences of world prices"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
Admiral Leahy Arrives
To Report To Roosevelt

WASHINGTON, Jan. L. Up -Ad-
miral William D. Leahy, governor
of Puerto Rico, arrived today to re-
port to President Roosevelt on the
first four months of his governor.
ship.
Bolivar Pagan, whom Leahy ap'
pointed to represent Puerto Rico in
congress as resident commissioner,
also arrived to assume the post left
vacant by the death of Santiago
Iglesias, Pagan's father-in.law.
Shortly after his arrival Resident
Commissioner Pagan proceeded to
Baltimore, Md, where he said he
would discuss the islands problems
with Rafael Martinez Nadal, rresi-
dent of the Puerto Rican senate.
Martinez Nadal is a patient at Johns
Hopkins hospital.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-02
Is Cleared
In Matte Smith Case

WHITEVILLE, Jan. ii. c. Rob.
inson, Whiteville negro, was cleared
by a coroner's jury today of b-ame
in the death of Matte Smith, who
was killed when the car driven by
Robinson overturned ear here on
December %.
Witnesses were E. G.. Watkins,
James Perkins, Robert Smith and
E. S. Inman. ALI stated in their opin-
ion the accident was unavoidable.
The jury was composed of Robert
e. Miller, P. Leinwand, v. T. Boles,
D. C.. Britt, Herbert Wilson and r.
C. Potts.