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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-03
Credit Giuen To ':School
Patrols" For States Fine
School Bus Safety Record

fine record could be made; local law
enforcement men all over the state
are proud to cooperate with the
Youngsters: and local school prln-
cipals and teachers and the young
patroImen themselves are frankly
proud, though not bOasttui. over their
part in the safety program.
The record of which they are just
" pruut; is this: During the school
wear l939-4O North Cardinals schools
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KIDNAPPED

Bucharest, Oct. 2.---ttr)-Thc
British legation announced to-
rieht that Percy Clark, president
of the PlOcsti oil field engineer
ing firm, had been kidnapped
from a leading Bucharest hotel
by three men, possibly Iron
GuardistS.
II was the second such incl
dent within two days.
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Was Football Worth 1t?
Jim LaIar111e Says Yes!

Chapel Hill, Nov. 27.-Was foot
ball worth il? That's the question
the Carolina Magazine" put to Jim
Lalanne. And the response from the
Tar Heel ace and all-AmcrIcan
candidate was an unqualified yes.
They've been the four happleSt
years OF my life. these years OF loot
ball at Carolina" declared the cl2V-
er Tar Heel field general, who ran
and passed Duke, Texas Christian
and other teams to defeat this year.
land III be sorry to have to quit
playing the greatest sport in the
world
The interview, which appears IN
the current issue Of the student
magazine, as told to Jim'S fraternity
brother. Buck Gunter. brings out a
number Of interesting and little
known Sidelights Of the Carolina
stars career.
Lalanne grew up at Lake Charles.
La. in a neighborhood of great Dali
players, including Don Zimmerman
and Billy Banker, both OF Wnom
we're all-Americans for Tulane.
In fact. it was from Zimmerman
that Jim discovered his style OF
leaping high into the ar on MS
passes He used to jump high and
throw" Jim recalls. and when |
played sandlot ball I was so small
I had to spring up higher than the
Iincmen to find the receivers.
When ne played hIgn scnool BAL
1t Lafayette. Lalannc, vino weighs
nnlv no now. was a giant OF ! -
mounds. but he still !ctt"rcd IN i've
sports.
Lalannc originally planned to 60
~ either Tulane or l.. 5. l. pu'
they apparently decided !! WouIah
rit into their system Of heavier
more powerful players, for | WAS 'oS'
N the shuttle at l.. S. U. ana reject
ed by Tulane. .,,,.
Paul SEVERN, the other memoet
If what was perhaps the years most
famous passing duo. was 'hG li ms,
nIaver Jimmy met and roomed win
sf,er Coach Johnny Morris interest
ed him in Carolina, and LaIanhe can
NOT say enough fine thn'i' ABDUL
his mate. a,.odi,
r,r l.ocnina my spirits boosted ana
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Duke-Pitt Game Looms AS
One OF Great Grid Battles

inc minutes of the game that would
have brought victory and after the
game. the Nebraska folks proclaimed
the Partners to be as good as Min
uCSOta.
Last week the Panthers made the
Nebraska folks look good by trounc-
ing previously unbeatcn Penn State.
The score of that game was 2O-7.
Like Pitt. the Blue Devils have
been beaten but everyone remains
agreed that the Blue Devils are
one OF the best teams i'll the land.
About those games Of 1887, 1888
and 1888:
Ii IS remembered that Pitt came
to Durham mdefeated in 1887 and
topped the Wademen, 100, in
great exhibition. The following year
came the famous Battle in the
Snow" which Duke won 10 to
complete that marvellous undefeated,
united and unsecured on season. Last
year with both teams undefeated,
Pitt Won in Pittsburgh by l4-l3.
There is one other game in the
series that Duke followers don't
care To be reminded OF. in 1929 Pitt
came To Durham for the Duke sta
dium dedication game, Walloped the
Blue Devils, ST..
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helping me along. To Paul, too, and
George Radman, Jim Mallory, and
our other topnotch receivers l at
tribute lot Of my passing success"
Lalanne also praised the Carolina
squads as great competitors and
Iscrappers and dWelt particularly on
the efficient coaching of Ray Wolf
and his aids and the inspired lead
crshp OF George Stirnweiss, 1889
quarterback and co-captain.
The Tar Heel leader tells a good
story on himself. Coach Red Dawson,
who once rejected him at Tulane,
last year wrote him an invitation
to the Sugar BaWl game. But when
name and asked him what high
school he was from and whether
he were interested in entering Tu-
lane.
His biggest thrill, Jim says it was
playing against the same Coach
Dawson and Tulane before his home
folks in the 14-l4 and l4-l3 battles
iof the last two years, when he was
lucky enough to figure in all the
Carolina points.
Lalanne says his plans for the
future are in doubt. He would like
to play pro ball, but-this is one
star who never kids himself-hc
doesn't know whether his flat feet
would stand the hard grind over a
period of years. And barring that
he says with the same love of the
game, NATURALLY l want to be foot
ball coach"
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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
WRITTEN For AND RELEASED BY
CENTRAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

C1Al' LEN f1lR IL F1fEE
KIT WAITED her turn, with the
other performers, on a camp chair
at the back of a crude platform
under an open sky, lighted at fire.
quent intervals by jagged sheets
of heat lightning. Back of her, the
believing of prize cattle, the rum
bling of hogs, the neighing of
horses mingled with the hoarse
cries of the haWkers, the walls of
tired children and the sharp snap
of insect wings beating against the
hot white lights strung around the
platform. The warm air, filled with
the mixed smells of animals and
sWeaty humanity, the roasting corn
and frying hamburgers, wavered in
a yellow, Justified haze beyond
the circle of white lights. This was
the Danficld County Fair.
When Kits turn came, her ac-
companist moved to the piano at
the front of the stage, and a voice
said, over the loud speaker:
Our next entertainer is Miss
Mary Moore, of New York, who
will sing The Gypsy Love Song"
Kit bowed to her audience, saw
Vance in the crowd at the edge Of
the platform, and nodded to her
accompanist.
The familiar words rolled from
her tongue easily and she found
herself thinking, with some amuse-
nent, of Vance's fear that she
would be nervous. Why should he
think girl who was already a star
should be nervous singing at
county fair?
Her cool glance swept the crowd.
Can you hear me hear me
in that dreamland
Where your fancies rove >"
She missed a beat and recovered
quickly. She'd missed it because
she realized that there was move
ment at the edges of the crowd
that had packed closely to the
platform; they were moving out at
the edges-away from her.
Can you hear the song that
tells you
All my hearts true love?"
She bowed her head and smiled
widely before they could see that
she was angry. She had given them
a favorite song and all they had for
her was mild, polite applause.
They couldn't do that to her. She
was Kit Reilly, by whatever other
name they knew her She was a
performer and she would not let
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with no voice at all-folloWed me
and sang Smiles and Look for the
Silver Lining they tore the place
down. If 1 could only understand
it. Vance, l wanted to do so much
for them. Their poor, wasted faces,
and their thin bodies made me want
to cry. l wanted to do something
I'd never done before, but I couldn't
do for them what that other wom-
an did. Why?"
Don't take it so hard, Kit.
You're learning already. Their
faces, and the faces of those peo-
pie at the county fair are fixed
forever in your memory. ThereIl be
other faces to add to that gallery,
and the time will come when you'll
know that you are giving some
thing of yourself to all Of them.
They'll know it, too, and then you'll
be true artistic"
Il was singing at my best" she
persisted. What more can I do?"
you were singing at your BEST"
he agreed, but, my dear, you
weren't singing with understand
ing. You sang love songs to men
who have had to put love out of
their lives. Those songs didn't mean
a thing to those men. Your 'dumpy
little woman knew her boys. She
knew the songs that they knew,
knew that they were a link to the
days when they were alive. Catch
on? 2"
She nodded. II do, Vance, I do.
It'll be different from now on.
You'll see."
That's what Pm standing by
for. think you do see now. I
think you are beginning to realize
that you must study people, all
kinds of people, their likes and
dislikes, but more Importantly, the
very pattern of their lives"
It's another dimension, isn't
it ?"
mats the stun, girl. SUCK TO II,
and when we've advanced suffi-
GENTLY to face really tough audi
cnce, we'll end the course the way
all good courses end-With a test"
"A test, darling?" Kit asked
eagerly.
Sure. One good blow-up, bang
up test to see if we can quit Mary
Moore ard so back to being Kit
Reilly"
"HoW?"
Amateur night at the Alham-
bra"
1.-THE Alhambra! Kit O'Rcilly ct
the Alhambra? Vance"
(TO Be COHtinucd)
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NOTICE OF SALE.

>u1I!' u" IN o'"'l g.. "'" ny me
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DaV,o Lee f">'cr' -. ''Ii'.' ILui'Ii-
Held Davis. widow: Cora Cru'rhi!'id
'i"" N'!>' ,"""' ,"''i' a.'I"
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them get away. She said, What
would you like me to sing?"
The circle closed in again. She
felt their interest revive and it
made her feel proud of her power
to bring them back when she had
failed with them.
A timid voice said, How about
Moonlight Bay Miss"
"Memories!"
Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet"
She didn't know the words, but
she could fake them if she could
make them sing with her. She said,
"An right but you'll have to
sing with me. Well have the Gray
Bonnet first"
The pianist struck the opening
chord and Kit picked up the song:
She was singing alone. She got
as far as Hitch Oh Dobbin to the
shay She couldn't remember the
next line.
A lusty voice-Vance's voice
picked up the refrain and Kit sang
along with him. A few voices joined
in; the crowd finished the song.
Kit gave them two more songs
and took a final bow.
In the car she said to Vance,
did they make me mad! But I
guess I knew how to handle them.
I got them back, didn't II"
What you did, baby, wasn't as
important as what they did for
you, if you know what l mean?"
But, I don'tw
you'll find out for yourself.
That's the reason we are trying
this noble experiment. After you've
done the turns I've arranged for
you, you'll find that you can feel
what people want. Then, you won't
be an entity on the stage, you'll be
part of your own audience"
what else have you got for
me?"
Your next job will be to sing at
a veterans hospital. After that,
there's a Railroad Mems associa-
ton banquet in Carnarsie, must
cal afternoon at a woman's club in
Montclair, an Elks' picnic, a
church supper in Haddam and a
couple of Others"
variety is the spice of life, and
that certainly is variety. I hope I
do learn whatever it is you feel is
necessary"
you WILL" he promised.
But he had to point it out to her
the day after she sang for the vet
Grams.
II Topped horribly" she said I'M
They liked it we'll enough,
but when that dumpy little woman
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all We have time for this evening.
In just a moment We viii give the
names of the winners Our ma
chine which records vcur ap-
plGusc :"
"Psst" Vance be koned to Kit
from the wings, urging her to
come to him.
Fortunately, her chair was at the
end of the row near the wings.
We've got to scram out of here"
he said, plotting her hastily across
the backstage to the stage door.
why? I'm having fun" she
protested.
You didn't come for fun. Isn't
it enough to know that you made
good? 1t would have been all yours,
the money and a genuine chro-
MUM cup. You had them easily.
But YOU can't take an amateur
prize! So you scram as you should.
You've proved something and
that's all you came for"
Kit said. Honestly, Vance? You
mean they would have picked me
Tor the best? Even better than
Baby Gloria. the -ycar-old Won
der? Even better than the one-man
orchestra ?"
"personally, l preferred the five
year-o!d wonder, although l usu-
ally like en- little older; but the
house went for you. hook. line and
3inkcr."
Kit threw her arms around his
neck. oh, darling! tbs is more
exciting than winning the contest.
And now. Vance, what next ?"
Lets see How about bowl Of
chop suey. Toots?"
Kit licked her lips and rolled her
eyes at him invitingly. "How about
Ling longs. Big Boy? They got a
swell band there. hear"
You asked for it," he said, and
told the driver TO take them 10 the
Chinese restaurant.
Three hours later Vance tumbled
the contents of his arms onto the
floor outside Kits door. The con-
tents included a cardboard SOM
brero, a cotton blanket. box of
popcorn, a clock with no works.
two silly-faced dolls. He put Kits
key in the lock
Nice haul" she said approving
w e1einp the Int
Mice pile of dough this evening
cost me-" he grumbled. It's too
bad a girl like you can't get to
meet the sugar daddy type. A bar
gain basement must be limiting to
& girl with your talents. Toots."
"Aw, gee, Vance! You wouldn't
want to stay IN a Chink joint all
night when there was a swell bus
for Coney Island waiting for us.
would you?"
"Gold-digger! I hope you're sat-
isfed."
Il am" she said compIacently,
returning to her natural voice, but
I wish you'd have let me carry
away the chromium cup from the
Alhalnbra. I'd like to have taken it
out to Detroit when I go for Fran
next week"
(To Be Continued
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CHAPTER THIRTY-FCUE

DON'T GO to being Nice Nelly
on me, baby. It do ut impress
me in the least to know that you
got a lucky break and became a
full-iledged star. Because you are
star only in name. You know
that. That's why were working"
That was what Vance said to Kit.
II didn't mean that, Vance. Only
the Alhambra is"
It's a dirty old theater, patron
lied by the toughest patrons known
to the toughest neighborhood in
New York. OF course, know that.
But if you get by there you'll
prove that you can get by any
where, I'm pretty sure. If you
don't, you'll get insults and jeers
and peanut shells and the kind of
cheers no lady should know about.
How about it? ?"
Kit considered the proposition
with misgivings. She smiled after
while and held out her hand. Put
it there, partner, she invited. 1.-THE
Reillys never quit any good fight.
How soon do you think I'll be good
enough to take my exam ?"
;"Maybe in couple of months,
if your diversified audience take to
ydu."
1t was late in September when
Vance told her he'd got Mary
Moore's name on the list for that
nights amateur program at the
Alhambra.
"Scared?" he asked on the tele-
phone.
NO" she answered promptly.
I've got over worrying about
things that never happen"
did you ever?"
did l! Remember how expect
ed the club women to look like New
Yorker cartoons? And how sweet
they were? And remember how 1
anticipated rough going at the
plumbers dinner, and the Elks pic
mic and the smoker? And they all
turned out to be grand to me. BY
the way, the railroad men wrote
me up-that is, they wrote up
Margin their magazine"
Mice going, Kit. I'll pick you up
at eight"
For the love of Pete" Vance
said when he saw her. "where'd
you get that OUTFIT"
Kit giggled and turned slowly for
him to take in the details of her
form-ftting black satin, the white
kid sandles with cheap round toes
and spike heels. A bracelet cleaned |
on her bare ankle and there was
another under the wrist of her
black lace glove. A small, silly
foWer-trimmed hat that rode on
her frizzed hair was tied beneath
her chin. This is Mary Moore's
get-up, Vance," she told him.
Vance grinned his appreciation.
ITS poifect' Now hurry I'D. I've
a cab waiting downstairs. And,
when they had been riding for some
time, You're really enjoying this,
aren't you, Kit?"
Every minute Of it, Vance. Hard !
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work and all. l feel as if I'd just
awakened from a long sleep"
It's usually fairy prince who
wakes the sleeping beauty. Imagine
Armendi turning out to be a fairy
prince!" Vance slapped his knee
with delight at the fantasy, but Kit
murmured 'Armendi, indeedw and
her eyes were on Vance's profile
and her heart was in them.
She had told Vance that she
wasn't afraid to face the crowd
at the Alhambra. But when she
found herself one of the row of
amateurs (she always felt she was
one during that time) on the big
stage, and saw and herd what
happened to the unfortunates who
preceded her and who did not meet
with the favor of the audience, she
was terrified. Out there, facing her,
were hundreds Of faces that seemed
more cruel than fun loving.
The raucous cries, the boots of
derision and the ear-splitting whis-
thing of the gallery mob turned her
courage to water.
She had intended to sing a pcpu-
lar number that one heard every
where. but there were three others
who sang it before she got a
chance. One of them was pretty
good, and so Kit abandoned the
idea of singing it.
Hastily she went over her num-
bers in her minds eye and selected
one that was sweeping the country.
She knew it well, and had sung it
countless times over the micro
phone. Nevertheless, when she went
up to her place in the spotlight. her
heart was pounding against the
tightly-drawn satin of her bosom.
The orchestra struck Up the
opening notes and Kits profes-
sional skill came to her Easily,
huskily and sweetly she sang:
1T seems we've stood and talked
like this before =.
We looked at each other in
the same way then :.
But I can't remember
where or when ="
The gallery was almost still.
Some things that happen for
the first time ..
Seem to be happening
again /. . :"
Kit didn't have to sing much
more to know that she was going
over. She'd been tried in the hard
est school and passed on mettle.
Pride swept her voice up to a tri-
umphant finish of the song.
And so it seems we wept be-
And laughed before :"
Kit cleared the last high note
and bowed briefly. Thunder broke |
around her. Whistles and cheers
and stamping feet shook the the
alter.
She had made good
She tried to silence their ap- .
plause.
The voice of the master Of cere- !
monies stilled them, saying, That's ]
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run in 1893 again. Wake.
One Of the largest crowds ever to
see 4 football game here is antic!-
pated Ion the Deacon-Gamecock tilt
There is no other Southern Confer
cnCe battle scheduled for the state to-
morrow and the Queen City contest
will take the spotlight for the day.
The DeaconS are closing out their
current campaign tomorrow. Their
record 10 date lists six victories
against three defeats, and they must
YIN from South Carolina if they are
to equal their 1899 mark of seven
wins. three losses. The Gam"cockS
still have one more to go--With the
Citadel in Charles ton next week.
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ne kickoff. i, siHtcu .Or : o'clocE
Coach peahoad Walker pronounced
is squad Of al! strength and the
:amecockS are listing several iniw-
I men. bur aiI nj them win he ready
to oppose the Deac0nS tomorrow.
The bri9n,2>.; piece OF news from
he Bird headquarters indicated that
VI "TWinkleloes" GrTgo. one of the
est halfbac!lS in the business, who
:aS hurt in the Miamti game last
veek. would be in the starting line
D. Gry&o is = clns"V runner and
is presence in the ball game simply
means that the defense must be on
IS toes n al ti","" nr bon b" "'"Hv.
lie turned in a 73-yard touchdown
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Fourteen Wake seniors. ali MEM
berS of the 81 squad of flaming
SophomorcS. wind up their careers
with the GamecocF clash. They are
Captain jim Ringgold John Fender
CAST. Tony GaIIovich. Molly Layton.
Fred WEIGH. Marshall Edwards. Red
Mayberry. Butch Clark. John Jet.
Paul Waivers. Tony BalioniS. Louis
Trinzo. Larry PiVcc and Fill Van
den Dries.
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NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue Of the power
and authority contained in Il Deed OF
Trust executed by lsiah R"Czc and
wife, Lucy RccZc. Frank Young and
wife. Lilly Mae Young, and Alfred
Christmas and wife. Bette Christ
mas. recorded in the office of the
Register Of Deeds Of Vance County,
in Book 2l8. page -, default having
been made in the payment Of the
debt therein secured. at the request
Of the makers and IN" holder Of the
note. | shall sell at public auction.
10 the highest bidder. Tor cash. 1t
The Courthouse door in Henderson,
n. c.. at twelve O'Clock. Noon. on
Friday. December Is. 1870 the fol-
lowing described real estate:
All Of that certain piece. parcel
Gr tract Of land containing two hun
cr"d tv.rnty-tv.o (222) @crc%. more
or les. stu"l" lying and being on
The county rDaG leading from the
Linlank Road by G. w. GriSsom's
hGm"DlaCc about ten miles South
rrum the town Of Henderson in Kit
uciI Township. County Of Vance,
State Of North CHrD!nd bounded on
tie north by III" land Of It"d%epcth
and Finch. ManIHi Bullock and
I'hu&. CHpvliart, on 1ila East by sad
public road. and {. ". GrI%%"m, On
the south by land" 81 {. y. E'IH-
som. John Turner ana Iabb@ Creek
and ON the wet by l'pbS creek,
this berg the same tract "i i"ha
heretofore ccHVcHCd % ~" ."iH i%Ian
Rc1Ze, Frank Young ana AHiea
Christmas by GccG dai"a H2cchlp2r
d. 1888. ana fccn:Gcd III ~" on &c
Of the Register OF Deed for VANCE
County IN BOOK I't' page 3"', 'I'"
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GEORGIA PREPARES
FOR GEORGIA TECH

Ig. Nov. 27.-The air
.. g. footballs when Geor-
"-4 clash here Saturday
n" states outstanding
.s:y which dates way
.G.
Bulldogs and the Jackets
.r IN passes TOR their prin-
.....e threats during the
KS a result both have
me thousand yeards
air.
.o- picked up 1921 yards
.... games. having a COM
.a-c Of slightly less than
"., In only three games
,0.ce played to be exact
ts.r.gians failed to gain at
-.-G> through the air.
. .sason for the Bulldogs
,1--.02 success is the &C
growing Of little Hayward
o.1r. and frankie Sink
." Todd. sophomores.
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Wake Forest.
6. Carolina
Ready To Go

Charlotte, Nov. 27.-All was re-
ported in readiness from the grid
camps of South Carolina and Wake
Forest this afternoon as the two ball
clubs tapercd off for their Thanks
giving tilt TO be staged here in Me-
mortal Stadium tomorrow afternoon.
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--n pan,herS who started
Dixie last year will be in
"'."g lineup at Durham
T~ey are Rudy GradiSek
.l. and Jack Benz at right
-.E. ,ubDcd for kOnstSky,
r of he game last year.
. Sc MinutS Of that hard