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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29

A five-day program packed Jul
of education, recreation, and enter
tainment is awaiting rural people
who attend Farm and Home Week
at the N. c. State College July 29-
August 2. This years program Is cX-
pccted to strike the best balance be-
tween instruction and entertainment
in years. IT,
Reports from every section OF the
State indicate mountaineering at
tendance this year. With AAA COM
mitteemen scheduled to attend, the
enrolment may reach $500. In years
past attendance has averaged DC
tween 1900 and 1000.
Joint sessions Of men and women
will be held each of the five days OK
cept Thursday to begin each day 5
program. Following this session, the
two groups will break up into separ-
ate meetings where they will receive
instruction in wide variety OF sub
jectS. M ;,
For instance, women will be gwen
their choice OF classroom Work IN inc
following subjects: clothing, loodS
and nutrition. food conservation and
marketing, health, home manage
oent and house furnishings, home
Identification, horticulture hos
pitality, All leadership. music APP
preciation. parliamentary procedure,
noultrv. recreation, and libraries.
On the other hand, the men will
study poultry, forestry, the AAA
nropram, cotton, tobacco, Bookkeeping,
horticulture, crop rotations, legumes,
and other farm subjects.
Each evening will be turned over
to recreation. Included on these pro-
grams will be games, contests, music,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
YOUNG PEOPLE TO
HEAR DISCUSSION

The Young Peoples meeting at
the First Presbyterian church tomor-
row evening will take the form of a
forum. "What about College" will
be the subject under consideration
A special invitation has been extend
ed ell college students of the congre-
cation to attend. Supper will be
served at $50 o'clock. The minister
of the church will lead the discus
sim
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29

(5,000).
(1O) Chadbouln, opened April %,
handles Strawberries (14O,OOO) and
cucumbCrS (30,OOO).
The other auction markets, now
closed. arc Jacksonville where Co.
600 packages Of snap beans were dis
posed Of, and Tabor City, which
handled $4,000 crates of straWbcr-
ries and $4,000 baskets OF snap beans.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Arrive TOmOrrOvy.

Mrs. Cliff Currin and sons, Cliff,
Bobby, and Jack, Of Washington, D.
G.. Mrs. H. f. ThroWer, of Southern
Pines, and Mrs. Cornclia Morris and
Miss Katharine Morris, Of Raleigh,
will arrive tomorrow morning to
make short visit to Mrs. ]. L. Cur
in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Here for Visit.

Miss Katherine Smith, of Columbia,
S. c., is visiting her mother, Mrs. P.
B. Smith, at her home on Winder
street, for several days. She plans to
be here through the middle of next
week. i
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Expected Home Today

Misses RoSalie and Ann Watson
are expected to return home this
afternoon, after being away for 4
few weeks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Visit Mrs. GhOlSOn

IRIS. J. Walter Simmons, and Miss
ICY Watkins Simmons. of South
.I, Virginia. and Mrs. G. A. May
I'D ~ Grlichr"v. have been the
house guests of Mrs. w. P Gholson,
ONE on Burwell avenue,
his eek.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Expected Sunday

Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle H. Strange
and family, of Toledo, Ohio, are eX-
pected to arrive Sunday to spend
sometime with Mr.. and Mrs. w. S.
Strange here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29

Misses Betsy Langston and Mar
iorie Register will return today from
Elon college, where they attended the
Leadership Training school held there
this week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Attend Marriage

Or and Mrs. II. l.. Allen. Mrs.
.-.ue Greene Stafford. and Mrs.
t.. Allru attended the marriage
o.: Miss Annie Lee Cutchin and Ben
holland Neville in Whitakers last
. Lut
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Returns from Columbia.

Mrs. P. 3. Smith returned last
night from Columbia, S. c., where
she visited her daughter, Miss Fol-
som Smith, for week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Come From New York

Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Daniel re-
turned from New York City last
night, after visiting there for sew
eral days and attending the Worlds
Fair
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Newport News Guests

lis. r. ". Newman and Miss
C.nda Evans. of Newport News,
N"-uja, are the guests Of Mrs. D..
3 v6 kimball.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Guest of Aunt

Ill. Mildred JeffreyS. of Haw
B.... IS visiting her aunt, Mrs. j.
Ea@ ,\ppic. and Rev. Mr.. Apple,
mere .is week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
FXpcctpd This Afternoon

Nj. and Mrs. O. F. (MutD Rich
a'as"u. Of Lexington, are expected
I'M, afternoon to spend the week
"nd here with Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Ia'es. at their home on Orange
,-.aet.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Visit i'm Stem

,'.> f \. Latta and small daugh-
e.. Lille Tapp Latta, are visiting
H.. Iatta'S mother, Mrs. Sam
jones' n Stem.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Visiting Aunt

Mss Peggy Lou Clayton, of RoN-
.r Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. B. S,
= wood. in West Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Go To Mt. Gilead

Mrs. George Slack ano; Billy N
S.acs, LEFT yesterday for Mt. Gilead
"acrc they will visit relatives fot
.."ral days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
AZ Virginia Beach

In and Mrs D. c. Loughlin have
- 10 Virginia Beach, Virginia, to
Ind & week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29

-ts. and Mrs. Bill Mills, of Clum-
.... :. G.. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
" II. Young here for the Weekend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Visit Mrs. Minor.

Mr.. and Mrs. Odis Richards, and
little daughter, Eleanor Gray, spent
last Sunday with Mrs w. M. Minor.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
CONGRATULATIONS
e SE8&7|
Birth of Daughter.

-l.. mi Mr.. J. M. OXendine an
""unn 'hr birth of 9 IA 10. daugh-
..r. "..r" Annette. on June 81, at
.E'n ...H" in Henderson. Mother and
.'' ,~-.~r are dong nicely.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29
Vance County Weekly
Extension News

SPONSORED by Sanders, County Agent; Mrs. Hattie r.
Pummer County Demonstration Agent J. T. Richard
son. Assistant County Agent; Josephine Ranes Assistant
Home Demonstration Agent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-29

Mr.. Allen Sick
Hugh L. Allen has been sick at his
home since Monday, and is said to
be slightly improved today.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Grand Jury Gets Evidence
On Death Of Mrs. Howard

The action by the grand jury in
the case against Jerome Howard,
26, accused of Staying his mother
with butcher knife and who yes
terday was declared to be of un-
sound mind, is expected to he made
public Tuesday.
The jury considered evidence
presented yesterday. At the same
time the Commission on Mental
Health announced its findings that
Howard is of unsound mind at this
time but did not conjecture as to
his mental condition at the time
of the Staying last March.
Chairman Gillespie Walsh of the
commission said that after the grand
jury acts the commission will file
supplemental report. The COM
mission made no recommendation
as to Howard's custody.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
Allne j. Krouse presented the evi-
dence to the grand jury. If an in
dictment is voted or the evidence
ignored it probably will be made
known on the usual day-Tuesday.
Howard was found by police in
his home at 815 Taylor street NV.
with the body of his mother, Mrs.
Bessie c. Howard, 66, in an upstairs
room on March 30. Police said the
woman had been dead about two
weeks, and the young man had been
living at the home during that
period.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Southeast transportation
Hearing Is Postponed

The hearing before the Public
Utility Commission in connection
with adequate transportation serv-
ice for Southeast Washington has
been postponed from August % to
September 18, the commission an
nounced yesterday. Postponement
was at the request of the Capital
Transit Co. and the Washington.
Marlboro & Annapolis Motor Lines,
Inc, the two companies now having
routes in the sector, it was stated.
A previous hearing was held last
spring, when civic spokesmen from
the area insisted the facilities were
inadequate, particularly inasmuch
as there was no transfer service
between the two companies.
The commission has already found
the service discriminatory" but is
withholding final ruling pending the
new hearing, at which additional
evidence will be presented.
Evening star., 1940-08-10

the committees Child Care Commit
tee. Many such letters have reached
her Office since the organization of
the committee here, she said.
Many people, she said, had tele-
phoned to find out about the posi-
bility of getting refugee children,
but personal interviews are still
necessary.
Mrs. Swinney asked today that all
sponsors who wish to offer shelter
or support for refugee children tele-
phone the office of the Washington
Committee, 1101 M street NV,
Metropolitan 2284, and arrange for
an interview with her or Mrs. Stuart
Rice, head of the Information SUBJ
committee.
Evening star., 1940-08-10
Letters Show Desire
OF English TO Send
Children 10 u. ).
Americans Just as Eager
To Receive Them,
Committee Reports

The urgent desire of English par
ents to get their war-menaced chill
dren in safe homes on this side oi
the Atlantic and the willingness OF
American families to receive the
small refugees were revealed in let
ters released yesterday by the Wash
ington Committee for the Care OF
European Children, which acts un-
der auspices of the Council of So
cial Agencies.
The committee at the same time
announced that a request for group
sponsorship of European child ref
ugees had been referred to the New
York office OF the United States
committee for ruling. The ques-
ton arose when a local club offered
to support one or more children in
Washington homes.
A letter from a British writer to
a friend in Washington reveals the
Spartan spirit of the parents so far
as their own safety is concerned
and their anxiety for their children
"A Tiny War Job"
The writer asks his friend ito look
about bit, please" for temporary
home for his two girls, aged Il
and 7. The letter continues:
I'm all right. I've tiny war
job and l can just manage to live.
I mess about in a steel helmet and
get any amount of travelling, some
times all night, and 1 like it and
I'm happy. My wife is working en-
Enthusiastically as a volunteer in some
war thing and my boy is a soldier,
of course.
THE only thing that worries me
is those two girls. Once I can get
rid of them somewhere safe l don't
care damn what happens. And
nobody know cares damn either,
once they can get their kids into
safety"
British children can come in on
visitors viSas, though other chill
dren will probably have to come in
on regular immigration quotas, be-
cause visitors must have homes to
which they may return at the eX-
plratlon OF their visa.
U. S. Official Wants Boy.
A Government official in WASH
ingtcn wrote Mrs. w. A. Roberts
secretary of the local committee
"We want to take a boy into our
home and have him share equally
with our son in all ways, probably
sharing room together"
Having lost a little girl of we
would prefer the youngest girl pos
sible," writes another family here
'We are more than willing ano
able to take care of a little chile
and could assure her good care anc
a good education as long as we are
allowed to keep her"
I'll be glad to take a girl over
IS writes another District mother
Il want one I can keep as my own
I want her as one of the
family and more of a companion
than anything else"
From a Virginia home, the wife
of an officer in one of the armed
services asks for the child of Brit
ish Army officer the couple had met
in Shanghai years before: THE sur
roundings here are ideal for young
child, including school facilities. We
have no children of our own. We
would naturally wish to have the
child for a while in a summer home
we have on the salt water in Massa-
chusettS, and so I want to expedite
the coming and to send money fol-
passage, passports, etc, at once"
These letters are typical, accord
ing to Mrs. Olive w. Swinney Of
Evening star., 1940-08-10

Coal production in Canada during
the first quarter of 1910 totaled
4, 4,529,273 tons.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-01

Co. @s,h no revocations at all
..-e Brunswick. Camden,
-o. Co."an, Clay Craven,
GATES. Graham, Hartford,
Jackson. Jones, Madison, On
-.oD. PerQuimans, Stokes,
..a y!rania, Tyrrell, Yad-
. ...ocT.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-01

| pulSively in agreeing to make Jet-
envy court her. Funny, Old Mr.. Mer-
rifield had ordered it; happiness
1C. o. D., he had said. The novelty
of it, the adventure lure, and the
promise of $4,000 if she succeed
ed-these things had been enough
to distract any vivacious girl.
Immediately, too, had been the
insistent presence of Bill Bailey, as
handsome q boy as she had ever
seen, and boy with considerable
fame from football. She liked Bill
she hesitated to say, even to her
self, just how much she liked him.
His presence was the dominant
thing in the old mansion, really;
his absence last night and now was
thing to ding at ones conscience.
And the other girls-siX beauties,
picked by Bill for that very beauty,
hired impulsively by theif, grand
cid host. Inevitably in any such col
lection of six there would be vary
ing personalities. This had shown
up the very first 10 days. Tempe
Hyde, first q giggly person. had
unexpectedly developed the very
human trait of cattiness, even jeal-
ousy, Gayle feared. And in the dark
eyes of Lola Montesa smoldered a
latent fire which, when the time
came, could move the girl into
flaming action. Gayle was vaguely
afraid of Lola, even as she admired
| her.
And finally Jeremy himself. A
scholarly, but extremely sheltered
and shy young man, destined to i'll
herit still more money when his
grandfather should die. The old
gentleman had known of course
that Jeremy was not equipped for
happiness with the money destiny
held for him, and so that's why the
girls and Bill were hired, really. 1t
wasn't just being eccentric; it was
the old mans desperate attempt to
be kind and good, and unsclfish; to
leave something of strength and
power behind him when he should
die.
Realization of this made Gayle
love him all the more. No. he
wasn't queer" and she would not
agree with anyone who said so, she
knew. He was just smarter than
most people. He was grand!
This is the loveliest place :. -
saw" Gayle suddenly told a. al
panion. II don't see ho:? ;.-.yone
could ever be unhappy he-t. It's a
a dream home"
The old gentleman smiled benev-
olently. MY dear, you preside here
so perfectly! You could carry on,
in The Oaks. If Jeremy can be
made to see-if he-if conditions
all, here is our breakfast"
He hadn't been coherent, but
Gayle understood him. In the same
moment she remembered the way
Jeremy Tucker had kissed her, and
the little things he revealed uncon-
sciously when he looked at her and
talked with her these last few
days.
Gayle knew it would be extreme
ly simple to make herself indcpend-
cnt of life, to surround herself for
ever with luxury greater than most
women can ever hope for.
ITO BE COntinuedl
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and came onto Mr.. Mortified. His
presence did not surprise her; she
| knew ne arose early.
Come and sit, my dear" he III
vited. Here's the morning paper
| comics and ali. And in q moment
1 will have our breakfast served
here-if 7 may enjoy your COM
pany. May II"
"Oh, Mr.. Mortified, you are a
dear" She sat in q canvas porch
chair near him, but ignored the
paper. She stared vacantly out at
the daWr-lit lawn.
Something is on your mind" he
stated. You were disturbed last
evening, too"
why, Mr.. Merrifield!" She
smiled, and by her tone denied HIM
II am an old man, my dear. But
my eyesight, and my observation,
are good. Can help you?"
Gayle sighed, and began to talk.
Not about Bills absence or the
immediate worry, but about-well,
things" Before she quite realized
it she was talking quite frankly to
him, as she might have done to her
own grandfather.
"And that's why I say Life really
can be all mixed up at times, Mr..
Merrlfield. It's all a very strange
situation, really. six girls-seven,
counting me-and Bill. Eight of us
suddenly taken from job hunting
and placed in your luxurious home
here. Goodness! Why did you
do it, Mr.. Merrifield?"
He smiled. II like to have fun.
I often do queer things"
you're grand. We are all SO
grateful, but sometimes it seems
as if we were cheating. My eX-
penses and Bills are all paid. and
the other girls get good salaries
just for playing. We don't work."
"You are doing what I want
done. It's worth every penny, and
more, to have this mausoleum
brought to life again. my dear.
Don't you understand? am young
at heart, my child. love to have
young people around me when l
can, and Jeremy gave me an eX-
cuse. He would never have attract
ed any friends. II had to initl-
ate the matter"
IT know" She had drawn her
pretty legs up onto the chair in
front OF her, and she sat now hug
ging them, resting her head on her
knees, and looking sideways at the
old gentleman. But it's all SO
strange, really. To us, l mean.
Seven girls and two boys, all
strangers to each othcr-goodncss,
Mr.. Mortified, all manner of
things can happen with such a
bunch thrown together! A great
many things are happening.
II don't doubt IT." said he, smil-
ing. II expected it."
They were silent for long while
then, each thinking.
Gayle was summarizing again
the queer circumstance and events
around her Wky-this old man.
sion had become a place Of story
book intrigue! Love? Surely. Right
at the beginning she had been hired
to promote love, or something its
caual, if there be such. She real
lied now that she had acted i'm
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existed at The Oaks. Lying under
the strange bed now, he thought
back over events of the week. His
thoughts were racing, but clear. He
could see, dirlly, the feet Of the
intruder by the trunk, but could
distinguish nothing in detail.
For no sensible reason they
brought Gayle Dixon's feet to
mind. Gayle had new shoes, peek-a-
boo shoes which allowed the end OF
her big toe to peek out through
hole in the leather. Gayle's feet
were ever so tiny, he remembered.
Smaller than-than Tempe Hyde's,
even, although Tempe was at least
three inches shorter than Gayle
and perhaps 10 pounds lighter.
Gayle weighed 1872 pounds, he
knew. That was pretty nearly
ideal.
Bill wondered why his mind
wandered so, under this stress OF
circumstance. Inevitably his doom
whatever it might be-Was com.
ing closer. He ought to be figuring
out course Of action.
Could he wriggle silently out
from under the bed, gain his feet
without being seen, and grab the
other intruder?
Hardly. If he managed not to
touch the squeaky bed springs, the
very sliding of his body would at
tract attention instantly.
And yet, any moment now the
searcher would be sure to finish
work at the trunk and come to the
bed. Or to the dresser and then the
bed. Or to the table, dresser and
the bed. In any event, he would
be discovered within half an hour,
he knew. He could think of abso-
lutely no safe course of action, 80
he elected to try the sliding out.
regardless of cost.
He slowly moved one leg first.
That gave him leverage with which
to move his body and finally his
shoulders. To his definite surprise
he had moved IL inches or more
without a sound. He felt encour-
aged.
Still straining so as not to touch
the bed, and so as to make no faint
whisper of sound, he edged eight
or 10 inches more-and his head
was in the clear. He saw that the
other person seemed to be STOPPING
down into the trunk-he could just
make out the bending form in the
darkness. Because the trunk was
rumbling slightly, Bill moved In
something Of a hurry to take adj
vantage of covering sound. Then
with cat-like movement he actu.
ally got to his feet.
CLINK! link-clink!
Coins in his pants pocket had
slipped out during his wriggling,
and as he arose they clinked to the
floor, thunderous under these con.
ditions.
The form by the trunk leaped
aside.
The flashlight came on-its
beam aimed at Bill. Then a voice,
from a slightly different direction,
spoke crisp command.
stay where you are!" 1t said.
biting. rapidly. If you make the
slightest move, I'll kill you dead as
a post"
ITO Be Continued)
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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
FOR THE first time in his mem
DRY Mr.. William Bailey was down
right scared.
Bill was a young man with Wha
is known as a barrel chest. He hat
an expansion range Of three inche!
or more, ard he had shoulders t
match. His hips and legs, some
what narrow, were vely muscular
too. These things had made him
good halfback in college football
and the intra-mural boxing he hat
done made him have confidence il
his arms. Nevertheless, the mere
insistent clickle-click of a key in
lock all but unnerved him.
If there had been time to ana
I'VE his emotions he would have
realized that his fear was not COW.
ardice. He was not afraid of bodily
harm. Indeed, for a fleeing second
he debated waiting in crouch and
bouncing upon the intruder, who
ever it might he.
Then it occurred to him that this
might not be an intruder. He him
self was an intruder in somebody
else's room, and that somebody
might be at the door now. He did
not wish to be caught.
When he discovered the only pos
sible place to hide, he went there
without realizing it was slightly
ignominious thing to do, or was
conceivably even comic retreat.
From somewhere in his conscious
ness he remembered that people
hid under beds on occasion. Bill
ducked under a bed now. There
wasn't too much room for him: he
Law On his back with his head to
one side, waiting. He was virtually
sure that his breathing or his
pumping heart could be heard all
over the building.
Whoever clicked the key soon
met with success. The door opened,
causiously, and a form stepped in.
When the room light did not
come on, Bill worried anew. He
could hear sundry. fustlings. He
heard steps, as of tip-toeing, and
finally realized that tie newcomer
was trying to operate without at
tracing attention, even as he had
done.
"Christo-pher!" he was almost
thinking aloud. 'Tm in a pot"
While he lay there, motionless, a
great mass of events, mostly mag
mary, streamed through his con-
seriousness. 1t seemed that every
book and short story he had read
since childhood, and every screen
thriller he had seen, came back to
him in rush. The hoyish young
man was neck deep in adventure
himself now, and he quite thor
oughly realized that it wasn't vica-
rlolIS, but was real.
He didn't know what to do.
He heard the other person rum
bling in the closet, and from his
cramped position he thought he
caught a faint flow of reflected |
light. Some streaks of light had |
stabbed into the room through the
poor window shade, and around its
edges, he remembered. But now
there seemed to be a different glow.
PROFESSIONALLY it came from g
1ashlight, such as he himself had
Used.
The person moved eventually